The most tumultuous day of the campaign (see reasons one, two, and three) wrapped up tonight with a CNN debate, and the fireworks started immediately when moderator John King asked Newt Gingrich the first question—about his ex-wife's "open marriage" interview. After blasting the media's "vicious, negative" nature, Gingrich said he was "appalled" that CNN would open a debate with "trash" like that. "Every person in here knows personal pain (and) to take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary a significant question in a presidential campaign is as close to despicable as anything I can imagine." He got a standing ovation, notes the Wall Street Journal, and his rivals declined to press the issue.