Posted on 12/13/2011 11:41:04 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Oh please!....after the corrupt commmunity organizer and all our tax money to phony green technology?
I figured this article had a reason behind it.
Newt came by that money the old fashioned way - he earned it!
If they had done so perhaps their losses would have been much less.
baloney sandwich argument with nothing in it.
Ain’t nothing perfect about the argument against Newt.
He did this as a private citizen but hey, if Mutt Romney would like a little perspective on his record privately and publicly, well.....
The anti Capitalist nature of this comment really bothers me. Why a Conservative would reflexively go with this argument about a private enterprise is beyond me. Gingrich is the one who originally called for all people to return their money from Fannie and Freddie in '08.
To get rid of Romney first, then Obama, YES ! We can take another step and fire Gingrich NEXT election....See how this works ?
Well, actually Ron, since Newt was already done with this stint before the bailout occurred, I'd say, no, he didn't.
During the debate the other night, abc tried to keep Michele Bachmann off camera s much as possible, but i still think she could beat all three. (Newt, Mitt, and Zero.)
Does anyone know the contract specifics between Gingrich and Freddie Mac, particularly pertaining to confidentiality and non-compete clauses? Is Gingrich contractually bound to silence regarding Freddie Mac financial and operations issues?
More GOPorn.
I suppose there is so little in the news to beat Obama over the head. The National Review would serve itself better if it did more scholarly articles on the candidates’ policy. The candidates would serve the party and the eventual nominee better if they drew stark contrasts to Obama every time he or someone in the administration screws up. I believe that happens daily.
When the MSM has a choice between the candidates going after each other or Obama, they will chose to report only the part of going after each other. The going after each other needs to stop so that Obama is attacked.
I remember reading that he worked for them six years as a contract consultant on two seperate contracts. He earned between $1.6 to $1.8 million, and as I recall, that came to less than $300,000 in pay per year, which in not extraordinary. The Democrats running Freddie Mac didn’t like his advice, so the contract was not renewed.
Newt Gingrich has publicly stated - on the Sean Hannity show - that there is a confidentiality clause in the contracts and so he cannot comment on what happened at Freddie Mac. Howerver, Newt Gingrich is now being badmouthed by the liberal Democrats at Freddie Mac: no surprise there! Libs are never deterred by laws or contracts.
This is just another nothing burger.
Go Newt Go......
Wasn't he referring to campaign contributions?
There are confidentiality clauses in play. This was revealed at the very start when it came up. Newt's limited in what he can reveal.
I'd like to see a cite to anyone involved with Freddie Mac saying this. IIRC, the top officials of Freddie Mac have stated Gingrich was lying about this, not that there would be any way to distinguish who was telling the truth among Freddie Mac officials and Gingrich.
I doubt his advice was given only verbally. Records must exist.
Katrina Pinko
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