Gingrich Schools Reich: 'Every Major City Which Is a Poverty Center Is Run By Democrats'

NewsBusters.org ^ | December 15, 2013 | Noel Sheppard

[Kaslin]

ABC This Week viewers were treated to a classic conservative versus liberal debate Sunday.

When former Clinton labor secretary Robert Reich tried to blame the increase in poverty in the past five years on Republicans, former Speaker of the House and current CNN host Newt Gingrich called it "baloney" firing back, "Every major city which is a center of poverty is run by Democrats" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):

Gingrich Schools Reich: 'Every Major City Which Is a Poverty Center Is Run By Democrats'

JONATHAN KARL, SUBSTITUTE HOST: And let me ask you, Mr. Gingrich, Speaker, when you look at that issue of inequality - and this is something he's put front and center, the Pope has. It's something of course that President Obama talks a lot about. We saw the story about homelessness in New York--

NEWT GINGRICH, FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: Sure.

KARL: Stark reality of the gap in the nation's biggest city. Is this an issue that Republicans should be talking about?

GINGRICH: Absolutely. I mean, how can you justify the level of wealth in those big towers in New York City and the level of poverty in those alleys? And without talking about government, say, surely a society that cared, that believed every person was endowed by their creator with the right to pursue happiness, would come up with a better solution than 22,000 children that are homeless.

And I think that the Republican Party has an obligation to rethink some of its indifference to the very poor. And I think the Democrats have an obligation to ask themselves after 50 years of the war on poverty, isn't it clear that government is not a very good [unintelligible].

(CROSSTALK)

ROBERT REICH: The war on poverty - which next year we are going to celebrate the 50th anniversary in addition to the Civil Rights Act - the war on poverty was successful for a time. What has happened however over the last 30 years is that much of the, much of the ardor, much of the concern, much of the, what propelled that war on poverty has dissipated.

KARL: Why after five years of President Barack Obama we see the problem worse?

REICH: Well the problem is worse; I think it has something to do, perhaps, with the intransigence of the Speaker's Party, because every time there was a jobs bill, every time there was an effort to expand a low income housing, every time there was an effort to provide better opportunities for young people. We're talking about equal opportunity.

GINGRICH: Every major, every, this is baloney.

REICH: At the basis of this, what is baloney?

GINGRICH: Here's the baloney. Every major city which is a center of poverty is run by Democrats. Every major city. Their policies have failed, they're not willing to admit and the fact is it's the poor who suffer from bad [unintelligible].

[Blood of Tyrants]

The Rats say they are for the poor adn rely on the poor for their power base. They don’t want the poor to claw their way out of poverty or they would lose their power base.

[Vigilanteman]

I believe there were actually two major cities (over 250,000 people) which voted for Romney over Obama: Jacksonville, Florida and Salt Lake City, Utah.

I haven't been to Jacksonville, but Salt Lake City definitely seems to have a smaller share of winos and panhandlers for cities in this size category. Why do you suppose that is?

[hinckley buzzard]

GINGRICH: ... And I think that the Republican Party has an obligation to rethink some of its indifference to the very poor.

Thanks Newt. Thanks a bunch.

Thus illustrating Newt's point with perfect clarity.

[freeangel]

How politically incorrect!!!(applause)

[A_Former_Democrat]

Reich is just such an idiot. Same old refrain from the Clinton years: job centers, job training, “education” low income housing (let’s put one in your neighborhood, Bobby?) Same tired old ideas which not only don’t work, but are counter productive

And waste billions upon billions of dollars. Every inner city in the USA is a war zone, absolute disaster, yet this midget brain wants to keep spending spending spending.

Fool.

[spokeshave]

Looks like Reich came up short in this debate against Gingrich

Ha....Reich is Gravitationally Challenged

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Hey Newt;

Lemme fix this:

Every major city which is a center of poverty is run by Democrats.

[JediJones]

The proof that it’s Democrat policies that are keeping the poor down is what happened to Michelle Rhee in Washington D.C. When she tried to reform the schools and fire the very worst teachers, they voted out the mayor who hired her and she lost her job. Stossel did a great piece on her efforts on FOX.

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2150626846001/

[RitaOK]

Amen, brother.

That’s my Newtie. As you said, when he is good.

At risk of being flamed, Newt is right about the Republicans handling of poverty, too.

Newt, ever turned loose to expand on the subject would, after addressing the obvious mountains of Marxist regulations and anti business that kills jobs, get around to the sick education racket and its correlating curriculum chicanery which defines our public schools.

Nothing changes until school change.

[Mike Darancette]

The Goblin was pwned.

[JediJones]

Where Newt’s wrong is that the Republicans are indifferent. The voters in those cities have no interest in voting for Republican reforms to their cities. It’s a democracy. Their situation is their own fault.

[C. Edmund Wright]

The Good Newt….is as good as it gets…….

(yes, we know there’s that “other” Newt…..)

[Fiji Hill]

Gingrich blows hot and cold. He’s now blowing hot.

[flaglady47]

“Gingrich blows hot and cold. He’s now blowing hot.”

Yeah, but in his Pubs being indifferent to the poor, he blew cold. Make up your mind Newt.

[shove_it]

Dueling fingers ...

[Kaslin]

He would have made a good adviser to our president imho

[wastedyears]

Hey, what’s wrong with short people?

[Cyman]

That’s not fair, four liberal sycophants (including the Munchkin secretary and Cookies Galore) against Mr Newt. At least ten are the norm.

[ncalburt]

He was Evil Billionaure Adelson stalking horse in 2012 and helped Romney win.
Sadly he is a K street bagman too.

[wastedyears]

Rochester >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NYC