Your post makes it obvious that debating with you would be akin to talking to a lib and I refuse to ever waste my time on those freaks.
Posted on 11/25/2007 12:23:47 PM PST by dano1
Fred Thompson attacked Fox News on Sunday for what he called a "constant mantra" that his floundering campaign for president is troubled, and he accused the network of skewing things against him.
Thompson certainly isn't the first politician to make that accusation, but he's the first high-profile Republican to do so.
The assertion was arresting because Fox News was frequently Thompson's forum of choice when he was contemplating a campaign and as he tried to find his footing after he announced.
Where did Thompson do it? On "Fox News Sunday," in a heated exchange with host Chris Wallace, who played clips of Fox commentators saying his campaign had been a disappointment.
"It's a lot of the same kind of stuff that I heard when I first ran for office, when I was 20 points down. And fortunately, I wound up 20 points ahead on election night," Thompson said.
"This has been a constant mantra of Fox, to tell you the truth. And I saw the promo ... for this show, and it was kind of featuring the New Hampshire poll. Let's put things in context a little bit, to start with."
Thompson was referring to a CNN/WMUR poll that showed his support in the Granite State had collapsed to 4 percent, putting him in sixth place among the Republican presidential hopefuls.
Referring to Fox commentators, Thompson said: "From Day One, they said I got in too late, I couldn't do it ... wouldn't raise enough money, and that sort of thing. And that's their opinion. They're entitled to their opinion. But that doesn't seem to be shared by the cross section of American people. If you look at the national polls, you'll see that I'm running second and have been running second for a long time."
The latest Real Clear Politics average of national polls does have the former Tennessee senator in second place, far behind former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and slightly ahead of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
"They're entitled to their opinion," Thompson continued. "But for you to highlight nothing but the negative in terms of these polls, and then put on your own guys, who have been predicting for four months, really, that I couldn't do it, you know, kind of skews things a little bit."
In April, when Thompson wanted to reveal that he had battled lymphoma, now in remission, he chose Fox anchor Neil Cavuto. Last month, when his wife, Jeri, was being criticized in the press, the two of them went on Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" for a respectful joint interview.
Now, though, he's none too happy with Fox. Here's a bit more of the exchange between host and candidate:
WALLACE: Do you know anybody who thinks you've run a great campaign, sir?
THOMPSON: It's not for me to come here and try to convince you that somebody else thinks that I've run a great campaign.
WALLACE: Well, but that's why I ...
THOMPSON: I'm talking about — no, let me ask you ...
WALLACE: ... I'm just asking you the question.
THOMPSON: When you get past New Hampshire and look at some of these other states — states that I'm leading in in the South, for example — and straw polls that I've won, endorsements that I've got — I've got more endorsements in the state of Georgia than all the other candidates put together. So I understand the game of buildup and I understand the game of takedown. And we all go through it. And I'm perfectly willing for you to do that with regard to me as you do the other candidates.
WALLACE: I was going to say, senator...
THOMPSON: But you have the right to put in your one side, and put in the Fox side, and I have the right to respond to it. And thankfully, you've given me that opportunity.
WALLACE: I was going to say, senator, I'm glad I asked the question, because I got a heck of an answer.
Fox may not be perfect but they are a far cry better than any other news network.
In this primary election process FOX NEWS IS THE ENEMY, WORSE THAN THE NY TIMES, since the Slimes is given no trust by conservatives. After the GOP candidate is chosen, they will come to us on bended knee, since if they have no credence from us, they will have no base.
They should all have waited until next spring. All primaries should be on the same day, which would spare us and the candidates the marathon campaign stops, not to mention millions of campaign dollars. And all debates should be on the radio.
Ah well, back to the real world...
Considering the suits running the GOP appear to hate conservatives as much as the 'Rats do, they may be more than happy to trade us for 'Rats.
Sigh.
Ok, I’m sorry if I didn’t make myself clear.
For months and months the MSM has been saying, “there’s no fire in his belly; he entered the race too late; he’s too far behind and he’ll never catch up; he’s lazy; etc.
So .. when FOX joins that group - which I’ve very unhappy about - I can understand why Fred was unhappy with some of the statements coming out of FOX.
So .. my reasoning is that it can’t “hurt him” because Fred was now doing exactly what the MSM said he wasn’t doing - which was: showing some fire.
This is why I think this dust-up with Wallace will enhance Fred’s standing and NOT HURT HIM.
I’d take Fred Thompson over Health Nut Huckabee any day.
I think there is some benefit to having a staggered sequence of primaries, but it might be better to have the order of the states' primaries determined by lottery, some reasonably-short time beforehand. For example, on December 1, there could be a drawing to see which five states should hold a primary on the first Tuesday after January 2. On December 15, there would be a drawing for five states two weeks after that. On December 30, another five states the Tuesday after that, etc. There would thus be slightly over 30 days' notice for primary. Enough time to manage the logistics, but not so much time as to encourage overly-long targeted campaigns.
I really don't see how anyone can come to that conclusion honestly.
Boy, a big amen to that! I don't know what people expect. Fox is supposed to be "fair and balanced", and in order to have that reputation--- which I might add is far from what the libs think Fox is anyway--- we have to bite our collective tongues, and take the bitter with the sweet, so to speak. It is the only network I watch for news, and while there are times when I want to scream at them, when push comes to shove, I think it's the safest harbor we have considering what else is out there.
“Just watched the Fox interview. Chris Wallace asked a few questions that weren’t attacking Thompson. All Thompson had to do was shrug it off. Instead he gets all bent out of shape. Fred Thompson reminded me of Bill Clinton. They both are very thin skinned. Why so defensive?”
I watched the whole thing and don’t understand you comment. Wallace stops the interview twice to show Thompson in real time criticism of his campaign from two pundits. I’ve never, ever seen that before.
And you want to criticize Fred for taking time to rebut not one but two of these pundit comments? Why would he not take time to do so? To not do so is utterly retarded.
When have you seen a Presidential candidate’s campaign criticized in an interview and the host stops the interview to show the critical comments of not just one, but two pundits. Hey I respect and admire Krauthammer as much as anyone but this is an election, not a Republic as determined by a couple of pundits. Who conducts an interview like this? Ever?
Anyone?
“his floundering campaign for president is troubled...”
Time will tell. After Super Tuesday, lets take another look at this statement. :)
I think he did. He could have just answered the question with class instead of accusing Fox News of bias just like all the Democrats do. Anyone remember what it was like before Fox News Channel? If he thinks Fox is biased against him he hasn’t spent much time on the other networks lately.
Your post makes it obvious that debating with you would be akin to talking to a lib and I refuse to ever waste my time on those freaks.
Heres the way I see Foxnews and the election:
tie: Rudy Giuliani/Dog the Bounty Hunter (slight lead)
tie: Sgt Peterson/Natalie Holloway
Malibu Fire
Fred Thompson
Duncan Hunter (thanks to Laura Ingrham for 10 minutes)
FOX is clearly bias toward Rudy.
Well heck, then I will be nice. ;>)
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