Gingrich is history

[malaise]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gingrich-think-tank-collected-millions-from-health-care-industry/2011/11/16/gIQAcd72VN_story.html?tid=pm_politics_pop
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By Dan Eggen, Published: November 17

A think tank founded by GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich collected at least $37 million over the past eight years from major health-care companies and industry groups, offering special access to the former House speaker and other perks, according to records and interviews.

The Center for Health Transformation, which opened in 2003, brought in dues of as much as $200,000 per year from insurers and other health-care firms, offering some of them “access to Newt Gingrich” and “direct Newt interaction,” according to promotional materials. The biggest funders, including firms such as AstraZeneca, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Novo Nordisk, were also eligible to receive discounts on “products and workshops” from other Gingrich groups.

The health center advocated, among other things, requiring that “anyone who earns more than $50,000 a year must purchase health insurance or post a bond,” a type of insurance mandate that has since become anathema to conservatives.
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This fucker should be in prison

sp.

[Fumesucker]

1. Wanna bet?

If there's one thing that conservatives do superbly it's cognitive dissonance.

Keep in mind that Newt is a "champion of family values" in their minds. No, I'm not joking.

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. The TV media uses the same 'think tanks' they will give it a slide

for their dog and pony show.

[SammyWinstonJack]

8. Family values? repugs=do as I say, not as I do.

repugs are warped.

[PDittie]

17. +1

They're still not getting it re: Pizza Man. Gingrich is the last mule in the stable. There's only Ron Paul to turn to next. (Not counting Frothy Mixture.)

Solid sig, by the way. :thumbsup:

[RoccoR5955]

3. Is that why he calls himself a "historian?"

Wait for it. His skeleton closet is full of stuff that will bring him sinking like a rock. N00t is the flavor of the week, that's all.

[Philosopher King]

4. I think you need to build a bigger prison...

http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/top.php?display=Z

[malaise]

5. Maybe the 99%ers should open their own

prison for these scumbags.

Good link :fistbump:

[get the red out]

6. Romney will bring him down

When he feels the time is right, he has the resources, obviously. Having him hang out there a little while like Herman Cain has attracts the flies away from Mittens.

[AlinPA]

7. IMO, he will be in it until the end of the republican primary. He is the non-Romney, not a Mormon,

and has been on Fox "news" for a long time. The republicans like his "tough talk" and nastiness. His personal life of divorces does not bother them at all.

[RevStPatrick]

9. Newt is running for Vice President.

He wants to be like his hero, Dick Cheney.
This won't hurt him in that ambition.
He's not a total joke like Sarah Palin was, and the rubes believe he has "gravitas."
Romney will pick him for the VP slot, and they may well beat Obama.

Don't write him off because of mere corruption...

[SpiralHawk]

10. Republicon Socialism for FatCats

Business as usual for Repbulicon hypocrites. Republicons actually love this heinous shit, when the loot is going into their own 1% pocket.

[n2doc]

11. Toon: His History lesson

[malaise]

12. Freaking perfect

:fistbump:

[Viking12]

16. Like +1,000,000.

[LynneSin]

13. Wowza, we're running out of GOP electable nominees NOT Mitt Romney

:scared:

:rofl:

[Buns_of_Fire]

14. I'm mulling over that phrase "direct Newt interaction..."

How do you tastefully integrate that into a solicitation letter? It sounds vaguely distasteful to me.

[UTUSN]

15. Well, there's an item saying the rats who deserted just went back to his crew. n/t