Yep, it's true. Barack Obama is going to be on The O'Reilly Factor right before McCain steps up and claims his FUBAR race for the White House:
Barack Obama will appear on Fox News with conservative Bill O’Reilly on Thursday, the same night John McCain gives his acceptance speech at the Republican convention here. What a coincidence!
The first-time appearance by the Illinois senator on O’Reilly’s show will likely be a ratings draw, although it will not go head-to-head with McCain’s speech.
Obama’s interview will air at 8:00 p.m. EDT, while McCain’s speech will air after 9:00 p.m.
O’Reilly will sit down with Obama Thursday in York, Pa., where he plans to question Obama on his "political career, domestic issues and foreign policy in Iran and Iraq," according to a statement by the network, which is owned by News Corp., which also owns The Wall Street Journal.
This is a master stroke to me. Obama will appear between Palin and McCain, being the natural leader and calm intellect that he is. He'll get national recognition for going into the Lion's Den, especially on a week that the press hasn't been able to ask Sarah Palin or John McCain a single question about the scandals and government-as-usual that they both offer.
But that's just me. What do you think?