White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel Sunday made one of the most absurd comments to date about the Administration's fight with the Fox News Channel.
In his "State of the Union" interview with CNN's John King, Emanuel said, "It's not a news organization so much as it has a perspective."
Maybe more importantly, Emanuel told King that the White House doesn't want other news outlets to emulate Fox because the cabler isn't offering "both sides' sense of a valued opinion" (video embedded below the fold with partial transcript, h/t NBer Melody):
RAHM EMANUEL, WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF: No, it's not so much a conflict with Fox News. But, unlike I suppose the way to look at it, and the way we, the President looks at it, we look at it is it's not a news organization so much as it has a perspective. And that's a different take. And more importantly is not have the CNN's and the others in the world basically be led and following Fox as if that what they're trying to do is a legitimate news organization in the sense of both sides' sense of a valued opinion.
So, any media outlet that has a perspective isn't a news organization?
Using that guideline, doesn't it rule EVERY entity that offers opinion and commentary with a decided slant -- which is virtually every media group in America -- out as a news organization?
As the likely answer is "Yes," Emanuel unwittingly made the case that there aren't ANY real news organizations in America anymore, a contention I wouldn't disagree with.
Yet, maybe most important was Emanuel's last line concerning the White House discouraging "the CNN's and the others in the world" from being "led and following Fox as if that what they're trying to do is a legitimate news organization in the sense of both sides' sense of a valued opinion."
Both sides' sense of a valued opinion? Who's to determine that: the White House or the public?
Right now, Fox News is destroying its competition as far as ratings. Most nights Fox gets more viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined.
As such, at the present time, more people value Fox's opinion than CNN's and MSNBC's.
With this in mind, Emanuel is basically saying the White House has a better understanding of what represents "valued opinion" than the people do.
Even scarier, the Administration doesn't want other news outlets to offer opinions being presented by Fox despite how in demand those opinions are given that network's dominance in the ratings.
Reading between the lines, Emanuel basically admitted the White House motives are not only to discredit Fox, but also to discourage other news outlets from offering similar opinions -- aka conservative views
Be afraid, America. Be very afraid.
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Incredible
October 18, 2009 - 09:47 ET by DoktorFrankenJust when you thought you couldn't possibly hate this POS any more . . . .
JMHO, you understand.
If Saul Alinsky owned a news channel it would be MSNBC. ---- Me
POS....
October 18, 2009 - 09:49 ET by canuckGood description...the only thing one can say about this clown and his equally strange brothers is that you cannot pick turds up by the clean ends.
Scatalogy
October 18, 2009 - 09:57 ET by CO2MakerI thought I had heard all the best wisdom, but I've never heard your eminently wise advice about dealing with objects in the fecal position.
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Rahmhard Heydrich
October 18, 2009 - 10:41 ET by Apodicticthe Deputy Reichprotektor of Washington, D.C.
Ya know somethin'......
October 18, 2009 - 09:48 ET by John WILynn Swan was a GREAT wide reciever when he was with the Steelers. He used ballet to his advantage, for flexibility and flight.
Rahm is just a simple twinkle toes. :)
HURRY ! GIVE HIM ANOTHER SHOVEL !!
October 18, 2009 - 09:48 ET by LEWIS IN COLORADOPlease, rahm, just keep digging !!
Gives new perspective
October 18, 2009 - 09:58 ET by CO2Makerto the stimulating phrase, "shovel-ready job."
Perspective
October 18, 2009 - 10:18 ET by motherbeltNote to Emanuel:
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means -Inigo Montoya
Definition from Merriam-Webster online:
...from Latin perspectus, past participle of perspicere to look through, see clearly,
or from dictionary.com: ptp. s. of perspicere; to look at closely.
And that's what Fox does.
By explaining why they don't like Fox, Rahm just hoist them on their own petard.
On the other hand, he is right when he says the other networks don't have a perspective.....they don't see anything clearly at all!
FNC's 'Perspective'
October 18, 2009 - 09:51 ET by kch50428Is opposite of ABC, SeeBS, NBC, CNN, pMSNBC, NPR... Rahm is an idiot.
Idiot is too kind. Dipshit
October 18, 2009 - 09:55 ET by ricklailIdiot is too kind. Dipshit would be more like it.
Semper suprene nitens
OBAMACARE: If it ain't good enough for my Congressman then it ain't good enough for me.
White House goes for Right Guard
October 18, 2009 - 09:55 ET by CO2MakerStops odor and wetness and nasty perspective stains on your news ...
Or to put it another way, Whiskey tango foxtrot?
"Fox is not a news organization so much as it has perspective." And all the cheesy, fey, slanted anchor-banter before and after a news story on CBS or NBC isn't perspective? "Teabagging" isn't loaded with "perspective"? Suggestions for using a CO2 pellet aren't "perspective"?
one day we will have a
October 18, 2009 - 20:12 ET by TruthMongerone day we will have a national museum for all of these dark-days interview gems
satan's last msm gasps to topple the good ol USA
rahm was hi-frackin-larious man
They openly try to control opinion
October 18, 2009 - 09:56 ET by KC MulvilleI am afraid. I am very afraid.
They're not even hiding it. They don't want other news organizations to follow Fox's model ... you know, the most successful model in the business today ... for purely selfish reasons. This is the White House, the controller of regulations and the dispenser of federal funds, warning the business public that they oppose any expression of conservative opinion.
Ever wonder what it would be like to have the government openly intimidate opponents? Yeah, I know these cowards are weak, and we don't have to worry that much ... it's the attempt itself that concerns me. This is pure Chicago style thuggery. This is political Caponism.
I once said that if the government was an airplane, I may not have liked where they were headed, but I had no doubt that the Clintons had the skill to fly the plane. I don't think Obama can fly the plane. That flight crew doesn't know what they're doing.
Noel
October 18, 2009 - 09:57 ET by shawn228FOX blows the competition away and this administration clearly does not like this. I'm not so sure about the reading in between the lines and wanting to censor though. I hope you are wrong on this one, if they decide to censor opposing viewpoints, this is a scary time indeed.
"I think we're kindred spirits."~Mr Shy to Sergeant ROCK
"Whats wrong with a little sodomy between friends?"~Sergeant ROCK to Mr Shy.
Censorship
October 18, 2009 - 20:03 ET by matthewdeansean228:
"If", I say "IF", they decide to censor opposing viewpoints?
Did not a letter go out from the current administration to the Health Insurance Industry saying not to voice any type of dis-satisfaction with upcoming Healthcare/Healthcare Insurance reform?
Or was the Admin saying, "We are not pleased with you having said something about being unhappy with the upcoming reform proposals?"
MD
mathew
October 18, 2009 - 20:35 ET by shawn228Point taken mathewdean. I think that is is a bloody shame that is not getting more press coverage.
"I think we're kindred spirits."~Mr Shy to Sergeant ROCK
"Whats wrong with a little sodomy between friends?"~Sergeant ROCK to Mr Shy.
Fox has a "perspective"
October 18, 2009 - 10:01 ET by Kat Outta the BagYes...a clear perspective, Rahmy. That's what scares you , isn't it?
sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear
October 18, 2009 - 10:10 ET by Dan DiegoThere is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to...
The Outer Limits.
– The Control Voice
Fox News should fight
October 18, 2009 - 10:14 ET by KnightofChristFox News should fight back by stating "This White House is attacking members of the Free Press, and the First Amendment to the Constitution. They do not like to be held accountable so they attack us."
Other members of the Free Press would be wise to remember the poem by Martin Niemöller.
First they came for Fox News, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Fox News Reporter...
===============
Behold, he cometh with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they also that pierced him. And all the tribes of the earth shall bewail themselves because of him. Even so. Amen.
Let's
October 18, 2009 - 10:14 ET by jessieHLet's see, who should I listen to? Fox News or Rahm, the finger, Emanuel? I choose Fox. This guy just smells of corruption. Fox tells both sides of the story. Rahm is a wannabe dictator. Who is lying to the American people? The govt. Who does Rahm work for? The govt.
And so...
October 18, 2009 - 10:17 ET by gregfaheyWhat would Rahm putting forth HIS perspective on CNN be?
Just like the Left defines "bi-partisanship" as "submit to us or you are partisan".
Did I see this or dream it?
October 18, 2009 - 10:18 ET by StarAZI was paying attention to someone else the other day and thought I glimpsed The One talking about "cable news" with a caption across the lecturn saying DON'T WATCH IT...could that be? Not the crawl--on the lecturn. I guess his radio show was all about how deceptive "cable news" is...etc. Why doesn't he zip it and get to work...although that could be worse, if he actually did something besides send his towel boy Rahm out to blab.
Ellen Ratner at Fox on this controversy
October 18, 2009 - 10:33 ET by CO2MakerEllen Ratner has a very good opinion article on Fox news site, dated Oct 16 (so it preceded Rahmbo's comments).
White House vs. Fox News? Know This, What You Resist Persists - FOXNews.com
What About King's Perspective
October 18, 2009 - 10:33 ET by Blue Collar ToddNotice how John King admits to knowing Emanuel for 17 years and practicing "hard ball" politics with him. And yet King does not have "perspective"? Orwell's vision of the future may be soon upon us with these Newspeakers in the White House.
without a uniform
October 18, 2009 - 10:33 ET by cajun2But he is a soldier none the less. He is better at the "fear mongering" than anyone at fox but many people will miss the significance of his words. Especially the idiots at the alphabet media. They dont realize that they could be next in the line of fire if they dare change their "perspective".
Cajun..another piece of
October 18, 2009 - 12:55 ET by celatorCajun..another piece of interesting insider information is that Rahm is bitter enemies with Benjamin Netanyahu. It's not a far stretch to consider whether that animosity explains Obama's bizarre and hostile relationship with Israel. I'm doing some research on their relationship--to uncover the source of their animosity. I'll share it here if I can verify it.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
?
October 18, 2009 - 10:35 ET by owlpelletsMore drivel from "Hugo Baghdad Rahm Capone." If only they could nationalize Fox. Appoint Maddow Olberman (they are the same guy) as the Information Czar, than all of us that are too dumb to swallow the swill they offer would toe the line.
Don't blame me....I voted for Palin...
"It's not a news
October 18, 2009 - 10:35 ET by G. MayI went ahead and finished your thought for ya Rahm.
By the way, I wonder how that 16 mill he made privateering on the very Wall Street you now condemn is workin' out for him.
Criminal.
You noticed that, too?
October 18, 2009 - 10:39 ET by CO2MakerRahm "Bad for thee, but good for me" Emmanuel. Or to quot*ck are you going to do about it? I'd stick up my middle finger, but I can't."
GMay.. that's it in a
October 18, 2009 - 12:13 ET by celatorGMay.. that's it in a nutshell.
Rahm is a left wing political crackpot of the first magnitude, who seems to be more than a little deranged to my eyes. He is about two dance steps from yelling "OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!"
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
Obama's buddy Hugo Chavez
October 18, 2009 - 10:36 ET by MidAmericaObama's buddy Hugo Chavez show's the way for the government to reign in a disruptive media, simply make criticism illegal.
Weekly Standard:
Since January, using a presidential decree, Chavez has interrupted regular television and radio broadcasts on 60 separate occasions, forcing all media to transmit his hours-long tirades and pro-government propaganda.
And Chavez now seeks to formalize his control through the "Media Contents" law, a bill that controls TV programming by defining time slots suitable for children. The law assumes that children will be watching television for 18 hours a day and prohibits the broadcasting of news or any content with violent images or political language except between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. For example, live footage of Chavez militia members shooting at innocent protesters, would be content unsuitable for children.
IN ADDITION to controlling the programming, the law criminalizes any content that "promotes, condones or incites disrespect for the legitimate authorities and institutions." Known locally as the "gag law," it states explicitly that mocking or criticizing the president and his henchmen is illegal. Broadcasters face million-dollar fines, loss of their broadcast licenses, and even jail time for noncompliance. If this column was published in a newspaper or read on television here in Venezuela, it would be in violation of the proposed Chavez media law
MidAmerica
October 18, 2009 - 10:49 ET by srqvetThanks for sharing the info! Truly scary stuff. The key for the commies is control of the media. Can't even imagine the consequences should they gain control of the entire healthcare system.
This Whitehouse knows
October 18, 2009 - 11:02 ET by MidAmericaThis Whitehouse knows it must control the message to succeed. Their efforts have been very similar to the efforts of Chavez but without (yet) the force of law. But we do have a coordinated effort from a variety of sources trying to shut down FOX News and talk radio through the use of slander and an air of condecension, trying to make admitting that you watch FOX or using it as a source into something that is not credible or respectable. That was Hugo's first steps also. IF the Whitehouse could convince enough people that a media outlet was disruptive to the national discourse then you know this congress and this Whitehouse would attempt to put some legal constraints against media outlets that are 'harming' the national interests.
The Emauel Brothers wield a lot of power in the media industry
October 18, 2009 - 12:40 ET by TexasMom0517Ariel "Ari" Zev Emanuel (born March 29, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) is a prominent American talent agent, founder of the Endeavor Agency in Beverly Hills, California, as well as Co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, which has an annual turnover of between $275 and $300 million.[1] He represents Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba, Larry David, Michael Moore, Jude Law, Matt Damon, Sacha Baron Cohen, Conan O'Brien and Mark Wahlberg, among others.
Background
Raised in suburban Wilmette, Illinois, outside Chicago, Emanuel is the brother of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, NIH bioethicist Ezekiel J. Emanuel, and adopted sister Shoshana Emanuel.
[edit]Professional career
Emanuel then worked at the Hollywood agencies Creative Artists Agency, Inter Talent, and International Creative Management (ICM).[5] By 1995, Emanuel had established himself as a senior agent at ICM but was abruptly fired that year when he and three other agents were caught stealing files out of the company's offices in the middle of the night.[6] He went on to co-found Endeavor Talent Agency[5] with "his fellow late night vigilantes".[6]
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I have a perspective
October 18, 2009 - 10:47 ET by richb313I have a perspective too. Does that mean I should not speak? Even the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind have a perspective but it is limited by thier handicaps.
Right now my perspective is this. The Whitehouse is populated by thin skinned immature kids who do not have the knowledge or the wisdom to properly run a lemonaide stand and they are the ones who are running the country. Everytime I hear these guys talk it validates that perspective.
so that means
October 18, 2009 - 10:48 ET by wizardjrRahm Emanuel is an asshole because he has a rectum, right?
wizard~~
October 18, 2009 - 14:20 ET by Kat Outta the BagThat, and so many other reasons.
More Like . . . .
October 19, 2009 - 00:38 ET by DoktorFranken. . . . he IS a rectum.
JMHO, you understand.
If Saul Alinsky owned a news channel it would be MSNBC. ---- Me
RAHM "where is my TUTU" Emmanual best be careful
October 18, 2009 - 10:56 ET by PaarlAfter he left congress a while back he joined an investment bank of some type or another and made about US 20 million selling his influence....thats all he can do in the private sector.
He and his boss are doing such screw job on the country that he won't be able to sell his influence after the term is over and he is to old for a tutu...he can always become a subject in one of DOKTOR EZEKIEL's laboratories I guess
Paarl of Rhodesia
Well, Rahmbo cleared up something
October 18, 2009 - 10:56 ET by OxyCon...now we know without a doubt that the White House attack against Fox News comes directly from the think skinned Obama himself.
So it's no longer "the White House attack on Fox"...it's "Obama's attack on Fox".
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"But, unlike I suppose the way to look at it, and the way we, the President looks at it, we look at it is it's not a news organization so much as it has a perspective."
Noel
October 18, 2009 - 11:14 ET by Candance MooreI think it no coincidence that this has happened twice on CNN within the past week. Apparently the White House wants MSNBC as their pet propaganda channel and CNN as their pet news channel.
"Pet news channel"?
October 18, 2009 - 11:38 ET by CO2MakerYou mean, like, "Did Obama decide on a dog yet?" Or "What's that in Lindsay Lohan's arms?" Or "PETA is like ACORN for animals"?
The same CNN
October 18, 2009 - 18:52 ET by KC BeachThat admited to spreading Sadam's propaganda, knowing it was not true, just so they could keep their Baghdad operation going? No reason to ever think CNN would have a "perspective", or credability, after that admission.
Actually, CNN is the White
October 18, 2009 - 20:48 ET by fitzfongActually, CNN is the White House's pet propaganda channel. The Alinsky Administration prefers CNN because they are usually more skillful than MSNBC at masking their propaganda. They use MSNBC as a left-wing straw man to make moral equivalency comparisons with FNC, thus making the deceptive case that CNN is somehow accurate and straight down the middle. If anything, CNN is significantly more dishonest than MSNBC because at least MSNBC occasionally acknowledges its extreme bias...CNN is just as biased as MSNBC.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Comrade Rahm Sergeyevich Emanuel is just upset that Fox News...
October 18, 2009 - 11:22 ET by R D Helm...isn't towing the line like the rest of the SCM and covering up for Comrade Chairman Obama while he goes about rapidly destroying America's private sector and thus turning our country into a destitute and powerless 3rd World country.
Incredibly, and despite reams of evidence to the contrary, 10 months into this coup, I mean screw, comrades Rahm and Gibbs have 90% of America (and that includes most conservatives) still believing that these hideous people are actually trying to improve our economy.
Little wonder the Obama White House is upset with Fox News, as they refuse to play along with the coup, even though it has been a raging success to this point, and now only requires the passage of ObamaCare and Crap & Tax, and their little takeover will be complete, and virtually irreversible.
Sadly, I now believe they will get both.
-Dave
The White House know what they're doing.
October 18, 2009 - 11:17 ET by pbthinkerWhen the Obama campaign began, they knew they had a candidate who was not ready for prime time. I'm sure they looked at the media organizations and saw who treated George Bush like an illegitimate boob so they knew they had them in their pocket. The biggest problem they had was Fox News. The people at Fox just wouldn't go along to get along, they'd ask tough questions, questions that may not have a good answer, questions they might not be prepared for, the other networks would be much more respectful. They'd be respectful because, Obama is black and they wouldn't want to appear to be attacking him and they also wanted to see a Democrat elected and were willing to bend their coverage to get this accomplished.
The idea then had to be to delegitimize Fox News. To start this off, Obama said he wouldn't appear in any debates on Fox News. Instead of the other networks calling him on it and wondering why, they went along, all the more for them. To me, it was a bad move for those networks because it was the beginning of their demise.
It worked during the campaign but now they still have one network that stands out as giving people opposing opinions on the Obama plans and they just don't like it so why not do what worked during the campaign? This strategy will work as long as the other networks go along. This time, however, there seems to be a little (and I mean a little) push-back from the Obama media. The NY Times is hinting this might not be a good move, as is the Washington Post. It's still not enough but they'll keep it up because, if they go on Fox they will lose the veneer the other networks allow them to keep.
This smells of Rahm Emanuel but I'm sure that David Axelrod is going along with it. I don't believe Obama has enough sense to decide either way because, if he did, he'd tell them he can handle Fox, his ego is that big. No, Emanuel and Axelrod know that, if Obama goes on Fox they can kiss the 2010 election and the 2012 election good-bye and they can't risk that.
So, enjoy America, you've allowed yourself to be put in this position. Just hope and pray that Fox doesn't go over to the dark side.
Election 2008-God's way of showing us that elections count.
pb
October 18, 2009 - 11:20 ET by Free StinkerJust hope and pray that Fox doesn't go over to the dark side.
No worries there. Roger Ailes earned more last year than Murdoch because FoxNews is "carrying" the rest of News Corp right now.
Even if Ailes wanted to piss away his ratings, he surely does not want to give up millions in bonuses/stock just to "get along".
"President Obama is learning on the job and it shows." --Boris Epshteyn
axelrod out with similar comments today !!
October 18, 2009 - 11:23 ET by LEWIS IN COLORADOThe Orchestra is out and about today !!! http://www.breitbart.tv/its-really-not-news-white-house-launches-new-attacks-on-fox-news/
Axelrod on Stephanopoulous
October 18, 2009 - 11:44 ET by CO2Maker[There's an image!]
Axelrod, or A-Rod to him, also said that "we will appear on Fox, on their shows." Oh yeah? Will O appear on Fox, too? This year? This term?
some this blitakreig on FOX is meant as distraction to the
October 18, 2009 - 11:47 ET by Paarlhealthcare debate and debacle.....we should keep our eyes on the hot issues of the moment...the 1st amendment is not going down by thanksgiving but the hostile takeover of the "health and medical sector of the economy" can be complete within weeks....
Paarl of Rhodesia
Rhodesia amnesia
October 18, 2009 - 14:27 ET by CO2MakerHaven't seen that country name since 1980 and the rise of President For Ever Mugabe.
News
October 18, 2009 - 11:49 ET by txfella65News for Rahm; FoxNews is the ONLY real news outlet, and the ONLY one that gives both sides. But please, let's get real- he and the Obama administration already know this, which is why they are opposed to Fox. FoxNews isn't a cheerleader for the left.
FoxNews isn't a cheerleader
October 18, 2009 - 12:25 ET by StarAZFoxNews isn't a cheerleader for the left.
Or for the right, really, despite what the pres says.
That says it. It gives both sides--sometimes for my taste leaning over backwards to give the admin the benefit of the issue...but it does not cheerlead for conservatives or liberatarians (at least not the news people) or sit there and drip with disdain over liberals...And--very important to me--it is more interesting, I learn or hear things I don't see in other venues (NYT, Gannett papers, WSJ etc).
It was sooner than I thought
October 18, 2009 - 11:59 ET by jon_torlinI was wondering how long it would take before the O administration stops hiding who they are and what their goals are. Sure, a lot of us speculated what their goals were and correctly too it seems, despite their denials in the form of falsehoods.
But there are still too many people giving these thugs the benefit of the doubt or are too blind to see them for who and what they are: dictators slowly gaining total control of our every day lives.
Has anyone seen the news about how there is a plan to force people to get in shape or pay a fine/tax penalty? The headline is at Drudge but links to MSNBC. Then there's the Copenhagen treaty, we may lose our freedom in weeks if that were to be allowed to go forward. It seems to be one thing after another that affects our freedom and liberty that is getting pushed all at once.
And the average person doesn't know much about it at all.
-Jon
Never.
October 18, 2009 - 13:10 ET by AgentAmericanTry as they might...they will fail.
Awake the sleeping giant...and that giant is WE THE PEOPLE!
Yea Jon, I was reading about
October 18, 2009 - 13:32 ET by general companythis Copenhagen treaty a few weeks ago. This Admin helped write it and have every intention of signing it behind our backs as well.
Along with the resolution they helped draft with Egypt, witch is in direct contrast with our Constitution. These thugs are engaging in warfar with the American People
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
this Copenhagen treaty a
October 18, 2009 - 16:04 ET by Dan The Man 2this Copenhagen treaty a few weeks ago. This Admin helped write it and have every intention of signing it behind our backs as well.
I am gald it takes 2/3 of the states to ratify any treaty the USA signs with foreign powers.
Know how to keep a Troll in suspense? Ill tell ya in the morning.
I think you meant The Senate
October 18, 2009 - 16:07 ET by Free StinkerI think you meant The Senate ?
it won't matter
October 18, 2009 - 16:50 ET by jon_torlinThe Constitution won't stop these guys from making it happen. They came this far, they think they are going to win at this point that they aren't really hiding who they are or what they are.
After the last 10 months, I'd be very surprised if this thing is halted in its tracks, what with health care and cap and tax coming up.
-Jon
Ya was a mind fart. Know
October 18, 2009 - 20:44 ET by Dan The Man 2Ya was a mind fart.
Know how to keep a Troll in suspense? Ill tell ya in the morning.
As Conservatives cling to
October 18, 2009 - 12:05 ET by InfidelphiaAs Conservatives cling to their Bibles and Guns, I suspect the White House thinks Independents are not paying attention to the obfuscation of facts and manipulation of truth perpetrated by the White House/DNC propaganda machine. Who does he think is tuning into Fox to bolster their ratings? Keep it up, Rahm...2010 is the end of the line for this experiment known as Obama Nation.
Conservatives are the most
October 19, 2009 - 05:52 ET by humanzeeConservatives are the most observant, patient, prudent, focused segment of the population. The moderates and liberals are the most reactionary, primal, instinctual, animalistic, emotional, and wavering.
Whenever I hear a politician or debater try to appeal to someone of the naive political spectrum, all I hear are attempts to appeal to a persons fears, phobias, visceral fears and desires, etc. Whenever they try to induce fear, they always try to induce paranoia not for the foreign but for the adjacent. Don't be afraid of the stars in the sky, fear the spider under your chair, the mouse behind the wall. Don't fear the terrorist 5,000 miles away, fear the christian bible thumper right new door. A meteor has a small chance of hitting you, but rats carry disease and spiders may inject lethal venom and everyday someone falls victim to either. Liberals usually exploit and induce fear in their flocks of what is around them every day.
SUICIDE -- Axelrod, Emanuel: FOX News Isn't A News Organization
October 18, 2009 - 12:54 ET by StewartIIIBoth:
Again: Axelrod, Emanuel attack Fox News on morning shows
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/10/18/again-axelrod-emanuel-attack-fox-news-on-morning-shows/
White House Officials Discuss Dunn's FNC Comments
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/politics/white_house_officials_discuss_dunns_fnc_comments_140489.asp
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Axelrod:
Good Question For WH: ‘Are You Worried That You’re Helping Fox?’
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/good-question-for-white-house-are-you-worried-that-your-strategy-is-fortifying-your-enemy-fox-news/
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Emanuel:
Rahm Emanuel offers more bad media criticism
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/2009/10/rahm_emanuel_fox_news_white_ho.html
Get a good lawyer, Rahm...
October 18, 2009 - 13:07 ET by AgentAmericanI can't wait for the next Congress to put him on the hot seat.
Then comes the prosecution of the Obama Administration.
Awake the sleeping giant...and that giant is WE THE PEOPLE!
Just wait till Beck gets ahold
October 18, 2009 - 13:11 ET by general companyof you Emanuel. Once folks learn who you are, your credibility will be squat. What a sorry
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
The more the Marxist
October 18, 2009 - 15:57 ET by fitzfongThe more the Marxist scumbags like Dunn, Axelrod and Emmanuel in Alinsky, Jr.'s Administration come out of the woodwork to effectively threaten the media, the better. Alinsky, Jr. has been able to float under the radar as this mythical "unifying", "bipartisan", "hope and change" world solution, and these clowns are showing what a house of cards that reputation is. He's an aspiring Marxist tyrant who is trying to charm people into allowing his parasitic, Anti-American policies to permanently attach to this society. Every time one of his hired goons appears on CNN or one of the broadcast networks representing the Administration's intentions, it's harder for him to hide his destructive objectives.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Dear Rahm:
October 18, 2009 - 17:16 ET by Kimberly...no, FOX News Channel is a news organization because it has balance. That can't be said by any other news organization out there. None of them.
By your logic, Toes, MSNBC isn't a news organization because it has a perspective. Neither is CNN. Neither are ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN (M-O-U-S-E), because they all have a perspective. That perspective is overwhelmingly leftist and liberal, of course, so that doesn't count.
Toes, grow up and tell your boss to grow a pair.
-- Fair and Balancedly Yours,
-- Kimberly
Real News like "slavery is good" shesh!
October 18, 2009 - 19:34 ET by rfpzzzzz"Real News" agencies all reported phony Limbaugh quotes with out fact checking plausible statements like "slavery is good" and with grudging apologies only with the threat of law suits.
This administration is afraid to stand before someone who might actually ask a follow up question. They can't defend all their wierdos and wierdo ideas.
→ Slavery
October 18, 2009 - 19:40 ET by Cool ArrowThis administration is determined to show us just how good slavery is.
I've seen and experienced Freedom. My grandchildren quite possibly, won't.
Give me immortality, or give me death - firesign
The heck they wont
October 18, 2009 - 20:25 ET by general companyI'll be damd!!
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Right. Foxnews is not a
October 18, 2009 - 19:50 ET by Free StinkerRight.
Foxnews is not a real news channel, but CNN, yes the same network that had Wolf Blitzer giving the "Baloon Boy Family" and extra 15 minutes of fame, that is a real news channel.
"President Obama is learning on the job and it shows." --Boris Epshteyn
Don't forget, Free
October 18, 2009 - 19:54 ET by FeynmanFanDon't forget, Free, that CNN was also careful to fact-check the SNL comedy skit. That's the sign of a REAL news organization.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
→ Fact checking
October 18, 2009 - 19:59 ET by Cool ArrowAnd Anderson Cooper couldn't help but brag about going to that coke-den, Studio 54 with Michael Jackson at 10 years old.
Cooper throws his 2 cents into the Nature-Nurture debate.
Give me immortality, or give me death - firesign
Jeez him and Axelrod are
October 18, 2009 - 23:22 ET by RR GOPJeez him and Axelrod are oily and creepy.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.