(Audio) Newt's interview with Mike Gallagher

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(Video) Gingrich touts his experience over Cain's

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Pictures from Newt's day in South Carolina

Last night, Newt spoke at an Aiken, South Carolina, Republican dinner. At least 600 people -- a sold-out crowd -- attended.

Ali Weinberg of NBC News live-tweeted the event. One of them she sent out:

Gingrich: I don't have any consultants on balancing budget. Don't have any talking points. I just have a decade of experience doing it.

This morning, Newt held another town hall in South Carolina.

The head of Newt's campaign in South Carolina, Adam Waldeck, sent out a few pictures:
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"Newt: I have one opponent, and that is Barack Obama."

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".@newtgingrich w/Joe Dugan and Gerri McDaniel from the Myrtle Beach Tea Party."

"Newt: We'll waive every single regulation that prevents us from having 100% control of the border by 1/1/2014."

"What a place for a townhall. Thanks to the Myrtle Beach Tea Party for putting together a great event."

The Florence GOP tweeted:

Great Job Team @FLORENCESCGOP ... Successful event for @newtgingrich this morning! #SCGOP #sctweets

A South Carolina reporter, John Sweeney:

"If you'd like to have paycheck rather than food stamps, vote for me," @newtgingrich says #florencesc

Elijah Jones tweeted: "@newtgingrich in #flosc at Bazen's Restaurant. Great Crowd!"

Zach Lamb posted this picture of him and Newt at the Myrtle Beach event:

David Risner:

Great listening to @newtgingrich in Myrtle Beach today!! I urge ALL my fellow Carolinians to take a HARD look at Newt #impressed

Here's a story in a local paper about Newt's stop in Florence.

Newt 2012 has raised over one million dollars in October!

And as we have seen in recent days, the increased money is allowing for ramped-up efforts in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.

Pictures from Newt's town hall in South Carolina today

Newt held a town hall in a Greenville, South Carolina, Chick-fil-A today.

Here are some pictures of the event at which Karen Tumulty, the national political correspondent for the Washington Post, said there were "[a]t least 400 people:

Newt 2012's South Carolina director, Adam Waldeck, tweeted "They've stopped letting people into the Chick-Fil-A in Greenville for @newtgingrich townhall" and sent this picture:

Andrew Bell of Newt's campaign posted this one:

Anna Haberlein of Gingrich Productions had this one:

Along with the picture, she tweeted:

Ever been 2 a chick fila that breaks fire code? That's what happens when @newtgingrich is in town!

The next four are from Tumulty:
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When she sent that third picture, Tumulty tweeted:

Rapt crowd for @newtgingrich in greenville. place is too mobbed for me to see the candidate.

Here is a picture taken before the town hall:

"Neighbors for Newt: Randy Lavigne from Salem, NH"

On Newt.org today, the New Hampshire Communications Director for Newt 2012, Matthew LeDuc, told the "story of meeting Vietnam Veteran Randy Lavigne at a recent campaign stop in Concord, NH."

Like many in New Hampshire, [Lavigne] isn’t one to give away his vote freely. Also, having served in Vietnam from ’66 to ’67, he takes the NH Motto of Live Free or Die to heart. "That means I have the right to live as I see fit without unnecessary intrusion from our government."

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Because I was running advance for Newt’s Team at this particular event, I happened to be outside the lobby when Newt and his wife, Callista, arrived. A few minutes later, glancing through the picture windows into the crowded lobby, I spotted Newt and Callista, standing beside Randy. They spoke for a good few minutes before shaking hands. Newt made his way to the podium to address the gathered crowd, and Randy sat and listened intently.

The following day I got to thinking about Randy. I was curious to know if he was able to ask his question, but also, I wondered if he got the answer he was looking for. I decided to call him and find out.

After reaching him on the phone and reintroducing myself, Randy told me, “I absolutely got to ask my question. I wanted to know if Newt was committed enough to run for the people.” Before I could ask if Randy got the response he was looking for, he added, “I am 100% convinced and without question, going to vote for Newt.”

Reaction to Newt's education speech

Here are some of the tweets sent out during Newt's speech in New York yesterday:

@newtgingrich most confident of all of the candidates in his opening remarks. #cbforum11 (link)

@NewtGingrich is the only candidate to get applause here at #CBForum11 (link)

Wow, all I can say is you really should watch @NewtGingrich's discussion at #CBForum11. I can't do it justice. (link)

@newtgingrich has the best ideas on education of any of the Republican candidates. iPad textbooks = genius. #tcot live.foxnews.com (link)

Agree with him or not, Newt has by far the most developed thinking on education among the four candidates. #cbforum11 (link)

Newt has come out swinging. LA teachers union one target. #cbforum11 (link)

Free societies have to think as a moving picture, not a Polaroid. Agree Newt. #CBForum11 (link)

Great moderating by Joel Klein and Paul Gigot. #NewtGingrich walks away the winner. #CBForum11 (link)

Newt is relaxed and seems to be enjoying himself. #cbforum11 (link)

On that last point, Newt's press secretary, R.C. Hammond, was in agreement, tweeting:

Newt appears to be having a ball tonight discussing education with the College Board in NYC. #CBForum11

(Video) Newt's interview with Neil Cauvto from Wednesday

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(Video) Newt's speech at New York education forum Thursday

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Newt speaking at an education forum; releases "A 21st Century Learning System."

Newt released his plans for "A 21st Century Learning System" on Newt.org today. The first two steps:

1. Learning is vital to maintain American civilization. As the Founding Fathers wrote in the Northwest Ordnance of 1787: "Religion, morality and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged."

Note that they saw education as vastly more than mere knowledge, and note the order they listed it in. We must restore values, discipline and American history to the classroom.

2. America is a learned civilization and every American, including immigrants, should learn American history and the principles of American self-government, productivity and prosperity. As Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1820: "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Every student must learn to read and much of what they read should reinforce American civilization.

From Politico:

Herman Cain, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are all expected to take part in a New York City-based education forum this week, at a panel moderated by former NYC schools chancellor and current News Corp. executive Joel Klein, officials said.

The presidential forum is called "Education and Election 2012." The Wall Street Journal's Paul Gigot is also moderating the event, which is being sponsored by the College Board and was first reported by CNN.

Santorum and Gingrich are expected in person, and Cain is expected, according to College Board officials, although it's unclear if he'll be there or conferenced in somehow.

Michelle Bachmann ended up participating in the event too.

I'll post some of the reaction from Twitter to the speech tomorrow.