Newt Gingrich South Carolina Victory Speech Speaks American Values

Newt Gingrich swept to victory in South Carolina, an unexpected but welcome win that moved the tide of public favor away from former frontrunner, Mitt Romney. The win marked Gingrich’s re-emergence as a viable Republican candidate, strong Obama opponent, and showed resurgence of sentiment for core American values.

Those values took shape in the words of Gingrich’s victory speech. His expression of those values marks the remarkable leadership of the man. His message was clear: Bring back American exceptionalism, restore sound economics and national security. No more important matters matter any more than these do for the nation.

Gingrich took direct aim at President Obama. Gingrich declared 2012 as the “most important election of our lifetime.” He posited that if Obama could get re-elected “after this disaster, think how radical he would be after a second term.”

Our national debt climbed to $15.22 trillion during Obama’s term in office thus far and rose to levels above our ability to pay it back. The expected debt incurred during another term could destroy the economy completely. Gingrich put the current condition in perspective as a “disaster,” allowing thinking Americans to imagine the ultimate outcome after four more years of the same.

Taking aim again at Obama, Gingrich suggested him as the “best food-stamp president in American history.” Such a moniker describes the dependency on government that grew so greatly for so many Americans. If elected, Gingrich promised lives of independence for Americans, suggesting himself by contrast as the “best paycheck president in American history.” Gingrich thus elevated the American value of working for what one earns.

Gingrich targeted the elites as well, citing their power to “force us to quit being Americans.” Being an American has to do with the values we hold. Gingrich proudly — and accurately — proclaimed that he articulates the deepest values of the American people. And, in a brilliant stroke of conservative camaraderie, he cited the American value of hard work as exemplified by Romney and his ability to manage large systems like the Olympics in Utah.

Gingrich then addressed energy, a matter of national concern and a measure of strength in the international community. He pointed to Obama’s veto of the Keystone project, which closed Americans out of 20,000 jobs, crude supply for American refineries, energy independence, and prosperity for Americans in the line of sight of that pipeline project. He wondered out loud just how out of touch the administration is and concluded that Obama is “a danger to this country” and a “president so weak he makes Carter look strong.”

Gingrich finalized remarks with the stark polarities — the two Americas — that Americans find themselves within and must choose between soon. Articulate phrases described those polarities well, aligning generally along the lines of historic American exceptionalism or European style socialism.

Listen to Gingrich’s inspiring speech, because later this year, America will line up one way or the other.


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