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Bill Still Gives Good Summary Of The FOX/Trump Standoff
Youtube ^ | 1/28/2016 | Bill Still

Posted on 01/28/2016 11:23:35 AM PST by mbrfl

Bill Still gives a nice summary of the FOX/Trump situation.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fox; trump
At one point, he goes over the advertising figures and shows how much FOX stands to lose if Trump doesn't show up.
1 posted on 01/28/2016 11:23:35 AM PST by mbrfl
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To: mbrfl

Thirty Six Million an HOUR Fox loses because Trump isn’t there! RoTFL


2 posted on 01/28/2016 11:37:56 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: mbrfl

Still’s math is wrong. He says that the losses would be $36,000,000 per hour. Assuming 10 minutes of ad time per hour, it would be $6,000,000 per hour, or $12,000,000 for the entire 2 hour event. Still substantial though.


3 posted on 01/28/2016 11:38:21 AM PST by mbrfl
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To: Mollypitcher1

See post 3. I think Still’s math is wrong. I think it would be more like $6,000,000 per hr. Still a lot. That’s $12,000,000 for the two hour event.


4 posted on 01/28/2016 11:40:19 AM PST by mbrfl
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To: mbrfl

You could be right, who knows? I didn’t bother to check, but you’re right, in any case it’s BI BUCKS Fox will lose! I’m loving the whole scenario. Huck and Santorium are icing on the cake.


5 posted on 01/28/2016 11:45:56 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Mollypitcher1

Yep. It should be fun!


6 posted on 01/28/2016 11:46:51 AM PST by mbrfl
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To: mbrfl

I had never heard of Bill Still before .... great video - watched a few more of his while I was on youtube. THANKS!!!!


7 posted on 01/28/2016 12:02:04 PM PST by Qiviut (In Islam you have to die for Allah. The God I worship died for me. [Franklin Graham])
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To: Mollypitcher1

Rush said it’s $600,000/minute.

Bill Still interpreted that to mean every minute. I’m pretty sure it’s ONLY $600,000 per advertising minute.

Either way, it’s a lot. The lost reputation will be even bigger.


8 posted on 01/28/2016 12:14:42 PM PST by EternalHope (Something wicked this way comes. Be ready.)
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Fox will lose more than money, it’s reputation. They are a very liberal (communists are liberals and liberals are communists) and it will not be forgotten.

Trump for President.


9 posted on 01/28/2016 12:21:37 PM PST by Logical me
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I think the plan was for Fox and Kelly in particular to rehabilitate their image while still attacking Trump. They would accomplish this by having the Youtube ringers do the heavy lifting of savaging Trump, while Kelly and the other mods would appear to be above the fray, so to speak. Trump with his killer instinct smelled a trap and he walked away. That ridiculously snarky press release just steeled his resolve to walk. Talk about unintended consequences.
10 posted on 01/28/2016 12:37:23 PM PST by Company Man (I say we take off and Trump the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.)
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Trump sees this contest differently.

He knows that he has already won the Republican nomination (still not my guy) so why do any more debates?

There is no possible upside to letting every liberal gunslinger they can find draw on him.

By telling Faux News to bite it he gains respect from many conservatives and even more working-class liberals.

Trump is the "Magnificent Bastard"!

11 posted on 01/28/2016 1:03:48 PM PST by Aevery_Freeman (Historians will refer to this administration as "The Half-Black Plague.")
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To: EternalHope

Yes he was talking about a full hour of advertising. Most shows run 8 min of ads per half hour. That’s 14.4 million in a two hour show.


12 posted on 01/28/2016 1:29:27 PM PST by ez (Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is... - Milton)
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To: Aevery_Freeman

As I pointed out in the megathread a few nights ago, even if he loses Iowa, he will have taken a principled stand for journalistic fairness and objectivity. Americans will remember that.


13 posted on 01/28/2016 1:43:38 PM PST by Company Man (I say we take off and Trump the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.)
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To: Qiviut

Your welcome. I first ran across him about 3-4 months ago, and I like his work.


14 posted on 01/28/2016 1:56:23 PM PST by mbrfl
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