Tell Newt to Shut Up: Prize-Winning Washington Post Journalists Reveal How Reality Gagged the Gingrich Revolution

PRIZEWINNING WASHINGTON POST JOURNALISTS REVEAL HOW REALITY GAGGED THE GINGRICH REVOLUTION Speaker Newt Gingrich and his troops promised a revolution when they seized power in January 1995. The year that followed was one of the most fascinating and tumultuous in modern American history. After stunning early success with the Contract with America the Republicans began to lose momentum; by years end Gingrich was isolated and uncertain and his closest allies were telling him to shut up. Here is an unprecedented fly-on-the-wall look at the successes sellouts and perhaps fatal mistakes of Newt Gingrichs Republican Revolution. Based on the award-winning Washington Post series that documented the Republicans day-to-day attempts to revolutionize the American government Tell Newt to Shut Up! gets to the heart of the political process.