Debate: Limbaugh v. FOX News All-Stars

The Patriot Room ^ | October 16, 2008 | Bill Dupray

[Bill Dupray]

McCain was terrific last night. As a conservative, I could not have asked for much more. Obama looked rattled, defensive, and stuttered through his empty, vacuous answers. He came across as heavily outmatched.

Then we stayed tuned to the FOX Allstars; Barnes, Kristol, Hume, Krauthammer, et. al to share in the crowing.

And they all said Obama won it.

Rush was having none of that.

I watched the debate last night, as everybody did, and I'm thinking, "This is cool. McCain finally on message. McCain finally on offense." I thought Obama looked like he was stumbling around. I thought Obama looked off his game. I thought Obama was totally on defense. I did not see somebody cool. I did not see a mountain. I did not see somebody elegant. I didn't see any of that. I saw somebody who was lying through his teeth time after time after time.

More . . .

[Onerom99]

OBAMA GOT HIS CLOCK CLEANED AND THE MEDIA KNOWS IT!!!!!

[ssaftler]

Let’s see. Six talking heads against Rush? I think the talking heads are understaffed!

[beaversmom]

I knew as soon as Kraut came on, he was going into bashing mode.

[Man50D]

Debating which socialist won is tantamount to choosing the least painful method of torture.

[dandiegirl]

Andrea Mitchell even said McCain won. I emailed FOX and told them how disgusted I was with the post debate analysis. I told them I would not be watching anymore-which I intend to stick by. After all, they are no better than Msnbc or CNn at this point.

[Publius6961]

BUMP!

[Kackikat]

if Krout’s head gets tilted any higher up, he will trip over his ego.

[Cinnamontea]

This election has separated the wheat from the chaff in the Democrat Party, and now it has done so on the Republican side.

Win or lose, this is a good thing. It's always good to know where people REALLY stand.

[bigbob]

I contacted FOX NEWS too.

EVERYONE SHOULD!

Let Roger Ailes know we want our channel back, and to get rid of these chattering nobodies who sit for years on their boring panels and contribute nothing to the discussion that we haven’t heard 100 times before.

Make that 1000 times.

Fox News election coverage was just flat bad TV.

[Publius6961]

I saw somebody who seemed irritated when McCain was speaking. I saw somebody who almost was close to blowing his cool in terms of facial expressions, and I saw the director cut away from Obama at those times so as to assist Obama in having his facial expressions not broadcast as much as possible.

I thought I was imagining all that, being racist and all.

But all those affectations seemed to originate from rap videos...
Not exactly a comforting connection...

[moondoggie]

I emailed Fox, too! Several times! And, I didn*t watch them today either.

I got to thinking that the best way to send a message to Barnes and Kristol is to cancel subscriptions to *Weekly Standard*.

[Publius6961]

if Krout’s head gets tilted any higher up, he will trip over his ego.

Isn't he the clown who literally looks down his nose at his audience?

My "mute" button gets a workout whenever he speaks.

[bray]

Why did the Fox duds bother to even watch the debate, if they did; they knew Oboredom would look good anyway. From now on when they declare winners they could at least give a point that he won on. To make subjective statements is weak.

Pray for W, McCuda and Our Troops

[Kackikat]

yes, he’s part of that panel after the debates with Brit Hume, and he’s a psychiatrist somewhere..Wash elite.

[Kackikat]

I turned Fox off today, and listened to Rush...12-3pm
Ratings are the only way to send a message to those yahoos.

[KansasGirl]

Kraut has had a serious problem with McCain since he chose Sarah Palin as his VP. It really angered Kraut for some reason. He is either an elitist or a sexist or both.

[chasio649]

He’s an elitist.

[pollywog]

I was so upset with Sean today. He didn’t say word ONE about this.
My husband said he probably was given “ talking points “ from the top dog!!
Freedom?
NOT!!!

[pollywog]

I turned Fox off today, and listened to Rush...12-3pm Ratings are the only way to send a message to those yahoos.

Exactly!!!! TURN IT OFF until AFTER THE ELECTION!! Stay here at FR.

[dainbramaged]

Charles Krauthammer has written some brilliant articles over the years, but he is a beltway insider for sure. He is paralyzed from the chest down from a diving accident in the early 70’s and doesn’t seem able to move his arms, either.

[Kackikat]

I used to like Krout, but in past few months he has moved fast to the left, it’s crazy.

[dormee]

How can we all send Fox an email? I couldn’t find an email address but boy, do I have some stuff to say!!!!!!!

[dormee]

What’s the email address? I’m ready, willing, and quite able to blast them!!

[Thurifer the Censer]

I think I've found the problem...

[fortunate sun]

Ichabod Kondracke was attacking Joe the Plumber tonight on the panel. Spewing DNC talking points faster than a fat kid could eat a Twinkie.

[ardara]

This anti-McCain attitude has been slowly developing on Fox News but last night was the last straw.I am boycotting Fox News.

[Thurifer the Censer]

I think I've found the problem...

[KansasGirl]

That is all Barnes has been doing on the panel lately—repeating Rat talking points. I can’t stand him anymore.

How did Obama get to FOX?

[chasio649]

Put down Fox about 3 months ago...i don’t miss it.

[Eva]

I don’t watch O’Reilly or anything earlier any more. I can’t stand Shep Smith and I don’t watch Brit any more, either. I still watch Hannity sometimes, and Greta has gotten much better since she has been paling around with Laura Ingraham.

It’s really amusing to watch some of the conservatives and Dick Morris put down Alan Colmes.

[novemberslady]

I saw somebody who was lying through his teeth time after time after time.

Yes, that is what I also saw.

He looked like a deer caught in the headlights when speaking about acorn.
& that wide-eyed innocent look of his made me laugh.

[VINVIDIVICI]

There is a very simple reason for why the fox all-stars played up obambi - obambi said in a nytimes interview that foxnews is constantly making him look like an elitist liberal (he is), and if not for foxnews, he would be up in the polls by 3 or 4 points. then idiot bill kristal the same day bends over in another nytimes article saying mccain should fire his entire staff. and with mccain ambushing obambi, waiting to attack him in the last debate, the fox allstars did not want to seem like they were piling on because if obambi loses, he'll blame it all on foxnews. also notice that not a single one of them knows anything about running a campain against a liberal lawyer. karl rove and dick morris got it right, so did hannity.

[TurtleStink]

24 hours later. i too think that Brit and Fred now suck. Hate. in. my heart. for fox. BOR blew his wad with me forever tonight.

Let’s Boycott Fox.

[fightinJAG]

The “What’s up with Fox?’ thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106700/posts

[dandiegirl]

I had a hard time finding exactly where to email too. I just went to Brit Hume’s show and emailed directly. There is also a phone number listed, but routes you to voicemail. I haven’t turned FOX on at all today and plan to keep it that way. Brit Hume’s panel is terribly boring and I can’t stand Fred Barnes.