Trump vs. Megyn Kelly *UPDATE* Trump disinvited from RedState gathering

[DavidB.]

Update:

WTF?:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/07/trump-says-foxs-megyn-kelly-had-blood-coming-out-of-her-wherever/

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Check please.

lolwtf

[Fuzzy Bear]

Frank Luntz does have some pretty stupid people on his panels, but bashing him and Kelly is just not presidential.

As for Megyn Kelly, look, let's get real here. Megyn Kelly is smart, articulate, and very attractive. Trump married a woman who modeled, but really isn't that hot and she's kinda dumb. Trump's wife has no real talent, anyone can pose for photos. Kelly is a talented commentator and news person. So, maybe there is some jealousy going on here.

FOX News is Unfair and Unbalanced.  The way they run their GOP Presidential Debates brings this out into the open.  In 2008, the FOX panel would ask their favored candidates questions about policy to display their greater knowledge of foreign policy, but not all the candidates would get to answer that question.  Then, they'd come to Ron Paul and ask him about whether or not he believed in the doctrines of 9/11 "Truthers" (which Paul called them on).  It was their way of putting a candidate on the defensive with questions that had nothing to do with public policy that served no purpose but to reinforce a negative perception of a candidate FOX didn't like that had nothing to do with public policy or governing.

Megyn Kelly did the same thing with Donald Trump last night, and got called on it by Trump.  Actually, she got exposed as a stooge, which she is.  Trump is, of course, who he is, and he did what he had to do.  He's not the first candidate FOX has deliberately tried to set up to look bad.  And I get it; that's part of the game.  But don't start telling me that Megyn Kelly is a "journalist" or FOX News is "unbiased".  

The reason Fox asked Ron Paul about 9/11 truthers is because conspiracy kooks supported him. Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Fred Thompson supporters were mainstream. They asked Paul plenty of policy questions, and he answered them. Donald Trump couldn't answer these questions because he isn't smart and didn't think to at least be briefed before the debate.

Megyn Kelly did a phenomenal job last night. She is smart, attractive, and articulate, to suggest she is a "stooge" is just a ridiculous claim without merit. What happened last night is Fox decided to ask Trump tough questions as opposed to giving him a pass like the rest of the media. Believe me, Trump didn't have to be "set up" to look bad, he did it on his own. He was the only one last night who didn't have a single good moment, even Ben Carson had a decent closing.

Fox News has their bias, but they often report stories no one else will and Kelly has her opinions, but they were in check last night as she asked tough questions to multiple candidates. The fact of the matter is, Trump has issues with female voters no one else has. Trump has four bankruptcies, which no one else has.

Where was the question for Christie on Bridgegate from the moderators?

Where was the question for Rick Perry on being under felony indictment?

Where was the question for Marco Rubio on his relationship with private prison companies that received contracts in Florida where he was speaker, and then donated heavily to his campaign?

Where was the question for Mike Huckabee on his apologia for the Duggar family and what that says about his judgement?

Where was the question for Rand Paul about who HE supported for President in 1988, 2000, 2004, and 2008?

Trump called a stooge on a double standard.  

[Blue3]

Maybe... but not in the best way...

[dudeabides]

Frank Luntz does have some pretty stupid people on his panels, but bashing him and Kelly is just not presidential.

As for Megyn Kelly, look, let's get real here. Megyn Kelly is smart, articulate, and very attractive. Trump married a woman who modeled, but really isn't that hot and she's kinda dumb. Trump's wife has no real talent, anyone can pose for photos. Kelly is a talented commentator and news person. So, maybe there is some jealousy going on here.

FOX News is Unfair and Unbalanced.  The way they run their GOP Presidential Debates brings this out into the open.  In 2008, the FOX panel would ask their favored candidates questions about policy to display their greater knowledge of foreign policy, but not all the candidates would get to answer that question.  Then, they'd come to Ron Paul and ask him about whether or not he believed in the doctrines of 9/11 "Truthers" (which Paul called them on).  It was their way of putting a candidate on the defensive with questions that had nothing to do with public policy that served no purpose but to reinforce a negative perception of a candidate FOX didn't like that had nothing to do with public policy or governing.

Megyn Kelly did the same thing with Donald Trump last night, and got called on it by Trump.  Actually, she got exposed as a stooge, which she is.  Trump is, of course, who he is, and he did what he had to do.  He's not the first candidate FOX has deliberately tried to set up to look bad.  And I get it; that's part of the game.  But don't start telling me that Megyn Kelly is a "journalist" or FOX News is "unbiased".  

The reason Fox asked Ron Paul about 9/11 truthers is because conspiracy kooks supported him. Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Fred Thompson supporters were mainstream. They asked Paul plenty of policy questions, and he answered them. Donald Trump couldn't answer these questions because he isn't smart and didn't think to at least be briefed before the debate.

Megyn Kelly did a phenomenal job last night. She is smart, attractive, and articulate, to suggest she is a "stooge" is just a ridiculous claim without merit. What happened last night is Fox decided to ask Trump tough questions as opposed to giving him a pass like the rest of the media. Believe me, Trump didn't have to be "set up" to look bad, he did it on his own. He was the only one last night who didn't have a single good moment, even Ben Carson had a decent closing.

Fox News has their bias, but they often report stories no one else will and Kelly has her opinions, but they were in check last night as she asked tough questions to multiple candidates. The fact of the matter is, Trump has issues with female voters no one else has. Trump has four bankruptcies, which no one else has.

Where was the question for Christie on Bridgegate from the moderators?

Where was the question for Rick Perry on being under felony indictment?

Where was the question for Marco Rubio on his relationship with private prison companies that received contracts in Florida where he was speaker, and then donated heavily to his campaign?

Where was the question for Mike Huckabee on his apologia for the Duggar family and what that says about his judgement?

Where was the question for Rand Paul about who HE supported for President in 1988, 2000, 2004, and 2008?

Trump called a stooge on a double standard.  

Chris Christie has answered enough questions on bridgegate. He took responsibility for what happened and fired the people responsible. He stood in front of reporters for 90 minutes or more last year and answered questions on this very topic. Donald Trump couldn't even answer one tough question, he's a coward.

Rick Perry's politically motivated felony indictment is irrelevant to his fitness to be President because he didn't do anything wrong. Perry is unfit to be President because he doesn't know what he's talking about, it has nothing to do with the indictment.

The Rubio prison issue, unfortunately, is not news. It is common for politicians to be in bed with their donors. I'm not saying it's right, but it doesn't necessarily disqualify him from the job.

As far as Huckabee and the Duggar family, that has nothing to do with his ability to win a general election or views he's held.

Guess what? Rand Paul supported Ron Paul in 1988! Paul didn't go on tv in any of those elections and say he agreed with Democrats most.

You accuse me of trolling for Jeb Bush. Guess what? I would take any of these other GOP candidates over Donald Trump, any of them. I don't really care for Rand Paul or Ted Cruz, and I think Ben Carson is only getting support from tea party people who are white and feel guilty about bashing the first black President. George Pataki and Chris Christie are too liberal for my taste, and Christie has not had a successful second term in New Jersey. But if I had to vote for one of them to deny Trump the nomination, I would.

Megyn Kelly and the panel did a superb job. They asked fair questions. Asking Trump why he supported socialized medicine, why he identified with the Democrats, if he'd run third party, and if someone who bashes women like him should be President are all questions that go to his positions and electability.

Trump then showed his usual classless self by tweeting desperately at 3 a.m. and bashing Megyn Kelly and Frank Luntz. He probably was in bed thinking about Kelly, her talent and her beauty, and angry because he was next to his over rated, dumb, and talent-less communist wife.

[Mr. Morden]

Trump called a stooge on a double standard.  

He could have done so without making the implication that it was PMS...

[Mr. Morden]

Update: Conservative blogger Erick Erickson of "RedState" has disinivited Trump from a RedState gathering in Atlanta this weekend that is set to feature the majority of the GOP presidential candidates as speakers.  He says it's because Trump's comments about Megyn Kelly crossed a line:

http://www.redstate.com/2015/08/07/i-have-disinvited-donald-trump-to-the-redstate-gathering/

[Fuzzy Bear]

Frank Luntz does have some pretty stupid people on his panels, but bashing him and Kelly is just not presidential.

As for Megyn Kelly, look, let's get real here. Megyn Kelly is smart, articulate, and very attractive. Trump married a woman who modeled, but really isn't that hot and she's kinda dumb. Trump's wife has no real talent, anyone can pose for photos. Kelly is a talented commentator and news person. So, maybe there is some jealousy going on here.

FOX News is Unfair and Unbalanced.  The way they run their GOP Presidential Debates brings this out into the open.  In 2008, the FOX panel would ask their favored candidates questions about policy to display their greater knowledge of foreign policy, but not all the candidates would get to answer that question.  Then, they'd come to Ron Paul and ask him about whether or not he believed in the doctrines of 9/11 "Truthers" (which Paul called them on).  It was their way of putting a candidate on the defensive with questions that had nothing to do with public policy that served no purpose but to reinforce a negative perception of a candidate FOX didn't like that had nothing to do with public policy or governing.

Megyn Kelly did the same thing with Donald Trump last night, and got called on it by Trump.  Actually, she got exposed as a stooge, which she is.  Trump is, of course, who he is, and he did what he had to do.  He's not the first candidate FOX has deliberately tried to set up to look bad.  And I get it; that's part of the game.  But don't start telling me that Megyn Kelly is a "journalist" or FOX News is "unbiased".  

The reason Fox asked Ron Paul about 9/11 truthers is because conspiracy kooks supported him. Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Fred Thompson supporters were mainstream. They asked Paul plenty of policy questions, and he answered them. Donald Trump couldn't answer these questions because he isn't smart and didn't think to at least be briefed before the debate.

Megyn Kelly did a phenomenal job last night. She is smart, attractive, and articulate, to suggest she is a "stooge" is just a ridiculous claim without merit. What happened last night is Fox decided to ask Trump tough questions as opposed to giving him a pass like the rest of the media. Believe me, Trump didn't have to be "set up" to look bad, he did it on his own. He was the only one last night who didn't have a single good moment, even Ben Carson had a decent closing.

Fox News has their bias, but they often report stories no one else will and Kelly has her opinions, but they were in check last night as she asked tough questions to multiple candidates. The fact of the matter is, Trump has issues with female voters no one else has. Trump has four bankruptcies, which no one else has.

Where was the question for Christie on Bridgegate from the moderators?

Where was the question for Rick Perry on being under felony indictment?

Where was the question for Marco Rubio on his relationship with private prison companies that received contracts in Florida where he was speaker, and then donated heavily to his campaign?

Where was the question for Mike Huckabee on his apologia for the Duggar family and what that says about his judgement?

Where was the question for Rand Paul about who HE supported for President in 1988, 2000, 2004, and 2008?

Trump called a stooge on a double standard.  

Chris Christie has answered enough questions on bridgegate. He took responsibility for what happened and fired the people responsible. He stood in front of reporters for 90 minutes or more last year and answered questions on this very topic. Donald Trump couldn't even answer one tough question, he's a coward.

Rick Perry's politically motivated felony indictment is irrelevant to his fitness to be President because he didn't do anything wrong. Perry is unfit to be President because he doesn't know what he's talking about, it has nothing to do with the indictment.

The Rubio prison issue, unfortunately, is not news. It is common for politicians to be in bed with their donors. I'm not saying it's right, but it doesn't necessarily disqualify him from the job.

As far as Huckabee and the Duggar family, that has nothing to do with his ability to win a general election or views he's held.

Guess what? Rand Paul supported Ron Paul in 1988! Paul didn't go on tv in any of those elections and say he agreed with Democrats most.

You accuse me of trolling for Jeb Bush. Guess what? I would take any of these other GOP candidates over Donald Trump, any of them. I don't really care for Rand Paul or Ted Cruz, and I think Ben Carson is only getting support from tea party people who are white and feel guilty about bashing the first black President. George Pataki and Chris Christie are too liberal for my taste, and Christie has not had a successful second term in New Jersey. But if I had to vote for one of them to deny Trump the nomination, I would.

Megyn Kelly and the panel did a superb job. They asked fair questions. Asking Trump why he supported socialized medicine, why he identified with the Democrats, if he'd run third party, and if someone who bashes women like him should be President are all questions that go to his positions and electability.

Trump then showed his usual classless self by tweeting desperately at 3 a.m. and bashing Megyn Kelly and Frank Luntz. He probably was in bed thinking about Kelly, her talent and her beauty, and angry because he was next to his over rated, dumb, and talent-less communist wife.

Chris Christie has answered enough questions . . . because you say so?

Perhaps Hillary Clinton has answered enough questions about Benghazi.  Let's move on.

Oh, that's right.  You don't like Hillary Clinton.  Since she's bad (like Trump), we must save the Republic from their elevation, so anything goes.

Maybe Megyn Kelly needs to ask Trump if he has ever conducted himself in the manner of that great family conservative, Josh Duggar.  Or if he's ever covered up for a family member in the manner of that super Dad Jim Bob Duggar.  Gotta make sure now; can't have no lowlifes in the White House, eh?

It's pretty pathetic when a person can't exercise a minimum of fairness against someone just because they have a major policy disagreement.  And that's what this is about.  Trump has touched the 3rd rail of "Free Trade" and all's fair now.  It wouldn't matter if Trump was a perfect gentleman who taught Sunday School.  FOX News doesn't intend to be fair with him.  And I'm OK with that, because I understand their real game.  It's when ordinary citizens with no skin in the game throw their entire sense of fairness to the wind and justify the worst sort of yellow journalism that I question if perhaps politics isn't a healthy interest for them.

[Mr. Morden]

Carly Fiorina criticizes Trump's remarks on Twitter, and says "I stand with @megynkelly.":

https://twitter.com/carlyfiorina

[dudeabides]

Frank Luntz does have some pretty stupid people on his panels, but bashing him and Kelly is just not presidential.

As for Megyn Kelly, look, let's get real here. Megyn Kelly is smart, articulate, and very attractive. Trump married a woman who modeled, but really isn't that hot and she's kinda dumb. Trump's wife has no real talent, anyone can pose for photos. Kelly is a talented commentator and news person. So, maybe there is some jealousy going on here.

FOX News is Unfair and Unbalanced.  The way they run their GOP Presidential Debates brings this out into the open.  In 2008, the FOX panel would ask their favored candidates questions about policy to display their greater knowledge of foreign policy, but not all the candidates would get to answer that question.  Then, they'd come to Ron Paul and ask him about whether or not he believed in the doctrines of 9/11 "Truthers" (which Paul called them on).  It was their way of putting a candidate on the defensive with questions that had nothing to do with public policy that served no purpose but to reinforce a negative perception of a candidate FOX didn't like that had nothing to do with public policy or governing.

Megyn Kelly did the same thing with Donald Trump last night, and got called on it by Trump.  Actually, she got exposed as a stooge, which she is.  Trump is, of course, who he is, and he did what he had to do.  He's not the first candidate FOX has deliberately tried to set up to look bad.  And I get it; that's part of the game.  But don't start telling me that Megyn Kelly is a "journalist" or FOX News is "unbiased".  

The reason Fox asked Ron Paul about 9/11 truthers is because conspiracy kooks supported him. Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Fred Thompson supporters were mainstream. They asked Paul plenty of policy questions, and he answered them. Donald Trump couldn't answer these questions because he isn't smart and didn't think to at least be briefed before the debate.

Megyn Kelly did a phenomenal job last night. She is smart, attractive, and articulate, to suggest she is a "stooge" is just a ridiculous claim without merit. What happened last night is Fox decided to ask Trump tough questions as opposed to giving him a pass like the rest of the media. Believe me, Trump didn't have to be "set up" to look bad, he did it on his own. He was the only one last night who didn't have a single good moment, even Ben Carson had a decent closing.

Fox News has their bias, but they often report stories no one else will and Kelly has her opinions, but they were in check last night as she asked tough questions to multiple candidates. The fact of the matter is, Trump has issues with female voters no one else has. Trump has four bankruptcies, which no one else has.

Where was the question for Christie on Bridgegate from the moderators?

Where was the question for Rick Perry on being under felony indictment?

Where was the question for Marco Rubio on his relationship with private prison companies that received contracts in Florida where he was speaker, and then donated heavily to his campaign?

Where was the question for Mike Huckabee on his apologia for the Duggar family and what that says about his judgement?

Where was the question for Rand Paul about who HE supported for President in 1988, 2000, 2004, and 2008?

Trump called a stooge on a double standard.  

Chris Christie has answered enough questions on bridgegate. He took responsibility for what happened and fired the people responsible. He stood in front of reporters for 90 minutes or more last year and answered questions on this very topic. Donald Trump couldn't even answer one tough question, he's a coward.

Rick Perry's politically motivated felony indictment is irrelevant to his fitness to be President because he didn't do anything wrong. Perry is unfit to be President because he doesn't know what he's talking about, it has nothing to do with the indictment.

The Rubio prison issue, unfortunately, is not news. It is common for politicians to be in bed with their donors. I'm not saying it's right, but it doesn't necessarily disqualify him from the job.

As far as Huckabee and the Duggar family, that has nothing to do with his ability to win a general election or views he's held.

Guess what? Rand Paul supported Ron Paul in 1988! Paul didn't go on tv in any of those elections and say he agreed with Democrats most.

You accuse me of trolling for Jeb Bush. Guess what? I would take any of these other GOP candidates over Donald Trump, any of them. I don't really care for Rand Paul or Ted Cruz, and I think Ben Carson is only getting support from tea party people who are white and feel guilty about bashing the first black President. George Pataki and Chris Christie are too liberal for my taste, and Christie has not had a successful second term in New Jersey. But if I had to vote for one of them to deny Trump the nomination, I would.

Megyn Kelly and the panel did a superb job. They asked fair questions. Asking Trump why he supported socialized medicine, why he identified with the Democrats, if he'd run third party, and if someone who bashes women like him should be President are all questions that go to his positions and electability.

Trump then showed his usual classless self by tweeting desperately at 3 a.m. and bashing Megyn Kelly and Frank Luntz. He probably was in bed thinking about Kelly, her talent and her beauty, and angry because he was next to his over rated, dumb, and talent-less communist wife.

Glad you liked what I had to say.

[Bull Moose Base]

It's almost as if his plan was to self-destruct at the debate and today he panicked when realized he didn't go far enough to do so.

[Donerail]

Saying the Megyn Kelly comments crossed the line reminds us of all the other things Trump has said that apparently didn't cross the line.

[Likely Voter]

Trump certainly seems to be overplaying his hand. He could get some people to get on board the idea that Fox went after him. But his personal attacks on Kelly are over the line.   Not that Trump is aware that there are lines.

[Mr. Morden]

Tweet of the day from Ana Marie Cox: "Megyn Kelly's period is the third rail of American politics."

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He might need to walk this one back a bit.

[Mr. Morden]

Trump campaign's predictable reaction to being dropped by Red State:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/08/us-usa-election-trump-redstate-idUSKCN0QD05K20150808

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[ViaActiva]

I know this has been said before, but this has got to be the beginning of the end for Trump surely?

[MisSkeptic]

I know this has been said before, but this has got to be the beginning of the end for Trump surely?

Doubt it. Every time Trump get's knocked down, he's quickly back onto his feet again.

[Mr. Morden]

Reading the comments on Red State, it looks like readers there are divided about whether Erickson disinviting Trump from the Atlanta conference is called for or not.  From a Trump defender:

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I'm surprised to have not seen anyone there using the term "cuckservative".

[Landslide Lyndon]

Reading the comments on Red State, it looks like readers there are divided about whether Erickson disinviting Trump from the Atlanta conference is called for or not.  From a Trump defender:

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I'm surprised to have not seen anyone there using the term "cuckservative".

Eric Erickson being offended by Trump's rhetoric makes me smile.
Is he by any chance the same guy who said that David Souter was a "child-molesting goatfu**er"?

[MisSkeptic]

Reading the comments on Red State, it looks like readers there are divided about whether Erickson disinviting Trump from the Atlanta conference is called for or not.  From a Trump defender:

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I'm surprised to have not seen anyone there using the term "cuckservative".

Eric Erickson being offended by Trump's rhetoric makes me smile.
Is he by any chance the same guy who said that David Souter was a "child-molesting goatfu**er"?

yes, it was him.

[heatmaster]

BeccaM & Invisible Obama, of course you'd say that, as the Jerk with the perk is running in the Republican primary, but I wonder how charitable you'd be if he was running in the Democratic primary. Trump's credibility is in the toilet with vast numbers of Republicans, when he refused to take the pledge that he might run as a Independent.  Thank god Carly Fiorina outed him regarding his bona fides, due to Bill Clinton's intervention.  Interesting isn't it? Could it be that the real reason his poll numbers are so inflated,  that we have the "Trojan Horse" syndrome at work here? You know Democrats participating in these polls, which Inflates Trump's numbers to unrealistic heights. In the next debate, I can imagine that Carly Fiorina is going to obliterate the dumpster,  like to see how happy you Democrats are then? Your arguments that all Republicans are cave men with silver spoons in there mouth will truly be smashed and gone down the toilet, can anyone say Marco Rubio-Carly Fiorina ? hmmm pretty nice combo. Well the added bonus, that carefully honed image Democrats have been cultivating for all these years, will likely be a dumb old theory. Let me see, Hillary or whoever the Democrats nominate,  can't lecture Marco Rubio about wage disparity, you can't lecture Carly about Planned Parenthood,  you can't lecture Rubio as being old or yesterday's news! Rubio I could imagine would be Hillary's worst nightmare. He's articulate, where she's clumsy. He would fire up the conservative base and appeal to a wider audience, heck he's the perfect message, I could imagine he'd do to Hillary in the general,  what Obama did to her in the Democratic primaries in 2008. 45 year's old vs.69 year's old? hmmm!  Carly is her own message,  she is telling women in the wider electorate,  that women live within the Republican tent as well. She undermines every one of the Democratic talking points. She has recovered from cancer, she comes across as helluva lot smart,  so the idea of Vice President or President Carly Fiorina is not so far fetched.  So BeccaM and Invisible Obama be entertained, but I strongly suspect that Trump's 15 minutes are about up, and he will be "fired".

[Türkisblau]

heatmaster has to have some sort of mental illness if he sincerely believes anyone plans on reading that.

[Beezer]

Kelly now needs to provide evidence that she wasn't on her period.

[Leinad]

Reading the comments on Red State, it looks like readers there are divided about whether Erickson disinviting Trump from the Atlanta conference is called for or not.  From a Trump defender:

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I'm surprised to have not seen anyone there using the term "cuckservative".

Whenever I here people say "White Knight," it basically guarantees they're a sexist moron who probably spends their time on the annoying part of Reddit.

Also, the fact that he brands someone as "sexist" for opposing sexist comments is absurd; this guy should get his internet license taken away for that.

He probably was in bed thinking about Kelly, her talent and her beauty, and angry because he was next to his over rated, dumb, and talent-less communist wife.

I was on board with 95% of the rest of your comment, but this is a little too...hackish, I'm afraid. Specifically the "communist" part.

Again, though, the rest was pretty spot-on.

Maybe Megyn Kelly needs to ask Trump if he has ever conducted himself in the manner of that great family conservative, Josh Duggar.  Or if he's ever covered up for a family member in the manner of that super Dad Jim Bob Duggar.  Gotta make sure now; can't have no lowlifes in the White House, eh?

It's pretty pathetic when a person can't exercise a minimum of fairness against someone just because they have a major policy disagreement.  And that's what this is about.  Trump has touched the 3rd rail of "Free Trade" and all's fair now.  It wouldn't matter if Trump was a perfect gentleman who taught Sunday School.  FOX News doesn't intend to be fair with him.  And I'm OK with that, because I understand their real game.  It's when ordinary citizens with no skin in the game throw their entire sense of fairness to the wind and justify the worst sort of yellow journalism that I question if perhaps politics isn't a healthy interest for them.

What the heck does Josh Duggar have to do with Donald Trump? (Or, mind you, politics at all?)

No, it's not about free trade; at least for me and dudeabides. I'm solidly against Trump as a candidate because we don't need a racist, misogynist, arrogant buffoon, who is indeed insanely populist/nationalist (both in the bad sense of the word) in the few political issues he has a coherent position on, in the White House.

Did they go comparatively easy on the other candidates? Sure. But does that mean they should've gone easier on Trump, or just gone harder on the others? (Also, the whole "who did Rand Paul support" thing is silly--record of him supporting his dad would help him with his libertarian base, the exact people he's slightly alienated with his forays into moderatism and conservatism. If anything, I wonder why you didn't mention John Kasich's time at Lehman Brothers.)

I think they should've gone hard on them all. But what's wrong with them going harder on Trump? I mean, clearly, there's a lot more reason to press Trump on tricky stuff than others. He's not at all shy of scandals, or dumb@ss comments, and the fact he's never held political office before, yet has a history of flip-flopping and confusing stances means that it's fair game to ask him tons of policy questions as well.

[Mr. Morden]

Incidentally, while the "headline" remark by Trump from that CNN interview was the comment on Megyn Kelly's blood, he also took swipes at other conservative commentators who have criticized him:

http://gawker.com/trump-on-megyn-kelly-there-was-blood-coming-out-of-he-1722831085

Charles Krauthammer (“A real jerk...the worst”)
George Will (“Pathetic”)
pollster Frank Luntz (“A dunce...a major loser”)

Of course Trump has also tweeted disapprovingly of Krauthammer and Will in years past, along with other notable conservatives, like Michelle Malkin, Jonah Goldberg, David Cameron, etc.  Read all about it in this fantastic CNN piece from June, "Donald Trump thinks pretty much everyone is a loser".