Obama to appear on Fox Noise Sunday Morning.

[madinmaryland]

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/04/24/obama-countdown-clock-set-to-ring-with-appearance-this-week-on-fox-news-sunday/

..snip

Barack Obama has abandoned his more than two-year silent treatment toward “FOX News Sunday,” accepting an invitation to appear this week on the national morning talk show.

The Democratic presidential candidate’s appearance will end a 772-day record of refusing to sit down for an interview.

FOX News Sunday host Chris Wallace said the decision to launch a “count-up” clock may have helped encourage Obama’s decision to be a guest.

.snip

:shrug:

[democrattotheend]

1. I thought he appeared on Faux the night the Wright controversy broke

Am I wrong?

[madinmaryland]

3. Apparently not. According to Fox Noise, he hasn't been on

in 772 days. (If they are to be believed.)

[LSK]

15. he was, perhaps they are just referring to this one show

[ShortnFiery]

16. Obama was interviewed by IMO, least of the jerks, Major Garret that night.

He's been hounded by Chris Wallace who was under the distinct impression that Obama has been avoiding FAUX News. Imagine that?!? :P Therefore, Obama's boxed in because he don't DARE say that he would NEVER go on their asinine pseudo-news cable outlet - therefore ... yes,

OBAMA WILL GO INTO THE BELLY OF THE BEASTIE KNOWN AS FOX NEWS SUNDAY WITH CHRIS WALLACE.

Quick, let's make sure he's prepared with a crucifix, garlic necklace and a figurative wooden stake should old Chris Wallace go after him. GHOULS? Indeed! :scared:

[anigbrowl]

42. 'Fox News Sunday', specifically.

[BuyingThyme]

2. Mistake.

[AllexxisF1]

5. A total mistake.

Its about time Democrats stay away from that propagandist machine. If every Democrat refused to recognize Fox then they would seriously cease to be. Obama is making a huge mistake because these people are not looking for answers, they are simply looking to smear.

[AlinPA]

32. And by appearing he helps validate their "fair and balanced" vomit.

[depakid]

39. Yep. He got bad advice on that

Nothing good will come of it- and he enables the far right in the process.

[GoldieAZ49]

45. Fox now uses the clip of Terry McAuliffe saying they are fair n balanced in their ads

wonder which clips they will use of Obama

[my3boyz]

4. Huge mistake! They will treat him worse than George S. or Charlie Gibson. nt

[DangerDave921]

6. Good for him

If you believe in your convictions, you shouldn't be afraid of any questions.

If you always have to go to friendly media outlets, then that's a sign that you're trying to hide something.

[emilyg]

10. Yep.

[CBGLuthier]

7. He should not do this

He will not gain one vote by this action. He should maintain the stance that they are not a legitimate news organisation and therefore not worth his time.

[Adelante]

8. Chris Wallace defended Obama re Rev. Wright

Maybe Obama wants to repay the kindness. In any case, I have no problem, God knows ABC and CNN are not much better than Fox.

[flpoljunkie]

13. You make a very good point.

[Barack_America]

34. That's an excellent point. In general, the Sunday shows are very different...

...than the weekday BS.

And I find Chris Wallace actually palatable. I don't always agree with him, but I can listen to him. I see no problem with having a conversation with him.

[leftynyc]

9. Good for him

It'll be good practice for the general election and now we can harass mccain into being interviewed by Keith.

[yourguide]

11. Yeah...I agree...

I think it's a bad move for either one of the dems to be on fox.

[DangerDave921]

22. Wow - is that real?

Is that a real picture of Hillary? Geez -- looks like my grandmom.

I've wondered whether she's had work done because she looks OK on TV. I guess a lot of time and effort on make-up ahead of time.

[yourguide]

24. yup. not photoshopped

has all of the HRC supporters up in arms today...

[DangerDave921]

46. never hurts to have age lines

Shows wisdom and experience. Or maybe just old age. LOL

[TexanDem]

71. (deleted)

[True_Blue]

79. Shame on her for not being young and beautiful

Women in politics should be judged on how they look. /s

[cboy4]

80. Nice try.....that's not a real photo.

:thumbsdown:

[NJSecularist]

12. Remember all the times Hillary went on Faux News and the netroots was in an uproar?

Where is the outrage now?

[mckeown1128]

14. She went of fox to attack Obama...

she has also sent her people out recentl to say how wonderful they are and how "they are the only fair and balanced network"

so it is a big difference.

[Mags]

20. such hypocrites.

[SeaLyons]

17. Outrage???

This is their Obama....their leader...whatever he decides must be right. :sarcasm:

[Upton]

19. Obama won't kiss Fox's butt like the Clinton campaign has

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/190928.php

[Connie_Corleone]

18. He'll be fine. nt

[uponit7771]

21. If he goes on FAUX to attack them & to call out OWrongly wanting to lynche his wife then I'm for it

[MethuenProgressive]

23. Will DU's OMob now call BO a re-pug-lite FOX lovin' bitch whore dumb fuck?

Hey, fair and balanced, Wright?

[mrreowwr_kittty]

36. Careful MP, I hear too much pastorbating can make you go blind. nt

[MethuenProgressive]

49. So you call BO a pastorgating re-pug-lite FOX lovin' bitch whore dumb fuck?

Was that Obama that Wright was humping from the pulpit?
Taking children to watch that is child abuse. Someone should turn Obammarosa in.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

50. "Obammarosa"?! Wow. Keep 'em coming, MP. nt

[yodermon]

63. are you drunk?

[cliffordu]

66. Hmm... I'd love to be able to take you seriously,

and then you excrete something like your post here.....

I know death throes when I see them.

Do you think you'll leave after she steps down, or will you hang out until after the General Election??

[JBoy]

25. I think this will prove to be a smart move.

Relatively speaking, I think Fox will be on their good behavior. He'll be prepared for any bullshit.

Also, Obama is going to be the President. He can't be scared of a TV network.

[asjr]

26. Obama is just going slumming on Sunday.

A little break from the rigid routine.

[DFW]

27. Chris Wallace is a lamebrained jerk, so.....

If Obama can't run rings around him, then he shouldn't be in this race
anyway. I think Obama can make Wallace look pitiful while holding his own
just fine. If he can't, he has no business being a candidate. I can't imagine
that Obama will blow this, and I have to think that his team has decided that
it is time to make an attempt to present him as a serious alternative to McCain
to those voters most likely to vote McCain, and that is on Fox.

I'm not an Obama supporter per se (nor a Clinton supporter per se), but if I
were on his campaign team, I would have agreed that the time has come for him
to confront the Fox weasels in their own den. I think he can handle it.

[TooBigaTent]

28. He must appeal to his base - that being the indies and repukes whom he wants to

work with to sell out Democratic liberals. Any hope for progress (as in progressive) from this guy are delusions.

He may be not as regressive as McCain, but liberal, he ain't.

[GarbagemanLB]

29. Yeah, and Hillary 'IWR vote, cluster bomb, Kyl-Leiberman, nuke Iran' Clinton is a true progressive..

[TooBigaTent]

30. Never said she was/is. Neither of them wants my (liberal) vote. They both would

rather appeal to repugs.

[anigbrowl]

43. Gee, you're a real hero, and too pure for this ugly world.

OK, you got your free ego massage.

[TooBigaTent]

47. I don't want or need my ego massaged - I just would like to be able to vote for

a liberal Democrat for president, just once in my life. You may be willing to settle for Senator I-love-Ronald-Reagan but I mourn the loss of a real opportunity to save this country.

A strong, liberal message would have gotten support this time around, but it was drowned out by the corporate media and the egos of the center-right DINOs now destroying each other and any hope for significant reversal of this nation's dash toward fascism.

[AlinPA]

31. Fighting racism sometimes requires meeting the bastards head on. He

will get bloodied, but just might expose them and the fucking idiot fans of that channel. Too bad the U.S. has come to this point where a man has to defend himself in front of these kinds of racist morons.

[Barack_America]

33. Gotta woo those part-time Democrats...

The "blue collar whites" everyone is talking about.

[GoldieAZ49]

35. Is this a sign of his desperation?

It was declared a sign of desperation when Hillary went on Fox News, and I know DU would never hold 'double standards'

Interesting choice.

[GarbagemanLB]

40. No. A sign of desperation is calling for two debates in Oregon because you need free air time.

[GoldieAZ49]

44. I don't think he should do another debate, the ABC debate reached over 10 million viewers

let that be the last debate performance. If Indiana and Oregon voters want another debate they should be told he isn't interested and just rerun the ABC debate

simple solution

[rodeodance]

37. umm.. he must be getting desperate!!

[madinmaryland]

38. I don't know.

I am assuming it's a caculated risk, either to expose himself to the 28-percenters or to show that he can take on Fox Noise.

:shrug:

[Wes87]

41. Tell me about it.

[totodeinhere]

57. Was Clinton desperate on the numerous occasions she has appeared on Fox News?

[SKKY]

48. THIS is what I like about Obama...

...he's got stones. Don't run from the enemy, don't ignore them. Look them squarely in the face.

[MethuenProgressive]

51. So, if Hillary sat down and talked with "the enemy" that'd be OK?

Cuz most Obama followers hated her for that.

[SKKY]

68. How can you expect to solve anything meaningful if you're not...

...willing to look the enemy (or problem) directly in the face? Obama was criticized heavily because he said he would do just that with N. Korea, Syria, Iran, etc. I think that's not only smart, but it also shows a level of bravery.

[IndependentDem]

52. think this has anything to do with Indiana being an open primary?

I'm thinking yes. Hopefully he makes a good showing when he gets "hard" questions thrown at him.

[msallied]

53. I loved that "count-up" timer for one reason and one reason only

It gave Jon Stewart the ability to make a most spot-on scary joke. The timer was in the same format as the one used on the show 24, the show that centered around the plot to assassinate a black Presidential candidate. Good going there, Fox. lol

[badgervan]

54. Bad Move

just a real bad move.

[merciful]

55. He's doing it because Indiana and NC are conservative states

And now he has to pretend he's a moderate again.

[Leftist Agitator]

56. Ugh...

I like Obama immensely, but this is a fucking travesty. Ignoring the fucking bastards at Faux Noise was the right move.

Have you ever heard of walking into a bear trap? Because Senator Obama is about to.

Oy Vey... This will not end well.

[anonymous171]

58. He's trying to reach Clinton's base.

[MadBadger]

59. First question will be about Wright.

[QC]

60. I think it's a gutsy move--bearding the lion in his den.

And Obama is smart enough to do the job. Relax.

[GarbagemanLB]

62. I agree.

[QC]

67. I can understand the rationale behind boycotting FOX,

but there's also some powerful symbolism in a Democrat going there. It's kinda like the old Celtic warriors going into battle naked. Lookie here--I'm not afraid of you. Do your worst.

And let's be honest here--many of the people who most need to see a Democrat watch nothing but Fox. Imagine them tuning in expecting to see Osama bin Laden's old buddy from the madrasah and instead finding a smart, sensible candidate for the presidency. I think he can pick up some votes by going on Fox.

[Mimosa]

61. Go where the people are: SMART at last.

Fox news is the highest rated cable news channel. many Americans watch it and pay attention. You want to reach the PEOPLE, you go where they are. It's about time.

I actually see far more extended debates and opinion pieces with the 'liberals' on Fox than on CNN. You can't tell me Fox talent such as Shep Smith are all rightwingers. I've watched it for a long time. O'Reilly is a big blowhard as is E.D. Hill. But all in all Fox has some real talent.

I cannot stand Larry King, boring Anderson Cooper or most of the talking heads on CNN. When Katrina hit and we'd fled NOLA we watched all the news channels. Rick Levenger, Shep Smith and geraldo were on the ground, in the water before CNN ever got to baton Rouge. I picked up my Fox habit then.

Some of them are rightwingers, most on Fox are not.

[DangerDave921]

81. Fox is evil incarnate! :)

I flip around most of the cable news shows at night. I don't see why Fox is demonized. O'Reilly and H&C always have liberal guests on for spirited debate. Hannity is a blowhard "God and Apple Pie" schmuck, but he puts a lot of liberals on his show.

My beef with Olberman is that he rarely -- if ever -- has true conservatives on his show to debate anything. Howard Fineman is on about 87% of the time for some reason, though.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

64. Oh Shit ! Yikes, I may go to early morning mass that day a pray for him :)) nt

[yodermon]

65. Hmm.. he'd told Bill O'Reilly that he would come on his show "after the Primaries".

Maybe he's telegraphing something here?

[annm4peace]

69. DON"T DO IT !!!!

I like Obama ignoring Faux News. I make others think.. that maybe it really wasn't a news show.

I hope me backs out.

[thewiseguy]

70. This is the right move for GE. You cant just ignore the right wing or avoid their base.

[merciful]

72. But when Hil sought endorsement from Richard Melon Scaiffe's newspaper, she was the devil n/t

[anonymous171]

76. "Sought endorsement" key phrase

[Aloha Spirit]

73. I hope it is a little like Bill's '06 interview with Wallace:

http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,215397,00.html

[merciful]

74. And why are you guys surprised after what Obama did to Carter re: the Hamas visit?

Obama knew that he would catch hell if he admitted that dialogue with Hamas is benefitial to the peace process, so he threw Carter under the bus instead.

Joe Conason has a new column about Clinton, Obama and McCain's behaviour handling this whole situation.

[thoughtcrime1984]

78. He didn't throw anyone under a bus

He disagreed with Carter's meeting with Hamas. Disagreeing with someone does not mean they are dead to you. I would expect he has already talked to Carter about the situation.

[crankychatter]

75. They'll disrespect him so severely... he'll regret it

Hopefully even regular fox watchers will be SO disgusted by their sneering and lurid questions... that they'll quit and come over, out of the darkness.

[TexanDem]

77. Worrisome. It will follow the Wright interview Fri. Too much ammunition