In a profile of Rupert Murdoch in its October issue, Vanity Fair describes an early-summer meeting between Murdoch, Fox News head Roger Ailes and Barack Obama. During the meeting, Obama "lit into" Ailes over the slanted coverage of him and Michelle. Ailes countered that the situation could have been avoided if Obama, who had already appeared on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, had made himself more available to the network. According the the magazine, they struck a "tentative truce." The results of that alleged truce have not been readily apparent, but maybe it has something to do with why Obama agreed to appear on The O'Reilly Factor tomorrow evening. Hillary Clinton braved the shark tank — they ended up having a pleasant discussion about Rev. Wright — so why not Obama? Maybe, just maybe, he'll say something before the show's conservative audience that will help him hold onto his 50-percent standing in the polls. One thing he definitely won't say, much to the confusion of O'Reilly, is "M-fer, pass the iced tea."