The Fox network announced today that it will not air President Barack Obama’s primetime news conference this Wednesday at 8pm (ET), and will air the regularly scheduled drama Lie to Me instead. It is the first time a major broadcast network has declined Obama’s request to break into the primetime broadcasting schedule. Lie to Me viewers will see an on-screen graphic informing them that sister cable networks Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network will air Obama’s press conference in its entirety.
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Fox skips Obama news conference, but is that a big deal?
I voted for him but the man is not God Almighty come down to save us. I’ll be watching “Lie To Me”!
Good call FOX. Obama doesn’t need so many hours on PRIMETIME.
thank you fox, my new favorite channel!!! stinks for you obama!!!!!!
FOX and its followers are SCUMBAGS! And you are losing!
and they say fox isn’t right wing
Makes sense. If they actually show him talking about the steps forward his administration has made it’ll make the teabaggers (and Fox, who funded and promoted their rallies) look even more foolish.
THANK YOU FOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This man is too happy to hear himself talk…there is nothing of any urgency for him to say Wednesday that I can’t pick up on the web or tv later.
YAY!!! I am an Obama supporter, but I also love Lie to Me. I will be watching.
Obama is going crazy with all this TV stuff. We don’t need to see him every week. He is turning into a petty dictator!!
FOX, YOU RULE! THANBKYOU FOR NOT AIRING OBAMA’S SPEECH. ANYTHING ELSE IS MUCH MORE ENTERTAINING.
OBAMA, YOUR 15 MINUTES ARE UP!!!
Proud of you Fox!
What kind of treasonist backwards racist tripe are you people agreeing to?
This is not just some guy – we’re talking about the POTUS! You all worse than disrespectful and ridiculous unpatriotic and anti-American for believing that FOX is on the righteous side of things for this travesty.
Disgustingly shameful. For them and for all of you who approve.
Fox watchers are losing? Check back in 2010, after the mid-term Congressional races, and see who won. The honeymoon is over, hippies. Time to take a shower and get a real job
@ThatDeborahGirl
What does this have to do with racism? All the networks have complained that these press conferences are costing them money. Why don’t you try taking a business class. It’s good that Fox News is airing it, but Fox doesn’t need to.
Wow! Look at all the dead brains that think that reality is less important than another hour of nearly mindless entertainment. Yee ha! Murdock is one swastika short of a full Nazi, and he’s got you guys in his pocket. How delightful.