Posted on 03/07/2007 6:03:28 PM PST by SmithL
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards won't participate in a debate co-hosted by Fox News Channel and the Nevada Democratic Party, his campaign said Wednesday, as party officials tried to settle a dust-up over their partnership with the conservative cable network.
Edwards' campaign said Fox News' participation was part of the decision to pass on the Aug. 14 debate in Reno, but it also cited scheduling conflicts.
Online activists and bloggers quickly hailed the decision as a victory in their campaign to urge Nevada Democrats to drop Fox News as a partner. MoveOn.org Civic Action says it has collected more than 260,000 signatures on a petition that calls the cable network a "mouthpiece for the Republican Party, not a legitimate news channel."
Fox News Channel vice president of news David Rhodes issued a statement calling it "unfortunate that Sen. Edwards has decided to abandon an opportunity to reach the largest mainstream cable news audience in America."
Democratic Party officials and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid initially touted the partnership with Fox News as an opportunity to reach out to a different bloc of voters. But in a letter posted Wednesday on the party's Web site, Democratic Party Chairman Tom Collins said Reid now shares activists' concerns and "has asked us to take another look."
Collins said the party would invite a "local progressive voice" to participate on the debate panel, which would include a reporter from a local Fox affiliate, a national Fox News reporter and the moderator.
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Not wuss - faggot!
Maggot!
It was a scheduling conflict!
Priorities
No doubt he'll be getting his hair done.
What an idiot. No serious candidate for the Presidency is going to skip such an event.
fag
Fox not close enough to the gel factory?
Not enough mirrors.
LOL Yes I'm sure John-boy the Breck Girl has his time scheduled all the way through August already! What was that word Ann Coulter used?
Bundle of sticks for burning!
Whats the word I'm looking for?
Swishy?
Effiminate?
Queer?
Edwards outfoxed.
him and KatoCalin seperated at birth??? 
He needs to make a trip to OZ so he can ask the Great Wizzard for "Courage."
Have some nuts Edwards! If you don't like Fox, just say it. Fag
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