We all remember that earlier in the year, Sean Duffy complained to his constituents that he can't make ends meet at only $174,000 a year salary. You might also remember that Sean Duffy had Newt Gingrich come to Wisconsin and do a fundraiser for him. It turns out that they have more in common than both of their wives have slept with Puck! (OK, I might have made that part up), but what they do have in common is Newt Gingrich is also having a hard time making ends meet.
H/T David Corn / Mother Jones:
When Gingrich was campaigning in Laconia on Wednesday, a fellow came up to the former House speaker and asked, “Won’t you buy a home in the Lakes Region if elected president?” This was a reference to Mitt Romney’s house in New Hampshire.
Gingrich replied, “No, I can’t afford things like that. I’m not rich.”
And his third wife Callista quickly added, “We have one home.”
Ummm Newt, have you checked your bank account lately?
Not rich? This past summer, Gingrich had to file the financial-disclosure form required of presidential candidates. It revealed that he has a net worth of at least $6.7 million and that his income was at least $2.6 million in 2010. That’s about 65 times the income of the average family of four in the United States. That puts him well into the top 1 percent (about $520,000 a year or more) and close to the top 0.1 percent. He, of course, had that $500,000-plus tab at Tiffany’s, and weeks ago was boasting that he pulled in $60,000 a speech. These are the sort of actions that tend to be associated with richness.
Just Curious Mr. Gingrich, How many people did you talk to in Iowa at the local diner that made $2.6 million last year? I wonder how much money Newt would have if he would stop getting divorced and splitting it up with Ex-wives?
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