MSNBC Hosts: Obama Should Have Done Fox News Sunday (VIDEO)

They didn't go so far as to call the White House "crybabies," but several MSNBC personalities Monday agreed with Fox's Chris Wallace that President Obama should have included Fox News Sunday in his blitz of the Sunday morning talk shows.

Obama should "absolutely" have done Fox News Sunday, Mike Barnicle said on "Morning Joe."

"It gets to part of the personality of this particular president," Barnicle said. "He's 'No Drama Obama.' He doesn't like confrontation. But boy, here's an opportunity...Fox has their own point of view, we have our own point of view sometimes. Put the President right on there! It's very difficult to get confrontation with the President of the United States when he's right there eyeball to eyeball."

Andrea Mitchell agreed with Barnicle, saying, "The President, I think, is tough enough, smart enough to go against any viewer....it would have been a good move for the White House."

"There's no one I think who could handle it better than President Obama," Mika Brzezinski said of the President meeting the opposition. "By not doing Fox, doesn't it, Joe, continue the 'us and them' concept that's going on here?"

Joe Scarborough disagreed, saying he'd advise a Republican president to ignore any outlet that had been organizing protests against him the week before.

"I'd say, 'the hell with them," Scarborough said. "If they want to be the opposition, let them be the opposition."

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Comments

[SlickBiff]

Those disappointed people at Fox worked hand in glove with Limbaugh to prevent Barack Obama from becoming President of the United States of America. They constantly played the guilt by association card. They wanted anyone else but Obama. When Barack Obama was voted in as President they made it perfectly clear that the Fox representatives want Obama to fail. The Hannity guy and the Beck person along with their radio buddy Rush can't get over the fact that they could not destroy the man that they ridiculed and were unable to stop. ...I saw Obama talking to the other Fox guy Oreily. When Barack said anything the Fox so-called fair and balance guy talked over barack and constantly interrupted our now President. He wanted Barack Obama to argue with him and be foolish. Our President needs to stay away from his Fox enemies. They condemn him with innuendo and nuance and often just plain rudeness...

[OliverTwist]

The right wing hacks on Morning Joe agree. No suprise.

[bobfeld]

I really dont understand why any of the pundits think people care about their opinion. It baffles me. Have you noticed the new term is "optics". Its bad "optics" for BO to go to fund raiser,etc.etc.

[jarjarbush]

"ignore any outlet that had been organizing protests against him the week before."
Is Joe referring to Fox News Channel as a "news" outlet?
In the same regard that my sphincter would be a "news" outlet to my doctor, I suppose that FNC would qualify
But this administration should feel no obligation to include FNC in a round robin. If The Daily Show were to have a Sunday show, that would have been a better choice than FNC.
TDS contains far more news and truth in one half hour than 24 hours of FNC.
Likewise for this administration's regard to the republican party. If that party cannot behave like adults, they should be treated like the beligerent children that they are and ignored and marginalized into oblivion.

[retromega]

Fox is one of those outfits who want it both ways! They want to be untainted by one side so they are free to attack someone else "on the merits even when they are rolling through the talking points they've been given. In fact, Fox wants to be treated as a news outlet even when they are manufactoring their "truth" with their "facts" that have been disproven for years! Fox is probably the best propoganda source since Josef Goebbels opened his mouth.

Fax has always cared more for their point of view than any of those pesky little facts. They are firmly commited to advancing the Theocratic views of Australia's Christian Fringe, their goal is to make the United States the premier Theocracy in the world. That's why their coverage of the uprisings in IRAN have been so strangely muted. They are sisters under the sheets!

[mgrfin]

I agree with Joe: "to hell with them!

They attack him at every bent. They gloat, they scream, but it is they who are he crybabis. Don't go there Mr. President.

[Zavidad]

Do not go there Mr.President! They will beat sh11t out of you! And they will be right!

[yweston]

FOR WHAT!!!!

[ricmarc]

why in the world would the president go on a station that edits his videos and lies about eveything he says? has their been an apology from fox for the errors of their ways?

[dagnew]

Yea! For once, I agree with Joe Scarborough!

[pizzmoe]

There is no reason for him to go on Fox news. Few, if any, of their viewers are going to listen to anything he has to say.

[Frank Jenkins]

Let's be honest here folks. Had the President went on FIX, all you would see and hear on the other networks is laughter on how the President roasted the non-factual, Chris Wallace. He did the right thing by not bothering to give them an interview. Wallace would have been disrespectful as he is now by having a little Sissy-fit. FIX Network is only good for The Simpson's, Family Guy, American Dad, and the new Cleveland Show lol.

[avocado]

let's see, fox totally disrespects him; lies about what he is up to and is a complete, i maen complete shill /propogandist for the EXTREME right; and...h should go on fox? f%%k fox

[SharpDressedMan]

The bunch in the video didn't look like journalists. They looked like they are ready to go on a 3 hour cruise on the SS Minow.

[Jackcravell]

Hey, Faux news chose not to carry Obama's speeches to the nation to snub him, so turn about is fair play.There is no reason POTUS should give them another thought....

[Deja Peterson]

why, so they can photoshop his picture with the anti-christ waving behind him.