Phil Gingrey backed earmark for consultant’s client
Political Insider blogger Jim Galloway noticed this item from Roll Call about a letter GOP Rep. Phil Gingrey wrote requesting a certain earmark:
On April 1, 2008, Rep. Phil Gingrey paid Mitchell Hunter, his former chief of staff, $6,000 for campaign consulting fees. That payment came one day after the Georgia Republican signed a letter to the Appropriations Committee requesting an earmark for the National Center for State Courts, which had recently hired Hunter as a lobbyist.
Galloway expects more on this to break throughout the day. Gingrey faces Democrat John Barrow in November.
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7 comments Add your comment
middler and so tired of all the rhetoric :
September 29th, 2010
1:09 pm
And it just keeps on coming!
Mr. D
September 29th, 2010
8:02 pm
Excuse my French, but what is the sam hell did the tax payers get for that $100,000 earmark. What ever happen to ‘conservative values’ …
ga female
September 29th, 2010
9:25 pm
Another Hypocrate. Also ask Gingrey’s partners how many times they have been sued because of Phil Gingrey for Medical Malpractice.
DeborahinAthens
September 30th, 2010
6:28 am
And the people of Georgia just keep re-electing the idiots because they listen to the buzz-words.
Russ
September 30th, 2010
7:07 am
This is another example of the slanted reporting in the AJC. The earmark that Gingrey supported was introduced by a Democrat. Why didn’t the headline mention that?
Mr. D
September 30th, 2010
8:06 am
Because the Democrat’s aide didn’t get a job with the organization receiving the earmark. Back to my question, what did the tax payers get for the money?
Willis
October 1st, 2010
7:24 am
Gingrey and Deal. Joined at the hip by over-eating at the taxpayer table. It’s just our money after all and they keep taking advantage of the system which allows scam artists to get elected. Think about it: Bernie Madoff could have been elected governor of Georgia so why not Deal?