No South Carolina Mob = No Demagogue

I loved the debate without the noise and clamor of the audience to distract us from the real reason to watch a debate -- to hear the opinions of the candidates, without signals to applaud or boo. I share this post written by Z.H.--

dem·a·gogue: A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.

There were no jeers. No cat calls. No carnival show. Newt didn't know what to do with the sober audience of Tampa, Florida. It was like watching a ring master with no circus clowns to distract the masses from the absurdity of his country circus show. The man who touted himself as the debate king who was challenging anyone with a pulse to a debate fight fell flat on his face tonight without his mob behind him to boo his rivals and applaud his immorality. The politics of envy and resentment held little sway without his South Carolina pep rally crowd...

Republicans should be very wary of an angry mob and even more cautious of a dubious demagogue who's rhetoric is contrary to conservatism and republicanism as we know it. There is a strong tradition in the Republican party that the GOP tent is vast and includes conservatives, independents, and a lot of dissatisfied Democrats...This isn't the angry white mans party that Gingrich portrays. It never was!

This is an election for the soul of America... click here to read more. 


-- Z.H., guest post