Been watching the MSNBC coverage all day. Don't you think

[senseandsensibility]

the various talking heads are giving too much credence to the ya-hoos at the repug debates? Their reactions are always over the top. Remember them booing the gay soldier, yelling "let them die!", etc. ?
So what if they give a standing ovations to newty?

There just seems to be little to no recognition that the debate audiences and the people who will vote today are very far, far right and their reactions or opinions are outside the mainstream by a mile.

Anyway, I say go for it, repugs. Nominate Newt. Cause when he starts that &%%##@ with a non-handpicked audience, he's gonna fall flat on his face.

[RandySF]

1. They're not talking about attendees

but Republicans who watched at home.

[senseandsensibility]

2. But that standing O set the tone for all the corporate news coverage since

None of them question it. So their coverage affects republicans watching at home.

[gateley]

8. No Republicans are watching MSNBC for their primary coverage. I can almost guarantee it. nt

[senseandsensibility]

11. Agreed.

But of course, the FOX or whatever coverage would just be worse as far as giving too much credence to the debate audience's reaction.

[liberaltalkingpoints]

9. The GOPers are just desparate for something to stand up and clap about

eom

[Old and In the Way]

3. The 1st team is coming in.

Should be a lot more illuminating than Chuck's panel.

[senseandsensibility]

4. I'll be switching back and forth between MSNBC and current

Looking forward to both.

[onehandle]

5. They are positively giddy.

In a good way.

[la la]

10. chuck todd is so.....

blah....he's as bad with his laptop or whatever the hell it is, as kkkkkarl rove is with his whiteboard....

[spanone]

6. they are talking about mitt like he has passed away.

[senseandsensibility]

7. It's good, but I can do without

tweety. He is still pushing the debate audience's reaction, as though it represents regular people.

[RZM]

12. I don't believe they were cheering for Newt personally the other night

I was thinking about this yesterday. I noticed some parallels between Thursday's debate and the reaction to the OJ verdict in 1995.

At Johnny Cochran's memorial service, Al Sharpton said this:

'With all due respect, Mr. Simpson, we weren't cheering for you on that day. We were cheering for Johnny.'

And I think he had a point.

The debate audience wasn't cheering adultery or even Newt himself. They were cheering his standing up to what they perceive as a liberal media machine that works to discredit Republicans. It was more of an anti-MSM cheer than a pro-Newt cheer.

That's kind of what African-Americans were doing after the OJ verdict. Most black people knew he was guilty. Anybody with half a brain could see that. They weren't cheering murder or even OJ himself. They were cheering him and his team (especially Cochran) beating a judicial system that they see as stacked against them.