Posted on 09/09/2016 9:57:40 AM PDT by Red Steel
Roger Ailes shouldn't be allowed to advise Donald Trump and Fox News simultaneously, says one Clinton ally.
A close ally of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is calling for the Commission on Presidential Debates to pull Fox News anchor Chris Wallace from his role as a moderator of the final debate in October, citing a conflict of interest.
David Brock, a Clinton ally who founded the pro-Clinton super PACs Correct the Record and American Bridge 21st Century, wrote in a letter to the commission obtained by Politico that Wallace has a conflict of interest because former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes is informally advising Donald Trump and, specifically, helping him prepare for the upcoming debates.
"It is a glaring conflict of interest that Roger Ailes, who resigned from Fox News in July, simultaneously provides advice to Donald Trump while serving as a paid adviser to Fox News chief Rupert Murdoch — debate moderator Chris Wallace’s boss," wrote Brock.
Although Ailes resigned from Fox News over a sexual harassment scandal, he is also still advising 21st Century Fox executive co-chairman and acting Fox News CEO Rupert Murdoch through 2018, according to his separation agreement.
Brock noted that no Fox News employee should be allowed to moderate a debate given the relationships between Trump and the news organization.
"I am disappointed that an organization that prides itself on being non-partisan would make such a selection. I would respectfully ask that you reconsider your selection of Chris Wallace — or any current Fox News employee — as a presidential debate moderator until Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch cut ties with Roger Ailes."
Wallace is the first Fox News anchor to be selected as a moderator of a general election debate, but Brock said that the anchor's recent comments should be even more reason to exclude him.
Last week in an interview with Fox News colleague Howard Kurtz, Wallace said he would not press the candidates to be truthful during the debate.
This is the direction your rights and abilities to resist will go under a Hillary autocracy. No resistance or even minimal scrutiny will be permitted.
Clinton Foundation Notable Member, Matt Lauer, moderated the first event.
Trying to push an already anti-Trump Wallace even further to attack him to protect his “professional” integrity.
He should dump all those left wing, liberal socialist pinko commie geeks. 😀
I think that Hillary starts to get the shakes if she is more that a few feet away from Huma, Cheryl, or Dr. Diazepam. At this point, she is pretty much non-functional when left totally on her own for any length of time.
Dog and Pony show—Ray Bradbury was correct in observing all the “White Noise” and distraction and addiction which is the so-called “news” .....
BTW, Solzhenitsyn stated our “Free Press” was more controlled than Pravda in 1978 (psssst-—by hard-core Marxists to control all perceptions/desires/attitudes of the Masses (plugged-in sheepte).
True debate would not have a scripted moderator to interfere and distract and cut off the debate.....The debate should have set times for Clinton and Trump with NO interference from 3rd party——and then time for rebuttal....of each other ONLY. This is a FARCE-—set up to control the OUTCOME which is pure Marxism.
Moderators should just move the debate along...
Can anyone name the moderators of the Kennedy Nixon debate without googling?
[This Kabuki BS.]
Yup. Already has a scapegoat for when she bombs at the debate. It will be no different when she blames “Trump’s friend” Putin for “hacking the election” when she loses.
This guy does know that everyone on the right hates Wallace ... right? Like we don’t want him there either. We would prefer Hannity.
I don’t know why the RATs are upset with Wallace.
He will prop her up as he always does.
David Brock, a real waste of resources in my opinion.
time to steal some liberal spin...
If Hillary can’t face Meatball Jr, how can she deal with Putin?
Greta Van Susteren is about the ONLY media person who is truly fair and impartial. I think she supports Trump but that wouldn’t stop her from being FAIR as a moderator.
Indeed, Wallace is their man, they just want the right to accept him as a moderator
Wallace should be replaced with a true conservative like Rush Limbaugh..Wallace is no more a conservative than Hillary is..
That is why she (Hillary) is wired to the earphone.
Now, when Trump presses the “Do Not Disturb (er, Squawker)” button on his jammer the first time Hillary tries to answer a “question” from the moderator ....
Fine....then I recommend David Webb
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