Do We Really Want a President Who Is Afraid of a Cable Network?

Men's News Daily ^ | April 10, 2007 | Doug Powers

[kinoxi]

Dems need only to repeat a lie to verify it’s authenticity.

[gondramB]

I don’t think “fear” is the right word - it more like pandering to the far left that they perceive as a requirement to get the Democratic nomination. And they well be right - look what happened to Lieberman when he didn’t properly pander.

[TomGuy]

FoxNews should develop a whole series of ads and put them on every video website:

Sample:

Topic: What questions are they afraid FoxNews might ask of them?

Perhaps this one: [specific hard question the other media outlets would not dare ask -- followed by a obvious period of dead silence]

[moose2004]

The funny thing is the dems are supposedly trying to reach out to social conservatives, gun owners and Christians like never before. So, if that’s true then why in the world would the dem presidential candidates not agree to appear on a Fox News Channel debate, the one cable chanel where most of the above get their news every day? I can’t imagine that a large number of conservatives watch CNN or PMSNBC. Nice move Edwards, Obama and Hillary, real smart. I wonder what the reaction would be if any Repub candidate refused to appear on any debates hosted by CNN or MSNBC?

[SevenofNine]

Is me or what but are Demos are bunch of girlie men for not accept Fox news debate

What bunch of p***ys

[cripplecreek]

I’m still waiting for someone to explain how this “bias” was supposed to manifest itself in a debate among people who mostly agree. (people from one side)

[honolulugal]

I agree with you.

[B.O. Plenty]

The 'rats want to "debate" on CNN so nobody will hear them.

They are, after all, 'rats, and as such cannot run on what they really believe...they must lie. So I figure that they figure the least number of people who hear a bunch of them "debating", the better. There will be a lesser chance of someone hearing when one of them slips up and blurts out what they really believe.

[cripplecreek]

I saw a post from a liberal at another site this morning. He was complaining that conservatives call it bias when the media doesn’t agree. I pointed out that he failed to mention the democrats skipping debates hosted by Fox news due to “bias”.

The libtard didn’t have an answer.

[monkapotamus]

"Is me or what but are Demos are bunch of girlie men for not accept Fox news debate

What bunch of p***ys"

^^^^ click

[Theresawithanh]

"at least until David wets himself and runs off screaming"

A more perfect description of a dem presidential hopeful in action than I've ever seen!

I don't get this at all. Like the author and several other posters here, I think they should welcome the opportunity to maybe change some minds.

[sgtbono2002]

When a Presidential candidate runs away from a network,publicity for free, and a chance to appear before the public. They are running totally scared.

I bet they get away with it. They’re Dems.

[NewLand]

I’m still waiting for someone to explain how this “bias” was supposed to manifest itself in a debate among people who mostly agree.

It's not the "bias" they are afraid of...it's the questions that someone from Fox might actually them, that the friendly confines of the lib-media will not! The list of possibilities is endless, I'm sure you can think of several.

[SevenofNine]

I been calling John Edward my pretty little Pony ROFL first time I saw him during last elections LOL!

What bother me he has nicer hair than I have LOL!

[NewLand]

Fox might actually ask them.

[adorno]

What questions are they afraid FoxNews might ask of them?

It's a matter of self-preservation. They don't want to stumble or be stumped during the primaries. They want to survive the primaries unscathed. If they refuse the debates after the primaries and against whoever the republican nominee is, then that's when the people need to hear about it and whoever the democrats nominee is should be castigated and excoriated.

[tkathy]

Dems have a serious wuss factor.

[Ingtar]

They ought to have the debate anyway. Label the podiums and present their voting record or clips for replies. (Or chirping crickets a time or two)

[Political Junkie Too]

Yup. The days of a CNN correspondent asking a Democrat candidate how he'd react if his wife were raped are long gone.

-PJ