Bristol Palin weighed in on the latest Donald Trump controversy, slamming Fox News and Erick Erickson for their thinly-veiled attempts to target the leader of the Republican presidential candidates after last week’s debate.
Fox used a series of questions designed to get a reaction from the real estate mogul, and even had a ‘nuclear option’ should Trump go too far with his antics. The nuclear option according to the LA Times was a procedure in place to have Trump escorted from the debate.
Meanwhile, Erick Erickson opted for a ploy which seemed more about publicity than anything else, ‘dis-inviting’ Trump from his RedState Gathering over comments Trump made about Megyn Kelly.
Essentially, Fox News targeted Trump with their questions, then a paid contributor to the network (Erickson) pulled him from a conservative event to allegedly defend another Fox anchor. Something smells, and Palin wasn’t about to let it slide.
Via Mediaite:
Bristol Palin slammed Fox News and Erick Erickson in her blog on Monday, saying that she was furious with the reactions Donald Trump has been seeing ever since the Republican debate.
“I used to use this blog to point out how liberals use the ‘outrage industry’ to manipulate people and keep their power. Now Republicans are just as bad,” Palin wrote.
Palin insisted that she does not agree with Trump on every position, but said that the debate questions and Erickson’s dis-invitation from the RedState gathering were proof that both were playing to the “politics of outrage.”
Throughout the post, Palin blasted Fox’s focus on “sexism and decency” as a way to distract viewers from a chance to learn about how the candidates feel about other issues. “I considered it an exploitation of the process,” Palin wrote. “[The debate] is supposed to inform the American people. Not gotcha questions, not gossip… I think the American people are owed an apology.”
Palin quickly pointed out that Erickson and Fox are not without sin when it comes to derogatory comments about women – particularly her own mother. Erickson’s RedState website had used a photoshopped image of Sarah Palin sitting on Santa Claus’ lap, while Chris Wallace once cracked a joke about having her sit on his lap during an interview.
Palin wasn’t exactly saying these things are necessarily game-changing comments, but she decried the fact that Fox and Erickson have been portraying Trump’s words and actions as game-changing themselves.
“Fox and Erickson need to get off their high horse on how outraged they are NOW about sexism and decency,” she wrote.
“Let’s focus on winning the election, not winning accolades from The New York Times.”
Comment: Who do you side with on this controversy, Donald Trump or Fox News and Erick Erickson?
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All the networks have their own version of how you (the public) should stand in their political space. It’s become sort of a system of you watch them, you listen to what they tell you, an you act accordingly, Whether it’s FOX or MSNBC or any other network, I don’t concentrate on or believe that any one of em is (right on) but I browse em all, just to get their different takes on certain issues. I have to agree with what’s been said about Trump being set up for the fall an megyn Kelly was the leader of the attack, an the so called Fair an balanced motto of FOX is just their hook to attract conservatives it’s not really true. will I watch less of FOX an megyn kelly, I didn’t watch or listen that much before but I do have a little bit less respect for them as a reporting entity, their just as bias as MSNBC an all the rest, so I heap FOX in with the liberals an the government as broken.
I am sick of all of them. I am with Trump!
There was a movie called American president (great romantic movie) but in it one actor says to the actor playing president something about the American people believing something and the (president) then says ” the American people believe what I tell them to believe!” ” because they are so thirsty for someone to lead them they will drink the water I give them! Well isn’t that pretty similar to how it truly is!! Wether you want trump for president or not ERIK ERICKSON and others are trying to lead us into NOT even listening to him Not to vote for him because they no more want someone that won’t follow politics as usual!!! I at least want to hear trump’s ideas and the more they fight to squeeze him out the more I am leaning trump!
I am on Donald Trump’s side! And I watched the whole debate. Fox is fake and has no credibility left! Only hope they have is to apologize and admit they were wrong….come clean and show some character. They need to cut all ties with Erickson, who tried to cheat the American voters from keeping trump out while having the others speak.
The Prime time debate was fair and balanced as an attempt to ask tough questions that the candidates will face when the Candy Crowley and Anderson Cooper crowds begin to take them on. No softball, only hardball. Can’t take the heat,get out.
It is also time to get over the woman issue, as Shrillary has already started the war on women mantra. If you stop with the fact that Trump is rude at times and makes off color comments and get down to what are his plans to fix the border and the economy and not what the word “is” “is”.
The only one who is out to get Donald is Donald. Carly is the Professional and has slammed Hillary for lack of any accomplishments. Donald needs to elevate his rhetoric and get over the gynocology issue, if it was.
How about Planned Parenthood and Common core issues. His position?
ISIS elimation?
Iran sanctions?
Stop “Death to America”.
Pick an issue, any issue.
We have had all the you can keep your Doctor, your Health Plan, while savin $2500 which were total B.S. If you will get Mexico to build a wall, how/ They could not, or would not keep “El Chapo” in prison. They sure as hell will not build a wall to keep their aliens in Mexico.
They think American are stupid but stupid is not seeing what Fox News are doing they don’t get because there all caught up with Washington crowdpac and it also about notoriety and money I agree with Bristol(” Palin wrote. “[The debate] is supposed to inform the American people. Not gotcha questions, not gossip… I think the American people are owed an apology.) because we are not stupid sick & tired of being sick & tired. we are all the same in God eyes.
I’m voting or onald Trump for POTUS! In my oppinion he’s the only one running to getting America back to the country she was!! GO TRUMP!!
Kelly did as she was told to keep her job…makes you wonder what else she would do….his view on a slouchy comedian has nothing to do with what our country needs to survive…Sarah Palin was attacked by the media and now it’s Donald …Makes you wonder what powers they stand to lose if he wins..I personally am tired of the powers that are running this country and maybe it’s time for someone who can’t be bought..We need this in the House and Senate as well if we survive the Obama era…
She is not the only one that is mad at FNC. They have taken a hit on so many levels. Especially the Moderators of Thursdays debate. Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace were throwing punches right and left. Trump stood his own and actually came up in the polls. People are sick and tired of the news media trying to tell us who we should be voting for.