Newt Gingrich did his best Sarah Palin impression this week, lashing out at the press in interviews, statements, and even epic poetry for baiting him into condemning Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan and then piling on afterwards. Now he has the real thing on his side as Palin is slamming the “lamestream media” for his predicament.Palin leapt at the chance to get in a few digs at the press when asked by Sean Hannity on Wednesday what she thought of Newt’s ongoing Medicare crisis. Echoing Gingrich’s claim that he was “set up” by Meet The Press host David Gregory, Palin said that candidates needed to be on guard for nasty questions.
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