why won't the Dems?

Question

go on Fox for a debate when the Republicans have gone on CNN and MSNBC?

Answer 1

Fox does not throw softball questions to any politician.

Answer 2

CNN ,MSNBC is main stream media, Fox is the propaganda arm of the Conservative, Right Wing! And has the right to lie to the public

Answer 3

Fox is the only network that has sued for the right to lie !!!

During their appeal, FOX asserted that there are no written rules against distorting news in the media. They argued that, under the First Amendment, broadcasters have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves.



The Right to Lie in the "News"
If ever we needed to know why the biggest media consumers in the world are so badly informed, this pretty well tells it all. The Media Can Legally Lie.
According to Akre and Wilson, the station was initially very excited about the series. But within a week, Fox executives and their attorneys wanted the reporters to use statements from Monsanto representatives that the reporters knew were false and to make other revisions to the story that were in direct conflict with the facts.
Fox editors then tried to force Akre and Wilson to continue to produce the distorted story. When they refused and threatened to report Fox's actions to the FCC, they were both fired.
Akre and Wilson sued the Fox station and on August 18, 2000, a Florida jury unanimously decided that Akre was wrongfully fired by Fox Television when she refused to broadcast (in the jury's words) “a false, distorted or slanted story” about the widespread use of BGH in dairy cows.
[...] FOX appealed the case, and on February 14, 2003 the Florida Second District Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the settlement awarded to Akre. The Court held that Akre’s threat to report the station’s actions to the FCC did not deserve protection under Florida’s whistle blower statute, because Florida’s whistle blower law states that an employer must violate an adopted “law, rule, or regulation."
In a stunningly narrow interpretation of FCC rules, the Florida Appeals court claimed that the FCC policy against falsification of the news does not rise to the level of a "law, rule, or regulation," it was simply a "policy." Therefore, it is up to the station whether or not it wants to report honestly.
During their appeal, FOX asserted that there are no written rules against distorting news in the media. They argued that, under the First Amendment, broadcasters have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves.
Fox attorneys did not dispute Akre’s claim that they pressured her to broadcast a false story, they simply maintained that it was their right to do so.
OK, pick your jaw up off the floor. That some court thinks they CAN is bad enough, that these people assert their right to do so pretty well kicks it all down the hole. And these guys wonder why their credibility is in the toilet and the net is burning them left right and centre.
Oh, and February 2003, 30 days before Iraq.

Answer 4

Hillary Clinton was just on Fox last Friday night. Fox has not offered to sponsor any debates. There has been no refusal because there has been no offer.

Answer 5

Don C. and the Fox right to lie. Absolutely true. They sued and won the right to lie to you. The Republican party has been stolen from you while you were raving about Democrats.

Answer 6

Because Fox does not hold debates...they do hatchet jobs on people they don't like, or did you not see the way they attacked Ron Paul? Hillary went on Fox news last weekend.

Answer 7

Aren't the republicans skipping a few 'ethnic' debates? Why not add that to your question and maybe it'll point you to an answer for your original question.

Answer 8

Fox has its own agenda. They are the most biased of all of the news channels. If you believe Hannity, Beck and O'Reilly, you are a victim of their propaganda.