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How Fox anchor Bret Baier got an instant headline out of Donald Trump
LA Times ^ | August 9, 2015 | Stephen Battaglio

Posted on 08/09/2015 9:40:31 AM PDT by ironman

Reporting from Cleveland -- With the Republican presidential debate less than 10 hours away, Fox News anchors Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier sat at a long table with their producers and once again went over the game plan for the big night.

They reviewed not just the questions they would ask, but the structure of every query, keeping in mind the constraints of time and the need to avoid repeating topics. As they sorted and re-sorted questions, the unpredictability of real estate tycoon and reality TV star Donald Trump was never far from their minds.

Baier even had a "nuclear option" at the ready for Trump if he ignored all protocol.

The script — which he didn't have to use — took a page from Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice" TV show. It went like this: "Mr. Trump in your business you have rules. You follow rules. We have rules on this stage. We don't want to have to escort you to the elevator outside this boardroom."

"We're hoping we don't have to use it," Baier said later. "We're locked and loaded."

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bretbaier; chriswallace; cleveland; debate; election2016; erickerickson; foxnews; megynkelly; newyork; politico; redstate; redstategathering; stephenbattaglio; trump; yourefired
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To: ironman
Baier is an ars. What he did had nothing to do with the issues concerning policy in America. It was a hit piece and this turd knew it. Baier, you are done and lost all creditability.
21 posted on 08/09/2015 10:38:41 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: A CA Guy
Shows they went in for war, not to vent candidates.

Deliberate attempt to defame Trump and all conservatives. Consequences.

22 posted on 08/09/2015 10:42:47 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: ironman

And I might add that Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier are hard core liberals or they would not build hit pieces instead of asking the real issues on saving America. Chris Wallace has one of the worst TV shows on Fox and that proves that Fox is a hard core liberal media.


23 posted on 08/09/2015 10:43:02 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: ironman

Unbelievable. Simply unbelieveable. Is there talk that Fox will host another debate? I can’t wait to see the ratings when he’s boycotting it.


24 posted on 08/09/2015 10:45:07 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: miss marmelstein

Fox and Fox Business is scheduled to host several of the future debates.


25 posted on 08/09/2015 10:57:49 AM PDT by ironman
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To: ironman

Do you think he should boycott them? I think so.


26 posted on 08/09/2015 10:58:58 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: ironman

This shows childish bias and proves NOTHING Foux Snooze says should be trusted.


27 posted on 08/09/2015 11:00:11 AM PDT by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: ironman

It is clear to me Fox prepared their moderators to ambush Trump. That is unforgivable.


28 posted on 08/09/2015 11:00:38 AM PDT by Rapscallion (So far we are America the Foolish.)
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