PETA hires Playmates to give out free hot dogs. Newt-ity ensues:

PETA, set up on the Rayburn steps at Independence Avenue, countered with a heart-healthy menu of vegetarian hot dogs and bottled water. It drew a lengthy line to its single table, although probably not for the food: two Playboy Playmates were serving up the dogs, wearing bikinis made from lettuce. Vegetarians both, the two buxom beauties, Lauren Anderson and Kari Kennell, were making their third and second appearances at the event, respectively.

PETA's Matt Prescott allowed that the bikinis were actually made of fake lettuce, so there was "no danger of wilting. Otherwise, the line probably would have been even longer."

He said Newt Gingrich stopped by to sample their wares, telling the PETA crowd he "loves veggie dogs."