The Oct. 21 “Morning Joe” reported on an exchange yesterday (noted on Newsbusters by Noel Sheppard) between ABC Chief White House Correspondent Jake Tapper and White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs, in which Tapper asked whether it was “appropriate” for the administration to be deciding what news organizations are legitimate.
“I think Jake Tapper was onto what we got onto yesterday morning, because we’ve been having this debate: ‘Does this make sense for them to shoot down at Fox News?’” said host Joe Scarborough. “No it doesn’t if your target’s Fox News.”
But Fox, Scarborough said, is not the target. “The White House isn’t attacking Fox news to attack Fox News. They’re playing the media. They’re saying ‘Please, don’t follow the ACORN stories. Don’t follow the Van Jones stories. Don’t follow any stories they bring up because they’re not a news organization.’”
The White House, Scarborough warned, needs to be careful because there could be “a big pushback.”
Guest Katty Kay of BBC World News America also questioned the strategy, saying that it might be a short-term sop to Obama’s left-wing base, but it may end up alienating the independent voters that helped elect the president.
Despite disagreement from co-host Mika Brzezinski, guest Mike Barnicle echoed Scarborough’s take. “What they’re really trying to do,” he said, “is have the editorial pages from the Times and reporters from the post sit there and think ‘You know we’re not gonna follow that story cause it came out of Fox.’ That’s not going to happen.”
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No no no, god please no
October 21, 2009 - 14:09 ET by TheCynicMSNBC is defending Fox News?
Oh no.
God please no.
I don't want monkeys to fly out of my ass! I'm sorry for all the times I said that! And airliners are going to start hitting all those pigs flying around. This is going to be a nightmare!
Mika the hypocrite
October 21, 2009 - 14:12 ET by dronetekDid anyone catch the part where Mika started preaching about how Fox isn't really news and Scarborough started arguing with her? At one point she whispers "be quiet Chris", but Chris wasn't on the panel. So, I assume Matthews was feeding her things to say.
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She was probably talking to
October 21, 2009 - 14:58 ET by Richard BraincaseShe was probably talking to the producer, Chris Licht (sp?) who was in her ear.....more interestingly earlier on, they descibed the exchange between Jake Tapper and Gibbs as "heated" and withing seconds Mika gets an email on her blackberry correcting her that its wasn't "heated" .... wow, a realtime Whitehouse edit button ... now THAT'S wierd.
Too late. There they fly
October 21, 2009 - 14:11 ET by Dan The Man 2Know how to keep a Troll in suspense? Ill tell ya in the morning.
No no no--flying monkeys
October 21, 2009 - 14:16 ET by matthewdeanToo funny !!!
What a great way to start out this thread, and my day at the keyboard.
MD
"I may not agree with what your bumper sticker says, but I will defend to the death your right to stick it." (Unknown)
LMAO...
October 21, 2009 - 14:38 ET by Thinking.ManNice, clever, like it!
I find it hilarious that
October 21, 2009 - 14:12 ET by texanbychoiceI find it hilarious that former conservative Joe Scarborough thinks that there is even a remote possibility that the media lap dogs would have the courage to pushback against the guy they helped to elect. Now if Obama decided to take on CNN the wagons would be circled immediatley and all hell would break loose on the white house, they wouldn't know what hit them. They are very safe using their current strategy. The rest of the MSM will see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil as long as it's Fox in the cross hairs
Courage is not the absence of fear, it's the mastery of it.
Holy cow! Joe could have had a V8!!
October 21, 2009 - 14:13 ET by PoljunkDid it just occurred to Joe that maybe anyone who disagrees with this Administration ends up on their %&6* list !
"Mika's Hate Comment"
October 21, 2009 - 14:17 ET by mad53PAI watched this and Scarborough nailed the reason why, one of the few times I can take his "analysis".
Mika of course agreed with the White House "spin" on this because of the "hate speech" that comes from Fox.
You could tell that Scarborough had all to do to refrain himself from saying the obvious "Mika, do you watch this network in primetime?
I have three facts I am positive of:
1. Mika has never watched Fox, Beck, O'Reilly or Hannity
2. Has never watched MSNBC, Schultz, Matthews, Olberman, Maddow
3. Just parrots the Fox is hate line, thus getting the "pat on the head that Brit Hume spoke about.
Mika's pretty, but
October 21, 2009 - 14:30 ET by TexasMom0517Critical thinking is not one of Mika's strong suits. She reminds me of "that" girl in high school who would self-righteously turn in anyone who did something she decided was against the rules. She's always arrogant and self-righteous and I keep expecting her to preface every sentence with, "My daddy says..."
You mean
October 21, 2009 - 15:13 ET by jdlybrandYou mean like Judy on 'Leave it to Beaver'? Not looks-wise, but definitely obnoxious-wise!
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
Leave it to Beaver
October 21, 2009 - 15:45 ET by SouthJersey1953LOL - Oh, yes! Judy! I had forgotten all about her. They knew how to write sit-coms back then....hasn't been anything close to it (quality wise) in so-o-o-o long!!!
"Maybe if we keep our heads buried in the sand, this will blow over" - The Congressional Republicans
"That" girl
October 21, 2009 - 16:03 ET by TexasMom0517Or Nellie Olesen on "Little House on the Prairie!"
Dramatic characters are archetypal because they are universally known.
Or Zelda Gilroy on Dobie
October 21, 2009 - 15:57 ET by Tom PaineOr Zelda Gilroy on Dobie Gillis?
Zelda :-)
October 21, 2009 - 16:56 ET by jdlybrandBLINK
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
Mika's utter hypocrisy with "hate" comment
October 21, 2009 - 16:44 ET by pauldolceYou are right on mad53pa, you can tell Joe was dying to scream at the top of his lungs to her "what do you think our network does in primetime every single night you idiot?!!! Joe's not perfect, but we do have to give him credit as the only voice on that network who points out the liberal bias and hypocrisy of the left on a regular basis. I actually thought Mika has been pretty fair for a liberal, but she's way off the hypocrisy chart on this Fox story.
fox
October 21, 2009 - 14:29 ET by charlietexasThe other networks should be nervous. They could be next. They are already being manipulated. Remember, it is a free press. The whitehouse doesn't believe that.
Speaking of
October 21, 2009 - 14:42 ET by tbone1969other networks and MSNBC.. See TVNEWSER link.
http://www.mediabist...
They are already being manipulated.
October 21, 2009 - 15:02 ET by general companyVery true, as long as the WH attacks Fox then they will be-careful not to encourage their wrath
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Let's see real reporter courage
October 21, 2009 - 14:29 ET by tim413Early on I felt sorry for Gibbs because he was so obviously uncomfortable when he had to lie. He appears to be getting more comfortable.
I'm waiting for someone to ask him about CNN and MSNBC - Don't they also have a "perspective"? If RG answers "no," the appropriate response is uncontrollable laughter. If RG answers "yes," the real discussion is on!
Stop federal judges from foisting their notions of "fairness" on the States. Amend the 14th Amendment! - tim413
“The White House isn’t
October 21, 2009 - 14:32 ET by Radical1979“The White House isn’t attacking Fox news to attack Fox News. They’re
playing the media. They’re saying ‘Please, don’t follow the ACORN
stories. Don’t follow the Van Jones stories. Don’t follow any stories
they bring up because they’re not a news organization.’”
\I wasn't aware any of the other news organizations were following these stories, or anything else uncovered by Fox News.
The No Fox Challenge
October 21, 2009 - 14:33 ET by allanfI wonder if Mika, Joe or any other old media types are willing to mak ethe "No Fox Pledge" -- and promise never to work for FOX even if it means unemployment.
Jake Tapper deserves much
October 21, 2009 - 14:35 ET by d1carterJake Tapper deserves much credit here. If there was ever any doubt about big media being in the tank for this administration, their silence should remove that doubt forever.
Media Lapdogs?
October 21, 2009 - 14:43 ET by Thinking.ManYou guys are giving them way to much credit, they are Pocket Poodles at best.
I herby sincerly apologize to all the scared to death tiny little rat dogs and want to point out that even you have more courage than the majority of so called journalists infesting our country.
The Pocket Poodle Media is just about done, wonder what Oberpoodle will do when they close down MSNBC, go to work for Iran?
Fox
October 21, 2009 - 14:43 ET by MaytagWhen the acorn s--- hit the fan one of the young guys I work with said he got in a argument with his dad. His dad said I don't know what your talking about ,Katie never said anything about that.
I said if I was you I'd tell my dad if you watch Fox for a week and think it is unfair I'll cut your grass next week. He laughed and called his dad who agreed to the deal. He said his dad told him to cut the grass the next week.he shrugged ok at least you tried, his dad said, oh I still watch Fox News I just figure you owe me a grass cutting
That reminds me of an
October 21, 2009 - 16:59 ET by kangarooThat reminds me of an arguement I had with a lib friend of mine, he is an ecconomics teacher (god help the kids). His motto is tax more, spend even more. I challenged him to listen to Rush at least one hour a day for a week, he said "if I do that you have to watch...........wait for it...... Bill 'has to pay for it' Maher." I said no worries, cause I haven't had tv for over 10 years. Thing is that if Maher was the only person he could send me to to try and turn me, just showed he was more demented than I thought
just showed he was more
October 21, 2009 - 17:27 ET by Dan The Man 2just showed he was more demented than I thought
Sad part about this is he probably thought the same about you. Anyone who likes Mahr and watches regulary is too far gone.
Know how to keep a Troll in suspense? Ill tell ya in the morning.
how many more will stand with Jake
October 21, 2009 - 14:46 ET by katainkentthat will determine where, and how far, this will go.
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The Emperor, he has no clothes
Yep
October 21, 2009 - 15:22 ET by general companyAnd like I said yesterday, I dont have high expectations
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
When the press becomes part of the problem ...
October 21, 2009 - 14:58 ET by metaphorsbwithuThe best thing that is coming out of this is that "reporters" and "news agencies" now have to consciously make decisions not to cover news harmful to the Obama administration lest they incur their wrath and be lumped with Fox.
This goes against the grain of anyone who seriously wants to be considered a journalist, no matter his or her bias. It's one thing to convince yourself you're reporting objectively, but NOT reporting something because it makes you unpopular with the powers-that-be is selling out, something that should cause you eternal shame and disgrace.
metaphorsbwithu
Meta...criticizing/banishing/
October 21, 2009 - 15:09 ET by celatorMeta...criticizing/banishing/eliminating/taking over a free press is always, always, always, always a Phase One step for a government that us getting ready to get nasty with its citizens. Hundreds of examples in history, as we all know.
Looks like we are in for an even rougher ride.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
Didn't Rush say if the
October 21, 2009 - 15:27 ET by dvdaughtryDidn't Rush say if the media created you, they can destroy you?
Dare he be correct--AGAIN!?
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
are an attempt to send a
October 21, 2009 - 16:06 ET by chessplayerare an attempt to send a message to the rest of the news media: “Fox isn’t a real news organization, so the stories it generates aren’t real news.”
Makes perfect sense if you`re a lib. It would mean, for example, the A-porn scandal was`nt real news,,,it never happened, so why report on it.
Something tells me this one
October 21, 2009 - 17:31 ET by Blix AmericaSomething tells me this one isn't going to go to well for the White House. Here's is what they are saying. "You are so stupid we can control you. And you're so stupid we can even tell you how we are doing it and you won't mind because we are very clever and you are so stupid…" Muse wrote a story about this over on the Blix America Blog.
It's amazing....
http://blixamerica.b...
Medal time
October 21, 2009 - 18:36 ET by cajun2Lets give Jake Tapper a bronze star for bravery. If the American people are smart enough to figure out what Gibbs was saying, there will be an awakening. Maybe the alphabet media will then cover that story. Ya think?
Rush and Beck may also be in line for awards. They both sound like they have crystal balls. They both predicted this stuff last year.
cajun... That they
October 21, 2009 - 18:42 ET by bigtimercajun...
That they did...and very few paid any attention.
People will wake up...I just pray it isn't too late when they do.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
If the White House doesn't
October 22, 2009 - 01:41 ET by snaggletoothieIf the White House doesn't have the balls to take Major Garrett's press pass from him, they should just shut up,
Thursday morning MSNBC lies on Morning Joe
October 22, 2009 - 07:47 ET by Prester John1. Barnicle--Shinseki was fired by Rumsfeld for arguing about the number of troops needed for Iraq. The truth of course was that Shinseki had already submitted his retirement paperwork and wasn't fired from anything.
2. Some no name guy--The Bush/Cheny regime's rush to war in Iraq after 9/11. Again, the truth is that there were 18 months between 9/11 and the liberation of Iraq, not to mention of course the 17 or so resolutions from the darling organization of the Left, the United Nations, and the 12 years or screwing around with Hussein after Gulf War I.
What a shame it is to be so willingly ignorant and stupid.
Re Shinseki
October 22, 2009 - 11:55 ET by slickwillie2001Thanks for the review of history. The nonsense about Shinseki lives on with the liberals and will never die. Look where the Bamster stuck him if you want to know what the real opinion of him in the US military is. Even as head of the VA, he's at his level of incompetence.
Th
October 22, 2009 - 09:09 ET by jessieHThe more obama & the white house push the citizens, calling us all sorts of names, the more we want these two faced bigots out of office. If not for Fox, we would still be giving money to Acorn. The white house is just as corrupt as Acorn. Otherwise, they would be a bigger investigation into it.