Posted on 09/22/2015 9:44:43 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
He was grumpy last night.
.@oreillyfactor was very negative to me in refusing to to post the great polls that came out today including NBC. @FoxNews not good for me!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
.@oreillyfactor, why don't you have some knowledgeable talking heads on your show for a change instead of the same old Trump haters. Boring!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
I am having a really hard time watching @FoxNews.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
"@seleti00: @realDonaldTrump @FoxNews They attack you more then CNN or MSNBC combined. Just a bunch of old Bush appointee Rhinos."
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
"@diannrr: @megynkelly Do you dream about @realDonaldTrump? He's in your head. Let it go." She is the worst – all anti-Trump! Terrible show.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
"@madscape: @realDonaldTrump @FoxNews and millions will agree with you! Most of us on twitter now view OAN network"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
"@JodiL792: @FoxNews I have been since you started running & I noticed Meghan Kelly's attacks. Stopped watching. Only Hannity 4 sure." Yes!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
"@VickyBrush: Do what most of us are doing! Turn off @FoxNews! There is a major boycott going on with them, anyway. Problem solved!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
"@EdwardChelednik: @realDonaldTrump @FoxNews Hey Donald your not alone. I can't watch it at all. Used to be all i watched.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
"@glendabelle_11: @FoxNews Fox has become a supporter of Liberals!They are Not supporting the GOP candidates-especially Trump! Quit watching
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
"@IgnatiusGReilly: @charlescwcooke @realDonaldTrump @FoxNews will you cry when Marco Amnesty loses nomination?"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
What set him off? Mostly it was NRO editor Rich Lowry ripping on him on Kelly’s show for matters various and sundry, but in particular for running a substance-less campaign on everything except immigration and, more recently, gun rights. “@RichLowry is truly one of the dumbest of the talking heads – he doesn’t have a clue!” tweeted Trump during the segment. To which Lowry replied:
.@realDonaldTrump I had a feeling the talking like an eighth-grader line would get to you
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 22, 2015
Watch the clip below from the, er, Birther Report to see which line he means. The eternal question with Trump recurs here: Is he calling Fox out as part of a deliberate strategy or is he calling them out because brawling with people is just sort of what he does? Gabe Malor thinks it’s the former. Trump lost the debate to Fiorina, then he bailed on the Heritage Forum, and he’s been stuck talking about Muslims in his interviews ever since. The past week is the first time he’s showed any vulnerability in the race. So he’s reverting to what worked for him last month, attacking Fox as a mouthpiece for the RINO powers-that-be to goose Trump fans a bit. The conventional wisdom among Trump critics is that his shtick will wear thin as Republican voters digest more of it, week after relentless week. Here’s a fine test of that theory. Nominate Trump and this sort of thing is what you’re signing up for, over and over, potentially until 2020. My own theory is that he’s not doing this as a matter of strategy, to re-create his August heyday, but out of sheer instinct to hit back whenever you’re hit and trust that doing so will always redound to your benefit. It’s worked out pretty well for him so far, no? America hasn’t gotten tired of Trump’s shtick after 35 years in the public limelight. Why would Republican voters get tired of him now?
Two other points worth noting. One: Despite Jindal taking hard shots at him repeatedly for the past 10 days or so, Trump hasn’t hit back hard at him once as far as I know. That suggests Gabe is right and I’m wrong about whether Trump is attacking strategically or instinctively. He knows that squabbling with Jindal will only raise Jindal’s profile; as much as he may want to hit back, he has enough self-discipline to refrain when doing so would actually empower his enemy. Two: The retweeted shot at “Marco Amnesty” from one of his fans maybe presages the next stage in the campaign now that Walker’s gone, namely, the emergence of Rubio as the great establishment hope. If Rubio passes Jeb, Trump will probably turn the rhetorical guns on him full force as the GOP’s ultimate sellout on amnesty. Which might not be so bad for Rubio, actually: The contrast between the young, sunny, pro-immigration Latino and the older, angry, anti-immigration white populist is exactly the sort of dynamic Rubio needs to elbow aside Jeb and frame the primaries for the donor class and the wider GOP electorate as a choice between “the party’s future and the party’s past” or whatever. I’m not the candidate of amnesty, Rubio will say, I’m the candidate of inclusiveness, and he embodies it in a way that Jeb simply doesn’t. Trump’s better off ignoring Rubio for as long as he can and staying focused on Bush, the charmisa-less dynast, as the true face of the establishment.
Faux news is off my list. I enjoy the bimbos and the short skirts but no more faux news. They have sold out to the Soros faction IMHO!
I haven’t watched Kelly or Blowhard since the fracas with Trump. Trump is not my favorite candidate but he is hitting hard on my #1 issue of immigration reform..real reform.
Yep. I saw these Twitter posts this morning.
I have stopped watching Fox, even the last show I was watching is bash trump all the time, The Five, except Eric.
I find reading a page full of Twitter posts extremely annoying.
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Every "feud" with Fox nets him millions of new Twitter followers, gains him more news cycle. He's not spending a dime on media.
All the broadcast media seems to be sufferng from the same PC BS.
Advertisers need to take note of all the people turning off Fox News and demand lower rates.
I don’t watch Fox News like I used to anymore...maybe a little Hannity & Greta.
Being overseas since last Friday I have been without Fox News. I am living in a world of CNC only. They are doing the same as Fox News in trying to discredit both Trump and Carson.
I’d rather have Cruz win it all— even Dr Carson however reality is Trump may have his flaws but he is the best one in position to grab the most crossover and Independent voters. Trump winning the WH over any DemRat dreck candidate is a successful outcome.
Even though I still watch this toad, since I am a political junky and can’t seem to help myself, I am growing very weary of listening to her randomly yell the news.
She’s not a very good host. She is pointlessly loud and obnoxious, and she has a real hate on for Trump.
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“I have stopped watching Fox, even the last show I was watching is bash trump all the time, The Five, except Eric.”
You must have missed a show. Last week Bolling, in his stuttering fashion, was praising Lindsay Graham’s debate performance. With that embarrassment Eric Bolling joins the rest of the pathetic, job-scared FNC talent.
When Ailes/Murdoch say “Trump!” The FNC talent says “We lie!”
Who cares. I just like to watch.
Megyn Kelly leans towards ‘yellow journalism’ as she continues to beleaguer Trump...she cheapens the Kelly File in doing so. This is what a paper-doll looks and acts like.
I want to stop watching the kelly file but I cannot for some reason, she is so much TV eye candy.
Article says “He knows that squabbling with Jindal will only raise Jindal’s profile.”
Righty-O!
Several wonks said Jindal won the Heritage debate that was ignored because Trump wasn’t there.
I seldom watch Fox News anymore. Strike one was when it became clear that they were not even mention Ted Cruz’s name. Strike two was when they hired Meghan McCain. Strike three was when they made the corporate decision to trash Trump.
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