Gingrich Quotes Reagan To Attack Obama, Gets Big Applause

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Newt Gingrich revved up by the crowd by hearkening back to an old line from Ronald Reagan’s stump speeches of 1980.

Quoting Reagan: “When your brother-in-law is unemployed, it’s a recession. When you’re unemployed it’s a depression. When Jimmy Carter is unemployed, it’s a recovery.”

Following the audience’s laughter and applause, Gingrich had them cheering with his declaration that America’s recovery would begin when President Obama loses decisively in 2012.

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