Black Church Grills Gingrich

Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, standing behind the podium at Jones Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, was grilled with questions about his assertion that poor children lack work ethic and his criticism of President Barack Obama as a "food-stamp president." Gingrich spent about an hour in front of the disgruntled crowd. He stated that his comments were misconstrued. "What I was saying was, in the poorest neighborhoods, if we can find a way to help young people earn some money, we might actually be able to keep the dropout rate down and give people an incentive to come to school," he said. Gingrich was also asked if he stood by his assertion that Obama is a "food stamp president", responded, "yes." Church members prayed over Gingrich and his wife, Callista, and they joined the members in the church's basement for dinner.