Thursday, November 17, 2011

"I thought the Gingrich Group were his wives"

You gotta love Barney Frank.

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), whom Newt Gingrich said last month should be thrown in jail over his ties to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, is having a hard time containing his glee at Gingrich’s current predicament.

The Massachusetts Congressman took to the airwaves on Wednesday and Thursday to spike the football over reports that Gingrich took $1.6 million in consulting fees from Freddie Mac. The ex-Speaker said in a recent debate he was merely there as a “historian,” but a Bloomberg report indicated that, while technically not a lobbyist, he was tasked with helping win over Republicans who wanted to dismantle Freddie Mac.

2 comments:

  1. Heh.....Frank laughs last.....love it!

    Maybe the "Gingrich group" being paid off were his wives and he was getting caught up on alimony?

    Cute "Newtron bombing" tag too.

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  2. Infidel -

    "Maybe the "Gingrich group" being paid off were his wives and he was getting caught up on alimony?"

    That would perhaps explain why he couldn't pay off his Tiffany's bill.

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