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To: TBBT

Neut whining about someone else’s ethical lapses is nothing short of comical.


22 posted on 12/05/2011 7:08:53 PM PST by stormer
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To: stormer
Wow, you know something the rest of us including the House Ethics Committee don't know?

Nah! Your just making stuff up like most Newt haters.

From Wikipedia--not exactly a bastion of Newt and Republican propaganda--but at least they, unlike you, get this right.
"Eighty-four ethics charges were filed against Speaker Gingrich during his term, including claiming tax-exempt status for a college course run for political purposes. Following an investigation by the House Ethics Committee Gingrich was sanctioned US$300,000. Gingrich acknowledged in January 1997 that "In my name and over my signature, inaccurate, incomplete and unreliable statements were given to the committee". The House Ethics Committee concluded that inaccurate information supplied to investigators represented "intentional or ... reckless" disregard of House rules.

Special Counsel James M. Cole concluded that Gingrich violated federal tax law and had lied to the ethics panel in an effort to force the committee to dismiss the complaint against him. The full committee panel did not agree whether tax law had been violated and left that issue up to the IRS. In 1999, the IRS cleared the organizations connected with the "Renewing American Civilization" courses under investigation for possible tax violations."
All of the ethics charges were dropped and what they finally charged him with is that he filed false statements in response to those charges in at least one case. That's it. He wasn't censured, wasn't found in violation of any ethics rules, and agreed to pay the House the $300,000 to compensate for the expenses incurred by the inaccurate information he provided.
41 posted on 12/05/2011 7:44:35 PM PST by Sudetenland (Anybody but Obama!!!!)
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To: stormer

But not as comical as your whining about him.


44 posted on 12/05/2011 7:57:54 PM PST by arrogantsob (Obama must Go.)
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