BenNatuf
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you would think that dumbassed liberals would learn to stop trusting huffpo for news.You guys go on and on...
Freddie and Fannie are liberal creations. And to be fair, they weren't the source of the problem. The source was the housing market itself, how we all thought we were going to get rich and use our houses as ATM's.
i'm not certain how your statement is relevant to the issue of newt being paid over a million dollars to lobby for fannie and freddie...
oops... i mean "consult"
Gingrich Said to Be Paid $1.6M by Freddie Mac - Yahoo! FinancePolitical Benefits
“I spent about three hours with him talking about the substance of the issues and the politics of the issues, and he really got it,” said Delk, adding that the two discussed “what the benefits are to communities, what the benefits could be for Republicans and particularly their relationship with Hispanics.”
One idea that the former Georgia congressman proposed that Freddie Mac didn’t pursue was initiating a program with the Boy Scouts of America to teach youngsters the importance of saving money and maintaining good credit so they would qualify to buy a home later in life.
In 2001, according to one person familiar with the work Gingrich performed, company officials asked him for feedback on their plan to publicly embrace “six voluntary commitments.”
The six items included a pledge to periodically issue subordinated debt, manage liquidity, undergo capital stress tests and expand various types of risk disclosures. Gingrich applauded the ideas, saying they would enable Freddie Mac to demonstrate benefits to the taxpayer, the person said.
Not a Lobbyist
“What he did was provide counsel on public policy issues,” Delk said in an interview. “There was no expectation that he would do any lobbying, and he did not do any lobbying.”
While campaigning in Iowa this week, Gingrich, 68, was asked about his relationship with Freddie Mac. He said he did no lobbying “of any kind.”
also, because you don't know what this is, i figure you may need an example
Newt Gingrich to Release Freddie Mac Records, Denies Lobbying - ABC News
Transparency... I know you've heard of it.
lets see...
newt says he didn't lobby
F&F says no only he didn't lobby, but he was never expected to
Newts contract has a no lobbying clause
No oversite authority has alleged he lobbied
No regulatory agency said he was lobbying
But we're supposed to believe it, because dumabassed liberals WANT it to be true.
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