Newt Gingrich's Standing Ovation at South Carolina GOP Debate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka0LMt5ciRc

This video contains the Republican Debate in South Carolina for the race to candidacy in the 2012 presidential election against current president Barack Obama. In this clip, candidate Newt Gingrich is answering the question given by moderator Juan Williams about his views on unintentionally belittling poor Black-Americans about getting jobs, as well as referring to Barack Obama as the "food stamp president." Gingrich sharply defends himself and turns the negative image Williams has painted of Gingrich back on Williams, which in return receives a standing ovation by the crowd of supporters. The author of this piece is Fox News, which is a leaning-conservative radio station, and establishes credibility for the debate is for the Republican candidate, not the Democratic candidate. The context of this piece is causal because the 2012 Presidential Election is quickly approaching, and a Republican candidate will soon be chosen through debates and votes from the American citizens. The purpose of this debate is for Newt Gingrich to convince the state of South Carolina (audience), as well as the American public that he is the ideal president and will be able to turn the country into a more positive direction than the other candidates. As Gingrich spoke, he used a plethora of rhetorical devices to allude to a very convincing and effective debate. His strong and determined tone when speaking gave a sense of leadership and passion, which are two important qualities of a president. Also, Gingrich's use of parallelism towards the end when summarizing his thoughts left a lasting impact on the audience, for they now know exactly what Gingrich's plan is for America and how it will be effective in the future. Finally, the factual information established credibility because it backed up Newt's claims and showed the audience that he knew exactly what he was talking about. Due to the feedback of the supporters in the background of the moderators, Gingrich effectively accomplished his purpose, and also won the South Carolina primary. He is one step closer to becoming the Republican candidate to run against Barack Obama in the 2012 election.