he was a victim of gotcha journalism. first, though, sarah palin who clearly thinks it was. >> there's got to be the preparation on all the candidate's part for the gotchas. that's what the lame stream media is known for is the trip up questions and you have to be prepared for it and overcome it. >> sarah palin on fox blaming the media for serving up a gotcha and painting newt as a naive new-be who's never been on the tv. >> welcome back. this is your 35th appearance on the program. >> wow, 35 times dating back to the reagan era. as for the gotcha question, you decide. here's the question. >> entitlements, the medicare trust fund and stories that have come out over the weekend is it's going to be depleted by 2024, five years earlier than predicted.