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Newt Gingrich's fundraising: As bad as advertised
LA Times ^ | 7-15-11 | Melanie Mason

Posted on 07/15/2011 7:31:03 PM PDT by tennmountainman

Newt Gingrich raised about $2.1 million for his presidential campaign this quarter and spent nearly $1.8 million, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. He ended the period with slightly more than $300,000 cash on hand.

Among the disbursements: $8,400 to Gingrich Productions, a Washington, D.C.-based company that lists Callista Gingrich, the candidate's wife, as president. Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond said the campaign paid Gingrich Productions for use of the domain name Newt.org. The Federal Election Commission requires that campaigns apply fair market value to such transactions.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gingrich; loser; madatnewt; newt; newtgingrich
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To: al baby

He sure aint the gingrich of yestercentury

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How the mighty have fallen. He was a good man once. Now he is a sad clown.

Too bad.


21 posted on 07/15/2011 8:47:49 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans: Don't read their lips - watch their hands.)
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To: Revolting cat!

I think she is trying to get the circumferences of their eyes to average out . . .


22 posted on 07/15/2011 8:49:51 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans: Don't read their lips - watch their hands.)
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To: tennmountainman
The campaign registered more than $1 million in debts -- nearly half (about $450,000) owed to a single travel company, Moby Dick Airways.

Wasted a lot of money on private jets.

23 posted on 07/15/2011 8:55:50 PM PDT by iowamark
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To: tennmountainman

From Hero To Zero.


24 posted on 07/15/2011 9:03:11 PM PDT by TomServo
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To: iowamark

Wasted a lot of money on private jets.

After all he’s Newtus Agustus. Why would he fly in the mob section like the rest of us.


25 posted on 07/15/2011 9:18:04 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: tennmountainman

That’s even worse that Bachmann dismal 4.2 million.

None of these people are going to be the nominee, it’s going to be either Perry or Palin.


26 posted on 07/15/2011 9:33:25 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Epic Fail)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

I’m guessing Gingrich is hanging in there long enough to who-do some suckers into donating enough money to pay off his campaign debt, so he won’t have to pay it out of his personal pocket.

He would have to sell a lot of videos and books to pay off that debt.


27 posted on 07/15/2011 9:49:19 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: tennmountainman

Newt’s a toot.


28 posted on 07/15/2011 11:11:53 PM PDT by pallis
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To: Revolting cat!

I’ve heard of “crazy eyes” are those what “crazy eyes” are?


29 posted on 07/16/2011 3:20:32 AM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: tennmountainman

Newt needs to take his old sorry out of touch rear end and go home. Take McLame with you too.


30 posted on 07/16/2011 4:48:11 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO))
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To: TexasFreeper2009; Virginia Ridgerunner; onyx; Clyde5445; Gargantua
That's even worse than Bachmann's dismal 4.2 million.

Well actually Bachmann's quarterly haul was about the same as Newt's once you consider she had to tap her Congressional stash to boost her apparent take. That Bachmann "money machine" meme seems to be taking a nose dive.

Source for my comments for the casual reader whose google button is broken:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann raised about $2 million for her campaign in the second quarter, plus $2 million shifted from her congressional account, a Republican source told CBS News

31 posted on 07/16/2011 5:09:30 AM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: tennmountainman

Who in their right mind would waste even one dollar on a campaign donation to this epic FAIL?


32 posted on 07/16/2011 5:12:51 AM PDT by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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To: tennmountainman

$8,400 for the domain name newt.org?

nonewt.com is available for $7.99 at GoDaddy. That’s probably a better keyword, too.


33 posted on 07/16/2011 7:03:26 AM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: Revolting cat!

Move over Obamajoker...you got competition!!!


34 posted on 07/16/2011 7:16:39 PM PDT by ak267
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AP chimes in....Newt 1 million in campaign debt.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GINGRICH_MONEY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-07-15-14-18-20


35 posted on 07/16/2011 7:17:47 PM PDT by ak267
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