Newt Gingrich – Declared
Newt Gingrich
Place of Birth: Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Education: Newt obtained a Bachelors of Art (History) from Atlanta’s Emory University in 1965. In 1968 he obtained a Masters of Arts (History) from Tulane University. Again at Tulane University, Newt obtained his doctorate, majoring in Modern European History in 1971.
Religion: From a Lutheran family originally. However, over the years he converted to Catholicism.
Military Service : N/A
Career: While pursuing his doctorate at Tulane University, Gingrich began teaching at West Georgia College. He continued working there until 1978. During his time teaching, Gingrich also ran for a Georgia House Congressional seat in 1974 and 1976; both unsuccessfully. However, in 1978 he won the congressional seat and headed for Washington, DC.
In his initial years in Congress, Newt co-founded the following groups: the Aviation and Space Caucus, the Congressional Conservative Opportunity Society, and the Military Reform Caucus.
In 1989, he was elected the minority whip for the Republican Party. He was an integral part in the 1994 congressional party leadership change by promoting such ideas as “Contract with America”. Partially due to this leadership the Republican Party took over both the House and the Senate that year with Gingrich receiving much of the credit. He was then elected Speaker of the House that same year and became the Republican Parties key figure head.
After this period of much success, challenges arouse. In 1996 and 1998 elections the Republicans had a poor showing. Newt then resigned as Speaker of the House after being fined for ethics violations from some dealings in 1997.
Since leaving the Washington political scene, Gingrich has spent most of his time and efforts writing books. His writing has focused mainly on 18 semi-fictional history books over the last 13 years. During this time, he also devoted some of his time to bipartisan organizations and conservative think tanks such as: the Hoover Institute and American Enterprise Institute.
Leadership and Political Books:
Lessons in Leadership: Some Learned the Hard Way (1997)
Lessons Learned the Hard Way: A Personal Report (1998)
Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract With America (2006)
The Art of Transformation (2006)
Real Change: From the World That Fails to the World That Works (2008)
Rediscovering God in America: Reflections on the Role of Faith in Our Nation’s History (2009)
Real Change: The Fight for America’s Future (2009)
To Save America: Stopping Obama’s Secular-Socialist Machine (2010)
Political Views: http://www.newt.org/
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The politician who can connect with the people across social economic classes! The politician who breaks down those class barriers which creates a “mistrust” & “disconnect” with “we the people” !!! His true constituents !!! Wtf ? I talking about ? As for me all the candidates are so freaken transparent !!! They’re all projecting themselves as “BABEL”ing “NIMRODS” !!! They’re singing the same bullshit as the old gaurd that led us into this world economic crises !!! The same old gaurd that applied this “Theoritical Financial Engineering” And allowed it to happen thru “Financial Deregulation” which led to creating something out of nothing = derivatives , CDO’s with a triple anal rating !!, the inside job = we the people is left holding the bag AND sodomized by this Gov Bail out !!’ on n on n on !!! Same old gaurd that sits on this “CAPSTONE” entitlement mentality that past “PHAROAHS” rule over we the people with there absurd profits and tax shelters of big oil companies !!! Control the $ & the Energy profits u get the old gaurd game !!! At the expense of the rest of us !!!
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Ok ! Ok !! U know this !! So what can u do ? It’s the dawn of a new ideology in the air !!! An ideology leaning towards the example that mother nature has !!! A harmony and balance that is sustainable without mans EVIL INCLINATION !!! “The desire to receive for ones self alone !” how w do u apply this mother nature thing to the “Free Market” it’s more realising that because of this collective consciousness that todays technology Allowed the masses to realise we can all see thru your bull shit !!! Especially if it stills stinks of the old gaurd mentality !!! Come on no republican wanted to really be President after the greatest financial meltdown !!!! Let that dumb ass democrat guy take helm of the TItanic !!!! ?? That comment Romney said bout of not caring bout the poor that the poor will be taken care of !!! HELLO !!?! Middle Class ?? What
Middle class !!!
I’m a practicing Catholic ,ardent student of Kabbalah, Former Marine , owner operator of a big rig !!! I too lost my home and was stupid to have been sucked in that “Capstone ” mentality !!! I just want to hear something from Newt that’s different than the old gaurd !! The old gaurd that made their wealth in the very same financial bull shit that we are in ! The old gaurd that still have their wealth after the fiasco !!! The old gaurd “NIMROD” at the top of that “Tower” that Pharoah at the top of that “CAPSTON” looking down at the rest of us like we’re #%^*€£¥!!? Ignoramuses !!! Most of us may well be but because of todays technology we the people are very well informed instantly around the world so rethink what u guys say up in the”HILL” the pyramid is being turned upside down u politicians must feel the weight no longer is the few greedy politicians will hide behind their lies !!!!
Push for education gov n private r&d !!! anything and everything that pertains to alternative energy !!!! Stop this reliance on the freaking Arabs !!!! Push hard for it !!!! ALERTERNATIVE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY !!! Get the old gaurd to invest their heat and soul to getting us off this freaking easy fix addiction to OIL !!!! That is our clear npresent danger is this OIL and all in that industry !!! That’s where the next boom is !!! But OIL is running cock block !!!! Get those fools out of the way !!! I know !! We r the problem the consumers of oil !!! We cud go on n on why don’t we do this why don’t we deregulate the research n development for alternative sustainable energy !!!! Really focus our efforts be proactive not sit idely by & passively and let the ” free market” run it’s course
Politicians must be at the front screaming for unleashing Americas Creative talents to defeating this MONSTER this dependency of OIL !!! They must treat like it was WW2 no k down those barriers of greed, short term self-centeredness of those profiting from this dependency on this old ineffecient unsustainable technology that consumes more in the long run !!!! This short term mentality is bs !!! Gov must step in and get the best minds and resources to tackle this monster!!! There’s our answer !!! To creating jobs !!!! Update transportation stop bull shitting around get this old technology out and I with the new !!! We do have the capability. It the old gaurd is n the way !!!