How do you know that the White House's anti-Fox News campaign has gone seriously wrong? When CNN, let alone Anderson Cooper, begins to compare the Obama and Nixon administrations (video embedded below the fold, h/t Mediaite's Colby Hall).On last night's "360," Cooper stated that "this White House is starting to look like another White House and the comparison is not flattering." He showed a clip of Sen. Lamar Alexander, documented yesterday by NewsBuster Noel Sheppard, offering a "friendly suggestion" to President Obama.
I have an uneasy feeling only 10 months into the new administration that we're beginning to see the symptoms of this same kind of animus developing in the Obama administration. And as those of use who served in the Nixon administration know, that can get you in a lot of trouble... Don't create an enemies list.
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Democratic strategist James Carville insisted that Alexander needed to "study his history," and reminded viewers that eleven members of the Nixon administration had been charged with felonies. Legal troubles of Obama's appointees and would-be appointees (e.g. Geithner, Daschle, Richardson) aside, Carville failed to note that media manipulation is not criminal, just unethical and un-presidential.
Carville added, in a seeming rebuke of Obama's claims to 'post-partisanship' that "this is something called politics." Surely the nation will understand that Obama is simply playing Washington hardball.
Republican strategist Kevin Madden agreed with Carville, and argued that this fact is exactly the problem for Obama.
You have to remember that the president, this president, President Obama, you know, he reached the White House on a message of post-partisanship and inclusiveness. He was going to change the status quo here in Washington. And I think that's the bigger problem that the Obama administration has now is that they tend to look like they're very hyper-partisan.Cooper offered a follow-up to Madden's comments, displaying an on-screen poll showing that fewer Americans now than in April agree with President Obama "on issues that matter to you."
So in all, Cooper compared the Obama administration to the Nixon administration, albeit in a lukewarm manner, and posted an on-screen poll bolstering the claims of his conservative guest. If more of the mainstream media follow his lead, it could be trouble for Obama. He can't attack every news network, after all.
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October 22, 2009 - 13:11 ET by iveseenitallBOR also wondered why Obama and his henchmen are doing this. They can't help themselves. They're "liberal" ideologues. You are their enemy the second you disagree with them.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
isia, Either O'Reilly is
October 22, 2009 - 14:42 ET by Chris Normanisia,
Either O'Reilly is deliberately being obtuse about Obama's motives or he is one of the most dense people I've ever seen. He's like the guy standing in a five alarm burning down building and saying "there might be someone cooking or there may be fire around here..." His "benefit of the doubt' over Obama was old a long time ago...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris, It's called 'sucking up'
October 22, 2009 - 15:22 ET by sic721Present-a-dent Obama has not appeared on FOX. Candidate Obama, IIRC, appeared only ONE time, a softball 'interview' on O'Reilly's show. (Sidenote: remember how Obama kept touching O'Reillys knee, actually trying to will a 'tingle up Bill's leg'?) I believe O'Reilly is keeping it soft in the hopes of, if Obama ever appears on FOX again, it will be on the Factor. Exactly like Obama cancelling the missle defense in Poland and the Czech Republic in hopes of what Russia "might" agree to, O'Reilly is hoping with his "benefit of the doubt" attitude, Obama "might" come back on the Factor. How's that working out for you, Bill?
Re BOR
October 22, 2009 - 15:58 ET by slickwillie2001BOR is primarily dense. If you accept that, then trying to label his politics or to discern a pattern in his positions is futile.
Man,
October 22, 2009 - 13:11 ET by Sestren_NKThe first two presidents of this century sure are getting a lot of enemies on their list.
The difference?
None of Obama's enemies are overseas.
Ridiculous as it may sound, it sure seems that way.
not quite but close
October 22, 2009 - 14:14 ET by jon_torlinActually, his oversea enemies aren't the same as Bush's. The UK, Australia, Germany, France, Israel, just to name a few.
-Jon
Sure he can
October 22, 2009 - 13:12 ET by ConservativeClarkHe can't attack every news network, after all.
Sure he can, he is afterall, the messiah. /sarc off
Even if he can't, He might try if too many start to question him. I dont see him as a highly intelligent, rational man. I see him as a marionette with his strings being pulled by too many Chicago politicians and i think they'd love to silence any network even close to speaking truth to power. It sure as hell wont be Olbermann or any of those jackasses at MSNBC speaking truth to power. All i see from them is putting nose to brown eye.
The only time I could see
October 22, 2009 - 16:52 ET by ForeverOnTheRightThe only time I could see MSBNC ever speaking truth to power would be if Obama was sinking to the point that the aft of the ship is all you see and that's about to go under. Then again, they may still blame Bush and conservatives for Obama's fate.
Shake your head
October 22, 2009 - 13:49 ET by iveseenitallThey call Fox News an arm of the RNC, then jerko has a private meeting with Olbermann and Maddow ---Duh!
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Carvell Need A Brain Transplant
October 22, 2009 - 15:18 ET by UtherpendDoes Carvell make up his facts as he goes along?? When did Bush ever go after anyone in the Media. It's lies like that which the Repub on the other side let slide that keeps that dinosaur on talk shows like Coopers.
"For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security."
It's already been done, Utherpend~~
October 22, 2009 - 15:32 ET by BKeyserand documented here
and here.
To many head pats
October 22, 2009 - 15:27 ET by Jerry MackCooper has received too many pats on the head from Obama. This has resulted in brain damage. Why else would he do this story?
It's
October 22, 2009 - 15:27 ET by jessieHIt's pretty sad when the great organizer can't seem to organize anything. Nixon would be better than this guy, even if he was a crook, which I doubt. Watergate wasn't actually destroying the country. The repubs were just bugging the dem's offices. I think they should all be bugged. instead, they close & lock doors, have secret meetings, and screw the people.
O-Bummer is 10 times
October 22, 2009 - 16:05 ET by mattmO-Bummer is 10 times worse.
All Nixon wanted was fair treatment. Barry wants his ( | ) kissed by everyone - no detractors, no critics: All worship, All the time.
"Either O'Reilly is
October 22, 2009 - 16:00 ET by chessplayer"Either O'Reilly is deliberately being obtuse about Obama's motives"
He`s neither dense nor obtuse. He`s just obsessed with getting the Dear Leader back on his show. If he pounds away on Bammy, it will never happen. It will never happen anyway, but he`s hoping it does.
wow! i think we just
October 22, 2009 - 18:43 ET by right of waywow! i think we just entered the bizzaro world! next thing ya know, cooper will be reporting on what a great job bush did by winning iraq.
O'Reilly and O'bama
October 22, 2009 - 20:18 ET by michiganruthI agree with the BOR theory about him wanting Obama to come on his show. tonite on his show Michelle Obama was a 'PATRIOT'.
will it work? if Obama had any sense, he'd drop this creepy Nixon act and go on Fox. he'd get a 10-point bounce.
Democratic strategist
October 22, 2009 - 20:39 ET by general companyDemocratic strategist James Carville insisted that Alexander needed to
"study his history," and reminded viewers that eleven members of the
Nixon administration had been charged with felonies.
Well it's early yet, we have 3+ more years of this.
Legal troubles of
Obama's appointees and would-be appointees (e.g. Geithner, Daschle,
Richardson) aside, Carville failed to note that media manipulation is
not criminal, just unethical and un-presidential.
I am sure he was going to get to that Markay? Carville is pretty unethical as well
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James "40 More Years" Carville
October 23, 2009 - 01:53 ET by MadRatGood ol' James Carville. I can't wait for the Democrats to get voted out of office in 2012 and have Republicans waving signs with pictures of his book, 40 More Years: How the Democrats Will Rule the Next Generation on it. Maybe he should have titled his book, The 1000 Year Reich: How Democrats will Dominate America Through One Party Rule.