Kos, The Virgin

From the DK (obviously):

Does this mean that Air America will be hosting a Republican presidential debate?

Fox News Channel will host an August 2007 Democratic Debate in Reno, Nevada. The network is working with the Nevada Democratic Party and the Western Majority Project to host the debate, "which is expected to attract the top Democratic contenders for President," the press release says. It will air live on FNC and FNR on Aug. 14 in Reno.

"Fox News is proud to be a leader in coverage of the 2008 campaign season and a co-host of this important presidential debate. We look forward to working with the Nevada Democratic Party and the Western Majority Project," Roger Ailes says...

50 demerits for any Democrat who participates in a debate sponsored by the conservative machine's propaganda arm. Seriously. There's no need to further legitimize and enable the GOP's mouthpiece.

I know several of the candidates are worried about the crowded debate schedule already forming. Well, they now have the perfect excuse to skip this one.

Oh, and a slap in the face to the Nevada Democratic Party for ever thinking this was a good idea.

Kos seems to be on a rather bizarre quest for ideological purity here, one that does not allow any candidate to be besmirched by contact with the great unwashed.

This sort of attitude is more than strange, it is foolish, and it runs counter to the strategy outlined by no less a Kos favorite than Howard Dean. Dean's vision entailed the Democrats ceding very little to the Republicans, contesting more vigorously across the southern states, and basically putting a Democratic presence everywhere it was politically important to do so. Putting a Democratic debate on Fox is simply an extension of this strategy into the television news arena. The time spent wishing that Fox didn't exist is simply wasted. Like it or not in a democratic society there is going to be another side.

Maybe Kos' little daydreams of living in a one-party state are clouding his judgement.

UPDATE:

Kos is furiously attempting to not seem completely insane:

Here's how "fair and balanced" Fox was the last time they did one of these:

For an example of how disrespectful and counterproductive such Fox News-sponsored Democratic debates are, consider the September 9, 2003 Democratic debate in Baltimore, Maryland, hosted by Fox News in partnership with the Congressional Black Caucus. Fox News graphics, as well as a banner over the stage, titled the event as the "Democrat Candidate Presidential Debate," a misconstruction of "Democrat" used as an an epithet Fox News then summarized the debate with a story titled, "Democratic Candidates Offer Grim View of America," continuing with such jabs as, "The depiction of the president as the root of all evil began at the top of Tuesday night's debate...." Controversial questions included the accusation that Howard Dean had a racist gun policy by Fox News analyst Juan Williams. There were also multiple interruptions by protesters throughout the debate, leading to four arrests.

So, two of Kos' huge concerns are literally about semantics; how some Fox intern put together a banner, and how Juan Williams phrased a question. (Williams phrased it, "Gov. Dean has suggested that states like Vermont, Montana and Wyoming, with overwhelmingly white populations, really don't need gun control, in part because of their rural character, but urban areas, such as Baltimore, Md. with large minority populations, do need gun control." This can only be offensive if you don't know how to read very well. Lets just say that the word "because" is kinda important.)

Kos also doesn't like how Fox summarized the event afterward. This affects their ability to host a debate how exactly? And won't they offer their take on debates no matter who hosts them? How are you going to stop that?

And as for the protesters, how exactly is Fox news to blame for the actions of a bunch of LaRouchies? After all LaRouche was a Democratic candidate, not a Republican.

Kos is either insane or inane.