Newt just had his "Dean scream" moment and is too stupid to realize it

[LuckyTheDog]

So, John King gives Newt the chance to give his side of the story after another network dropped a bombshell -- that was a GIFT to Newt. Newt could have taken the opportunity to answer the charges in a dignified way and move on. Instead, Newt acted like an ass. And the SC Republicans loved him for it. Says something, eh?

Also: Once the bravado of the moment passes, Newt will find that he has given a week or more to what could have been a one-day story about his second divorce. Tactically, he screwed up in order to satisfy his ego and vent. That stuff may play well with South Carolina Republicans. Independents, however, will remember it as a tantrum. What an idiot.

[mucifer]

1. In 10 months will people care?

I'd say romney had his Dean scream evening.

[LuckyTheDog]

2. That will be hard to live down (nt)

[rufus dog]

3. we can only hope he is the nominee

check out the voter stats for woman, they will friggen hate his ass, which means he will need to carry males by a huge margin.

[Skip Intro]

4. I don't think he did himself any favors re: the SC primary.

He passed up that opportunity to put it all behind him, if he could, and got a strong response from the audience for attacking the media vs answering the question.

As the debate proceeded, his applause lines waned, some responses eliciting a deafening silence.

I see Newt coming in third, or fourth in SC.

His arrogance was on full display tonight, and I think quickly soured his support.

[LuckyTheDog]

5. The guy is unhinged

No way do I want him getting any nuclear launch codes.

[cyberswede]

6. Good points

I was all set to disagree until I read your whole post. I was thinking that his antics would be exactly what conservatives would like (as you mentioned), but I didn't consider how his response would increase the longevity of the "open marriage" news story.

I hope you're right and he flames out after this.

[opihimoimoi]

7. Noot is too stupid to realize his blunders....he will see the error of his ways soon enough

[spanone]

8. these crowds are more like mobs

[XemaSab]

9. I actually thought he handled it very well

He put the other candidates in a position where they'll look like assholes if they bring it up again.

[Politicalboi]

10. I thought he handled it pretty good

He made John King look like the ass. Newt is a ticking time bomb, and I hope his fuse goes off real soon. He scares me more than Mittens. I hope the nominee will be Santorum. If they start fishing around K Street, he's gonna go down faster than Romney would. The old farts know Newt, and if they didn't like Bill Clinton, Newt is still their hero.

[JI7]

11. actually, he handled it really well , in a way where he doesn't really have to answer but makes the

media look like the bad guy for bringing itup.

and makes him appear tough or standing up for what is right or some other shit.

[EC]

12. He's using the vilify the press

tactic again. Notice how he also told John King for him and his buddies to quit schilling for Obama and start reporting the news...CNN has never shilled for Obama, much less the ass wipe he was yelling at, so he's trying to push the "liberal press" stuff again. It usually works and now CNN will bend over even more for the GOP. If it were me and I was a reporter on CNN it would piss me off and I'd start really digging for something to bury him.

[lpbk2713]

14. Would Newt ever tell Faux to start reporting the news?

Not a chance.


Hell would freeze over first.

[still_one]

13. Actually he is playing to the republican base, especially republican in S.C. and the latest polls

for the S.C. primary indicates it is working against romney

I hope you are correct about independents, however, I think ginrich truely represents what the republican party has become

[niyad]

15. the difference is, the corporate media whores will NOT be playing that segment over and over again,

with the sound amped up, and all background noise removed.

[bigwillq]

16. Not so sure. The few repub friends/family I have on FB

were making positive posts about Newt. Glad he stood up to King, blah, blah, blah, like how he was "tough" and "strong"
I think they really prefer Newt over Romney.

[LuckyTheDog]

18. Sure, hard-core Republicans will LOVE Newt's tantrum

Independents and potential crossover Democrats will look at that and realize Newt is crazy.

[TheKentuckian]

17. He has had thousands of them

Safe to say he doesn't give a fuck and neither do his would be voters.

I think he carries much more significant drawbacks than cheating, rank hypocrisy, and petulent responses for such.

His staggeringly poor temperament was vividly apparent many years ago.

His doggish ways no secret for a while but the reality is other than his dangerous impulsiveness the personal stuff is the very least of the problems with Gingrich. It is how he wants to screw the American people that is what is really vexing.