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The Republican National Committee’s decision last year to claim control of the 2016 debate process was welcomed by many in the party who believed that Mitt Romney, the 2012 nominee, was hurt by both the pummeling and the positions he took during the 20 debates in that primary contest.
But by trying to impose order through party-sanctioned debates and limiting the number of forums, the party may have begotten an equally messy problem: who to include on stage for a 90-minute debate from a field of nearly 20 potential candidates.
As the national committee gathers in Arizona this week for its spring meeting, it will discuss how to determine the candidates who will make the cut for the first official debate, which is set for Aug. 6 in Cleveland and will air on Fox News. But there is already a robust discussion behind the scenes, with candidates who are lagging in early polls nudging the party to take an inclusive approach in the initial forums.
It is not entirely clear who will be in charge of devising or enforcing the debate criteria — that is, if there are criteria. One member of the national committee panel charged with overseeing the debates said its members had discussed ceding the decision entirely to Fox News.
"Its members had discussed ceding the decision entirely to Fox News."
Just take a moment to let that sink in.
So to be clear one of the only two predominate political parties in this country is pondering the idea of allowing a cable news channel dictate whom, in their party, will fight for the nomination to the most powerful office on the planet.
Kind of raises the question as to who is the puppet, and who is the puppeteer, don't you think?
Maybe they said Fox News, to cover for the Koch brothers? Some clueless person must think we are all blind as to who is REALLY running that out of control party. Santorum? Carson? Perry? Huckleberry? Paul? Obviously the SANE (if there are any sane repubs.) do not want to be included with this tribe. Look what they did to John Huntsman, and he was highly intelligent. That is a trait the gop does not appreciate. They want candidates who are national laughing stocks. After all, the last repub. president was a joke on us all, right? Jebby should drop out, he is toast already showing he is just like his stupid brother.
ReplyDeleteFox could turn it into a real comedy show if they hire Sarah as debate moderator.
ReplyDeleteI think Fox gave her the heave ho.
DeleteTook 'em long enough.
Brilliant. entertainment, drama, comedy, reality all on one no news channel owned by? who? and who? and why? what is the agenda? reason? outcome?
DeleteBigger belmonts and butt pads. LOL!
DeleteExcellent conclusion Gryphen.
ReplyDeleteLotta candidates, only 2 women, Fiorina and Cruz.
ReplyDeleteYou forgot Lady Graham, oops.. I mean Lindsey
DeletePretty much confirms what we already knew: Fox "News" is just a propaganda organ of the Republican party.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely.
DeleteM from MD
"Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us, and now we are discovering we work for Fox"
ReplyDelete~David Frum, March 2010
"...it will discuss how to determine the candidates who will make the cut for the first official debate,..."
ReplyDeleteEasy. Pick the four candidates who have the lowest poll numbers. Once people hear them debate they can then quietly drop out of the race with a minimal loss-of-face. After that, the debates will be among the real contenders.
As for Jeb, he should just go ahead and drop out now. He's a non-starter in this race, just another twig on the entitlement tree.
It's good that they're letting Fox in on the ground floor, since Fox will be hiring most of the candidates in 2017.
ReplyDeleteActually, it doesn't raise the question of who is the puppet and who is the puppeteer, it answers it.
ReplyDeleteoff topic
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of puppets
Judith Miller sits down to discuss journalistic integrity with James O’Keefe — and Twitter just can’t even, y’all
"Will there be any actual journalists present at this interview?"
http://www.salon.com/2015/05/15/judith_miller_sits_down_to_discuss_journalistic_integrity_with_james_o%E2%80%99keefe_%E2%80%94_and_twitter_just_can%E2%80%99t_even_y%E2%80%99all/
Actually they are both butt puppets.
What a frightening image that is.
ReplyDeleteThey left out two likely contenders, tho.
One is Tim Pawlenty, whose unofficial campaign slogan is "Meh, I might run" He could be a HUGE come from behind candidate.
The other is my personal favorite, of course, and his name his is Michael "Buck" O'banion. He's been the assistant director of Streets & Sanitation of our modest metropolis for almost 26 years and began his career on a refuse pickup truck right after high school so he doesnt have any pointy headed liberal notions from too much education. Plus he fully intended to join the Navy Seals before he was 22 so he's got that unmistakable chicken hawk aspirational military bearing about him even tho he never actually served.
Buck is community minded without being a community organizer and a passionate lover of the Constitution without having a great deal of knowledge about it, which is a popular position with the base.
He knows some black guys from work and loves mexican food, so he's going to divert some of that traditional minority support that the liberals usually get.
Of course, family values is important and Buck has them in spades. His first wife was deacon at the church she attended and after a brief flirtation with the BDSM/swinging lifestyle in the 80s, 90s and 2000s, Buck has been married to his children's beloved nanny Lanny for almost 6 years.
Buck has the complete Glock, Colt and S&W .45cal and 9mm collections so you can be confident that he won't be coming to your house to take away your guns the way Obama always does,
And if you're concerned about the environment, just shut up and eat some kale, because Buck has always said "I don't give a **** about the environment!" The conservative ladies are sure to swoon when they hear Buck talk about his scorched earth plan to decimate the EPA. And the actual earth.
In conclusion, vote Michael "Buck" O'Banion for president in 2016. Like his slogan says "Give a F#ck, Vote For Buck"
Paid for by BuckPAC which is not required to disclose its contributors.
Considering that Faux News stated in court that they are "an entertainment company" rather than a news organization, it's a sickening thought that anyone will allow this crap to decide anything about our national political debate. Of course, that's exactly how Murdock wants it.
ReplyDeleteI shudder for our Republic.
Are we talking sock puppets? All of Fox has Koch's arms up their butts, so that explains brown sleeves. If they're talking string puppets, who's controlling Megyn's nipples?
ReplyDeleteSee how easy that was?