Rick Perry Challenges Romney: ‘Mitt, We Need For You To Release Your Income Tax’
Tonight's South Carolina Republican debate is off and running, and the candidates came out of the gate on the attack. After Newt Gingrich used his first question to immediately tackle Mitt Romney's record as CEO, Rick Perry followed shortly thereafter, citing the situation in a plant that Romney had bought and demanding more transparency, particularly...
What To Expect From Tonight’s Fox News GOP Debate: A Little Twitter And A Lot Of Baier
As time winds down to the Jan. 21 South Carolina primary, politicos can look forward to tonight's Fox News/Wall Street Journal/South Carolina GOP debate, and the stakes couldn't be higher, especially with one less opponent. Live from Myrtle Beach tonight (9pm EST to 11pm), Fox News' Bret Baier will co-moderate the debate and will...
Charles Krauthammer Slams AG Eric Holder For ‘Cowardly Use Of The Race Card’
On Sunday, The New York Times ran a profile of Eric Holder in which the attorney general responded to criticism leveled against him and President Obama. Holder told the Times that one of the reasons conservative critics were going after them was due to "the fact that we're both African-American." On Fox News...
Fox News Debate Preparation Somehow Involves A Play On The Dating Game
In preparation for the Fox News Republican Debate tonight, Megyn Kelly sat down with Bret Baier, Chris Wallace, and Neil Cavuto to preview what viewers should expect (Kelly, Cavuto, and Wallace are moderating, with Wallace hosting). Noting the seating arrangement -- with Kelly on one side facing the three men -- the four decided to...
Krauthammer: Trump Debate Where ‘Moderator Chooses A Nominee Afterward’ Is A ‘Joke’
In a strange twist that, given the way the 2012 Republican campaign cycle has gone, isn't quite all that surprising, Donald Trump seems to have taken over the news cycle yet again, going from Republican primary frontrunner to Republican debate moderator and prompting a backlash from Republican figures who consider nominating their presidential pick...
Jon Stewart On Bret Baier’s Interview With Romney: ‘Mitt Romney Is His Own Mistress’
Thursday, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart shared the secret of why it is that Mitt Romney doesn't seem to give nearly as many one-on-one television interviews as his GOP rivals. The man is clearly undertaking The Marilyn Munster Strategy! "Romney appears only in debates," Stewart explained, "surrounded by Munsters, aka the other Republican presidential...
Tense: Bret Baier Confronts Mitt Romney Over Health Care Mandate
There were quite a few tense moments during Bret Baier's great Fox News interview with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney Tuesday night, especially when the subject turned to the individual health insurance mandate that Romney signed into law as Governor, but which he now opposes at a national level. When Baier pressed Romney, the cracks showed a...
Rick Perry Tells Fox Panel He Supports A Unilateral No-Fly Zone Against Syria
Rick Perry made a bold policy proclamation Monday night on Special Report with Bret Baier, declaring he supports a no-fly zone in Syria without approval from the United Nations. "Would you do what we did in Libya, which is to institute a no-fly zone over Syria?" columnist Charles Krauthammer asked the Texas Governor. "If you...
Charles Krauthammer Questions Whether Herman Cain Knows Where Libya Is
Herman Cain's uncomfortable Libya gaffe is certainly not doing much to elevate Charles Krauthammer's confidence in him. Krauthammer, who had already told host Bret Baier previously that he had a feeling Cain was "winging it," repeated his suspicions tonight, adding that he didn't understand "what there was that required...
David Shuster: Political Inexperience Of Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly Led To Inane Debate Questions
On CNN's Reliable Sources today, David Shuster (Keith Olbermann's substitute host at Current TV) criticized the moderators of the Fox News GOP debates, and specifically called out anchors Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly, calling them too inexperienced to moderate a political debate. Howard Kurtz pointed out to Shuster that...
Report: Troops In Iraq To Be Drawn Down To 3,000 By Year End
Fox News’s Bret Baier broke news this afternoon that the Obama administration is looking to draw American troop numbers in Iraq down to 3,000 by the end of this year. According to Fox’s sources, this number is significantly less than than the military personnel had expected, and, notedly, less than they believe they need. ”We can’t...
