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2012 Presidential Candidates: Newt Gingrich

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Newt Gingrich has served as a Republican representative of Georgia and as the Speaker of the House. If elected, Gingrich vows to stop the 2013 tax increases, implement an optional flat tax of 15%, and repeal “ObamaCare.” Gingrich believes that children should be allowed to work at an earlier age, and has suggested as an example that those from lower-income homes can even work as school janitors to earn some money. He has stated that we are at war with “radical Islamism, a belief system adhered to by a small minority of Muslims but nonetheless a powerful and organized ideology within Islamic thought.” He supports Israel’s blockade of Gaza, and denies the existence of Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.

 

On the Campaign Trail...

Arab Spring | Civil Liberties | Immigration | Iran | Islamophobia | Israel/Palestine | War On Terror

March 27, 2012 — Campaign Statements

“The Russian demands…present a clear and present danger to American security.”

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February 23, 2012 — Campaign Statements

“This president has gone so far at appeasing radical Islamists.”

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February 22, 2012 — Campaign Statements

“As long as you’re America’s enemy, you’re safe.”

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February 22, 2012 — Campaign Statements

“We would be the largest producer of oil in the world by the end of this decade.”

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February 22, 2012 — Campaign Statements

“There are moments when you preempt…if you think a madman is about to have nuclear weapons.”

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Official Statements


"We are engaged in a long war against radical Islamism, a belief system adhered to by a small minority of Muslims but nonetheless a powerful and organized ideology within Islamic thought that is totally incompatible with the modern world."

"America currently lacks a unified grand strategy for defeating radical Islamism. The result is that we currently view Iraq, Afghanistan, and the many other danger spots of the globe as if they are isolated, independent situations. Only a grand strategy for marginalizing, isolating, and defeating radical Islamists across the world will lead to victory."

"Under no circumstance can a path to citizenship be created which would allow those who have broken the law to receive precedence over those who patiently waited to become residents and citizens via the legal process. Those who adhered to our immigration law cannot be usurped by those who violated it."

"We must reconcile the goal of legality with the reality that there are millions of immigrants currently here outside the law, some with a long set of family and community ties, and some with no ties. A system has to be established that establishes legality but no citizenship for those with deep ties, repatriates those with no family or community ties in a dignified way, and quickly sends home those who have committed criminal and other destructive acts."



Key Advisors


David Wurmser:

Middle East adviser, member of Vice President Cheney’s inner circle who supported Ahmed Chalabi.

James Woosley:

Former CIA director; spoke at a panel hosted by the founder of Judicial Watch focused on President Obama’s “political jihad promoting Islam around the world;” wrote a positive review of Robert Spencer’s book “Stealth Jihad.”



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