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The people are still able to get the message from the president. But the president can chose the conduit for the message. Why should Obama throw a bone to Murdoch and Fox News when all he gets in return are baseless allegations, fear mongering, hate and suspicion?
Clearly he should not, just like MSNBC did not get any interviews with President Bush in the second half of his presidency.
The President's responsibility is to tell the public what he is planning and what he is doing. It is NOT his responsibility to show up on any specific network.
And just because "Fox is the highest rated news channel on cable - and consistently kicks the ass of each and every one of its competitors" doesn't make Fox a legitimate news organization.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: judging a news organization's legitimacy and credibility based on ratings is like saying Foghat made better music than Mozart based on album sales. It just is not an honest assessment.
That's for sure. Popularity sure as hell does not coincide with jouralistic accuracy in the Media business.