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Gingrich rise is triumph of style over substanceBy GENE HEALY On the eve of Newt Gingrich's landslide victory in the South Carolina primary, CNN's Erin Burnett let the former speaker expound on the success of his "kick the moderator" debate strategy."I think there's something going on here that's very deep," Gingrich said. "People want a leader who's forceful... Part of it is, you know, if I'd said 'The color is blue!' — it's the forcefulness... That delivery, that clearness is as important as the specific topic," he explained. Read more
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Newt Gingrich and the ‘moral thing’By WESLEY PRUDEN Politicians can’t any longer talk about “moral character” without sounding like a stuffy Baptist deacon or a stiff Presbyterian elder. “Moral character” is no longer important in a presidential campaign, even to many conservatives and evangelicals. If it is important anymore, it is only as a talking point.This was not always so. Barry Goldwater struck the match that ignited the modern conservative movement in 1964, and the tinder that fed the fire was “moral character.” Schools of educationBy WALTER E. WILLLIAMS Larry Sand's article "No Wonder Johnny (Still) Can't Read" - written for The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, based in Raleigh, N.C. - blames schools of education for the decline in America's education.Education professors drum into students that they should not "drill and kill" or be the "sage on the stage" but instead be the "guide on the side" who "facilitates student discovery." This kind of harebrained thinking, coupled with multicultural nonsense, explains today's education. South Carolina messageBy THOMAS SOWELLJust days before the South Carolina primary, polls showed Mitt Romney leading Newt Gingrich. Then came the debates and the question about Gingrich's private life, which brought a devastating response from the former Speaker of the House -- and a standing ovation from the audience.Apparently the television audience felt the same way, judging by the huge turnaround in the support for Gingrich. The stunning victory in South Carolina brought Newt's candidacy back to life. U.S. policy killing wounded troops in AfghanistanBy LARRY WOODThe United State Army has a policy that is killing our wounded troops in Afghanistan. |
