Cheney turns to Fox

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 2/16/6 | EDITOR

[SmithL]

VICE PRESIDENT Dick Cheney knew where to go when he finally decided to tell his story about the accidental shooting of a hunting buddy. Cheney went to Fox News, where he was guided gently through the events by interviewer Brit Hume.

Cheney has not submitted himself to open-ended news conference questioning in more than three years -- and it's clear that he did not regard the aftermath of a Texas shooting as cause for him to face a White House press corps that is openly agitated about his efforts to control the story.

[SmithL]

Legacy Media throws a hissy fit.

[SmithL]

Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.

[iPod Shuffle]

I don't recall them ever objecting when Clinton did interviews with CNN/ABC/NPR/PBS/NBC/CBS...

LOL...

[fhlh]

This is sad....

[Senator Goldwater]

A tacit admission that the rest of the media had no intention of granting Cheney a fair interview.

I hope they wallow in it.

[mtbopfuyn]

Even more hilarious than the story being broken by lil' ol' Corpus Christi and not the NYSlimes and the Clintoon Network, Cheney gave an exclusive to FNC, lol!

[L98Fiero]

Ask 'em when Hillary or Gore is going to do an interview on Fox?

[Gator113]

Dear MSM,

You're dead, there is no reason to talk to you.

[BigSkyFreeper]

VICE PRESIDENT Dick Cheney knew where to go when he finally decided to tell his story about the accidental shooting of a hunting buddy. Cheney went to Fox News,...

Yeah, if he had gone to MSNBC or CNN, no one would have seen it.

[moonman]

"a White House press corps that is openly agitated"

sniff ... sniff

[pabianice]

That bellowing noise is the Dinosaur Press sinking into the tar pits of irrelevance...

[ARealMothersSonForever]

LegacyDinosaur Media throws a hissy fit.

[jazusamo]

Sounds like the editor of the Chronicle would have liked Cheney to give the interview to David Gregory in the interest of "journalism." Dream on.

[Darkwolf377]

What are the questions these "He went to FOX!!" types want asked that were not asked?

When was the last hard-hitting interview of a democrat figure that appeared on MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN?

[rwa265]

"Near the end of the interview, Hume asked Cheney about court filings in which the VP's former chief of staff Scooter Libby suggested one of his superiors -- not identified -- authorized the release of classified information. "It's nothing I can talk about Brit," replied Cheney, explaining that he may be called as a witness in the case."

I'm guessing the SF Cryingcall wanted Brit to gently ask the VP if he thought Libby got the message.

[Indy Pendance]

Brit Hume, "I was approached by a newscrew from another network and asked why FNC was given the interview; was it because Fox News is a conservative network? I replied maybe it was because the Vice President wanted to appear on the network with the most viewers."

It was a deathblow!

nunya bidness

[Domangart]

Considering they consider this urine town editor to be less than pond scum, She sure licks boots well.

[bkepley]

I never realized until now the reason for MSM's hatred of alternative news outlets. They hate that Republicans have decided they don't need to grovel to them.

[maxwellp]

Vice-President Cheney made the right move in going to Fox and Brit Hume. Mr. Hume is a gracious man, asked the right questions and conducted a superb interview. Why should VP Cheney have gone to any of the lunatic MSM who are completely out-of-control lefties?

[smoothsailing]