Posted on 10/22/2009 6:52:07 PM PDT by Shellybenoit
SLAM!! The White House got a major league bitch slap today as it tried to escalate its censorship of Fox News but received no cooperation from the other networks. On today's special report host Bret Bair told the story of Obama's foolishness (see video below).
"Today there was an announcement by the administration," Baier said. "They were putting out the pay czar, Kenneth Feinberg, as we showed you earlier for the White House pool - that Feinberg would be doing a round-robin interviews with the five-network pool that covers the White House - basically shares the costs and the daily coverage duties of covering the president.
The press pool is made up of the 5 major news organizations including CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX. FOX has been a member of the White House press pool since 1997.
Officials invited the entire press corps to the round robin interview process with the express exception of FOX News. The Washington Bureau Chiefs of all of the 5 major networks consulted. The group agreed that if FOX were not allowed to participate, that they would boycott the interview with Feinberg in protest.
Take THAT Mr President. You have damaged your personal credibility, but worse you have damaged the office which you hold.
Charles Krauthammer warns the president that Fox News President Roger Ailes doesn't scare easily, even with a POTUS who uses Nixonian Tactics:
(Excerpt) Read more at yidwithlid.blogspot.com ...
Wow.
The press actually realized what “this is”
We need a logo with a fox and obama at war
Watch it Krauthammer, Chicago thugs may roll you down some cement stairway .........
What are we seeing here ? Someone get the Fat Lady some food before she starts singing.
What would Mao do ?
Bookmark.
Barack is such a lil Bitch...
Perhaps the media will wake up and figure out that Obama will only give them access as long as they kiss his ass. Not that they are ever going to stop doing that, but it may have put a bit of fear in them. Perhaps they will FINALLY start doing some REAL reporting.
Naaaa!
They now realize that they created a MONSTER.
This is getting ridiculous, and is totally embarrassing for this White House. No doubt the worst period of time in recent presidential history...only beat by the Nixon resignation. Carter was incompetent, but at least acted like an American President while there.
“CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX”
So only four, not five, networks refused to wear the king’s collars if one dog, Fox, wasn’t fed. Still that’s something: The MSM is standing up to the Little Prince.
Extraordinary.
Rookie mistake by rookie assholes.
Stunned.
Is it possible the rest of the Press is actually afraid of it being done to them?
Maybe the state ran media is waking up.
If they allow Obama to do this, then Republican administrations could respond in kind and ban everyone they like. Still, these organizations usually don’t do what is in their best interests. Witness their declining viewership and revenue. So I give them credit here for doing the right thing. Whether from principle or self interest. It’s long overdue.
Perhaps the rest of the media is beginning to wake up because they realize that when a Republican retakes the White House there may be retaliation if Obama continues his war on Fox?
The only reason we keep our satellite TV is because it contains Fox News. If ever Fox News kowtows to become another arm of government media, the dish will be packed up and returned.
Thus far this administration is setting itself in legacy as having attempted everything in its power to silence (almost in entirety) freedom of speech.
Internet security bill must defend, not control Web
Snippet: Fortunately, the contempt and conceit shown by the big-government crowd often backfire on them. Far from intimidating the critics, attacks such as Longo's frequently stiffen the resolve of true patriots. So it should be with the new version of the Internet security bill. It should be analyzed carefully and objectively to ensure it is not an attempt by government to control — rather than defend — what has become an indispensible channel of communications for the entire world.
I’m such a cynic...What are they up to now???
Are they hoping by joining forces with Fox
that people will start watching them again?
And once they have you watching they will return
to feeding the masses with cr*p from Prez.?
And they don't want to go down with the sinking ship?
I must admit, I'm very surprised at this.
Pleasantly surprised.
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