Newt Gingrich and Juan Williams at the SC Debate

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As the primary season heats up and it becomes increasingly clear that this is going to be a long race without a fast knock-out punch, the debate in South Carolina may have actually had a few game changing moments, at least for newt Gingrich. Gingrich clearly won Monday night's debate, as a result of several well crafted orations.His best was in response to a question from Juan Williams about statements he made about giving inner city school kids jobs as janitors in their schools to help them earn money and develop a work ethic. Here is the exchange on YouTube:

Newt Gingrich's Standing Ovation at South Carolina GOP Debate

Gingrich received a standing ovation. I cannot recall ever having seen that before in a debate. In any case, with Rick Perry on his way out, Ron Paul doing his Ron Paul thing, Mitt Romney trying to establish himself as the inevitable victor, and both Santorum and Gingrich dividing a block of votes that would allow one of them to be a real challenger to Romney, Gingrich came out on top. And Santorum was the loser, if only because he did not distinguish himself, again.

We will have to wait and see, but Gingrich was already in second place in the polls in South Carolina before this debate. Some are now predicting him to pull out a surprise win in South Carolina on Saturday. And if he does that, then this race is not over by any means.

Here is an article on this same topic:

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"We believe that work is good."

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I wonder how Juan or anyone will make the statement of Newt's that Newt wants everyone to get a job, then a better job and then to own theor job into a racist statement.
 
I work in a medical facility that mainly sees Medicaid and chip patients. I'd say that upwards of 75% of the medical histories filled out by a parent list the mother's occupation as "housewife", "homemaker" or " stay at home." I suppose that since its so easy to get welfare, mama doesn't bother to work since someone else will pay for her kids.
 
Do you posters who think it is ******* to call for everyone to work who can, do you honestly think there aren't many many people who don't like to work and are content to live off the gov't?
Did you pay attention to the 08 election and the joy expressed by obama supporters who thought their gravy train had pulled into the station?
NO ONE has said we don't need a safety net for the truly needy. It is the able bodied who know they can get by with gov't aid that should be kicked off.
only a Lib would try to confuse the 2
 
Horn6721,

While I am not calling anyone a *******, I think you are batting a pretty big strawman here. Obviously there are some lazy people in this country, but its not clear which Obama supported policy is geared toward them?

You are also incorrect when you say that no one is calling for the end of a minimum safety net for the truly needy. I'm quite certain many posting on this board very much support that position.

The silliness of people extolling Gingrich for his brave pronoucnement that people who can work, should work is what got my attnetion. To paraphrase a popular expression from youth, "Duh." That's not really a disputed issue.
 
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"You are also incorrect when you say that no one is calling for the end of a minimum safety net for the truly needy. I'm quite certain many posting on this board very much support that position. ""

prove that statement.
 
Ted Nugent wrote a column for the Washington Times. And in that column, Nugent called for punishing the poor and blamed them for being poor. He also called for killing social safety net programs such as unemployment benefits and Social Security.

Nugent, who frequently appeared on Glenn Beck’s television program on Fox News, wrote in the December 16th column that being poor is a choice and that children of single parents are more likely to commit crimes and have pre-marital sex.
 
...and that children of single parents are more likely to commit crimes and have pre-marital sex.

So the Tedster is for gay marriage then?
 
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