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Did Obama Go After Fox? Uh, No

By Big Tent Democrat

Paul Rosenberg, who like me has been a critic of Barack Obama's political style, speculates that Obama will go after Fox tomorrow in his appearance on Fox News Sunday:

Obama could--potentially--go on Fox News, and counterattack the very essence of the Versaille narratives deployed against him, and yet gain a fair amount of Versailles support, because his supporters could act as if he's only attacking Fox News, and not their own identical behavior.

NOTE: It turns out the interview already took place and it was a lovefest. Stoller does not believe Fox. I do. I think it would have been quite shrewd of Obama to do so and I agree with Rosenberg that Obama could have pick up Media Elite support for doing so. But I think Obama is clearly too cautious a politician to even try it. More . . .

The Obama camp probably was thinking 'do we need another Media camp to join Lou Dobbs in an all out attack on Barack Obama?' and they apparently convinced Obama to play it safe. After all, he is still in the driver's seat for the nomination. Besides, if it is not clear by now, it should be, Obama is NOT a fighter. Period. It is time to stop expecting him to be one.

I wanted him to become one. He never did. And he never will. If you want a fighter, then Obama is not your man.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on April 26, 2008 (boomark / email).