Terry Foster Is Boycotting Republican Debate Over Trump Absence
By Terry Foster
@TerryFoster971
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump will not attend Thursday's debate on the Fox News Channel, and I will not watch because of it.
This is not a one-man protest. I am not a Donald Trump guy, but he fascinates me. He is more than a politician. He is entertainment.
And I love to be entertained.
I am not a political expert. I simply follow both the Democratic and Republican races on CNN, MSNBC and Fox like the rest of you. I am simply one guy among millions of voters.
When Trump is on, I watch. Even though most political experts were wrong from day one about Trump, I still listen when they speak about him.
Trump is the car crash you cannot take your eyes off. He is the volcano rumbling in the distance. You stand and watch in shock and awe. He amuses me.
I disagree with much of what he says. However, he pushes agendas. Illegal immigration was not a huge issue until he made it one.
Ted Cruz made a huge jump in the polls and Trump pushed back and threw Cruz into a garbage can. I was convinced that Trump was full of it when he said Cruz is a Canadian citizen. Now I am not so sure. That is what Trump does. He systematically crushes people that he views as a challenge. He muddies the water so much that things that used to be clear are no longer in full view.
Whatever happened to Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina? They all got Trumped.
Trump says things people are afraid to say. That is why he keeps surging in the polls.
Trump will not be on because he believes that Fox moderator Megyn Kelly was unfair to him during the first debate. I actually agree with him. It appeared as if Kelly's goal was to eliminate Trump during the first debate. He only got stronger during a night of fireworks. I do not blame Trump for walking. However, Fox cannot allow anyone to dictate who they put on stage.
"Megyn Kelly's really biased against me," Trump said on an Instagram video. "She knows that, I know that, everybody knows that. Do you really think she can be fair at a debate?"
I do not think she can. But I sure would love to see this fireworks show.
"With me, they're dealing with somebody that's a little bit different," Trump told reporters. "They can't toy with me like they toy with everybody else. Let them have their debate and let's see how they do with the ratings."
Count me in as one person who won't be watching.
(Foster can be reached at Terry.Foster@cbsradio.com)
