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Gingrich: Government becoming too large
DANIEL BURNETT
Issue date: 4/8/09 Section: News
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"The drift of government power should bother every American," he said at the fourth annual Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability Tuesday. "There is a very grave danger and genuine threat to freedom of the individual."
Nuclear disarmament, educational reform and solutions to crime anchored Gingrich's lecture, before a packed audience at the University Chapel.
He offered solutions he believes could solve some of the challenges facing the United States.
"I feel like I have a chance to talk to people who really may well help change the future," he said.
Gingrich has been a prominent figure in national politics and policies for years.
"He's a very serious voice on a wide variety of public policies," said Thomas Lauth, dean of the school of public and international affairs, which sponsored the event.
Gingrich's political résumé includes working with former President Clinton to balance the federal budget and participating in the "Contract with America" between the Republican party and the American people.
The lecture, entitled "Effective American Policy in a Dangerous World" also included government bureaucracy and the long road GOP took to reclaim a majority in Congress.
"My political science teacher has been talking about how [Gingrich] became the speaker when it turned from Democratic hands to Republican hands," said Laura Fletcher, a sophomore from Thomasville. "I'm interested in political science and general knowledge of what's going on."
Logan Krusac, a freshman from Smyrna who worked on the Bobby Saxon campaign, also attended the speech.
"I think it's important to hear perspectives from both sides of the aisle," Krusac said. "I think the part of the lecture that came across strongest to me was the dire need to change education in America."
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ElCortezHotelVegas
posted 4/08/09 @ 8:30 AM EST
Good post, thanks for the info.
Zaid
posted 4/08/09 @ 9:19 AM EST
""He's a very serious voice on a wide variety of public policies," said Thomas Lauth, dean of the school of public and international affairs, which sponsored the event. (Continued…)
Don Allen
posted 4/08/09 @ 10:23 AM EST
Everyone, next week Zaid will be giving a talk about liberals reading the minds of conservatives.
sherrylu
posted 4/08/09 @ 1:27 PM EST
Don, we did not have to wait a week on Zaid.
Zaid reminds me of a saying that my high school algebra teacher had...."it is better to be thought a fool than to open thy mouth and remove all doubt. (Continued…)
Class of '98
posted 4/08/09 @ 2:15 PM EST
Daniel,
You may have also wanted to mention that Gingrich was a member of the US House of Representatives, representing Georgia's 6th district (Cobb County), from 1978 to 1998. (Continued…)
DT
posted 4/08/09 @ 2:27 PM EST
You know, a little essence of Newt goes a long way towards brewing up trouble. That's really all he's EVER been good for.
Joel
posted 4/08/09 @ 2:48 PM EST
Anyone that's undergone a morning at the DMV has a little insight into the likely effectiveness of all these expanded governmental powers.
Zaid
posted 4/08/09 @ 5:22 PM EST
Yo kids I wrote a little about newt on my blog
www.ugaliberal.com
Andy
posted 4/08/09 @ 6:10 PM EST
SO Gingrich thinks govt is too big? This coming from the guy who had his snout so far in the trough that his district had the second highest per capita federal spending in it of any congressional district in the country when he represented it. (Continued…)
Vincent Ng Class of 2008
posted 4/08/09 @ 10:54 PM EST
as a general rule Zaid's arguments are frail at best, distoortions and lies at worst. He constantly ignores or doesn't bother to look into actual facts. (Continued…)
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