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Dick Morris On Gingrich Success: ‘You Don’t Win Iowa In Iowa,’ You Win It On Fox News

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Fox News commentator Dick Morris appeared on Fox and Friends Wednesday and opined that Newt Gingrich didn’t have to go to Iowa to actually win the Iowa caucus, all he needed was to be on television, and on one channel in particular. “With only one office in Iowa, he’s running away with the state!” co-host Brian Kilmeade exclaimed. “It’s almost unheard of!”

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“This is a phenomenon of this year’s election,” Morris explained. “You don’t win Iowa in Iowa. you win it on this couch. You win it on Fox News. You win it in the debates. You win a national primary and it imposes itself.”

“That could make this the most powerful piece of furniture in America!” Steve Doocy declared.

“This is the casting couch,” Morris added, somewhat salaciously.

“Whoa!” Doocy boomed.

Watch Morris’s suggestion that all Gingrich needed was Fox News to win the election below:

(h/t MediaMatters)

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  • Anonymous

    Wow at least they are coming clean… FOX news is the official mouth piece for the Republican Party.  I know, I know… tell us something we didn’t know.

  • Anonymous

    Nice to see them fess up. Fair and balanced as long as you are a Republican.

  • Anonymous

    Fire Doocy, Kilmeade, and Carlson, and offer that couch a four-year contract.  

  • Anonymous

    I guess Fox takes good care of their ex-employees.

  • Anonymous

    And MSMBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS are the Obama networks.

    But you are so, so upset the the conservatives may have one network that is conservative?

    Son, you are  a total embarrassment and Fascist whose toys are calling you back home.

  • Anonymous

    You win on FOX because it actually has an audience unlike your liberal networks, son!

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    FOX has adopted functions of the older party apparatus… They are the information, publicity and propaganda arm of the RNC.

  • Anonymous

    While stonepark has a rare moment of being correct on the networks, he misses one essential difference – the other networks never boasted about it. Fox is now boasting about their political power.

    As far as one network and such, seriously? That’s what you have?

  • Anonymous

    Kind of a misleading headline, wouldn’t you say?

  • Anonymous

    Misleading how? In that it quotes Morris directly? Is it now misleading to quote directly?

  • Anonymous

    son, I like how you can not comment without spewing you liberal hate.

    Being the #1 cable network, they DO have political power!

  • Anonymous

    ‘You don’t win Iowa in Iowa. you win it on this couch. you win it on Fox News. This is the casting couch.’ Dick Morris

    …Thanks Dick!

    This comment shouldn’t really come as a surprise to anyone really. It’s hardly a trade secret…

  • Anonymous

    correct, son- FOX is the #1 cable show and if you want to get your message out, you go to #1 .

  • Anonymous

    ya everyone who does not believe in nonsense is a liberal –ok we get it..

    ok lemmings—get in like for the FOX trot–over the proverbial cliff…

    just the fact that lil dickie morris, newt and palin are (were) on the fox payroll–says it all..

  • Anonymous

    Selective quoting…..“You don’t win Iowa in Iowa. you win it on this couch. you win it on fox news. you win it in the debates. you win a national primary and it imposes itself”

    Mediaite selected a segment of the quote to put forth a false headline.  They kind of dothat all the time, just like the rest of the leftwing media.

  • Anonymous

    #1 for morons who have nothing to except stay home all day and watch hate …
    smoke meth, take oxie and cash their fraudulent disability checks–
    ya–fox is the kings of the dead..
    good for them~

  • Anonymous

    Grasping at straws.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    In what specific manner does the quote segment misrepresent the entirety of the quote?

  • Anonymous

    So most of the people on Fox lean right. So what? At least they tell both sides of a given issue and report ALL stories. Unlike MSNBC which will only give you one side or will simply not report a story that makes Obama/Dems look bad.

    Have you ever watched Fox or are you just repeating what the lefty networks & websites tell you? (For the record, I tune to MSNBC and CNN on a regular basis.)

  • Anonymous

    I know…the only thing that would lower their credibility even further is if they hired Al Sharpton, Chelsea Clinto, Elliot Spitzer, or Contessa Brewer…

  • Anonymous

    As does Fox news and every other media outlet. In this case, the headline uses his exact words, and his intent with those words.

    Like it or not, those are his exact words in the headline, and the headline exactly reflects the intent of Morris’ comments. He called it the casting couch.

    Nitpicking will not change the truth on this one.

  • Centrist79

    I wonder if people if Iowa feel the same one come election day.

  • Anonymous

    The couch would have more intelligent things to say than 24 hours of broadcasting on MSNBC

  • Anonymous

    Son, you took way to many words that signified nothing- nada, zero.  Spoken like a true lib.

  • Anonymous

    It helps us form our narrative and sound bites though….

    Common silly, if mediaite took everything within the context it was said and presented it as such, all us liberal lemmings would have nothing to talk about.

  • Anonymous

    son, if it were for morons, you would be watching.

    But thanks for spewing some more liberal hate.

  • Anonymous

    MSNBC is #1 for morons who have nothing to except stay home all day and watch hate …smoke meth, take oxie and cash their fraudulent disability checks–ya–MSNBC is the kings of the dead..good for them~

    I like posting my unfounded opinions too!

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    I consume more right wing media than most right wingers. I currently watch FNC on occassion but have binged in the past. MSNBC has a bias as well. They have very much emerged as the information arm of the DNC, omit with intent as all media must and manage a high level of accuracy despite the bias. FNC is sloppy and often dishonest. The assessment is mine and not borrowed for show.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    Describe the way in which the quote segment misrepresents the entirety of the quote.

  • Anonymous

    right back ata ya…

  • Anonymous

    Do you actually think that CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS are as liberal as FOX is conservative? We’ll leave MSNBC out of it because, the answer is yes there.

  • Anonymous

    Memo to Dick Morris: Gingrich is winning in Iowa because Iowans do not want a Morman in the white house. Gingrich is winning in Iowa because Iowans do not care that he pledged his soul, vote and character to people other than those voting for him. He is pledged to the likes of Grover Norquist, Bob Vander Plaats, Edward H Crane, David Keene and other
    puppeteers. They will be voting for former ten-term congressman from an Atlanta-area district was Speaker of the
    House and resigned in disgrace. He resigned in disgrace because he was
    “Womanizing”! Newton’s conservative stance will not
    stand as his “Contract for America” didn’t stand, and “trickle down” didn’t
    trickle! Compassionate Conservatism wasn’t! This man is a retread, re-hashed and
    regurgitation of failed concepts doomed to failure again! Should he get lucky and make it past the next round, the shoe will come crashing
    down in November 2012. Any candidate who accepts Trumps invite and shares his
    stage are being upstaged and lowering the standards we hold out candidates up
    to. To those who accept and appear will be doomed for their kissing Trumps ring
    and seeking his blessing.

  • Anonymous

    all more educated than sean hannity–radio talk show college drop out..

    how is anal boy O doing? how about traitor Ollie or Rove?

    what ever..
    lil dickie morris–back stabber opportunist

  • Anonymous

    Oh, yes, and the morons who post stupid remarks on Internet comment boards like you and some others here do herte 24/7.
    And you ridicule others who you say have nothing to do.
    Good Lord.
    BTW get your ass back in the Drive Thru. It is noon and they are getting busy.

  • Anonymous

    then why is nobody watching?

    see –’liberal’ news does not get the JERRY ratings–because we work? and read?
    you cannot have ratings from clowns that sit in front of the boob tube all day AND THEN CLAIM YOU HAVE A SOPHISTICATED AUDIENCE..
    you morons give the best evidence of your own failures..
    face it–FOX NEWS IS WATCHED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO…
    you know–those who LIVE OFF OF THE GOVERNMENT?

  • Anonymous

    YOU PROVE IT REAL WHEN YOU SAY PEOPLE WATCH IT ALL DAY……

    how can a person work, raise a family, study and read..AND WATCH FOX NEWS ALL DAY???
    please enlighten me -oh wise (ass) one..

  • Anonymous

    Yes, absolutely. What’s worse, is they attempt to conceal their liberal bias to sway public opinion rather than inform the public.

  • Anonymous

    Idiot. So all you have to do is to appear on the most watched TV program?

  • Anonymous

    interesting

  • Tucsonense

    Who pulled your chain doll?

  • Anonymous

    Fox News = Republicans !
    MSNBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS = Democrats !

    A Fair And Balanced Fight !!

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    ChickaBOOMer: The Clowns Under Donald Trump’s Big Top
    http://chickaboomer.blogspot.com/2011/12/clowns-under-donald-trumps-big-top.html

  • Anonymous

    well for me personally..
    1-i own the company
    2-i work from my laptop
    3-i most likely make a hell of lot more than YOU..
    4. i have never worked fast food-although i have owned restaurants..

    so don’t let your fingers write checks your ass cannot cash..

  • Anonymous

    And they pay Morris big bucks for this kind of analysis.

    Newt Gingrich is
    the shooting-star-of-the-month Republican candidate for president. He’s
    proclaimed himself the front runner based on the polls; and it must be true
    because all the other Republican candidates have begun criticizing him. But can
    the chubby, twice divorced, former Speaker of the House with an attitude and a
    record in politics longer than Moses’ trek in the desert win the Republican
    nomination and the 2012 election? The answer to both questions is yes, and
    here’s why.  http://ewross.com/can_newt_gingrich_win_the_nomination_and_the_election.htm

  • Anonymous

    Sure you do realjoke!
    And pick up the trash on the lot before reporting to the Drive Thru.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    Is Newt a piece of clothing or some manner of athlete?  He is simultaneously being worn and measured for fit while avoiding patellar trauma in your summary.  

  • Anonymous

    Morons or not, they’re many and they vote as they’re told to…

  • Anonymous

    So pretty much the opposite of what Dick Morris says is true… See ya Newt!

  • Anonymous

    well lil squirt..

    i will show mine if you show yours…

    i have 10k to put up to back up my bullshit..
    what say YOU?

    and to make it easier..i am NOT in the 1%..
    but i am in the top 5…
    let me know when you want to play for real and not be a lil teen age, hide behind the bushes, stone thrower…

  • Anonymous

    AND EMPTY THE TRASH CANS, REALJOKE!!!
    ROTFL

  • Anonymous

    AND WIPE THE COUNTER DOWN!  lol

  • Tucsonense

    The Clown that is Dick Morris………………………………………face Plant!!!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Following your logic I deduce that all other media is liberal which makes the Fox audience rather insignificant. Yes number one with the 25% of hardcore conservatives aka morons.

  • Anonymous

    Dick Morris hit it right on the head. The importance of Fox News in immeasurable. Fox News is becoming the most important news station in the country, and it’s on cable! 

  • Anonymous

    But he is not pretending, I think he believes that. So does O’Reilly (who called himself the second most powerful man in the world). Of course Dick would probably call Roger Ailes the most powerful man in the world, too.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000142296553 Ralph Smith

    Morris is full of hot air and has no idea what he is talking about. Iowan’s don’t decide by national media coverage. They decide by handshakes and debates held in front of them. I agree with some of the others–Morris is a clown who is clueless–why is he given airtime any more?

  • Anonymous

    Really?  Bill Gates dropped out of College, Einstein dropped out of the 11th grade,  and we don’t even know if our current president went to college at all since we havn’t seen anything that validates his status as an “intellectual”.

    Besides, seeing how your the type of guy that uses the term “anal boy” past the age of 14, how are you in a position to judge anybody’s education level?

  • Anonymous

    Yeah…thats why Obama agreed to an interview with O’reilly during the superbowl halftime for that exact reason.

  • Anonymous

    Unlike KeevaS I do not agree that other than MSNBC these stations are any more right or left wing oriented. The three majors and CNN are OBJECTIVE journalist. They report the facts as they find them and live up to “journalistic standards.” Journalistic standards have been thrown out the window at FOX. Stoneface you couldn’t possibly understand what these are they are such far out concepts to you as triple fact checking, not using weasel words, seeking facts from all pertinent source for information.

  • Anonymous

    The context was that Iowa is not won in this campaign by campaigning in Iowa.  It is won by getting your message broadcasted on national platforms in order to influence voters in Iowa, Fox news being one of those venues he used as an example.
     
    The headline to this article implies, and in no way departs from the implication that Morris was saying the only way to win Iowa is on Fox News….period.
     
    And this implied narrative is validated by simply reading people’s comments right here on this thread who repeat it.

  • Edward Keithly

    Dick Morris, next time you hire a prostitute, make sure her toes aren’t coated in Tardasil, man!!

    Iowa is retail politics, maybe the last true bastion of it in America.  To claim any different is to demonstrate political retardation.

  • Anonymous

    Your premise is completely and utterly false.  That premise is of course Fox viewers are lazy and sit around all day watching the network while liberals go out and work.
     
    LMAO….If that were the case, then talk radio during morning and afternoon rush hour would be dominated by left-wing broadcasts as all you left wingers drive to, and head home from work..
     
    And of course, the most important left wing news source, the John Stewart show, would certainly go off the air with an 11p.m timeslot since all you liberals need to go to work in the morning…right?
     
    The bottom line is, you got nothing, nadda, period…you may through some capital letters and exclamation points into your posts, laced with a few personal insults, but your content is as worthless as if you just left your post blank.  

  • Anonymous

    If what you say is true, than God bless America, where even an adult with the maturity and intellect of a teenager can become resoundly successfull.

    Might I suggest you donate to Romney or Gingrich to ensure your unlikely success is secured…

  • Anonymous

    Morris got clinton elected twice, and until Cain’s scandals, he was kicking but in Iowa without even stepping foot in it…so how do you come to your assessment?

  • Anonymous

    Son, your comments signify nothing, much like you.

  • Anonymous

    The Iowa Caucus are completely and utterly broken, and subject to huge instances of voter fraud.

    Obama stole Iowa from Hillary in 2008 by bussing in follks from Ill..(plenty of video to validate this by the way)

    It was the biggest mokery of our political system that I’ve seen in a long time

  • Anonymous

    More name calling from a hate-filled lib.

    No, son, but it sure gives you more exposure on the #1 show than all the others.

    Man, you are truly an embarrassment.
    bawahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  • Anonymous

    Wow- I really struck a nerve.

    son, who said people watch it all day?

    You are truly delusional and make up your own unsubstantiated claims.

    You need professional help really badly.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    “It is won by getting your message broadcasted on national platforms”
    –”National Platforms” is your addition. The conversation included reference to…
    1. This couch
    2. Fox News
    3. Debates (The only non FOX specific reference)
    4. Powerful piece of furniture
    5. Casting couch
    …to establish a “national primary” that could “impose itself”.

    Morris certainly had the opportunity to make the broad case. His focus was FOX. The others followed with FOXcentric talk. If the primary point, missed by all but a few, was the importance of broadly defined national media, why three references to the specific couch and only one other glancing acknowledgement to non FOX media? The title would run counter to the content with your heading.

    Morris admits to undermining an inclusive grassroots Republican process through the centralized imposition of media elite will and you get mad at liberals for noticing. No wonder the right is so FUBAR.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_666CXNEZ6KWZNLK3L4GHGHJ2UE the poodah

    http://soulstorm.net:8081/ <PASS THIS SITE AROUND, PEOPLE!

    Anyone here voting for Gingrich doesn't have a clue and is making an enormous mistake. You are trashing your vote on a globalist, who is going to tank this country into the toilet the first chance he gets. Gingrich is dangerous. VERY dangerous. This man is part of David Rockefellers cabal of world dominion; a member of the CFR and other internationalist think tanks who have been squeezing the life out of America for a very long time, and do all they can manipulation congress. Their tentacles are dug into every corner of society, especially the banks and Wall St. Gingrich WILL start WW3 if elected. You have no idea how toxic this man is and the plans he has to 'nation build' and march into other countries, as he has made known in the past countless times, but then again, you don't know that do you? That would be because you keep allowing yourselves to be charmed by his 'awesome debating skills' and his 'knowledge of history'. Sure, yea, he is a great debated, yep. All psychopaths, liars, hypocrites, and war/money mongering lunatics are VERY smart….good speakers, listeners, and a great way with words. This is all part of his game. He will quote history and cite very complex things to distract you from what he is really about.

    Every bit of wealth this man has attained was from back-room deals, incessant conniving, lobbying, and manipulating people close to him. If you think this man gives a singe crap about religion or about people, you really need a reality check. Newt is about himself, himself, and himself, and always has been. He is the enemy, and always has been. He is part of the problem in our country and always has been. And by trashing your vote on this vile snake, that makes you the enemy as well…..but there is still time. If you can bring yourself to keep an open mind and wake up a bit and try to unplug yourself from this corrupt system of puppet masters, thieves and fakery, you will see that Ron Paul is our last true statesman left. There is no dirt that can be dug up on him. ZERO, He can be the president, if you people throwing stones at him (out of pure ignorance) would take the time to research him and compare him with Newt, then see who comes out on top. Their voting record alone is more than enough proof, but here, I will let you decide. This site breaks them both down for you, and yes, it leans toward Ron Paul, but when you read it (and I mean REALLY read it) you will see why Newt is a terrible human being, and what his plans are for this once great country. The ball is in your court. Don't say you weren't warned because you decided to stand behind the wrong man.

    All the info you will ever need is right here:

    http://soulstorm.net:8081/

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_W6JLLIQJLYTV6SGPHURDVUS3BM Eggert

    They are NOT the number 1 cable network! Have you ever heard of ESPN?

  • Anonymous

    Most good men are not great men, and most great men are not good men….
     
     
    Not sure what to make of your post, Gingrich is a belt-way insider, no doubt.  And frankly, I think Romney will get the nomination.
     
    Bottom line is, when the menu has chopped liver or rotten fish on it, you go for the chopped liver since at least it wont make you sick.

  • Anonymous

    That is just about the only 100% honest thing I’ve ever seen on Fox News.  Bravo, I guess?

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    That doesn’t prove anything. When I lived in the City and would drive Upstate I’d frequently leave the City, drive into and through Jersey and then go back into New York.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_U7T5LVIQK7AMIBM5WI765VDVDQ smald4lib

    He’s just stating the obvious that GOP(Fox) News is the station for the working class Republicans who don’t want a government but would rather have corporations controlling their lives. The Republican party believes that corporations are people and money is speech, so I guess the clan would rather have a CEO for their leader then a democracy of free thinking people who can start businesses without having Wall Mart come in and put them out of business. Their motto should be “Corporations Rule.” Rock on 99………..

  • Anonymous

    your reply to me made no sense at all..

    as usual you guys create a false premise and then move backwards trying to justify it..

    so lets try some basic logic..ok?
    1. conservatives watch fox right?
    2. fox is top cable network right?
    3. more conservatives watch fox tv than liberal watch tv news as per ratings-right????
    4. so unless conseratives change every hour—THEY ARE SITTING IN FRONT OF THE TV FOR  HOURS—
    5. when you are in front of the tv–you are not reading, spending ‘quality time’ with the kids or getting fresh air–right?

    and as far as the crazy thoughts on liberals and talk radio?
    well me actually listen to music? for me personally–i like Howard Stern..

    so there you go..next time you create an argument–try to start from a place of reality and not some nutty hypothetical or made up premise..
    dipshits

  • Anonymous

    again smug..
    false premise..
    so you ever heard of Donnie Trump? Newt? Fox news? all very successful by spewing hate, fear and nonsense more vitriolic than anything I have said..
    and as far as my success–i have earned it..i work all of my life, pay a shit load for my education..
    so yes–GOD BLESS AMERICA..

  • Anonymous

    morris did shit…
    morris is lil closet homosexual, opportunist who is like the villains on tv..
    they act like they are trying to help while the whole time they are sabotaging you..
    he is a piece of shit and nobody cares about him but fox news..
     

    as far as your dumbass thoughts about me-read above..
    and whever you are ready to drop drawers and measure–let me know..
    or just keep your little school girl attacks to yourself–phony coward~

  • Anonymous

    you are really a dumbass aren’t you?

    and I suppose that Obama had his birth certificate changed when he was a senator? or before?
    how are those black helicopters doing?

  • BooBoo Bear

    It might be the most important news station in the country but the sad fact is that they ranked in the bottom in the ratings for viewers actually knowing what the “true facts” about the issues are.

  • BooBoo Bear

    Wow..And here I thought ABC was run by a Republican. It was the network that almost put on a hour long campaign ad against Sen Kerry during the 2004 elections.

    And before you try and say that “The Washington Post” is a liberal newspaper. It is wholly owned by Rev Moon who is a Republican.

  • Anonymous

    Wow. You need to see a doctor to get your eyes and ears checked. The mainstream media leans left but FOX is off the road in the right hand ditch.

  • Anonymous

    Let’s talk instead about something more important instead, like the e-mails just released today by the DOJ today confirming that the obama DOJ was intentionally and illegally selling guns to the Mexican drug gangs with the intention of using the crimes committed with those “American weapons” to attack the second amendment. Subversion of the constitution anyone? Are there trials, convictions, perhaps executions for being accessories to murder and treason in order here? What would your opinion be if it had been a Republican admin that had done this and caused the death of U.S. agents and HUNDREDS of Mexican nationals?

  • Anonymous

    The Washington Times is owned by Rev Moon, the Washington Post is owned by the Washington Post Company.

  • Anonymous

    Teapublican Spam!
    Thank you sir, may I have another?

  • Anonymous

    Your uncomfortable with facts that go against your programing I see.

  • Anonymous

    very

  • Anonymous

    fool

  • NewHampshire

    Newt is unelectable.

    UN arse-kissing…
    http://www.undispatch.com/newt-gingrich-united-nations-champion

    Progressive arse-kissing.. “I’m a realpolitik Wilsonian” (and an
    interventionist) http://youtu.be/T76lD4zV1bo

    “‘Progressive’ FDR Was ‘Greatest President of the 20th Century”
    http://youtu.be/T76lD4zV1bo

    “SEIU’s Andy Stern Is Visionary Union Leader”

    “Andy Stern, the head of the Service Employees International Union, is
    the union leader who probably best understands the challenge of the
    world market and the need to make American union members productive in
    the face of world competition. Sadly, he is a distinct minority among
    union leaders.”

    What kind of ‘conservative’ says the Constitution is a document that has
    “served us so well for so long, and that now must, in its turn, die and
    be replaced.” ~Newt Gingrich

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