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Newt Gingrich on Ethanol (Newt loves it)
Future of Capitalism ^ | 1/30/11 | staff

Posted on 01/30/2011 8:56:09 PM PST by pissant

The Wall Street Journal has a humdinger of an editorial catching Newt Gingrich touting ethanol. His spokesman is also quoted denouncing, "rampant speculation in the commodities markets." The subheadline at WSJ.com describes Mr. Gingrich as an "Ethanol lobbyist." Mr. Gingrich is not registered with the Senate as a lobbyist for any ethanol interest, so it's not a great headline — a lobbyist doesn't mean the same thing, exactly, as a proponent.

The editorial does say that Mr. Gingrich gave a keynote speech to the Renewable Fuels Association, though it does not say whether Mr. Gingrich was paid for the speech or, if he was, how much.

In any event my guess is that Mr. Gingrich's ethanol advocacy has less to do with any speaking fee he received from the Renewable Fuels Association and more to do with his hopes of wooing caucus participants in Iowa as part of the 2012 Republican presidential nomination process. Another Republican GOP contender, Mitch Daniels of Indiana, is also an ethanol proponent, and I've heard him, like Mr. Gingrich, dismiss the argument that ethanol makes food more expensive and causes famines.

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To: napscoordinator
lol. Surely you jest. Bachmann/Santorum maybe. Rubio/Santorum maybe

I used to be a Santorum supporter but his pandering on the stupid ethanol thing puts him in the same corner as Newt as far as I am concerned.

61 posted on 01/31/2011 7:08:51 AM PST by ElkGroveDan (If every person were like Sarah Palin, this world would be a peaceful, beautiful world to live in.)
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To: pissant

Does this communist idiot understand what the word “CHOICE” means? Maybe he thinks that its only proper application is with abortion or adultery, and that the word doesn’t apply to consumers. At any rate, he’s reached his expire by date, and I hope that the rest of the GOP contenders emphasize this fact to him during the primary.


62 posted on 01/31/2011 7:11:53 AM PST by Objective Scrutator (Liberals are lazy, and objectively pro-lazy.)
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To: Lazlo in PA
I was not aware there were Green Movement types on FR.

There used to be but they've been really quiet lately. I think maybe JimRob kicked most of them out.

63 posted on 01/31/2011 7:21:14 AM PST by ElkGroveDan (If every person were like Sarah Palin, this world would be a peaceful, beautiful world to live in.)
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To: Minus_The_Bear

OK, now that’s creepy.


64 posted on 01/31/2011 7:22:56 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: Tenniel2

LOL. Obscure to everyone except those who gave a darn about our country. Tell me Mensa, which conservative did you vote for last time?

I’m sure it wasn’t the guy who said this about ethnanol WHILE in Iowa, on national TV, in the debates:

“I’d say instead of mandates, incentives. The problem with mandating only biofuels is that you use a lot of energy to create ethanol, and there’s other biofuels out there—biodiesel, etc. By giving incentives in R&D and bringing government laboratories together with business & educational institutions, the US can become the center with a new industry of energy innovation. We should take the alternative energy sources and give incentives to private enterprise to get involved to deliver a great product. “

http://www.ontheissues.org/Archive/2007_GOP_DMR_Energy_+_Oil.htm

You ought to know better than to follow the lead of the retarded ankle biting poster. It’s always a dead end.


65 posted on 01/31/2011 7:26:30 AM PST by pissant ((Bachmann 2012 - Freepmail to get on/off PING list))
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To: UCFRoadWarrior
"FR needs to go 'Giuliani' on Newt, now....

__________________

It's not just Newt:

"There are four potential midwestern 2012 Republican presidential nominees: Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, Indiana governor Mitch Daniels, South Dakota senator John Thune, and Indiana congressman Mike Pence. When it comes to doling out favors to the ethanol industry, none of them can credibly claim his attitude was 'just say no.'"

Cornhucksters

- JP

66 posted on 01/31/2011 7:43:13 AM PST by Josh Painter ("There were a lot of WTF moments throughout that speech." - Sarah Palin)
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To: ElkGroveDan

“Gingrich/Santorum 2012”

In the famous words of John McEnroe “You have got to be kidding me!!”


67 posted on 01/31/2011 7:47:32 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2; Lazlo in PA; napscoordinator
Santorum's pander: Balsa Rick
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2665797/posts

I guess people don't get sarcasm any more.
(Why would I suggest Gingrich on a presidential ticket in a thread that demonstrates his liberalism, for any reason OTHER than sarcasm?)

68 posted on 01/31/2011 8:03:17 AM PST by ElkGroveDan (If every person were like Sarah Palin, this world would be a peaceful, beautiful world to live in.)
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To: Minus_The_Bear

That pic set is genuinely creepy on many levels.


69 posted on 01/31/2011 8:04:02 AM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Lazlo in PA

not as creepy as anyone who listens to Newt Gingrich.


70 posted on 01/31/2011 8:06:37 AM PST by Minus_The_Bear
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To: Minus_The_Bear

The truth is stranger than fiction.. KSU want Professor Newt back?


71 posted on 01/31/2011 8:11:18 AM PST by Broker (No prisoners.)
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To: Bobalu

Here is the latest development on Thorium energy:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2666300/posts


72 posted on 01/31/2011 1:51:25 PM PST by jonrick46 (We're being water boarded with the sewage of Fabian Socialism.)
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To: pissant
We should never take Newt Gringrich seriously again. Only a total clown or a desperate politician can embrace ethanol as a motor fuel. Newt has a tinge of both.
73 posted on 02/01/2011 2:51:55 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Socialists are to economics what circle squarers are to math; undaunted by reason or derision.)
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To: Bobalu

Newt is a total bust! First, the Scuzzafava debacle, and now this. HANG IT UP NEWT!!!


74 posted on 02/01/2011 9:16:58 AM PST by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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