Posted on 08/08/2015 8:34:44 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Fox News is facing a backlash from conservatives after critics felt the network was biased and unfair in the manner it approached the forum for the Republican presidential candidates' debate Thursday, and namely, Donald Trump.
According to Media Equalizer, tens of thousands of observers swamped social media with criticism of Fox and the moderators, with some comments attracting more than 2,000 "likes."
"This was shameful. You and Fox News did not treat the candidates fairly. You tried to make Donald J. Trump look foolish. All you did was make Fox News look foolish."
"Donald J. Trump still has my vote," said one post which appeared on the network's Facebook page and received over 2,200 "likes" just two hours after it was posted.
Another post representative of the sentiment was addressed to Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly and Fox News. It said the two "should be ashamed of themselves for their unfair demeanor towards Donald Trump. They apparently had their own agenda. Trump still did his thing though! #Trump2016"
"Megyn, you're an embarrassment to journalism. I wanted to watch a presidential debate, not a hit job by you and Fox," another observer wrote.
Twitter was also flooded with criticism of Kelly and Fox.
"Tonight's debate loser: Fox News," said one post.
"#GOPDebate NOT A DEBATE! It's @FoxNews vs @realDonaldTrump! What a disgrace! @magynkelly & @BretBaier shameful! #tcot," said another.
"WTF @FoxNews ???????? THIS DEBATE IS A SETUP TO SLAM EVERYBODY EXCEPT JEB BUSH. YOU SHOULD ALL BE ASHAMED AT THIS JOURNALISTIC DISHONESTY," yet another poster commented.
For his part, Trump lashed out at Kelly on his Twitter page.
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He hired the nastiest Dirty trick expert Dayspring for his PAC.
Walker got Reince Prebius the RNC job and the guy has sold off the RNC to KStrret and done a search and destroy mission on the few conservatives.
Your railing against Trump and you support a HUGE DC Puppet who will makes thing even worse by giving the Billionaire donors unlimited power in DC.
Walker is funded by the enemies of any conservative .
Unreal.
I like Scott Walker too
He’s the only politician that’s actually DONE a lot of conservative things
I also like Trump because he’s not a career politician but a businessman
So I say Trump/Walker because Trump would never take 2nd place ! LOL
So Walker can take 2nd Term!
But if the media finally pushes Trump out I would like Walker at the top. But the media wants Jeb Bush . so that’s the race now Trump vs. Jeb vs Walker. the media is going to try to knock out Trump and Walker to leave Jeb.
You're casting stones at the wrong guy, if that's your mission. Liberals are pleased as punch at what you're doing.
The only people who really CARE if Clinton wins or not are conservatives.
The RNC is perfectly OK with a dim president and congress.
I doubt liberals are upset that a liberal is converting conservatives.
Exactly ! And more people are finding out about this every day !
“trumps existence in the primary is skewing reality. a liberal imitating a conservative is bound to do that.”
Like Jeb? Like Rubio? Like Huckster? Like Ricky? Like Fiorina?
And if true, then shouldn’t honest policy and record questions be sufficient to expose their liberalism? Or do you prefer these “did you stare at a woman’s titties sir” questions as a way to weed him out?
That’s the hallmark of the democrats.
Scott Walker implemented a conservative agenda in a blue state. you can’t take that away from him. he has accomplished very big things in very difficult circumstances.
No apologies here, I am not falling for that crap again. This country has been in decline ever since the first Bush. IMO, that’s when the elite got a stronghold on our country and with every vote cycle the beast has gotten stronger. Look what our courts are doing now. Someone has to stop the power cartel. Ted is my first choice, I will not vote for another Bush type candidate.
You're working on bad data, Nick. Read Trump's book, "Time To Get Tough". He's not a liberal, and hasn't been for a very long time.
none of the crap you just posted had anything to do with the topic, my reply, or reality in general.
that’s another hallmark of TrumpBots; a sketchy relationship with reality.
I can't believe someone works this hard for free to smear Trump. He's got to be a liberal news media reporter or paid SOROS troll imo
Amazing he hasn't gotten banned since he spams every Trump thread . I predict a big banning is in his future
Your supporting Walker the Billionaire Koch Brothers owned boy.
Walker is owned by the same DC KStreet elites we are fighting.
You want the same DC anti conservative Uniparty to stay in power,
Trump is a real threat to your crowd.
BS. You can’t tell the man to get off the Republican stage because he isn’t republican enough but he can’t run as a third party because Jeb Bush doesn’t want him to. Fox news effed up and my guess is, there will be consequences. Again, you do not say FU to Donald Trump. Donald Trump says FU to you.
I agree. Scot Walker is the only one that has done anything conservative , in fact many conservative laws passed. Walker’s also the only one that has like Ann Coulter said he will do something to reduce LEGAL immigration too
So I’ll go Trump/Walker or Walker/Trump or if one drops out replace with Carson. fiorina is dead to me after her bashing Trump like she did and taking Megyn Kelly’s side
What part of "Take Jeb Bush and stick him up your ***!!!" do the RINOs not get?
Yes, I don’t think “terrific journalist” was necessary especially after her performance. He could have damned with faint praise.
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