Chris Wallace’s History Of Sexist Remarks ...Debate Blackout on Climate Change

[misterhighwasted]

https://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/18/chris-wallace-s-history-sexist-remarks-poses-another-challenge-his-role-debate-moderator/213905

Chris Wallace’s History Of Sexist Remarks Poses Another Challenge For His Role As Debate Moderator

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..Just a few months later, on Imus in the Morning, Wallace replied, “one can only hope” when asked if Palin would be “sitting on [his] lap” during an interview. Even the hosts of Fox & Friends, who are no strangers to sexism, confronted him over those comments. Wallace also explained in 2011 that one of the reasons he was “dazzled” by Palin is that she’s “very attractive.”

In 2015, Wallace again stirred controversy when he remarked that singer Kelly Clarkson, who had already been fighting an onslaught of body shaming in the media, “could stay off the deep dish pizza.” The comment brings to mind Trump’s statements about former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, whom he called “Miss Piggy” and described as an “eating machine.” Wallace did eventually apologize, calling his comment “offensive.”

Making fun of Clarkson’s weight, however, was not the first time Wallace ridiculed a woman’s appearance. In 2013, Wallace approved of a New York Post cover photograph of a supposedly angry Hillary Clinton labeled “No Wonder Bill’s Afraid,” which was heavily criticized as “blatantly sexist” and “offensive sexist garbage.” Wallace called the cover “funny” and asserted that “nice can be overrated sometimes.” With a history of comments like this, how will Wallace approach Trump’s dismissal of People reporter Natasha Stoynoff as too ugly for him to assault?
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AND THIS:
https://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/18/bloomberg-editorial-urges-chris-wallace-make-room-climate-change-final-presidential-debate/213904

Bloomberg Editorial Urges Chris Wallace To “Make Room For Climate Change” In Final Presidential Debate

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Fox News host Chris Wallace, the moderator, has selected six areas for discussion, including several that have been amply covered in previous debates. (“Fitness to be president,” anyone?)

Climate change is not among them. Nor was it a topic at the two previous presidential debates, nor at the vice presidential debate.

This is difficult to comprehend and harder to justify. It’s not as if it’s an unimportant or uncontroversial issue. In his seven-plus years in office, President Barack Obama has embarked on one climate initiative after another, always to strenuous (and occasionally justified) objections.

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Too much time in the debates thus far has been spent on the tawdry and embarrassing. Partly this is inevitable -- those have been the defining characteristics of the 2016 campaign, after all -- but it needn’t be this way.
Wallace should make room for climate change in the discussion.
On one of the most momentous and difficult issues facing their nation and the world, Americans deserve better than a blackout.

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[Auggie]

1. It's called Faux News for a reason

[Jason1961]

2. Exactly

It's purely right wing entertainment

[misterhighwasted]

3. Yup. The sexist remarks alone should disqualify Wallace from leading the debate.

I would replace Wallace with Sen Elizabeth Warren.