Gingrich courts K Street (Politico)

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Source: Politico

Newt Gingrich likes to boast that he runs an unconventional campaign that relies more on grassroots outreach than expensive infrastructure, but as he’s soared in the polls, he’s turned his sights to a traditional cash source: K Street.

Gingrich’s Washington offensive launches in earnest Wednesday, with a $1,000-a-head fundraiser at the power restaurant Occidental Grill and Seafood

Read more: http://uselectionsnews.com/gingrich-courts-k-street-politico.html

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Well he certainly knows the lobbying/influence-peddling corrupt business.

Plus I like Krugman's remarks yesterday:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/opinion/send-in-the-clueless.html

"He is by no means the deep thinker he imagines himself to be, but he’s a glib speaker, even when he has no idea what he’s talking about. And my sense is that he’s also very good at doublethink — that even when he knows what he’s saying isn’t true, he manages to believe it while he’s saying it."

Reminds me of Scalia and Greenspan - - lotsa big words adding up to nothing

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1. Newt Gingrich IS K St. nt