Posted on 09/02/2008 5:31:27 PM PDT by tcrlaf
Senator Barack Obama will appear on Fox News' "O'Reilly Factor" tonight, a Democratic source tells Politico.
The move is timed to counterprogram the Republican National Convention, which is likely to drive Fox's ratings sky-high and to give Obama access to a conservative audience.
It's Obama's first appearance on the widely viewed cable show, and is a sign of what Vanity Fair today reported is a "tentative truce" between Obama and News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch.
Obama clashed with Fox News during the primary after it aired early reports suggesting he had been a Muslim in Indonesia. The relationship warmed in May, however, when he appeared on "Fox News Sunday" and told its host, Chris Wallace, that he was "looking forward" to appearing on "The O'Reilly Factor."
Bad or good, the Palin thing has pushed Obama OUT of the news cycles...
I’m watching it now. 5:33 and no Obama yet.
I was watching O’Reilly a few minutes ago...no mention of Obama...all Palin...all the time!
And O’Reilly will bring him back. Why? The bloviator has already been more than annoying and I found myself watching CNN.
was this decision made before or after McCain said he wouldn’t appear on CNN??
There’s no time for Obama to appear tonight.
and people should stop bashing BOR. He’s sticking up for Sarah palin and her daughter, taking on the left wing smears.
O’Reilly should refuse to talk about anything except the Democrats’ vicious attacks on Gov. Palin.
No Obama yet and it’s 8:33 pm ET.
Maybe Obama should go on Hannity & Colmes!
I turned bor on very briefly - and switched to cspan. I just can;t take his negativity.
That is just pitiful. I can’t stand him. Please tell me that Brit Hume will be there???
Now we know why BO has been acting the way he has lately. Kiss ass....
Afraid of O’Reilly’s promised (threatened) 25 part expose’.
I’ve have been working on trying to raise my I.Q. I think I’ll have to pass.
I watched Karl Rove and then left...I never watch BOR, but was checking in on Fox to see when the speeches were to be given for the convention. I can’t bring myself to watch CNN or MSNBC coverage.
O’Reilly is truly repulsive in every way.
Maybe after this O’Reiley will stop pandering. LOL!!!
Who is the democratic source? Paul Wellstone?
Does this mean he will give a taped statement on how much he despises the attacks on Gov. Palin, and then Bill will say how much he respects Obama?
Obama’s a muslim? from Indonesia?
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