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Insulting Comments at Fox News Debate Show Newt Clueless on Black Americans

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Gingrich’s insulting comments about African-Americans show why he and the GOP have a disconnect with nonwhites, says Peter Beinart.

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If you want to understand why the GOP is so ill prepared to compete in an increasingly nonwhite America, just look at the exchange between Fox News questioner Juan Williams and Newt

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