Newt Gingrich Who Demeans Blacks as Dead-Beats, Gets Caught passing Hot Check
Newt Gingrich, a GOP 2012 presidential candidate writes $500 hot check to the state of Utah, after he tells the world that black folks need to get off welfare. This is a man who wants to head the Republican party and be President of the United States (leader of the free world). BTW, Newt has a history of writing hot checks & stiffing creditors. This is also the same man who broadcasted to the world that America’s first black president (Barack Obama) is a food stamp president. However, Newt’s claim was proven to be false, as reports show that food stamp participation actually grew under Bush administration and decreased under Obama. I can only speculate the reasons why Newt Gingrich continues to equate blacks with welfare and poor work ethics: (1) he truly feels that blacks are the dregs of American society; and/or (2) he is appealing to a certain base within the republican party who wants to perpetuate this lie.
The irony self explanatory. But in case the readers can’t figure it out, I’ll break it down like this –>
If blacks (who in fact not majority on food stamps) had to depend on PAY CHECKS from the
likes of Newt Gingrich, then how far will a hot check take them? If black workers’ employers paid them with hot checks,
would it be an excuse for them to get on welfare?
I’m blogging about this Newt hot check story because most republican conservatives’ blogs and their tweets are awfully quiet about it. Im also doing this because I’m noticing that here recently, most republican conservative bloggers tend to be quick on the key board when republican politicians serve up blacks as red meat. This morning, HLN was the first televised news outlet that I’m aware of that reported this; and that’s where I first heard about it. Moreso the reason why I diversity my news media and online viewing.
In any case, had Obama or any black democrat candidate had written a hot check, what do you think the head lines would say? What do you think Foxnews would report? What do you think the republican (conservative) bloggers would report or embellish? To be sure, the right-wing conservative twitter timeline would had gone viral on the story.
BTW, just to be fair, here’s Newt’s side of the story about his bounced check –> LINK. Also, in interest of fairness, here’s video of Black republican J.C. Watts (Newt supporter) defending Newt Gingrich’s food stamp remark as not being racist. However, in my opinion, Watts is in denial.
I’m just trying to keep it real and bring attention to the recent hypocrisy in my own party, particular when blacks are continuously being unfairly stereotyped and demeaned as dead-beats for political thunder by politicians of a political party in which the black are more likely less than 1% of its electorate.
The following are video clips relevant to this subject matter to jar the memory of Newt Gingrich’s racially coded remarks :
Arlene:
There has been a sharp increase in food stamp participation, from Jan. 07 – Jan. 12 of over 76%. Please see this link for the pdf of state by state: http://frac.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/snapdata2012_january.pdf from the Food and Research Action Center. So, on the surface calling Obama “The Food Stamp President” is on the money and really has nothing to do with race at all. However, no one knows what’s really in a person’s heart, so while Gingrich’s statement shouldn’t be racist, he very well may have meant it that way.
Gingrich’s campaign is over $4 million in the hole. Frankly, I’m surprised if that’s the only bad check he’s writing these days. He’s never been my pick for president. He’s way too arrogant. And way too big government.
I dont look at single instances, but in totality. Been following these candidates for long time. To utter Foodstamp president by itself may be argued as not racially offensive, as Watts tried to spin in Newt’s defense. To Watts credit & to no avail, he tried to convince Newt to invite blacks to strategy meetings to learn how to avoid repeating this. Instead of Newt taking Watts well intended cultural diversity advise, Newt goes to a white crowd in New Hampshire to bring more clarity to this “foodstamp” rherotic. In the same speech in NH, he again uttered Obama is food stamp president & tied it in w/ NAACP & black people. To me, NAACP & blacks equals “race”. In blog is short version. This is the video in fuller context of foodstamp president & blacks –> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHZb_qAx9WE
The point is this … Since foodstamp participation began to grow under Bush, one can assert (albeit tacky) that Bush is a foodstamp president. It don’t take a rocket scientist to discern why Newt connected Obama, NAACP, & blacks w/foodstamps. I must add, that from listending to audio of that clip, the elderly white NH crowd were not impressed w/ the remark. And no doubt JC Watts was biting nails. From what I know of Newt, he’s been bouncing checks for many yrs. I’ve NEVER know him to live within his financial means, even when he had the other wives. More to the point, If I adopted his spending habits & habitial hot check writing I would had been foreclosed on, homeless, no vehicle and on foodstamps for life. And abt his stiffing IRS, Im certain Westley Snipes couldn’t use the Newt defense.
btw, Gerri Willis (FoxBusiness) carried a segment yesterday on Newt’s bounced ck to Nevada. I’m just waiting for Fox to can her, too. Since they took Napolitano’s Freedom Watch off the air, The Willis Report is the only one left on all of Fox that doesn’t give an inch to the left and espouses constitutional values.
What?? They took Napolitano off the air? I only watch foxnews every once in a while to see Greta & the shows on weekend & did not know they did this. Darn! What about Judge Jeanine (the female judge)? Is she off the air too?
I don’t know. I used to only watch Napolitano and Willis (and Varney once in a blue moon) on Fox Business.