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Newt Gingrich

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Newt Gingrich is a prominent Republican politician from Georgia, best known for serving as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He played a significant role in the Republican Revolution of the 1990s, leading the party to a majority in the House for the first time in 40 years. Gingrich is recognized for his advocacy of conservative policies, including tax reform and welfare reform, and he was a key architect of the 'Contract with America,' which outlined a legislative agenda for the GOP in the 1994 midterm elections.

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Jan 16, 2012

for us to be getting lectured about a work ethic from Newt Gingrich is a little over the top.

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Jan 16, 2012

Well, first of all, Juan, the fact is that more people have been put on Food Stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history.

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Jan 15, 2012

Ask yourself a simple question. Why would you want to nominate the guy who lost to the guy who lost to Obama? OK? I mean it's just -- you know. OK?

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Jan 12, 2012

I'm saying that he misstated the facts. I'll let you use the language you want to. But he's clearly misstated the facts.

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Jan 12, 2012

I'm saying that he misstated the facts. The Washington Post gave him three Pinocchios for his claim.

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Jan 12, 2012

Yes, of course he -- of course he did. You know he did. Now the question is, so --

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Jan 11, 2012

That's not an issue about the whole capitalist system. That is a question about a very particular style of activity involving a very -- remember, we're not talking about the system. We're talking about somebody who is running for president…

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Jan 10, 2012

This is going to be Armageddon. I mean, they will come in here with everything they have got, every surrogate, every ad, every negative attack. At the same time, we're going to be basically drawing a sharp contrast between a Georgia-Reagan…

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Jan 8, 2012

I think there's a huge gap between where Mitt Romney is and where I am and I think that's what we hope to communicate clearly in South Carolina.

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