Gingrich decides not to release records of years as highly-paid Freddie Mac consultant/’historian’.
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Behold as Newt Gingrich savages politicians who took money from Freddie Mac and after he pocketed Freddie’s $1.6 million.
The Discovery Channel has co-produced with the BBC a new David Attenborough-hosted 7-part nature series on the earth’s polar regions called Frozen Planet. It’s already begun airing on BBC. It’s set to air on the Discovery Channel in the near future.
But apparently Discovery has decided to air only the first six episodes, skipping the seventh and final installment, “On Thin Ice,” which is all about the effect of climate change on the poles. Discovery is taking a pass because of a “scheduling issue,” according to a British paper.
We have a call into Discovery on this. We’ll let you know what we find out.
I almost feel silly providing this update, but (newsflash!) the super committee looks unlikely to reach a major agreement by its deadline next week.
Senate Republicans throw Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) under the bus on tax cuts (at least for now).
Gingrich today on his $1.6 million from Freddie Mac: “I have no idea about the details … It was paid to Gingrich Group. Gingrich Group has many clients.”
Only Newt Gingrich would demand a congressional investigation into Freddie Mac’s and Fannie Mae’s political contributions to lawmakers after he himself received $1.6 million from Freddie Mac over eight years beginning almost immediately after he resigned as Speaker.