Pressing the Flesh: Newt Gingrich’s Group Awards Porn Executive with “Entrepreneur of the Year Award”

Newt Gingrich’s selection for “Entrepreneur of the Year” came not only as a surprise to executive Allison Vivas but Gingrich’s supporters. You see, Vivas is the president of adult entertainment studio Pink Visual, a porn operation. It has now turned out to be little more than a one-night stand, as the group rushed to rescind the award.

Newt Gingrich’s 527 group sent a letter to Vivas congratulating her on winning its “Entrepreneur of the Year” award and inviting her to an “intimate event” with Gingrich. The letter includes a handwritten note saying “”Newt is looking forward to finally meeting you face to face — and get your thoughts on cap and trade and Obama’s tax policy.”

Vivas was delighted and released a statement that “I’m honored, and more than a little surprised, to receive this prestigious award. 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.”

Gingrich’s group appears now to have a bit of a morning after regret and rescinded the award, releasing a statement saying “We have notified Allison Vivas that the notice she received was sent by mistake. We regret the error.”

For a copy of the letter, click here.