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.
It’s a weird situation. FOX has millions of dollars invested in Megyn. They shifted their entire primetime lineup (except for O’Reilly) just to make room for her. She is FOX News. If no one showed up to the debate tonight except for Santorum and a sweater vest, she would still have to be the moderator. FOX can’t afford to show that she is weak or disposable.
Erin Burnett is being a good journalist tonight, covering Trump fairly. Erin Burnett is a better anchor (journalist) when any Fox babe sans Gretta.
checking in!!
Traveling and will be back on thread, soon!!
Heard there are LOOONG lines for Trump
I did and I didn’t work! I tried three times. Got the HTML Sandbox open now! lol!
(So frustrating. I’ve got so much good stuff saved up.)
This is not an “issues” thread.
It is a rally thread.
There is a difference.
Carly just blasted FOX moderators for questioning the pro-life creditials of Santorum - YUGE applause!
Oh yeah!
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I think we ought to leave them alone until Monday. Maybe by then they will start eating their own when they have nobody ripe for their abuse around.
You may have to upload the photo first, like to Picassa. Then you can post that URL using the Sandbox instructions.
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208652814785922&set=p.10208652814785922&type=3&theater
Yep, CNN is shoving the knife in and twisting it.
Hi!
*HUG*
They said the long lines reached almost to the debates!
LOL
Glad you made it. Line is VERY impressive! At least to the CNN people. To us. It’s the same ol same ol. Lining up for blocks in the cold weather just to get a glimpse of DJT next POTUS
“No Brett is not solid. Not when he tweets a picture of Trump as a baby in a crib saying “I want my binkyâ€.
“That was stupid.”
This is our mature 4th Estate?
It has been fascinating. We are used to the milquetoast type candidates and it has been fun having a real brawler in the mix!
Coming up on CNN. Candidates bashing Wall Street while taking their money. And guess who has NOT taken money from Wall Street or anyone else? LOL
CNN is just smearing Fox nose in their mess. LOL.
CNN is doing a good job BTW.
Unless Trump attends, I will not be viewing.
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