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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 06:39 AM
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Gingriches owed as much as $500k to Tiffany's
Gingriches owed as much as $500k to Tiffany's

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

(05-17) 14:01 PDT WASHINGTON, CA (AP) --

Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich's family at one point owed as much as a half million dollars to luxury jeweler Tiffany's.

Financial disclosures filed by Callista Gingrich show she or her husband also owed as much as $50,000 to American Express. Callista Gingrich, who worked as an aide in the House until 2007, was required to disclose debts of more than $10,000 and the rules allow reporting of a broad range of figures.

A spokesman to Gingrich, a former House speaker who left office in 1999, did not immediately respond to questions about the publicly available ethics reports. The most recent report on file from 2006 says the couple had between $1 and $2.5 million in assets.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/05/17/state/n135358D61.DTL#ixzz1Mhf3b5QS
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 06:41 AM
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1. It takes a lot of bling to live with a newt.
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Happyhippychick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 07:28 AM
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2. Sounds like he had to keep his girlfriends happy, and quiet.
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 07:37 AM
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3. His new wife likes the jewelry





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Somehow the kids in the hall... chicken lady and his new wife
confuses me.


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RegieRocker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 07:39 AM
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4. Tiffany asks a lot for her services.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 07:58 AM
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5. Not necessarily jewelry.
Flatware, dinnerware, that stuff costs.
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hatrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 07:59 AM
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6. Gosh, it's amazing how much the Gingriches have in common with "Real Americans", isn't it?
:rofl:
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 08:01 AM
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7. He had 'a contract with Tiffany's'
which is his real America.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 08:13 AM
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8. fuck newt
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 09:36 AM
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9. They're calling him Newt Blingrich.
:rofl:

Bake
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Phentex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 09:37 AM
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10. I am totally stealing that!...
:D
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Pathwalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 09:41 AM
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11. That's a LOT of apologies!
I'm sorry honey - here, I bought you this apology gift from Tiffanys.
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sufrommich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 09:41 AM
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12. He was obviously driven by the great love he has for his
Edited on Wed May-18-11 09:41 AM by sufrommich
country.Git your facts straight,people!
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 09:53 AM
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13. I'd get my jewlery assesseds for original retail value if I were her. EOM
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