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Trump's Debate Boycott Throws Fox News Into Chaos
New York Magazine ^ | January 27, 2016 | Gabriel Sherman

Posted on 01/27/2016 12:51:33 AM PST by monkapotamus

Trump said he would host his own Iowa town hall to raise money for veterans and let other networks cover it. One clear sign of the gravity of tonight's development is the sense of confusion that is swirling throughout Fox. The network is split between Kelly's allies like Brit Hume and conservative anchors that are furious that Kelly - who graces the cover of Vanity Fair this month - has become the face of the network. An anchor fumed that Kelly hosted Michael Moore on her program tonight and the lefty filmmaker defended her against Trump. "That would be like Rachel Maddow laughing along with Charles Koch as he trashed Hillary Clinton!" the anchor said. One producer speculated that Fox could go "National Review" on Trump and start attacking him...

No matter how loudly GOP candidates complained about Fox's loutish politics in private, none risked taking Ailes on in public for fear of losing access to this crucial constituency - until Trump, that is. Even if Trump's boycott backfires, he's already achieved a historic victory: Exploding the myth that a Republican candidate can't openly challenge Fox.

(Excerpt) Read more at nymag.com ...


TOPICS: Iowa; New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cnn; debate; debates; election2016; fox; foxnetwork; foxnews; gabrielsherman; iowa; megynkelly; megynkellygraphic; megynkellyquote; newyork; newyorkmagazine; rogerailes; rupertmurdoch; trump; trumplessdebate
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1 posted on 01/27/2016 12:51:34 AM PST by monkapotamus
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To: monkapotamus

Just curious....why watch the debate now?


2 posted on 01/27/2016 12:56:27 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: pepsionice

What debate?


3 posted on 01/27/2016 12:57:58 AM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to to God!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Trump has instantly turned the “main” debate into the undercard debate.


4 posted on 01/27/2016 1:00:33 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: monkapotamus

The real reason is Cruz chews him up one side and spits him out the other. This is just the only excuse he can come up with to hide from the big boys.


5 posted on 01/27/2016 1:00:35 AM PST by LowOiL ("Let us do evil that good may come"? ....condemnation is just - Romans 3:8)
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To: monkapotamus

Looks like fox is tearing itself apart. Good riddance.


6 posted on 01/27/2016 1:01:04 AM PST by Vision Thing (If 2016 is The Walking Dead, then Trump is Rick Grimes, and Cruz is Deanna.)
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7 posted on 01/27/2016 1:01:34 AM PST by Helicondelta
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To: LowOiL

Yeah right. As if this is all about cruz.


8 posted on 01/27/2016 1:02:57 AM PST by Vision Thing (If 2016 is The Walking Dead, then Trump is Rick Grimes, and Cruz is Deanna.)
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9 posted on 01/27/2016 1:04:06 AM PST by Helicondelta
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To: LowOiL

Trump been in 6 debates with Cruz. If Cruz hasn’t chewed him up by now, he won’t on the 7th


10 posted on 01/27/2016 1:04:53 AM PST by 4rcane
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To: Helicondelta

Proof that corsets never went out of style.


11 posted on 01/27/2016 1:07:13 AM PST by onona (Check your shark at the door)
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To: Jim Robinson

...chuckles...


12 posted on 01/27/2016 1:07:59 AM PST by wardaddy (Trump or Cruz.......its win win folks......so take a John Riggins pill .......lie on the carpet)
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To: Helicondelta

That figures.


13 posted on 01/27/2016 1:09:58 AM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: LowOiL

Hardly, but your post proves that you don’t have any idea what you’re talking about and don’t pay attention. That’s a shame; you’re really missing out on quite a lot that is important.


14 posted on 01/27/2016 1:10:46 AM PST by nopardons
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To: LowOiL

You must have missed last debate

Trump handled Cruz fine

Rubio bested Cruz

Had Rubio not gone with his sangre latino prejudice and joined the Gang of Eight

It would be Rubio and not Cruz chewing on Trumps pants leg from second place

Rubio really screwed the pooch....tarred as pro amnesty forever

Meanwhile Cruz’s soft views on legal visas barely registers


15 posted on 01/27/2016 1:12:28 AM PST by wardaddy (Trump or Cruz.......its win win folks......so take a John Riggins pill .......lie on the carpet)
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To: Helicondelta

Is that her Mom?


16 posted on 01/27/2016 1:12:48 AM PST by RedHeeler
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To: monkapotamus
According to the article, Ailes is going through health issues and Murdoch is attending meetings at Fox.

This explains a lot.

17 posted on 01/27/2016 1:14:03 AM PST by Helicondelta
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To: Helicondelta

I thought Murdoch turned Fox over to his sons?


18 posted on 01/27/2016 1:18:13 AM PST by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
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To: wardaddy
You must have missed last debate

No, I was right there, commenting like others on the debate thread during it. Cruz made Trump look like an idiot, and if Ted wasn't such a gentleman, could of made it even worse.

19 posted on 01/27/2016 1:18:16 AM PST by LowOiL ("Let us do evil that good may come"? ....condemnation is just - Romans 3:8)
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To: Jim Robinson
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YES!

Shepherd Smith is in charge of News.

David Gregory is hard news Analyst.

Dana Perino and Juan Williams are the "experts" for every show.

Geraldo is their disaster correspondent.

What could go wrong?



20 posted on 01/27/2016 1:18:32 AM PST by AnthonySoprano
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