After it was discovered that Newt Gingrich was paying for thousands of fake followers on Twitter, Stephen Colbert had some advice for Gingrich about what else his campaign could be paying for as well; like fake campaign staffers to make up for
August 3, 2011

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After it was discovered that Newt Gingrich was paying for thousands of fake followers on Twitter, Stephen Colbert had some advice for Gingrich about what else his campaign could be paying for as well; like fake campaign staffers to make up for the ones that quit -- or fake donors to make up for the ones who aren't sending him any money right now.

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