Why is Edwards not willing to face Fox News?

Question

http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/3/9/20352/75748

Does he really think Fox is going away or conservatives or independents going to wonder why he just face them.
Clinton did and we all watch his melt down.

I rather see what happens when Edwards starts facing tough situations now rather than wait until he is in the White House.

Answer 1

Same reason people avoid going to confession at Church, He knows Fox will call him on the carpet and the truth will come out about his liberal leanings

Answer 2

I think it's pretty clear that on Fox News you don't get to talk - you get shouted down - if your politics differ one iota from that of the self-important presenters/commentators.

Which is a pity. I wish these self-proclaimed "journalists" would shut up and let their interviewees actually say something. If you watched nothing but Fox News, you'd think people like Edwards were cowards. He's fine in a fair debate, but sometimes Fox News is into the metaphorical gang-rape of Democrats, especially liberal Democrats. I think if Brit Hume or Geraldo Rivera is the interviewer and they keep Sean Hannity as far away as possible, that Edwards should take the plunge.

BTW, most people agree that Clinton's rant wasn't a meltdown, but rather a victory over journalists trying to out-talk their interviewees. And sitting Presidents rarely, if ever, have to face the press. How many press conferences has Bush held? I think you'll find the answer is fewer than any of his predecessors in the modern age. Dwight Eisenhower (a great president) notoriously hated press conferences but dutifully held them. His motto was "You bring the nails and I'll bring the cross"!

Answer 3

You are making a huge assumption here...that Fox represents a 'tough situation'. There is the argument that suggests Edwards, and many others like him in the Democratic party, just don't respect Fox as a legitimate news network, and refuse to be associated with them in any way.

I don't like or respect Edwards, and don't see him as a presidential candidate in any way. But I do respect his right to say 'no' to Fox. Frankly, it would be a gigantic waste of time.

Answer 4

If a candidate feels that Fox News is biased, then he has every right not to answer their questions. And Edwards is NOT the first person who has felt that way about the Fox Network.If Fox act as shills for the Republican Party and conservative idealogues, they should expect to be given little consideration.

Answer 5

Questions would be too difficult.

The closer we get to the elections, the less relavent other news sources are. Fox is kicking everyone's petookises all over the Neilsen Ratings, and Bill O'Reilly is now ranked in a three-way tie with two other network network news anchors. This is a first. Cable news has never been on par with network news.

Answer 6

It's because he's an empty suit and, even worse, a lawyer. He's a total hypocrit who changes opinions and stances like some sort of sick chamelion, and he knows full well that he'd be exposed on Fox News because they won't pitch him softballs like the lefty networks will.

Answer 7

If Edwards can't stand up to a bunch of interviewers, how can he handle the big issues. He must not have a very strong belief in what he's doing if he can't back it up.

Answer 8

I think before it's all over, just about all of them are going to have a meltdown. Hillary especially.

Answer 9

I hear a chicken squawking! I named her John.

Answer 10

Maybe he was having a bad hair day.