Fox News asks Sanders to help it land Democratic debate

[pinebox]

Good! I welcome this! I want to see this happen.
Hillary though? Bwahahah on FOX? LOL Her and the DNC will flip!
Let's do this! Bernie has NOTHING to hide.

Fox News asks Sanders to help it land Democratic debate
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fox-news-asks-sanders-to-help-it-land-democratic-debate/ar-BBpuaDO?li=BBnbcA1

Fox News sought Sunday to enlist a high-profile supporter for its campaign to land a Democratic presidential debate: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

The Vermont senator sounded somewhat equivocal during his appearance on Fox News Sunday. "If I could have a guarantee -- and knew who the questioners were, and if the framework for the debate was fair -- I would have no objection," Sanders said.

Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace had asked Sanders: "The Republicans have held debates on all the networks. But the Democrats so far have refused to hold a debate on Fox ... Would you be willing to participate in a Democratic debate on Fox News?"

(Wallace also noted that other Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, has declined to appear on Fox News Sunday during this election cycle.)

Many Democrats criticize Fox News for what they call its conservative slant. Fox officials say their network is in fact "fair and balanced," and cite their tough questioning of Republican candidates during the GOP debates it has sponsored.

[H2O Man]

1. Good.

I think that, while it would be hostile territory for both Bernie and Hillary, it could actually end up being in our favor.

[pinebox]

2. Yup! Agreed!

[valerief]

3. I can just picture their questions now.

1) Why do you want to eliminate the Defense budget and let terrorists attack America?

2) Why do you approve of baby parts being sold on the black market?

3) What kind of wall would you build between the U.S. and Mexico, if you could have any wall you wanted?

4) Do you believe you will go to hell when you die? If so, why?

5) How would you expand the Second Amendment?

[BillZBubb]

4. As much as I despise Faux, this might help the Democrats.

Let the Faux audience see what a real, substantive debate looks like instead of the sound bite, BS republican clown-fests.

[99th_Monkey]

5. The only bad publicity is NO publicity

While this is a simplistic overstatement, there's a kernel of truth in it,
and a Democratic debate on FoxSnooze would be interesting to say the
least .. and probably very revealing on a number of levels.

DWS/DNC -- and indirectly HRC -- have done their damnedest to insure
the LEAST exposure of Democrats this primary; so this would help to
balance that i.e. give Dems even more exposure to a broader audience.

Remember who wins General Elections? Those who attract Independents
and cross-over Republican voters.

[bigdarryl]

6. So some Bernie supporters call Clinton rightwing.

But when she tells rightwing propaganda FOX NEWS the hell with you all of a sudden she's wrong. Jesus

[pinebox]

8. Uh try this on for size

Yes many of her views are RW but do you think for one second she will go on FOX? lol hell no because you know, she's a "progressive" now, haven't you heard? lol

[bigdarryl]

15. Give me two positions that she's rightwing on and dont.give

Me the bullshit about the Iraq vote because most democrats voted for that Iraq war vote because they didn't want to be painted unAmerican as the.Bush Administration was going around saying if you didn't support.And polling at that time showed most Americans supported that war.

[JRLeft]

19. Foreign policy for one, fracking, GMO's, Death Penalty, etc.

[pinebox]

25. Here

http://www.salon.com/2015/12/26/is_hillary_clinton_a_neoconservative_hawk_what_iraq_and_libya_decisions_tell_us_about_her_foreign_policy/

https://consortiumnews.com/2015/04/23/is-hillary-clinton-a-neocon-lite-2/

http://therealnews.com/t2/component/content/article/170-more-blog-posts-from-david-william-pear/2458-hillary-clintons-neocon-legacy-coups-dictators-corruption-chaos-executions-and-assassination

[bigdarryl]

28. Stupid article Hillary couldn't of made the decisions without the

Approval of the President even as SOS

[shawn703]

20. Obama had no problems being interviewed by Bill-o

[NCjack]

7. Trump has substantially reduced Faux News income related to the presidential

campaigns. DEMs should not undercut Trump on that. I want Faux wobbling on the verge of bankruptcy, and then a swan dive into total collapse. Please, no DEM help for them.

[pinebox]

9. Sorry but our candidates deserve to be heard

and I don't give a crap what channel that is on.
The more exposure the better.
Do I expect it to happen though? No because honestly I don't see Hillary doing it. Ever.

[NCjack]

11. I'm a reasonable guy, and I believe that when you get a corporation like

Faux News on its knees and reaching upward for a helping hand, that you kick it in the chest. It is an evil corporation and it should die. There are better networks that would televise the debate, probably a joint venture with TeleMundo could be arranged.

[pinebox]

13. TeleMundo?

The problem is not everybody speaks Spanish, I am one of those.
Besides, I would love more crossover voters for Bernie. Hillary will get nothing from that.

[NCjack]

16. Yes, TeleMundo in a joint venture with, for example, NBC.

[pinebox]

17. Not sure how you'd do that

[dsc]

22. pretty easily

NBC and Telemundo already cooperate with each other I think there is some joint ownership.

[restorefreedom]

10. yup. lets see if she or dws are willing

[gwheezie]

12. Hillary has been on fox

Fox is taking a beating and now wants dems to help their ratings? Fox has made a fortune trying to destroy the Clinton's. Let trump finish them off.

[jillan]

14. Bernie did great on faux! Did not get rattled, stuck to his beliefs. Hillary? Your turn.

If you can't face faux, how can we believe you can work across the aisle to get your proposals done?

[Skwmom]

18. Hillary won't have a debate without her buddies being the moderators.

[Hekate]

21. It has zero to do with having "something to hide" and everything to do with FOX being slime.

Why would you even want to go there?

[bigdarryl]

29. Because this person along with others criticizing Hillary for not going on Fox News

Are trolls no real progressive would be bashing a fellow democrat for not wanting to go on Fox News.That channel is racist to the core against the President black lives matter or anything relating to African Americans unless your on there as a black person bashing Obama.

[dsc]

23. giving FOX news legitimacy is a horrible idea

they have routinely called gay pedeophiles, immoral, called blacks race baiters and thugs. They have no business using a Democratic debate to make money for their vile brand.

[zappaman]

24. Ok. n/t

[jfern]

26. Maybe Bernie could demand that they audience not be 90% Hillary hacks

[Kalidurga]

27. Sounds like a plan. It's not quite as good as debating Republican nominee contenders...

But, taking the fight to them is a good second best.