Through his organization American Solutions, Newt Gingrich invited Dawn Rizos–the owner of Dallas’ most upscale strip club The Lodge– to dine with him at the exclusive Capitol Club (where conservative porn star Carrie Prejean backed out of speaking engagement!) and informed her that she had been selected to receive an Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Now that’s the new GOP for ya! The handwritten note on the invite read

Dawn – Newt is looking forward to finally meeting you face to face

The cost to secure her spot with Newt? $5,000. Pretty sleazy huh? But it gets sleazier! Dawn got the the unvite! CNN reports that after the The Lodge sent in the check for five grand:

they were notified by a marketing company working for American Solutions that the invite had been mistakenly extended, and was being rescinded.

How rude! Well, Dawn didn’t get bitchy, and decided to use the cash for good; she donated the money to the Animal Guardians, a dog rescue shelter 40 miles outside of Dallas which now bears the name of the pooches’ unsuspecting and very impolite patron. Newt’s Nook is meant to provide a place for dogs to recuperate until they are adopted,and

Rizos also announced a Valentine’s Day special. The Lodge will donate an additional $100 to the Animal Guardians for each dog adopted through Valentine’s Day 2010, along with a gift certificate to The Lodge or Stratos Global Greek Taverna.