Posted on 01/28/2016 4:13:23 AM PST by nikos1121
I’m not really sure what will happen tonight. I truly hope that Donald Trump will keep his word and follow through on his decision to not attend the debate and hold a separate forum in Des Moines, but who knows. For now, C-Span says they will cover it.
Sometimes it’s best to walk away from a bad deal and not look back. It’s another opportunity for Trump to “teach us.†I guess we’ll see. Hopefully we won’t get whipsawed all day long and that the Des Moines rally is on and FR people here will participate.
It seems pretty clear to me that Trump was tipped off about an unformatted ambush with other activist questioners, (who may not even be Americans), with their own agendas. Did they intend to pull a Jorge Ramos on him to disrupt—maybe to get him to walk off the stage or say something regrettable?
Whose idea was it in the first place to have these people ask questions? This is the kind of maneuver we’d expect from a more left wing station, not Fox, but we’ve sure learned something this past year, haven’t we about this network, and the people we’ve allowed in our homes day in and day out?
And who wrote that chicken bleep press release that mocked Trump with references to our enemies? Was it Ailes himself? I sense the good people like Jeanine Pirro and Brett Bair are pretty embarrassed this morning. They should all be.
The Fox network intent, as I see it, is more ominous and thinly cloaked and perhaps about other things. Megyn Kelly’s objective was to make her the center of attention over the candidates and her colleagues, but already Rupert Murdoch voices his desire to have Michael Bloomberg enter the race, and we’re hearing of some backdoor dealings of his, and Fox, that favors illegal immigration. I guess we will see what is fact and what is fiction eventually.
Make no mistake, immigration, legal and illegal over the past 25 years, has altered the cultural and political trajectory of our country. Who can say if this is good or bad? It really depends on who you are. I worry that ultimately it will affect our freedoms.
Ted Kennedy and other passive politicians from both sides, and presidents have got the politics wrong about immigration. It used to be that immigrants coming here from wherever, and their offspring proudly said they were “Americans†first. Now, I’m not so sure.
Was that the political intent? To ultimately change the complexion of our nation and endanger our freedoms by pitting us against one another, and to have people coming here not to assimilate with us, but to defy us?
This will all pass, just like it did in 1980 when Ronald Reagan chose not to debate George Bush before the Iowa caucus, and maybe, before it does, it will turn the Iowa caucus on its ear with a surprise winner. I think all of us have seen through the rallies that Iowans are a special brand of people.
Those Iowans, that “usually get out and voteâ€, are a microcosm of the people we used to be, before John Kennedy was killed. They usually vote in the end for “the person who appears to have the best heart.†I think it’s Trump, they might think it’s Carson. I only hope that they do not take his refusal to debate as a personal affront to them.
All of our candidates are true patriots. Any one of them could lead our country better than the people who have led us these past eight, maybe 24 years. Whomever wins the nomination should have our support.
I pray that God gives each of these people the wisdom to do what is best for the people of our country. Can Fox say that the organization and spirit of their debate had that same intent? I truly doubt it.
Hello from Iowa :)
Just CSPAN not 2 or 3. It says a rally at 8PM (EST) followed by a Trump special event at 9PM (EST)
Thanks...now I have to reset the DVR. :-(
Actually that charicature was linked to Brit Hume on his twitter account. It is confusing between these two. If it had not been for Hume’s photo beside the cartoon, anybody could confused the two. Hume is too old to be doing that silly stuff, but that is how far the professional class has sunk at FOXNews.
Actually that charicature was linked to Brit Hume on his twitter account. It is confusing between these two. If it had not been for Hume’s photo beside the cartoon, anybody could confused the two. Hume is too old to be doing that silly stuff, but that is how far the professional class has sunk at FOXNews.
Can you believe it? We are ALL watching Morning Joe now days. I have DVR’d them every single morning for six months, they are so over the top fair to TRUMP, as well as all their guests.
However, they are beginning to pivot to covering Sanders too, now that he has surprised so many, but they nearly ignore anyone else, except their bad press for Hillary.
Heck, it’s better than FOX *ever* was, at least in the case of TRUMP.
But Hume was once linked romantically to MK. Since the love bug produces all sorts of stupidity. Hey maybe that’s what’s wrong with Yikes. .......new
Hate to be so dense, but which CSpan no.— the House side no. I, or the Senate side no.II? I don’t get no. III. anyway.
Thanks.
My DVR won't allow me to record it, because it's a YUUUUUUGE section, with something else posted, other than Trump, so I'm leaving the CNN record on, until I find out I'm wrong.
Are we doing dinner menus on this thread too ?
Hi, *hoosiermama! I have to be out this evening so will DVR our boy. Great night out I was dreading, back when TRUMP was assumed to be in the debate. Now, I’m delighted to be out this evening for awhile.
I love a boycott when it involves FOX.
This may be it:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?403832-1/donald-trump-campaign-rally-des-moines-iowa
Main link:
http://www.c-span.org/
Smoked sausage and cabbage.
It appears that I didn’t add anything to the pool of information. Sorry about that.
Cnn reporting from the line for the Trump event. Lol. Looks like veterans being pulled from line and escorted into the hall. Large overflow area will be a available.
Hey— may as well! I love dinners! I have to be out this evening but hope to catch up with you guys tonight.
I’m a little sour to hear earlier that Huck and Santorum want to join TRUMP’s stage after they advantage themselves of FOX’s stage FIRST!! What schmucks. I had hoped they would drop FOX and show support to TRUMP, against FOX, naturally.
No, they want to see and be seen on the other guy’s dime.
Hope they give generously to the vets.
If a few doze. Freepers found all the goods on FAU. Today. Think what DOts researchers have on them. Remember Wendy is a friend of Ivankas. Bet she would be more than happy to even the scale on the Jerk. BTW the old coot is already engaged to another. X Girl friend of a rock star. Can you say Gold digger
Thank you, trisham! I will just DVR both Cspans! LOL!
Thanks again!! See you guys late tonight.
My pleasure, Rita. :)
Yes, I read what Murdoch has done. TRUMP is a genius on this insider stuff and has a few friends, no doubt.
See you guys tonight, late. Have fun! I’ll be trying to catch up.
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