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Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace tells Politico that "the Democrats are damn fools [for] not coming on Fox News." Wallace thinks that once the party has a nominee "they probably will come on, because they know that we get a lot of voters they are going to need if they are going to win the election."
"Just imagine if the Republicans, under pressure from right-to-life groups, refused to appear on CNN or MSNBC," Wallace said. "I think there would be holy unshirted hell. I think there would be such talk about these people being captives of the extreme right wing and why are they afraid to answer questions."
Just what is “holy unshirted hell” anyway?
Does it have anything to do with Jeff Gannon (former Bush White House reporter whose naked pictures have appeared on a number of gay escort sites)?
Does the Democrat snub have anything to do with slander, disinformation, and intimidation? Or Fox’s reputation for overtalking and not letting a Democrat make a point?
Could it have something to do with hackery like this recent story headline on Fox News -- "Democrats Legislating Defeat in Iraq"?
Fox uses the same tactics that righties used forty years ago about Vietnam--claiming that anyone who argued for withdrawing or cutting off war funding is a traitor.
Certainly Democrats would show up if they knew there’d be a civil discussion.
Fox News may bray that they're "fair and balanced"... but how about Wallace's rudeness to Bill Clinton that time? Gee, that may be a good reason for Dems to hold something against Fox.
A journalist’s job should never be to destroy the person they invited to interview, which is what Fox’s people seem to do when they invite someone from the “other side.” It’s simply not gracious. Good journalism should provoke discomfort, but leave open the chance to explain.
The Fox snub may be one of the few smart things Democrats have done lately. When Hillary appeared that Sunday and laughed at some of the questions...well, we still hear that laugh popping up on Fox's other political commentary shows ...nothing else, just the laugh. Yes, anyone could record and play that cackle, but Fox is the only one who does.
At least CNN presents the right-wing side--Glenn Beck. Name one equivalent left-wing show on Fox.
It would be fitting for the Democrats to simply ignore Fox and leave them as the only outlet without sources.
And last time I checked, Democrats seem to be doing just fine without the help of Fox News. By the way, how’s that Republican campaign fundraising going?
There was a recent poll/current event quiz showing that Fox's audience is the worst informed... the best informed audience was that of The Daily Show, NPR next.
Really...watching Fox News is like watching a puppet show where everyone's lips move except Brit Hume's.....
