Whenever one hears information it is important to understand the perspective of the source. The Fox News channel claims it is "fair and balanced". However, the news channel has demonstrated that motto is obviously not true. Fox News held a Republican debate the day before the New Hampshire primary, and Ron Paul was excluded from the debate. This despite these facts:
- he led all Republicans in fundraising in the last quarter of 2007
- he finished far ahead of Rudy Giuliani in the Iowa Caucus
- he was polling far head of Fred Thompson in New Hampshire
- he was polling very close to Mike Huckabee and Giuliani in New Hampshire
The Paul campaign asked Fox News why he was excluded and Fox News would not give an answer. It is the right of Fox News to invite whoever they want to a debate. However, we, as viewers, need to understand their point of view. Personally, Fox News will not be my choice for objective news. Perhaps Fox News should consider changing their motto from "fair and balanced" to "unfair and biased".
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