Posted on 09/09/2016 9:57:40 AM PDT by Red Steel
Roger Ailes shouldn't be allowed to advise Donald Trump and Fox News simultaneously, says one Clinton ally.
A close ally of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is calling for the Commission on Presidential Debates to pull Fox News anchor Chris Wallace from his role as a moderator of the final debate in October, citing a conflict of interest.
David Brock, a Clinton ally who founded the pro-Clinton super PACs Correct the Record and American Bridge 21st Century, wrote in a letter to the commission obtained by Politico that Wallace has a conflict of interest because former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes is informally advising Donald Trump and, specifically, helping him prepare for the upcoming debates.
"It is a glaring conflict of interest that Roger Ailes, who resigned from Fox News in July, simultaneously provides advice to Donald Trump while serving as a paid adviser to Fox News chief Rupert Murdoch — debate moderator Chris Wallace’s boss," wrote Brock.
Although Ailes resigned from Fox News over a sexual harassment scandal, he is also still advising 21st Century Fox executive co-chairman and acting Fox News CEO Rupert Murdoch through 2018, according to his separation agreement.
Brock noted that no Fox News employee should be allowed to moderate a debate given the relationships between Trump and the news organization.
"I am disappointed that an organization that prides itself on being non-partisan would make such a selection. I would respectfully ask that you reconsider your selection of Chris Wallace — or any current Fox News employee — as a presidential debate moderator until Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch cut ties with Roger Ailes."
Wallace is the first Fox News anchor to be selected as a moderator of a general election debate, but Brock said that the anchor's recent comments should be even more reason to exclude him.
Last week in an interview with Fox News colleague Howard Kurtz, Wallace said he would not press the candidates to be truthful during the debate.
no questions, just rumble..hillary you ignorant sl&^
Nice! That’s an x-ring.
All right. Replace him with Jeanine Pirro.
And he played fair IMO--a LOT more straightforward than we had expected.
If I were he, I'd watch my six.
Greta had no choice but to leave Fox. She stood in defense of Roger Ailes, then the truth came to light. She had too much integrity to remain there after that.
But they would probably plug in the detestable and maybe certifiable Alan Colmes or someone comparable.
Each side nominates three mods, then strike until you have three, like judges.
Then fire those three and use robots.
Every one of these moderators know they have one, and only one task: to destroy Trump. Lauer failed. The moderator that succeeds will be exalted to newscaster of the decade. An Wallace know this.
GREAT IDEA!
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