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Newt Gingrich: I think on the hard left, there's an unending desire to create a dependent America. It's not just that Obama's a…

On the recordAugust 9, 2012
I think on the hard left, there's an unending desire to create a dependent America. It's not just that Obama's a radical, but the people he appoints are even more radical.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Gingrich claims that the Obama administration aims to create dependency among Americans through its policies.

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