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.
I haven’t had Fox in years, and have not missed it!
I did however, miss the news part of it.
I am delighted with OANN!
They rock!
Would be a whole lot better than the embarrassing... and I mean 100 gallon whiop @ss whip embarrassing of James Taylor doing You Got a Friend w that idiot John Kerry...
Trump is hip... everyone knows it...
He’s going to bring out the best of all of us... I don’t care if you genre is gansta rap or willie nelson...
We are going to see a renaissance with him...
Not with Cruz..the lonely one... or Rubio the sweating one... or Christie...the Chunkie one... or Jeb...who reminds me of a Gay waiter I used to know on Rush street, Chicago...was really good...btw at serving food...
Trump is the man for our times...We all know it...
You got your shots first before going there I hope.
What time does this start...? Does anyone know the schedule?
I think he is bad at these debates because he speaks like he is giving a sermon, wordsy and drawn out.
The others debate short, sweet, and fast with sharp barbs.
The reason Cruz got cut off when he was trying to rebut Rubio in the last debate is because he was heading into lengthy bloviation and they decided “Enough”. LOL
His style may work in a courtroom with one opponent, but in this format, it is a flop.
No I’m watching CNN live on TV.
He’s already raised more than $300,000 today! (hubs and I put in our two cents)
Through netflix???
Yeah, rabies shots hurt. LOL
Charming they ain’t. A whole pack of Cujos out there.
That’s good... :-)
I keep waiting for him to be wrong... :)
8 9 I’m not sure. Time zone etc.
Jerry Falwell Jr on CNN now
Exactly, he is a bloviating politician who is used to long circular arguments. He never gets to the point and has a number of weak areas he gets attacked at.
If he does not explain his Canadian birth tonight he is the automatic loser. He has to clear that up especially after Obama. He can no longer laugh it off.
OMG now that is funny... Kinda like those queer reporters last summer running w all their gear falling apart...after Hillary’s van....lol....I mean really lol.....!!!!
CNN has gone Trump crazy.
And I’m loving it HM.
So will this be on CNN or MSNBC? I thought I heard both were going to cover it, as well as C-Span.
They’re all aflutter because Trump’s plane has landed. Is this the way CNN normally anticipates Trump’s rallys? Or is this a first for this kind of giddy coverage? This is awesome coverage.
And now Jerry Falwell Jr on TV with CNN interview. CNN is Trump central tonight! Falwell Says Ailes petty with fox statement. Loves Trump.
LOVE IT!!!
GO TRUMP!
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