https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/01/19/can-we-spare-newt-gingrich-he-fights/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:36:42 -0400<![CDATA[The campaign of Newt Gingrich had flagged in the weeks leading up to the Iowa caucuses. But after defeat there and some ill-advised attacks on Mitt Romney&#8217;s career in the private sector, Newt Gingrich found new life when Fox News&#8217; Juan Williams tried to goad him, in the debate on Martin Luther King Jr. day, on Gingrich&#8217;s comments about making it easier for poor kids to obtain work experience. Williams suggested that Gingrich&#8217;s comments were racially insensitive. Gingrich won a standing ovation for going toe-to-toe with Williams, rejecting Williams&#8217; fundamental take on those comments, and by most accounts that moment won him that debate. He moved up in the South Carolina and national polls in the following days.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:38:25 -0500<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2012/01/19/can-we-spare-newt-gingrich-he-fights-n159660