Posted on 03/02/2016 2:18:42 PM PST by springwater13
In his role as the donor class's darling, Marco Rubio has enjoyed support from the Republicans' media arm, Fox News. Throughout the primary, Fox provided Rubio with friendly interviews and key bookings, including the first prime-time response to Barack Obama's Oval Office address on ISIS. Many of the network's top pundits, including Stephen Hayes and Charles Krauthammer, have been enthusiastic boosters. Bill Sammon, Fox's Washington managing editor, is the father of Rubio's communications director, Brooke Sammon.
But this alliance now seems to be over. According to three Fox sources, Fox chief Roger Ailes has told people he's lost confidence in Rubio's ability to win. "We're finished with Rubio," Ailes recently told a Fox host. "We can't do the Rubio thing anymore."
Ailes was already concerned about Rubio's lackluster performance in GOP primaries and caucuses, winning only one contest among the 15 that have been held. But the more proximate cause for the flip was an embarrassing New York Times article revealing that Rubio and Ailes had a secret dinner meeting in 2013 during which the Florida senator successfully lobbied the Fox News chief to throw his support behind the "Gang of 8" comprehensive immigration-reform bill. "Roger hates seeing his name in print," a longtime Ailes associate told me. "He was appalled the dinner was reported," the source said.
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I will believe it when it happens...but it is pretty shabby of Romney...since Trump backed him the last time...but nothing could get me watching FOX again...I simply have lost interest in their personnel and format
Man oh man what has happened to Johnny football...he’s become some kinda freak show
If you mean I didn't use his exact wording, that is true. Guilty of paraphrasing, because I didn't have the article up in front of me.
It's sad that the Browns are about to ruin the career of another high pick.
Don't know about Johnny. My indicator for white trash is that there is always a story and it's often about a "vehicle".
“We really, truly need a conservative/constitutional television outlet. More and more, I’m enjoying reruns of older shows as opposed to watching the news channel that I used to look to for facts.”
With the exception of about 30 seconds last night, while trying to catch up on the elections. I have been Faux news free since Iowa and radio free re lying faux conservatives for close to a decade.
I have zero subscriptions to the fake conservative whorehouses like NR.
FR is where I get my news, and for the most part, I know who to read and who to avoid. Many of the Cruzettes are worthless and use gas lighting instead of real discussions.
I know he has, but he seemed a little “free-er” when talking about it last night. I’m glad he’s stood his ground in spite of so much opposition for the last several weeks.
Isn’t Hillary gay also? Oh only Huma!!!!!
Did he really say that? Interesting if true.
From the media?... There’s a novel idea.
>>Whatever happened to “we report, you decide?”
Bingo!!
>>While I did not, both my wife and my daughter instantly recognized Rubio as gay. He could never be President. Why Ailes didn’t see this sooner is beyond me.
But, but, don’t we already have a “gay” president?
>>If the GOPe is turning against Rubio then I think it means that Ronmey is going to get in the race.
I think you’re RIGHT!
As if we’d support that liberal piece of Establishment scum!
Go walk your dog, Romney. We ain’t buyin’.
Aw....isn’t he just the “son” he never had? : )
>>Who’s the next GOPee candidate they’re hoisting? Watch closely.
They’ll probably let Romney have a go at it.
When that fails, they’ll just line up behind the Bushes’ sister-in-law.....Cankles.
(”He’s my brother from another mother”, said HWB re: Bill Clinton)
ok thank you, I’m going to check into the Roku, I found their website.
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