Originally Posted by Robbie

Actually the time line is:
First CNN tells us it's outrageous.
Then they go up to several leaders and ask them about the "outrageous" comment and get them to say they are "outraged" too.
Then an interest group will open a twitter account and use a script to get a million fake followers and proclaim the outrage.

This all happens in the first day.

On the second day...reporters now go to companies doing business with the "out of control" person and tell them that other leaders are outraged and oh by the way...a million twitter followers are outraged too.
Company cuts ties with "outrageous" person.

Third day...24 hour coverage of all the "outrage" and lots of talking heads talking about the "outrage"

4th day...Polling!

5th day...Usually the end of that candidate.