Unfair & Unbalanced

Rupert Murdoch and Fox News are at it again.

Five months ago John Edwards was the first Democrat to pull out of the Fox-sponsored debates—to show that Fox's "right-wing talking points and temper tantrums won't go unchallenged anymore.

"The other Democratic candidates followed John's example and pulled out, too. Now, it's time for us to stand up and challenge Fox again.

Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch has used the U.S. government's increasingly lax media regulations to consolidate his hold over the media and wider political debate in America.

Fox News and its parent company, News Corp—who have consistently launched right-wing attacks against Senator John Edwards, Senator Obama, Senator Clinton, Vice President Gore, and many other Democrats —are expanding their right-wing media empire by buying the Dow Jones Company and The Wall Street Journal.

Yet while Murdoch expands his empire and his influence, some Democrats continue to take money from him and other top executives at Fox News and News Corp.

This has got to stop. It is time for Democrats to stop pretending to be friends with the very people who demonize the Democratic Party and call it "news."

Every Democratic presidential candidate should refuse contributions from News Corp executives, and return any they've already taken—beginning with contributions from Rupert Murdoch. Send a message that Democrats are united against Fox News expanding its influence over our politics

We're glad that many candidates are following Johns Edwards' lead by not taking money from political action committees and federal lobbyists in this election cycle. Those PACs and lobbyists skew the system against hard-working people to advance their political agenda.

But why are some candidates still taking money from top executives at Fox News—who skew the news viewed by millions of hard-working people to advance their right-wing agenda?

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