[PA Engineer]

And I'm pretty happy with our system performance. It's held up very well since John upgraded it a while back. In fact, I can't even remember our last crash or major slowdown. Great work, John!! I've always had confidence you'd work out the kinks.

Thanks for this. I remember the good old days.

I have been drifting away from Fox for awhile now. I felt they had a real opportunity to prove themselves as (oxymoronic) TV Journalists. I would imagine they had one of their largest audiences. It was their time to shine. I knew they were going to crash and burn. They did not disappoint.

Everything was about them and their narrative and not the presidential hopefuls on stage. The ugly display of the elite versus US was on full display.

I have been contemplating cutting the cord completely with cable and sat. Why pay to be insulted and frankly pigeonholed into a viewing time slot. The internet is a vast place and there are numerous locations there for passive viewing. We have YouTube, Amazon, Netflix, Apple and on and on. Why pay for things we do not want. Cable and Sat just have not got the message. They are only a content conduit and not a content provider. I believe they are truly confused at the decline in viewership. They will never get it.

FOX reinforced my decision to cut the cord tonight. FOX will become just another domain on the internet. They will have to work very hard to get clicks and at the same time they will find themselves under examination. This is something the elite cannot handle.

Funny, when I log in during the early morning hours I visit FR, a couple different weather sites, Drudge and real time news feeds. I don't go to FOX. I don't go to CNN. I don't go to MSNBC. I don't go to any other alphabet broadcast stations. They are just a poor domain product and not worth the click. They are what snail mail was to email, both inefficient and antiquated. There model is rapidly slipping away.

I have come to understand that we are now part of a new revolutionary war. People are calling it RWIII. This is a war against the elite information narrative. We are seeing it unfold in real time. We have our LIVs that will never get it, however a large percentage of the population is waking up. They cannot put the genie back into the bottle. Broadcast is dying.

FreeRepublic is really quite revolutionary. It is an information meeting place that is not influenced by advertisers nor pressured by the financial influence of elite political groups.

I worry about TPTB and pushback, but at the same time I've come to realize they won't get it until their shops start closing up. I think organizations like FOX will be around for a bit, however they will go away with a whimper. This is a subconscious response of people to the elite narrative. They turn them off because they want them to go away and indeed they will.

It is in consideration of all of this, I thank you for this site. I believe that FR is part of this subconscious awakening.

[OKIEDOC]

I had hoped Trump would get the question about 0Bama calling Republicans radical Iranians. Disappointed in the way Fox and Kelley bashed the candidates with vile questions. I thought Carly did well in the first debate and Cruz did very well in second. If Cruz wins I would have no problem supporting him financially and with my vote.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[Chickensoup]

Jim, it was great. Seemed like the old FR was back.

[Neoliberalnot]

Sorry I missed it, but I have other pressing issues, like getting ready for a major fishing trip in a distant land. While interesting, debates are talk. Most of us already know the accomplishments and what and who these people stand for. Trump may not act like an establishment politician, but we know he is very capable of moving money for his benefit and the benefit of people who work and produce something. Cruz and Walker have also proved their worth and their metal. At this point, we simply need a leader outside the political establishment to rid the nation of the spurious PC dogma, to put U.S. Citizens FIRST, and to strive for the better future for our children. Ask who can best fight for the survival of Western Civilization.

[Caipirabob]

Wow...I guess I just got caught up in Cruz control and the Trumping. FR ran as smooth as silk last night.

[Does so]

Would Carley take California as VP or POTUS? I doubt it...

[lysie]

Thanks, Jim and John.

[Genoa]

Interesting Drudge poll now: Trump won 48%, Cruz 13%, rest single digits.

[eartick]

Your system is so much better than the streaming vid anywhere out on the net.

I knew FOX and FACEBOOK were going to have their claws out for Cruz and Trump.

That was the only way they were going to get Yebb Bush to the top.

FOX and FACEBOOK have teamed to elect our next _resident Bush.

We cannot let this happen

GO CRUZ GO.....

[bert]

My take is different than the standard template.......

a repost from another thread......

All the hoopla over Trump being attacked is so much BS, balderdash, drivel

Trump should be pleased with the modus operandi...... it was good for him. He is better off for it. he was there before God and the world being asked questions about his underside. He responded with answers that clearly showed there was no underside, merely a different side.

Fox did Trump a huge favor in getting all this crap out of the way, off the table.

Fox BTW did the same with all the candidates, not only Trump. They all got the same treatment
............

Scott Walker was on the bland side, but I still support him first.

Dr Carson was as always on display and showing his superb intellect

Ted Cruz showed why he is the choice of many conservatives

[TomGuy]

Awwwww.

Trump lost ground in the Drudgereport poll — he dropped from 51% to 48%.

FoxNews Moderators had one goal — dump on Trump. They did it at both debates.

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Kilmeade on F&F says they still cannot understand how/why Trump was not ‘taken out’.

Their reporter James Rosen says they probably didn’t manage to take Trump out.

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Biggest loser of the evening — FoxNews.

[TomGuy]

Morning Drudgereport headline:

NO APOLOGIES
TRUMP DOMINATES DEBATE

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Each links to external articles.

News Corp isn’t going to like that.

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TRUMP DOMINATES DEBATE links to CBSDC link that headlines: Trump Twitter Rant: “Megyn Kelly Bombed Tonight,’ Retweets Post Referring To Her As ‘Bimbo’

[TomGuy]

Luntz on F&F this morning:

Strongest of the night: Cruz on illegal immigration.

Group has Cruz as #2 or #3 for most of the evening.

Huckabee hit high note with his attack on Congress vs Social Security.

Fiorina high note was closing remarks. Luntz says voters want her at the big table at the next debate. [I got the impression last evening that FoxNews is pushing for a VP slot for Fiorina.]

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No mention of JBush. Apparently, he didn’t register much enthusiasm or interest.

[luvie]

it was fun...but disappointed at the little time they gave Cruz. Thanks for hosting the thread! :)

[odawg]

“The idiot Luntz is now predicting a crash for Trump support.”

With Luntz’s record, that attempt was predictable. I listened to his frantic attempt for about two minutes and went to bed. Luntz sounded like a particular tele-evangelist I was able to stand for only about two minutes.

[austinaero]

Thank YOU Jim, so much!

[zeugma]

Yeah, it’s a good time to donate. I just did :-)

Quick question... well actually more of a comment. I’ve never been able to get the freeper email address to work. Should I talk with John?

[exit82]

Jim, caught the debate thread last night near the end of the debate.

It was high volume and the system performed flawlessly for me.

Thanks to you and John for such an excellent platform.

[jazusamo]

Thank you Jim & John!

FR performed great, it’s the finest conservative forum in my view.