FOX  NEWS NETWORK VIRTUAL TOWN HALL, NOTHING NEW OFFERED. A BUST.

THE KUHNS REPORT

LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?

Right now, there is a two hour "virtual town hall" occurring on FOX NEWS television with President Trump, the Vice-President,  and some of the Corona Virus task force members BUT, this appears to be nothing but a "dog and pony show."

FOX NEWS network states they had  a lot of questions from the general public but instead of having the  people from across the country's questions dominate the show and have their questions addressed the valuable air time is used up by the Vice-President and the task force panel to reiterate  the same ol', same ol' that they have already talked about days ago. Instead of having the people across the country have their questions addressed during the  program FOX NEWS lined up their  same old talking heads which they  have appear on their various shows each and every day. The average people across the nation who may have had  questions of concern were left out of the so called "virtual town hall." The viewers were lucky if they had questions from FOUR , maybe  FIVE people from across America. What a joke!

And the moderator and hosts of FOX really threw softball questions at the Vice-President, President Trump  and the task force and  allowed them to go on, and on, and on dodging questions. The hosts did not drill down on specific areas of concern but instead allowed the Vice-President, President and  task force members to fall back on the same old talking points.

For example, questions were dodged about  supplying the health professionals with needed and requested masks, gowns, tests, and ventilators. When it was suggested that New York needed 30,000 ventilators but are being shipped only 4,000 the Vice-President went back to his same song and dance about private sector companies volunteering to offer to build them and other companies volunteering to make masks and gowns, etc.--BUT, if this corona virus is like what President Trump says it is" I am a war time President and we're in a war with an invisible enemy," then I say it is time the President and administration enacted war time acts like we did during Wold War II, when we mobilized America and MANDATED that certain  and specific companies build ships, planes, uniforms and military equipment for our war effort. The  President, right now, could put into place  the Defense Production Act and immediately  order and mandate  companies to manufacture and produce ventilators, masks, gowns, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and drugs, etc., and offer new companies and start ups the loans and monies needed to begin operations of churning out this much needed equipment. By having the government  commit to buying the  products and guarantee orders we could have the needs met very quickly. For example, if a company says they will manufacture 40,000 ventilators if the government gives them a contact for that number and pays them for the 40,000 ventilators, the problem could be solved very quickly. The same template applies for medical masks, gowns, tests, drugs  etc.--SO, GIVE NEW COMPANIES the loans and access to  money and build and manufacture a product, a contract commitment to buy the product, and America can and will WIN THIS WAR. And, by the way, once the corona virus pandemic subsides keep these companies producing and selling  these critical items. WE HAVE TO MAKE AND MANUFACTURE here in the United States. BRING INDUSTRY back to America's shores.

Finally, I submit that these "virtual town halls", like the one being presented by FOX NEWS today be  geared and directed to the PEOPLE'S QUESTIONS.  Show the average persons video question and have it addressed by the President,Vice-President or specific panel person that are there to answer questions. Let the public's questions be the dominant theme an take priority. If FOX is presenting a two hour show for questions then let the individual's  question be answered. And do not allow the President, Vice-President or the person being asked the question to evade and fill valuable air time  with old worn out talking points. Have them answer the question directly with short concise answers.

These hosts that moderate these town halls and interviews frequently have  a habit of interrupting the guest or speaker just to get their face on  camera. And in doing so they start a question and compound it with a basic lecture or dissertation leading into the question. CHRIST!, the moderators have to learn to ask the question in only a simple few words-- AND, let the person answer. The television viewing audience doesn't need to hear the moderators opinion or suppositions leading up to a question that takes  2 to 3 minutes to pose. Hey, ask the question  simply and succinct and then get out of the way AND let the person answer the question.

In closing, I would submit that FOX NEWS NETWORK should conduct a "town hall" by utilizing the general public's questions more and stop this cut and paste  type of news programming they currently use. - And, that's my opinion. I suggest you look at the situation and come to your own conclusions. You decide.

BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com