American idol Quote by David Letterman

People who have experience and credentials, they should be talking about that [Donald Trump presenting on TV]. I know everybody cares about ratings, but…

— Chelsea Handler

Why was Donald Trump's decision not to participate in the Fox debate such a big deal?

— Michel Martin

There is a long-standing tradition in the mainstream press of middle-of-the-road journalism that is objective and fair. I would hate to see that fall…

— Andrew Heyward

It's too much show business and too much prompting, too much artificiality, and not really debates. They're rehearsed appearances.

— George H. W. Bush

If you've got a big star like O'Reilly, it does overshadow what the hard-news guys do during the day. That's the nature of television.

— Roger Ailes

Trump might think that Fox needs his star power, and on the margins it's true that Trump appearances and interviews are right-wing ratings boosters.…

— Brian Stelter

“Consider this: Every day in America more people get their evening news from Entertainment Tonight, an insipid syndicated television show covering celebrity news, than…

— Neal Boortz

We did our best to do a Fox show, frankly, I don't think the difficulties we had at Fox would be exclusive to Fox.…

— Aaron McGruder

In TV you have to open a show the subject, you deal with an idea. Then you deal with a sponsor - but fast.…

— Saul Bass

The other night, President Bush's press conference was pre-empted by 'American Idol.' You know the difference between President Bush and 'American Idol?' See, on…

— Jay Leno

I do think whatever the short-term gain for [Donald]Trump might've been by skipping the Fox debate, it was also kind of - it could…

— Ryan Grim

With syndicated television and broadcast pay-per-view, this is an opportunity for a lot of guys to break into the national mainstream.

— Christopher Daniels