Admin_2 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Though I don't like the idea of a presidential administration handling affairs like this so publicly, I still enjoy something large and influential calling them out like this. By ANN SANNER, Associated Press Writer Ann Sanner, Associated Press Writer ? Sun Oct 18, 2:34 pm ET "WASHINGTON ? White House advisers pledged on Sunday to book administration officials on Fox News despite claims by the president's inner circle that the cable network is a GOP mouthpiece whose programming "is geared toward making money." Last week, White House communications director Anita Dunn said Fox News operates "almost as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party." On Sunday, Rahm Emanuel, President Barack Obama's chief of staff, said, "It is not a news organization so much as it has a perspective." In response to the criticism, Fox News executive Michael Clemente on Sunday accused the White House of continuing to "declare war on a news organization" rather than focusing on issues such as jobs and health care. "The door remains open and we welcome a discussion about the facts behind the issues," said Clemente, senior vice president of news, in a written statement. Fox News commentators Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity have been strong Obama critics, and Bill O'Reilly has taken tough looks at the administration. Obama avoided "Fox News Sunday" when he visited five Sunday morning news shows last month; three aides carried the administration's message on Afghanistan, health care and the economy this Sunday to ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC, but not Fox; and a recent White House blog post accused Beck of lying. Beck has called Obama a racist. Karl Rove, a Fox News contributor and former White House adviser to President George W. Bush, said the Obama administration is trying to demonize Fox News for asking questions officials do not like. He compared Obama's approach to that of President Richard Nixon, who included journalists on an "enemies list." "This is a White House engaging in its own version of the media enemies list," Rove said on "Fox News Sunday." "And it's unhelpful for the country and undignified for the president of the United States to so do." Appearing on ABC's "This Week," senior Obama adviser David Axelrod said Fox News shouldn't be treated as a news organization. "And the bigger thing is that other news organizations, like yours, ought not to treat them that way, and we're not going to treat them that way," he said. Still, Axelrod said administration officials would appear on the channel. He shrugged off News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch's remark to shareholders last Friday that since the White House began criticizing Fox News commentators their ratings have risen. "You know, I'm not concerned. Mr. Murdoch has a talent for making money, and I understand that their programming is geared toward making money," Axelrod said. "The only argument Anita was making is that they're not really a news station. ... It's not just their commentators, but a lot of their news programming. It's really not news. It's pushing a point of view." Emanuel appeared on CNN's "State of the Union."" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_fox_news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 They are so slanted to tabloid style stuff with lots of rapid talk show host. They are not the only ones CNN and others I used to drop in on had the same tabloid format with a different slant. I watch the local news and its more like a news show. Media is just such a tool so often used by tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moobs Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 It sells... and it's a formula that's been around in America since the founding of our Republic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANNO Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 True , True and that's entertainment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 True , True and that's entertainment! Yea but they portray themselves as serious news people which makes most of them smell of phoney. I do enjoy hardline time to time or Meet the Press if they aren't all talking at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moobs Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 blame it on Martin Van Buren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANNO Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Well so does The National Enquirer and many other tabloids brother! (watch the movie Network) ---"all you know is what's in the Tube" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condotown Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 WTF? Fox News is the ONLY network that doesn't KISS OBAMA'S ASS. Why does the current US gov't administration dislike anyone questioning it's tactics? Why are they trying to end freedom of speech? But it doesn't really matter. All media outlets are owned by a few super rich people and there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans. Likewise, there is little difference between communism, capitalism, fascism, or socialism. Take two hours and watch the zeitgeist addendum... the movie on the left when you hit this link. http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/ Thanks chef_claudio for sending that link my way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiaranM Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 dumb f**ks like their news dumb as f**k .... might help explain why Fox (and the sun in the UK) is so popular !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 They are so slanted to tabloid style stuff with lots of rapid talk show host. They are not the only ones CNN and others I used to drop in on had the same tabloid format with a different slant. I watch the local news and its more like a news show. Media is just such a tool so often used by tools. I think nowadays most people realize that just as "wrestling" evolved into "wrestling entertainment," so too have the major cable "news" outllets evolved into "news entertainment;" each adopting some sort of agenda in an effort to secure a market share, and using histrionics, hyperbole, maudlin babble, and--in the case of CNN--outright lies to pander to their viewers. Weathercasters were the pioneers in this area, using dire forecasts to keep people tuning in. Anyone who lives along the eastern seaboard of the US well knows how often forecasts of heavy snowfall turn into sleet or slush--after which, when admonished for a faulty forecast by his female co-anchor, the smug weathercaster turns to the camera and deadpans, "Well, folks, look's like Paula's upset because she didn't get eight inches last night." Too bad Obama and his turds can't see the laughable side of a zealot like Hannity or a total huckster like O'Reilly. They all deserve each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 WTF?Fox News is the ONLY network that doesn't KISS OBAMA'S a*s. Why does the current US gov't administration dislike anyone questioning it's tactics? Why are they trying to end freedom of speech? But it doesn't really matter. All media outlets are owned by a few super rich people and there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans. Likewise, there is little difference between communism, capitalism, fascism, or socialism. Take two hours and watch the zeitgeist addendum... the movie on the left when you hit this link. http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/ Thanks chef_claudio for sending that link my way. Don, you may also want to take a look at this site where the Zeitgeist movie gets debunked. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beej Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 It sells...and it's a formula that's been around in America since the founding of our Republic But is it news or entertainment? Can it REALLY call itself a news channel, if its not REALLY reading the news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetieBabie Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 I like FOX! Because it airs So You Think You Can Dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moobs Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Why not? It does have news content. What about CNN Headline News? MSNBC? Personally, I see little difference. News organizations have always been the mouthpiece of one party or the other. Anyone who thinks differently simply isn't thinking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave40 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 (and the sun in the UK) is so popular !!!!! I didn't get past Page 3 in the "The Sun" !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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