Newt Gingrich to African-Americans: “Wouldn't you like to have a party that actually brought you jobs instead of a party that brought you food stamps?”

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From the April 11 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Sean Hannity Show:

NEWT GINGRICH: This is the lowest black unemployment in history. Isn't that a good thing? Wouldn't you like to have a party that actually brought you jobs instead of a party that brought you food stamps?

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