I think it's been obvious since that first debate moderated by Fox that there is a concerted effort to take Trump down. As I watched I simply couldn't believe Megyn Kelly's first question to him - taking decades-old statements completely out of context. And the nasty tone employed by Chris Wallace who seemed more intent on attacking Trump than on learning much of anything about any candidate on stage.
Bret Baier has actually been fair to Trump IMO - far more than the other two. O'Reilly and Hannity seem to be fair to him as well. But they are the only ones who didn't actively try to take him down during the primaries. I have also read that Murdoch's two sons are now calling the shots since Roger Ailes was fired, and that both of them are not only very moderate to liberal in ideology, but rabid Trump-haters. Frankly I'm surprised we haven't seen O'Reilly and Hannity silenced for giving Trump a platform upon which to defend himself from the massive effort to destroy him on behalf of pretty much every other media outlet out there. On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 9:14:08 AM UTC-4, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > ====================================== > > > > > https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/09/03/confirmed-rupert-murdoch-instructed-fox-news-to-take-down-donald-trump-august-2015/ > Confirmed: Rupert Murdoch Instructed Fox News To Take Down Donald Trump > August 2015… > > In an extensive article within New York Magazine > <http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/09/how-fox-news-women-took-down-roger-ailes.html?mid=nymag_press>, > > mostly outlining the rather sordid details of Roger Ailes, readers may also > note specific confirmation of something we outlined in August of last year > <https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/07/30/nothing-unites-special-interests-like-a-common-enemy/> > > (2015). Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch instructed Fox News executives to > take down Donald Trump. > > [image: megyn kelly 2 rupert murdoch][image: grubering us bush murdoch > jarrett] > > Excerpt: > > *(NY MAG > <http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/09/how-fox-news-women-took-down-roger-ailes.html?mid=nymag_press>) > > […] Murdoch was not a fan of Trump’s and especially did not like his stance > on immigration. (The antipathy was mutual: “Murdoch’s been very bad to me,” > Trump told me in March.) A few days before the first GOP debate on Fox in > August 2015, Murdoch called Ailes at home. “This has gone on long enough,” > Murdoch said, according to a person briefed on the conversation. * > > *Murdoch told Ailes he wanted Fox’s debate moderators — Kelly, Bret Baier, > and Chris Wallace — to hammer Trump on a variety of issues. Ailes, > understanding the GOP electorate better than most at that point, likely > thought it was a bad idea. “Donald Trump is going to be the Republican > nominee,” Ailes told a colleague around this time. But he didn’t fight > Murdoch on the debate directive.* > > *On the night of August 6, in front of 24 million people, the Fox > moderators peppered Trump with harder-hitting questions. But it was Kelly’s > question regarding Trump’s history of crude comments about women that > created a media sensation. He seemed personally wounded by her suggestion > that this spoke to a temperament that might not be suited for the > presidency. “I’ve been very nice to you, though I could probably maybe not > be based on the way you have treated me,” he said pointedly. (read more > <http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/09/how-fox-news-women-took-down-roger-ailes.html?mid=nymag_press>)* > > This is interesting on many levels, but more importantly for a few very > specific confirmational aspects. > > Last year many people were struggling to understand what was going on > within Fox News. Many people saw the bias; even more people grew outraged > at what they were witnessing; but unfortunately many people would not (or > could not) accept what was brutally obvious. > > Additionally, when CTH outlined the specifics of the factional alignment > <https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/07/30/nothing-unites-special-interests-like-a-common-enemy/> > > that was coming from this directive, multiple entities within the > “conservative blog-o-sphere” claimed we were advancing some form of > ridiculous conspiratorial analysis. > > The last third of an earlier CTH outline > <https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/07/30/nothing-unites-special-interests-like-a-common-enemy/>, > > during this event timeline (July/August ’15), specifically warned Trump –*in > advance of the first debate*– that Fox News had this intention. (Scroll > down to the part of Megyn Kelly HERE > <https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/07/30/nothing-unites-special-interests-like-a-common-enemy/> > ). > > Additionally, within the cited New York Magazine article you’ll note that > Lachlan Murdoch personally instructed Harper Collins Publications, another > Murdoch business, to give Megyn Kelly a $6,000,000 advance on a $10 million > book deal. In 2015 when we found out who Kelly’s publisher was, we > presented that specific prediction – again, in the face of much antagonism. > However, we were correct. > > Why is this confirmation important? > > If you go through the timeline, and look at the confirmation in the NY Mag > <http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/09/how-fox-news-women-took-down-roger-ailes.html?mid=nymag_press>, > > you’ll note the specific group within Fox News who formed the internal > Pro-Murdoch/Anti-Trump Fox coalition. They are: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and > Chris Wallace. > > Not coincidentally these key Fox hosts were the ones specifically directed > to take down Trump –*AND*– the three anti-Trump amigos on the Fox Debate > Panel. > > [image: Rubio debate 2] > > *Wallace, Baier, Kelly and (circled) Fox News VP Political Executive Bill > Sammon – during debate preparations. Bill Sammon is the father of Marco > Rubio’s National Campaign Spox, Brooke Sammon. Senator Marco Rubio was > also the preferred candidate of Rupert Murdoch because of his immigration > position.* > > Secondly, if you think about Baier, Kelly and Wallace beyond the scope of > the debate itself, you might also begin to remind yourself –*and cross > reference in your mind*– which Fox shows consistently highlight (what > later became known as) ‘*the #NeverTrump punditry*‘. > > Thinking specifically about Fox News and *Brett Baier*, *Megyn Kelly* and > *Chris > Wallace*. Now think about which shows give continual voice to: Brit Hume, > Stephen Hayes, Charles Krauthammer, Bill Kristol, George Will, Jonah > Goldberg, Ben Shapiro, Rich Lowry, Glenn Beck, Dana Loesch, Katie Pavlich, > Chris Stirewalt and Guy Benson. > > [image: Never trump crowd] > > What you realize is the 2015 #NeverTrumper’s (pictured above) were/are > almost exclusively booked for appearances on Rupert’s Three Amigo’s: Bret > Baier (Special Report), Megyn Kelly (Kelly File), and Chris Wallace (Fox > News Sunday and Special Report). > > These three Fox Hosts are the primary voices behind the Rupert Murdoch > anti-Trump faction within Fox News. Remember when Donald Trump pulled out > of the second Fox News debate: > > [image: Megyn Kelly tweet Stirewalt] > > Another key aspect to keep in mind is that Rupert Murdoch doesn’t operate > alone. There are other media entities, not as big but still influential, > that follow the exact same set of directives. The Salem Media > Communications group is one example (Hot Air, Human Events, Twitchy, Red > State, Hugh Hewitt et al), and iHeart Radio is another. > > Just like Murdoch at Fox News, Salem Media Communications and iHeart Radio > hold the same ideological objectives. Every entity within those > enterprises is part of the same synergistic networking group. > Politically, Club 4 Growth and a host of other PAC’s and political > enterprises are funding mechanisms aligned in ideology and providing > financial support to the aforementioned political media sales force. > > As more and more people awaken to the reality they become increasingly > self-aware. With that awareness comes a realization that conspiracy > theories are quite often not just theory. > > [image: patriot] > > *ps. 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