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Gingrich: I‘m ’Not Going to Allow’ Media to Stop Audience Applause During Future Debates

Media, take heed. Following last night’s NBC presidential debate in Tampa, Florida, Republican candidate Newt Gingrich has announced that he won’t allow debate moderators to prevent the audience from applauding.

But could it be a moot point?

Gingrich Says Moderators Must Allow Audience Applause During Debates

As the New York Times reports, the catalyst for these comments originated on Monday evening when debate moderator Brian Williams told the 500-member audience to withhold their applause until the commercial break. On Tuesday, Gingrich responded to this action in an interview with FOX News’ “Fox & Friends,” during which he said that the audience members‘ free speech was impeded by NBC’s policy on debate silence.

Additionally, he seemed to indicate that the ban on audience noise was somehow tied to the medias’ own self-preservation. The action, Gingrich said, was likely employed out of a fear that the audience would turn against Williams.

“I wish in retrospect I’d protested when Brian Williams took them out of it because I think it’s wrong,” Gingrich said. “And I think he took them out of it because the media is terrified that the audience is going to side with the candidates against the media, which is what they’ve done in every debate.”

Watch Gingrich’s FOX interview, below:

The Times blog piece was entitled, “Gingrich Threatens to Skip Debates if Audiences Can’t Participate.” The article read, “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.”

While the candidate did, indeed, share his displeasure with the process at last night’s debate, nowhere in the FOX interview did Gingrich make this proclamation. Instead he said that he wouldn’t allow any crackdowns on audience expression.

“We’re just not going to allow that to happen. That’s wrong,” he said during the interview. “The media doesn’t control free speech. People ought to be allowed to applaud if they want to.”

Gingrich Says Moderators Must Allow Audience Applause During Debates

On the Washington Post, Jennifer Rubin weighed in, writing:

This is one more indication that Gingrich is not a general-election candidate. In the presidential debates they don’t allow audience reaction either. At the start of the Sept. 26, 2008, debate Jim Lehrer explained: “The audience here in the hall has promised to remain silent, no cheers, no applause, no noise of any kind, except right now, as we welcome Senators Obama and McCain.”

Considering that the Presidential Debates Coalition, which oversees general election debates, often forbids applause as well, it will be interesting to see how Gingrich reacts should be secure the GOP nomination.

(H/T: Drudge)

Comments (205)

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  • MacPharlan
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:27pm

    If the general election does not allow it, Newt is toast, he depends too much on appealing to the crowd to have folks see the reaction, he is a populist.

    Crying about it won’t help though, no way in hell is Obama going to allow that, and perhaps Newt could try and play off that, but in reality, he only will have 3 debates, so if that is his big angle, we are toast if he gets the nod.

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    • toto
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:33pm

      Newt has promised to dog Obama on the campaign trail if Obama refuses his debate demands. I want Newt to go after Obama politically like a junk yard dog. I am thinking he is showing the tenacity and has the verbal skills to slice through Obama’s Socialist Orwellian messages. The soft and gentle of McCain failed, I as NOT in the mood to try THAT again.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:39pm

      I agree with Newt. John King is still walking funny from the dressing down he received from Newt. The people are getting the message that the media is not on their side and by silencing the people you attempt to silence that dissatisfaction with leftists and the media. Good for Newt, he’s not shy about picking a fight with the right people. The more the media is diluted and made to look like fools, the less influencial they will be this year in their trying to re-elect Obama. This isn’t just about the primaries..this is Newt looking forward to the contest against Obama and knowing the media must be addressed.

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    • wakeuplds
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:43pm

      @toto
      the media will shrewd Newt up after a few weeks. He doesn’t have a chance. No one likes him. We just like that he tells the media off and has good one liners. But he won’t ever be president. Pick a new guy.

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    • lel2007
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:45pm

      Appealing to the crowd is what today’s elections are all about, and the televised “debates’ hosted by the media Stars is little more than entertainment for the views. A pretty pathetic method for choosing political victors. The irrelevant asinine questions posed by the media Stars are better suited for The Jerry Springer Show or Miss America Pageant.

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    • texrubarts
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:58pm

      I agree with Newt! Last nights debate was BORING I almost fell asleep. I am surprised they did not ask the guys to use their “inside” voice… LOL….

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:03pm

      Newt the Perpetrator squirms when confronted and then tries to appeal to the people as if he is being unfairly criticized.

      He’s being fairly criticized, he’s a PRogressive, and as long as we and the media allow him levity by shifting focus on the questioner’s intent, then he will continue. of course he wants applause, he wants it to silence the line of questioning which isn’t in his favor.

      Ron Paul answered the questions about the “anonymous” BS newsletters. Gingrich‘s baggage isn’t anonymous. It’s his and he owns it.

      Ron Paul 2012.

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    • reform
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:04pm

      Your response makes little sense it’s quite the opposite in North Korea where they cry crocodile tears for their leader as well as when he speaks no one is allowed to talk thank you for transforming the United States of America! your Mr. Romney is a stiff shirt spoonfed how I know born and raised in Detroit with the famous Romney family. Yet his father was great too he Incorporated state federal income tax, just like daddy he is for big government but only he doesn’t have the massive output the big three in Detroit any longer.

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    • wakeuplds
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:07pm

      @Tex..
      I missed the debate. But isn’t it good to think about.. what if Newt didn’t have the debate forum? What does he then have?

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    • MS-GlenNBC
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:17pm

      Maybe tonight’s State of the Union Address should have NO Applause.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ3LbyunecA

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    • FreedomPurveyor
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:26pm

      So if Newt becomes POTUS, how are his debate skills going to help turn the country around? How does forcefully turning a legitimate question around on the moderator, without answering it, make him qualified?

      Is he going to bring a studio audience to his press conferences?

      Newt seems to be the only one bothered by a lack of applause. What does that say about Newt?

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    • reform
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:29pm

      Here’s the question for all of us where is the RNC? Why do they allow them to go on these daytime soap box operas? it should be stated in the beginning of the format there will be no direct assault against any candidate on the stage the referendum should be pointing out the failures of the current president. If they don’t want to it adhere to that then no debate should take place period, I want to hear solutions on how they intend to reverse this country‘s course of action then match it up to what they’ve done in the past. To me this is not about Mitt Romney‘s religion or Newt Gingrich’s ex-wives or Rick Santorum’s non-electability as well as Dr. Paul’s. Vetting is good but I think there have been enough debates and enough for the Democrats to strike the Republican Party that they should be onto business with the current events happening in our country and around the world. But of course the Republican Party is too stupid to recognize this fact which is they are destroying themselves while the Democrats sit back and laugh, all perpetuated by the media. Now you know why Newt Gingrich goes after them which such passion. Apparently the rest don’t know the inner workings of what we call the powers that be wake up America your like the worm on the hook, you just don‘t know that they’re ready to real you in.

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 5:15pm

      @wakeuplds

      “… no one likes him …” Speak For Yourself!

      Enough Folks Like Newt To Put Him In The White House!

      And — WE WILL!

      NEWT 2012

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 5:30pm

      I voted for Newt in Florida with applause or without it … he got my vote!

      Thank you Newt for standing up for “We The People” everyone else is trying to get the State Run News Love!
      It didn’t work with McCain and it wont work this time!

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:39pm

      Brings me to question why the other THREE Republican Candidates not speak up?

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    • MSGT
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:41pm

      The BLAZE front page right now…….

      Newt hit pieces = 12

      Romney puff pieces = 8

      Santorum yawns = 2

      I think it pretty damn clear that Beck is REALLY pushing Santorum pretty hard around here. HAHAHA

      What a lying hack. People are waking up Beck.

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  • flipper1073
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:27pm

    I would have applauded when Newt said he agreed with Ron Paul
    an I‘m NO Ron Paul Supporter but he’s right on cutting a Trillion $
    the first year ! an cutting at least 5 Dept. of Goverment.
    if you cut a trillion dollars we’re still going $500,000,000,000 in Debt
    every year !

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    • friscokid1
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:30pm

      Except for the fact that he is just trying to steal other candidates voters by making it look like they have some common ground. He doesn’t mean anything he says when it comes to cutting the federal govt.

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    • reform
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:16pm

      There’s only one explanation for this old Mr. Mitts was booed and had his feelings hurt so therefore no fan participation people don’t realize how well they are being controlled. So you don’t think big money talks and the networks listen? The man got run over by a bulldozer the last debate and they can’t allow their chosen one to be treated that way. Since South Carolina he has a new (wait for it) debate team seems he lacks the words for rebuttals, how well do you think he will perform against Obama? It’s quite funny actually it is not Fox this morning asked the speaker about his involvement with Fannie Mae, not one mention of the $500,000 Mr. Romney has through a blind trust invested in the same organization.

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  • SychinLegacy
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:18pm

    I don’t get why Newt has this cult following. He’s all show and glam and ritz and has NO substance. No wait I take that back. The small substance he does have is AUTHORITARIAN. Progressive. Communist. Call it what ever you want.

    Are people really this easily fooled?

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    • USPATRIOT101
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:31pm

      They voted for barack and will walk off a cliff for Ron Paul.

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    • Catherine A.
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:33pm

      I think Newt is a great entertainer. The crowd loves it when he gives somebody a smack-down. But that kind of behavior is not presidential and it has nothing to do with his competence to do the job. It’s disgusting to me to watch the crowds go wild for this foolishness.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:42pm

      Catherine…Obama’s entire political career is a litany of corruption, political assasination and subterfuge. We need a dirty player who can counter Obama’s dirty machine.

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    • wakeuplds
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:47pm

      @USpat..
      After months and months of hearing and remembering Obama. And another year of his policies, a few RP people will still vote for him but I’m guessing not enough to make our guy lose.

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    • wakeuplds
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:49pm

      @Aveng..
      You cant win dirty with dirty. This election is unlike anything anyone has ever seen. Things are diff. Give honorable one last chance.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:04pm

      Being kind and gentle is just not going to do it THIS time. People, LOTS of people are very angry about what the usurper has done to our country. They want it to be told like it is.
      The McCain way of debating is not going to cut it this time. McCain tried to be kinder, gentler, but the media tore him up, all the while kissing up to the annointed One.
      Gingrich is a fair man, but he will not put up with unfairness. He will let the media know when they are not being fair, too.

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:46pm

      @ Sychinlegacy
      Newt’s numbers are directly related to this story. Primary voters are (for the most part) wel aware of the bias in the media. Newt has taken every opportunity (and, quite often, has created opportunities out of thin air) to take the media to task. Newt deflects genuine questions about his record with aplomb unlike any other in the race (of course, they ALL deflect questions to some extent — but Newt deflects it at the media a whole lot and that gets him votes).

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    • neverending
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:46pm

      Sadly they are.

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    • idarusskie
      Posted on January 25, 2012 at 4:53am

      yes they are fooled when he attacks the questioner instead of answering it. when the crowd backs him up he gets out of answering the question.

      The media is getting back at newt and will not play his game.neither will Obama.

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  • Fighting4America
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:16pm

    I agree that the audience should be allowed to respond, but the only one it effected was Newt that others don’t seem to grand stand so they could care less.

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    • Catherine A.
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:36pm

      No applause made for a more boring debate, but maybe that was a good thing. The debates are not supposed to be entertainment — they’re supposed to inform us about the knowledge of the candidates, not just their ability to pander to the crowd. I have to say, having the crowd muzzled leveled the playing field considerably, and gave Santorum some good exposure. When the crowd makes noise, it quickly becomes the Newt Gingrich Show.

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    • idarusskie
      Posted on January 25, 2012 at 4:56am

      this is a debate not a pep rally. So no they do not get to help newt in his debate. Look for these rules from now on.

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  • P8riot
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:15pm

    He’s so scared of that awkward silence after his “one-liner” that doesn’t make any sense! lol. I’ve said it before and this only confirms it… Newt only runs on emotion rather than logic and facts. If he can’t make the crowd scream from a bumper-sticker zing, then he has no substance.

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    • fatjack
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:27pm

      Hey pos, do you think Williams would dare telling an obama audience to be quite? I don’t think so.

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    • toto
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:29pm

      The audience response was because Newt speaks common sense and not the Orwellian platitudes you will here from Obama tonight. Is the country better off or worse off after 3 three of Obama in which he had absolute power for the first 2? Newt is not going to take garbage from the likes of John King or others in the media. I absolutely LOVE what he is doing with the media even if I don’t agree with him on many issues, and so does the audience.

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    • P8riot
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:46pm

      @FatJack – First, do you really think that calling someone a “pos” makes you sound intelligent? Secondly, of course they would never ask the audience to stay silent during an Obama debate precisely because democrats argue on emotion rather than logic and facts… similar to you calling someone a “pos” rather than using your brain and making a cognizant argument.

      @Toto – You make a great point – I too disagree with Newt on many points but agree with him that the media is slanted. My problem with Newt is that he uses these “one-liners” to escape the real questions. I simply don’t believe that Newt can win on substance… he relies too much on emotion.

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    • neverending
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:48pm

      He is a attention loving blowhard – plain and simple

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  • Eraldo NY Tea Party
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:14pm

    As of now i still vote Rick Santorum

    I can change if needed

    God bless us all!

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    • wakeuplds
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:21pm

      me too!!

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    • wakeuplds
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:22pm

      but not EVER for Ging – RICH!!!!

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    • Ohio Guy
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:51pm

      If the people who want to vote for Santorum did the main stream medias narrative would change quickly. He has my vote.

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  • wakeuplds
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:11pm

    “Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
    I know that Glenn Beck has found the answer, though he hasn’t been doing a very good job of explaining it lately. Why did Oprah gain such a following when she consistently preached a false doctrine “any path you choose leads to God”? My MIL would always say… yeah but she does so many good things for people!
    We are NEVER going to win the debate until we show the world that we care & we mean what we say. If we say “no more Obama corruption.” What does it say about us if we nominate a person who left WashDC due to ethics violations? If we plead “please, transparency Obama” What does it say about us if we nominate a person who has no desire of releasing such violation records? If we say “We’re tired of the sleaziness in Washington!“ If we say ”We want someone to REALLY bring people together?” I was a young woman in Cali during the Clinton scandal & I remember Newt was one of the most polarizing figures in the country. I’m sorry. Newt is a wonderful debater & he probably has changed & is saved now, idk. But he can’t be the nominee from our party anymore. Not if we really mean what we say. He can be forgiven of his sins but there are always consequences still from our actions. Newt’s consequence is that he no longer gets to be president.
    I don’t believe he could win against Obama anyway, but that’s not the point. I’m asking why he should. PS 3 honorable men r running for pres.. anyone of t

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    • wakeuplds
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:20pm

      ..any one of them would be an great president!

      I also think audience should be allowed to applause and they will next time, just wait and see!!!

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 5:39pm

      @wakeuplds

      BEFORE you persist in putting yourself in the place of God and dictating Newt’s “consequences;” How about you getting out your Bible and reading up on The Apostle Paul aka Saul of Tarsus and The Prodigal Son and The Woman At The Well and The Thief On The Cross and Et Al?

      Jesus Is Our Savior and Redeemer. It appears that you don’t have a clear understanding of Salvation and Redemption. You Need To Get A Handle On Jesus And How He Works In People’s Lives. Until you do, you’ve got to stop with your Holier-Than-Newt Rhetoric. Because, you are merely telling everyone who reads here that you are a hypocrite.

      NEWT 2012

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    • Elucidator
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 6:52pm

      Honorable???? How about a guy that was railroaded by the colleagues he helped elect over a bunch of trumped up, false, political charges. Have any of you seen this 2 minute CNN report?

      http://townhall.com/tipsheet/greghengler/2012/01/23/video_1999_cnn_report_on_newt_gingrichs_exoneration_by_the_irs_over_ethics_charges

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  • American2012
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:10pm

    Then Newt can just bring their supporters and dont have to answer any questions…… good tactis, anyway if Newt then Obama is re-elected

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    • P8riot
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:19pm

      good point – anytime Newt is asked about his horrible history as a human being, he simply says something like “media bad, question bad” and the crowd goes wild.

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    • texasnellie
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:41pm

      How do you know…do you have a crystal ball?

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    • neverending
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:51pm

      Yes he is – there is no difference in the two except gingrich is so full of bs about being a conservative

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:07pm

    Loud and proud, America!

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    • TSUNAMI-22
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:49pm

      Just like I stated last night; too bad they neutered the audience. Very boring debate.

      Santorum had a good rant deserving of applause and it felt like it fell on deaf ears. Romney tried like hell to knock down the king of the hill and probably could have got a lot of claps and boos….as did Gingrich.

      The media knows that people are seeing through them, but they still are trying to assert their agenda of control and manipulation.

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  • MittensKittens
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:05pm

    Like the famous Ahmed the dead terrorist says “Silence I keel you!”

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  • PJL
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:03pm

    There wouldn’t have been any for him last night anyway. So he thinks he can run the debates now too? Pompous a**.

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    • USPATRIOT101
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:15pm

      The debate was on NBC, you actually think they want to hear support for anything conservative. If barack was on stage there would be confetti and a mraching band along with a bunch of cheerleaders.

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  • vtxphantom
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:03pm

    To heck with the media. Who says they can set the standards. The moderators are a bunch of left wing moonbats. No need to turn these debates over to them. Get some conservative people in there to moderate. We have a whole bunch on our side.

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:03pm

    …
    Brian Williams was way in the wrong, to ask the audience for no reaction or applause during the debate. It was so boring, I turned it off after 25 minutes.

    Brian Williams was once a great news anchor, but ever since he crawled in bed with Obama, he pretty much sucks.

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    • friscokid1
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:32pm

      It’s a presidential debate bud, not a freaking reality TV show. Get real.

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    • Catherine A.
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:39pm

      Frisco, you are so right. Everybody wants this to be American Idol.

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    • John Valentine
      Posted on January 25, 2012 at 6:08am

      It’s a shame that the debate was boring. It is true that this was a Presidential Debate and should command some respect. But we do live in a Democratic Republic, not a totalitarian society. It does seem unnatural to restrict applause.

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  • flipper1073
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:02pm

    This is nothing new
    The media has always been for silencing
    WE THE PEOPLE
    Nothing to see here move along

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    • Morningglory
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:56pm

      The debates aren’t supposed to be entertainment! And it would be too easy to stack the audience with Gingrich supporters…interesting that he only looks good when he is working off the emotion of an audience. The Presidential debates do not allow applause. What would he do then trying to debate Obama? Fall flat!

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    • nowhereman
      Posted on January 25, 2012 at 12:20pm

      It the President Gingrich was meeting with a world leader “debating” critical world issues. He would not have an audience of his supporters to “cheer” him on. They should have these things in a closed room, free from any outside influences. Just like the real world.

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  • JRook
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:02pm

    No surprise strategy here. If you had Newt’s baggage, irrational slant on the world and policy void you would want to make it about the media and not you. Newt represents the worse of what our political process can produce.

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  • moussiagilda
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:01pm

    Absurd, absurd, absurd. We must create the impression that nobody pays any attention to your arguments? That you bore them to death? That nobody feels like cheering you? I wonder why.

    How well would a concert appear to be going if the audience wasn’t allowed to cheer? They’d look lame. Refusing to let them cheer is only trying to make Newt look lame.

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  • thegrassroots
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:01pm

    America Will NOT Sit Down and Shut Up!

    By The Lib-Media Attempting To Censor America, THEY ARE GUARANTEEING MORE VOTES FOR NEWT!

    Keep It Up Libs! Keep On Campaiging On Behalf Of America’s Next President!

    NEWT 2012

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    • wakeuplds
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:01pm

      How are you sending a conservative message to our children by cheerleading for Newt? are you serious? You really WANT him to be our president?

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:38pm

      @wakeuplds

      Absolutely!

      NEWT 2012

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  • SREGN
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:01pm

    I bet the no applause rule goes away in the Obama debates when the audience has been carefully screened to only include thugs and thieves (Unions and Acorners).

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  • Sniper342
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:01pm

    Yes indeed Jennifer Rubin continue to ram the parties choice candidate down our throats and pretend we the people are stupid. Here is a novel idea why don’t you let the people decide who they want to get the nomination and vote for. It’s kind of why we have elections, right?

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  • Zoe
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:00pm

    Stop applause …..Animal Farm!

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  • ModerationIsBest
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 1:58pm

    Newt realized that he’s 10% substance, 90% crowd.

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  • Dahart
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 1:57pm

    Boo Hoo…..you didn’t get the applause you feel you were do…..too bad deal with it not everyone is impressed with your self- proclaimed greatness.

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  • SREGN
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 1:56pm

    The People must be silenced!

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    • slr4528
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:07pm

      More like Newty setting the rules to get his own way. Santorum,Romney and Paul never complained about the other debates and this debate so why is Newty having a tantrum..pretending to be concerned about the voice of the people.

      Santorum, Romney and Paul did fine in both debates with and without the audience. Narcissistic Newty tanked without the audience. I think it shows that Santorum,Romney and Paul had some substance to their debate points and Gingrich just had populist inflammatory rhetoric that excited the base. We do not need another debater in chief who will continue to divide this country…besides Newty stands zero chance of winning the general election…..just look at the data on favorability verses unfavorability. Obama’s favorables are 51% and Newt’s are 28%……….not good!

      I hope CNN does not cave in to Newty’s demands…..

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    • reform
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 3:42pm

      Yes and who runs the polls the same people that run the debates, so in your analogy Rick Santorum won Iowa Mitt Romney won New Hampshire and Newt Gingrich won S. Carolina. And for the better part most of the polls were wrong they’ve had Mitt Romney the proverbial favorite in all of them. It’s funny I just had a poll in my state and I gave them everything against what I thought and believed was that right I could care less, which I was relieved when I finished it who actually paid for it.

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    • slr4528
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 4:00pm

      Reform

      The favorability ratings I referenced were for the General election not the GOP nomination. Newty isn’t running for president of the GOP……..he is running for president of the United States….united being the operative word.

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  • SychinLegacy
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 1:55pm

    Yeah Newt feed the fire that is you’re over-sized ego. Let the audience shower your witty one liners as people who can actually think try to deduce your illogical arguments.

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    • Dahart
      Posted on January 24, 2012 at 2:03pm

      God forbid someone did not recognize his greatness.

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  • alwayshappy
    Posted on January 24, 2012 at 1:54pm

    I agree! Let the audience respond as they see fit!

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