Gingrich Says Poor Children Have No Work Habits

Newt is speaking in half-truths……the fact is most poor kids do need a role model, but not because “They have no habit of showing up on Monday and staying all day or the concept of ’I do this and you give me cash,’ unless it’s illegal”. Many have parents that work low paying jobs; they need to be exposed to people that are EDUCATED and successful so they can see what’s possible if you study hard and graduate from college. This just show how out of touch he is with mainstream Americas….there are a lot of kids that are poor now, that used to be middleclass. Also, the first time he said something about paying kids to be janitors, he included getting rid of Janitors in Unions…..being a janitor is a long way from being paid to read.

Seriously?? What kind of society does this man live in?? Very sad that this man is actually considered a viable candidate for president.

Once again The Great Lizard shows the world the true Republican agenda – Keep the kids uneducated and stupid, they’re easier to control as adults then. When it comes to “poor kids” – hell, I’ve worked with -plenty and one thing most have in common is a DESIRE to work and earn money – if for no other reason than to stop being poor! This concept is foreign to most of the cushioned-from-reality upper-middle to rich types – and these days they can’t be bothered to hide their scorn for those not as wealthy as they are. That, in it’s turn, shows their ignorance – of history. Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it – and one thing that history shows is that once a upper class starts showing no concern for the lower class on which they’re riding – that that upper class doesn’t exist long. Look at botht he French and the Communist Revolutions for some rather grisly examples.

First, i’m not voting for Newt. But on this topic, before you judge him, go ride on a city bus that runs thru rough parts of a city. Then listen to children that get on the bus. I had to sit and listen to a 14 year old girl tell her mother that she could not wait to drop out of school and not work and have babies and get paid. And her mother nodding approvingly. I nearly threw up.

Hey Newt! How is this not right-wing social engineering?

That is really rich, the idea that poor kids don’t have working parents. I guess the idea that some of those people stuck with minimum wage jobs have kids is a surprise to Newt. Or else he thinks those people aren’t really doing work.
The idea of children doing janitorial work is simply atrocious.

When was the last time Newt did an honest day’s work to earn a living? I don’t think influence peddling counts.

Wow…this is total bull. Having grown up poor my work ethics are a million times better then kids that got handed everything. I was taught early on that if you want something better you have to work for it. I worked mowing lawns and raking leaves to buy myself a bike, clothes, money to see a movie and even babysit to pay for my own prom clothes. Do you think some middle class spoiled brat would EVER be caught serving hot dogs at the fair or clean houses to pay for their first car? They go to college and hang out and party for 4 yrs while the poor kids work 2 jobs and still drug themselves to class every day cause they knew if they wanted better they had to work for it. While the rich kids just expected it all to be given to them just cause they were rich.

Interesting and quite insulting to middle and low income families. My two siblings and I were raised in a non-affluent, poor neighborhood by a single mother that walked to work everyday because she could not afford a car. Her priorities were a roof over our heads, clothing on our backs, and food on the table. She stressed the importance of education and all three of her children are college graduates. My mother worked tirelessly, as with many parents in poor neighborhoods, work very hard; most 2-3 jobs just to make ends meet. Newt is a person of convenience, can be bought and sold anyday, censored for a reason, and never had a moral compass. Greed and power = Newt

Did you notice who Obama threatened when he wasn’t getting his way on raising the debt ceiling?

He threatened to not pay: Social Security Retirees, Military Retirees, Social Security disability and Federal Retirees.

Now.. Let this sink in really good -

He did not threaten to stop payments to illegal aliens

He did not threatened to take frivolous benefits such as Internet access away from violent inmates

He did not offer to fire some of the thousands of unnecessary federal employees that he hired

He did not offer to cut down on his or his wife’s frivolous gallivanting around

He did not threaten to not pay the senators and representatives or any of their staff

He did not threaten to take benefits away from welfare recipients

He did not threaten the food stamp programs

He did not threaten to not pay foreign aid

He did not threaten to cut back on anything that involves his base voters

The list could go on and on. He is in full political re-election mode!

The Newt is a complete idiot, buffoon might be a better word.

I grew up poor though I never truly realized that we were poor. I raised my son as a divorced single mom and I maintained three jobs on an average of 90 hours a week most weeks. My son is now 23 he has a great work ethic he is always on time and he always shows up for work. He has advanced up the ladder quickly and is in management. Being poor does not create children who do not want to work. My son saw how hard that I had to work and I believe it instilled a better work ethic in him. He does push his self to lead a better life. my son said ” I have the greatest respect for you mom. You are the one who has taught me the value of a dollar, the work ethic needed to be true to myself first and decaded to my job, mom you are the readon that I am the man and son that I am today”. My son really did pay attention when I spoke. It is a true fact that children do as they see and because my son saw his mother diligently working night and day to pay for private schools for him, food, shelter, clothes, and above all to ensure that he had a bright future with every possible chance to make it in life he has turned out to be a great citizen and an asset to our community. My son is a product of the working poor mother he had raising him…An Excellent example of ” product of environment” and he has an exceptionally bright and blessed future ahead of him.

Good God! What an idiot!…. it’s the guys like Newt Gingrich (and Karl Rove) that make me happy and proud to claim that I am NO LONGER a Republican. That party has went the way of a bunch of nutcases about 15 years ago.

I have read many of the replies to this article. Apparently, most of you have misinterpreted Newt’s comments. He is making the statement that young kids in poor areas do not have good role models to instill the good work ethic. He is speaking about helping young adults develop work ethic. How is this right wing social engineering. Did he say they had to be janitors for 25 years? No.

An elitist viewpoint from an upper class fool isolated by an ideology of thought that bears no relationship whatsoever to the actual affliction of the poor. They have the same motivations and desires as those of privilege. The same could be said of rich children, they have no motivation to work because all their needs are met, why not put them to mopping school floors and instead give poor children the privileges of the rich and see what happens. We could do no worse than more Newt Ging Riches.

I feel sorry for this guy! He has a college education, is a Professor of History no less, yet he has so many personal issues going on that one just has to feel sorry for him. He suffers from dilusions of grandure, thinks that by forceing his brand of thinking on everbody that that will cure what ails this Great Nation. Yes the poor kids have few oportunities to find meaningful work or get a proper education because of all the distractions associated with poverty. I think that a law that requires all lpeople to get a highschool diploma is in order. Every child of school age should be required to attend school or go into a corp that would give them an education while giving them some form of work to earn a wage. It could be done, without subjecting them to demeaning task that would only harm their self worth. The newty just doesn’t get it, He has had a silver spoon in his mouth for so long that he doesn’t know what poverty is like. He just isn’t presidential material, certainly not the caliber needed to lead this country.

Republicans and their tea party associates are the new skinheads an the corporate world and its greedy investors are their demigods.

This is already done in Japan. Ask my Japanese wife.

“…. It is because of Republican cut’s in programs for low income or disadvantaged neighborhoods that low income kids have a problem working……”——-Sorry, cutting giveaway programs is not the cause of the problem. A large part of the problem is do- gooder Democrats raising the minimum wage…..Why? Because young workers are usually worth less to a business than older ones because they have fewer skills. The only way an employer can afford to hire them is by paying them a wage that matches their value. A kid who provides a return of$ 5.15 an hour may have been a profitable hire in 2007, when wages could be set at that level. But not today, when the company must pay at least $7.25.

So much for educational advancement. Train ‘em to be janitors instead. That’s all they’re good for… according to The Newt.

When I was a kid (a long long time ago) my high school hired students to be janitors, mow the lawns, and paint the buildings and do repairs (my job). Everyone I knew who held these jobs have been very successful. I’m not a big Gingrich supporter, but on this issue I believe he’s spot on.

Lots of the posters here could use a little Earn to Learn. Gingrich is putting forward some ideas for teaching kids the value of work and the value of education (notice: two separate programs). He did not say no poor people know how to work. But come on, Newt didn’t break the story of multi-generational welfare families. Does anyone deny that kids live in those situations? Many of the Newt bashers here have the same old failed answer: keep them dependent on the system. Or to put it another way — let ‘em rot. Very compassionate of you. So here comes a guy who actually wants to deal with the problem and try something new. I haven’t been a Newt supporter but I think he deserves a look. Can’t be any worse than the amateurs that are running the ship onto the rocks.

I guess Newt doesn’t like poor people for some reason. Not sure why he says poor kids have no work ethic when they have to work as soon as they are able to help out around the house, sometimes jeopardizing their studies. Meanwhile rich kids living off their trust fund do nothing but party and do drugs all day. So where is the work ethic there, Newt? Never mind, you don’t need to answer that, just go on insulting poor people if it amuses you.

MICHELLE SHU JAS | December 1, 2011, 11:39 PM, SAID:

“The liberal fools on this blog just got hit between the eyes with a 2×4, they are just too elitist to realize it.”
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Well, well, well…. LOL! … I think I’d rather get “hit between the eyes with a 2×4″, than, as in your case… to have a “2×4″ as a brain.

hehehehehe!

He’s reinforcing the image that his supporters have that poor people are lazy, worthless, and that their poverty is their own fault. It also gives his supporters a chance to point their finger at someone with less than themselves and it allows his supporters to have a feeling of superiority over someone else. When you stop to think about it, it becomes clear that this mindset won’t have positive results; only negative. It also highlights the canyon that exists between people in Newt’s income level (wealthy) and the middle class/poor.

During the 50s, we only received our allowance, after we did our daily chores! Mom raised us with a learning and work ethic. She often worked two jobs, in order to put us through a decent high school! The first thing I missed after become ill some years back was working! Thankfully, with the help of a re-entry college program, I attended school, part time, in and out of hospitals and finally received my first BA degree, at the age of 60! Most of the families in our neighborhood taught their children the same values and all of us were poor!

Apparently Newt is blissfully unaware that librarians (even assistant librarians) are required to have a Master’s Degree. Nice to have my profession lumped in with janitorial work – way to go Newtie.

This newt, where does he get off calling poor people the problem . The problem lies within the greed infestations across the board at the highest levels of government and financial markets. If it were that these scumbag bloodsucking politicians didn’t always USE the people and siphon our tax dollars for their own agendas, friends and pocket books, we really wouldn’t have any kind of problems with jobs in America. Last I checked it is the middle and poor class that pays ALL TAXES, whilst we have these people who seem to be lacking many of the most basic of human traits such as morals, compassion, class, intelligence and most of all, work ethic.

Sure its easy to sit up here on your high chair, mind you that chair is something I and my fellow Americans have paid for 100%, anyway for you to sit up there and relay your 2nd grade philosophy only the people of this nation is not only a slap in the face to the 99%, but a disgrace to this country and its hard working people.

Newt has been G’ingRich (Getting Rich) off hard working Americans back from the very start of his political scam artist career. If it wasn’t for the middle and lower class people, this clown wouldn’t have a leg to stand on, for the reality of the matter is people like Newt would be one of the 1st to perish in world based on merits, skill and work ethic.

I think its time guys, its time to take these people down. MILLION MAN MARCHES ON WASHINGTON! THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. BY FORCE WE MUST TAKE BACK CONGRESS AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. BY FORCE WE MUST ERADICATE OUR COUNTRY OF THESE SELF-SERVING, SCREW-THE-LITTLE-AND-MIDDLE-MAN TYPES OUR OF OUR PUBLIC OFFICES. THESE JACKASSES HAVE FORGOTTEN THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF BEING IN POLITICS. THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE AND WORK FOR, THE SAME PEOPLE WHO SIGN THEIR CHECKS. AND THAT MY FRIENDS IS NOT THE GOVERNMENT, IT IS IS, THE MIDDLE AND POOR CLASSES. FOR THE RICH, THEY HAVE AND WILL NEVER PAY ONE CENT OF TAX.

So here we make this fig by the name of newt rich off our hard earned tax dollars, and he turns around and tells us its our fault our economy is in the stick. Yet, none of us seem to have been getting million dollar paychecks to spout our nonsense to Freddie Mac, which goes to show that this newt of creature was INSTRUMENTAL in CAUSING the collapse of the housing market. His ‘lessons’, who are we kidding what lessons? This guy was in the books with Freddie Mac as an way to influence those with the power stroking pens, mainly his friends in Congress and the House of Representative and Government in general, he did this to help those paying him to make even more money by fleecing Americans all LEGALLY. So it was newt and people like newt that caused the housing bubble and in turn the collapse of the mortgage business. So in essence people like newtie here should be prosecuted for shafting the American people out of their homes, hard earned money and livelihoods. How anyone with any kind of critical thinking capacity is unable to see through all these smoke an mirrors is just beyond comprehension. People like this newt should be hung for their role in collapsing our financial and economic markets. No body should have to deal with this kind of person, a person who uses our money to make himself rich then turns around and tells us it is our fault we have no money. Really, and this is our government? Really? What the hell? Did our country all of a sudden regress back to the17th century politics of Europe? Please can someone tell me I am not imagining all this happening, and please tell me there I am not imagining people actually calling this scumbag a candidate for the presidency of this great nation of our. Please someone, please, help me understand.

WHAT THE HELL!

Great, the $100 million dollar lobbyist thinks he’s the one for fix the country ~ he’s part of the problem NOT the solution.

Seriously, over 311 million people in this country and this is the best the Repubs can come up with to nominate for president?

Interesting!!! Newt believes that all poor children should aspire to become Janitors! That’s right as a poor divorced parent of two living in a poor neighborhood I really want my children to rob from another individual trying to make a living as a janitor. And the best they can do is dream about one day becoming of all things a janitor!!! There is nothing wrong with working as a janitor, but I think Americans should want more for the future leaders of America. I’m sure most people are thinking as I am. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!!! Oh and yes I have gone to school and have a Bachelors Degree and aspiring to gain a Masters Degree…I work two jobs just to make a living!!! Newt as with most of your Republican counterparts you need to open your eyes and get a reality check!!! Because you have lost touch with it!! Also my son has worked is first job and he loves it and this was made possible through a program to assist him. So yes there is a need for programs to help the underprivileged children who want jobs. But because there are a lack of jobs people who have Masters Degrees are now working jobs meant for children and trying to support their families. IDIOT!!!

Thank you, Mr. 84 ethics violations.

So, I guess the rich kids have no worry at all – why of course not! You see, they don’t have to work because mommie and daddy hands everything to them with a gold tipped handle! Would like to ask NEWT, have he ever visited a poor neighborhood before? And I don’t mean just because he is running for office, I mean all the time – you know to like do community service, roll up your sleeves, get your fingernails dirty?! Have you ever Newt?!!

I find this man to be so disattached to the plight of the working class poor. How dare he say such things. Is he not even aware that there are people that have both parents working and still need some sort of public assistance? There is one good thing to this… HE IS THE ONE OF THE BEST THAT THE GOP can offer?! The same man said in the late 90s that any family that goes on welfare should turn their children over to orphanages. MR GINGRICH GO TO HELL!

My Mom was a single mother (married when she gave birth to us) and depended on government assistence, which she HATED, but at the time she had no other option. My sisrters and brothers along with myself earned money by doing small jobes like mowing lawns, babysitting and delivering newspapers and anything else we could find to earn a dollar. Everyone of us are successful to some degree. I think what Gingrich is trying to get at is that there are far too many kids that think welfare is a way of life. Welfare money comes from working people not the government. I’m sure that he does not mean that every young person from a poor family is a low life. But I for one am tired of supporting people who continue to have babies just to obtain welfare money. I don’t mind helping those that are out of a job due to no fault of their own and would love to go back to work tomorrow if there was a job for them.