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JACKSONVILLE, FL -– Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich promised to answer any and all questions about his record amid scrutiny of his relationship with mortgage lender Freddie Mac.
Gingrich was peppered with questions about how he would deal with newfound media scrutiny that's gone hand-in-hand with his rising poll numbers. The former Speaker to spend several minutes reflecting on his newfound fortunes in the poll, and with it, the media's new interest in vetting his past.
He said that the media will be raising “all sorts of questions about me” in the next few weeks because of his newfound popularity seen most recently in a Fox News poll released today which put Gingrich in a statistical tie with Romney.
“I was dead in June and July -- as a candidate, not as a person -- now I’m apparently not dead,” Gingrich said to a crowd of at least 300 at the First Coast Tea Party rally here.
He seemed to try to assure the audience that his work since leaving Congress included no lobbying, even as the mortgage giant Freddie Mac paid his firm at least $1.6 million for what he calls “strategic planning” on the company’s behalf.
“I will cheerfully answer every single question they ask and at the end of it you will be relatively convinced, I believe, that I did no lobbying of any kind, I did no influence peddling of any kind," the former Speaker explained.
He made that assertion even as his campaign had backtracked on Gingrich’s promise Wednesday to release as many documents as possible pertaining to his work with Freddie Mac. But after sending out a broad press release on the matter yesterday, Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond said, “this is it” when asked when the documents would be provided, according to the Des Moines Register.
The large crowd broke out into spontaneous chants of “Newt! Newt! Newt!” at times and was momentarily interrupted by about six Occupy Jacksonville protesters.
It seemed that they, too, had Gingrich’s relationship with Freddie Mac on their minds. One protester, Daniela James, 19, of Jacksonville, told NBC that she wanted to ask Gingrich “if his whole Freddie Mac thing is really lobbying or is really a lie.”
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A Democrats Prayer: Oh, Dear God, please make it either Cain or Gingrich. And could you have the Republicans choose Palin as VP again?
LOL, I don't think prayer is even required there.
It's all about kooky tea baggery; keeping up with your conniptions about faux tea bagger patriots.
Bev, tell me you didn't laugh when you read this, “I will cheerfully answer every single question they ask and at the end of it you will be relatively convinced, I believe, that I did no lobbying of any kind, I did no influence peddling of any kind,"
Even Republicans aren't dumb enough to believe that. Nor is their memory so short that they don't remember that it was REPUBLICANS that ran Newt out of office for being scum.
And could you have the Republicans choose Palin as VP again?
nisl
Even Republicans aren't dumb enough to believe that. Nor is their memory so short that they don't remember that it was REPUBLICANS that ran Newt out of office for being scum.
Neither do they remember repubs always crash the economy.
Oh boy, that would be like the bridge to nowhere.
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt, and toe of frog
I say we give bat @!$%# crazy Bachmann a chance...
Newter & the Nut 2012
Meanwhile.... and in other news....you all are pretty funny! ; )
No wonder we had severe storms today. I didn't realize that the eye of Newt was coming to town!
[Gingrich says he's ready for more scrutiny]
Noot has this perverse fascination with being "outed" on various issues. He seems to get off on it.
I wonder what's going to come to light next...footsie under the bathroom stall?
@Feisty
Just told hubby of Newter & the Nut. He paled, grabbed his private area and cried out "NO!!!!!"
Please pass along my apologies to Mr. phinepancy - I didn't mean to cause him any discomfort! ;o)
I shall explain it to him later. He keeps muttering, "No newt, no newt, no newt." Actually, it is rather amusing.
That's the kind of thing pathological liars say, especially egotistical ones who fear the loss of the lime light.
As posted in another thread, Newt Gingrich running for president and moving into the lead because the rest of the field is so crappy is a gift. It focuses the national conversation on: 1) Family values hypocrisy, and 2) Corruption whether lack of ethics, or greed (scams), and the revolving door that is part of the problem with special interest lobbyists and money in politics.
The GOP/TP in general is being exposed for legislating morality often contrary to Separation of Church and State, debunked voodoo economics and right-wing social engineering, the military industrial complex war-mongering, and an attacks on important and necessary elements of democracy on every levels. Most of all it is Teapublicans who have been divisive -- Throw them out!
He's a serial adulterer, a huge hypocrite (charging clinton for an affair while having one, lobbyist, ultimate washington insider, liar, flip flopper. Is there a gop group who's principles have not been offended? Tea Party-check, values voters-check, Paul Ryan idolizers-oh yeah,...
Is there a gop group who's principles have not been offended?
I'd bet many of the corporate interests that he has been lobbying for aren't offended. They may be a tad embarrassed though.
Newt just needs the attention, that's all.
Up to now, Bachmann, Cain, Perry and Romney have been getting most of the coverage, with Newt wallowing behind.
Newt actually believes he is relevant.
He is just one more self-indulgent Republican in a field of them.
Hardly a credible Presidential contender in the bunch. Once again, the Republicans aren't scraping the bottom of the barrel--most of these candidates were found under the barrel.
(I'm ready for it--someone call me a Marxist now.)
Mr. Gingrich says he's ready for more scrutiny; right! His contemptuous arrogance is astounding, although it seems to be the norm with all the Republican candidates being paraded for consideration. But there's more. Newt's arrogance is only exceeded by his total lack of integrity, his flagrant disregard for the truth, and a complete and demonstrated absense of morality and ethics. Other than that, he might be okay; I just haven't found evidence to support that possibility yet. Sort of like the concerns all real Americans are having with Herman, Rick, Michele, Mitt, etc, etc. What a bunch of turkey's. Oh, but I forgort - it is the season for turkey's. Guess that explains it.
On an equally serious note; I am a pro-life advocate (anti abortion and anti capital punishment). But one can't help but wonder sometimes how much better the world and America would be had certain parents practiced birth control at key times in our world's history. Notice I said wonder.
Of Course he will answer the questions - unfortunately it will all be smoke and mirrors and more fodder for everyone. Let's get this crap over so Obama can finally get on with business.
No matter who takes the nomination, Obama is going DOWN!!! All you libs are plain scared!!!