For those like Newt who are still confused that anyone would
take offense, the problem isn’t political correctness; it is factual and
logical correctness:
·
Most African Americans are NOT on food stamps.
·
Most African American adults ARE working.
·
Most poor adults are either working or trying to
work.
· Great work ethics and poor work ethics persist
across the economic spectrum.
·
Many hard-working people still can’t feed their
families.
While Mr. Gingrich may be factually correct by stating, “More people have been put on food stamps by
Barack Obama than any president in American history,” it is disingenuous to
label President Obama “The Food Stamp President,” without considering WHY so
many more people are now on food stamps.
Did I say
disingenuous? I mean it is a LIE to say that President Obama wants to make
people dependent on the government. President Obama wants to dig the country
out of an economic rut and to provide relief to its struggling citizens in the
meantime.
Mr. Gingrich’s solutions are based on a distorted, misguided,
and erroneous perception of the problems.
His rhetoric may resonate with lots of people, but he and those people
are ill-informed—not that I think the right information will change their
minds.
