White House: Fox Pushed Team Obama Over the Brink

US World & News ^ | 10/23/09 | Ken Walsh

[pissant]

The White House's feud with Fox News has caused an irresistible buzz in Washington, but many are wondering precisely what prompted President Obama and his advisers to go ballistic against the network.

Here's the answer: Team Obama was pushed over the brink by a growing list of what it considered outrageous anti-Obama conduct by Fox that showed no sign of stopping. Obama's advisers say that they seethed while Fox commentators used their shows to encourage protests against Obama's healthcare proposals last summer. Team Obama fumed as Fox personalities tried to pressure some controversial Obama advisers to resign. White House officials say that Fox has continued to stir the pot against Obama in a regular pattern—raising a criticism, having Republican congressional leaders comment on it, and then using those comments to keep the criticism alive.

A break point came when Fox tried to create the impression that angry anti-Obama protesters at congressional town hall meetings last summer signaled that Obama's healthcare proposals were dying, a story line that other news organization picked up. White House officials say this was untrue, that those proposals were not dying at all.

Another break point came when Fox commentator Chris Wallace called White House officials "crybabies." A senior Obama adviser tells U.S. News that White House staffers developed "a growing realization" that the president would never get a fair shake from Fox.

[Earthdweller]

There is just no stopping those outrageous facts.... darn-it.

[paulycy]

Barack Obama has a Freedom disability.

[Cyber Liberty]

I bet he’s not getting the info from a mole, he’s just saying that to get people in the Obama Administration paranoid and turning on each other.

[Churchillspirit]

Perhaps this is what Biden was talking about when he said that Obama would be tested during his first months in office.

If so, result....failed!

[Cacique]

btt

[SkyPilot]

[BCR #226]

If Zero can’t handle this, he’s not going to be able to handle any real emergency. Boy did America mess up by voting this joke(r) into office....

[dearolddad]

Zero needs to put some vagisil on it.

Perhaps he should also gargle with Preparation H

[Deepest End]

this has made the State Run Media look purty bad

Is that possible?

[Stultis]

He said that we must all resist
Those who call Him “communist”
Boo Hoo Hoo
Barack Hussein Obama

And let Him be perfectly clear
Persecute all who do not cheer
Boo Hoo Hoo
Barack Hussein Obama

[wardaddy]

that is a great