{"id":422,"date":"2007-04-27T02:08:49","date_gmt":"2007-04-27T09:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=422"},"modified":"2007-05-11T13:34:56","modified_gmt":"2007-05-11T20:34:56","slug":"fox-news-picks-republican-debaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=422","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Picks Republican Debaters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s an interesting turn of events<\/a>. Fox News will be hosting the Republican Party’s presidential primary debate in South Carolina next month. The terms of the agreement call for a process of validation to determine which candidates will participate. The interesting part is that Fox gets to play a role in the decision. There is a set of criteria which has not been disclosed other than that it includes a requirement to have…<\/p>\n

“…garnered at least 1 percent in recent state and national polls leading up to the registration deadline, as determined by Fox News Channel and the South Carolina Republican Party.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I couldn’t care less who Fox wants to allow to play in the Republican sand box. But if there are still any unconvinced critics of the Democrats who objected to Fox hosting their affair, this should conclude the debate on the debates.<\/p>\n

It should be clear now that Fox is not a neutral player. Republicans consider them a partner and grant them broad privilege in producing their partisan events. Can you imagine what would have ensued if Democrats had gone through with the proposed Fox-sponsored debate in Nevada?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s an interesting turn of events. Fox News will be hosting the Republican Party’s presidential primary debate in South Carolina next month. The terms of the agreement call for a process of validation to determine which candidates will participate. The interesting part is that Fox gets to play a role in the decision. 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