Debate: Conservatives Would Trash MSM That Treated Trump Like Fox Did

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[Texas Eagle]

Like I said. Perpendicular universes.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yes I heard Trump on Morning Joe. They were really nice to him.

[miss marmelstein]

He was on this morning and they treated him very well. He gave good Reaganesque answers about the middle east (bomb them and steal their oil) and trade. Less so on the false assumption that women can’t get ahead in business in America. They also showed that all polls have him still ahead with Jeb dropping further down.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Well, plenty of conservatives are trashing Fox. What’s his point?”

Bingo. Scarborough is captain obvious.

[TomGuy]

the reaction from conservatives would be "volcanic" and that they'd be "trashing" the network for months to come.

Hey, Joe. Wait for this week's ratings of the cable news networks come out. You will likely see a signifiant drop in the 'normal' numbers for FoxNews.

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I NOW have my PCTV card set to CNN for the morning headlines.

Ironically, CNN had 2 major segments on Donald Trump in the last hour. One commentator even said several of the other candidates were jumping on Trump because seems to be the only way they are getting any attention.

As I have posted before:

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. —Oscar Wilde

It does seem rather strange that Bush has been MIA since Thursday night. He didn't get much of a bump from the debate (staying around 2%), even though he had the 2nd highest amount of face time.

[exit82]

Thanks for the report.

I haven’t had Faux on since Thursday night.

I get my news here now, and it’s better, faster and with instant analysis that si superior to the talking heads on the unfair and unbalanced network.

[annieokie]

In fact, I think that the blond woman has the hots for Trump."""""..........

That is exactly my take on her. I see this as a romantic REVENGE on her part. Perhaps she made a move on him and he rejected her, probably thought she would be the next Mrs. Trump..........something happened to cause such viciousness on her part and it is not political........jmo

[Cubs Fan]

I’m going to laugh when megyn kelley starts losing viewers.

[Genoa]

Or Captain Oblivious....

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Fox News posed questions which needed to be answered before deciding, IMO.”

I disagree. Fox needed to ask questions about how on the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima Obama can sign a deal with Iran to give them the ability to destroy Israel. They should have then asked why Hillary won’t respond.

Then they should have asked questions about Keystone and why Hillary wouldn’t respond to that.

Asking about things said or done was the dumbest idea in the history of a news show. They just could have contracted out with MTV’s Real World and done it there. Or maybe host it at the Jersey Shore with the Kardashians as moderators.

[miss marmelstein]

Just to clarify, he was on Morning Joe this morning, not Fox. I doubt he’ll go near Fox again. He was once a regular on Fox & Friends. Don’t ****, Fox, where you eat!

[TornadoAlley3]

I think Joe believes the other candidates, RNC, Boner McConnel etc. Prebus. He must think they are conservative.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

My instant response to the hostile questioning was that it was inappropriate.

Fox News posed questions which needed to be answered before deciding, IMO

. . . and, during the debate, I cut FNC some slack on exactly that basis.

But on further review, and interaction on FR, my first reaction was the right one. Even FNC doesn’t usually get 24 million viewers; that is a record. That is Rush Limbaugh radio program territory - for the obvious reason that, by and large, we were the EIB audience. The reason FNC got the gig from the Republican Party was precisely so the moderators would not - as happened four and eight years ago - try to generate as much heat as possible.

Instead of a venue showcasing the virtues of a terrific field of serious candidates, which the Republican primary electorate tuned in 24 million strong to see, FNC produced a format in which no one came out looking particularly good. It was a systematic, intentional betrayal by FNC.

And to the extent that anyone did look good, it was Carly Fiorino and Jeb Bush. And, IMHO and possibly speaking from ignorance here, I venture that Fiorino looked good for the reason she always looks good - she effectively attacks Hillary Clinton. And if Fiorino - the only woman in the field - was the only one to go on offense against Hillary instead of being 100% occupied with dodging spears from Ms. Kelly, I seriously doubt that that was an accident.

Teacher317’s analysis of the questions to Bush is convincing, that it in a real sense amounted to softballs from his perspective, well suited to the message he needed to get out. But even at that, no attacks on Hillary from JEB. And, concomitantly, JEB got no poll bounce out of the debate.

[caww]

.....”analysis of the questions to Bush is convincing, that it in a real sense amounted to softballs from his perspective, well suited to the message he needed to get out. But even at that, no attacks on Hillary from JEB. And, concomitantly, JEB got no poll bounce out of the debate”...

They’re playing Jeb like they did Romney...laying low like a coward while the other candidates duke it out....