Now, let us discuss the predictable.
Trump is scheduled to be on Hannity next Monday. This will cause the predictable ones to rise and say that this is contrary to my assertion that Fox is not allowing any coverage of Trump- which I did not say. I said the word has gone out to tone it down.
Fox is handling this by telling hosts that they can interview Trump as part of the campaign mix but there is to be no exclusive shilling for Trump or disproportionate coverage/air time.
To this point, Fox interviewed DeSantis twice in the last week that I am aware of. Once on Piers Morgan, for a full hour. And again on Mark Levin, for a full hour.
And Vivek Ramaswamy got a full interview last week- can't remember where. Once on Mark Levin and on one of the other programs. And probably Nikki Haley in places, although I did not see them.
And although Trump is being interviewed on Monday on Hannity, it is equally true that Pence is being interviewed on Thurs.
Thus, Trump appears as part of the mix, which Rupert Murdoch has approved. Even though he said "our goal is to make Donald Trump a non-person" which pretty much tells you what the end goal is. Of course Paul Ryan is on the Fox board now too, so it is not just Rupert.
But as we know, Trump advanced his goals in the past by having Fox take up his cause and give full prime time coverage of ALL of his rallies. It remains to be seen whether Trump can duplicate his previous blitzkrieg of 2016 while just being treated as one of many.
Remember when right wingers claimed the main stream media is biased and agenda driven? Funny to find out the right wing media is biased and agenda driven.
Hey Tree,All of those various aforementioned programs: Tucker, Mark Levin, Hannity, Laura, etc are
talk show opinion commentators- not news reporters.
Over in leftyville your opinion pieces and the news reports are one in the same.
But, yeh, in general - after decades of there being a lefty monopoly- Fox beat the lefties at their own game. Not going to deny that. What are you going to do about it?
All of those various aforementioned programs: Tucker, Mark Levin, Hannity, Laura, etc are
talk show opinion commentators- not news reporters.
Over in leftyville your opinion pieces and the news reports are one in the same.
But, yeh, in general - after decades of there being a lefty monopoly- Fox beat the lefties at their own game. Not going to deny that. What are you going to do about it?
Hey Tree,
I don't think people are giving enough attention to what for me at least, and maybe you have covered it in this thread, I haven't really followed it, but the Republicans have a big problem.
If Trump doesn't get the nomination, and he runs as an Independent, which one has to assume he will, that pretty much assures the Democratic party will hold the White House. Right? So am I wrong to say that Trump has the power to put the GOP leadership in checkmate at any time here?
If he does win the nomination, and say he pulls off a squeaker and wins, this country will more divided than it has been at any time since the Civil War. I mean literally, if we went to war in that scenario, I could see young people saying "f no... I'm not doing anything that man says." Complete chaos and a collapse of our nation. How can anyone deny this wouldn't be the case? Even without a war, the rabid division will be off the charts. It's painfully obvious.
I have no idea what will happen, but there is no way the next 18 months, and certainly the final 12 months leading into the 2024 election, won't be the most contentious in the history of this country.
Thoughts?
Is this the most honest Trump's ever been? Some people say definitely...
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Hey Tree,
I don't think people are giving enough attention to what for me at least, and maybe you have covered it in this thread, I haven't really followed it, but the Republicans have a big problem.
If Trump doesn't get the nomination, and he runs as an Independent, which one has to assume he will, that pretty much assures the Democratic party will hold the White House. Right? So am I wrong to say that Trump has the power to put the GOP leadership in checkmate at any time here?
If he does win the nomination, and say he pulls off a squeaker and wins, this country will more divided than it has been at any time since the Civil War. I mean literally, if we went to war in that scenario, I could see young people saying "f no... I'm not doing anything that man says." Complete chaos and a collapse of our nation. How can anyone deny this wouldn't be the case? Even without a war, the rabid division will be off the charts. It's painfully obvious.
I have no idea what will happen, but there is no way the next 18 months, and certainly the final 12 months leading into the 2024 election, won't be the most contentious in the history of this country.
Thoughts?
Anyway, it’s nice to see that you know Fox et Al are agenda driven and biased.