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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 03:14 PM Jan 2013

Obama still shuns Faux News

Obama Still Shuns Fox News
President Obama took no questions from Fox News at his most recent press conference and Smart Politics finds this was the norm during his first term.

"ABC reporters have been called on the most frequently during Barack Obama's 36 solo news conferences (formal and otherwise) conducted during his first term, followed by CBS, the Associated Press, and NBC, with FOX News coming in at a distant ninth at less than half the rate of the top outlets and less than 40 percent of press conferences overall."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/01/16/obama_still_shuns_fox_news.html

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Obama still shuns Faux News (Original Post) WI_DEM Jan 2013 OP
Good. n/t Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #1
That's all that need be said: "Good." randome Jan 2013 #19
well, and this: BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #41
They should consider themselves lucky to get credentials and... sadbear Jan 2013 #2
Then why did he move them to the front row of the press corps? derby378 Jan 2013 #3
So he could look them squarely in the eye as he ignored their lying ass. 11 Bravo Jan 2013 #8
Bravo! pamela Jan 2013 #14
Yep! reflection Jan 2013 #20
You nailed it!!!!! eom mfcorey1 Jan 2013 #21
+1 uponit7771 Jan 2013 #27
I sure hope you're right... derby378 Jan 2013 #34
hahaha! Whisp Jan 2013 #40
Taunting and mocking the jokers are ok in my books..... Sheepshank Jan 2013 #29
That's where teachers put the kids who can't see. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #38
Helen hath no fury! annatee33 Jan 2013 #4
I thought Major Garrett was with FOX? JaneyVee Jan 2013 #5
Not anymore. sadbear Jan 2013 #7
No wonder I sensed less douchiness in his questions. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #10
CBS. sadbear Jan 2013 #12
This is the worst WH press corps I've ever seen. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #16
^^^^^^^^SECONDED^^^^^^^^ BlueNoteSpecial Jan 2013 #31
Not any more... did you know that he and Chucky Todd are good friends? jillan Jan 2013 #9
Ugh. Chucky Toddler, always whining & throwing a faux temper tantrum. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #11
No but he shouldn't get another question either grantcart Jan 2013 #15
Well maybe if they reported actual news it would be different. jillan Jan 2013 #6
Obama started that early on and is just standing his ground against their lies and edits. freshwest Jan 2013 #13
I'm surprised they are even issued a press pass. Separation Jan 2013 #17
Faux "news" is listed with the FCC as an entertainment channel. caledesi Jan 2013 #39
That is great news. I hope he takes Zero questions from them. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #18
fox news is`t creditable news source madrchsod Jan 2013 #22
No it's not; that's why when they were sued glowing Jan 2013 #36
I see no problems dem4ward Jan 2013 #23
A policy that certainly works for me. Hekate Jan 2013 #24
Faux and News are two words that just don't fit together. lpbk2713 Jan 2013 #25
Fox deserves the same press credentials as Rush limbaugh. JohnnyRingo Jan 2013 #26
They're lucky to even have crententials to be in the room bluestateguy Jan 2013 #28
I've never thought of Faux News as a news organization; their presentation is WestSeattle2 Jan 2013 #30
They are not a news agency. They compare to Comedy Central doing spoofs. appleannie1 Jan 2013 #32
Considering Pox number one goal The Wizard Jan 2013 #33
Good libodem Jan 2013 #35
Obama isn't as naive about the right-wing media as I thought he was. Jamaal510 Jan 2013 #37
Good! Scurrilous Jan 2013 #42

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
41. well, and this:
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 06:06 PM
Jan 2013

FUCK FOX "NEWS"



Run by two anti american foreigners! Murdoch and the Prince.
And check out Murdoch's other station "Randome" in the Middle East. Broadcasting straight out anti American hate.
I may have the name slightly wrong. It was posted here a day or two ago. Unbelievable.

sadbear

(4,340 posts)
2. They should consider themselves lucky to get credentials and...
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 03:17 PM
Jan 2013

permission to enter the White House.

derby378

(30,252 posts)
3. Then why did he move them to the front row of the press corps?
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 03:18 PM
Jan 2013

Or are they still there? Has there been another seating change?

derby378

(30,252 posts)
34. I sure hope you're right...
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 05:10 PM
Jan 2013

Honestly, however, I can think of a half-dozen media sources more deserving of that seat. Where's NPR situated?

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
29. Taunting and mocking the jokers are ok in my books.....
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 04:50 PM
Jan 2013

....way more noble and satisfying than their lying and cheating history.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
38. That's where teachers put the kids who can't see.
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 05:39 PM
Jan 2013

That's where they used to put me. I had horrible eyesight, so the front row was my row because if I didn't sit there, I couldn't read the bulletin board.

Obama is trying to help Fox News so they can see and hear him better.

They are pretty stupid, so I'm glad he isn't letting them ask questions and dumb down the press conferences.

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
10. No wonder I sensed less douchiness in his questions.
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 03:21 PM
Jan 2013

Still a douche but seemed to lack that condescending douchiness of Rupert Murdoch's trolls. Thanks for the info. Who picked him up?

jillan

(39,451 posts)
9. Not any more... did you know that he and Chucky Todd are good friends?
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 03:20 PM
Jan 2013

Yep...

I have seen them more than once hanging out together at different televised events.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
15. No but he shouldn't get another question either
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 03:28 PM
Jan 2013

He asked a question and after the President clearly answered it he wanted to get on the stage and debate it with him.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
13. Obama started that early on and is just standing his ground against their lies and edits.
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 03:24 PM
Jan 2013

They've attacked him with both, posted ridiculous things about him, and even announced his death before. The FNN Goebbels couldn't be any more obvious.

Separation

(1,975 posts)
17. I'm surprised they are even issued a press pass.
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 03:30 PM
Jan 2013

Wasn't there a ruling that Fox News wasn't a real news source? That it was more or less an opinion channel and couldn't be held accountable for the blatant lies that they spew? Or am I just imagining that?

caledesi

(11,903 posts)
39. Faux "news" is listed with the FCC as an entertainment channel.
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 05:40 PM
Jan 2013

Go figure ....it's pure opinion, not fact!


madrchsod

(58,162 posts)
22. fox news is`t creditable news source
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 03:57 PM
Jan 2013

the only people who don`t know that are the people who watch fox news.

if a fox news reporter was recognized and the president responded that response would be edited before it was aired on fox news. remember it`s legal for a news organization to lie

 

glowing

(12,233 posts)
36. No it's not; that's why when they were sued
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 05:16 PM
Jan 2013

for false reporting, they argued that they were an entertainment cable channel, so they didn't have to stand up to "news standards". The Judge accepted their argument. Why any Dem goes on the lying channel or the White House entertains them with a Press pass or access to the White House is beyond me.

They should have been shut down as a "news organization" OR behave like real press and follow the "news rules". I suppose because they have affiliate local Fox News outlets, they can pretend to walk the fine line, but the parent cable channel should be shut out of the White House. Let the local DC fox channel affiliate cover the White House. They do have to be credible in their local news outlets. If the cable channel doesn't want to use the local affiliate coverage for their cable clips, that's on their head.

It would really be hard to claim fair and balanced when they couldn't get the "other side" to come on and counter their bs factory.

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)
25. Faux and News are two words that just don't fit together.
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 04:45 PM
Jan 2013



And O knows it, he found out the hard way. He has given them chances
in the past but their deceitfulness always comes shining through.


ETA: Helen Thomas has a little payback coming her way anyhow.


JohnnyRingo

(18,638 posts)
26. Fox deserves the same press credentials as Rush limbaugh.
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 04:45 PM
Jan 2013

That is to say, none.

They're just one step above NewsMax and The Onion.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
28. They're lucky to even have crententials to be in the room
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 04:49 PM
Jan 2013

They are free to put whatever they wish on the air, but a White House press pass is a privilege, not a right.

WestSeattle2

(1,730 posts)
30. I've never thought of Faux News as a news organization; their presentation is
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 04:59 PM
Jan 2013

so obviously slanted. Real news organizations do not knowingly present exposed lies as news, and repeat them even after they're called out on them.

They're not even "entertainment"; all they are is the propaganda arm of the republican party. To believe otherwise is foolish.

It's way past time leaders ignore them.

The Wizard

(12,546 posts)
33. Considering Pox number one goal
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 05:07 PM
Jan 2013

is to broadcast Republican propaganda 24/7, there's no point in giving them any chance to use the president as a vehicle for his own detriment.

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