Mitt Romney continued to publicly criticize Newt Gingrich for expressing that the ' Palestinians' were invented. Romney said that this is no way for a Presidential candidate to act.
Memo to Mitt Romney: this is how a Presidential candidate should act! If the United States agrees to give up the Rocky Mountain States and the Pacific Coast States, wouldn't you want an ally to speak up against the terrorist entity that would gain much of the United States?
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Romney jabs Gingrich for 'erratic outspokenness'
Comments 13 By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Updated 6h 19m ago
Mitt Romney, left, and Newt Gingrich disagree during a GOP presidential debate in Iowa. CAPTIONBy Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images
Updated 11:41 a.m. ET
Mitt Romney says Newt Gingrich displayed "erratic outspokenness" when he said Palestinians are an "invented" people as he turned up the criticism on his GOP presidential rival.
Romney, speaking to Fox News this morning, also said the former House speaker should return the money he received from Freddie Mac. Gingrich made at least $1.6 million from the mortgage giant, providing what he called "strategic advice."
Gingrich responded by suggesting Romney should return money he earned while leading Bain Capital, a venture capital firm. Romney has been criticized for his work at Bain, whose leveraged buyouts of companies sometimes led to layoffs.
"If Governor Romney would give back all the money he's earned from bankrupting companies and laying off employees over the years at Bain, then I would be glad to listen to him," he told reporters in New Hampshire. "But I bet you $10, not $10,000, that he won't take the offer."
In another attack on Gingrich, Romney's campaign says Gingrich is an "unreliable leader" and plays up a public service announcement that Gingrich filmed with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on climate change.
The campaign e-mail sent to reporters contains an image of Pelosi and Gingrich and says "With friends like Nancy." Gingrich has called the commercial the "dumbest single thing I've done in recent years."
Gingrich has been eclipsing Romney in national and some state polls for the GOP nomination. Romney, his campaign and his surrogates have been stepping up their attacks on Gingrich as Iowa voters gear up for the nation's lead off caucuses on Jan. 3.
Gingrich's comment about Palestinians to The Jewish Channel sparked a firestorm this weekend, and he did not back down from it during the GOP presidential debate Saturday night.
Romney said Gingrich's remark "shows a level of erratic outspokenness which may be great in a campaign but not great for someone running for president."
In calling for Gingrich to return the money he received from Freddie Mac, Romney told Fox News that the "whole crowd of Washington insiders" who earn money because of their connections is "something the American people are tired of."
The Democratic group, American Bridge, is reminding reporters that Romney made money from his investments in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
(Contributing: Associated Press)