Gingrich snookers Harvard with "100%" line, opposes campaign finance limits

Newt & Callista Gingrich introduce their film A City Upon a Hill: the Spirit of American Exceptionalism produced by Citizens United, at the JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard University's Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government, November 18, 2011. First half: (Occupy Harvard's mini-demonstration; Gingich's "We are 100%" and the audience applause) Second half: Campaign Finance (Q&A with student; Gingrich against donation limits). Flip video by Chris Herold, Citizen Journalist, NeighborMedia, Cambridge Community TV. See bit.ly/chrisherold for accompanying commentary.

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