Here FoxNews. Jump boy, jump...
Too late. It already did.
Posted on 01/27/2016 9:55:03 PM PST by NKP_Vet
FOX News debate anchors knew they would have a record audience tune in to their Republican debate because of Donald Trump.
So, in November, they purposely planned several zingers to get under his skin.
They are shameless.
The anchors didn't even ask a question on the Obama economy, the worst recovery since the Great Depression, until 73 minutes into the debate.
The FOX moderators won over Media Matters, who said, "The Fox News moderators appeared reasonable, effective, and pointed in their questions to the candidates." They must be very proud.
They didn't want to appear conservative - so they unloaded a barrage of personal attacks. The FOX debate hosts even prepared to have Trump escorted from stage. The LA Times reported:
As they sorted and re-sorted questions, the unpredictability of real estate tycoon and reality-TV star Donald Trump was never far from their minds.
"I would say the level is about an eight on the concern meter because of the unknown," Baier said.
Baier even had a "nuclear option" at the ready for Trump if he ignored all protocol.
The script -- which Baier didn't have to use -- took a page from Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice" TV show. It went like this: "Mr. Trump, in your business you have rules. You follow rules. We have rules on this stage. We don't want to have to escort you to the elevator outside this boardroom."
"We're hoping we don't have to use it," Baier said later. "[But] we're locked and loaded."
For anyone embedded with the news team on debate day, it became clear that it wasn't just the Republican hopefuls who would be on-stage this night -- but also Fox News, widely seen as the network most friendly to conservatives. No one here wanted to appear as if they were pitching softballs.
"You can't let them have that offramp" was Baier's rule as they hone each line.
Indeed, when Kelly rehearsed a question for another candidate -- delivered in the staccato style that adds to her reputation as a tenacious interrogator -- a producer at the table said, "He'll go berserk." That's a compliment for Kelly, who smiled.
For the individual anchors, the debate was also a chance to burnish their reputations. Kelly has emerged as the channel's prime-time star. Wallace is a seasoned veteran of the Washington beat. Baier has perhaps the most to gain from the expanded national spotlight.
Childish... Roger Ailes maybe needs to be escorted to the elevator for allowing such juvenile behavior to go on. He’s done very well, but this is NOT what made Fox News what it is.
Here FoxNews. Jump boy, jump...
Too late. It already did.
Unsourced claptrap
I guess I’ll have to update my “ABCNNBCBS” to “ABCNNBCBSFOX”..............
Where was Rinse Prius the GOP RNC chairman to make sure the hosting network Fox treated of all people the GOP frontrunner and likely nominee fairly?
The media has taken out our best like Herman Cain, Nute Gingrich before and the RNC did nothing. Why even have an RNC, why give them money. They certainly only cared to make Donald J. Trump sign a Loyalty pledge. Loyalty goes both ways in my book. RNC is a POS. Not worth writing a check to any more.
Despicable behavior. Fox news is dead to me. Long live One America News!
http://www.oann.com/
media types are such pond scum.
I don’t like Trump, but take him out at the knees fairly and squarely without resorting to underhanded BS like this.
If you read the article you see that the source is the LA Times.
Appears that the adolescents aren’t just oh the WH.
Escort the whole lot of them to an elevator...or better yet to an elevator shaft.
What scum.
Of course I can't confirm this, because I don't watch her show. Didn't before, and I certainly won't now.
She's a lightweight journalist. It's the one thing I figured out before Trump did.
The vile Faux News attacks and planned attacks have exposed them for being underhanded and dirty to the core. It serves only to enhance Trump's popularity, proving him 100% on-point about the corruption of media.
It isn't just Trump who should be avoiding this "news" channel, given their now fully revealed propensity to hire known Trump haters for the purpose of destroying him. Unfair and unbalanced is what they are, despite their claim to the contrary. Disclaimers that the channel-management supports amnesty are unlikely.
Losers
This is bullcrap.
Trump is like Obama dodging Fox News, and seeking comfort in the arms of CNN and the rest of the liberal media. This must mean Trump is a rock-ribbed conservative./s
I thought you were different when I sent my mail. No support from me.
I agree with your thoughts there.
You’re right.
Yep ....but it is imperative to believe all unsourced claptrap so that one can be “mad” at Fox News (or whatever the enemy du jour is) and yell and scream and fret for the sake of Dear Donald
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