Gingrich says he received Freddie Mac compensation

usamamasan1

I just redacted it to include the relevant stuff

Jason P

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

Jason P wrote:

It has been interesting to see the media attack anyone who gets close to 20% except Romney ... and of course Ron Paul, who they simply ignore no matter what.

gingrich is a "washington insider" of horrible moral character. i thought the tea party would oppose him on general principle.

Newt is a favorite of old-school GOP. If someone identifies with the Tea Party and supports Newt ... they should do some research. (although I have been amused with his comments during the debates)

But nary a peep was made about him until his popularity started to rise. If anyone starts to come close to Romney in the polls, the media assassination begins. Bachman, Perry, Cain, and now Newt. And as soon as their throats are cut and the bleed out, they are left in the dust. Yet Romney has not been strafed by the media yet. And Paul is hardly mentioned.

Odd.

Go Beavers

Jason P wrote:

It has been interesting to see the media attack anyone who gets close to 20% except Romney ... and of course Ron Paul, who they simply ignore no matter what.

Wait till Ron P's sex scandal is exposed!

Go Beavers

usamamasan1 wrote:

Let me try to un-dumb this thread....

Gingrich sought Wednesday to portray his history with Freddie Mac as a sign of valuable experience.

"It reminds people that I know a great deal about Washington," he said. "We just tried four years of amateur ignorance, and it didn't work very well. So having someone who actually knows Washington might be a really good thing."

In last Wednesday's Republican presidential debate, Gingrich sought to explain his role at Freddie Mac as that of a "historian" sounding dire warnings about the company's future. He said company officials told him "we are now making loans to people that have no credit history and have no record of paying back anything, but that's what the government wants us to do."

I'm confused, do we want a Washington insider, or an outsider?

arthurdent

MayDay Malone wrote:

Yes, I believe he can. I also believe Herman Cain can survive the hit job on his character.

Both are smarter than Obama, and have better policies- so I'm open to either.

Romney is a Rhino plant; an Obama-lite. And many powerful establishment Repubs want him ti win it....
I do not.

The only, and I mean ONLY, advantage to Newt is that most of his dirty laundry is already out in the open. He's already painted as a scumbag so there's not much farther for him to fall. Cain is just a fruit loop and Romney is one of the only GOP'ers running who is able to sustain a coherent message. That's what frightens the Tea Party idiocracy. They know that, unless a house falls on him, Romney is going to be the nominee. And it's going to be John McCain all over again.