Rep. Gingrey: ‘I’m stuck here making $172,000’

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Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) lamented in a closed-door meeting Wednesday that his staff can get rich as lobbyists while he is "stuck here making $172,000," according to the National Review Online.

NRO's Jonathan Strong reports that Gingrey said that staff may not make a lot of money on Capitol Hill, “but in a few years they can just go to K Street and make $500,000 a year. Meanwhile I’m stuck here making $172,000.”

During the meeting, Republicans discussed a proposal to exempt lawmakers and their staff from a new law requiring them to participate in federal health-care exchanges.

Gingrey and other lawmakers expressed concern about the financial toll the new law would take on them on their staffs.

Gingrey announced in March that he would run for an open Senate seat in Georgia; he faces a crowded GOP primary field that includes Reps. Jack Kingston and Paul Broun. Two-term Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R) is retiring.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/09/18/gingrey-im-stuck-here-making-172000/?wprss=rss_politics&clsrd

Hey Phil-do: Here's a hint- you're never stuck, please resign!

[muntrv]

1. Then quit, dumbass!

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

68. Hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa.....................

................yeah, enough said!

[kelliekat44]

81. In reality he probably will and after leaving office he'll make several million a year like most

lobbyist. When you think about it, Congressmen and women do not make a hell of a lot of money compared to banksters and CEOs. CEOs can run a company in the ground, fire workers, cut pay and still reap about 15 million and double that amount in benefits. I wish we did pay our elected official more then they could tell the folks like Koch bros to kiss off. On the other hand when you a crew like the ones in the House GOP, they shouldn't even get paid until they pass some meaningful legislation.

[Enrique]

2. the voters can help him out

[hobbit709]

3. Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

[zappaman]

4. This is horrible.

If any DUers would like to help out with a fundraiser, let me know.

[Rex]

12. Maybe we can get a lobbying committee together?

Poor Phil, I wonder how he puts his socks on in the morning?

[HangOnKids]

76. With his teeth

Savage that he is.

[Tien1985]

5. I can't even articulate how

Very angry it makes me. I read this, went away for a few minutes, came back and re-read it.

They really should be getting minimum wage. They should have to work for it, too.

[Marrah_G]

6. Oh, FUCK HIM

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Fuck you Gingrey!

[NuclearDem]

8. Oh, boohoo you fucking whiner.

[SamKnause]

9. Stuck indeed !!!

The top yearly income I have ever EARNED was $36,000.00; before any deductions: federal taxes, dental insurance, health insurance, union dues, state taxes, social security etc.

I worked 12 hour shifts in temperatures above 110 degrees.

I have never worked a 40 hour work week.

I always had mandatory overtime.

I have no sympathy for someone who complains about their cushy job that only pays $172,000.00 per year.

I would have to work 4 years and 9 months to earn what this useless asshat robs from the taxpayers.

U.S. politicians are not doing their jobs.

Our imploding country is proof of my statement.

Do us all a favor and get a job in the private sector.

It is blatantly obvious you have no interest in the well being of this country or its people.

[Voice for Peace]

21. ++

[KentuckyWoman]

28. Wow

I wish I had your ability to put it down that well.

[Kennah]

10. I'll call you a wambulance

[Rex]

11. Fuck you dude.

That is 10 times what a family at the poverty level has to eeeek out a living on...sorry nothing but dry eyes for Phil.

[Cha]

13. Another whiny pol who is wasting taxpayers money. He was an

obstetrician! Eww.

Isn't National Review a republicon outlet? Who spilled the beans? I can't imagine him wanting this to get out.

[handmade34]

22. staffers...

"...The Georgia Republican, whose latest personal financial-disclosure forms show his net worth is at least $3 million, had little sympathy for lawmakers and even less for staff.

Capitol Hill aides, he said “may be 33 years old now and not making a lot of money. But in a few years they can just go to K Street,” the Washington, D.C., vernacular for becoming a lobbyist, “and make 500,000 a year. Meanwhile I’m stuck here making $172,000 a year.”

The comment incensed some of the GOP aides in the room, two of whom relayed Gingrey’s comments to me. One person noted that many lower-rung congressional aides make relatively low wages and have no real expectation of a future cash-out..."

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/358876/congressman-obamacare-exemption-go-home-and-talk-your-wife-jonathan-strong

[Cha]

24. Wow.. totally missed that.. thank you handmade!

"The comment incensed some of the GOP aides in the room, two of whom relayed Gingrey’s comments to me. One person noted that many lower-rung congressional aides make relatively low wages and have no real expectation of a future cash-out..."

What a dumbass!

[Koko Ware]

64. Then the staffers should quit on the spot. And tell Gingery to shove it.

Time to go to a private sector as a homeless man, Gingery - a domestic terrorist in his own right.

[niyad]

32. looking at his bio--as an obstetrician, he delivered over 5,200 babies in 26 years. 200 babies a

year?? in marietta? does anybody here know if that figure is even remotely plausible?

[Ilsa]

86. sure, about one per day, M-F, because babies

never come on weekends!

[Useless in FL]

14. My Heart BLEEDS for you....NOT!!!

Greedy, greedy, greedy! Just what we all thought.......they only want money and to the rest of us........let them eat cake!

[Historic NY]

15. Perhaps the good people in his district will fire him and ...

hire someone who wants the job. He obviously doesn't have their interests in mind.

[sulphurdunn]

16. A succinct and apt

expression of the values of the American ruling class by one of its political stooges.

[Gravitycollapse]

17. Hey Phil Gingrey: Go fuck yourself you piece of shit.

[ancianita]

18. Somebody help this stupid gooberheaded bastard out the door, please.

[AAO]

19. It really is just the money. They could give a crap about thier jobs.

[PowerToThePeople]

26. this.

and the tiny-est violin for the loser.

[Voice for Peace]

20. $172,000 a year would support 7 or 8 of me.

These people have no perspective.

[yesphan]

45. I remember an interview

with Roger Clemens from several years ago when he had just landed a contract that, at the time, made him
the highest paid player in MLB. The interviewer asked him what he thought the average American's income was.
After a few moments and confused looks he replied "$100,000.00" ? Absolutely no perspective.

[ReRe]

23. Somebody cue the cry-baby sound clip....

... he doesn't know how annoying whining is, evidently. Bet 'cha he's been a cry-baby all his life. Why doesn't he resign? He could go on the K street right now if he wanted to... if they would have him. Should have kept his mouth shut... this salary is probably the highest salary he'll ever make in his life.

[spartan61]

25. He's not the only one bemoaning his pay.

Yesterday (and I apologize for not remembering who it was) said that if he loses his tax payer funded health care and has to get an ACA policy, he and his family would probably have to go without health insurance. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I'm convinced that most repug congress critters have no clue what their constituents are actually going through. It's always about them. Do they have any clue what their job actually is? They are suppose to represent their districts not feather their own bank accounts. Such greed!

[Scootaloo]

27. Tarring and feathering looks pretty good in this case

[PowerToThePeople]

29. hahaha

[niyad]

30. so I was googling this whining little pos' phone number, and came across this little tidbit (which

I apparently missed over the summer)


Phil Gingrey, In DOMA Speech, Says Children Should Take Classes On Traditional Gender Roles


Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) told colleagues on the House floor on Tuesday that young boys and girls should take classes on traditional gender roles in a marriage because there are some things fathers do "maybe a little bit better" than mothers.

"You know, maybe part of the problem is we need to go back into the schools at a very early age, maybe at the grade school level, and have a class for the young girls and have a class for the young boys and say, you know, this is what’s important," Gingrey said in a speech supporting the Defense of Marriage Act. "This is what a father does that is maybe a little different, maybe a little bit better than the talents that a mom has in a certain area. And the same thing for the young girls, that, you know, this is what a mom does, and this is what is important from the standpoint of that union which we call marriage."

Gingrey, the leading Republican candidate for Senate in Georgia, said he realizes the "father knows best" adage he subscribed to "back in the old days of television" is antiquated, but he still believes that children need fathers and women need husbands in order for families to thrive.

. . . .

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/19/phil-gingrey-doma-gender-roles_n_3466605.html

[KentuckyWoman]

31. What a derp.

I can't exactly slam Georgia considering what Kentucky inflicts upon America but Gingrey really does Georgia proud. This isn't the first time he's derped in public.

[MADem]

33. All the more reason why legislators should be prohibited from joining lobbying firms in ANY capacity

---even as non-lobbyist "lawyers" or "advisors"--for a period of ten years.

That should reduce their impact.

Of course, how ya gonna get the foxes to watch that henhouse honestly?

[TheDebbieDee]

34. BASTARD! I make a quarter of that per year........

And I made a helluva lot less than that when my children were younger.

[rl6214]

35. Awwww, poor guy

I'm stuck here making 11% of that on disability.

[LuvNewcastle]

36. Me too.

Those bastards make a hell of a lot more than they're worth.

[YOHABLO]

79. 11% damn! you're rollin in the green aren't you?

[Festivito]

37. Stupid is as stupid does, sir! eom

[Buns_of_Fire]

38. He's crying out for love. By all means, send him some.

[e-mail]

Or mail him some food stamps or a fluffy teddy bear for those long, cold nights:

Washington DC Office
442 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-2931
202-225-2944 (fax)

Marietta District Office
219 Roswell Street
Marietta, Georgia 30060
770-429-1776 (phone)
770-795-9551 (fax)

But please remember that it's his staff that'll be opening any presents, sympathy cards, or declarations of love, so do refrain from sending him anything that would make his gonads fall off as soon as he opens it.

On edit: I'm opting for a sympathy card, myself. Poor baby.

[Garion_55]

39. https://www.facebook.com/RepPhilGingrey

https://www.facebook.com/RepPhilGingrey

[sarcasmo]

47. Posted on poor Phil's Facebook page.

[Wait Wut]

51. Here are some numbers to help y'all out.

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Georgia's_11th_congressional_district

[dotymed]

40. Solution...

Make lobbying illegal now.

Publicly fund elections

End ALL political profiteering

lower the pay for politicians to the average income level, minus the consideration of the wealthy

minimum 40 hour work week

End all perks that his constituents do not receive

Realty check

[Volaris]

41. ok wait...NO REALLY WAIT FOR IT...

He's bitching about his poor, pathetic Governemnt Salary, while attending a meeting in which he discusses the defense of HIS government-funded healthcare (because he doesn't want to be required to act within the same system as all of the proles).


And who among us could BLAME HIM? 172 G's/year?..yeah man, who the hell can live on THAT?

For 40 dollars a month for a year, I could find 1000 people more qualified to run the Federal Government on Match.com

[IronLionZion]

42. Any good Dem candidates to give this guy an opportunity to seek employment elsewhere?

as in beat him in the next election. I'm sure some liberal democrat would be grateful for the job.

[groundloop]

43. He's already seeking other employment....

He's going to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Saxby Chamblis. I'm sure this slip will be used against him in the primary, my prediction is that, if anything, this might give the primary (and seat - remember that this is a highly gerrymandered Georgia district) to Paul Broun, who in many ways is scarier than Gingrey.

[frylock]

44. this pauper's net worth is between 3 and 7.6 million

[Voice for Peace]

46. money will never fill up their hearts.

the hunger for it consumes them.

[KansDem]

52. What hearts?

[Voice for Peace]

69. that little gallstone-like organ in the chest area

[riverbendviewgal]

48. Georgia people below the poverty line

http://usliberals.about.com/od/Election2012Factors/a/Poverty-Level-Households-By-State.htm


High Level of Persons Below Poverty Level
7. Oklahoma - 15.9%
8. Texas - 15.8%
9. South Carolina - 15.7%
9. Alabama - 15.7%
11. Tennessee - 15.5%
12. Montana - 14.8%
13. Arizona - 14.7%
13. Georgia - 14.7%
15. North Carolina - 14.6%
16. Michigan - 14.4%

[Faygo Kid]

49. GOP lawmakers - finally, an honest comment

No wonder our nation is becoming a Tea Party cesspool.

[Wait Wut]

50. Median household income in the 11th District...

$55,000 - Unemployment 9.9%

Asshole is making more than three times what his average constituent is making. I'm willing to bet they work a helluva lot harder than he does, as well. I wonder how many uninsured he has in his district.

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Georgia's_11th_congressional_district

[KamaAina]

57. A lot more than three times

That $55,000 is household income. If the Gingreys are having that much trouble making ends meet , maybe Mrs. Gingrey should get off her duff and get a job at the Eagle Forum or something.

[Wait Wut]

59. Yeah...I didn't even think of that.

Maybe she's homeschooling their four grown kids or sumthin'. Wimenz should be home in the kitchen reading teh Bible!!1!

[Gothmog]

53. This guy is running for the US Senate

Gingrey is an idiot. I hope that he does not become a Senator

[allan01]

54. reRep. Gingrey: ‘I’m stuck here making $172,000’

. then quit sir

[Nanjing to Seoul]

55. Oh, this asshole made me redo my Top Ten Conservative Idiots of the Week list

I had it almost done. I have three more to do. Now I have to drop one and add this motherfucker.

[Golden Raisin]

56. Who is holding

the gun to his head FORCING him to run for office? Or to remain in office?

[truebrit71]

58. Anytime he wants to swap paychecks would be just fine with me...

....especially considering how little "work" he actually does...

[LeftishBrit]

60. Maybe the voters can speed up his career change to rich lobbyist!

Not that most people would object to a salary of $172000 per year (even in pounds, it comes to over 100,000!)

[SomethingFishy]

61. Back in July Ole Phil voted AGAINST RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE

Yes the man who just complained that he makes a measly $172,000 a year (plus benefits) for the backbreaking, soul sucking job of sitting on his lazy, lily white ass, whining, thinks the guy who washes his car is making way too much money.

Asshole of the Century.

Thanks for posting this doc, I was about to start an OP myself...

[FiveGoodMen]

73. I'll believe there's a god when 'people' like this start spontaneously bursting into flames

And not a minute sooner.

[gopiscrap]

62. Yeah, my heart really bleeds for you you fucking leech!

[erpowers]

63. Just Leave Congress

If he wants to make more money all he has to do is leave Congress.

[KamaAina]

65. If I only had a dollar...

for everything I've cut
Every time I've had to vote
to kiss John Boner's butt
You know I'd catch the next plane
Back to where I live
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in DC again.

[Koko Ware]

66. Fine. tender your resignation effective immediately

and go to K. I'm sure blowjobs are going to be pricier now.

[obama2terms]

67. Is he serious!

That's a hell of a lot more than the average American makes! The average salary in Tn. is like 41,000 a year. And there are plenty of people here that make less than that. What an ungrateful prick, and I would say that even if a democrat said this.

[doggie breath]

70. Obviously

he is not doing something right.

Seems a lot of the congresscritters from both sides figure out how to make a million or so on the side to supplement their measly federal pay checks.

[YOHABLO]

71. I'd say $172,000 is pretty good pay for getting nothing done, except oppose Obama.

[ashling]

72. Who is running against him for Senate?

This is a must use.

Sounds like he wants to make some sort of a deal and move into a cushy $ million lobby job.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

74. Looks like you're stuck here with your foot in your mouth.

Hope you washed your socks, asshole.

[Buns_of_Fire]

75. I just sent him 25 cents...

...which is $173,999.75 more than he's worth. But I hate to see a poor animal suffer.

[liberal N proud]

77. They really DO NOT get it!

They are in another world.

[Vashta Nerada]

78. Awwww.

In the last 10 months, I've made $8000.

What a dick.

[TheKentuckian]

80. Is there a more horrible breed of shriveled soul than the Reich wing doctor?

[blackspade]

82. 'Stuck" at a $172,000 job?

oh fuck off.

[blkmusclmachine]

83. The lament of the 1%.

[davidpdx]

84. I'll take his job

$172 K a year, health care, pension, expenses, lots of vacation time.

[99th_Monkey]

85. This takes "Playing The Victim" to a whole new level

Did he say this before or after voting to cut food stamps for very very poor people?

[Ilsa]

87. I have a free market solution for him:

quit and go back to medicine.

[merrily]

88. Thirteenth Amendment says you're not stuck. Why did you run?

BTW, the reason that former staffers, former Senators and former Reps can go work for lobbyists are the laws you guys and gals pass.

You want to make sure your staffers can't do that, you avaricous turd? Write a frickin' bill. And if you do, please make sure the yeas and nays are taken. No hiding behind "by unanimous consent."

[TNNurse]

89. Not stuck

He ain't in jail...he could (and should) leave. When I was working full time (before I got cancer, had surgery, chemo and radiation), I worked as an RN in a hospital (I still do). I never made $172,000. I never made $100,00. I never made $72,000. I helped people, lots of them. I helped save lives. I helped suffering, I answered questions. I have had people thank me for "being there".

Has this Gingrey person ever helped anyone??? Except maybe himself and some other Republicans. Yes, I know that last was not a sentence, but I like it and I am leaving that way.

[niyad]

91. well, he was a practicing obstetrician, but your question stands.

[Initech]

90. The world's tiniest violin is playing just for Phil Gingrey: