Word: gingrichs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...view is that Newt Gingrich is a bomb thrower. A fire-breathing Republican Congressman from Georgia, he is more interested in right-wing grandstanding than in fostering bipartisanship in the House of Representatives...
Another view is that Newt Gingrich is a visionary. An impassioned reformer, the six-term lawmaker from Jonesboro, Ga., brings innovative thinking and a respect for deeply felt American values to the House...
...Gingrich told a group of young Republicans that "one of the great problems we have in the Republican party is that we don't encourage you to be nasty." Last year, he remarked that crime and drugs are issues with which Republicans can "divide America...
...Republican party leadership is changing. Reasonable politicians like House Minority Leader Bob Michel (R-Ill.) and Madigan are out, and ruthless political hotshots such as Gingrich, Republican National Committee Chair Lee Atwater and Republican National Congressional Committee head Ed Rollins are in. These people are largely responsible for the sludge-throwing contest American politics has turned into today...
...Gingrich remarked on the floor of the House in 1980, "Somehow any random kook is capable of dominating a debate even if what they are saying is total nonsense...