CNN's John King took a blistering hit from Newt Gingrich in last night's debate after Mr. King asked Mr. Gingrich to comment on allegations raised earlier in the week by Mr. Gingrich's ex-wife. It didn't get better for the hapless Mr. King who had stood with a "deer in the headlights" look during Mr. Gingrich's response when the other GOP candidates were asked for their comments.
Each of the candidates in turn spoke to the opening question about the issue raised by Mr. Gingrich's wife earlier in the week but if he was looking for a little support, controversy or even some sympathy, Mr. King was sadly disappointed.
Mr. Santorum spoke first wandering all over the place about forgiveness in a poorly crafted attempt to show he was not criticizing Mr. Gingrich while leaving it clear that Mr. Gingrich might have something that requires it. Mitt Romney gave an excellent, one sentence response that pretty much dismissed Mr. King's first question as trivial while Mr. Paul managed to continue Mr. Gingrich's attack on the media, going so far as to suggest that it would be better to get corporations out of the media rather than worrying about them influencing politics.
It was clear that nobody was going to put a dog in this fight and Mr. King was left pretty much standing on his own after having asked his original question.
At the end of the day, it was GOP candidates 1, CNN 0 and the poorly thought out attempt to embarrass Mr. Gingrich not only backfired, it galvanized criticism of the media by both the candidates and the audience.
It is indicative of how badly the mainstream media have become at covering these events. The questions that get asked are often trite, biased and uneven. The opening graphics for the debates are more appropriate for a new Bourne Identity flick starring Matt Damon than they are a major political debate and the coverage is more like sports coverage than news.
Increasingly, the mainstream media treat the news as entertainment and while Mr. King inadvertently opened the door for a very entertaining ten minutes last night, it doesn't serve the public very well. It is small wonder that more and more people are turning to other resources for information and news.
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