The Food Stamp Fallacy – The Root

The Food Stamp FallacyThe RootLast Thursday Newt Gingrich told a crowd of senior citizens in New Hampshire, "The African-American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps." Rick Santorum was even more egregious, claiming he doesn't "want to make black … More: continued here

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Gingrich on food stamps – Greensboro News & Record (blog)

The Inquisitr Gingrich on food stampsGreensboro News & Record (blog)As an American and especially as an African American, I found Newt Gingrich's food stamp comments offensive and demeaning. There's an implications in them that African Americans are the majority of food stamp recipients (they are not) and that they …Newt …

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Newt Gingrich confronted by black New Hampshire resident for ‘food stamps’ remark – The Grio

The Inquisitr Newt Gingrich confronted by black New Hampshire resident for 'food stamps' remarkThe Grio(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) From Huffington Post: MANCHESTER, NH — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich vigorously defended his controversial comments about food stamps and African-Americans Sunday, saying he was "irritated" by the reaction and …Gingrich …

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