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Paul's answer on Freddie and Fannie just blew Gingrich away. Gingrich is a total hypocrite on this subject. Even worse, lots of Republicans in Congress were trying hard to reform Freddie and Fannie at the very same time Gingrich was taking something like $30,000 PER HOUR from Freddie and speaking in favor of their "model,' thus undercutting GOP efforts to reform these enterprises that ended up causing our housing collapse and thus tanking our economy.

Now Gingrich is splitting hairs about whether he "lobbied." He publicly advocated Fannie and Freddie's position. Period. And he took a ton of money to do so. He sold out.

Bachmann is absolutely right that he was "influence peddling" on behalf of Freddie and Fannie.

There's nothing wrong with lobbying. There's everything wrong with selling out on behalf of liberal causes, against conservative reformers. Shame on Gingrich.

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Mormon| 12.15.11 @ 9:39PM

Thank you Dr. Paul. Mitt is in the lead in Iowa and getting stronger. BYU Cougar strong! Mitt Romney our next President!

Ezra Taft Benson| 12.15.11 @ 9:59PM

Ezra Taft Benson and Ron Paul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syDAa-doSLo

marty| 12.16.11 @ 2:05AM

what do you mean there is nothing wrong with lobbying. It's the ruination of our political system.

Diogenes| 12.16.11 @ 3:25AM

Bachaman is either stupid or lying. Okay, possibly both. Who exactly did Newt 'lobby'? You'd think with all of the animus the GOP establishment shows towards him now (and did at the time as well) you could find ONE of these 'senior GOP leaders' to come forward and accuse him.

Well I guess politifact's word on the matter is good enough for Romney hacks and Paulbots.

Louis Nardozi| 12.16.11 @ 8:22AM

Diogenes, you don't think Newt had a telephone once he was forced to resign in disgrace from Congress for ethics violations? What did he get 2 million dollars for? Shoeshines? And to hear him LAUGH about it on national TV like he's sure we're all a bunch of idiots he can easily manipulate is enough to make me say I'd eat a live toad before I'd vote for him.

sovereign| 12.16.11 @ 1:36PM

Everyone on the fence with Ron Paul needs to check out whyronpaul.com and ronpaulmyths.com

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