Hugh Hewitt says Donald Trump still preferable than Hillary Clinton

Let me count the ways...

Trump leading Hillary in New York?  

Mitt? It must be a leap year thing...

Instapundit: Does the GOP think Mitt will change minds? Trump Train? Europeans trying to understand Trump, Roger Simon: The #NeverTrump crowd should get a life, Oh oh--she might need a bigger PAC, Leap Year, again? Hugh! & Trust

Debate Night: Is Trump The Target? (yeah, probably)

The Debate is at the Reagan Library tonight, Rush has an odd feeling about it all...

The Reagan boys do not like the Reagan candidate comparisons...especially with The Donald
Ron Reagan is just a tad bitchy about it...

Trooper York asks if Donald Trump a new Andrew Jackson?  Hmmmm, he might be onto something...

Old Hickory and Short Fingered Vulgarian: Separated at Birth?  

EBL: There is still a week of summer left so stay thirsty my friends, the Donald Trump debate cocktail, and Hewitt and Trump: It's On

Rush Limbaugh: Trump lets it rip on the USS Iowa

American Power Blog: Candidates must win support from disaffected Americans and no front runner polling collapse for Trump so far
Lem's Place: Is Trump the Obama of 2016?
Regular Right Guy: Bushed?

Vodka Pundit: Everything you wanted to know about tonight's debate
Instapundit:  Hillary says our next President needs to know about cyber security? Ya think! How Obama has transformed politics: Both parties reject experienced leaders, someone slip this to Donald Trump, and Vodka Pundit: Tan Rested Ready!
AoSHQ: Carson and Fiorina both surging too

Mark Steyn: Debate Night

Are you Trump Curious?

You can thank William Jacobson for that phrase!

EBL: Hewitt v. Trump: It's On
Hillary: Hands off my Huma
Fla Poll: Trump ahead but Carson surging? Jeb and Rubio not so much.

Those worried about Trump corrupting conservatism are a bit late. Meet Mitt Romneycare, John McCainFeingold, JohnFundObamaBoehner.

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 6, 2015

Jonah if you wonder how conservative voters could choose a bombastic guy with a bad combover, that tweet above is why (that’s what corrupting conservatism)…
An unserious candidate? Support someone serious then…

Hugh Hewitt and Donald Trump: It's On

It's On: Trump Responds

I mostly like what Hugh Hewitt does, even if he is a massive fan of Mitt Romney (which I raise only to suggest there may be a wee bit of bias in his questions of Trump). I am generally not a fan of reporter "pop quiz" questions.  Mainly out of the unfairness of this whole process. The media shields candidates they like from this and target those they don't.  Many of us who closely follow terrorism could identify and answer most of the questions Hugh Hewitt asked, but I guarantee the vast majority of the politicians could not (let alone the public).  Hugh (who is a lawyer) is treating Trump more as a witness on the stand to destroy rather than an interview subject.

If you want to present a hypothetical issue and ask the candidate what he would do, fair enough. I never thought of Donald Trump as an expert on the middle east, nor am I suggesting Trump is the best foreign policy candidate currently running. But if I had to guess if Trump would do a better job than Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, I would say yes.

This reminds me of another tycoon, Henry Ford, who sued the Chicago Tribune for slander for calling him an "ignorant anarchist" after he disagreed with the Tribune over a foreign policy position involving the Mexico border (imagine that). Ford got grilled on the stand (which is why be careful about suing someone in civil court) and was asked all sorts of factual history questions which Ford got horribly wrong.  After a series of humiliating answers, Ford responded with he did not know a lot of facts, if he needed to know a fact he could pick up a phone and have someone come tell him. Which is a pretty good answer.

Ford won the case.  Both sides spent over a $1,000,000 on attorneys and costs Ford was awarded 6 cents in damages. Later on the editor of the Tribune and Ford made up, saying they never should have let their lawyers get them into such a dispute.

The next GOP debate should be fun since Hugh Hewitt is the moderator!  At least Hugh his letting his bias be known.

Instapundit: Focus your attacks Hugh and Donald: Worst. President. Ever, Hillary is weird, How to fill Supreme Court vacancies, Larry McMurtry was right, the media needs to show its bias, is social media ruining politics?
AoSHQ: Hillary Clinton lies and Hillary Clinton can't do anything without help
Hot Air: Ed defends Hugh and Quds it matters!
Rush Limbaugh: Pop quiz won't hurt Trump
JWF: Trump tripped up by a 'third rate' interviewer
Legal Insurrection: Trump curious? Oh my!
Hot Air: Hugh defends his questions and if his show is third rate, why did Trump say it was an honor to be on it?
Fla Poll: Trump ahead but Carson surging? Jeb and Rubio not so much.
AoSHQ: Everyday is April 1 for Obama but Trump was Ambushed
Breitbart/Rush Limbaugh: Reagan's response to this sort of questioning was best: I don't need to know their names, they need to know mine...

Ann Coulter attacks the Tea Party and Jen Rubin, Hugh Hewitt, and Karl Rove all go into panic mode!

Video above pulled but The Blaze got permission from Fox and Friends to have Ann railing on Republican voters in South Carolina.  

Ann is not helping Mitt Romney--stop digging Ann!   Mitt Romney needs to persuade GOP voters he is the better candidate over Newt Gingrich.  He has not done so yet.  Jeb Bush is remaining neutral.  No word on Marco Rubio.  Those are probably the only two endorsements that would make any difference now.  Mitt has to save himself. But George Will nails it:  Mitt's problem is not Romneycare but Romneyness.  
Meanwhile, Jennifer Rubin is freaking out, Hugh Hewitt is pretending all is well, and Karl Rove advises, don't over read what happened in South Carolina...Really?  Do you think Karl would have said that if Mitt Romney was the big winner yesterday (or if it were even close)?  

The Architect

Prior posts:   Separated at Birth:  Mitt Romney and...?   
                    How did Newt win and Mitt lose South Carolina...
Related stories:  10 things Mitt Romney should do following South Carolina
Update:    Mark Steyn on the Man Who Gave Us Newt
                Chris Christie decides to freak out too, but at least he has the sense not to attack the voters.
                 Jen Rubin lets us know how she really feels
Update II:   Republican Party Seppuku...
                  Mitt Romney's Pawlenty Moment...
Update III:   Rush Limbaugh:  GOP Establishment in full panic...