Monday, January 23, 2012

No More Mr Nice Mitt! Romney Suggests Newt Gingrich Might Be a Criminal

MAIL ONLINE: Mitt Romney's aim in Florida is to destroy Newt Gingrich with an all-out assault on his character and record.

After Gingrich's 13-point victory in South Carolina, the primary here next Tuesday is a must-win for the former Massachusetts governor.

New polls from the Sunshine State indicate that Gingrich has powerful momentum.

In the course of a press availability here in Tampa that lasted a little over six minutes, Romney called the former House Speaker 'highly erratic', described him as having 'gone from pillar to post almost like a pinball machine', branded him an influence-peddling 'lobbyist' and suggested he was unstable.

Romney demanded that Gingrich return the $1.7million he earned as a self-described 'historian' for federal housing agency Freddie Mac and that he authorise the House of Representatives release all the documentation relating to an ethics investigation that led to his censure and a $300,000 fine.

Oh and Romney floated the idea that Gingrich might be guilty of criminal activities. Read on » | Toby Harnden | Monday, January 23, 2012

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