How can anyone seriously consider voting for someone who is afraid of a news organization? If they're afraid of FOX News,how can we expect them to stand up to world leaders?
2007-06-15 05:22:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
NOT ALL OF THEM!
Joe Biden, the Delaware senator, is one of two candidates signed onto a fall debate on Fox News . The other is Dennis Kucinich.
2007-06-15 05:31:17 · answer #1 · answered by Global warming ain't cool 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think fear is the correct term. What they are is careful. Careful not to expose a carefully crafted image to uncontrolled scrutiny. The risk to the front runners, Hillary Clinton, Barrak Obama and John Edwards is too great and the payoff too small.
For instance, what if one of the questions goes to the qualifications of the candidates. Almost all of the other candidates have far more impressive resumes and experience than these three. Just compare the bio of Bill Richardson to them. Hillary is only in the beginning of the second term of the only elected office, Edwards left during the first term of his only elected office when he ran for VP and Obama is still in his first term.
It is only an innocuous question but look at how damaging it would be to the top candidates. Imagine if someone asks what they intend to do about international terrorism. What if they are asked about their plans for Iraq? What if they are asked about their plans to deal with illegal immigration?
All are valid questions. It is just too easy for one of the these three to make a mistake, look bad, have no answer or generally blow it. In a way, I guess I really cannot blame them.
I also believe that if the top three candidates were not running , the rest of them would agree to appear on FOX or anywhere else. The democratic voters are being treated to a carefully crafted illusion of smoke and mirrors.
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2007-06-15 12:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only Fox propaganda categorizes their actions as stemming from fear. Fox News is a propaganda outlet for the GOP and anyone with an ounce of common sense knows this.
That said, considering the liberal bias of MSNBC, and the massive power the telecommunications industry has as a whole, it's considerably hypocritical of the Democrats to boycot Fox News.
2007-06-15 13:55:32 · answer #3 · answered by BOOM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many are afraid of Fox. This is because their ideas cannot stand up in the cold light of day. They need news to be managed to protect them. However, it is not just Democrats. Look at that shocking attack on free speech that Bush did not veto - McCain/Feingold - otherwise known as the Incumbents Protection Act.
2007-06-15 12:31:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Democrats aren't afraid of Fox. It's comic relief and we need a good laugh for a change. Democrats will be able to stand up to world leaders. Just wait till after the election and and you'll see.
2007-06-15 12:27:32 · answer #5 · answered by katydid 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
They're not afraid of Fox.. Its like this.... Imagine you were going on a date and you had 3 cars to choose from. Lets say they were 1)2007 BMW 2)a hot rod or 3) a 1997 Geo Metro. Well fox news is like the Geo.
2007-06-15 12:29:33 · answer #6 · answered by the_end_of_the_cons 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Fox News isn't a news organization. It's an organization that disseminates Republican propaganda.
The Dem candidates aren't afraid of it. They just know that there's no more point in treating them as a news agency than there would be in treating the NRA as a news agency.
2007-06-15 12:27:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
I doubt that any candidate is "afraid" of Fox "News" which is nothing more than a propagandist for the Republican party. Just like Hitler-in-disguise Rush Limbaugh, the conservative-biased media brainwashes it listeners, and spreads more hatred, bias, bigotry and lies that only serves to further divide this country instead of uniting it against the monopolistic, corrupt two-party system that prevents voters from having any real choice at election time. -RKO- 06/15/07
2007-06-15 12:28:16 · answer #8 · answered by -RKO- 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
How are they afraid of FOX? Hilary gets campaign contributions from FOX's owner, Rupert Murdoch all the time. That's a fact. And, wasn't Bill Richardson on FOX about a week ago?
2007-06-15 12:26:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
When did Fox become a news organization? Did they change their programming last night, because yesterday they were a right-wing spin machine, although their story about Angelins Jolie was some quality journalism.
2007-06-15 12:26:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋