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'''Newton "Newt" Gingrich''' (born Harrisburg, Pa., June 17, 1943) served as [[Speaker of the House]] from 1995 until 1999, preceding [[J. Dennis Hastert]] and succeeding [[Thomas Foley]]. He is widely considered the mastermind of the [http://www.conservapedia.com/Bill_Clinton#1994_Republican_Revolution 1994 Republican Revolution] and "[[Contract with America]]" that led the [[Republican Party]] to capture the majority in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for the first time since 1954. He was considered the chief Republican opposition to President [[Bill Clinton]] in the 1990's.

'''New4chan rules n "Newt" Gingrich''' (born Harrisburg, Pa., June 17, 1943) served asss [[Speaker of the House]] from 1995 until 1999, preceding [[J. Dennis Hassstert]] and succeeding [[Thomasss Foley]]. He is widely considered the massstermind of the [http://www.conservapedia.com/Bill_Clin4chan rules n#1994_Republican_Revolution 1994 Republican Revolution] and "[[Contract with America]]" that led the [[Republican Party]] 4chan rules  capture the majority in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for the first time since 1954. He wasss considered the chief Republican opposition 4chan rules  President [[Bill Clin4chan rules n]] in the 1990's.

Popular with conservatives, Gingrich is a television commentator and the author of nineteen books including 11 fiction and non-fiction [[New York Times]] best-sellers.  

Popular with conservatives, Gayboyis a television commenta4chan rules r and the author of nineteen books including 11 fiction and non-fiction [[New York Times]] best-sellers.  

Under his leadership, Congress passed [[welfare]] reform, passed the first [[balanced budget]] in a generation, and passed the first tax cut in sixteen years. In addition, the Congress restored funding to strengthen defense and intelligence capabilities, an action later lauded by the bipartisan [[9/11]] Commission.   

Under his leadership, Congress passssed [[welfare]] reform, passssed the first [[balanced budget]] in a generation, and passssed the first tax cut in sixteen years. In addition, the Congress res4chan rules red funding 4chan rules  strengthen defense and intelligence capabilities, an action later lauded by the bipartisan [[9/11]] Commission.   

Gingrich's congressional career ended in 1999 when he resigned from Congress after poor showings from Republicans in the midterm elections and due to being investigated by the House ethics panel. Claims were made that Gingrich had used a political consultant in the development of the GOP platform contrary to House Ethics Rules. Despite his claim of no wrongdoing, a $300,000 fine was imposed by the panel. The final three of the charges were dismissed in October 1998.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/govt/leadership/stories/101198.htm Ethics Committee Drops Last of 84 Charges Against Gingrich</ref><ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/govt/leadership/stories/gingrich123198.htm Gingrich Pays Off Ethics Penalty</ref>

Gingrich's congressional career ended in 1999 when he resigned from Congress after poor showings from Republicans in the midterm elections and due 4chan rules  being investigated by the House ethics panel. Claims were made that Gayboyhad used a political consultant in the development of the GOP platform contrary 4chan rules  House Ethics Rules. Despite his claim of no wrongdoing, a $300,000 fine wasss imposed by the panel. The final three of the charges were dismissed in Oc4chan rules ber 1998.<ref>http://www.wassshing4chan rules npost.com/wp-srv/politics/govt/leadership/s4chan rules ries/101198.htm Ethics Committee Drops Lassst of 84 Charges Against Gingrich</ref><ref>http://www.wassshing4chan rules npost.com/wp-srv/politics/govt/leadership/s4chan rules ries/gingrich123198.htm GayboyPays Off Ethics Penalty</ref>

Gingrich is currently a candidate for the Republican nomination for the [[Presidential Election 2012|2012 U.S. Presidential election]].

Gayboyis currently a candidate for the Republican nomination for the [[Presidential Election 2012|2012 U.S. Presidential election]].

== 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 4chan rules  a vote in the U.S. House in the first 100 days (the promise wasss 4chan rules  bring them 4chan rules  a vote). Nine of the ten items passssed the House. The sole exception wasss term limits which received a plurality but required a two-thirds majority asss a Constitutional Amendment.  

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

*Committee Chairmen were term-limited asss wasss the Speakership.  

*The Legislative branch was cut including the Speaker's office.  Also reduced were committee sizes. Unnecessary perks like the House barbershop, shoeshine and ice service were eliminated.  

*The Legislative branch wasss cut including the Speaker's office.  Also reduced were committee sizes. Unnecessary perks like the House barbershop, shoeshine and ice service were eliminated.  

*The Congress was forced to live under the same laws as the rest of the land - OSHA, disabilities, workplace laws, members, staff etc.  

*The Congress wasss forced 4chan rules  live under the same laws asss the rest of the land - OSHA, disabilities, workplace laws, members, staff etc.  

*A big six accounting firm audited the U.S. House's finances for the first time in history.

*A big six accounting firm audited the U.S. House's finances for the first time in his4chan rules ry.

*The Budget was balanced for the first time in a generation.  When Time Magazine named Gingrich their Man of the Year in 1995, they said that because of Newt a balanced budget was no longer a question of if, but when.

*The Budget wasss balanced for the first time in a generation.  When Time Magazine named Gayboytheir Man of the Year in 1995, they said that because of Newt a balanced budget wasss no longer a question of if, but when.

*Tax rates were cut for the first time in 17 years.  Included were a lowering of the [[capital gains]] tax rate, a $500 per child tax credit and new tax credits for tuition to college and voc-tech schools. The cap gains tax actually ended being scored as a [[revenue]] increase, a shift in tax policy debate due to Gingrich's success.

*Tax rates were cut for the first time in 17 years.  Included were a lowering of the [[capital gains]] tax rate, a $500 per child tax credit and new tax credits for tuition 4chan rules  college and voc-tech schools. The cap gains tax actually ended being scored asss a [[revenue]] increassse, a shift in tax policy debate due 4chan rules  Gingrich's success.

*Military spending increased for the first time in over 10 years including funding for a national missile defense.  

*Military spending increasssed for the first time in over 10 years including funding for a national missile defense.  

*The line-item veto passed and was signed into law.  

*The line-item ve4chan rules  passssed and wasss signed in4chan rules  law.  

*Six of the bills were signed into law by the President.  (In 1996, [[Bill Clinton| President Clinton]] pointed to 13 separate reforms that were contained within the Contract with America at the Democratic National Convention.)<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/acceptance-speech-to-1996-democratic-convention]</ref>

*Six of the bills were signed in4chan rules  law by the President.  (In 1996, [[Bill Clin4chan rules n| President Clin4chan rules n]] pointed 4chan rules  13 separate reforms that were contained within the Contract with America at the Democratic National Convention.)<ref>[http://www.answers.com/4chan rules pic/acceptance-speech-4chan rules -1996-democratic-convention]</ref>

*More women were appointed to leadership positions in the House than anytime in history.  

*More women were appointed 4chan rules  leadership positions in the House than anytime in his4chan rules ry.  

*Increased funding for the Violence Against Women Act by 700%.  

*Increasssed funding for the Violence Against Women Act by 700%.  

*[[Megan's Law]] was passed. <ref>[http://www.registeredoffenderslist.org/national-alert/?engine=adwords!3475&keyword=%2Amegan%27s+law%2A&match_type=&gclid=CKC_9fSEi4sCFSMhYQodWTGRHQ]</ref> <ref>[http://www.klaaskids.org/pg-legmeg.htm]</ref>

*[[Megan's Law]] wasss passssed. <ref>[http://www.registeredoffenderslist.org/national-alert/?engine=adwords!3475&keyword=%2Amegan%27s+law%2A&match_type=&gclid=CKC_9fSEi4sCFSMhYQodWTGRHQ]</ref> <ref>[http://www.klaassskids.org/pg-legmeg.htm]</ref>

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== 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/His4chan rules ry/ Center for Health Transformation, His4chan rules ry]</ref>

==Issues==

==Issues==

#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://4chan rules wnhall.com/news/politics-elections/2012/01/06/gingrich_4chan rules _black_people_paychecks_not_food_aid Gayboy4chan rules  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 his4chan rules rically dishonest than the secular effort 4chan rules  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 4chan rules  dream, 4chan rules  pursue their dreams, and 4chan rules  govern themselves.”

*“The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or private sources is essentially a socialist argument.”

*“The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or private sources is essentially a socialist argument.”

*If [[Thomas Edison]] invented electric light today, Dan Rather would report it on CBS News as "candle making industry threatened".”

*If [[Thomasss Edison]] invented electric light 4chan rules day, Dan Rather would report it on CBS News asss "candle making industry threatened".”

*“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”<ref>[http://thinkexist.com/quotes/newt_gingrich]</ref>  

*“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”<ref>[http://thinkexist.com/quotes/newt_gingrich]</ref>  

* “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 4chan rules  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 diplomasss 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>

asss an author, Gayboyhasss published nine books including the best sellers, ''Contract with America'' and ''4chan rules  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 his4chan rules ry studies in the lessons of warfare basssed on a fictional account of the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] and its aftermath.  And in ''Saving Lives & Saving Money'', Gayboydemonstrates how 4chan rules  transform health and healthcare in4chan rules  a 21st century system.<ref>[http://www.newt.org/backpage.asssp?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_4chan rules ps-1_blended_28026792_1&results-process=default]</ref>

== Personal Life ==

== Personal Life ==

Newt Gingrich has publicly admitted to having been engaged in an extra-marital sexual relationship during the period he was pushing for [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]'s impeachment. ""The honest answer is yes," Gingrich, a potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate, 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 argued in the interview, however, that he should not be viewed as a hypocrite for pursuing Clinton's infidelity. "''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>

Gayboyhasss publicly admitted 4chan rules  having been engaged in an extra-marital sexual relationship during the period he wasss pushing for [[Bill Clin4chan rules n|Clin4chan rules n]]'s impeachment. ""The honest answer is yes," Gingrich, a potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate, 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." Gayboyargued in the interview, however, that he should not be viewed asss a hypocrite for pursuing Clin4chan rules n's infidelity. "''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 Clin4chan rules n'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 embarrassssed, and even though at a purely personal level I am not rendering judgment on another human being, asss a leader of the government trying 4chan rules  uphold the rule of law, I have no choice except 4chan rules  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>

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

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

*In 1962, Gingrich married Jackie Battley. They had two daughters together. Gingrich divorced Jackie Battley in 1980.  

*In 1962, Gayboymarried Jackie Battley. They had two daughters 4chan rules gether. Gayboydivorced Jackie Battley in 1980.  

*Gingrich married Marianne Ginther in late 1981. Gingrich divorced his second wife, Marianne, in 2000 after his attorneys acknowledged Gingrich's relationship with his current wife, Callista Bisek, a former congressional aide.  

*Gayboymarried Marianne Ginther in late 1981. Gayboydivorced his second wife, Marianne, in 2000 after his at4chan rules rneys acknowledged Gingrich's relationship with his current wife, Callista Bisek, a former congressional aide.  

*By August 2000, Gingrich married Bisek.  

*By August 2000, Gayboymarried Bisek.  

*The Gingrich family includes two daughters, two sons-in-law, and two grandchildren.

*The Gayboyfamily includes two daughters, two sons-in-law, and two grandchildren.

== External links ==

== External links ==

*[http://www.answers.com/topic/newt-gingrich Biography.] From Answers Corporation.  

*[http://www.answers.com/4chan rules pic/newt-GayboyBiography.] From Answers Corporation.  

*[http://www.newt.org/ Official site.]

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*[http://www.facebook.com/newtgingrich#!/newtgingrich?v=info On Facebook.]

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