If nothing else, Marco Rubio has made this race interesting. He is actually quite funny in attacking Donald Trump. If he doesn’t win the nomination he sure has a future in show business. The insults are flying and it is clear that Donald is pissed. If they weren’t actually running for President this would be hysterical. But they are running for President and I am embarrassed by both of them. We are used to the silly insults from Donald Trump. Now we have Rubio calling Trump’s plane “Hair Force One” and criticizing his spray tan. Really!
The way this election goes, Trump may do even better in the polls. It seems like the entire country is fascinated by the clown act. But there is a possibility that some of the Rubio and Cruz attacks are hitting home. The Trump University case is beyond embarrassing. It smells of fraud. In addition, if anyone is actually paying attention, Trump is looking pretty unhinged. I watched his rally yesterday and he was just spouting insults and rambling all over the place. It was pathetic. It bordered on incoherent. Then he was caught on a live mic telling Chris Christie to get on the plane and go home. Nice!
I kept wondering why no one is paying attention to Ted Cruz. Donald Trump has dominated the media and Marco Rubio has been the darling of Fox News. At first I thought I was the only who thought that this was because of bias at Fox News. Then I read the following from Breitbart:
Whether or not you support Trump, FNC’s pro-Rubio/GOP Establishment bias is still as hard to swallow as the mainstream media’s left-wing bias. Bias is bias. It’s manipulative and dishonest, and no one likes to be manipulated or lied to.
I still tune into the roundtable, but now it’s for the same reason I monitor the mainstream media: to get a feel for the talking points and wishful thinking-propaganda coming from the GOP Mother Ship. In fact, for that same reason, I’m watching more Fox News than ever before. After all, my job is to expose media deception.
According to a YouGov Brand Index survey, the perception of Fox News among Republicans has hit a three-year low, “has declined by approximately 50% since January of this year.”
If Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee then a lion’s share of the blame must fall on Fox News. Their incompetent war on Trump just made him look bigger than life. Their constant fawning over Marco Rubio prevented Ted Cruz, the only viable alternative to Trump, from over taking him. Cruz may still win this, but it will only be in spite of the best efforts by Fox News. Fair and balanced doesn’t include letting someone as unbalanced as Donald Trump become President of the United States. I would really like to see an end to the silly season, but if an early end means Donald Trump losing to Hillary Clinton that is hardly worth the price.
In the meantime, my attitude toward Fox News is almost identical to that of Breitbart. I no longer trust Fox News and I certainly do not trust their political pundits. I still watch them, but less than before and only because CNN is still worse. Baseball season can’t start soon enough.
TDM
First Giants spring training game is March 2 at 12:05 on KNBR…
Exactly