Posted on 09/23/2015 5:13:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
This just arrived in my inbox from a Fox News spokesperson in reply to the earlier Trump/Fox post this afternoon. As the poet Aretha Franklin famously said: Who’s zoomin’ who?
“At 11:45am today, we canceled Donald Trump’s scheduled appearance on The O’Reilly Factor on Thursday, which resulted in Mr. Trump’s subsequent tweet about his ‘boycott’ of FOX News. The press predictably jumped to cover his tweet, creating yet another distraction from any real issues that Mr. Trump might be questioned about. When coverage doesn’t go his way, he engages in personal attacks on our anchors and hosts, which has grown stale and tiresome. He doesn’t seem to grasp that candidates telling journalists what to ask is not how the media works in this country.”
They don’t say why they canceled his O’Reilly appearance but the implication, I think, is that they were punishing him for dumping all over O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly on Twitter on Monday night. In other words, they decided to boycott him before he decided to boycott them. Whoever started it, it’s worth noting that Fox didn’t break into their usual coverage this afternoon to air his speech in North Charleston. If that’s the sign of a new policy, eliminating all coverage of Trump that isn’t absolutely required for news purposes, we’ll soon have an answer to the question that’s hovered over the Trump/Fox bickering since it began, namely, does he need them more than they need him or vice versa? He’ll still have his megaphone at CNN and on broadcast news outlets but he won’t have the same pipeline to a Republican audience without FNC. And if his polls start to slip and/or Fox’s ratings show no signs of weakening without him, it’ll undercut one of the core parts of his appeal, that he’s immune to normal political forces. Ace:
Trump took a big drop in support after the second debate, falling from 32% to 24%, according to one poll. That would be a bad thing for anybody, but it’s particularly bad on a candidate who relies so heavily on the idea that because he is #Winning, he deserves to win. Take that away, and he’s only got an immigration plan for back-up…
Speaking for myself, Trump’s nigh-invulnerability to conventional attacks made him a much more appealing candidate — after all, how many times have you seen a candidate that the media just couldn’t scratch? That’s a powerful appeal — it’s just an extraordinary thing you’d like to see more of…
But Trump seems to have had not actual invulnerability, but just a fearsome amount of armor and resistance (I can’t help putting this in D&D/videogame terms). And he seems to be on the brink of exhausting that.
Trump’s the Green Lantern. Who wants to read a comic book about the Green Lantern once he’s lost his superpowers?
We’ll see what happens. O’Reilly, if not Kelly, will probably have something to say about this tonight. In the meantime, CNN might seize this an opportunity to boost ratings by luring in Trump fans with even more coverage of him — assuming that’s humanly possible. In lieu of an exit question, here’s a photo from Trump’s North Charleston event that’s being passed around on Twitter right now. Proof that Trumpmania is starting to break or just proof that it’s hard for anyone to fill a room in the middle of a weekday?
Crowd has maybe filled out a bit more? pic.twitter.com/ze5nJiyFlX
— Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) September 23, 2015
Update: The press-release ping pong continues.
Trump statement in response to Fox statement. wheeeeee pic.twitter.com/Mt0N1FiWj9
— Colin Campbell (@BKcolin) September 23, 2015
Update: A reader points out that today’s event is actually part of the annual meeting of the Greater Charleston Business Alliance and South Carolina African American Chamber of Commerce, which is likely to be a tough draw for any Republican.
Update: The same reader follows up to note that Trump will be Sen. Tim Scott’s guest at a town hall in South Carolina tonight at 6 p.m. Will Fox News cover it? Will CNN?
Hey FOX you might just as well turn all your shows over to the little clown asshat Greg Gutfeld since you aren’t even a serious network anymore. Or even better yet the comedian who is NEVER even close to funny Tom Shalue. Yuck Yuck Yuck
Adios FUX News. I’ve watched you almost every night for years but now I’m finally done.
It's good to see consistency. I'm sure you previously called Cankles a loudmouth bully too.
She not only always must approve the questions beforehand, she has to approve all members of her "audience" 100 percent of the time, and also IDs every member of her adoring public.
“Expecting to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it;”
Earning $10B is quite an achievement.
I don’t see him a condescending to others, only those who attack him first. To the voters, he is quite likeable. More so than most of the other candidates.
This is exactly how he negotiates. He has balls. Like it or not.
“That’s what you’re missing. This IS the negotiation You’re watching it in progress.”
exactly. You don’t negotiate with a hostile country - or network- from a position of weakness. Not if you actually want to win. And you show you are ready to walk at any time as well.
That’s what Reagan did with Gorbachev.
Good analysis and summary.
Faux news are hypocrites. They bash Trump 24/7 yet expect him to be at their beck and call.
Why should the media be in control? Why should they not just report on what each candidate says?
“You show you are ready to walk at any time as well. That’s what Reagan did with Gorbachev.’
They are trying to do the same thing to Trump they did to Newt
Shameless elite
“...I was raised on Dr. Seuss...”
lol! Me, too! I love those headlines!
Dupree said on SEAN today loads of empty seats in SC
What a liar
I can’t believe this is going to do any good for Trump. It looks bad if he can’t deal with the press. I know the Trumpers here love it and love to hate Fox or whoever the nemesis du jour is. But the world is much much bigger than FR and for Trump to look so petty cannot be a good thing.
There was a day when a good candidate was much bigger than this
absolutely...so evident today...changed the station!
What? Hillary and Obama do that all the time!!!!!
We are in a civil war and Fox has chosen sides. The wrong side. I will slam FNC at every opportunity to friends neighbors, relatives, strangers.
FNC you lose no matter how Trump does in 2016.
I repeat, if you want straight news delivered by no-drama newsreaders get yourself to OAN as soon as you can. If you like GOPe slanted happy-talk delivered by Bush-Bot RINOs by all means stick with FNC.
Trump has some pretty significant support “in the real world”.
This obviously dismays a whole lot of paid political media pundits and party/union bosses, but he keeps gaining traction with individual law abiding, tax paying, pissed off USA citizens who registered as Republicans, and are NOT on board with the NWO.
I don't think Trump wants another Civil War in the USA.
I do think he knows “we the people” are almost there...
I suggest you consider thickening your own skin, because you are far more likely to sustain cuts, than Donald Trump.
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