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In 2011, Gingrich entered the race for the 2012 Republican presidential monination but withdrew on May 2, 2012, having secured primary victories only in [[South Carolina]] and [[Georgia]], which he had represented in Congress. Had he remained in the contest, he may have drawn the support of [[Conservapedia]] (see [[Gingrich Administration]]). Voters and delegates instead chose the [[RINO]] [[Mitt Romney]] as the nominee.

In 2011, Gingrich entered the race for the 2012 Republican presidential monination but withdrew on May 2, 2012, having secured primary victories only in [[South Carolina]] and [[Georgia]], which he had represented in Congress. Had he remained in the contest, he may have drawn the support of [[Conservapedia]] (see [[Gingrich Administration]]). Voters and delegates instead chose the [[RINO]] [[Mitt Romney]] as the nominee.

 

==Speakership==

== Speakership ==

*All ten items in the Contract With America were brought to a vote in the U.S. House in the first 100 days (the promise was to bring them to a vote). Nine of the ten items passed the House. The sole exception was term limits which received a plurality but required a two-thirds majority as a Constitutional Amendment.  

*All ten items in the Contract With America were brought to a vote in the U.S. House in the first 100 days (the promise was to bring them to a vote). Nine of the ten items passed the House. The sole exception was term limits which received a plurality but required a two-thirds majority as a Constitutional Amendment.  

*Committee Chairmen were term-limited as was the Speakership.  

*Committee Chairmen were term-limited as was the Speakership.  

*He resigned from the House one day after being elected for his 11th term. This was in response to the poor Republican showing in the 1998 House elections, in which the GOP lost 5 seats and for which Gingrich was partially blamed. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/08/us/the-speaker-steps-down-excerpts-from-phone-call-about-gingrich-s-future.html</ref>

*He resigned from the House one day after being elected for his 11th term. This was in response to the poor Republican showing in the 1998 House elections, in which the GOP lost 5 seats and for which Gingrich was partially blamed. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/08/us/the-speaker-steps-down-excerpts-from-phone-call-about-gingrich-s-future.html</ref>

== Political Positions ==

==Political Positions==

[[File:Ronald Reagan with Newt Gingrich.jpg|thumb|Newt Gingrich with [[Ronald Reagan]].]]

[[File:Ronald Reagan with Newt Gingrich.jpg|thumb|Newt Gingrich with [[Ronald Reagan]].]]

Gingrich support the immigration of [[illegal aliens]]<ref>http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/11/23/gingrich-criticizes-federal-immigration-policy-at-debate/</ref> and believe in [[Global warming]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/12/gingrich-feels-heat-global-warming-ad-pelosi/</ref> He opposes [[Gun control]] and the [[Corruption|corrupt]] [[United Nations]]. Gingrich is a strong supporter of [[Israel]] and called Palestinians 'Invented'.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/12/10/gingrich-describes-palestinian-people-as-invented/</ref> He is pro-life and said that life begins at implantation.<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/2011/12/02/newt-gingrich-pro-life-but-says-life-begins-at-implantation/</ref>

Gingrich support the immigration of [[illegal aliens]]<ref>http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/11/23/gingrich-criticizes-federal-immigration-policy-at-debate/</ref> and believe in [[Global warming]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/12/gingrich-feels-heat-global-warming-ad-pelosi/</ref> He opposes [[Gun control]] and the [[Corruption|corrupt]] [[United Nations]]. Gingrich is a strong supporter of [[Israel]] and called Palestinians 'Invented'.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/12/10/gingrich-describes-palestinian-people-as-invented/</ref> He is pro-life and said that life begins at implantation.<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/2011/12/02/newt-gingrich-pro-life-but-says-life-begins-at-implantation/</ref>

== Post Congressional Activities ==

==Post Congressional Activities==

*Started the Center for Health Transformation, January 2003. <ref>[http://www.healthtransformation.net/about/History/ Center for Health Transformation, History]</ref>

*Started the Center for Health Transformation, January 2003. <ref>[http://www.healthtransformation.net/about/History/ Center for Health Transformation, History]</ref>

#African-American males get the smallest return on [[Social Security]].<ref> [http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2012/01/06/gingrich_to_black_people_paychecks_not_food_aid Gingrich to black people: paychecks, not food aid]</ref>

#African-American males get the smallest return on [[Social Security]].<ref> [http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2012/01/06/gingrich_to_black_people_paychecks_not_food_aid Gingrich to black people: paychecks, not food aid]</ref>

== Quotes ==

==Quotes==

*"There is no attack on American culture more deadly and more historically dishonest than the secular effort to drive God out of America's public life."  

*"There is no attack on American culture more deadly and more historically dishonest than the secular effort to drive God out of America's public life."  

*“All free people stand on Reagan's shoulders. His principled policies proved that free markets create wealth, that the rule of law sustains freedom, and that all people everywhere deserve the right to dream, to pursue their dreams, and to govern themselves.”

*“All free people stand on Reagan's shoulders. His principled policies proved that free markets create wealth, that the rule of law sustains freedom, and that all people everywhere deserve the right to dream, to pursue their dreams, and to govern themselves.”

* “It is impossible to maintain civilization with 12-year-olds having babies, with 15-year-olds killing each other, with 17-year-olds dying of AIDS and with 18-year-olds getting diplomas they can't read”

* “It is impossible to maintain civilization with 12-year-olds having babies, with 15-year-olds killing each other, with 17-year-olds dying of AIDS and with 18-year-olds getting diplomas they can't read”

 

==Writings==

== Writings ==

 

As an author, Gingrich has published nine books including the best sellers, ''Contract with America'' and ''To Renew America'' and his most recent book, ''Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America''.  In June 2005, ''Never Call Retreat'' concluded Newt's series of active history studies in the lessons of warfare based on a fictional account of the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] and its aftermath.  And in ''Saving Lives & Saving Money'', Gingrich demonstrates how to transform health and healthcare into a 21st century system.<ref>[http://www.newt.org/backpage.asp?art=71][http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=blended&field-keywords=newt%20gingrich%20books&results-process=default&dispatch=search/ref=pd_sl_aw_tops-1_blended_28026792_1&results-process=default]</ref>

As an author, Gingrich has published nine books including the best sellers, ''Contract with America'' and ''To Renew America'' and his most recent book, ''Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America''.  In June 2005, ''Never Call Retreat'' concluded Newt's series of active history studies in the lessons of warfare based on a fictional account of the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] and its aftermath.  And in ''Saving Lives & Saving Money'', Gingrich demonstrates how to transform health and healthcare into a 21st century system.<ref>[http://www.newt.org/backpage.asp?art=71][http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=blended&field-keywords=newt%20gingrich%20books&results-process=default&dispatch=search/ref=pd_sl_aw_tops-1_blended_28026792_1&results-process=default]</ref>

== Personal Life ==

==Personal Life==

[[Image:Newt Callista.jpg|thumb|Newt and Callista]]

[[Image:Newt Callista.jpg|thumb|Newt and Callista]]

Gingrich was born into a single-parent household with his mother, after his biological father abandoned the family. Robert Gingrich, a retired army officer, married Gingrich's mother and adopted him. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/21/us/robert-b-gingrich-speaker-s-father-71.html</ref> He has been married three times. His first wife, Jackie Battley, was his geometry teacher while he was in high school. They began their relationship when he was 16 years old, and married in 1962 after he graduated.<ref name="poli">[http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profiles/House/Georgia/Newt_Gingrich/Scandals/Marital_Affairs/ Newt Gingrich: Marital Affairs] poligu.com, retrieved January 22, 2012.</ref> The couple had two daughters, and divorced in 1981.  [[Liberal]] and [[mainstream media]] sources have perpetuated a myth for decades Jackie was served with divorce papers "on her deatbed," however, she is very much alive. Only in December, 2011, did FactCheck.org research and correct some of the smears.<ref>http://www.factcheck.org/2011/12/the-gingrich-divorce-myth/</ref>

Gingrich was born into a single-parent household with his mother, after his biological father abandoned the family. Robert Gingrich, a retired army officer, married Gingrich's mother and adopted him. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/21/us/robert-b-gingrich-speaker-s-father-71.html</ref> He has been married three times. His first wife, Jackie Battley, was his geometry teacher while he was in high school. They began their relationship when he was 16 years old, and married in 1962 after he graduated.<ref name="poli">[http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profiles/House/Georgia/Newt_Gingrich/Scandals/Marital_Affairs/ Newt Gingrich: Marital Affairs] poligu.com, retrieved January 22, 2012.</ref> The couple had two daughters, and divorced in 1981.  [[Liberal]] and [[mainstream media]] sources have perpetuated a myth for decades Jackie was served with divorce papers "on her deatbed," however, she is very much alive. Only in December, 2011, did FactCheck.org research and correct some of the smears.<ref>http://www.factcheck.org/2011/12/the-gingrich-divorce-myth/</ref>

Gingrich married Ginther in 1981. The couple separated in 1988, reconciled in 1994, and later divorced in 1999. He began his relationship with Callista Bisek, a Congressional aide and his future third wife, in 1993 while he was still married to Ginther.<ref>http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-11-11/news/9911110139_1_callista-bisek-georgia-republican-house-speaker-newt-gingrich</ref> In response to inquiries Gingrich publicly admitted to having an extra-marital relationship. "The honest answer is yes," Gingrich said in an interview with [[Focus on the Family]] founder [[James Dobson]]. "There are times that I have fallen short of my own standards. There's certainly times when I've fallen short of God's standards." Gingrich contrasted owning up to his shortcomings with [[President Clinton]]'s perjury and criminal offenses, "''The President of the United States got in trouble for committing a felony in front of a sitting federal judge''," the former Georgia congressman said of Clinton's 1998 House impeachment on perjury and [[obstruction of justice]] charges. "I drew a line in my mind that said, 'Even though I run the risk of being deeply embarrassed, and even though at a purely personal level I am not rendering judgment on another human being, as a leader of the government trying to uphold the rule of law, I have no choice except to move forward and say that you cannot accept ... perjury in your highest officials." <ref>[http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1597666,00.html?cnn=yes]</ref>

Gingrich married Ginther in 1981. The couple separated in 1988, reconciled in 1994, and later divorced in 1999. He began his relationship with Callista Bisek, a Congressional aide and his future third wife, in 1993 while he was still married to Ginther.<ref>http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-11-11/news/9911110139_1_callista-bisek-georgia-republican-house-speaker-newt-gingrich</ref> In response to inquiries Gingrich publicly admitted to having an extra-marital relationship. "The honest answer is yes," Gingrich said in an interview with [[Focus on the Family]] founder [[James Dobson]]. "There are times that I have fallen short of my own standards. There's certainly times when I've fallen short of God's standards." Gingrich contrasted owning up to his shortcomings with [[President Clinton]]'s perjury and criminal offenses, "''The President of the United States got in trouble for committing a felony in front of a sitting federal judge''," the former Georgia congressman said of Clinton's 1998 House impeachment on perjury and [[obstruction of justice]] charges. "I drew a line in my mind that said, 'Even though I run the risk of being deeply embarrassed, and even though at a purely personal level I am not rendering judgment on another human being, as a leader of the government trying to uphold the rule of law, I have no choice except to move forward and say that you cannot accept ... perjury in your highest officials." <ref>[http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1597666,00.html?cnn=yes]</ref>

===Charitable work===

===Charitable work===

Gingrich serves as a Board Member of the [[Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation]] and has received the highest non-medical award the [[American Diabetes Association]]. In 1995 he was named Citizen of the Year by the [[March of Dimes]].<ref>http://www.gingrichproductions.com/about-us.html</ref>

Gingrich serves as a Board Member of the [[Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation]] and has received the highest non-medical award the [[American Diabetes Association]]. In 1995 he was named Citizen of the Year by the [[March of Dimes]].<ref>http://www.gingrichproductions.com/about-us.html</ref>

== See also ==

==See also==

*[[Gingrich's campaign mistakes 2012]]

*[[Gingrich's campaign mistakes 2012]]

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== References ==

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