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Bitter Truce Fox News Ailes FURIOUS at NR's Lowry for Forcing Fox to Cede Moral High Ground to Trump
BREITBART BIG GOVERNMENT ^ | 24 Sep 2015 (related to current events) | MATTHEW BOYLE

Posted on 01/23/2016 10:44:44 PM PST by onyx

~ SNIPS~


Ailes is mad at Lowry because this move means, in the ongoing war between Fox News and Trump, Fox News has now "given up the moral high ground." Essentially, Ailes understands, that means his network looks like the unfair aggressor that Trump has accused it of being -rather than a neutral arbiter of the news - all while Trump continues soaring in the 2016 GOP primary polls.

But on Wednesday evening, Lowry appearing on Kelly's program compromised Fox's position in the war by veering down a vulgar path in his attack on Trump. Even Kelly, who also dislikes Trump, clearly was shocked at what Lowry said live on air, reacting "What did you just say? You can't say that!"

Fox has not officially announced that they have reprimanded Lowry, and there are no media reports of that at this time.




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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; antitrump; background; election2016; erickerickson; lowry; matthewboyle; mediabias; megynkelly; newyork; nroedition; pinkstain; pinkstate; politico; redstate; redstategathering; richlowry; rogerailes; trump
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To: Gene Eric

With all the big GOPe donor money flowing into channels to try to bring down Trump over the last few months, I wonder just how much the NRO Foundation coffers have swelled around this unprecedented attack on the biggest GOP primary frontrunner ever.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see a few million tossed in, which for them is massive.


61 posted on 01/24/2016 4:15:33 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: InterceptPoint

THANK YOU!

I got sick to my almost death of Fox News, too!

Megyn Kelly’s horrid performance during that first debate did it for me. Her sorry show was the first I stopped watching and once I did that, the others were easy to drop, save for O’Reilly which I sill watch along with an occasional Hannity and Cavuto.

THAT’S IT.

IONTV and WGN play reruns of Blue Bloods and L&O whenever I want daytime - evening - late night TV distractions.


62 posted on 01/24/2016 4:30:13 AM PST by onyx (HAVE YOU MADE YOUR DONATION to OUR FReep-a-Thon? PLEASE MAKE IT TODAY!)
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To: vette6387
JudgeJeanine Piro is the only class act FNC has.

ROFLMAO!

63 posted on 01/24/2016 4:35:07 AM PST by sauropod (I am His and He is mine.)
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To: TontoKowalski

Did she sleep her way to her own show on Fox?


Not too much SLEEPING going on if you catch my drift! She was and always be a bimbo!


64 posted on 01/24/2016 5:05:58 AM PST by New Jersey Realist (America: home of the free because of the brave)
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To: onyx

“Dude, this was like four months ago!”


65 posted on 01/24/2016 6:07:23 AM PST by moovova
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To: onyx
Megyn Kelly's horrid performance during that first debate did it for me. Her sorry show was the first I stopped watching...

Same here. Seeing pictures of her on FR, I cannot help but think of a her as a stripper ready to do a pole dance.

66 posted on 01/24/2016 6:20:00 AM PST by VRW Conspirator (American Jobs for American Workers.)
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To: rbmillerjr

>>>Like a salmon, fighting against the current, you will finally get there, achieve your goal and destination...then die.

Brilliantly-worded bullseye response. Best Post of the Day.


67 posted on 01/24/2016 6:32:50 AM PST by Right-wing Librarian
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To: onyx

Fox News never had the moral high ground.


68 posted on 01/24/2016 6:33:32 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: entropy12

I think the guy on the right is Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter.


69 posted on 01/24/2016 6:36:42 AM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: onyx
What a stupid article.

Lowry's an opinion-writer. Why would his opinion cause such an uproar -- vulgarly-expressed or not?

"Breitbart" has become loonier than "WND".

70 posted on 01/24/2016 6:55:07 AM PST by BfloGuy ( Even the opponents of Socialism are dominated by socialist ideas.)
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To: onyx

Well, she still has some time to catch up with Trump who has had 3 wives and cheats on them. That’s what we need in the presidency a man who cheats on his wives. Oh wait....


71 posted on 01/24/2016 7:03:49 AM PST by beandog (All Aboard the Choo Choo Train to Crazy Town)
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To: New Jersey Realist

What does that make Trump, who cheats on his wives?


72 posted on 01/24/2016 7:04:41 AM PST by beandog (All Aboard the Choo Choo Train to Crazy Town)
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To: lee martell; onyx
This is old news from around Labor Day, a few weeks after that debate that had Carly scoring points against Trump. Carly was the flavor of the week, for about three hours.

It matters today because it is part of the backstory as to why National Review, of which Lowry is the editor, would have attempted to commit editorial suicide last week. To read the issue, you'd think Trump was an axe murderer, and everyone who supports him is ritually unclean.

73 posted on 01/24/2016 7:49:12 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: RitaOK
Me Again Kelly

LOL!!

74 posted on 01/24/2016 7:50:56 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: TontoKowalski
I always knew the liberal media were liars. You can never entirely trust anything from them. There's always an agenda. But I never realized how dishonest the "conservative" media was.

Conservative? Not since last summer:

Fox News Lurches Left as Murdoch's Sons Take Control of Media Dynasty

75 posted on 01/24/2016 7:54:30 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: vette6387
JudgeJeanine Piro is the only class act FNC has. She should team up with Lou Dobbs and Stuart Varney over at FBN and start their own network.

Or go over to OAN and PUMP... it UP!

76 posted on 01/24/2016 7:56:18 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: McGruff

Just one glance at that cover shows you everything that's wrong with NR's editorial vision. That graphic looks like a Boy Scout recruiting poster from the 1950s. Their version of "conservatism" is "things should be like they used to be!" instead of "we charge ahead confidently because knowing history is firm ground."

77 posted on 01/24/2016 8:04:58 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: onyx; lee martell
I posted it as background and as a favor to Albion Wilde

And I appreciate it! I was behind schedule with last night's Make America Great Again ping!

78 posted on 01/24/2016 8:08:23 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: TontoKowalski; onyx; lee martell
Is that true? Did she sleep her way to her own show on Fox?

If so, they are both "fat pigs and slobs", as the saying goes; but I don't know and I don't care.

I do care, however, about the low level to which American "journalism" has sunk. They don't even pretend to be serious researchers or impartial conduits any more. It's a grave disrespect to the American people, especially as regards the importance of electing a government. But, wait, "We the People" -- that's so, like, 19th century...

Megyn Kelly Affair, Fox News's "Research Division" and The Loving The Party Problem

79 posted on 01/24/2016 9:50:16 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: Albion Wilde

And yet, you guys don’t seem to have a problem supporting a serial adulterer. I stand amazed.


80 posted on 01/24/2016 9:53:51 AM PST by beandog (All Aboard the Choo Choo Train to Crazy Town)
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