While he was in the race, Newt Gingrich, the one-time, former Speaker of The House (who - don't forget - shut down the government during the Clinton years, alongside his Republican colleagues) certainly kept things lively, riling up the Tea Party crowd, and even talking about putting a base on the moon within a decade.

Thankfully, Newt's run walk saunter through his 2012 Presidential campaign book and DVD tour is now done. So here's the best clips of Newt 2012, courtesy of the folks at TPM.

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