Tue
Nov
15
This Man is Running for President
‘With Newt Gingrich emerging as serious contender, some Republicans are questioning his fitness for a general election campaign by seizing on comments the former speaker made in 2007 about Hispanics.
Making the case against bi-lingual education at a National Federation of Republican Women event, Gingrich said children should be taught “the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto.”’
- Politico
My head just exploded.
I hadn’t heard Gingrich speak on bilingual education, but sadly I am not surprised that this is his stance on such an invaluable tool for children and society as a whole. He followed up by saying his word choice was not the best. I would add, “Nor the sentiment, Newt.” What an ignorant ass.
