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Krugman: ‘Only fools and clowns’ believe Republican ideology
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says that Newt Gingrich is just the latest of the “fools and clowns” in the Republican presidential race to become a frontrunner. “I have a structural hypothesis here,” Krugman told ABC’s Christiane Amanpour Sunday. “You have a Republican ideology, which Mitt Romney obviously doesn’t…
Gingrich: ‘Go get a job right after you take a bath’
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has some advice for members of the Occupy Wall Street movement: take a bath and get a job. “Jefferson said that people that want to be both free and ignorant are asking for something that has never been and will never be,” the former House…
Maddow: Newt Gingrich is a ‘bottom-feeding’ scam artist
To many people who have been following the political scene since the failed attempt to unseat Bill Clinton as President of the United States, it is frankly amazing that Newt Gingrich has a career at all, let alone that he is currently enjoying front-runner status, or close to it, in…
Gingrich on the defensive over work for Freddie Mac
WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich, the latest Republican to enjoy a turn atop US presidential polls, earned a reported $1.6 million as a consultant to Freddie Mac, the government-owned lender and despised target of conservative critics. Gingrich, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has downplayed his ties to Freddie,…
Colbert: Newt’s Greek cruise sheds new light on old scandals
“It’s Wednesday,” said Stephen Colbert on last night’s Colbert Report, meaning it’s “time for another Republican front-runner!” This week’s lucky ducky is former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, once regarded as “political roadkill” after his campaign got off to a rough start. Gingrich’s entire campaign staff walked out en…
Report: Gingrich advised Freddie Mac on expanding home loans
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) claims he advised the government-sponsored Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, otherwise known as Freddie Mac, against home loan practices that led to the housing market’s collapse in 2008 — but sources within the company tell reporters at Bloomberg News a different story. In a…
Gingrich: Republicans ‘don’t rely enough on actually knowing things’
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says that the politicians in his party are guilty of relying on talking points instead of “actually knowing things.” As Herman Cain’s poll numbers continue to collapse, CBN took another look at Gingrich on Tuesday and released never-before-seen clips of an interview he did with…
Gay activist Dan Savage ‘glitter bombed’ for alleged transphobia, again
Gay rights activist Dan Savage was showered with glitter on Monday while delivering a speech at the University of California at Irvine, according to Bilerico. Savage was reportedly answering a student’s question about her boyfriend’s fondness of pornography featuring transgender women. Savage suggested her boyfriend was a freak while using…
Poll: Gingrich tops Romney by 10 points to lead GOP race
A new poll out Monday afternoon found that, seemingly out of nowhere, longtime third-tier candidate Newt Gingrich has emerged as the frontrunner for the Republican party’s nomination to the presidency. Democrat affiliated survey group Public Policy Polling (PPP) found that not only is the former House speaker and Georgia congressman leading…
Gaining Gingrich is Romney’s new challenge
GREENVILLE, South Carolina (Reuters) – Republican front-runner Mitt Romney has a new challenge to contend with as presidential candidates brace for another debate on Saturday — the rise of Newt Gingrich. The former speaker of the House of Representatives is gaining in the polls and may represent conservatives’ last best…
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