[Utmost Certainty]

FFS. Please inform yourself.

$1.6 million paid out to a consulting firm over the course of 10 years—that’s chump change, not a bribe for buying influence. Further, apparently Newt didn’t do anything that Freddie Mac believed they could use on their behalf—perhaps because Newt told them what they didn’t want to hear?:

“He was expected to provide written material that could be circulated among free-market conservatives in Congress and in outside organizations, said two former company executives familiar with Gingrich’s role at the firm. He didn’t produce a white paper or any other document the firm could use on its behalf, they said.”

From: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-16/gingrich-said-to-be-paid-at-least-1-6-million-by-freddie-mac.html

[maine-iac7]

“perhaps because Newt told them what they didn’t want to hear?:”

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/15/gingrich-fires-back-at-lobbying-charge/

and WHO forced the banks to make those loans - by suing them in court on these grounds - “(denying poor people loans because of their ethnic heritage).

http://www.mediacircus.com/2008/10/obama-sued-citibank-under-cra-to-force-it-to-make-bad-loans/

Who was their lawyer - a young, “clean and articulate” lawyer from Chicago -

I wish someone would bring this out -

[neverdem]

Thanks for the link.