{"id":11770,"date":"2016-07-21T17:36:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T00:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=11770"},"modified":"2016-07-21T17:35:06","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T00:35:06","slug":"ailes-out-cruz-booed-and-a-world-on-edge-with-president-trump-bradcast-7212016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=11770","title":{"rendered":"Ailes Out, Cruz Booed, and a World on Edge With ‘President Trump’: ‘BradCast’ 7\/21\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

On today’s BradCast<\/i><\/a>: Once again, as we go to air today, breaking news, this time concerning Fox “News”, where its founder, CEO and evil rightwing propaganda mastermind Roger Ailes is officially pushed out<\/a> after 20 years, on the heels of sexual harassment allegations from at least two Fox stars, and as many as 20 women over all. [Audio link to full show posted below.<\/i>]\n

Then, as the GOP continues to step on itself all week during its national nominating convention in Cleveland, second place 2016 GOP Presidential candidate Ted Cruz is booed off stage<\/a>, during his primetime speaking slot, for failing to endorse Donald Trump. As it turns out, the Trump camp knew that Cruz wouldn’t endorse days ago, but gave him the high-profile time slot at the convention anyway. All of which served to obscure the official acceptance speech of Vice Presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana. Idiocy or genius?<\/p>\n

We discuss all of that and much more related on today’s show with longtime Republican consultant and 2012 GOP Presidential candidate (the first openly gay one<\/a> from either major party) Fred Karger<\/b>, who tells me from Cleveland that he was one of the folks on the floor booing last night — though not necessarily for the same reason as others. “Any chance I get to boo Ted Cruz, I will do it,” he explains.<\/p>\n

Karger, who says he’s attending his 11th RNC, after having served as a senior campaign adviser to Presidents Ford and Reagan, discusses his broken party and what he believes broke it. He tells me he won’t be supporting Trump this year — (tune in to find out who he will<\/i> support) — but warns of the likelihood of a “Trump victory.”<\/p>\n

“He’s a master promoter and look what he’s done in 13 months,” he says. “He’s not only the nominee, but he’s taken over the Republican Party. And he’s neck-and-neck with Hillary.” Yup. And, as Karger notes, the Republican delegates in Cleveland have actually warmed up to Trump over the past several days, despite the apparent chaos to those of us non-wingnuts watching from afar. <\/p>\n

Finally, if you’re not concerned enough yet, the Republican nominee has not only sown chaos at his own convention but, now, also amongst U.S. allies<\/a> around the world, with remarkably cavalier<\/a> comments to the New York Times<\/i><\/a> about the future of NATO and other foreign policy issues under a Trump Presidency.<\/p>\n

All of that and more (including more breaking news mid-show, as the NBA exercises it’s free market rights to pull<\/a> their 2017 all-star game from Charlotte, NC, in response to that state GOP’s anti-LGBT law) on today’s BradCast<\/i>…<\/p>\n

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