Newt Gingrich seized control of last night's GOP candidate debate in Charleston, SC with his first 4 words: "No, but I will," delivered in response to moderator John King's lead question for the night, asking if Gingrich "would like to comment" on his second ex-wife's allegation that he wanted an "open marriage." Gingrich proceeded to disembowel King, CNN, ABC, and the "elite media," to the delight of the partisan crowd, figuratively throwing bloody chunks of meat to a starving crowd, which devoured them with relish. To its credit, CNN's cameras captured members of the audience leaping to their feet applauding Newt. Scott Conroy and Erin McPike of Real Clear Politics summarize the exchange: Gingrich wagged his finger at King and condemned "the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media" -- and King in particular for bringing "personal pain" into a presidential debate. "Every person in here has had someone close to them go through painful things," he said. "To...(Read Full Post)