Re: [TV orNotTV] On Trump, FNC, and TV

2015-08-02 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > *From:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *PGage > > *>*NPR's point was that most prudent business people (not sure if that > description applies to Trump) would never put their own assets in any form

RE: [TV orNotTV] On Trump, FNC, and TV

2015-08-01 Thread Brad Beam
From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of PGage >NPR's point was that most prudent business people (not sure if that >description applies to Trump) would never put their own assets in any form on >the line for a presidential election unless winning was a

Re: [TV orNotTV] On Trump, FNC, and TV

2015-07-31 Thread Tom Wolper
On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 1:30 PM, PGage wrote: > > I agree with your main point. Most of the clowns in the GOP Primary are > not really trying to run for President. Some (like Bernie on the Dem side) > genuinely want to raise points of principle that otherwise might get > ignored. Most though are

Re: [TV orNotTV] On Trump, FNC, and TV

2015-07-31 Thread PGage
On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Tom Wolper wrote: > > For me, the question that defines this GOP race is why there are 16 > declared candidates. Without the fragmentation of 16 candidates, it's quite > possible that Trump would not be a front runner, and if he is not a front > runner he may well

Re: [TV orNotTV] On Trump, FNC, and TV

2015-07-31 Thread Tom Wolper
On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 12:19 PM, PGage wrote: > NPR had an interesting story on Morning Edition this morning regarding the > impact of Trump's Billions on the campaign. > > > http://www.npr.org/2015/07/31/427857932/are-donald-trumps-pockets-deep-enough-to-fund-his-campaign?utm_source=facebook.co

Re: [TV orNotTV] On Trump, FNC, and TV

2015-07-31 Thread PGage
NPR had an interesting story on Morning Edition this morning regarding the impact of Trump's Billions on the campaign. http://www.npr.org/2015/07/31/427857932/are-donald-trumps-pockets-deep-enough-to-fund-his-campaign?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_

Re: [TV orNotTV] On Trump, FNC, and TV

2015-07-23 Thread Bob Jersey
The Hairpiece *almost* apologized to Billo for the McCain comments... seemed more like a dog making a spot for himself to lie down, methinks... Deadline (link) Meanwhile, Roger Ailes denies media be

Re: [TV orNotTV] On Trump, FNC, and TV

2015-07-21 Thread PGage
Responding to both Joe and Adam's comments on Trump. Joe noted that Trump exposes a rare disconnect between the interests of FN and the RNC. I agree that it is not the norm, though maybe not quite as rare as Joe suggests; the mainline Republican Party has never been all that happy with the airplay

Re: [TV orNotTV] On Trump, FNC, and TV

2015-07-21 Thread Adam Bowie
An interesting take on Trump. The only bit I wonder about is his funding. Yes, he claims he's worth billions. But can he get his hands on that as cash? And more to the point, is he actually willing to spend his own money on his campaign? I'm not too sure. I think he's more in the Richard Branson