Posted on 01/24/2012 8:21:28 AM PST by Bigtigermike
Newt Gingrich insists his fans will not be silenced.
Mr. Gingrich, a former House speaker, on Tuesday morning threatened not participate in any future debates with audiences that have been instructed to be silent. That was the case on Monday, when Brian Williams of NBC News asked the audience of about 500 people who assembled for a debate in Tampa to hold their applause until the commercial breaks.
In an interview with the morning show “Fox and Friends,” Mr. Gingrich said NBC’s rules amounted to stifling free speech. In what has become a standard line of attack for his anti-establishment campaign, Mr. Gingrich blamed the media for trying to silence a dissenting point of view.
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If I was at a debate and wanted to cheer, I’d cheer. No idiot from the media is going to stop my free speech...Rebellion against the media start with the audience...
Nobody cheered at Jets games this year.
Newt will not skip debates. That would be like Romney limiting himself on the amount of money he will spend.
FREE SPEECH issue: Is there anyone in FL who wants to file a lawsuit against NBC. Particularly since some were allowed to speak out repeatedly and not removed.
Yes, there must be order but as long as no one is yelling “fire” response must be allowed.
It's simply an attempt by liberal media to control those with opposite points of view.
Legally NBC and all others who try the same are on thin ice. If you don't complain now, when will you take a stand.
Good for Newt for standing up for Free Speech.
funny how those who do not want Newt are using this to attack him and then state the crowd needs to shut up.
They don’t want the crowd saying anything because they know that the crowd can influence the outcome of the debate and Newt gets much more positives than the RINO up there.
This was done by NBC to protect Williams and so the crowd would nto boo any stupid questions and secondly it was done to silence conservatives and protect the RINO
This morning they had establishment Romney the RINO saying about immigration and you could hear the crowd for half a second laughing at his pathetic stupid response.
Course we only heard half a second because FOX cuts it off quick.
I knew someone there and they said the crowd was much more for Newt and Romney was laughed at several times and groaned at
Who can blame them?...
Standing ovations caused by Newts comments suck if your a double dealing liberal..
Makes you look bad and lose elections like an abused over burdened Donkey...
Those damned over taxed audiences.. are the problem..
/snide
Why let the media dictate the conditions? They only stopped the audience input when it became hostile to the media.
I hope everyone here is comfortable in some of the stuff they are espousing. We have always championed we are the philosophy of values and taking the emotion out of issues. We always skewer the liberals of making decisions and policies based solely on emotions and here we have post after post supporting something based solely on emotion and be damned the argument and the strength of your position.
Why does everyone need to be in the Reality TV world of wild cheering, often, over the top cheerleading. Newt can do just fine without having booing,cheering, stomping etc.
If you want to push your candidate, I am sure that would be more welcome than attacking others’.
Some people like to witness political debates. If they do not behave in a way the host would like they are subject to the ‘zot’.
Not all forums wish to entertain true free speech (and it’s not always possible to do so). We are communicating on one now. It is the right of the host to control what speech is uttered by controlling who participates.
beandog
so you think Newt is sounding nuttier every day then are you for the RINO say anything to get elected Romney?
I’ll look forward to your answer but I’m guessing you won’t reply because you know RINO supporters are not wanted on here and many have been banned.
I think Newt is wrong. The debate last Week sounded more like WWE Raw than it did a presidential debate.
Mobs make for great entertainment. But I am not sure I want my president running the country to satisfy the mob.
And remember, when the food stamps and unemployment checks stop coming, mobs is what you will get. And those mobs won’t be as much fun to listen to.
“I’ve got no interest in winners being chosen by applause meter.”
The problem Newt faces is that he needs the audience to control the moderator. When Mitt levels 8-10 charges, and the moderator gives Newt 30 seconds to respond, there is no reason to bother.
I don’t think Newt would have any problem with a series of 15 min exchanges. What he cannot afford is a moderator who allows Mitt 3 minutes uninterrupted, and then gives Newt 30 seconds.
This makes Newt look kind of whiny. Is he a truly great debater, or merely a great showman dispensing red meat for a crowd?
Not so sure I agree. The buzz after the debate was the standing ovations he received; the first anybody could remember.
Of course, what he said was critical, but think how it would have resonated (or not) to a silent auditorium. The standing ovation immediately validated his comments. John King glared more at the crowd than at Newt, and was off his game (if he had any) the rest of the night.
“What IF Newt crashes and burns? Who is our conservative Plan B?”
Are you talking primary or general?
No, don’t threaten to skip or they’ll make all debates “no participation” audiences.
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