A brief history of the South Carolina debate crowd's aggressive booing
Saturday night's Republican presidential debate in South Carolina may have been the rowdiest yet, and not just on the part of the candidates. Here are some of the people and things the crowd deemed worthy of booing:
Facts: When Ted Cruz falsely claimed no Supreme Court justices have been appointed during election years in the last 80 years, moderator John Dickerson pointed out Anthony Kennedy. "I just want to get the facts straight for the audience," Dickerson said.
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Donald Trump, again: In another tiff with Bush (surprise, surprise), Trump said he was wrong about the billionaire's close ties to Russia.
Donald Trump, for a change: In the same exchange, Trump responded to the booing by claiming the jeers came from lobbyists supporting Bush.
Viewers were understandably a little perplexed by all of the booing.
If you missed out, here's a nice supercut of the most memorable sound from Saturday night. Julie Kliegman
