Displaying 3,361 To 3,390 Of 16,275 Comments Not Just Freddie Mac: Newt Gingrich’s Long History Of Influence Peddling For His Corporate Clients http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/11/17/370640/newt-gingrich-influence-peddle/ My favorite quote from the article: ThinkProgress once asked Gingrich why he never registered as a lobbyist, despite his clear history of pressing Congress on behalf of his clients. Gingrich defended his actions by stating that his lobbying is not technically lobbying because it “benefits the country at large.” http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2010/02/27/83732/newt-gingrich-lobbyist/ » Posted By bito On November 17, 2011 @ 11:21 am C’Lady, Maybe not so coincidental, because we have had many of conversation on Kalima’s MB and how what the Tories in UK and the TP’s in the US seem to be the same, Kalima had an article on the same subject today from the UK. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/nov/16/obesity-advisory-group-disbanded Kalima also pointed out the collusion and conflicts of interest(well, maybe not a conflict to the Tories, just doing business) of their actions concerning the obesity and health problems. » Posted By bito On November 16, 2011 @ 4:23 pm Careful, Cher. Please. » Posted By bito On November 16, 2011 @ 3:45 pm Oh, c’mon it’s just a joke {giggle}! Texas College GOP Leader: Obama Assassination ‘Tempting’ “Y’all as tempting as it may be, don’t shoot Obama. We need him to go down in history as the WORST president we’ve EVER had! #2012.” Pierce, the president of the College Republicans at UT Austin, told ABC News the comment was a “joke” and that the “whole [shooting incident] was stupid.” Giggling, she said that an attempted assassination would “only make the situation worse.” “Insofar as she’s a representative [of the College Republicans], maybe it shouldn’t be said, but she’s made a positive statement in a way, ” said Cassie Wright, the group’s vice president. “I don’t really see anything wrong with it,” Wright added. “It’s just a personal comment, not representative of any group. Just freedom of speech, you know?” Assassinations are just a funny topic in Texas I guess. 😯 » Posted By bito On November 16, 2011 @ 3:10 pm Yep. C’Lady, those two tablespoons of tomato sauce will really balance off off the starch in the dough made out of bleached flour, the fats from the cheeses from the dairy farmers and the fats from the sausage from the beef and pork growers. » Posted By bito On November 16, 2011 @ 2:18 pm e’cat, I think the most damning thing about it is that he was lobbying FOR more ownership and how to make it easier, but now he is saying that it was the Dems fault for pushing the policy which is creative history to put it polity. Barney Frank came out today and just slap out called him a liar. “He was a lobbyist and a liar.” » Posted By bito On November 16, 2011 @ 2:00 pm Progressive Caucus Hearing on Job Creation Highlights Nov. 16, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RrYE_INZkk » Posted By bito On November 16, 2011 @ 1:37 pm e’cat, did you catch this story on Newtie? Gingrich said to be paid at least $1.6 million by Freddie Mac Gingrich’s first contract with the mortgage lender was in 1999, five months after he resigned from Congress and as House speaker, according to a Freddie Mac press release. His primary contact inside the organization was Mitchell Delk, Freddie Mac’s chief lobbyist, and he was paid a self- renewing, monthly retainer of $25,000 to $30,000 between May 1999 until 2002, according to three people familiar with aspects of the business agreement. During that period, Gingrich consulted with Freddie Mac executives on a program to expand home ownership, an idea Delk said he pitched to President George W. Bush’s White House […]“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.” [….] Gingrich’s second contract with Freddie Mac was a two-year retainer for which he was paid a total of $600,000, said two people familiar with the agreement. Man, 25-30,000 dollars a month as a retainer! That’s almost as much as an RN makes and they have to show-up for work! (That’s for you k’es 🙂 ) » Posted By bito On November 16, 2011 @ 1:15 pm Oh, lucky kids! This is so much better than ketchup as a vegetable or any of those icky green things! Bill would label pizza a vegetable in school lunches If you put nutritious broccoli and kale on top of a chocolate-glazed donut, can the concoction be considered equivalent to a vegetable serving? The legislation is a spending bill that in part takes aim at standards the Agriculture Department proposed earlier this year to make school lunches healthier amid an obesity epidemic among young people. The standards, based on recommendations from the National Institute of Medicine, included restricting the amount of starchy potatoes that could be served to kids each week, as well as the amount of sodium. But Congress knows better than medical professionals — or, at least, is more interested in making potato growers happy — and, therefore, the bill will delay or block these and other proposed standards.[….] So much here to address beyond the childhood obesity and diabetes problems. Don’t they hate big government or do they like it when it supports big AG and when it helps big Medicine? A little slap at Michelle to boot? And don’t those illegals pick all those tomatoes for that pizza sauce, does that make part of a jobs program? » Posted By bito On November 16, 2011 @ 12:46 pm Cher, or the unpacking when the box has been in storage for years! 😆 » Posted By bito On November 16, 2011 @ 10:44 am My, pleasure k’es, I’m sure you mind was on “Oh no, not another goldfish” 🙂 » Posted By bito On November 16, 2011 @ 10:35 am k’es, as usual, I end up looking at other articles on the pages of the given links and this one caught my attention ( of course it would, it’s about Unions 😉 ) UAW pact to benefit region At a minimum — and not including as many as 1,105 jobs expected to be added at Chrysler Group LLC’s Toledo Assembly complex or the three companies’ annual profit-sharing checks that can’t yet be measured — the agreements between the UAW and Chrysler, General Motors Co., and Ford Motor Co. should pump more than $60 million into the region’s economy over the next four years. Payouts to Toledo-region workers this year alone will approach $29 million. No one knows whether the money will be spent, saved, or used to pay off bills, but experts expect area retailers will benefit, especially with the upcoming holiday season. http://www.toledoblade.com/Automotive/2011/10/30/UAW-pact-to-benefit-region.html And from your article above, the construction of the expansions will and many good paying jobs for the building trades and add even add more to the local economy. » Posted By bito On November 16, 2011 @ 10:01 am Another Candidate Enters the GOP Race http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0llGrvsf9pA » Posted By bito On November 16, 2011 @ 7:55 am So they are above the ethics rules that all other Federal judges have to follow but the right is saying this? Moreover, conservatives argue that it’s Justice Elena Kagan who has an ethical issue, not Scalia and Thomas. Kagan served as solicitor general in the Obama administration when the first legal challenges to the law were brought at the trial court level. Her critics have pushed for Kagan to recuse herself from hearing the case, saying that she was too invested in defending the law then to be impartial now. Kagan has given no indication she will do so. » Posted By bito On November 15, 2011 @ 4:48 pm There was a Vet “escorted” out of a Romney speech today wearing one of those shirts, however the video was unclear if he said anything first. Romney even mentioning this subject he really put his foot in it. » Posted By bito On November 15, 2011 @ 4:38 pm And his Admin would include John Bolton (R-NeoCon), Paul Ryan (bye-bye Medicare) and Jim Demint (Mr. Teabag)….. » Posted By bito On November 15, 2011 @ 10:12 am Full interview with Herman Cain from The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/video/?bcpid=13960334001&bctid=1275464161001 » Posted By bito On November 15, 2011 @ 9:40 am Cher, his “staff” (all three of them) said that the five minute clip was taken ‘out of context.’ » Posted By bito On November 14, 2011 @ 6:34 pm Replay of CBS News/NJ GOP debate » Posted By bito On November 14, 2011 @ 11:17 am Live: Gloria Allred News Conference Re: Herman Cain Allegations http://www.keloland.com/custompages/cbslive/ » Posted By bito On November 14, 2011 @ 11:10 am Murph, I moved your and Em’s comment to your post, as this one should also be moved,in order to keep the updates in one post. Many things get lost on TO/OT and we have thousands of readers besides just members commenting. If you want others to read your comment on a particular subject and a post post already exists on the subject, please post it appropriately to that post otherwise it may get lost on TO/OT and unread by others. » Posted By bito On November 12, 2011 @ 10:04 pm Who doesn’t funk, it caliper’s the brake, right? 😉 » Posted By bito On November 12, 2011 @ 2:44 pm Who says the R’s don’t have a plan? [img]http://remappingdebate.org/sites/all/files/0921daviesRD666.jpg?1317163736[/img] Not just SS, but VA, Medicare, eduction….. http://remappingdebate.org/editorial-cartoon/pharaoh-and-balanced » Posted By bito On November 12, 2011 @ 2:03 pm True KQ, and it doesn’t reflect well on the media either, does it? Even though Rachel spotlights CNN, they all report more on the hoarse race without actually vetting the candidate until they take the lead and then the candidate and staff all yell, that damn librul MSM are just picking on us. Rachel and her staff are excellent, no question about that! » Posted By bito On November 12, 2011 @ 1:43 pm ICYMI: I loved this segment from Rachel Maddow on the TP scams and the scam that is Newt. Inc. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy » Posted By bito On November 12, 2011 @ 12:34 pm Great photo from the game and the President’s remarks. [img]http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/embedded_img_full/image/image_file/20111111-carrierclassic-blog.jpg[/img] President Obama Attends the Carrier Classic Remarks by the President Aboard the USS Carl Vinson » Posted By bito On November 12, 2011 @ 12:00 pm This was both hard to watch and uplifting to watch for me. Both tears remembering that horrid day and some of joy seeing her progress. Go Gabby, Go and run for office again, you have my vote again! Rep. Giffords Speaks: Feels ‘Pretty Good,’ She Tells ABC And from Kalima’s MB this morning
» Posted By bito On November 11, 2011 @ 7:31 pm j’avaz, I was with you until your And the Democrats, and sadly that includes Obama, are in on it, too. And I have to agree with Adlib, in on what exactly? He and the Dems can’t get a bill on the brand of toilet paper they use passed though Congress let alone a jobs bill or stronger bill on financial regulations without 100% of the R’s voting against it and to claim that both parties are both the same seems like more than a long stretch. I need for you to support your blanket statement, please. » Posted By bito On November 11, 2011 @ 6:01 pm We got this Em, so your getting the hang of it. Emerald1943 Emerald1943 BTW, look at our widget! 🙂 » Posted By bito On November 11, 2011 @ 4:01 pm Em, type it in the box in the header and hit tweet, or click retweet on any of the tweets. » Posted By bito On November 11, 2011 @ 3:57 pmComments Posted By bito
https://planetpov.com/2011/05/30/morning-blog-2/comment-page-1/#comment-162312
Balancing their priorities (campaign funds) with the values (getting reelected) . Kids health? what does that matter, they don’t vote.
(Tweeety is covering this right now.)
This is the same logic that Congress is about to incorporate into a new law as it gets ready to vote on legislation that would, among other things, allow public schools to count a small amount tomato paste that is put on top of pizzas to be counted as a vegetable.
You know me about links, quotes and plagiarism by now, eh? 😉
Local economy to pick up a minimum of $60M as automakers regain profit
Keep in mind that all but one (John Huntsman) in the GOP circus for the nomination are/were against the saving of the auto industry.
Yes, Thank you Mr. President, job well done!
One does not turn on channel #6 and expect to get channel #58.
http://remappingdebate.org/editorial-cartoons
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/11/12/president-obama-attends-carrier-classic
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/11/11/remarks-president-aboard-uss-carl-vinson
Gabrielle Giffords photo days after shooting released
A newly released photograph of Gabrielle Giffords shows the US Congresswoman, in her hospital bed days after being shot in the head.
Try a read of this:
Obama’s Done a Great Job as President. Here’s Proof!
@planetpov This is a test to see if I can do this thing! 😉
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