Gingrich in '93: Asians, not blacks, understand 'keys to future wealth'
Newt Gingrich has been slammed for race baiting with his comments about blacks and welfare, and by calling Barack Obama the "food stamp president." Now, a recently uncovered hand written speech draft suggests Gingrich's unique take on race dates back to the 1990s...
Newt Gingrich has been slammed for race baiting with his comments about blacks and welfare, and by calling Barack Obama the “food stamp president.” Now, a recently uncovered hand written speech draft suggests Gingrich’s unique take on race dates back to the 1990s.
The document, apparently written in 1993, is part of a cache of documents related to Gingrich’s 1997 ethics case before the House of Representatives (he was eventually forced out as speaker.) In it, Gingrich sketches out a speech he planned to deliver on what he calls the “five pillars of wealth,” which Gingrich surmised would “allow [Americans] to break out of the welfare state dilemma of more taxes or less government.”
According to Gingrich’s notes, not every American understands these pillars. From the Huffington Post:
“For poor minorities, entrepreneurship in small business is the key to future wealth,” wrote Gingrich. “This is understood thoroughly by most of the Asians, partially by Latinos, and to a tragically small degree by much of the American black community.”
Read the rest at the Huffington Post.
