Gingrich and the Art of Racial Politics (Video)

On Martin Luther King Day, Juan Williams, a black man, could not have chosen a better day to ask Newt Gingrich about his recent statement about black people and poor people. Recently Gingrich said "black americans should demand jobs, not food stamps, and that poor kids do not understand work ethic because of the example set by their parents". Williams asked Gingrich if he could see how this could be insulting to all Americans but black Americans in particular, and Gingrich said that he did not see that at all. Gingrich then went into a long story about how his daughter was a janitor and one of his supporters made donuts when they were 11... which all sounded a little made up to me.. but whatever. Gingrich did not seem happy that he was being questioned about what he said, but it certainly is not something that can go untouched. Gingrich often refers to Obama as the "Foodstamp King"! But he again says that this is not racist because it is supported by facts. (More Americans are receiving foodstamps than ever). It sounded to me like Gingrich had the audience on his side by the end of his speech, when he said his only intent was to create more jobs for Americans, and give the children a chance to help their family. I'm not quite sure, but I'm thinking that the audience didn't realize that Gingrich did not touch on the fact that he said black people specifically should demand jobs.. This is not an okay thing to say. There are plenty of people of different races that use foodstamps. So since Gingrich likes to say he only uses facts, maybe he should check the facts on that one, because to me there is no other reason behind what he said other than racism.

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