The Current FReepathon Pays For The Current Quarters Expenses?
Posted on 11/19/2011 4:35:34 AM PST by BarnacleCenturion
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alluding to the scandal embroiling his ascendant campaign, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told a crowd in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday that he would “cheerfully answer every single question” reporters had.
Following the event, however, he refused to answer any questions about the work he did for mortgage giant Freddie Mac.
In recent days, it has been revealed that Gingrich earned $1.6 million for work he did for Freddie Mac, the agency many blame for the housing bubble that preceded the financial crisis.
“In the next three weeks I predict to you, we’ll have all sorts of questions about me,” he said. “And it’s fine. You cannot ask the people of the United States to [give] you the most powerful governmental job in the world, particularly on a campaign that is promising very dramatic change, and not have them vet you carefully and thoroughly.
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Why is it still in breaking news and why didn’t the mods remove is my question.
Why is it still in breaking news and why didn’t the mods remove it is my question.
The Current FReepathon Pays For The Current Quarters Expenses?
ABC and friends are totally out of control.
Sometimes I wonder what the true motives of some of these critics are.
The MSM has a playbook for every GOP candidate, designed to make sure that no conservative gains too much traction. The irony is that the MSM uses conservatives to tear the conservative candidates down. Posters like this one are all too happy to play along with the MSM’s game plan.
This is a poorly-orchestrated hit piece, a nothingburger.
This is a poorly-orchestrated hit piece, a nothingburger.
“Fifth, Newt’s refusal to answer questions about his specific Freddie Mac involvement means there is something he hopes to hide.”
Interesting conclusion you come to. Seven years ago I ran a consulting company (computer software). We were grossing about 260K a year. I could not tell you in detail what we did to earn that money. I recently went back to the records to get information for my lawyer, and it took weeks of research to put it together. My memory was wrong even to the number of people we had on the payroll.
I love your strategy and totally agree.
It was probably a retainer that required him to consult whenever they asked. The fact that Freddie and Fanny paid him too much is certainly not the fault of Gingrich. Freddie and Fanny were loose with the money. I only wish they wanted my advice when they were throwing money around like water.
They will not be able to catch newt in any gaffes, mr obama he is not
I agree...but, really, does it matter that much right now? 15 trillion dollars says it doesn’t.
“To be a conservative, you must support and protect the sanctity of marriage.”
Who wrote that rule, you? I don’t think that’s correct... Half the people in this country get divorced and 70% are conservative.
Oops. < \rick perry> ;-)
("You didn't take my advise, listened to Barney Frank, broke the nation.")
Probably 90% of this board agree with you, but don’t you think we should investigate and scour every single angle in our candidates’ past. Our firing squad is like a pop gun compared to the dems after we select a candidate. Better now than later. As far as the tone and rhetoric, I’m 100% with you.
-—”Seems like any anti Newt post gets immediate and featured coverage on this forum lately. Is this my imagination or what?”-—
Not your imagination. The sidebar is regularly filled with anti-Newt stuff, even if it’s utter bullcrap like this. “Politician supposedly ‘dodges’ question” is a premier story? REALLY?
LOL
At least some of the polls get the sidebar, which are generally good Newt stories these days. The 1575th incarnation of the non-illegal, non-scandal Freddie/Fannie non-story isn’t news of any kind anyway. The previous 1574 told us everything there was, and that everything proved to be nothing.
Capitalism is not a crime, despite the rantings of the liberal media and the folks who want Newt DQed as a candidate for being a consultant.
P.S. Not only is this the 1575th incarnation of the story, but this specific one is two days old........yet it sits atop the featured/breaking news bar on the side.
LOL
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