Posted on 01/28/2016 4:13:23 AM PST by nikos1121
I’m not really sure what will happen tonight. I truly hope that Donald Trump will keep his word and follow through on his decision to not attend the debate and hold a separate forum in Des Moines, but who knows. For now, C-Span says they will cover it.
Sometimes it’s best to walk away from a bad deal and not look back. It’s another opportunity for Trump to “teach us.†I guess we’ll see. Hopefully we won’t get whipsawed all day long and that the Des Moines rally is on and FR people here will participate.
It seems pretty clear to me that Trump was tipped off about an unformatted ambush with other activist questioners, (who may not even be Americans), with their own agendas. Did they intend to pull a Jorge Ramos on him to disrupt—maybe to get him to walk off the stage or say something regrettable?
Whose idea was it in the first place to have these people ask questions? This is the kind of maneuver we’d expect from a more left wing station, not Fox, but we’ve sure learned something this past year, haven’t we about this network, and the people we’ve allowed in our homes day in and day out?
And who wrote that chicken bleep press release that mocked Trump with references to our enemies? Was it Ailes himself? I sense the good people like Jeanine Pirro and Brett Bair are pretty embarrassed this morning. They should all be.
The Fox network intent, as I see it, is more ominous and thinly cloaked and perhaps about other things. Megyn Kelly’s objective was to make her the center of attention over the candidates and her colleagues, but already Rupert Murdoch voices his desire to have Michael Bloomberg enter the race, and we’re hearing of some backdoor dealings of his, and Fox, that favors illegal immigration. I guess we will see what is fact and what is fiction eventually.
Make no mistake, immigration, legal and illegal over the past 25 years, has altered the cultural and political trajectory of our country. Who can say if this is good or bad? It really depends on who you are. I worry that ultimately it will affect our freedoms.
Ted Kennedy and other passive politicians from both sides, and presidents have got the politics wrong about immigration. It used to be that immigrants coming here from wherever, and their offspring proudly said they were “Americans†first. Now, I’m not so sure.
Was that the political intent? To ultimately change the complexion of our nation and endanger our freedoms by pitting us against one another, and to have people coming here not to assimilate with us, but to defy us?
This will all pass, just like it did in 1980 when Ronald Reagan chose not to debate George Bush before the Iowa caucus, and maybe, before it does, it will turn the Iowa caucus on its ear with a surprise winner. I think all of us have seen through the rallies that Iowans are a special brand of people.
Those Iowans, that “usually get out and voteâ€, are a microcosm of the people we used to be, before John Kennedy was killed. They usually vote in the end for “the person who appears to have the best heart.†I think it’s Trump, they might think it’s Carson. I only hope that they do not take his refusal to debate as a personal affront to them.
All of our candidates are true patriots. Any one of them could lead our country better than the people who have led us these past eight, maybe 24 years. Whomever wins the nomination should have our support.
I pray that God gives each of these people the wisdom to do what is best for the people of our country. Can Fox say that the organization and spirit of their debate had that same intent? I truly doubt it.
Yes they were- they finished the debate first. Switch to decaf and get those eyes checked freeper.
Not seeing any voting yet on Drudge. By now, Trump is usually already winning.
Awww, that’s a great snippet to share, thank you.
Which is NOT his money, but the money he raised by selling his book to the T.V. audience on his website.
Nah, let him talk. It is for vets. Not a Trump rally.
I did hear Huck’s story and it was good.
This green beret is amazing too.
It was set up to be an ambush, so why bother?
If he HAD shown up, and they pulled all kinds of crap, people would have accused him of jeopardizing the other candidates time.
It seems no matter what he does, somebody’s always complaining.
So he skipped it and turned it into a win for our Vets and that’s a good thing, IMHO.
Woohooo switched to C-Span.
Rachael Maddow cut him off and rolled her eyes. “And now it’s turned into another Trump stump speech.”
No, brat. It’s not. He’s gentleman and he stepped aside for a larger message.
You are so right. He knows when to hold the spotlight and when to let it go.
Masterful
LOL! Trump and “His People” are rocking the air.
FNC is an amateur outfit compared to this.
I do not wonder what Rand Paul is saying right now, go figure.....
Loving Huck right now!
Gotta wonder the effect of having TWO former Iowa Caucus winners showing up for Trump.
I can’t see this as anything but a total coup.
Why the hook? Trump has heard him speak before and INVITED Walding to speak.
Shameful thing to say.
OK
Hes strutting on one leg.
Take all the time you need John, we need to hear you.
Who’s gained most Twitter followers since #GOPDebate started:
Rubio: +894
Cruz: +850
Carson: +346
Paul: +269
Bush: +264
Trump: +4,079
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) January 29, 2016
It says on Cspan that it is live. Earlier they showed both Huck and Rick at a couple campaign stops talking to people.
Trump says he got multiple calls and an apology from fox.
Fox says no no, Aeils talked to him briefly three (3) times today not multiple and we didn’t apologize but we shouldn’t have done what we done...
"Every battle is won or lost before it's ever fought."
Hook? I think he’s doing great.
I have never witnessed the media NOT in Control. They have owned it forever.
It is truly a dream come true. I have wanted someone to take on the media for so long.
wonderful Christian man...loves his wife, family...
great American hero...
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