{"id":784,"date":"2008-02-05T16:06:08","date_gmt":"2008-02-06T00:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=784"},"modified":"2008-02-05T16:06:08","modified_gmt":"2008-02-06T00:06:08","slug":"hillary-clintons-bone-headed-decision-to-debate-on-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=784","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton’s Bone-Headed Decision To Debate On Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fox News is reporting that Hillary Clinton’s campaign has accepted an invitation<\/a> to participate in a debate on Fox News.<\/p>\n

Oh Great! Hasn’t she read Starve The Beast<\/a> yet?<\/p>\n

It’s a little difficult to comprehend why Clinton would commit such a flagrant foul. Sure, she has had a relatively cozy relationship with Rupert Murdoch. Sure, she has accepted contributions from him and appeared at fundraisers that he sponsored on her behalf. Sure, her husband signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996<\/a> that opened the door for unprecedented corporate consolidation in the media business, which Fox exploited to its fullest.<\/p>\n

Hmmm. Maybe it’s not that difficult to comprehend, after all. But on the other hand, Murdoch’s network is maligning her 24\/7. His New York Post endorsed Obama<\/a> and in the editorial said that she was “opportunistic, scandal-scarred, morally muddled, infinitely self-indulgent, self-centered, and [reeking] of cynicism and opportunism.”<\/span><\/em> The same article slams Obama just as hard, even though he is the endorsee. And Clinton’s response to that is to reward Fox with her presence at their party? <\/p>\n

Barack Obama could blow this wide open by declining to accept the Fox debate. This would demonstrate greater courage on his part by not buckling under to the media titan. It would honor the values of Democrats who don’t want Fox treated as if they were a neutral and viable news source. And it would hang Clinton out to dry with her pals at Fox because she couldn’t very well do the debate alone. However, at present there has been no conclusive statement from the Obama camp as to whether he will play along. His spokesman said<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“As of right now, there are no debates on our schedule at all. We’ll figure out our schedule, including any debates, soon.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The embargo of Fox News must continue, and having supposed allies like Clinton betray us on this is disappointing, to say the least. The effort to sequester the pseudo-news network has been measurably effective. Their ratings are virtually stagnant, while their competitors are soaring<\/a>. They are noticeably perturbed and are showing their frustrations<\/a> on the air. And you know that you’ve had an impact when Fox has to report about itself<\/a> that…<\/p>\n

“Liberal activists in moveon.org and the blogosphere, as well as former candidate John Edwards, scuttled a Democratic debate on Fox earlier this year. Asked by one of those liberal bloggers, Jane Hamsher of FireDogLake, whether accepting the FNC invitation would ‘legitimize’ Fox News<\/strong>, Wolfson pointed out that both Sen Obama and Sen Clinton have appeared multiple times on Fox”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I must admit that I get a bit of a thrill seeing that Fox has to address its own legitimacy in their reporting. Notice how Wolfson uses previous appearances to justify those in the future, That is precisely why EVERY appearance should be refused. And as if to substantiate their spurious status, the previous debate was not<\/em> scuttled earlier this year. It was scuttled early last<\/em> year. But who really expects Fox News to get the facts straight?<\/p>\n

It’s Super Tuesday and there will be a lot of news flowing in a couple of hours. But this is a bad day for the Clinton campaign regardless of what happens with the election results. She is hurting her party and her cause, and she should reconsider her participation, or should I say collaboration, with Fox News and revoke her acceptance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fox News is reporting that Hillary Clinton’s campaign has accepted an invitation to participate in a debate on Fox News. Oh Great! Hasn’t she read Starve The Beast yet? It’s a little difficult to comprehend why Clinton would commit such a flagrant foul. Sure, she has had a relatively cozy relationship with Rupert Murdoch. 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