Move along Pilgrim you bother me.
Posted on 09/03/2016 7:16:13 AM PDT by drewh
In an extensive article within New York Magazine, mostly outlining the rather sordid details of Roger Ailes, readers may also note specific confirmation of something we outlined in August of last year (2015). Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch instructed Fox News executives to take down Donald Trump.
(NY MAG) […] Murdoch was not a fan of Trump’s and especially did not like his stance on immigration. (The antipathy was mutual: “Murdoch’s been very bad to me,” Trump told me in March.) A few days before the first GOP debate on Fox in August 2015, Murdoch called Ailes at home. “This has gone on long enough,” Murdoch said, according to a person briefed on the conversation.
Murdoch told Ailes he wanted Fox’s debate moderators — Kelly, Bret Baier, and Chris Wallace — to hammer Trump on a variety of issues. Ailes, understanding the GOP electorate better than most at that point, likely thought it was a bad idea. “Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee,” Ailes told a colleague around this time. But he didn’t fight Murdoch on the debate directive.
On the night of August 6, in front of 24 million people, the Fox moderators peppered Trump with harder-hitting questions. But it was Kelly’s question regarding Trump’s history of crude comments about women that created a media sensation. He seemed personally wounded by her suggestion that this spoke to a temperament that might not be suited for the presidency. “I’ve been very nice to you, though I could probably maybe not be based on the way you have treated me,” he said pointedly. (read more)
This is interesting on many levels, but more importantly for a few very specific confirmational aspects.
Last year many people were struggling to understand what was going on within Fox News. Many people saw the bias; even more people grew outraged at what they were witnessing; but unfortunately many people would not (or could not) accept what was brutally obvious.
Additionally, when CTH outlined the specifics of the factional alignment that was coming from this directive, multiple entities within the “conservative blog-o-sphere” claimed we were advancing some form of ridiculous conspiratorial analysis.
The last third of an earlier CTH outline, during this event timeline (July/August ’15), specifically warned Trump –in advance of the first debate– that Fox News had this intention. (Scroll down to the part of Megyn Kelly HERE).
Additionally, within the cited New York Magazine article you’ll note that Lachlan Murdoch personally instructed Harper Collins Publications, another Murdoch business, to give Megyn Kelly a $6,000,000 advance on a $10 million book deal. In 2015 when we found out who Kelly’s publisher was, we presented that specific prediction – again, in the face of much antagonism. However, we were correct.
Why is this confirmation important?
If you go through the timeline, and look at the confirmation in the NY Mag, you’ll note the specific group within Fox News who formed the internal Pro-Murdoch/Anti-Trump Fox coalition. They are: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace.
Not coincidentally these key Fox hosts were the ones specifically directed to take down Trump –AND– the three anti-Trump amigos on the Fox Debate Panel.
Rubio debate 2
Wallace, Baier, Kelly and (circled) Fox News VP Political Executive Bill Sammon – during debate preparations. Bill Sammon is the father of Marco Rubio’s National Campaign Spox, Brooke Sammon. Senator Marco Rubio was also the preferred candidate of Rupert Murdoch because of his immigration position.
Secondly, if you think about Baier, Kelly and Wallace beyond the scope of the debate itself, you might also begin to remind yourself –and cross reference in your mind– which Fox shows consistently highlight (what later became known as) ‘the #NeverTrump punditry‘.
Thinking specifically about Fox News and Brett Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace. Now think about which shows give continual voice to: Brit Hume, Stephen Hayes, Charles Krauthammer, Bill Kristol, George Will, Jonah Goldberg, Ben Shapiro, Rich Lowry, Glenn Beck, Dana Loesch, Katie Pavlich, Chris Stirewalt and Guy Benson.
Never trump crowd
What you realize is the 2015 #NeverTrumper’s (pictured above) were/are almost exclusively booked for appearances on Rupert’s Three Amigo’s: Bret Baier (Special Report), Megyn Kelly (Kelly File), and Chris Wallace (Fox News Sunday and Special Report).
These three Fox Hosts are the primary voices behind the Rupert Murdoch anti-Trump faction within Fox News. Remember when Donald Trump pulled out of the second Fox News debate:
Megyn Kelly tweet Stirewalt
Another key aspect to keep in mind is that Rupert Murdoch doesn’t operate alone. There are other media entities, not as big but still influential, that follow the exact same set of directives. The Salem Media Communications group is one example (Hot Air, Human Events, Twitchy, Red State, Hugh Hewitt et al), and iHeart Radio is another.
Just like Murdoch at Fox News, Salem Media Communications and iHeart Radio hold the same ideological objectives. Every entity within those enterprises is part of the same synergistic networking group. Politically, Club 4 Growth and a host of other PAC’s and political enterprises are funding mechanisms aligned in ideology and providing financial support to the aforementioned political media sales force.
As more and more people awaken to the reality they become increasingly self-aware. With that awareness comes a realization that conspiracy theories are quite often not just theory.
patriot
ps. Do you still think Chris Wallace should moderate the third presidential debate? …Knowing full well that the person who determines his income, Rupert Murdoch, has been specifically identified as giving instructions to Chris Wallace to take down Donald Trump?
Cruz carried several states where conservatism matters more even than winning, and many states he lost are not noted for their conservative bonafides.
Even my own beloved PA is desperate enough for a real winner we're happy to sacrifice some orthodoxy for a better chance to win.
That said, I'll grant you that Trump has helped to redefine what it means to be "conservative", since until more recent years conservatives at the Wall Street Journal could favor unlimited immigration and NAFTA without being reviled by other Republicans.
And I think Trump is right on those, as well as other issues.
Especially if he can win over more "working class" voters.
BTTT
You are not alone in that statement.
I disagree. I think over half are democrats.
Thanks Jane, Joe is beginning to sound like a propaganda stooge for FNC. They are better than the other networks like losing one leg is better than losing two.
I would so wear that on a shirt.
'Im ready to re-do my makeup Mr. Director!'
This is what I am thinking too, to some extent. And, it will certainly change Fox to more left leaning news.
Ahh, that’s ... wait for it...
“Trump Change”...
BadaBING...
(Try the veal... here till Tuesday...)
“Even my own beloved PA is desperate enough for a real winner we’re happy to sacrifice some orthodoxy for a better chance to win.”
I don’t see where Republican voters are sacrificing ANY conservative orthodoxy by passing over Cruz for Trump.
Have you honestly reviewed Trump’s complete agenda? It’s the boldest conservative agenda anyone’s seen since 1980. Some would argue that his agenda is even more conservative than Reagan’s, which I find hard to disagree with.
Go lick Cruz’s Cuban Canadian toes somewhere else. It’s disgusting.
Well I for one was completely repulsed by Fox’s anti-Trumpism during the primaries.
I was once a huge Fox fan. Fox News, and Fox Business. I had them on constantly. I was also a big proponent of them, for years.
No more. Fox completely jumped the shark this time around. I will still watch Fox Business, but Fox News is completely off my radar screen.
They lost me as a customer.
Fox News sucks.
I get that there are networks which are in the democrats pockets. Almost all of them are in the democrats pockets. But Fox (had) been an exception.
Now everyone is off the chart.
The media is a problem, in America. I had once been for our so-called lack of media bias.
Now they are completely in the sack.
Every one of them. With a possible exception of Fox Business. Every other media outlet is in the democrats’ pocket.
All of them.
In total agreement with you re Faux news.
Fox business when Lou Dobbs is on is good. Cavuto jumped the shark.
Fox’s internet site still has some things of value. Then, you can pick and choose your stories.
Just pointing out that 11 billion is greater than 10 billion. So what is your complaint?
He likely could pull enough of his richer friends together and try a hostile takeover but he in no way could buy it on his own, just a fact. Incidentally I wish he could.
And you will notice that since Ailes got the heave-ho Fox is full steam abead with Trumpageddon....i see polls showinghim in lead and polls showing her in the lead last 2 weeks.
But aside from Hannity’s show you never hear a positive thing about Trump or the polls until late in the day after his Mexico visit.
Its obvious even to this Cruz supporter( now Trump voter) that Fox has it out for Trump
Hoot...
It was a joke.
Trump Change instead of Chump Change...
Never mind... :^)
OK, no problem.
100%
All MSM is corrupt and committed to political correctness as a tool, and Ruling Class as a world view.
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