Gingrich-Founded Think Tank Collected $55 Million in Past Decade

wsj ^ | 112111 | Alicia Mundy

[Fred]

The Center for Health Transformation, founded by Newt Gingrich, released a statement Monday outlining some of the think tank’s activities, its membership fees and the money it has generated. The disclosure from the center, which Mr. Gingrich left earlier this year, comes amid a flurry of inquiries about the former House speaker’s financial ties.

A number of news stories last week listed clients such as the American Hospital Association and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, the main trade association for pharmaceutical houses. The Washington Post reported that Mr. Gingrich’s center had collected $37 million over the past eight years.

The statement from the Center for Health Transformation puts its revenues for the past decade at $55 million.

[GeronL]

All of this in order to lobby for individual mandates on healthcare?

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Oh, right. Kick a man when he’s up.

[nevergore]

Good job Newt, you built a successful Think Tank....Employed a lot of people...

[org.whodat]

Newtie should be on his way to jail and he may be.

[D-fendr]

Newt’s turn for the Not Mitt Treatment.

[svcw]

Created a company, hired people, made money - nice going.

[sodpoodle]

Jealous much?

I recommend you read this outline for the LLC that Newt created in anticipation of Government influence in the medical field and Health Insurance.

http://www.gingrichgroup.com/

[eddie willers]

Another American success story.

Thanks for posting.....Go Newt!

[skeeter]

Newt’s not my ideal candidate, but he does have all the right enemies...

[Raebie]

This is getting to be ridiculous. DYU isn’t bashing our candidates as much as I see here.

Where are the mods? They certainly have no issue canning the pro Romney folks...and he’s running for the nomination.

[Revolting cat!]

Eh, that’s nothing like a pizza dive!

[ml/nj]

Anyone who doesn't think there's something unclean about this guy just isn't paying attention.

And BTW, what happened to Gloria Allred?

ML/NJ

[lonestar]

What laws were broken?

[Drill Thrawl]

nd BTW, what happened to Gloria Allred?

Cain is no longer in the lead. Her work is done.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Free markets work.

[Terry Mross]

We keep electing the same type of people and expect different results. INSANITY!

[org.whodat]

http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov/amended_lda_guided.html

[kcvl]

Alicia Mundy was a New America Foundation fellow from 2003 through 2006

Board of Directors, chaired by Eric Schmidt (GOOGLE), New America is headquartered in Washington D.C.

In 2007 Steve Coll, a former managing editor of The Washington Post, succeeded Ted Halstead as President of the New America Foundation.

Well-known board members include political commentator Fareed Zakaria

New America’s early vision was embodied by The Radical Center

Newsweek’s Howard Fineman called New America “a hive of state-of-the-art policy entrepreneurship."

Funding:

Here

includes:

$1,000,000+

The Ford Foundation
The New York Community Trust
The Rockefeller Foundation

United States Institute of Peace

Bank of Palestine

Open Society Institute

State of California

Blue Shield of California Foundation

Consolidated Contractors Corporation

Time Warner Cable

United Nations Development Programme

[magritte]

Yep, on this very thread...