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Originally Posted by The Drifter  If you vote for newt you're a hypocrit man. You bust clintons chops for doin the whole lewinsky thing and newt quit for the same things clinton did. I really hope you were kidding about Newt. If you vote for him i promise i will vote for al sharpton. |
I figured Al would get your vote anyway....
[edit] Ethics charges
Gingrich was accused of hypocrisy and unethical behavior when he accepted a $4.5 million advance as part of a book deal, in light of his previous role in the investigation of Jim Wright. Following the accusations, Gingrich returned the advance.
Including charges related to the book deal, Democrats filed 84 ethics charges against Speaker Gingrich during his term, including claiming tax-exempt status for a college course run for political purposes and using the GOPAC political action committee as a slush fund; see Joseph Gaylord.
All charges were eventually dropped following an investigation by the Republican-led House Ethics Committee. However, Gingrich admitted to unintentionally giving inaccurate information to the House Ethics Committee during the course of the investigation. The committee did not indict him on charges of intentional perjury.[11] The matter was settled when he agreed to reimburse the Committee $300,000 for the cost of prolonging the investigation. The payment was described as a "cost assessment" and not a fine by the Committee.[12] He also agreed to not "spin" the story in the media, but admit publicly to his transgressions.