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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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Aug 11, 2011

I'd love to see the rest of tonight's debate asking us about what we would do to lead an America whose president has failed to lead instead of playing Mickey Mouse games.

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Jun 13, 2011

We did this in dealing with the Nazis and we did this in dealing with the communists.

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Jun 13, 2011

I'm not concerned about that. The American people aren't concerned about that. Try covering the speech.

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Jun 12, 2011

14 million jobs are lost. People are out of jobs. And we need a new president.

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Jun 12, 2011

If you can't convince the American people it's a good idea, maybe it's not a good idea.

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Jun 12, 2011

And I think having -- if you believe in the Tenth Amendment, you let the states learn from each other. And the right-to-work states are creating a lot more jobs today than the heavily unionized states.

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Jun 12, 2011

Well, first of all, it was a very narrow question, which said, should Republicans impose an unpopular bill on the American people? Now, I supported the Ryan budget as a general proposal. I actually wrote a newsletter supporting the Ryan…

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Jun 12, 2011

If you're not prepared to be loyal to the United States, you will not serve in my administration, period.

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Jun 12, 2011

We did this in dealing with the Nazis and we did this in dealing with the communists.

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Jun 8, 2011

I don't think right- wing social engineering is any more desirable than left-wing social engineering. I don't think imposing radical change from the right or the left is a very good way for a free society to operate. I think we need a…

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