Little-Acorn
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The only thing that isn't common knowledge about this development is....
...it's not Republicans that are refusing to debate on a network like CNN or NBC, which only airs views agreeing with the Democrat party.
Guess which party is refusing... thus continuing a long trend?
Yep, it's the Democrat candidates, who consistently refuse to come to a debate on Fox News - the only network which consistently airs BOTH sides' views in a debate and lets them argue it out on the air.
The Democrats just can't stand the opposition getting ANY air time.
The New York Times reports on this appalling behavior.
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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/16/giuliani-calls-on-democrats-to-debate-on-fox/?_r=0
Giuliani Calls on Democrats to Debate on Fox
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
May 16, 2007, 3:41 pm
When Fox News tried to set up a Democratic presidential debate with the Congressional Black Caucus, it watched its effort crumble after bloggers and liberal groups complained that Democrats should not appear on a network that, they said, had a history of belittling Democrats and promoting Republicans on its airwaves.
Three Democrats announced they would not participate: Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama.
On Tuesday night, Republicans in South Carolina participated in a feisty debate sponsored by Fox News that even Democrats said was anything but a free ride for their opponents: The Fox questioners hammered the Republicans on issues ranging from abortion to government spending to the war on terror.
Given that, one of the Republican presidential contenders, Rudolph W. Giuliani, called on Democrats to reconsider their refusal. “The Democrats should debate on Fox,” Mr. Giuliani said in an interview. “I think they would get a good chance to explain themselves. If the Republicans candidates are willing to debate on MSNBC and CNN, the Democrats should be willing to debate on Fox. I don’t think they’d want us to look like the bolder group of candidates.”
...it's not Republicans that are refusing to debate on a network like CNN or NBC, which only airs views agreeing with the Democrat party.
Guess which party is refusing... thus continuing a long trend?
Yep, it's the Democrat candidates, who consistently refuse to come to a debate on Fox News - the only network which consistently airs BOTH sides' views in a debate and lets them argue it out on the air.
The Democrats just can't stand the opposition getting ANY air time.
The New York Times reports on this appalling behavior.
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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/16/giuliani-calls-on-democrats-to-debate-on-fox/?_r=0
Giuliani Calls on Democrats to Debate on Fox
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
May 16, 2007, 3:41 pm
When Fox News tried to set up a Democratic presidential debate with the Congressional Black Caucus, it watched its effort crumble after bloggers and liberal groups complained that Democrats should not appear on a network that, they said, had a history of belittling Democrats and promoting Republicans on its airwaves.
Three Democrats announced they would not participate: Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama.
On Tuesday night, Republicans in South Carolina participated in a feisty debate sponsored by Fox News that even Democrats said was anything but a free ride for their opponents: The Fox questioners hammered the Republicans on issues ranging from abortion to government spending to the war on terror.
Given that, one of the Republican presidential contenders, Rudolph W. Giuliani, called on Democrats to reconsider their refusal. “The Democrats should debate on Fox,” Mr. Giuliani said in an interview. “I think they would get a good chance to explain themselves. If the Republicans candidates are willing to debate on MSNBC and CNN, the Democrats should be willing to debate on Fox. I don’t think they’d want us to look like the bolder group of candidates.”
