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

[archerofloaf]

Why does Wallace leave out the fact that Obama gave an interview to Major Garrett two days ago of Fox News and answered their sleazy Fixed News questions?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=U-kaJPyLi10

even after things like the following often appear on Fixed News:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ouKJixL--ms

[Meah]

Go to hell Chris Wallace and FauxNews. You soon will be a thing of the past.

[rh654]

How many potential Obama voters are really watching Foxnews - or cares what Chris Wallace thinks?

Very, very few - if any - is the answer.

[speakingtruth2power]

Early in 2009, we need to Have a new Fairness Doctrine and place Keith Olbermann as the Czar.

We'll give him a staff for all local press that puts out propaganda as news but FOX will be all KO's.

Every time they come out w/ Bushit, KO can get equal time to say why it is unfair to the actual truth.

[FloridaDem]

They should change the name of Fox News to the GOP Propaganda network. Fair and balanced? Yeah right.

[Jazz42]

I'm proud of Senator Obama for not being drawn into the slime machine at Fox Network.

[Moarku]

Good job Chris. Thanks for reminding us that your job isn't to report the news, but to BE the news.

[LoloZ]

Wallace is such an incredible moron, i would imagine it difficult for anyone with a brain to be questioned by this idiot. He was insufferable with Dodd and Schumer today. He can't listen to what anyone is saying, just keeps interrupting with his right wing FOX nonsense.

[changeishere08]

Farce Noise is a joke! OBAMA WATCH? LOL!! Hilarious. Farce Noise should focus on stimulating their base. Too bad McBush can't get this same type of attention.

Nothing but airheads and shock jock wannabe news jocks. All of them are hacks. LOL.

[RICKR442]

Gee, and I suppose THIS little enterprise is competely unbiased, right?

Baraq did appear on Fox last Friday night, responding to his nutcase pastor's shrieking fits, the very same ones that have finally become widely publicised.

Oh, wait, I guess' hate speech' doesn't include rants against the US, caucasians and jews, huh?

The narrow mindedness and childishness displayed here at HP is astounding­...

[Marlyn]

"can't Obama tangle a few minutes with Wallace or O'Reilly?"

Of course, he could, but why would he? Obama's reason for boycotting FOX is that they spread those Madrasah LIES about him, just as they spread lies about everything not Republican. FOX News is part of the Republican dirty tricks spin machine, and not really "news" at all.

Anyway, it is their theory that without Fox News, no one can become president. We'll see. So after Obama becomes president will that clock still be ticking?

[debwarot]

Personally, I will take the candidate shying away from Fox News over the candidate shying away from releasing her income tax records any day!

[candlewax]

Didn't Obama just recently appear on Fox? Last Friday in fact. 3/14/08 so why start the clock back at 2006?

Don't go on Fox again so soon Obama!

[carefulcautious]

Foix News should be shut down. They are liars who don't deserve free speech, and everyone who understands American politics knows the damage their opinions cause. Some "free speech" is too expensive (it hurts the truth) so SHUT DOWN FOX NOW USING FAIRNESS DOCTRINE!

Obama/Edwards 08! Si, su pueda! Yes, I can!

[TKDMike]

You dont go on FAUX news because THEY ARE AZZHOLES and LIE LIE LIE....to HELL WITH THEM!