Posted on 03/08/2007 8:52:51 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Edwards Declares War on Fox News Presidential Candidate Says 'No' to Fox-Hosted Debate By JAKE TAPPER and NITYA VENKATARAMAN
Mar. 8, 2007 — - Seeking to solidify the liberal base of his party, Democratic presidential contender former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., announced this week his boycott of the August 14th Democratic debate in Nevada being co-hosted by Fox News.
Edwards was, in fact, responding to a gauntlet thrown by blogger Markos Moulitsas, founder of liberal website the Daily Kos, who asked the Democratic candidate pool "not to do a Fox News debate," rather "to debate in Nevada with another media partner."
For years, Republicans have wielded the spectre of the "liberal media" as a rallying cry for their base. Now Democrats are attempting the same with "fair and balanced" Fox News Channel, which they see as leaning unfairly to the right.
Moulitsas clarified that his e-charge wasn't to handicap the state or the Democratic party within it but "to deprive the right wing's premier propaganda outlet an easy opportunity to take cheap shots at our guys."
Edwards' Move Speaks Volumes
In the hours that followed Moulitsas' boycott request on the Daily Kos, the Democratic field scrambled to hedge their bets. In a move that spoke volumes about the high regard his campaign holds for liberal activists on the Internet, the first candidate to come forward and make a definitive decision not to participate in the Fox News debate was John Edwards.
"We will not be participating in the Fox News debate." Edwards' Deputy Campaign Manager Jonathan Prince said in an e-mail to Moulitsas, "We're definitely going to debate in Nevada, but we don't see why this needs to be one of them."
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Sorry John, Laurie Dhue has better hair.
This is just so good.
Y'all watch....this will drive Fox's ratings UP.
this will backfire if they try it.
So Breckboy is throwing in with the moonbats.
I saw this on a leftist website earlier... I guess ABC did too.
Edwards.
What a f..... nevermind.
if they boycott a debate becuase its Fox news then come Oct of '08 we can justly boycott the debate being held by MSM scum(assuming we are ahead). This is win win for us.
Damn. I wanted to see Dennis Miller pop the Breck Girl in the mouth.
What a faggy thing to do!
Democrats can't stand to be asked anything but the two "tough" questions that the MSM will usually ask them. "What kind of underwear are you wearing?" And "What kind of tree would you be if you could be a tree?" Those are the only "tough" questions the Dems are ready for. Anything else and you are "right-wing" for asking it.
Any debate associated with NPR, CBS (fake docs to influence election), or NBC (Olberman) should be boycotted by Republicans.
Will you see editorials denouncing Edwards' "war" with the media? Nope.
John Edwards is funny
If the Dems ever take both Congress and the White House they will try to shut Fox down. They'll use the Fairness Doctrine or somesuch. It'll be payback to the nutroots.
O'Reilly's going to bloviate about this.
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