Fox News Sunday Starts "The Obama Watch"

Chris Wallace told me last December that the Democratic candidates were "damn fools" for refusing to debate on Fox, and that Barack Obama -- unlike Hillary and, famously, Bill Clinton -- declined requests to appear on "Fox News Sunday."

This morning, Wallace launched the "Obama Watch."

Showing perfect News Corp. synergy, Obama was displayed in split screen a la "24," with the ticking time clock at 730 days, 13 hours, 53 minutes and 9 seconds. And counting.

That number dates to May 2006, when Wallace said Obama first agreed to a face-to-face interview on "Fox News Sunday."

Read more here.

Watch the video below:

Chris Wallace, the host of Fox News Sunday, started an "Obama Watch," essentially a countdown of how long it's been since he asked Obama to appear on his show.

Comments

[shag11]

The Dems. would be fools to appear on Faux "News." It'd be like going to an uncle's house that you know to be abusive: Why put yourself in the bullseye.

[FreedomLoverX]

Does anyone watch this stupid station still? I guess if Obama went on, he would only be playing to idiots and shills like Wallace. Why should he do that?

My advice - let's all boycott Fox. They are not good for this country. Let's put them aside like any other poison, shall we?

[naijaman]

Dear Mr Wallace,
Senator Obama agreed to an interview on Fox News back in 2005, however he yanked his offer to appear on your channel after Fox News ran the "Obama was raised in a madrassa" smear.

You got it now, Mr Wallace?

Thanks.

[Lindy222]

Uhh, that's "same," not "seem."


Chris Wallace has the same prissy, weak-chinned, stick up the butt look about him as Mitch McConnell.

[Lindy222]

What a buffoon. Speaking of which, is Chris Wallace the long lost son of Mitch McConnell? He's got that seem prissy, weak-chinned, stick up the butt look about him.

[BigRube]

Here one for ya. FOX NEWS SUX. SEAN A. HANNITY SUX too.

[PioneerKing]

Obama did a long interview this weekend with a Fox News reporter.

[Purple Girl]

Chris your father must be very disappointed with you- I know we are!
Lucky your fathers reputation Preceeds yours, so hopefully it will not follow him down in history.
Chris- you are one step away from Billo & Rush, a Corp Media Whore! How's those Rating going for Ya? Maybe you can hire Tucker as your sidekick, understand his ratings and viewer response were jus twhat FOX News like to bring on board. Hear that Sucking sound.. I'll refrain from explaining, but heres some Knee pads.

[surfcitysteven]

I support Obama, but you know what? That church is starting to get on my fucking nerves. They are going to fuck up everything. That preacher needs to STFU!

[utscha53]

Yep, that's real fair and balanced. Kind of like whiney and immature. Chris Wallace is a hack.

[Oldtt]

When Hillary Clinton is under the gun, she goes right to the source and takes them on. As example, he appearance this week at a black journalist meeting where she answered all comers on questions of racism in her campaign, or earlier when she appeared at the conference in NOLA hosted by Travis Smiley and took on a hostile crowd. By comparison, Barack -the person who says he can heal all divides- keeps his distance. You decide who is best able to compete against the GOP machine.

[plum]

FOX has obviously decided that Obama is going to be the Dem nominee, so they're going for him with both barrels blazing. If you ask me, they're scared of him.

After all this, the only "dirt" they have on him is the Muslim smear, the smear of his church, the thin Rezko connection, the Manchurian candidate smear.

Meanwhile, John McCain has a vicious temper, has flip-flopped on all manner of issues, and is a war-monger that even top military brass have said they would not want near the button in times of crisis.

The commander in chief should have an even temperament and not be inclined to flashes of temper. The only candidate we haven't seen lose his or her cool this election cycle is No-Drama Obama, No-Shock Barack.

[Myers]

Yep, Hilary would be good for their, "yahoo" ratings and if she by chance wins, the corporate crooks like Murdoch, have hedged their bets with her. Don't forget how Scaife, who funded the non stop, get Willy witch hunt ,also had a change of "heart" about the Clintons. Clinton vs. McCain would be a win, win proposition for the oligarchs, which is why they will bash Obama 24, 7 from now on, not that he has demonstrated a willingness to take on the oligarchs. But what the hey, at least we'll be safe from gay marriage, stem cell researchers and Saddam as the dollar and the economy circle the drain.

[pigsatthetrough]

Fox news. The progam(s) people love -to hate! While surfing by the other day, I heard O'Reilly say they just report the facts.They have started the Obama watch, meanwhile there is no watch on Iraq, and kissey kissey by Hannity with McCain. Arianna was right on her report when she said the Dems had better start speaking up about Iraq. If McCain is lying when he says things are improving, yet Sadr controls areas he says are wonderful, then it is time for the truth. The truth told by Dems and not these bloviating, lying so called reporters and or experts on Fox. America can go down the tubes with Fox or finally get out of the slime and problems created by the Bush Presidencey and validated by Fox. With Obama as President, and very few bothering then to watch the Fox crybabies, maybe all the advertisers will leave and the Rupert BS will end.

[Roman777]

FOX should have their broadcast license revoked by the FCC. We should demand it!
No propaganda machine networks allowed!!!

[josephjsalas]

Oh C-mon! Murdoch maxed-out on his Hilla-suppport! Obama should show-up and strike up
a conversation concerning McCains AirBus Lobbying efforts over the past couple of years
leading up to 20k+ lost American jobs. Or the "Banko de Mexico" highway 69 splitting Texas in
half. Or his Blackwater buddies replacing the National Guard in CA now that their tied up in
Iraq(remember FEMA?)