Gingrich embraces Washington "insider" label (Video)

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7388533n ^ | 11-17-11 | CBS news

[MNJohnnie]

During an interview with CBS News Radio, Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich on Wednesday fended off questions about the hefty sums he received to give advice to mortgage company Freddie Mac.

[RitaOK]

Hypocrisy in this era is as common as noses. We are going to have to accept that both the voters and their candidates are flawed. The point is dealing with the hand dealt, given the moral condition of the nation.

As time goes by, Republicans are going to cut to the chase and coalesce around the ONE candidate, who can do TWO things with perfect political timing; 1) beat Romney, and, 2) compete evenly, or exceed Obama in polling numbers (and in all the right states) Now is not yet that time.

[Fred]

Newt Gingrich won’t release his Freddie Mac records

http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/11/16/newt-gingrich-wont-release-his-freddie-mac-records/

What is there to hide, just doing history lessons????

[Fred]

Ok, you support crony capitalism, be proud of it. I don’t.

Newt Gingrich won’t release his Freddie Mac records

http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/11/16/newt-gingrich-wont-release-his-freddie-mac-records/

I can’t wait to see the history lessons..

[MNJohnnie]

Stick a fork in Newt he is done. Even if he manages to win the GOP nomination there is no way he wins now.

All the 0 campaign will have to do if Newt is our nominee is run this clip in the swing states the last week in Oct 2012.

[MNJohnnie]

Newt worked for them until 2008. The crash came in 2008.

[MNJohnnie]

Yes I did. And my requests were gleefully ignored by the attack bots.

Sorry not going to work demanding one standard for the candidates you like and a different one for the ones you don't.

[Confab]

So, would you rather Gingrich break the law by breaking his confidentiality agreement w/ Freddie? He’s contractually bound to NOT release those records.

Should he just leak them as an anonymous source? You’re sounding more & more liberal as we go on here. Aren’t we the party of the”rule of Law”?

[dirtboy]

Ah, so you then join in the attacks, eh?

BTW, I'm pretty much neutral. I don't mind give and take both ways as long as it is from a conservative perspective and not FReepers using liberal hatchet jobs. So I don't have an issue raising Newt's taking Freddie money, he needs to be forthcoming about it.

However, if you truly believed in what you were telling others on the Cain threads, IMO you would not be so quick to join in bashing Newt here. Now that Newt is climbing, using your own stated standards on FR, it comes across just as opportunistic as Perry supporters bashing Cain when he was rising in the polls.

[Confab]

I proudly support capitalism. Apparently you do not by your statements. To each his own.

[Fred]

You forced me to do this....Newt is BigGovernment

Newt loving CARD CHECK!!
http://www.examiner.com/county-republican-in-dallas/gingrich-blasted-by-national-right-to-work-committee-over-support-for-scozzafava-ny23-race

First Amend, NOT!!!
Newt Gingrich Co-Sponsored the 1987 Pro-Fairness Doctrine Bill
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/04/29/newt-gingrich-co-sponsored-the-1987-pro-fairness-doctrine-bill/

Howard Dean Endorses Newt
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-07-25/politics/gingrich.dean_1_newt-gingrich-gingrich-candidacy-howard-dean?_s=PM:POLITICS

Stop the Insanity say no to Newt
http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-11-10/politics/30381368_1_newt-gingrich-conservatives-herman-cain

Too many liberal BS positions to list
http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/11/newt-gingrich-no-conservative?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_

Newt with his BFFS Princess Nancy, Kerry and Al Sharpton
http://www.mofopolitics.com/2011/11/09/friendly-reminder-newt-gingrich-is-a-rino-wimp-and-a-scumbag/

Newt loves HC mandates always has
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2011/05/13/newt-gingrich-long-time-supporter-of-health-insurance-mandates/3/

Newt Flip Flops on Libya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiXPLmbrefI

Professor Cornpone
Ethanol lobbyist Newt Gingrich and us—and the future of the GOP
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704698004576104682930044012.html?mod=djemEditorialPage_h

Newt Gingrich on Bailout: “Reluctantly ... Yes”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJb2NfqwghY&feature=related

[RitaOK]

” All the 0 campaign will have to do if Newt is our nominee is run this clip in the swing states the last week in Oct 2012. “ <<<<

So,........who cares? Who is it that they are NOT going to run an opposition destruction campaign against? Newt’s baggage is at least already now exposed, as is Perry’s, Cain’s and Romney’s. Whose guess is the most prepared for political warfare right now? Cain? Don’t think so. Perry? Nope. Romney? Yes. Newt? Oh, yes.

[Confab]

Was Reagan “big government”? I could list a bunch of non conservative articles about Reagan & amnesty, gun control, raising taxes, divorce, cozy relationship at times w/ Tip O’Niel, endorsing RINO’s, etc., etc.

What’s more important, his positions back then, or where he will lead the country now?

[RitaOK]

Human nature is what it is. We are known by our ox, and obviously the defensive/offensive attacks depend entirely on whose is getting gored. On FR, we learn to keep our ox in the barn until time to trot him out. Otherwise, the mutual destruction society emerges and is foolishly unfriendly. I know. I have also been guilty.

On this day, the facts are that Cain has peaked, Rick has crashed, Newt is moving and Romney is static, and Paul, Bachman, Santorum remain....well,....they remain Paul, Bachman, and Santorum.

[hinckley buzzard]

CBS lied. At no point did Newt "embrace the insider label." But you, who apparently did not actually listen to the interview, nevertheless sucked down the media spew like it was sweet tea.