Posted on 03/15/2022 4:20:11 PM PDT by logi_cal869
Filling in for regular Fox & Friends host Ainsley Earhardt, Campos-Duffy repeatedly claimed that Russia’s “red line” was the possibility of Ukraine becoming a member of NATO, suggesting that the U.S. had brought this upon Ukraine by considering expanding the alliance.
“If you look at that map and the areas that have say could end up in a peace agreement, that’s true,” she declared. “That’s why we should have never provoked them. They made very clear there was a red line. The red line was a neutrality for Ukraine. That they could not enter NATO.”
Moments later, she once again placed the blame on the U.S. and Ukraine for Russia launching a bloody and violent war on its independent neighbor. But this time, a visibly exasperated Kilmeade could not hold his tongue.
While Kilmeade said the main problem is “Vladimir Putin,” Campos-Duffy continued to point the finger at the Biden administration.
“Actually, the main problem is still China,” she proclaimed. “Now we have created a bigger block, China and Russia together. This is why our policymakers aren’t thinking long-term. Provoking this war has brought our two enemies closer together.”
“We did not provoke the war,” an irritated Kilmeade shot back. “They provoked war.”
The former reality TV star-turned-pundit repeated that Russia “had a red line,” prompting her Fox News colleague to retort: “They can’t make a red line in other countries, Rachel! It’s not up to them to make a red line in other countries!”
With Campos-Duffy insisting this was just a “fate of geography,” Kilmeade fired back that Russia was upset “they lost their stooge in an election” and have since attempted to take back Ukraine.
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So Chin, were you watching that morning? If they were trying to avoid an “argument,” as you say, doesn’t that really mean they didn’t want her opinion to be heard as it didn’t agree with theirs, i.e., the Fox company line? Kinda like when they were US Govt paid Vax shills and Rachel wasn’t?
So, your analysis is that Fox is highest in ratings; therefore, people are not sick of them? People are sick of all news, especially cable. Fox ratings have been higher than CNN and MSNBC but they’ve lost a lot of viewers.
Duffy is proving to be the lightweight that I always thought she was.
The comment to which I responded was specifically in reference to "Fox and Friends", and the claim that "most" viewers were sick of them because of 1) Covid, and 2) the war in Ukraine. "Most" is a majority, meaning that they'd have to have lost more than half of their viewers.
Here are the ratings for Fox and Friends, and you can look at the audience numbers for 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, and 1 month for yourself:
https://ctv.kwayisi.org/networks/fox/fox-%26-friends/
They did have a big drop -though still not even near 50% - in the immediate aftermath of the 2020 election. But they've been rising steadily since then. So even that temporary loss of audience was election-related, not Covid related. And they've actually seen a 9% increase in viewers over the last month, which would cover the war.
So, the claim that "most" viewers have left because of 1) Covid coverage and 2) the war is irrefutably, and massively, false.
Now, I personally don't watch the show and never have. What bugged me was the clear myopia of the initial post. Whoever that was obviously didn't check any numbers first or they'd have never said it. But they just made it up and said it anyway to support their narrative.
Predictable.
I’ve use the Indian treats Analogy myself because it fits very close
All people seem to see is the bloody savages (Russian) on the warpath right now
But you look deeper you see “wait a minute” it seen many Promises and commitments over years and we’re not keeping a one
See I don’t support war .. but I can see its cause and we have not behave with Honor
If you cannot honor your word who’s gonna trust you can’t have peace
Looks like a thread for the Putin Butt Boys to stroke themselves over.
I’ll take your word for it. I don’t care enough about Fox or their ratings to look them up.
Looks like you’re wearing your sphincter hat too tight.
We should have been out of NATO years ago. If the rest of Europe fears Russia, let them take appropriate steps to protect themselves on their own responsibility, at their own expense.
“Stop this constant blatant assault on Fox as a whole for what the individual opinions of the hosts may have.”
“Wind me. You’re an idiot.”
Are you another short little pipsqueak runt trying to flaunt your intellectual deficiencies for all of us to see?
THIS ENTIRE EXCHANGE IS NOT VERY ENLIGHTENING OR CONSTRUCTIVE.
“He’s pushing George P. Bush over Ken Paxton and said “he has some legal issues, which you don’t”.
Anybody promoting another Bush was not and never will be a Trump supporter.”
I agree with you whole heartedly, I voted for Paxton during the primaries and will vote for him over George P! We have had enough of the Bush BS!
“Kilmeade was promoting George P Bush for AG in Texas a few days ago. At the end of the interview Kilmeade mentioned that Paxton had legal issues and that P doesn’t. Unbelievable”
Exactly!
“Kilmeade is a younger Hannity.
Not that bright, but willing to toe the company line.”
Spot on!
“THIS ENTIRE EXCHANGE IS NOT VERY ENLIGHTENING OR CONSTRUCTIVE.”
My initial post was quite thoughtful thank you, until this jerk went into attack mode. You can and should have ignored it if it bothered you that much, rather than throwing your two cents worth in to add fuel to the fire. Read my initial post and “enlighten” yourself.
can’t stand any of them now. 41 was reagan’s biggest mistake
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fox is pretty sorry these days 🤮 I remember how excited we were when our area got fox the 90s because we coild get something other than lame stream media reporting on the clinton impeachment.
I just caught Brian on his radio show this morning on 101.1 FM Panama City. The guy is a gullible idiot because he claims Barr told him the 2020 election fraud is nothing but a “clown show” and there is nothing to it.
my husband and I were just talking about what a fat POS Barr is and that’s before I read this...
Kilmeade has always been a lightweight but I didn’t realize he was a Trump-hater until recently.
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