Newt Gingrich : A few conservatives objected to my tribute to Nelson Mandela . He replied asking what would they have done were they in Mandela 's shoes . Comment: Gingrich : Reagan opposed sanctions as a matter of tactics but was anti-apartheid .
Newt Gingrich : A few conservatives objected to my tribute to Nelson Mandela . He replied asking what would they have done were they in Mandela 's shoes . Liberals have wrongly said that Ronald Reagan supported the apartheid regime . Gingrich : Reagan opposed sanctions as a matter of tactics but was anti-apartheid .