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Is Chris Wallace taking a beating in the press & blogs this morning?
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Posted on 08/12/2011 5:19:45 AM PDT by nuconvert

He deserves it!

Newt was right to attack him and his line of questions. The audience agreed.

This wasn't his tv show. People wanted to hear the candidates discuss important issues.

You embarrassed yourself, Chris. (Though Newt did a good job of making you look like a jerk)

Susan Ferrechio did the best job of any of them.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: chriswallace; debate; iowadebate; liberal; vanity
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To: Lazamataz

Ah heck, you’re right: you are the beloved darling of the Mods.

I have to take what affection I can get. The Religion Mod set fire to my house this morning, but I’m pretty sure her eyes were smiling.

I think it was her anyway. She was driving a monster truck and dressed as Milla Jovovich from the zombie films. That’s the Religion Mod, right?


61 posted on 08/12/2011 7:22:17 AM PDT by agere_contra ("Debt is the foundation of destruction" : Sarah Palin.)
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To: ken5050

That sound great! Wonder if Sarah will be in by then...


62 posted on 08/12/2011 7:30:33 AM PDT by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: scooby321

I believe he enjoys stirring the pot. I´m all for it.

This unbalances all those boring scripted candidates.

Good for him.


63 posted on 08/12/2011 7:31:37 AM PDT by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: NC Angeleyes; Cincinatus
I see the Fox New Producers are out in force today trying to spin the pathetic performance of their team last night.

Note to “News Media” egomaniacs. We are not there to see you, your ONLY function is to moderate the debate, not try to direct it.

Last night was another example of why the US Public loaths “Journalists” more they they do Use Cars Salesmen. Your job is to simply ask the question, not interject your Hindinburg sized egos into the story line.

64 posted on 08/12/2011 7:34:28 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Giving politicians more tax money is like giving addicts free drugs to cure their addiction)
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To: scooby321

Chris Wallace is a little lefty weasel. Never doubt where his sympathies lay. After his ambush of Michelle Bachmann a few weeks ago and the obligatory walk back you would think he would have wised up enough to leave Newt alone. I was so glad to see the little twerp get beach slapped by Newt.


65 posted on 08/12/2011 7:35:31 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Longbow1969
If anyone thinks Wallace is unfair or tough, wait till our eventual nominee is questioned by the MSM in the presidential debates - it'll get much worse.

SO what your saying is Wallace wasted the only opportunity we will probably have to hear what thesse guys have to say on substantive issues on a national stage.

Wallace did no one but Obama any favors.

66 posted on 08/12/2011 7:35:52 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: SumProVita
I heard far more substance in the questions this time

No you didn't. You heard the same lame Journalist with over inflated egos trying to interject themselves into the story style question the CNN clowns asked last time.

American Voters really DO NOT CARE, what any of the Junk Media talking heads think. The audience wants to find out about what the candidate's program would be, what their stance on issues is, they are NOT their to watch Chris Wallace do is "Aren't I a tough brave Journalist" clown act.

Frankly they should simply ban the Junk Media ego maniacs from moderating debates. They are all too busy preening for their fellow Journalists approval to do the Moderator job with even a minimal amount of competency.

67 posted on 08/12/2011 7:42:49 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Giving politicians more tax money is like giving addicts free drugs to cure their addiction)
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To: MNJohnnie

“No you didn’t. “

YES, I did. And several of these questions will prepare the candidates for future debates.

Overall, I am praying for the ranks of journalists to be inundated with virtuous and objective reporters. However, the questioning in this debate was much improved from the first.


68 posted on 08/12/2011 7:48:21 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: skeeter

Which only gives credence to the idea that the smartest candidates weren’t even on stage last night. Hmmm.....


69 posted on 08/12/2011 7:50:52 AM PDT by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: skeeter
SO what your saying is Wallace wasted the only opportunity we will probably have to hear what thesse guys have to say on substantive issues on a national stage.

Finding out these candidates positions on various things takes moments. You can generally go their websites, just do a simple search or listen to a few of their campaign speeches to find out what their positions are on the issues.

What we need to find out is how these candidates hold up under fire. Hussein is going to throw hundreds of millions of dollars of negative advertising at our eventual nominee, and the press is going to play nothing but "gotcha" journalism when interviewing them - so what matters now is whether they can take the fire, how they respond to it, can they take a hostile situation and turn it in their favor, etc.

I think Fox did a pretty good job. The debate was actually extremely lively and gave us a chance to see how our candidates handle pressure and scrutiny on the fly.

70 posted on 08/12/2011 8:00:10 AM PDT by Longbow1969
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To: Longbow1969
Its not about how they handle the pressure - that doesn't matter at all. Its about the headlines the media choose to write.

The question is the headline.

71 posted on 08/12/2011 8:06:19 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks nuconvert for posting this, and kudos to all, this is a great discussion thread.


72 posted on 08/12/2011 8:13:14 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: MNJohnnie

you sound like a liberal....a little over the edge with your anger....take a breath...


73 posted on 08/12/2011 8:30:23 AM PDT by NC Angeleyes
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To: NavyCanDo

Why is Newt unelectable? Agree with the rest of your post.


74 posted on 08/12/2011 9:24:49 AM PDT by sanjuanbob (Festina Lente)
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To: sanjuanbob
“Why is Newt unelectable?”

I have nothing personal against Newt. I believe he was the smartest guy in the room last night, and could probably mop the floor with Obama in a debate between the two. But he has a whole list of issues with many conservatives. And being link to the Bush era doesn't sit well with swing voters. And as of today does not poll well. If he does poll Sunday in the top 5 then I will change my mind on his electability.

75 posted on 08/12/2011 10:40:33 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: ken5050

Thanks for the heads up. I had not heard of it. It’s about time we make the media report rather than manipulate. Thanks again!


76 posted on 08/12/2011 12:06:02 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: SumProVita
Based on...?

Reality. Just look around. It's the general consensus. Enough already.

77 posted on 08/12/2011 1:12:27 PM PDT by tsowellfan
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To: nuconvert

Chris, are you a flake?


78 posted on 08/12/2011 1:13:30 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: nuconvert; ml/nj; holdonnow; Sean Hannity; ExTexasRedhead; RobinMasters; melancholy; SunkenCiv; ...
It's not so much the "Gatcha" question to Gingrich that made Chris Wallace's performance grating, but more so the tiff between Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty that Wallace deliberately provoked. Perhaps he sensed that the "Minnesota twins" were not on the best of terms with each other to begin with and exploited the bad vibes between them.

In general, Wallace tries to be objective working for FOX, but it must be his father's CBS genes in him that cause him problems with questioning conservatives.

79 posted on 08/13/2011 8:34:01 AM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: justiceseeker93

EXACTLY! Thanks for the ping/post.


80 posted on 08/13/2011 8:38:48 AM PDT by PGalt
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