Newt and the Press
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Hendrik Hertzberg, writing in the New Yorker:

In this campaign, Gingrich's performances in televised debates have been widely deemed effective. But what has won him his most visceral cheers from the audiences in the halls—audiences shaped and coarsened by years of listening to talk radio and watching Fox News—is his sneering attacks on moderators, especially those representing the hated "liberal" media.

The only one allowed to sneer, apparently, is Mr. Hertzberg.

Actually, I shouldn't sneer at Mr. Hertzberg, because though we come from different ideological angles, we actually have a similar analysis. From my column this week, The Case for Newt, up here at the New York Sun and here at Reason.com:

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Newt and the Press
futureofcapitalism.com

Hendrik Hertzberg, writing in the New Yorker:

In this campaign, Gingrich's performances in televised debates have been widely deemed effective. But what has won him his most visceral cheers from the audiences in the halls—audiences shaped and coarsened by years of listening to talk radio and watching Fox News—is his sneering attacks on moderators, especially those representing the hated "liberal" media.

The only one allowed to sneer, apparently, is Mr. Hertzberg.

Actually, I shouldn't sneer at Mr. Hertzberg, because though we come from different ideological angles, we actually have a similar analysis. From my column this week, The Case for Newt, up here at the New York Sun and here at Reason.com:

Read More...