Democrats Join Edwards, Stand Up To Fox

On Friday Nevada Democrats and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid joined former Sen. John Edwards in dismissing a debate that was to be hosted by Fox News.

According to The Huffington Post, the decision was finally reached after the president of Fox News, Roger Ailes, compared Sen. Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden Mr. Edwards had previously decided against attending the debate in question.

The decision to cancel the Fox News debate was unquestionably the proper one, it does however, beg the question; Why would Fox News ever be allowed to parade itself as a legitimate news organization by hosting and moderating a debate among Democratic Presidential Candidates?

Fox News has long since been uncovered as a bed of vile hatred and rhetoric and baseless propaganda of the worst kind. Perhaps more than any other organization Fox News bears responsibility for the depths to which mainstream American journalism has sunk. Open disqualification of Fox News as a legitimate news source is an important step that should be taken by Democratic leaders as well as anyone who would like to see their nation returned to a fair and balanced state.

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