Newt Gingrich Accidentally Names Porn Exec ‘Entrepreneur Of The Year’

Newt Gingrich, an anti-gay adoption and anti-gay marriage Republican politician perhaps best known for cheating on his cancer-ridden wife while grilling President Clinton about getting a beej, nevertheless expressed his admiration for the porn industry this week when his 527 group, American Solutions for Winning the Future, named Allison Vivas president of behemoth porn company, Cyberheat, “Entrepreneur of the Year” and invited her to an “intimate event” with Gingrich.

“I’m honored, and more than a little surprised, to receive this prestigious award,” Vivas said. “It never occurred to me that Newt Gingrich, one of the principal architects of the conservative Contract With America in the 1990s, would be willing to brave criticism from the far right of his party in order to recognize good work done on the part of an adult entertainment professional.”

The notice from ASWF also informed Vivas that Gingrich is “looking forward to finally meeting you (Vivas) face to face — and get your thoughts on Cap and Trade and Obama’s Tax Policy.”

“I’m honored, and more than a little surprised, to receive this prestigious award,” Vivas said today in a cheeky press release. “Rest assured, I’ll take the opportunity to inform Mr. Gingrich of some of the major challenges facing the adult entertainment industry in the current market .., from obscenity prosecutions to content piracy, I’ll make sure he walks away from that dinner educated about the realities of the online porn market.”

It may seem odd that Gingrich’s organization chose to honor the president of a company once taken to federal court for spamming e-mailers by the millions. But, Gingrich cleared the whole thing up when he rescinded the invitation. A representative of ASWF informed her that there had been a mistake and that the fax was “inadvertently sent to her.”
Awww, darn! Just when we thought Gingrich was becoming cool. The award would have included a signed replica of Gingrich’s gavel he used as Speaker of the House. Vivas said the gavel would “make for a pretty cool prop for a ‘Couples Seduce Teens’ episode.” Oh well, he’ll have to use the gavel to “honor” some fusty old white entrepreneur at their intimate private dinner instead.
You can view the actual award letter, after the jump!