Newt Gingrich continues to rely on his strong performances in the 2,671 televised Republican debates to boost his long shot campaign for the White House.

This week was no different as the ex speaker opened the most recent debate in South Carolina with a blistering attack on the news media. The subject of his riposte was a sensational story about his marital antics based on testimony from his ex-wife.

Gingrich lashed out at CNN for discussing this topic during a presidential debate, thee Republican audience responded with a standing ovation, which was all caught on camera.

The CNN anchor made little defense.

Gingrich continued to berate the “liberal” news media for their soft peddling on Obama and over-aggressiveness with Republicans.

This is an interesting assertion as the media appears to be predominantly conservative (according to this research).