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ORIGINAL: Nosathro

Front Runner GOP Presidental candiate Newt Gingrich who recently after so much talk admitted he took some $300, 000. from Fannie Mae has a history of doing this.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/11/gingrich-has-history-failing-disclose-conflicts-interest/45109/

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ORIGINAL: MrRodgers

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ORIGINAL: Nosathro

Front Runner GOP Presidental candiate Newt Gingrich who recently after so much talk admitted he took some $300, 000. from Fannie Mae has a history of doing this.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/11/gingrich-has-history-failing-disclose-conflicts-interest/45109/

The very nature of today's politics, especially from the right.

Gingrinch received a total of $1.8 million from Fanny and is part and parcel of the corruption of elitist politicians who believe they are entitled to such largess and exchange for basically nothing.

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ORIGINAL: Sanity


He earned consulting fees, nothing wrong with that

Especially in light of all the bankers and other corporate lobbyists and Fannie / Freddy insiders etc etc etc who make up team Obama

All the money certain Dems have pulled from Fannie  and Freddy

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ORIGINAL: MrRodgers

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ORIGINAL: Nosathro

Front Runner GOP Presidental candiate Newt Gingrich who recently after so much talk admitted he took some $300, 000. from Fannie Mae has a history of doing this.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/11/gingrich-has-history-failing-disclose-conflicts-interest/45109/

The very nature of today's politics, especially from the right.

Gingrinch received a total of $1.8 million from Fanny and is part and parcel of the corruption of elitist politicians who believe they are entitled to such largess and exchange for basically nothing.

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ORIGINAL: Nosathro

What gets me if Gingrich is so opposed to the bail out and all, it appears the money he was paid, as well as others, so Fannie Mae could get influence in the government, came from the $169 Billion bail out they got. Gingrich was opposed to the bail out, but it seems he not against getting any of that money for himself.

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ORIGINAL: LimbicRelease

And speaking of history, Gingrich was born in June of 1943.  Were he to be elected president he would turn 69 about five months into his first term, making him about 8 months younger than Reagan was when he first took the oath of office.  Do we really want another president who begins the job at an age when most sensible men have long since retired?  What are the actuarial implications of electing so old a man?  Gingrich is not the only candidate for whom such considerations matter, quite apart from their individual merits: Herman Cain has had some very serious medical problems in recent years, and Ron Paul was born in 1935.

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ORIGINAL: willbeurdaddy

As asinine an argument as the conservatives who say "If they think taxes should be raised let them donate it themselves". HE wasnt bailed out. HE provided a service. The source of funds to pay him is irrelevant if his company provided value for the service.

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ORIGINAL: willbeurdaddy

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ORIGINAL: Nosathro

What gets me if Gingrich is so opposed to the bail out and all, it appears the money he was paid, as well as others, so Fannie Mae could get influence in the government, came from the $169 Billion bail out they got. Gingrich was opposed to the bail out, but it seems he not against getting any of that money for himself.

As asinine an argument as the conservatives who say "If they think taxes should be raised let them donate it themselves". HE wasnt bailed out. HE provided a service. The source of funds to pay him is irrelevant if his company provided value for the service.

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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

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ORIGINAL: willbeurdaddy

As asinine an argument as the conservatives who say "If they think taxes should be raised let them donate it themselves". HE wasnt bailed out. HE provided a service. The source of funds to pay him is irrelevant if his company provided value for the service.

He cant have provided value for his service as they are still standing with their hands out needing to be bailed out. If he was good at his"littlle consulting job" they wouldnt be close to bankruptcy AGAIN. How many is that, ??? since 2007?
Id say he is part of the problem and NOT the solution

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ORIGINAL: LimbicRelease

"Better an older wise man than a young fool."

That is not the choice, at least not with respect to Obama (who I certainly did not and do not support) and Gingrich.  The few times I've tried reading his books or attended one of his lectures, Gingrich impressed me as simply another shallow Washington huckster out to make a buck.   He had his chance in the nineties and completely flubbed it with his very ill considered approach to governance.  That he is also old does not mean that he has learned much with the passage of time.  As Paul Krugman recently put it, "Gingrich is a stupid man's idea of what a smart person sounds like."  

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ORIGINAL: willbeurdaddy

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ORIGINAL: Nosathro

What gets me if Gingrich is so opposed to the bail out and all, it appears the money he was paid, as well as others, so Fannie Mae could get influence in the government, came from the $169 Billion bail out they got. Gingrich was opposed to the bail out, but it seems he not against getting any of that money for himself.

As asinine an argument as the conservatives who say "If they think taxes should be raised let them donate it themselves". HE wasnt bailed out. HE provided a service. The source of funds to pay him is irrelevant if his company provided value for the service.