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.
Yeah Toby Keith is kinda iffy for me too. Great event tonight wish it could have lasted longer.
And the shower
You are correct, I overlooked that and it IS generous of him. Thank you for the story of summerfest, I might have bumped into you there!
Great for those women :)
Someone said that they more-or-less didn’t really know what this night would bring. Me too. It felt like it was for all of the marbles and it feels like a win. At least for the time being.
I just heard Cruz on replay highlights. Many will take it as whining like a baby, and it seems so, because too many attack questions being asked about him.
Why would Montel, a marine, resort to such ugly talk?
What the heck is he thinking? This makes me sick.
BOL Thanks!
The Republican debate and this thread is not over until the fat Muslim YouTube lady asks the candidates a PC question.
Oh wait, It just happened. It is over. Good night.
Good to hear from you sock. Our Veterans and Troops were remembered and honored tonight. Trump did that. The callers to c-span afterwords renewed my faith somewhat.
Yes...lump in throat too.
Put up or shut up Montel!
For years the only TV station that gave GOP a voice was FOX.
Cruz has been in free fall this month and most of it has been his mouth and the choice of Beck.
I thought Montel Williams was a vet and big supporter of vets. He’s been brainwashed.
How STUPID !
Here's a short video clip to check out for yourself:
Teddy is actually pretty stupid.
IT’S A MOVEMENT!
God Blessed AMERICA !
Did he explain why he is a natural born citizen?
Doesn’t matter what it was about...it was STUPID !
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