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Title: After Trump pulls out, Fox News cancels Republican debate
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Reuters
URL Source: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0WI2H0
Published: Mar 17, 2016
Author: Megan Cassella
Post Date: 2016-03-17 11:55:11 by VxH
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Views: 38133
Comments: 156
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Republican presidential debate scheduled for next week in Utah has been canceled, host Fox News said on Wednesday, after party front-runner Donald Trump told the network he would not participate.
Trump, who has clashed with Fox News throughout his campaign, told the network in an interview on Wednesday he would not appear at the event, scheduled for Monday, because he thought the Republicans had "had enough debates."
Ohio Governor John Kasich said afterward he would also skip the debate unless Trump changed his mind and decided to come.
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, the third remaining Republican candidate seeking the party's nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election, criticized Trump on Twitter, calling him #DuckingDonald and urging his supporters to tell Trump to attend.
"He's scared to debate," Cruz said in an interview on Fox News. "He's afraid of being challenged."
Fox News, part of the Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O) broadcast media and entertainment company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, earlier this week announced the debate, to be held in Salt Lake City, its latest in the primary season. Utah holds its presidential primary next Tuesday.
"Ted Cruz has expressed a willingness to debate Trump or Kasich - or both. But obviously, there needs to be more than one participant," Fox News Channel’s executive vice president of news, Michael Clemente, said in a statement. "So the Salt Lake City debate is canceled."
After the cancellation, Trump posted on Twitter that he would make a "big speech" the night of the debate, "but I wish everyone well."
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We promised Egypt foreign aid equal to two-thirds of whatever we gave to Israel. I bet even I could successfully "negotiate" a treaty like that.It established and kept the peace. Egypt was the only Muslim country that had the population and power to actually defeat Israel
Remind me again why that is any of our business or concern.
ISLAM MEANS SUBMISSION!
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
American Indians had open borders. Look at how well that worked out for them.
#88. To: SOSO, misterwhite, All (#69)
I am telling you that Trump lied. But you have so hopelessly been conned by Trump
Trump didn't con him,he conned himself.
ISLAM MEANS SUBMISSION!
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
American Indians had open borders. Look at how well that worked out for them.
#89. To: Vicomte13 (#85)
You're not going to enjoy President Trump. But I will.
LMAO No you won't.
And there are posts on LF were you said you supported Obama positions over REP's. They are out there but I am not going to take the time to find them, it would just be a waste of time. I didn't say that you voted for him, voting is not the only means/way of support. So bone up on your reading comprehension. Perhaps you should spend more time understanding current languages rather than dead ones.
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#90. To: sneakypete, misterwhite, vicomte13, All (#88)
I am telling you that Trump lied. But you have so hopelessly been conned by TrumpTrump didn't con him,he conned himself.
There is no hope for a Trump dupe.
If it comes down to Hillary vs. Trump I will vote Trump. I have just had it with both parties and more so with the character of We The People. F*ck it all. Let's destroy this MF and remake it from the ground up. Let Trump destroy the REP party. Let Hillary and the DRats destroy what's left of the country.
If we can't save the system or We The People from themselves then I want Trump to f*ck everything up for everybody. My wife and I will survive and live out the rest of our days relatively untouched by the impending corruption. I think that our daughter will likely do so as well but I am not all certain about my grandkids as I think they will be screwed over - they are white you know.
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#91. To: SOSO (#90)
F*ck it all. Let's destroy this MF and remake it from the ground up. Let Trump destroy the REP party. Let Hillary and the DRats destroy what's left of the country.If we can't save the system or We The People from themselves then I want Trump to f*ck everything up for everybody.
This is precisely the sort of dynamic, positive thinking we so desperately need from today's conservatives! Thanks for giving us the pep talk!
#92. To: Vicomte13 (#91)
If we can't save the system or We The People from themselves then I want Trump to f*ck everything up for everybody.
This is precisely the sort of dynamic, positive thinking we so desperately need from today's conservatives! Thanks for giving us the pep talk!
Yeah, Sparky, go ye forth and make America great again.
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#93. To: SOSO (#69)
"I am telling you that Trump lied."
Without any proof, what you're telling me is that you think he lied. And you're not even sure what he lied about.
Amateur.
#94. To: SOSO (#90)
... but I am not all certain about my grandkids as I think they will be screwed over - they are white you know.
Sorry about your luck, honky.
#95. To: SOSO (#92)
Yeah, Sparky, go ye forth and make America great again.
Will do.
#96. To: misterwhite (#93)
Without any proof, what you're telling me is that you think he lied. And you're not even sure what he lied about.Amateur.
Amatuer. LMOA. If the evidence was presented in a court of law there is no reasonable doubt that Trump lied about not knowing of the Fox debate prior to March 9th. That's proof enough.
But if you want more evidence here is some:
"A source close to the matter explained that the network was slow to confirm the debate’s cancellation because Clemente was still trying to persuade Trump to participate. Trump himself admitted at the recent CNN debate that he was aware more debates were on the horizon. “I think they want to do two more debates, and I guess I’m pretty much okay with it,” he told CNN’s Chris Cuomo.
This is not the first debate Trump has elected to skip. He boycotted January’s Fox News debate, hosted by his media nemesis, Megyn Kelly. He continued to criticize her on Twitter on Tuesday."
Try and keep hope alive, Sparky. But there is no hope for a Trump dupe.
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#97. To: Fred Mertz (#94)
... but I am not all certain about my grandkids as I think they will be screwed over - they are white you know.Sorry about your luck, honky.
That's OK, I still enjoy my privilege.
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#98. To: SOSO, misterwhite, calcon, vicomte13 (#30)
"The debate would clash with a “very important speech” he is due to give, Trump told ‘Fox and Friends’. The Republican front-runner is set to speak to the annual conference of the pro-Israel lobby group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), an event he said “was scheduled a week ago.”This is dated March 16. One week ago is March 9. The debate was scheduled in Feb. He claims that on March 9 he did not know of the debate in Utah that was scheduled in March and scheduled another event. In other words Fox scheduled a debate in Utah for March 20 and hadn't told Trump about it by Match 9. That is too incredulous to believe. Trump again by his own words seems to be caught in a lie here.
An additional debate was penciled into the debate schedule by the GOP in February, without a firm date, time, venue, or sponsor; or commitment by any participant.
It was announced on March 14.
http://deadline.com/2016/03/fox-news-channel-nabs-march-21-gop-debate-in-salt-lake-city-1201719939/
Fox News Channel Nabs March 21 GOP Debate In Salt Lake Cityby Lisa de Moraes
March 14, 2016 10:18amFox News Channel will host its fourth Republican presidential primary debate March 21 from Salt Lake City. The two-hour debate will be presented live from the Salt Palace Convention Center at 9 PM ET.
[...]
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/14/media/fox-news-gop-debate-donald-trump/index.html
Fox News announces March 21 GOP debateby Dylan Byers
@CNNMoney
March 14, 2016: 1:12 PM ETThe Republicans will hold another debate, whether Donald Trump likes it or not.
Fox News announced Monday that it will host a March 21 debate in Salt Lake City, which was penciled into the calendar just last month. It will be the 13th debate of the Republican presidential primary contest.
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On March 14, the date, time, venue and sponsor were announced. It was to be on Monday, March 21; not on Sunday, March 20.
Two days later, on March 16, came the announcement that the event had been canceled.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-to-skip-next-republican-debate/
By Reena Flores
CBS News
March 16, 2016, 9:15 AMFox News cancels next Republican debate after candidates bolt
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#99. To: SOSO (#96)
"The network was slow to confirm the debate’s cancellation because Clemente was still trying to persuade Trump to participate."
If Trump had previously agreed to participate in the debate -- as you say he did -- that's an odd way to phrase it.
If you're correct, shouldn't that read, "... the network was slow to confirm the debate’s cancellation because Clemente was still trying to persuade Trump to participate not to cancel"?
#100. To: nolu chan, SOSO (#98)
Wait just a minute! That means Trump didn't lie!
#101. To: nolu chan (#98)
On March 14, the date, time, venue and sponsor were announced. It was to be on Monday, March 21; not on Sunday, March 20.
That doesn't mean that Trump and the other candidates weren't notified well before that date by either Fox of the RNC. Does it really make sense to you that in February the RNC agrees to a debate to be hosted by Fox in Salt Lake City on March 20 or 21 and neither the RNC nor Fox contact any of the candidates for participation until March 14? This in the middle of a heated campaign season and knowing of the AIPAC convention being held at the same time? Really?
If either Cruz or Kasich say that they also were not notified prior to March 9 or if the RNC or Fox say the didn't notify Trump prior to March 9 I will apologize for calling Trump a liar AND I will vote for him if he gets the nomination.
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#102. To: misterwhite (#99)
On March 14, the date, time, venue and sponsor were announced. It was to be on Monday, March 21; not on Sunday, March 20.
LMAO. Do you live in a cave? Trump reneged on his commitment to Fox earlier and boycotted that debate. That's no lie. And Fox continued to try and persuade Trump to "participate" in that debate.
Nice try. But there is no hope for a Trump dupe.
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#103. To: misterwhite (#100)
That means Trump didn't lie!
Wrong.
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#104. To: misterwhite (#100)
Wait just a minute! That means Trump didn't lie!
SJWs always double down. Therefore, SOSO will double down.
#105. To: SOSO (#102)
"Trump reneged on his commitment to Fox earlier and boycotted that debate."
And he kept his commitment to Fox to debate in Detroit on March 3rd. So?
#106. To: Roscoe, misterwhite (#104)
Therefore, SOSO will double down.
Have no fear, I will always double down on truth.
The is no hope for a Trump dupe.
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#107. To: SOSO (#106)
I will always double down on truth.
With an emotional lie.
#108. To: Roscoe (#107)
I will always double down on truth.With an emotional lie.
What is my lie?
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#109. To: Roscoe (#107)
"With an emotional lie."
Hey, hey. It's not a lie if he believes it.
#110. To: SOSO (#108)
If the evidence was presented in a court of law there is no reasonable doubt that Trump lied about not knowing of the Fox debate prior to March 9th.
Double down.
BTW:
#111. To: misterwhite (#109)
It's not a lie if he believes it.
True that.
#112. To: misterwhite, roscoe (#99)
If you're correct, shouldn't that read,
Here is the headline of this thread "After Trump pulls out, Fox News cancels Republican debate."
If he never accepted the invitation shouldn't that read Trump declines invitation rather than pulls out? Pulling out literally mean that he was once in, doesn't now?
LMAO.
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#113. To: SOSO (#112)
shouldn't that read Trump declines invitation rather than pulls out?
Yes. Nice foot shot.
#114. To: Roscoe (#110)
If the evidence was presented in a court of law there is no reasonable doubt that Trump lied about not knowing of the Fox debate prior to March 9th.Double down.
Where is the lie? Where is the untruth? C'mon now, you are a smart guy and should be able to expose little old me.
I remind you that like posters, symbols are for the symbol minded.
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#115. To: SOSO (#114)
Where is the lie?
Some of your MoveOn buddies?
"If the evidence was presented in a court of law there is no reasonable doubt that Trump lied about not knowing of the Fox debate prior to March 9th."
Triple down.
#116. To: Roscoe (#113)
Nice foot shot.
Shouldn't you have addressed that to misterwhite?
#99. To: SOSO (#96)
"The network was slow to confirm the debate’s cancellation because Clemente was still trying to persuade Trump to participate."
If Trump had previously agreed to participate in the debate -- as you say he did -- that's an odd way to phrase it.
If you're correct, shouldn't that read, "... the network was slow to confirm the debate’s cancellation because Clemente was still trying to persuade Trump to participate not to cancel"?
misterwhite posted on 2016-03-18 17:37:26 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
LMAO. There is no hope for a Trump dupe.
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#117. To: SOSO (#116)
Shouldn't you have addressed that to misterwhite?
No.
#118. To: Roscoe (#117)
Shouldn't you have addressed that to misterwhite?No.
Oh, I see. Trump dupes stick together.
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#119. To: Roscoe (#117)
Shouldn't you have addressed that to misterwhite?No.
I see sarcasm doesn't escape your keen intellect. Nor is intellectual honesty your strong point.
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#120. To: SOSO (#118)
Did you forget to take your Midol® today?
#121. To: Roscoe (#120)
Did you forget to take your Midol® today?
Of course. I should have known. You just lost. Bye, Mary.
There is no hope for a Trump dupe.
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#122. To: SOSO (#121)
I see you're attracting the attention of the forum's Trumpkin gadflies.
Since you know they are unpersuadeable by any factual presentation, maybe you just enjoy all that typing. : )
#123. To: TooConservative (#122)
How do you think she'll reward you for trying to rescue her?
#124. To: TooConservative (#122)
Since you know they are unpersuadeable by any factual presentation, maybe you just enjoy all that typing. : )
For the most part depantsing intellectual bankrupts is akin to pulling the wings of flies but sometimes it is fun. If you note I only chime in on them when there is an event, as was today with Romney, that highlights either Trump the con man or Trump the destroyer of the REP Party (as with Trump's response to Romney) or when they post something really stupid even for a Trumpkin.
But it really isn't the Trumpkin dupes that is at the heart of my feelings, it's the state of our society. It's the division that seems to grow wider each day without a glimmer of hope that this election will do anything but exploit and widen the rift. It is what I see as the inevitable future of the country. It's the sin and self-destructiveness of believing in false Gods.
Trump wants to make America great again - can any two people agree on what that means? Hillary wants to make America whole again - can any two people agree on what that means? We are all dupes of a sort. It makes me sad. I have no expectation that anything said to the Trumpkins gadflies or Hillary's useful idots or Bernie's Stalinistas or Cruz's Purists will change anyone's thinking .
Shame on me but I am beginning to think that the wisest man on the planet was H.L. Menckin - and he was such a cynical godless bastard. Then I think it might be Lily Tomlin who said "No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up." How did the country become so f*cked up?
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#125. To: Roscoe (#123)
How do you think she'll reward you for trying to rescue her?
Panties still in a bunch, Mary?
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#126. To: SOSO (#101)
Does it really make sense to you that in February the RNC agrees to a debate to be hosted by Fox in Salt Lake City on March 20 or 21 and neither the RNC nor Fox contact any of the candidates for participation until March 14?
No. That is so terminally stupid that I am surprised you would suggest that it happened.
Until March 14, no firm decision was made on the venue, specific date, specific time, or who would be sponsoring the event. When all was confirmed, only then could the event be officially anounced.
The February action of penciling in a debate in February was no more than the RNC determining to have another debate with a venue, time, place, and sponsor to be determined.
in February the RNC agrees to a debate to be hosted by Fox in Salt Lake City on March 20 or 21
The problem with this declarative crap is that the underlined portion is creative bullshit. That decision was made in mid-March for March 21.
#127. To: nolu chan, misterwhite, roscoe (#126)
Does it really make sense to you that in February the RNC agrees to a debate to be hosted by Fox in Salt Lake City on March 20 or 21 and neither the RNC nor Fox contact any of the candidates for participation until March 14?No. That is so terminally stupid that I am surprised you would suggest that it happened.
I didn't, this what Trump claimed. He stated that he had no knowledge of the Salt Lake City debate on March 9 when he accepted the engagement at AIPAC. That is so terminally stupid a statement by him that you know that it is a lie. He knew about the SLC debate well before March 9 and likely said he would participate in it sometime in Feb. He just chickened out when it became clear that it would just be three of them and peed his pants when he found out that one of them would be Cruz.
FTR misterwhite and Roscoe believe Trump's story. Now that is terminally stupid.
There is no hope for Trump dupes.
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