Posted on 11/18/2011 2:51:00 AM PST by Fred
A think tank founded by GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich collected at least $37 million over the past eight years from major health-care companies and industry groups, offering special access to the former House speaker and other perks, according to records and interviews.
The Center for Health Transformation, which opened in 2003, brought in dues of as much as $200,000 per year from insurers and other health-care firms, offering some of them “access to Newt Gingrich” and “direct Newt interaction,” according to promotional materials. The biggest funders, including firms such as AstraZeneca, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Novo Nordisk, were also eligible to receive discounts on “products and workshops” from other Gingrich groups.
The health center advocated, among other things, requiring that “anyone who earns more than $50,000 a year must purchase health insurance or post a bond,” a type of insurance mandate that has since become anathema to conservatives.
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Its going to be really fun if we get stuck with that unelectable socialist snake as the GOP candidate.
Obama has to love this.
Where’d you get that pic of Noot?
JR sees Newt's value. So does Sarah.
Care to post his more recent documented statement?
Here, I'll help you:
November 16, 2011 7:58:10 PM PST · 178 of 214
Jim Robinson to Syncro
If it boils down to Newt vs Romney, there’s no question. Go Newt!!
Gee, Virginia Ridgerunner, why not ping Jim, when you’re quoting him?
If Newt is the barrier between Romney and the nomination, I’m ALL IN FOR NEWT! (With the proviso that he picks a solid TEA Party VP)
To sort of quote Sarah Palin, You need to “buck-up or get out of the truck”.
Man-up and use your own screen name here. You’re a member in good standing so why the deceptive second screen name?
So what? Isn’t it strange how all the leading Republican candidates get attacked by White House surrogates?
Totally agree...unless you are Mitt! The funnel is getting smaller and the only one the media and establishment want to get through is Mitt.
We all know Newt comes with Baggage (and as one person said his baggage has baggage), but if he (or Cain) become the anti-mitt candidate we need to get behind them, and unless they committed a crime we need to push through all the smoke that will get raised against them.
67 posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 3:42:12 PM by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
And BTW...
>> “If Newt is the barrier between Romney and the nomination, I’m ALL IN FOR NEWT!” <<
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Noot is the barrier between the GOP and election victory.
He cannot possibly get elected.
Is there really a difference?
Oh, I think about the same difference of "it depends on what the meaning of is is."
Thanks TR, that needs to be posted at the head of every page of a Noot thread.
Whatever, if you say so.
LOL.
Then let’s concede right now and you tell me who *can* get nominated and elected?
I’m telling ya all the histrionics and hysteria when NOT ONE VOTE HAS BEEN CAST in ONE PRIMARY!
you betcha right back
We need a brokered convention to draft our thoroughbred!
How does that work, exactly - procedure-wise?
ANYONE, ANYTHING (whether human, animal, vegetable, etc.) is better than the lying, IDIOT that is President now!
At least, he won't stifle JOB GROWTH and blatantly hand out BILLIONS of taxpayer's dollars to his damn cronies like the one we have now!
I KNOW IT`S a long shot of sorts, but really would not surprise me oner bit if the eventual GOP primary victor has a complete meltdown prior to the election.
Whether it would be scandal whatever, I do not know?
Dunno. Stalemate. It would be exciting!!!
Listening to Rush.
Sounds like he’s pleased with Newt!!
I’m back to the FReepathon thread now for the day!
What part of MANDATE do you not get. A mandate NewtCare is just like Obamacare and RomneyCare. IT WILL BANKRUPT the country.
RomneyCare - NewtCare.
Newt made the millions by advocating for a MANDATE....so a vote for Newt is a vote for ObamaCare or RomneyCare or NewtCare...
FUNG
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