Posted on 03/02/2016 2:18:42 PM PST by springwater13
In his role as the donor class's darling, Marco Rubio has enjoyed support from the Republicans' media arm, Fox News. Throughout the primary, Fox provided Rubio with friendly interviews and key bookings, including the first prime-time response to Barack Obama's Oval Office address on ISIS. Many of the network's top pundits, including Stephen Hayes and Charles Krauthammer, have been enthusiastic boosters. Bill Sammon, Fox's Washington managing editor, is the father of Rubio's communications director, Brooke Sammon.
But this alliance now seems to be over. According to three Fox sources, Fox chief Roger Ailes has told people he's lost confidence in Rubio's ability to win. "We're finished with Rubio," Ailes recently told a Fox host. "We can't do the Rubio thing anymore."
Ailes was already concerned about Rubio's lackluster performance in GOP primaries and caucuses, winning only one contest among the 15 that have been held. But the more proximate cause for the flip was an embarrassing New York Times article revealing that Rubio and Ailes had a secret dinner meeting in 2013 during which the Florida senator successfully lobbied the Fox News chief to throw his support behind the "Gang of 8" comprehensive immigration-reform bill. "Roger hates seeing his name in print," a longtime Ailes associate told me. "He was appalled the dinner was reported," the source said.
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It's been a blessing in disguise, as I've actually discovered some excellent political programming that I had not given a chance.
Too late, Fox News... see ya
Glad I don’t watch anymore.
It became "We report, We decide".
“Hey Roger here’s an idea, how about not doing anything for any of them and just report what happens?”
That would be a thought. But you know they can’t have any of the other propaganda stations out doing them now.
That is why Ailes is dragging out Willard. LOL
My wife thought Marco was cute and saw him as the catcher. :-)
I quit watching also, couldn’t take it anymore!!! 20 years constant FOX turned it OFF not going back!!! OANN FOR ME !!!!
One America News has totally replaced Fox News for me. I don’t miss Fox at all.
Do they really think, we want the loser Romney. I held my nose and voted for him once. I won’t do it again!
FAUX News— We rapport, we divide. Got any fleas there Marco?
Hannity was unhinged on the radio today... rightfully so. The Rubio anti-Trump “KKK” ads are beyond the pale
My thoughts exactly. How unprofessional!
A year from now MSNBC will probably have higher ratings than FOX.
Was that real? Hannity calling someone an Ahole on twitter?
Get it right, would you?
The appropriate term is “schlonged”. :-)
Yeah.
Fox is either feeling the heat or they now finally realize the GOPe has been playing them.
Schlonged
Yeah : )
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