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Monday, January 23, 2012
Response to the "Food-stamp President" rhetoric
Newt Gingrich has recently been criticized for calling President Obama the “the most effective food-stamp president in American history,” citing the 46% increase in food stamp use since December 2008. The NAACP criticized Gingrich calling this characterization “inaccurate” or “divisive”. Others still have labeled the statement racist. What are your thoughts on this? How would you respond to this?
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