Posted on 08/09/2015 1:34:52 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Levin asserted, “I think that we were all duped. The fact of the matter is that this was a ratings gambit.”
Levin claims that “We the people” were overlooked in the debate, and the event became a media spectacle with more emphasis on the show’s moderators than on discussing the important issues that face America. “Even today, it’s all about who has Megyn Kelly’s back. We the people, this is our process. We don’t get that many opportunities to go through the primary process. There are only nine debates,” he said.
“The Great One” pointed out that Fox had an opportunity to host one of these important debates, “And they took advantage of us, they took advantage of the audience.” Levin explained that Kelly”s “question two,” accusing Donald Trump of making inappropriate comments to Rosie O’Donnell and others, “was outrageous.” Levin suggested that Fox went to great lengths to engage in “oppositional research” on Mr. Trump.
“This isn’t a matter of who I support but a matter of basic fairness
Levin complained that Fox sifted through 185 shows and 14 seasons of Trump’s Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice to come up with “a line that they had to take out of context about some lady on her knees. He didn’t tell her to get on her knees, They brought it up to him. He responded to it, but not in a sexual context.”
The conservative author expressed sincere disgust with Megyn Kelly for pointing to that incident as an example of misogyny. Levin said that Kelly was a “lawyer, she was law review, and she should know better.” He admitted that he blames Fox News management more than Kelly for the outrageous question. He said Fox turned the gathering into a “National Enquirer Debate, and not a Republican Debate.”
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An accurate description.
MARK LEVIN: FOX NEWS, MEGYN KELLY ‘HOSTED A NATIONAL ENQUIRER DEBATE, NOT A REPUBLICAN DEBATE—OWE AMERICAN PEOPLE AN APOLOGY’
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Mark is right on.
National Enquiror? Think that is where those picture of MK and tape of Howard Stern tape and a few other tid bits were sent. Must check sent file!
OH Smart one, you said it like only you can say it!!!
Love listening to your show everyday of the week....
IMPORTANT; in this debate.... or whatever it was...
WHO was HYPED and who was forgotten.. categorically completely in your face with AGGRESSION..
EVEN though they knew republicans would be looking for this to happen...
THEY DID IT ANYWAY..... like giving YOU the finger..
FOX News will pay for that.. O’Really is fast becoming THE ENEMY.. probably always was..
IF Bill throws you a BONE.. throw it right back at him.. the bastard..
Trump has to fight on the issues......If someone attacks him...Lindsey Graham....just look a his position on immigration....this he said she said will get us nowhere...same with the press....that’s a dumb question and go on...
+1
As usual, Mark gets it in a nutshell.
Oh good. Trump loves Drudge. He will be sure to see it now!
Mark is 100% correct.
And taking this principled stand will cost him some serious coin.
But he is right.
Why should Trump help hostile networks get ratings and make money off of him?
He should buy TV time on various cable networks and have 15 minute or 30 minute sessions.
Then he can explain his policy positions without the chaff from these stupid “debates”.
These moderators are ALL Democrats, every single one of them, there job is to make the whole GOP look bad. That’s why they are stupid for having these debates.
Trump should just skip them and instead go directly to the people.
The Great One is right.
He’s spot on.
fox use the same “viewer” questions and mug shots they have used have used for at least 8 years. For example, they always show a picture of a truck driver named Bettencourt who doesn’t grow any older and always has the same posture when driving the same truck.
Fox cheats and lies and should not be relied upon for this type of forum. IBS or even Forbes would do a much better job!
Deep six Faux News ratings— refuse to watch. They ignore us so we ignore them. They need us more than we need them. Bye bye—— Flared and unbalanced.
Well isn’t all media a ratings gambit Mark? Your show included?
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