| Caught flatfooted in the CNBC debate when a moderator asked about his past work for Freddie Mac, Newt Gingrich has since twisted and turned, making up every excuse under the sun to obscure his post-politician career as a K Street operator. Despite the revelation that he was paid at least $1.6 million by the troubled mortgage giant to do far more than give "history" lessons, the former Speaker has stubbornly stuck to his guns. On Laura Ingraham radio show yesterday, Gingrich, again attempting to spin his work for Freddie Mac, claimed that his firm literally does "no lobbying." To help clear the record, TP has compiled a short history of Gingrich's influence peddling: Helping Secure Health IT Earmarks For GE, Microsoft, IBM; Ethanol Lobby's "Consulting" Contract; Lobbied To Deregulate Insurers, While Accepting Hundreds Of Thousands From Health Insurance Corps... |
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