normally in politics about the economy or how things are going or who is doing well. you don t bring it up except for one purpose. exactly. i don t know anybody else that brought it up in this campaign except newt. why he did it i think is transparent. it is absolutely transparent. mr. gingrich is aware of the fact almost 60% of the people receiving this kind of assistance are white folk which is fine. we don t want to play into this sort of racialized politics but the bottom line is he is also a student of history so he knows the ways in which history, in history we ve discussed some of these things and they have been racialized, particularly welfare and foodstamps. welfare queen. exactly. ronald reagan, excuse me for using an old-time phrase, young buck. exactly. coming in the line at the safeway with foodstamps to buy gin with. that was pretty graphic to put it likely. gingrich understands all of that and is playing to the basis elements of a sort of minority even