Gingrich needs an audience

Did you hear that Newt Gingrich is threatening to pull out of future debates unless his supporters are allowed to applaud?  I am not surprised that Gingrich doesn't do well without an audience considering how tongue tied he got last night during the first Florida debate.   If he becomes president, perhaps he can recruit some members of the community in South Carolina who voted for him to cheer him on during his talks with the Iranians. I was a member of the Republican Party until last year when it became too embarassing to tell anyone. The Party's hate for Obama has reached such a fever pitch that it will drive any right thinking person into the arms of the Democrats. South Carolina proved that overt racism has become respectable again, so much so that even well meaning people are afraid to stand up against it.  This is how really bad stuff starts.  Soon we will all need to watch our backs.