Not calling a spade a spade...

One may find this article interesting. The title suggests that one should put credence in the ideas put forth by Newt Gingrich because, regardless of the uncomfortable nature of his statements about black people and food stamps, some of the issues that he raises are valid. Upon reading the article, however, it becomes clear that there is something seriously lacking in it. Namely, the lack of any insight into the true motives of the candidates who are up for the Republican nomination. The author fails to note that Gingrich is being totally disingenuous because he has no intention of attacking the "problem" that he seems to think the issuance of food stamp benefits to black people is by proposing any helpful or effective reforms, he is merely engaging in race baiting and stereotyping for the sake of getting votes. The article seems to suggest that Newt Gingrich is actually interested in "raising" the status of the poor. Nothing could be further from the truth because if he really wanted to do something to help the poor, he would also, in the same breath, criticize corporations who, according to this article in Time magazine this week, have been the biggest beneficiaries of the current recession. Furthermore, as the article points out, since Gingrich's main statement concerned supposedly helping people who "want to get off the system and help themselves," then he would already have plans to put to the citizenry his ideas about how to get those people back to work and with decent wages. Of course, he has no such plans because 1) he doesn't have a clue how to get us out of this financial pickle and back to work, and 2) he's only saying all of this to get votes and capitalize on people's fear of other cultures and classes.