that in a debate the counter punch is often more powerful than the punch, chris asked a fair question but it was a tough punch at newt saying your campaign has melted down, you re a million dollars in debt and newt counter punched by saying let s get rid of the gotcha questions. it also shows that in politics, in a debate, people tend to do things twice. the cloud was with him the crowd was with them, he gave a tough response about how this was inconsequential but later bret baier came and asked him look, you ve got two different positions on libya, which one is it, and newt returned and said that s a gotcha question, i m not going to get into that, so people tend to do things, keep doing the same thing, if it works in a debate and sometimes it doesn t work. alisyn: newt s point was i just want to focus on the issues, not on some of the sillyier points, and they did talk, obviously, a lot about debt and taxes and economic issues, but mitt
have to be a questioner on defense, like you have to pull back? chris not pull purges but not pull your punches but you have to be careful. we are not before criticism. it is wrong to ignore criticism and it seems to me at times we do ask gotcha questions. that was not close to the sign. self examination is never a bad thing. neil: that was my gotcha question. anyway, thanks, chris, and good luck this weekend. chris will have michele bachmann as a special guest. he is a hell of an interviewer why care what side you are on. so, some people are offended. and then there is this. hallelujah
he is attacking the media. i thought it was total nonsense. that was a legitimate question. gotcha questions were questions he didn t want to answer and this is acward sitting for us in the table. he said this about the libya invasion on the network when he worked here . bret baeir. why are you bringing it up? and any question is a gotcha question. if you have a question, ask it and the people need to stop whining. and my moment sanatorium asked if you can smoke a mushroom. i was actually smoking mushroom and i missed that. i was floating in my yard. we picked our winner and we don t know who each other picked and reveal who it was. all at the same time. go.
in campaigning and you are $1 million in debt. how do you respond to people would say that your campaign has been a mess so far. guest: well, first of all, chris, i took seriously brett s in funding to put aside talking points, and i wish you would put aside the gotcha questions. neil: i don t understand how that could possibly be a gotcha question it is a legitimate through and a legitimate point but everyone was jumping ugly on you. chris: well, i have two reactions. it is not a gotcha question. if you cannot run a campaign, can you not run a country. some candidates have run good campaigns and not been good presidents but no one has run a lousy campaign and gotten elected let alone been a good president and it tests the skills you need in a president
you would put aside the gotcha questions. so byron, sitting there at the moderator s desk, did you feel like that was a gotcha question or a legitimate one? well, no, i didn t feel like it was a gotcha question at all but it s very interesting. i personally thought gingrich got a little too hot in some of his exchanges with chris. but i will say that i spoke to some republicans, people who were active in politics here in iowa, after the debate and they thought newt did quite well so sometimes it s hard to actually know from the from the moderator s desk but he elicited a strong response from gingrich. byron york, chief political correspondent from the washington examiner appreciate you coming on to talk about those questions in the question and answer. thanks so much. family finds a whole new meaning to sour grapes. fined for sneaking fruit past airport security. and don t be fooled. this stuff isn t junk.