Newt Gingrich Gingrich relates himself to Wilson, T. Roosevelt, Hamilton, Rockefeller

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"Wilson's speeches still work. I'm frankly a realpolitik Wilsonian." -- Newt Gingrich (source)

Woodrow Wilson created the Federal Reserve System and enslaved our currency. Not to mention that he rounded up 100,000 dissenters during World War 1 and locked them in prison camps, for speaking out against the war. Wilson was among the top 3 worst presidents. Absolute tyrant.







Newt also says that the brand of conservatism he follows come from the tradition of Alexander Hamilton, Teddy Roosevelt, and Nelson Rockefeller. All 3 have a legacy of supporting a big, centralized Federal government, against the tradition of the founders.

Recall that Hamilton set up the original National Bank.


Freddie Mac interview (2007)

GINGRICH: So while we need to improve the regulation of the GSEs [Government-Sponsored Enterprises], I would be very cautious about fundamentally changing their role or the model itself.

FREDDIE MAC: This is not a point of view one normally associates with conservatives.

GINGRICH: Well, it's not a point of view libertarians would embrace. But I am more in the Alexander Hamilton-Teddy Roosevelt tradition of conservatism. I recognize that there are times when you need government to help spur private enterprise and economic development.

Newt Gingrich, Rockefeller Republican (1989)

GINGRICH: In Teddy White’s “The Making of The President” from 1960, you will find a description of Theodore Roosevelt and an active conservatism. That is the model I’ve had in my mind for 28 years. For example, we now have a great concept in tenant management and ownership of low-income housing. That empowers citizens, and says “You’re not just a client, you’re a citizen. You have real responsibility and real authority.” If you’re truly going to be a citizen, you have to have both opportunity and responsibility.
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There is almost a new synthesis evolving with the classic moderate wing of the party, where, as a former Rockefeller state chairman, I’ve spent most of my life, and the conservative/activist right wing.

 

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Newt: "My brand of conservatism comes from... uh... well, mostly liberals. I guess I'm a liberal, actually. Oh well."

 

[BuddyRey]

#LiberalNewt

 

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Newt Gingrich supported Rockefeller over Goldwater