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.
Is he for real? Shall we send him a reminder of the incestious relationships within CNN/NBC et al?
What a pathetic joke
Message to Donald - you might want to tweet that their previously approved moderator, Matt Lauer, is a "valued member" of the Clinton Foundation.
Seriesly?
LOL!
Vote Trump!
Apparently, its okay, though, for someone who sits on the Clinton Family Foundation Board of Directors to moderate the most recent candidate event.
It’s David Brock. Who gives a s*** what he says?
Did Brock suggest Candy Crowley as a “fair” replacement?
“Apparently, its okay, though, for someone who sits on the Clinton Family Foundation Board of Directors to moderate the most recent candidate event. “
I would eliminate any network or employee of a network who has donated to either candidate, foundation, charity or anything associated with either candidate.
We should file against all the rest on conflicts of interest. They are associated with Hillary through spouses or jobs or companies donating to them.
Crowley is tryin not to choke on ham sammiches ...
Maybe that is why Greta was dumped immediately from FOX without working out her notice...fear she might be asked. Greta imo, was always fair. Whether or not she liked Trumpt, she would not let it skew her questions as moderator.
They want Candy Crowley running interference for their candidate again?
fl
Building the case that she was mistreated in the debates. Loving it!
The Hillary camp is either screaming about Lauer being unfair to her and easy on Trump to force the other moderators to be easy with her so they don’t face the same backlash. Or they’re going to use the excuse it is impossible to have fair mods and try to back out of the debates which would probably backfire on her.
Drop any moderater that has ties to ANY news organizations.
“I think that Hillary starts to get the shakes if she is more that a few feet away from Huma, Cheryl, or Dr. Diazepam.”
Come think of it hillary does remind me, A LOT, of my one crazy aunts who was an agoraphobic.
Being a hypocrite must be very important in the dimwit party?
Yeah how about some game show hosts. Alex Trebek...known lefty but I think he might do. Pat Sajak of course is on our side so maybe use both.
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