Developing: Dems May Drop Fox-Sponsored Pres. Debate...

[CatWoman]

That's the lead over at the Huffington Post right now.

No story yet.

I hope it's true.

[saltpoint]

1. Agree. I hope it's true, too. To hell with FOX News.

[Hubert Flottz]

2. They should put CNN and FOX on ignore!

[hlthe2b]

4. Fox absolutely... let CNN get the hint from that...

[still_one]

7. just fox, they are the one that leads the others

In fact all Democrats should avoid any direct contact with fox

They are a propaganda machine whose only purpose is propaganda, NOT to present the other point of view

Remember any Democratic point of view WILL be distorted by the fox trash

[walldude]

3. Took em' long enough. You'd think after all this time

the Dems would "get it". We'll have to thank Edwards and Obama for leading the charge on this one.

[Judi Lynn]

12. Truly, it's about time those fascists stopped being treated as if they were actually legitimate. n/t

[robinlynne]

5. cool! I'm just loving Mr. Edwards' new found positions!

[Tempest]

6. If they don't

I'm voting for Edwards as he's the only one who said he wouldn't participate.

[still_one]

8. I am not voting for someone based on that, but let me tell you I am

liking more of what comes out of the Edwards camp

[blogslut]

9. me too

As they say on the interwebs...

"It's a trap!"

[KoKo]

10. Weren't we told to drop our efforts to petition over this? Hope that

Edwards support will make the DNC rethink it's position. ....Fingers crossed. If we back down on this the door is open for more abuse from Fox and the rest who think they can minipulate our debates the way they've done for years by having questioners from the Media who barely conceal their dislike of all Dem candidates.

[hlthe2b]

11. Who asked us to drop the petition efforts? news to me....

[KoKo]

14. Here's the post.....

madfloridian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-23-07 01:53 PM
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Once again our party is catering to the other side against our grassroots. Updated at 11:53 AM

Edited on Fri Feb-23-07 01:56 PM by madfloridian
Hardcore Fox viewers in Nevada can very easily turn the dial to another station if they really want to hear Democrats. We do not have to cater to them. Now the MoveOn action is negated, Robert Greenwald's Fox Attack is negated...all because our Democrats have to pander to Fox Viewers. There are others groups as well, and I get mail from all of them.

I don't like Dean going along with this. I wonder though if now our party is becoming rather obligated to Murdoch. We know Hillary had a fundraiser with him, or was planning one. Who else did?

http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/23/111323/979

"The reason, according to an online letter MoveOn sent to 2 million of its members Thursday, is that "Fox is a mouthpiece for the Republican Party, not a legitimate news channel. The Democratic Party of Nevada should drop Fox as its partner for the presidential primary debate." Joining the chorus Thursday was liberal filmmaker Robert Greenwald, the director of the anti-Fox film, "Outfoxed," who released a video online of Fox's coverage of Democratic candidates.

But the Nevada party organizers -- and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean -- said Thursday that while they may not think much of Fox's reporting, they want to reach out to viewers of the largest cable news network, one with double the number of prime-time viewers of CNN. And one whose believability is much higher with Republicans than Democrats, according to a 2005 study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism."

Here is Move On's Take on Fox action:
http://civ.moveon.org/foxdebate /

Here is Greenwald's Fox Attacks:
http://foxattacks.com:80 /

There are other networks to use. Let them turn the dial if they care.

Here is more, and I disagree with Dean on this firmly.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/200...

"This is about talking to voters, not a network," Dean said Thursday. "While the Fox News Channel rarely has coverage that is fair and balanced, we believe that Fox viewers, who are potential voters, should have the opportunity to see a debate between our candidates. These forums provide an important unfiltered opportunity for potential voters to see Democrats without the bias of the network."

No, unfortunately it will not be an unfiltered view. Right after the 03 debates they switched to Bill Bennett to tear down the Democrats.

[hlthe2b]

19. thanks... missed that one..

I see both sides of the argument and respect Dean's thoughts, but I just think Faux news is hopeless and more harm than good to our candidates... Who knows...?

[halobeam]

13. Does anyone think Howard Dean when they see this?

LOL This is really cool hehe.

[Czolgosz]

15. K & R & congratulations to Edwards for leading the charge out of the Foxhole!

[wicket]

16. And another K & R

:kick:

[earthlover]

17. Fox News = Oxie-MORON!

To hell with their debates. The ones in 04 weren't good. For that matter, CNN's were not any better.

[gatorboy]

18. Hell, why announce it now?

They should wait for the night of the debate and walk out. Let Fox go dead air. :)