Fox News To Air Documentaries About Obama, McCain

Hollywood Reporter:

Fox News Channel has set aside some key cable news real estate next week for one-hour documentaries on Barack Obama and John McCain.

"2008 Presidential Character and Conduct" will premiere at 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in a time slot usually held by cable news' top-rated program, "The O'Reilly Factor." Bill O'Reilly will be off Monday and Tuesday, making way for Monday's Obama docu, hosted by Bill Hemmer, and Tuesday's McCain docu, hosted by Eric Shawn. Pamela Browne is the executive producer of both programs.

Months in the works, the specials will dig into the character, lives and actions of the presidential candidates through interviews with family members, friends and associates from their earlier days as well as colleagues in the Senate.

"This is an in-depth, detailed examination that's beyond what has been broadcast in terms of these typical type of biographies," said Shawn, who like Hemmer is an anchor at the channel.

Read the whole story: Hollywood Reporter

Comments

[mamacat]

If its on Fox, you know its Faux.

[kainen]

i cant wait to watch the docus...everyone knows faux news will be "fair and balanced"

let's hope they dont expose mccain for abandoning his 1st wife for his rich mistress and then lying about it

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-divorce11-2008jul11,0,5924926,full.story

[TrooAmerican]

Why doesnt someone just air a documentary showing how foolishly partisan, and blatently incompetent FOX's top people are?

[NoSandwiches]

I certain that these docs will be "fair and balanced" just like their other "fair and balanced" shows.

[Texas4Obama]

Link to the new Baracky II video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fNgA5xLxao

Spread the link ....

[MiddleRoadLiberal]

The article makes these documentaries sound like they'll actually be very neutral and unbiased. I hope so, but I'm not holding my breath. FOX News has one policy: "we can afford to make Democrats seem OK but not good, and we can't afford to make Republicans look anything less than stellar."

[mypov123]

Can't wait.....to find something else to watch other than those "documentaries".

[Liberoservative]

Having said my disregard for the veracity of Fox News.... I will TIVO both of these docudramas and then reassess...... Why am I not watching it LIVE? I am afraid that I will hurt my TV screen if I do..... at least if it is recorded, I can zip through the lies......

Fox News.... Your reputation (such that it is) is on the line here......

[Birdman]

Just reading the article it already sounds biased toward McCain of course what would anyone expect it is Fox after all.

[clearthinker2008]

This is American and folks can say or do what they want, but FOX should have to admit, flat out, that the are a Republican propaganda machine. Some people really believe they are an honest broker.

[flymic]

I wonder if the doc will cover McCain cheating on his ill wife with a young blonde. McCains ethical blunder in the McKeatingFive.

My guess it will be McCain our All American Hero vs Obama the foreign upstart. Fox News is Garbage.

[clearthinker2008]

"I wonder if the doc will cover McCain cheating on his ill wife with a young blonde. McCains ethical blunder in the McKeatingFive."

Not a chance in hell.

[nellie]

Needs a new title:

Fox News to air doc about McCain, schlock about Obama.

[CaptainObvious]

Yeah right - I'm sure their coverage will be "fair and balanced".

[DieHardObamaSupporter]

Wouldn't one need to know the definition of character before they attempt to examine another person's character. Um, I thought so. Fixed Noise crawl back under your rock.

[drkazmd65]

And I am sure that both Documentaries will be absolutlly fair and balanced across the board for both candidates,....

*snort,... chortle,... guffaw,....*

No - I couldn't type that and manage to keep a straight face,.... It is Fox News after all,...

[houseofglass]

"will dig into the character, lives and actions of the presidential candidates through interviews with family members, friends and associates from their earlier days as well as colleagues in the Senate."

This would have to include an interview with the ex-wife and kids, right?