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Gingrich’s Deep Ties to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
New York Times ^
| February 3, 2012
| ERIC LICHTBLAU
Posted on 02/04/2012 7:47:28 PM PST by Heuristic Hiker
WASHINGTON — On a trip to Ireland in 1998, Speaker Newt Gingrich researched his Irish roots, discussed the prospects for peace in Northern Ireland and entertained speculation about his presidential ambitions. He even donned work gloves and blue jeans to help build a home in Belfast for a good-will project.
Two of the sponsors for part of the Ireland trip were frequent partners of Mr. Gingrich: Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae — the government-backed housing industry giants that Mr. Gingrich has denounced as he fights to stay in contention against Mitt Romney in the Republican primaries.
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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: 2012; fanniemae; freddiemac; gingrich; newt; zot
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More about Newt's relationships with Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac (they're longer than his marriages...and probably nastier).
To: Heuristic Hiker
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posted on
02/04/2012 7:51:11 PM PST
by
ReneeLynn
(Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
To: Heuristic Hiker
Ann Coulter just agreed with such on Fox.
To: ReneeLynn; 50mm; All
Is that ozone I smell?
IBTZ
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posted on
02/04/2012 7:52:48 PM PST
by
SirLurkedalot
(Live Free Or Die)
To: Heuristic Hiker
If I recall correctly, a certain democratic senator from Illinois was among the top recepients of Fannie and Freddie campaign donations in the mid-2000s.
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posted on
02/04/2012 7:55:30 PM PST
by
vekzen
To: Heuristic Hiker
FM and FM have released the contracts. FM and FM forbade lobbing. Gingrich was paid personally $300K over two years for historical information. The Gingrich Group was paid $1.7 million over ten year.
This issue is just getting stupid.
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posted on
02/04/2012 8:21:15 PM PST
by
svcw
(For the new year: you better toughen up, if you are going to continue to be stupid.)
To: Heuristic Hiker
How’s that Romney support working out for ya?
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posted on
02/04/2012 8:25:29 PM PST
by
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posted on
02/04/2012 8:27:04 PM PST
by
RedMDer
(Forward With Confidence!)
To: Heuristic Hiker
Yeah from the New York Times that is scared crapless that Gingrich might beat their Dictator Obama.
Gingrich is our only hope Romney couldnt do a good job of beating his pudding.
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posted on
02/04/2012 8:29:14 PM PST
by
Venturer
To: Heuristic Hiker
I don’t remember hearing anything from the NY Times about Obama’s deep ties to Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac. Funny, that.
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posted on
02/04/2012 8:35:34 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Heuristic Hiker
As an LDS Romney supporter, why don’t you start responding to some of the posts to you?
My inquiry is, would you tell us what your man Bishop Romney has ever done for conservatism?
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posted on
02/04/2012 8:49:22 PM PST
by
ansel12
(Romney is unquestionably the weakest party front-runner in contemporary political history.)
To: Heuristic Hiker
I am curious. Can you tell me one major thing that Romney has done to really help conservatives, or even republicans.
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posted on
02/04/2012 8:53:39 PM PST
by
Moorings
To: Heuristic Hiker
I’ve got no problems with it. Just a distraction to pimp other candidates...
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posted on
02/04/2012 9:18:32 PM PST
by
aMorePerfectUnion
(I wouldnÂ’t vote for Romney for dog catcher if he was in a three way race against Lenin and Marx!)
To: Heuristic Hiker
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posted on
02/04/2012 9:58:43 PM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: Heuristic Hiker
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posted on
02/04/2012 10:06:44 PM PST
by
Free in Texas
(Member of the Bitter Clingers Association.)
To: Heuristic Hiker
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posted on
02/04/2012 10:12:04 PM PST
by
decal
(I'm not rude, I don't suffer fools is all.)
To: Cicero
The article is held up as an example of the type of news responsible for the demise of NYT. Did you read about all the jobs cut and changes in bonuses , etc that has the employees in news department livid?
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posted on
02/04/2012 10:18:00 PM PST
by
maranatha
(Texas really is unlike any other place)
To: Heuristic Hiker
What’s this? No replies from ya?
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02/04/2012 10:25:56 PM PST
by
onyx
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02/04/2012 10:30:14 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: Heuristic Hiker
More about Newt's relationships with Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac (they're longer than his marriages...and probably nastier).
So it's ok and proper to assault Newt on Fannie and Freddie, but it is completely unholy and attacking capitalism for bringing up the destruction of corporations by Bain Capital and Mitt, is that correct?
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