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Is Fox News Cheating with their Town Hall Meetings?
May 21, 2019 | self

Posted on 05/21/2019 6:42:21 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie

Key moments from Pete Buttigieg's Fox News town hall


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020demprimary; corruption; elections; foxnews
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There are some questions that must be asked regarding Fox News recent handling of the Pete Buttigieg town hall. Consider that Fox News recently hired Donna Brazille, who cheated in the 2016 election cycle by providing Hillary Clinton debate questions in advance. Also, recall Fox News allowed Megyn Kelly (remember her?) to use opposition research to turn an "interview" into an inquisition (something liberal candidates are never subjected to). Important questions on the town hall meeting and Chris Wallace's performance must be asked:

1. Who chose the location for the town hall meeting, and were those invited to the audience chosen at random? From the start of the rally, it sounded like a pep rally.

2. Was Pete Buttigieg given the questions in advance of the meeting? Who chose the questions? Was there sufficient follow through in the questioning? When President Trump will be given town hall opportunities, will the tone of the questing, the audience and the follow through questioning be similar?

3. At the end of the meeting, Chris Wallace said "that sounds like a standing ovation" to the crowds reaction. The crowd had reacted the same when Buttigieg was introduced, before he said a word. This was cheerleading on Chris Wallace's part, and uncalled for.

In the words of Ronald Reagan, "there you go again". The media is already cheating again.

1 posted on 05/21/2019 6:42:21 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: The_Media_never_lie

FoxNews and its new leftist leader Lachlan Murdoch want Trump GONE. It’s as simple as that. The U.S. Chamber and captive Uniparty interests have given the orders.


2 posted on 05/21/2019 6:46:25 AM PDT by montag813
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To: montag813

I have a very strong feeling this town hall meeting was rigged.

Trump will not receive the same treatment at all.


3 posted on 05/21/2019 6:48:00 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ("The media is the enemy of the American people." Democrat Pat Caddell)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Don’t overlook the possibility that Buttigieg, despite his abysmal performance as the Mayor of South Bend, IN, has captured the attention of people who were similarly captured by Obama. I’ve seen the infatuation of the Millenials in my community with him... it’s bizarre. The guy sucked as a mayor and that story won’t be told.

I’ve seen the shift in Fox News... they are trying to strategically expand their audience but will alienate their core audience in doing so. Stupid Fox.


4 posted on 05/21/2019 6:53:07 AM PDT by Frapster (Trump 2020)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Terrible rigged Fox News Channel Buttigieg Town Hall Meeting, from A-Z. “Gay Lovefest” with Chris Wallace as the chief lovng & adoring, cheerleader. No Blacks, No Hispanics, No, Latinos, No regular White folks in attendance. Total Farce!!!

Folks....sad to say, Fox News Channel has crossed to the dark side for good!!! IMHO....Chris Wallace should be fired immediately, although, the top management of FNC should be fired with him!!! I am all for fairness and broad and diverse opinions, but please...do not pee dowm my back and tell me it’s raining. FNC is in its drop from being “The King Of Cable News And TV!!!


5 posted on 05/21/2019 6:53:15 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Foxnews may have their Democrat Town halls but I haven’t watched one since they started.


6 posted on 05/21/2019 6:53:31 AM PDT by puppypusher ( The world is going to the dogs.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

If FOX hired ‘Donna’... then it’s pretty obvious that cheating (and therefore, ‘honesty’), are totally incidental to them.

The message came across loud and clear when FOX overlooked Donna’s publicly, self-avowed admission that she gave away debate questions to her friend Hillary.

In the world where I live... believe me, breaking the rules gets you fired and it’s likely your career will not recover.

Somehow, for Donna and others like her, ‘breaking the rule’ is not only allowable, it’s expected and rewarded.

And Conservatives sit here asking themselves where the accountability is.


7 posted on 05/21/2019 6:54:30 AM PDT by SMARTY ("Nobility is defined by the demands it makes on us - by obligations, not by rights".)
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

If it sounded like a rig meeting, then it must have been a meeting rigged for propaganda purposes.


8 posted on 05/21/2019 6:56:06 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ("The media is the enemy of the American people." Democrat Pat Caddell)
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To: montag813
Democrats... Actually, I think it's absolutely hilarious that they would run a fagot named Peter Buttigig for president.. And their serious..! :)
9 posted on 05/21/2019 6:57:29 AM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

They are promoting the poofter.

Wallace: poofter
Shep Smith: poofter
Brazille: is some other letter
Murdock’s kids: cucks (likely poofters)

Obama was a media manufactured candidate. They are sticking to the playbook, this time with a poofter in place of a magic negro. They know Harris isn’t a NBC, so they’ve pretty much dropped her.


10 posted on 05/21/2019 6:57:55 AM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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To: montag813

The fix is in.


11 posted on 05/21/2019 6:58:21 AM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

A few questions should have been asked of of B-gig:
1- Do you support removing Thomas Jefferson’s name from the Jefferson Memorial
2- Do you support razing the Jefferson Memorial altogether??
3- Must Thomas Jefferson’s name need to be removed from the list of US presidents?
4- Should his name be wiped clean from all history books?
5- Must Jefferson City, Missouri be re-named?
6- How about Jefferson County, Alabama? (I know there are others)
7- Does Thomas Jefferson’s signature on the Declaration of Independence invalidate our independence from Britain?


12 posted on 05/21/2019 6:59:38 AM PDT by RatRipper
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To: The_Media_never_lie

The “town hall” as originally constituted was the real deal, started in New England iirc.

What’s on the TV today is a completely scripted Hollywood production, a multi-act Aristocrat dog and pony show designed to give the illusion of participatory democracy and all the other mind control BS.

One should maybe watch, if only to see the scam in action. The very last thing any crooked politician wants is real people, asking real questions, because such unscripted moments can derail a candidate if they let their true feelings be known.

Remember Dukakis? Somebody asked him if he would be in favor of the death penalty, if someone were to rape and kill his wife.

He provided some anodyne, rambling intellectual response that didn’t really answer the question. LOL!

So, basically nobody is going to allow anything like that, UNLESS of course the plan is to take somebody out, like what they did (or tried) to Trump.


13 posted on 05/21/2019 6:59:46 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: Frapster
I’ve seen the shift in Fox News... they are trying to strategically expand their audience but will alienate their core audience in doing so. Stupid Fox.

The Murdoch offspring are said to be liberal, so the drift may be more in keeping with their crowd than specifically business oriented. After the Disney purchase of most of FOX, it's not like anyone in that family is hurting for bux.

14 posted on 05/21/2019 7:00:26 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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To: The_Media_never_lie

I imagine they also are doing these town halls in hopes the DNC will relent and allow them to do a debate or two.


15 posted on 05/21/2019 7:00:31 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: bk1000

I remember early on when some of the very first political pics of Obie were published. They were obviously very professional, a cut above the usual fare. $$$. I could tell the photographer was channeling the “pensive JFK” photos during the “Cuban Missile Crisis”.

I knew right then and there he was “the guy”.


16 posted on 05/21/2019 7:03:53 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: montag813

I think you’re right. Even Lou Dobbs didn’t carry last night’s rally.


17 posted on 05/21/2019 7:04:12 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: The_Media_never_lie
I no longer watch Faux Pneuz or Chris Wallace (who is only relevant thanks to Tony Snow).

Real news is now relegated to the Internet and personal pennings - I'm sure most here have our favorites.

The corporate globalist cabal still has it's fiscal boot on the media's throats.

18 posted on 05/21/2019 7:09:20 AM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (The Elite: Too stupid to know when to quit stealing!)
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To: The_Media_never_lie
Chris "I'm only asking the tough questions" Wallace suckled Booty-gig the entire time.

Like his father, he's on a mission to discredit himself.

19 posted on 05/21/2019 7:10:40 AM PDT by AAABEST (NY/DC/LA media/political industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Fox News has more liberals watching than all the left wing stations have, combined.


20 posted on 05/21/2019 7:10:43 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Only a Replacement Wall? Ann Coulter is deeply saddened)
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