Gingrich talks innovation, oil at Wisconsin rally
The federal government could save billions of dollars by using better technology and must make domestic oil production a higher priority, Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said during a subdued speech at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Friday. Wisconsin’s presidential primary is Tuesday, but Gingrich’s campaign has badly flagged over the last week and he has all but conceded GOP front-runner Mitt Romney will earn enough delegates to capture the nomination. Still, Gingrich planned three appearances in northeastern Wisconsin on Friday, starting in Oshkosh.
A large crowd showed up for the speech, Gingrich began the speech by saying he is deeply committed to running in what is “literally the most important election in our lifetimes.” He said the government needs better computers, saying improved technology would save the nation between $60 billion and $110 billion a year in Medicaid and Medicare fraud.
He then turned to a familiar theme, rising gas prices, saying the solution is to produce more domestic oil by opening more federal land for drilling and reducing the nation’s dependence on foreign oil. He also ripped Obama for not approving the Keystone XL pipeline. Paul and Deb Stott made the two-and-a-half-hour trip from Tomah to see Gingrich at the urging of their 12-year-old daughter, Jenna. Decked out in a red “Newt” T-shirt and wearing a pin warning people not to believe the liberal media, Jenna said Gingrich has the best ideas of any of the candidates and he shouldn’t give up. “I still think there’s time for the others to mess up badly,” Jenna said. “One mistake can change millions of votes.” “He’s so knowledgeable,” Deb Stott, 49, chimed in. “He tells how he’s going to do it.”
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