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.
He was complaining that the last 4 questions were all asking others to attack him. Then Wallace was snarky and said “Well this is a debate”. Ted learned this one the hard way. He could have skipped like Trump, but they are now trying to take him out to get to a one/one with Trump.
Disclaimer: I didn’t watch the debate but did see the 30 second snippet online.
Trump is MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! He skipped the debate for an AMAZING FOCUSE on our OWN Veterans and Wounded Warriors! Trump Wins and runs on RED WHITE and BLUE!
seriously ? Dems switching ???
We really are watching history.
he’s 8 for 8 in the calls.
mix of Republicans and Democrats.
Yes. In my limited experience Trump is the only Republican candidate that female Democrats publicly admit to supporting when in the company of other female Democrats who will never vote Republican.
did you notice how they asked the question...not who won the debate but who u want for pres
8 for 8
I don’t think so either.
Watching OAN too. Wow, what a great event on such short notice! Wish Trace Adkins could have been there.
AGREE!
Angels have trumpets, count me in - proud Trumpette here!
Cruz threatened to walk off the stage?? Getting killed for it on twitter. Ruh oh.
Trying to do another M2?
If that was Cruz trying to be clever, he needs to keep his day job.
He sees a level of understanding that the networks do not see.
I can see why he can be worth billions. He sees the outcome of events before they happen because his political geometry is quite accurate. He makes it happen.
Yep. They’re doubling down while they still wield power. They’ll probably spend the next 10 months trying to conceal evidence.
9 for 9 in the C-Span phone calls!!!
Not according to the 101st 😊
Trump is really a wonderful man to do this for our vets!
I teared up to, Sir.
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