Does anyone think Chris Wallace will be fair on Wednesday?

[ScienceIsGood]

After reading the article below in the Washington Post (which has been really hard on Trump this election) I am thinking maybe Wallace will be more fair than I would expect.

But anyone on FOX News is questionable to me.



Stop the nonsense about Chris Wallace’s alleged conflict of interest in moderating presidential debate

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/09/09/stop-the-nonsense-about-chris-wallaces-alleged-conflict-of-interest-in-moderating-presidential-debate/?utm_term=.499885fb488a

[beachbum bob]

1. Don't hold your breath....

[hibbing]

2. 250K

I'll be anxious to see if he asks how Hillary justifies raising taxes on a married firefighter and teacher because they make over 250K like he did in a previous debate.

Peace

[greymattermom]

5. only on the amount over 250K, right?

So how much can a firefighter make?

[Ace Rothstein]

7. Quite a bit, if they work OT.

My brother is a firefighter in a Chicago suburb and makes about $125-150k, depending on how much OT he works in a given year.

[bettyellen]

17. And teachers there make 100k? WOW. That's amazing!

[TexasBushwhacker]

20. Yes, it would only be on the amount over $250K

And that's net income, after all the deductions and exemptions. I realize firefighters and teachers are public servants, but with the median household income under $60K, I can't cry big buckets of tears for any family pulling in 4 times that much. Teachers and firefighters have good retirement plans too, unlike most everyone else.

[Nevernose]

45. In Las Vegas, they can make 200-250k a year

By gaming the sick leave system. There have been a few minor changes, but it is still possible to make substantially more than 100k a year. A battalion chief retired after 20 years with a 500k a year pension, something like five times his base salary. It all came to light during the bank crisis, when Nevada and Clark County were hit especially hard and we didn't have the money to pay anyone.

[stopbush]

27. ? Taxes are based on income. Why should a firefighter or teacher not have to pay

taxes if they make a lot of money? What, because they do a job that you feel is somehow better than other jobs, they get an exemption?

[SwankyXomb]

35. Turn it back on Trump

"Not everyone can falsify a $900 million loss to justify not paying any taxes for over 20 years."

[-Steph-]

3. Honestly, no.

[workinclasszero]

4. I'm sure Trump will love Fox's Chris Wallace..Hillary,not so much...

Debate Moderator Chris Wallace: Not My Job to Be ‘Truth Squad’ If Candidates Lie
by Josh Feldman | 4:04 pm, September 5th, 2016

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/debate-moderator-chris-wallace-not-my-job-to-be-truth-squad-if-candidates-lie/

[Mellomugwump]

6. Those debates were against other republicans

Let's see if he'll keep it up in a debate against Hillary Clinton.

[Cakes488]

8. I don't think he is a big Trumpass fan.......

I've tried to catch Chris Wallace's show whenever I can...he calls people out for bullshit often...including el supremo dirtbag

[Demsrule86]

10. No.

But she is expecting it and will be prepared.

[FloridaBlues]

11. No he will give her a hard time just like all others at Fox News

[Imperialism Inc.]

12. I think he'll be ok.

He's like the only thing approaching a real journalist at FOX. I also doubt very much he'll be voting for Trump come November.

[Fast Walker 52]

13. I think he will be very rough on her, but unexpectedly hard on Trump too

[cynatnite]

14. No, and here's why...

Bill Clinton publicly kicked the shit out of Wallace and the RW lies he has pushed.

[Madam45for2923]

37. WoW! That was some kind of awesome!

[zenabby]

40. wow!

That was aggressive Bill Clinton.

But now way can Hillary pull that off - the nation is okay with a man doing this, but NEVER a woman. she would have to handle it much much softer.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

41. +1000

[OnDoutside]

44. Wow, indeed. I wonder has he revenge stored up for that ? I realise he has interviewed HRC since but

this is a biggie.

[StevieM]

15. He's the best on Fox News. But he's still on Fox News. So I am a little nervous.

I think Hillary has to be prepared to answer the questions about her emails more forcefully. Until now she has mainly tried to minimize the conversation.

She has the facts on her side, but the GOP has done a good job of distorting the facts. So Hillary made a decision to just limit the amount of dialogue about the subject. I think she should be more thorough this time.

[LenaBaby61]

16. Does anyone think Chris Wallace will be fair on Wednesday?

No. No and HELL NO.

[wisteria]

18. No, Emails, Wikileaks, Clinton Foundation.

Trump- how are you going to make America Great again. Spin! Trump wins this debate, so the press can talk about a horse race.

It will be ugly.

[jberryhill]

51. So what?

Do you think she cannot handle those topics?

It is a certainty she is prepared to answer any question he would like to ask.

[geek tragedy]

19. Being tough on Trump during a primary debate a lot different

than during a general election debate.

[SharonClark]

21. Absolutely not!

[LeftInTX]

22. I think he'll be tough on both, but

I don't think he'll bring up Trump's sexual harassment stuff, unless there are new significant revelations between now and the debate.

I think he will bring up Clinton's e-mail server and possibly the current Wikileaks contents of her campaign e-mails.

So, in some respects, he will be tougher on Clinton.

[Divine Discontent]

24. yes. agreed. he'll be tough, sure, but even more so on her because he's got appearances to keep up.

[Blue Idaho]

23. I know this probably matters on the grand scale

But I'm done watching debates. I watched 1 and 2 - against my better judgement but I'm done now. After watching Trump disqualify himself for the job of leader of the free world, I have nothing left to learn.

[TeamPooka]

25. He'll be so biased I'm not planning on watching this one. Sad the Commission picked a

moderator that has such a long history of proven bias and lies against Hillary (and Bill) Clinton.

[Gothmog]

26. I have my doubts

[Attorney in Texas]

28. Of course not, but this gives us a great opportunity. Trump will either have to admit it was a fair

debate (which he'll lose) or declare war against FoxNews (again) less than three weeks before the election.

It's a win-win.

[tgards79]

29. Wallace is...

...a registered Democrat.

[The Tingler]

52. So what?

His actions as a right-wing blowhard on Fox "News" belie his true beliefs.

[SHRED]

30. "Mr. Trump you claim the Gang of Five is guilty to this day"

"What are you basing this on considering the DNA evidence to the contrary?"

I want that asked.

[enid602]

31. fair

Wallace is about as likely to come off as 'fair' as tRump is to come off as 'balanced.'

[LisaM]

32. I do.

His own reputation (such as it is) is at stake and I assume he has some respect for his female co-workers. I just hope he hears his father's voice whispering in his ear.

[gordianot]

33. Next to the Streisand interview, Chris is Mike Wallace's greatest mistake.

[chillfactor]

34. not going to watch...

I will come to DU instead and read the posts thereby saving damage to my TV.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

36. Yes - he is an excellent interviewer - have seen him shred

Repukes. But, Hillary will be shredded too

[Submariner]

38. Not a snowballs chance in hell

Instead of questioning about climate change, the economy, and issues that affect the middle class, that little maggot will bring up the Clinton Foundation in a scurrilous way, and of course, Benghazi.

If not for his Dad, the late Mike Wallace, Chris would be the Fry-o-lator manager at McDonalds in the middle of east bumf*ck Iowa somewhere. He's an incompetent Fox tool.

[One of the 99]

39. Never had been.

Remember the hit job he tried to do on Bill Clinton a few years ago.

[tavernier]

42. Question?

What if Trump doesn't show? Does Hillary still go?

[Statistical]

43. No. Absolutely not. He has already said he will not be ...

fact checking. Which means Drumf gets a national stage to bloviate any lies or utter nonsense he wants. Wallace's idea of fair is each side gets to stay stuff regardless of if that stuff if truthful or even resembles reality.

So if Drumf gets to rant off any nonsense attacks he wants and pass them off as facts. Can Wallace claim the high ground and say the debate is "fair" just because he wasn't directly biased for Drumf? I think not.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/14/now-more-ever-chris-wallace-wrong-person-moderate-final-debate/213834

[ScienceIsGood]

49. Well, the talk the next day will be like the Pence lies were. Not a bad thing. n/t

[budkin]

46. No chance

He despises Hillary.

[Lint Head]

47. No. Wikileaks will the the most discussed subject and

Chris Wallace will say that the groping isdue has been done to death.

[LeftRant]

48. If he cares about his party, he'll try to screw Trump.

It's obvious to anyone with critical thinking capacity that he will be a total disaster over an entire 4 years.

[jberryhill]

50. It actually doesn't matter

There is nothing which she will not be able to address clearly and competently.

It really doesn't matter if the moderator is "fair".

Was anyone "fair" when she was required to testify for 11 hours? No. How did she do? Fine.

[bettyellen]

55. And we know trump will be unprepared, try to pass off a few quips or sound bites, blame her for

Everything bad including the fire bomb this weekend.
And he will not answer what is asked - but she will have great judgement whether to respond or not. He will look like a crazy ass again.

[SamKnause]

53. Fair and Balanced.

What a joke.

The facts are the facts.

In the world of Republicans, lies are facts.

This country can not have 2 sets of facts.

Fuck fair and balanced.

I want the truth !!!!!!!!!!

[Buns_of_Fire]

54. Without Roger Ailes hovering over him, it's possible.

But I won't be betting any large amounts of money on it.

[Stuart G]

56. Yes, he will be fair...for only one reason..

This is a very important debate and event.

Chris Wallace really has a moment to show something very important..
His name is Wallace, and his father was quite good at this....
And no matter who Chris works for, my guess that is what will motivate him..
In a moment of prime importance, he can live up to his dad...

We will see in 3 days.....thanks for reading this...