Fox Tried To Recruit Petraeus To Run Against Obama Written by Jess Levin, Evan Whitbeck & Laura Keiter Published 12/04/12 5:17 PM EST CD-MMM12042012-1091 Audio file Fox News is facing serious ethical questions following The Washington Post's revelation that the Fox News CEO used foreign policy analyst K.T. McFarland to recruit Gen. David Petraeus to run for the presidency.