Critics slam Cheney's interview choice

LATimes ^ | Matea Gold

[Hoodat]

New York -- For days, the White House news corps has pounded the Bush administration, demanding to learn more about Vice President Dick Cheney's accidental shooting of a hunting companion Saturday.

Cheney finally addressed the incident Wednesday, but the forum in which he chose to do so -- in an exclusive interview with Fox News host Brit Hume -- quickly became another source of contention.

[Hoodat]

Brit Hume remarked that Cheney chose FoxNews because they had the biggest audience.

[ClearCase_guy]

For some reason, the interview did not go to David Gregory. How awfully unfair.

[veronica]

Brit Hume was with ABC for many years. He's the most fair and thoughtful journalist out there. That said, obviously Cheney was tweaking the other networks, and I love it.

[mainepatsfan]

Kind of hard to argue with that point.

[seamusnh]

Remember the days when CNN was the Clinton New Network? It is funny to see the entitlement attitude that CNN has.....

[mwyounce]

But some Democrats and competing broadcasters charged that Cheney chose to speak only with Fox News because of a perception that the cable channel is sympathetic to the Republican administration. They called for the vice president to hold a news conference with the rest of the media.

And they run to CNN... or CBS.... or ABC.... or NBC....

[mainepatsfan]

You know that was part of the reason they chose Brit.

[wideawake]

The one opportunity I had to give that vile old windbag Senator Lautenberg a piece of my mind, he was a fellow guest at a friend's wedding. I had to hold my tongue.

[csvset]

Lol, like Cheney was going to call Larry King up and beg to be on his show.

[IronJack]

In a related story, an industry association of coliseum lions complained that Christians haven't been adopting them as pets.

[digger48]

In response, CNN was running ever more Abh Garaib pics this AM

[shield]

LOL....of course FoxNews where else. Fox, especially Brit, does not spin the news. He'll point out a story being spun and give us the real deal on it.

Cheney ain't no dummy, he knew he'd get the proper coverage from Fox, and especially BRIT HUME. ;o)

Thank You, Brit.

[jiggyboy]

This story is astonishingly similar to the Boston Globe's story a few posts down. When it comes to Vast Conspiracies, the Left-Wing media division operates as a seamless single entity.

[Waverunner]

Let's see - choose a respectful dignified journalist to give an interview with, or the group that called your bosses press secretary a jerk during a briefing.

Hummm - what would a sane person do?

[NavVet]

Cheney doing the interview with CNN would make about as much sense as Tommy Franks scheduling Al Jazzera as part of his book tour.

[b4its2late]

Brit Hume remarked that Cheney chose FoxNews because they had the biggest audience.

And he's right.

[Right Wing Assault]

Damn! Can't we pin SOMETHING on this guy? Everyone hates him anyway. Maybe we should just ask if he was on speed and crack and had prostitutes with him who were illegal aliens from Iraq? /sarc

[digger48]

The "Perky One" was still whining in Torino this AM.

Claimed the story had to "leak out"

[frogjerk]

Brit Hume remarked that Cheney chose FoxNews because they had the biggest audience.

IN YOUR FACE CNN!

[mainepatsfan]

I heard Glenn Beck mention that none of the other networks have shown any video of the interview just to avoid crediting Fox.