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According to Matthew Gross on the John Edwards Blog, Fox News is not giving Edwards a "fair and balanced" coverage. Nor are they expected to give any candidate that's a Democrat a fair shake. As if CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, or any other arm of the DNC, I mean, Main stream Media, gives a Republican candidate a fair shake. The facts on the matter are clear. Fox News is far more balanced when it comes to the political arena than any other news outlet.

Here's a sample of what Gross wrote on the subject:

You may have heard by now that John Edwards was the first candidate to officially say no to the Fox News debate in Nevada -- and because of the hard work of so many grassroots and netroots Democrats, news is breaking tonight that Fox is out.

Fox has already started striking backat John for saying no. (There's a surprise - Fox attacking a Democrat.) Last night, Roger Ailes - the life-long Republican operative who is now Chairman of Fox News Channel - said that any candidate "who believes he can blacklist any news organization is making a terrible mistake" and "is impeding freedom of speech and free press."

And John's not their only target. Tonight Fox News Vice President David Rhodes is telling news organizations not to get involved in the Nevada Democratic Caucus because of "radical fringe" groups - meaning grassroots Democrats (that would be you) - who objected to Fox's long history of spreading Republican propaganda at the expense of Democratic leaders.

The whole right-wing is getting in on the attack; the Drudge Report is blaring the headline: "War! Dems Pull Out of Fox News Debate."

Enough is enough. It's time to send a clear message to Fox News and their allies that their right-wing talking points and temper tantrums won't go unchallenged anymore - when it comes to what Democrats should do in the Democratic primary, we'll decide - no matter what they report.

The so called grassroots and netroots of the Democrats are radical groups like MoveOn, which is about as far left as you can get, and has a history of posting repugnant comparisons of President Bush to Hitler. Many of them are about as anti-American as you can get.

What I mean by anti-American is that they do not support the basic principles on which this great nation was founded: liberty, personal responsibility, self-government. What they push is a reliance on, and expansion of, government; controlling population through social programs and banning free will. They do not want Americans to have a choice on many issues (except for abortion, which is contrary to the Declaration of Independence guarantee of "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happinesss").

Whether or not Ailes of Fox news is accurately quoted is something I don't know. I would like to see the entire film clip so I can see the context.

As for the Nevada debate, Edwards has a right to not attend. He's being pretty short-sighted, but, in a free country, that is his prerogative. It's no biggie to me.

What Gross then writes is that so-called "temper tantrums" by the supposed "right-wing" is not okay and will not be unchallenged. However, left-wing temper tantrums are perfectly okay. Go figure.

One thing is certain, it's going to be one heckuva campaign, and a long one at that.

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