Fox News 2016 Republican presidential debate in Cleveland - Official Thread

[AuH20]

The Kelly's Files Facebook is full of Anti-Megyn comments lambasting the anti-trump bias tonight.

Someone else in here said I wouldn't be surprised if he is unscathed by this debate. I agree.

The questions to Trump were loaded.

Correct. Fox is done as a brand since we know where their true loyalties lie. We saw it with Ron firsthand.

 

[AuH20]

The Kelly File Facebook is pure chaos. So freaking awesome. Break the stranglehold of Fox!!!

 

[jj-]

It's a shame Rand didn't get a chance to say he also didn't support the Iraq war when Trump said he was the only one that didn't. Maybe he should have spoke up (out of turn) like he did on other topics. But yeah, Rand did not support the Iraq war.

I think Rand would've had a hard time producing documentation, so he wouldn't emphasize it very strongly. Trump mentioned a 2004 news article.

 

[Jackie Moon]

It's a shame Rand didn't get a chance to say he also didn't support the Iraq war when Trump said he was the only one that didn't. Maybe he should have spoke up (out of turn) like he did on other topics. But yeah, Rand did not support the Iraq war.

Yeah, they didn't let him speak on that.

And it may have been tougher to interrupt out of turn on that... rebutting what someone else said vs. jumping in to say "me too".

 

[Brett85]

Man if rand took the platform of his father and presented it like trump he'd be killing it. The wishy washy political speak is just blending him into the background.

I'm not really sure what debate you were watching.

 

[CPUd]

Trump on Hannity now.

 

[nikcers]

Rand should of cited Christie abusing his power with the fort lee lane closure as an example of why its necessary to have warrants because absolute power corrupts absolutely.

 

[libertyplz]

he is still not satisfied

Justin Raimondo ‏@JustinRaimondo 2m2 minutes ago
Trump denounced the Iraq war & George W. Bush: he was more anti-interventionist than Rand Paul. Pathetic.

I don't get this, Rand didn't really have a chance to denounce the Iraq war. Rand was clearly shaking his head when Trump said that he was the only one that was against the Iraq war, looked like Rand wanted to chime in but he didn't get the chance

 

[thoughtomator]

Everything Fox did from the very first question about running as an independent to the post-debate fake Luntz focus group was designed to smear Trump.

It was so over-the-top I have to wonder if the point of the setup was to generate a wave of sympathy for Trump. The very first moment of the event was a deliberate call-out.

 

[Jingles]

Ugh, now I remember why I stopped following News and politics as much as I used. I just can't deal with all the horrid media BS. It is just really hard to tell the difference between a debate and entertainment anymore. I guess it makes sense that Trump is "leading in the polls" because the debates are essentially just a reality TV show anymore. "WHO WILL GET VOTED OFF NEXT!?" Every time I try to get back into following news and politics it just makes me want to checkout of it even more. I'm going to support Rand and give money, but I don't know if I can go out and try to campaign again amongst the masses. I did it a bit for Ron and it is just awful talking to idiotic uninformed people and/or Jesus nutters.

On Rand, he did fine enough.

 

[fr33]

I think Rand would've had a hard time producing documentation, so he wouldn't emphasize it very strongly. Trump mentioned a 2004 news article.

He wouldn't have to produce documentation. He's always been against it and there is no proof that he ever has supported it.
He has said that he didn't support it for as long as he's been on the record. Going back to 2010 and as late as 2015 he has been against the Iraq war.

 

[James Otis Jr.]

I thought Rand was given the least opportunity, but did fail to use all his time when he did get questions...

I think Ted Cruz had the best performance.

 

[jj-]

It was so over-the-top I have to wonder if the point of the setup was to generate a wave of sympathy for Trump. The very first moment of the event was a deliberate call-out.

Sympathy from the thinking audience, part of it.

But what about the non-thinking audience? Which is bigger?

 

[jj-]

He wouldn't have to produce documentation. He's always been against it and there is no proof that he ever has supported it.
He has said that he didn't support it for as long as he's been on the record. Going back to 2010 and as late as 2015 he has been against the Iraq war.

OK. So if Trump replied, really, where did you record your opposition? Do you have a news article like I do?

Unfair, but Trump would say that just to mess with him. I think it was fine staying out of that particular instance. If he is asked, then he would state his position.

 

[thoughtomator]

Sympathy from the thinking audience, part of it.

But what about the non-thinking audience? Which is bigger?

It was plenty crude and obvious enough for the non-thinking audience to pick up on it - so much so that the obviousness of it couldn't have been an accident.

Remember the Gingrich setup regarding one of his ex-wives in the South Carolina debate in 2012? This reminded me of that, a deliberate sympathy-generating ploy done in concert with the debate moderators.

 

[Peace&Freedom]

The Kelly's Files Facebook is full of Anti-Megyn comments lambasting the anti-trump bias tonight.

Someone else in here said I wouldn't be surprised if he is unscathed by this debate. I agree.

The questions to Trump were loaded.

Megyn is practically handing the "war on women" issue to Hillary to beat her opponents with. What promoters of this meme don't ever mention is that it is really a Democratic war to win back women, or enough women to do well in the Presidential election.

Their dirty little secret is Republicans won the women's vote 49%-48% in the 2010 midterms, only barely lost it (47%) in the 2014 midterms, and the GOP won the white women's vote outright 56%-43% in 2014. That's why they've rolled out the war on women rhetoric each time we go into a Presidential cycle. Trump is teaching the milquetoast moderates to not buckle and cower when that meme is pushed on them again in 2016.

 

[CPUd]

Lindsey Graham knows a thing or 2 about the war on women- we have to get the turrists over there so we won't have to get them here, even if it means colonizing the Middle East with US military.

 

[AuH20]

A lot of women giving it to Megyn Kelly on both of her facebook sites. Surprising.

 

[AuH20]

Examples. There are hundreds upon hundreds of these. Faux News. Fair and Balanced.

Lisa Poole

This was an intentional emasculation of the GOP candidates. I am ashamed of Fox News. Megyn Kelly wipe the smirk off your face. You, Brett and Chris need to go to MSNBC! I am a FORMER Fox News watcher! How disgraceful. I thought you would conduct the debate with integrity. The first debate moderators were great! Shame on you.
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Jody Ann Bellino-Franco MEGHAN KELLY, YOUR QUESTIONS SUCK, SO YOU QUOTED DONALD TRUMP FROM THE APPRENTICE, OH NOW YOU ARE A PRUDE WITH NO SENSE OF HUMOR, POOR BABY

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Barbara Yates You have lost me as a viewer! I was shocked at your obvious bias against Trump. And no, I'm not pro Trump as I haven't made up my mind yet...but what you did was CNN like and I could clearly see your bias. Fox won't be number 1 much longer with this kind of crap! Fair and balanced? BULL!
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Rebekah Marker I had so much respect for you, and I lost it all tonight. How Fox clearly set Trump up... Unfair questions, and then you make people sound just crazy if they believe in god... You definitely sounded like a little bitter democrat miss Kelly... And you lost me as a fan and a follower.

 

[RPfan1992]

Don't read comments on TheBlaze. They all really love Ted Cruz.