Gingrich: Glittering me was 'an assault'

Newt Gingrich was fairly staid about the glitter-bombing he and wife Callista took at an event a few months ago from gay activists, saying, "Nice to live in a free country."

Since then, the glitterers have taken on a range of targets, and Gingrich has decided it was more menacing than a benign protest, according to The New York Times:

Advertisement "Glitter bombing is clearly an assault and should be treated as such,” he said in an e-mail. “When someone reaches into a bag and throws something on you, how do you know if it is acid or something that stains permanently or something that can blind you? People have every right to their beliefs but no right to assault others.”

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