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Romney Dubs Gingrich an ‘Influence Peddler’ and Freddie Mac ‘Chief Lobbyist’ in Fiery Exchange

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich Exchange Blows During NBC Presidential Debate

AP

About an hour into the NBC GOP presidential debate Monday evening, rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich exchanged powerful blows, with the former House Speaker adamantly denying he was ever a lobbyist. Romney was the aggressor from the opening moments of the night, saying Gingrich had “resigned in disgrace” from Congress after four years as speaker and then had spent the next 15 years “working as an influence peddler” in Washington.

In particular, Romney referred to the contract Gingrich’s consulting firm had with Freddie Mac, the government-backed mortgage giant that he said “did a lot of bad for a lot of people and you were working there.”

Romney also said Gingrich had lobbied lawmakers to approve legislation creating a new prescription drug benefit under Medicare.

“There’s a point in this process where it gets unnecessarily personal and nasty, and that’s sad,” Gingrich said.

“I think it’s pretty clear to say that I have never, ever gone and done any lobbying.”

Romney called Gingrich’s title at Freddie Mac “chief lobbyist,” arguing that the company doesn’t pay the millions Gingrich received “for you to be a historian.”

“As a business man, you know that the gross revenue of Bain was not your personal income,” Gingrich snapped back.

Turning the tables back on Romney, Gingrich asked, “What was the gross revenue of Bain at the time you were there?”

“Very substantial, but I don’t see how that’s relevant,” Romney replied before switching topics to Medicare Part D.

“Let me be very clear, because I understand your technique, you used on McCain, you used on Huckabee, you use it consistently,” Gingrich said. “I have always publicly favored and openly advocated… Medicare Part D, it saves lives.”

Watch the heated exchange below:

 

And here, from the left-leaning Talking Points Memo, is a summary of the debate in 100 seconds:

 

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  • 1st_Principles
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:23pm

    It is very clear that Mitt Romney has become desperate. It’s not a good look on him.

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    • MS-GlenNBC
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:25pm

      Imagine your Mom calling the show and being treated like this.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ3LbyunecA

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    • FreedomPurveyor
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:31pm

      Desperate was Newt attacking Bain. This is Mitt taking the gloves off when he was hoping he wouldn’t have to. None of his attacks are without basis; they are all based in fact.

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:45pm

      Oops turns out mitt is heavily invested in Fannie and Freddie.

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    • ShyLow
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:45pm

      Gingrich voter… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aChX1D629bU&feature=related

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    • labratz5620
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:49pm

      So in previous debates, it is OK for Newt to attack Ronmey and demand tax records and explanations about every aspect of his life, but when Romney turns the tables and does the exact same thing to Newt, he criticizes his technique and dodges the question. Newt continued to knock away any legitimate attack on his past failures saying pretty much he was above it and didn’t have to answer. Being a great debator does not a leader make. I think Newt’s past is fair game because he is using his past experiences as evidence that he will be a great leader. That is exactly what Newt says about Romney and Bain Capitol being fair game for criticism. What’s good for the goose is also good for the gander!

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    • amtsoundsmith
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:50pm

      Oh poor little, innocent Carroll….did that mean Glenn hurt your feelings? Let’s all cry crocodile tears for Carroll. MS-GlenNBC, Does Newt pay you to come on here and leave comments?

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    • FreedomPurveyor
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:53pm

      “Oops turns out mitt is heavily invested in Fannie and Freddie.”

      “Investing in” and “taking money from” are two very different things. One involves giving money (in the hopes it is profitable), while the other involves taking money (in Newt’s case, to ensure government mandates profitability).

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    • Self_Deport_Mitt_Romney
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:06am

      Maybe he’ll self-deport back to Mass, or better still, Mexico!

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:11am

      Funny how Mitt is being called desperate now when he took the high road last week and lost because of it. He was under a BARRAGE of attacks from both Santorum and Newt last week and took a beating in SC. Now he is fighting and being called desperate?
      Come on!!
      Mitt is the only 1 capable of both: beating Obama and fixing the economy. If anyone else wins the GOP.. it‘s 4 more years of Obama and we’ll be in trouble.

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    • HeSaidWhat
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:32am

      So it’s desperate when starts fighting back?

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    • Return2Freedom
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:30am

      @Self_deport_ Mitt_ Romney, I live in Arizona and as soon as our State Bill 1070 passed, self deporting is exactly what the illegals did. We had some areas go practically empty. Hud housing projects were vacated. They more than likely went to California and other states, but they did get out of Arizona. It simply means, you either get out on your own or be prepared suffer the consequences of breaking a federal law.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:28am

      It’s a simple concept and Santorum reiterated it when Brian Williams followed up the question to him. Expect I think Williams was expecting Santorum to attack Romney on that, which of course didn’t happen.
      Yes—-uphold the laws. Stop giving illegals jobs and guess what—they’ll go back home. Come through the front door by knocking and asking to come in. Don’t break in through the bathroom window.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:30am

      “Except…..”

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    • Babeuf
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:53am

      Not just Romney is desperate, did you watch the NBC post debate analysis? Andrea Mitchell brought up an interesting point, one which, if true, will mean the end of the modern Republican Party as it is known – an aid close to the Romney campaign indicated that the elite who control the party will not allow Gingrich to be the nominee. (he was credited with the failed bid for a second term by George H. Bush, hated by the moderate Bob Dole, who felt Gingrich was a competitor, and feel on the proverbial Republican Sword (he was not “ousted from the Speakership as implied), for not producing Congressional wins large enough to please those who would see an “insider” not Gingrich as Speaker.)

      Apparently, the Republican elite plan to go to a brokered election should Romney fail in Florida and put up, of all people, Jeb Bush or a “Mitch Daniels”, going the route of the Democrats Super Delegate Convention that led to the election of Barack Obama. Therefore, those who run Washington and the GOP will throw a hissy fit if their chosen candidate “Mitt Romney” does not perform and will simply negate the votes of the people, and put in whomever they chose – a losing proposition no matter which way the wind blows and they know it. With no love lost on Republicans, Andrea Mitchell appears to know it as well, almost gleefully quoting the source.

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    • DrFrost
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:49pm

      @BABEUF

      That would certainly end any association I have (or would ever have) with the republican party.

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  • Rstryker27
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:22pm

    So what the hell is this Blaze? You show Romney‘s entire attack but cut off the video 10 seconds into Gingrich’s answer? Shame on you !

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  • Abraham Young
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:21pm

    Both of these guys are not right for America albeit for different reasons. Newt thinks the reason he should be the nomineee is because he is a strong debater. For that matter, Santorum thinks that is also what America needs.

    I call BS. Americans know what they want without the theatrics of fiery debates. Or they should.

    On the other hand, all of the above mentioned folks have a philosophy of Big Government intervention. That is exactly what we are SUFFERING from. It ain’t the solution folks, its the problem, and Santorum, Romney, and Gingrich, are all in favor of having more.

    Ron Paul 2012.

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    • mo5150
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:23am

      NEWT NEWT NEWT NEWT NEWT NEWT NEWT

      The TRUE Conservative!!!

      Romney is NOT a Conservative and is totally out of touch with the mainstream. Every Conservative I know (and I know a lot since I am retired military) says Romney is not Conservative. He is part of the establishment and the establishment is scared to death that Newt might just be the guy. I remember Newt as Speaker and from what I remember he didn’t do all that bad. He is a fighter! You all treat him like Reagan was treated during his primary. Let’s see…what happened to Reagan in 1980???

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    • DrFrost
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:59pm

      Yeah, Romney isn‘t as conservative as I’d like. Newt has more baggage than I’d like. Ron Paul proposes a foreign policy that makes my eyes bleed. And Santorum has not executed a winning strategy for the nomination…. 2012 is not going to be his year unless something drastic changes. They’re all better than Obama. They’re all much MUCH better than Obama. Unless the RNC pulls some BS and goes to a brokered deal to get away from Newt I’m going to have to vote for Newt or Romney (and if the RNC does that I will never vote for another Republican).

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  • ROMNEY2012
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:17pm

    Gingrich is a FRAUD.

    Romney returned focus appropriately back to Newt’s QUESTIONABLE PAST & Record.

    Can someone please ask Newt about his CO-SPONSORSHIP of the FARINESS DOCTRINE that was VETOED BY RONALD REAGAN in 1987?

    Can someone please ask Newt about his support of ALVIN TOFFLER’s “Third Wave”?

    Tomorrow we will see that Mitt Romney gives 15% of his income to CHARITY vs. 2% for Gingrich.

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    • MS-GlenNBC
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:22pm

      Glenn Beck is a Fraud…

      From the show this morning. I’m sorry Carroll, I think Glenn is drinking again.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ3LbyunecA

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    • kalayaan
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:43pm

      Gingrich for President!!!!

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    • ShyLow
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:46pm

      I’m votimg for Gingrich… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aChX1D629bU&feature=related

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    • Return2Freedom
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:03am

      Carroll who was a man masking his voice, calls Glenns show and calls him an adultrous alcoholic. From that point on he owes her/him no respect.

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    • DD313
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 10:05am

      @Shiloh: Newt has that way about him. I’m vomiting for him, too.

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    • DrFrost
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:17pm

      Those are reasonable questions but, at this point, I‘m confident he’ll have reasonable answers. His ACU rating is very good so, in general, he’s definitely voted with a conservative bent. Bills are almost never just about one issue and there’s a vast array of reasons why politicians vote for or against bills that are not at all obvious from the outside.

      As for the fairness doctrine bill, several very conservative republicans were co-sponsors and voted for it. I wonder if the conservatives thought that conservative radio would die without it. (Recall that the fairness doctrine was in effect as an FCC rule prior to 1987 so whether or not conservative radio would survive without it may well have been in question.)

      As for supporting Toffler, you’re going to have to be more specific. Toffler wrote about many ideas. He was trying to predict where society would go once it went post-industrial and what problems/solutions might be seen/required. That’s a very broad landscape of thoughts and ideas… some of which seem to have been right and many of which seem to have been wrong (the problems with predicting the future). So what? I‘m sure Newt doesn’t endorse all of his ideas. Much the way I’m a big fan of Carver Mead and would certainly support his work in general, I‘m sure I wouldn’t agree with everything he’s ever written.

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  • Psychosis
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:16pm

    anybody asking what exactly did newt do for fannie ? he authored a suggestion and advice ……….what was that advice, and did fannie listen to it ????

    he suggested fannie and freddie alter course , and change the way they did business and gave out loans …………………….. THEY DID THE EXACT OPPOSITE TO WHAT HE SUGGESTED

    AND FOR THIS they are painting him as a lobbyist?????? someone needs to redefine lobbying then

    and for the record, i like santorum

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:21pm

      Kudos to you. You support Rick, but want to learn the truth, no matter WHERE it is.

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:26pm

      Newt had an obligation to turn down 1.6 million dollars if all he did was “offer advice”. Get being so naive.

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    • FreedomPurveyor
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:35pm

      “AND FOR THIS they are painting him as a lobbyist?????? someone needs to redefine lobbying then”

      Actually, the problem is that what Newt did is NOT considered lobbying. He was taking money, then advocating bills which helped the same people he was taking money from. I assure you, he did not support the bills “just ’cause he liked ‘em.”

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    • idarusskie
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:46pm

      his contract stated he had to file all lobbyist forms. So that tells me they expected him to lobby congress.

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    • TEXASGRANNY73
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 6:29am

      @Psychosis: Hope you made a contribution today. I did. Voting my core principles. (although I do disagree with some of his social issues). This argument of who can beat Obama is what gave us Obama and the argument of Romney didn’t win over McCain brought us McCain (we are back to R/D game again as Glenn taught us.) Sickening really. At least supporting my convictions means I tried to save my grandchildren from slavery. Rick Santorum for President.

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    • Jo-Georgia
      Posted on January 25, 2012 at 5:20pm

      Way to find/speak the truth. It‘s too bad Glenn isn’t listening to it these days!!!

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  • Voice_ofFreedom
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:14pm

    For Mitt Romney’s sake and his “attack” here, There is a difference between personal advocacy and lobbying. Lobbying is something you are “paid” for. The former is simply something you support and therefore you try to get it approved by whoever is in the decision-making process. This idiocy that because Newt liked one bill and asked his friends and gave them reasons why he thought they should vote for it, means that he’s a lobbyist is total bs. Romney and his team should know better but I guess finding out you’ve only won 1 state instead of the 3 that you thought were going to be dropped on your doorstep has made him and his team a little frantic.

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    • FreedomPurveyor
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:20pm

      “This idiocy that because Newt liked one bill and asked his friends and gave them reasons why he thought they should vote for it, means that he’s a lobbyist is total bs.”

      Yes, saying why he “liked one bill” because it just happened to favor the company that was paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars… that is, in fact, influence peddling.

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    • Voice_ofFreedom
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:28pm

      He was supporting Medicare Part D. He was not supporting anything for Freddie and Fannie…you moron. Sorry if I wasn’t clear enough for you. Mitt is taking two different situations and tying them together. He openly supported Medicare Part D. This has nothing to do with Freddie and Fannie, who deal on the whole, with home loans.

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    • FreedomPurveyor
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:42pm

      “He was supporting Medicare Part D. He was not supporting anything for Freddie and Fannie…you moron.”

      Naturally, the only thing he EVER supported was Medicare Part D! He never personally visited with congressmen about anything else! I’m such a moron!

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    • idarusskie
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:49pm

      Romney is ahead in the delegate count. Of course he is not going to roll over and let Newt take Florida without a fight.

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    • Voice_ofFreedom
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:53pm

      Glad you can admit your lack of intelligence, let’s hope you can learn something before the end of the primaries. The point is that Mitt is again making attacks where he has no proof of anything. Why hold attacks til you have proof when you can hurl them now? It‘s not as if there’s any integrity for Romney to worry about I guess. I’ve replied to enough of your posts as is though, anyone can see you are clearly in the tank for Romney and will not be persuaded by reason or logic.

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    • FreedomPurveyor
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:58pm

      “I’ve replied to enough of your posts as is though, anyone can see you are clearly in the tank for Romney and will not be persuaded by reason or logic.”

      Anyone can see you are clearly in the tank for Newt, and will not be persuaded by reason or logic. Hey! I can do it too!!

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  • UBETHECHANGE
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:14pm

    Florida voter here and after tonights debate I’ve made up my mind. Ron Paul 2012! He’s the only one with true conservative policies and his solutions are simple…the Constitution, freedom, and liberty. Sold.

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    • Voice_ofFreedom
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:20pm

      The biggest problem with Ron Paul is that he is a bumper sticker candidate. He says some things that sound great, the issue arises when you examine how he plans to reach those goals. Constitution, Freedom, and Liberty sound wonderful. Yet he gives absolutely no specifics on what he is going to do if he gets into office. Did you hear mister Constitution a few debates ago talking to Rick Santorum? He seemed to be advocating for a federal “right to work” bill. Right to work is a wonderful idea and it works great in the state I currently sit. The problem is there is no Constitutional authority by which that sort of bill can be justified. He’s just another politician, not the second coming.

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:42pm

      You don’t know how bad I wish this was between Mitt and Ron. Newt is disgusting.

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    • FreedomPurveyor
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:02am

      “He’s just another politician, not the second coming.”

      It is amazing that you can blatantly support Newt on one hand, then assert that Ron Paul, of all people, is “just another politician.” Newt is the epitome of corruption in politics.

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    • Kennewickman88
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 1:15am

      Amen Ron Paul 2012

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    • louise
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 6:32am

      Ubethechange, Good to hear!!

      @ Voice _Freedom,
      You said; The biggest problem with Ron Paul is that he is a bumper sticker candidate. He says some things that sound great, the issue arises when you examine how he plans to reach those goals. Constitution, Freedom, and Liberty sound wonderful. Yet he gives absolutely no specifics on what he is going to do if he gets into office.
      ______________________________________

      Of course he has given specifics…..that is if you would research his plan to restore America. Here is a link to help you out. It has everything in it that you could ever possibly want to know about Ron Paul’s plan for the country once he is President.

      http://c3244172.r72.cf0.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/RestoreAmericaPlan.pdf

      After reading Paul’s plan, of course it is your right to disagree if something more like a progressive/socialistic/pseudo-republican puts the feather in your cap. All the GOP candidates except for Ron Paul are progressives. Those are the facts.
      But now you have no excuse to claim that Ron Paul has “no specifics”.

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  • nobull14
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:13pm

    Who cares what that polished turd Mitt thinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • nobull14
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:15pm

      and Mitt lost big time tonight again !!!! NEWT stomped on him again?

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:10am

      Stay classy San Diego?

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:12am

      No he didn’t stomp him, whether that was a question or a statement.
      Mitt drove home some points and Newt redirected those points, avoiding them altogether.

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  • eyestoseeearstohear
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:11pm

    Mitt Romney FAILED to get that ONE AUDIO BITE that could be played OVER & OVER
    ALL DAY TOMORROW.

    He said everything Christie, Coulter, Rove and others TOLD HIM HE NEEDED TO GET
    AHEAD OF NEWT – AND HE FAILED TONIGHT.

    He read off his list – he covered everything they told him to hit Newt with -
    AND ROMNEY LOOKED FOOLISH.

    AFTER he got off his round – in the first 10 minutes or so – he had NOTHING else-
    and resorted back to what he talks about in EVERY debate.

    At one point AFTER he ran through his talking points list -he let Newt answer the questions –
    THEN Romney would stand there and say,
    “ I agree with Newt”….

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  • Eugene1
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:08pm

    Romney has finally shown some spunk!! Newt may say things in anger that might sound good at a debate, but those in his own party who served with him in Congress couldn’t stand him!! Romney can save this country. Romney is about saving the country, Newt is about Newt and how grand he is. I hope the country opens their respective eyes and votes for Romney as the best chance to save our country and beat Obama.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:15pm

      Romney eagerly desires to save this country in it’s current state of ineffectiveness by working with the socialist media and liberal funding.

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    • Voice_ofFreedom
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:17pm

      Romney is a moron who spouts whatever he can, true or not, to try and get elected. Those in the tea party and anyone outside of it with half a brain will see through his lies and half truths to realize the reason he must always be on the attack is because his record as governor stinks. His business past is nothing to be proud of. The truth of the matter is he is most like a democrat because he will say whatever it takes to get elected or to score some points, and will weasel out of it later without admitting what a liar he is.

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    • ROMNEY2012
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:23pm

      It is rare that a SUCCESSFUL SELF MADE BUSINESS MAN wants to pursue public service and the Presidency.

      America needs a LEADER now more than ever.

      Mitt Romney is the BEST LEADER running FOR PRESIDENT..

      Everybody reading my post knows this to be true.

      Please put your politics aside and vote for a man who can actually turn our Economy around and DEFEAT SOCIALIST BARACK OBAMA.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:13am

      “Romney is a moron…..”

      Clearly sir, you are profoundly uninformed.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:16am

      ….”his record as governor stinks….”

      Really? Did your homework on that too, I suspect.

      Mitt took a 3 BILLION dollar state deficit and turned into a 2 Billion dollar surplus in his 4 years as governor.

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  • Got2bRoni
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:04pm

    Lol….Romney destroyed newt tonight…

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  • Mr.Fitnah
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:03pm

    Mitt is starting to sound like Charlie Browns parents, or a rambling obama trying to run out the clock.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:21pm

      I agree, it’s irritating to hear a Harvard Grad act so intelligent by repeating the same answer.

      When you feel uncomfortable with your answer, or point wasn’t effectively presented, quickly use different choice of words. Unfortunately Romney can’t handle the pressure.

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  • eyestoseeearstohear
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:03pm

    Did they get it? Huh? Did they get it?

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    • eyestoseeearstohear
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:14pm

      Did Romney get a SOUND BITE they can play over and over, tomorrow,
      in HIS ATTEMPT to show that he’s a fighter? hahaha

      Oh…it’s ALREADY been dubbed as a “FIERY EXCHANGE”…
      Ohhhh….OK….I see.

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  • thegrassroots
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:00pm

    President Newt Gingrich! I Like It!

    Compared to Newt, Romney is Very Weak and Whiney and Pandering and Small!

    NEWT 2012

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  • PJL
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:55pm

    Mitt shut Newt down tonight…Newt acted like it was all beneath him.

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    • passingby
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:01pm

      People are saying Newt acted like it was beneath him. I disagree. He was caught and you could see the wheels turning how he was going to get out of it. Romney finally took off the gloves and showed everyone who Newt really is. A career politician who will say lie and not think a thing about it.

      Can’t vote for Romney however, as I never know who the real Romney is.

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:46pm

      That‘s funny you can’t vote for Mitt. I know exactly who he is. It‘s Newt that doesn’t match up to my Christian values.

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    • texrubarts
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 12:39am

      Romney tried to ruffle Newt’s feathers it did NOT work!! Newt remained composed – commentators said “Newt looked presidential” and left Romney looking desparate!

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    • symphonic
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:39am

      He did shut him down. And the Newt put on his show to deflect, but it was all a gimmick.

      IF BODY LANGUAGE COULD ONLY SPEAK, South Carolina would realize what a mistake they made. Newt was completely squirming, every time the camera showed him when Mitt was speaking. Squirming.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:36am

      Oh he ruffled his feathers alright. Newt did his damnest to hide it but you could see him squirming. His eyes were darting around and he looked like he felt like he was under the microscope.
      Then when it was his turn to speak, all he could do is try to spin it around by saying Mitt was lying. That was his response? “You’re lying, Mitt. You’re a liar. You‘re just a schoolyard bully that’s lying and I’m gonna go tell my mom”
      I thought this guy was the great debater and he comes up with “Mike Huckabee and John McCain both said you’re a liar”.
      Weak.

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  • academica2020
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:54pm

    and the video stops before Romney goes back at Newt…Great! He did an effective job of rebutting what Newt had just said…
    Hey, anyone claiming the The Blaze and Beck are shills for Romney? This video proves they aren’t because the complete exchange between the two is not completed…

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    • eyestoseeearstohear
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:18pm

      LQQK at the TITLE OF THE HEADLINE ABOVE…

      “FIERY EXCHANGE”…

      Huh? It was FIERY?
      Gee…what an OVER statment.

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  • poverty.sucks
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:53pm

    Romney’s Tax return WILL reveal invested interest in Freddie & Fannie. Romney will ALWAYS support legislation for Increased Federal Funding for Freddie & Fannie.

    Romney is a hypocrite for calling a fellow politician an “Influence Peddler”.

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    • academica2020
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:58pm

      Do you already have a copy of it or are you conjecturing?
      These are not the droids you are looking for…
      Can just one person anywhere on the news blogs stop acting like they know everything before it happens?????

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    • Eugene1
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:05pm

      Even if it does, who cares? Many Americans have mutual funds that are invested in those funds. The difference is that Mitt wasn’t paid to promote those agencies while Gingrich was. Gingrich can‘t say with a straight face that he wasn’t a consultant to promote their case.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:07pm

      Romney WILL hide 2008 and 2009 returns because he made money off of the financial collapse.

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    • idarusskie
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:55pm

      Lots of retirement Funds invested in Fannie and Frede mac. But they had not control over what they did.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:59pm

      Freddie & Fannie paid many consultants for their not so taken seriously advise, how so are they responsible?

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    • symphonic
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:41am

      You do NOT understand investing in the STOCK MARKET. You are not responsible for the personal lives of company owners when you invest in a stock market. Get real.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:44am

      Who gives a rats ass where Mitt made his money?
      He’s obviously smart enough to invest in areas where his investment brings him a return.
      I suppose you fools all want a president that is poor and mismanages his finances.
      That would make total sense since we don’t need someone who can fix our economy.
      Man, since when is someone else‘s wealth anyone else’s business anyway? THIS is what he meant when he said capitalism is under attack.

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  • TerryDo
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:52pm

    Mitt Romney reminds me of the many similarities between Ronald Reagan himself; in the way Romney handles his body, the respect and attentiveness that he shows to his opponents and his relaxed comforting voice when he is answering a question and then the manner in which he ends his commentary with a clever retort.
    I believe Romney and Reagan are cut from the same cloth; Romney also has a true devotion for the betterment of all Americans and an unabashed defense of the strength of the American Military.
    Like Reagan, Romney will be a good president and lead by consensuses and a not in your face attitude like Newt nor a divisive and disrespectful constitutionalist like Obama

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:03pm

      You should consider cleaning out your BONG. Romney doesn’t represent nor does he intend to effectively represent the conservative side of the Republican Party.

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    • Voice_ofFreedom
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:09pm

      Anyone who really has looked back and studied Reagan knows that none of the candidates this year…even whichever one I am supporting is up to his standard. It is an insult to Reagan’s time in office to suggest that any of them least of all Romney are up to that level. Romney is a car salesman willing to say anything to get you driving away with a new president. I would more associate him with Clinton. Clinton had his own dumb ideas but when they didn’t work. At least he was a good politician and did what he had to do to become popular, even if he didn’t believe in what he was doing. He isn’t as slick as Clinton obviously, the way he stutters and stumbles when people disagree with him is embarrassing. But the main point is that we fill as many seats as we can in the congress with the best conservatives we can find so that even if we end up with “Honest Mitt” in the white house it won’t matter that much.

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  • KidCharlemagne
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:48pm

    “My share annually was about $35,000 a year… based on my knowledge of history, particularly the history of Washington.”
    ================================================

    OK….

    What I wanna’ know is: Why would Freddie Mac pay anybody $35,000/year for information that you could have spent a few minutes searching for on either Wikipedia or Google?

    NOBODY is gonna’ spend that much money (over a 7 year span of time spread across two separate contracts) for info that could easily be found on Google in just a few seconds…….so Newt’s consulting gig as a “historian” for Freddie Mac over all those years is about as believable as that old excuse about the dog eating your homework…

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:54pm

      Guess we‘ll just have to go to Newt’s site, and read what he has to say about this

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  • NewLife56
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:44pm

    May I suggest that the Blaze and the Daily Caller please get off the Romney kiss butt gig and understand, Newt is going to win the nomontaion? he a better person to win and get something done.

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:51pm

      Ditto. How about Fred Thompson’s endorsement of Newt? That surprised me.

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    • Shasta
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:56pm

      Ok, so we have picked Newt as our gladiator to take Obummer out, I just hope he is really what we were hoping for. I am thinking not.

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    • academica2020
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:01pm

      Fred’s peeved because Romney went after him when he entered the race in 2008…

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  • SUPERTODD
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:44pm

    I have always publicly favored and openly advocated… Medicare Part D, it saves lives.”

    That should be all any conservative needs to know about Newt. Vote Santorum.

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  • L.A.W.
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:41pm

    Go Rick!

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  • MacPharlan
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:40pm

    Bout time, Newt is just going on and on, every talk show, every microphone, he can just say whatever, no matter how it may be opposite of what he said elsewhere. Mitt can’t just be Mr Nice guy, does not work.

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  • ronnie8365
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:37pm

    Nice try Mitt..looks like you woke up Mr. Sour grapes…..

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:50am

      Bet you were saying that last week when Newt was attacking Romney too huh?

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  • LetTheSunShine
    Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:37pm

    These two may beat each other up so bad that Santorum will search ahead. Go Rick!

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    • Shasta
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:58pm

      Wouldn’t that be terrific? Yes it would

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    • I.Gaspar
      Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:02pm

      You may have hit the nail on the head.

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