Posted on 01/19/2012 6:07:03 PM PST by tobyhill
Newt Gingrich blasts CNN for opening the debate with a question about "open marriage," a topic discussed by his ex-wife Marianne Gingrich in an interview with ABC news.
Gingrich responded sharply saying, "I am astounded that CNN would use it to open a presidential debate."
Gingrich proceeded to attack the media for being biased against Republican candidates. "I am tired of the elite media of protecting Barack Obama," he said. "They would like to attack any Republican."
The audience responded with a standing ovation.
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“Unfortunately, too many moderates and liberals dont even understand the liberal media bias issue, probably because theyre CNN and MSNBC viewers.”
Good point, but I’d say, “It’s not bias”. Bias is unintentional. What the media have been doing since 2000 or for sure 2004 is what you might call information management. They have dropped all pretense of objectivity and openly push an agenda of the left. I do not trust the media. If they say, “Good morning”, I’ll go to the window to check the weather myself.
Not likely. Probably getting so many hits their system can't handle it. In a few hours it will be easy to get.
The look on King’s face was fantastic.
Newt was brilliant in his answer, and he never let up.
Whoever at cnn decided /forced that that should be the opening question of the debate just doesn’t get it. Anyone who has watched gingrich actually speak would realize they were going to give him a platform to substantially disarm the issue for anyone watching.
It was such a no-brainer that I wonder if helping gingrich was someone’s intent, because that was the only outcome possible. It was a terribly obvious attempt to spike his candidacy 2 days before a critical primary, and they gave him a platform to say so.
Yes, I demand that we be able to see the details whether the two individuals want us to or not!
I am not convinced King wanted to ask that question, based on his body language, whether because he thought it was wrong or because he thought Newt would be able to turn it around to great effect.
The best way to hurt newt with it was to never touch it at all during the debate, it would be a cloud overhead the whole night. They gave him a forum to dispel it in great part. I wonder if that was intentional.
You may or may not like Newt, but dang he handed that guy’s head back to him on a platter. Smarmy libtard bastitch.
Oh heads are exploding in the yahoo comments section too.. good!
Time to trumpet the sexual failings of journalistas from Anderson Pooper to Babwawa Skank Walters.
Yes, he did, and then the weasel tried to blame ABC! Smacked him down again!
Yes, I demand that we be able to see the details whether the two individuals want us to or not!
john King’s wife’s bio. Maybe someone who is better at it than I can do some digging:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Dana_Bash
Interesting question you pose.
You are correct, King’s face was squished up something awful, like he just ate a lemon.
OOOOOOOOOOOOH
BIG TIME BACKFIRE ON THE LIBS
I think this total b*tch slapping of John King by Newt just endeared him to a whole new crowd. NEWT ..good man ..FINALLY someone with balls enough to tell the liberals off...HEY GOP SEE how it’s done ?
I’m giving Newt a second look ,...I REALLY REALLY REALLY loved the way he handled himself
GO NEWT !!!!!!!!!!
OOOOOOOOOOOOH
BIG TIME BACKFIRE ON THE LIBS
I think this total b*tch slapping of John King by Newt just endeared him to a whole new crowd. NEWT ..good man ..FINALLY someone with balls enough to tell the liberals off...HEY GOP SEE how it’s done ?
I’m giving Newt a second look ,...I REALLY REALLY REALLY loved the way he handled himself
GO NEWT !!!!!!!!!!
Sometimes I think that we, the informed voters, are at the mercy of the miserably uninformed mass of voters that turn elections for the benefit of the most corrupt pols. The democrats are the beneficiary of such an ignorant, tuned out electorate. You know, like those that get all of their news from places like "The Daily Show" and couldn't name the vice president of the US if their lives depended on it, for example.
Your reference to Churchill is spot on. After years “in the wilderness” Newt seems revived and ready to split some heads.
The MSM asked Newt to answer that question hoping for a sniveling apology instead he ripped them a new asshole. The attacks on Newt will not stop but they will be wise enogh not to give him air time to respond.
Newt is the new “Teflon Don.”
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