Posted on 08/08/2015 8:34:44 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Fox News is facing a backlash from conservatives after critics felt the network was biased and unfair in the manner it approached the forum for the Republican presidential candidates' debate Thursday, and namely, Donald Trump.
According to Media Equalizer, tens of thousands of observers swamped social media with criticism of Fox and the moderators, with some comments attracting more than 2,000 "likes."
"This was shameful. You and Fox News did not treat the candidates fairly. You tried to make Donald J. Trump look foolish. All you did was make Fox News look foolish."
"Donald J. Trump still has my vote," said one post which appeared on the network's Facebook page and received over 2,200 "likes" just two hours after it was posted.
Another post representative of the sentiment was addressed to Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly and Fox News. It said the two "should be ashamed of themselves for their unfair demeanor towards Donald Trump. They apparently had their own agenda. Trump still did his thing though! #Trump2016"
"Megyn, you're an embarrassment to journalism. I wanted to watch a presidential debate, not a hit job by you and Fox," another observer wrote.
Twitter was also flooded with criticism of Kelly and Fox.
"Tonight's debate loser: Fox News," said one post.
"#GOPDebate NOT A DEBATE! It's @FoxNews vs @realDonaldTrump! What a disgrace! @magynkelly & @BretBaier shameful! #tcot," said another.
"WTF @FoxNews ???????? THIS DEBATE IS A SETUP TO SLAM EVERYBODY EXCEPT JEB BUSH. YOU SHOULD ALL BE ASHAMED AT THIS JOURNALISTIC DISHONESTY," yet another poster commented.
For his part, Trump lashed out at Kelly on his Twitter page.
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DANG!
They aren’t conservatives.
They don’t belong to what C. S. Lewis identified as The Circle.
There is hope for America.
Megyn Kelly bled all over Fox News from her wherever.
And this wasn’t a debate anyhow. It was some kind of bastard hybrid of WWE, Oprah Winfrey, and wannabe gutter politics.
Well they got a guy who actually knew what gutter politics looked like. And he punched back. And he’s going to keep on getting popular support and all the pundits will be scratching their puzzlers sore puzzling why.
If anything it was unfair to everybody. It wasn’t what it claimed to be.
People who support a socialist shouldn't be called conservatives.
“They aren’t conservatives.”
Correct! Real conservatives do not idolize a loudmouth, Clinton-loving Liberal buffoon.
Don’t watch FOX anymore! Check out One America News!
LOL! Megyn nose! Do a Google search on "Megyn bimbo". It returns over a half-million hits.
Keep it up gopE and drive him to do the 3rd party run and viola——bernie or hildebeast or martin or jojo biteme. Presto shazam! Learn not to burn. Your bridges that is.
“Correct! Real conservatives do not idolize a loudmouth, Clinton-loving Liberal buffoon.”
Like Megyn Kelly. No way.
First time this was reported after 3 days.
Pray America is waking
Like Jeb.
Just as every step Conservatives make forward -this outstanding backlash will be ignored and tossed into the circular bin. This was possibly the last frontier whereby we might find broadcast fairness with little or no bias (many times in the past. The network will never be trusted again. Now, off to find a NEW sourse of unbiased information which has no affiliation to Fox News Channel. Have not experienced this much disappointment sense it was learned Santa Claus was only a make believe Saint, there were no flying reindeer, and there is nothing in life as a free gift (that was 6+ years ago)
Real conservatives make strawmen...
Beam me up Scotty there is no intelligent life down here!
Stop trying to save us from ourselves, Nick.
You don’t like Trump - then don’t vote for him, but coming on every single Trump thread with a two sentence put-down of the man is becoming sheer spam.
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