Posted on 01/28/2016 8:35:56 PM PST by Helicondelta
Candidates with big poll leads have sought to wriggle out of debating without looking like cowards or risking a slip into obscurity for years, but Donald Trump actually lived the dream Thursday night.
By picking a well-timed fight with Fox News and Megyn Kelly, Trump dominated days of debate coverage without even participating, then stood aside and laughed -- hosting his own rival televised event while on the main stage his GOP rivals spent hours squabbling with each other and turning in poor man's versions of Trump-style demagoguery.
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That’s good to hear. It will be interesting to see what the ratings were for the debate.
Trump continues his ninjutsu on the MSM and the GOPe.
It showed that Trump is a coward afraid of a 105 pound girl.
The denbate without Trump was like Fox News trying too make
a John Wayne movie without John Wayne. All of the supporting actors looked like bait fish without the whale being present.
It showed that a 105 pound girl can be just like a roadside bomber.
Trump out foxed the Fox!
Republicans, Democrats, first time voters, first time caucuser, veterans.
The whole nine yards.
Galileo became blind after turning his telescope on the sun too many times.
From the one clip I saw of Megyn questioning Cruz, she was still the snotty, smug piece of garbage that shouldn't have been on the stage. I'm glad I didn't have to watch her.
Republicans, Democrats, first time voters, first time caucuser, veterans.
The whole nine yards.
Yer boyz going down, sagar.
He does indeed know how to control the narrative - everyone is talking about how he doesn’t like a reporter for Fox News and didn’t participate in the debate vs. his liberal, big government statist agenda. He has been a master of never allowing that to become part of the discussion - every time it looks like it might start to surface, he does something like this so no one talks about it - or aren’t listened to if they do.
I think those that watched the debate saw a pretty civil and thoughtful airing of the issues. Not a lot of generalities and blathering.
“It showed that Trump is a coward afraid of a 105 pound girl.
Megyn got schlonged.
Why don’t you buy a clue???
OK, so you slam Donald Trump by making a sexist statement about Megyn Kelly? Please, don’t tell us which candidate you are supporting.
Republicans, Democrats, first time voters, first time caucuser, veterans.
The whole nine yards.
His chess moves versus the dwarfs playing checkers. No wonder that get nothing done in Washington, they just do the same garbage over and over expecting a different result.
And those callers were rhapsodizing over Trump!
Truly over the moon!!!!!
Maybe, but it is more likely he didn’t want to talk about eminent domain, openly attacking conservatives and what they stand for during campaign rallies, calling Iowans “stupid” (they were playing videos of past comments from candidates during the debate), etc.
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