White house chastises media !

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

That's cause the general public prefers to be entertained, amused, titillated, and so on rather than informed. That and it seems that an awful lot of people prefer to have their opinions spoon fed to them rather then forming their own independently.

"It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought." —John Kenneth Galbraith

[NeonSamurai]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

"It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought." —John Kenneth Galbraith

Have to say I don't agree at all with that quote. Give me thought and reason any day even if I have to work hard and suffer for it, rather than being grounded in nonsense where I need not think.

[Aramike]

No other of the major networks seems to be so closely tied to a given political camp, and in that camp the radical fraction, like FOX.

REALLY?

How you ever watched MSNBC?

The brass at Fox News had it right when they said that the White House is incapable of distinguishing between news and commentary...

...either that, or they have a problem with commentary critical of them while being quite alright with the lineup of commentary shows supporting them, as is on MSNBC. Yet again its just more propaganda from this endlessly campaigning White House - and even you are buying into it, lock, stock, and barrel, without being fully informed of the issue on a first-hand basis.

[Zachstar]

Originally Posted by Aramike

REALLY?

How you ever watched MSNBC?

The brass at Fox News had it right when they said that the White House is incapable of distinguishing between news and commentary...

...either that, or they have a problem with commentary critical of them while being quite alright with the lineup of commentary shows supporting them, as is on MSNBC. Yet again its just more propaganda from this endlessly campaigning White House - and even you are buying into it, lock, stock, and barrel, without being fully informed of the issue on a first-hand basis.

If you are referring to the major political commentary shows "Countdown" "Rachel Maddow" Yes those shows are pretty far left. The general news is more or less like CNNs or ABCs These shows were created to counter shows like Hannity and O'Reilly (Tho he now seems more central than far right these days likely reason they got Beck in)

The issue with Fox news is there is less time on there being objective and neutral than any other network I have seen in this nation. When the news reels roll oftentimes it seems they are just trying to make an issue a political issue to emflame the viewers. Do other networks do the same? Sometimes during election season they become rats but with fox its like a 24 hour thing.

That is my opinion tho many people share such. The white house is free to say Fox News sucks BTW. They have no power to alter their programming but they have the right to say what they think of it.

[geetrue]

The real problem lies in the fact that Fox News is pissing off President Obama so much that it has come to this point in time.

Any polictical psychologist can see this frustration is coming from a common mental disorder that tends to blame someone else for your problems.

But to use your influence to shut down an entire news agency sounds anti-american to me, like an old black and white citzens cane movie or something.

Has anyone noticed Senator Kerry jumping into the news more often now that Mrs Clinton has firmly said she is not seeking the job of the president of the United States?

Kerry is acting like he might have another chance if Obama slips in the ratings game (whatever that is)

[Zachstar]

He has no influence to "Shut Down" a news agency. Nobody does. He pointed out that fox news is crap. The Right wing will still use it as their primary source of subsistence. Little has changed.

[SteamWake]

No influence eh?

White House boasts: We 'control' news media

Communications chief offers shocking confession to foreign government

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=113347

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

Have to say I don't agree at all with that quote. Give me thought and reason any day even if I have to work hard and suffer for it, rather than being grounded in nonsense where I need not think.

It appears to me that Mr. Gailbraith was being sarcastic. I think he agrees with you.

[NeonSamurai]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

It appears to me that Mr. Gailbraith was being sarcastic. I think he agrees with you.

That is quite possible , but that quote still makes me cringe.

[XabbaRus]

Have to say I agree with Aramike et al.

I don't like Fox news but no administration can outwardly attack a particular news outlet because said news outlet has been critical of them, regardless whether it was spiteful or not.

You get into a situation as in Russia....

[SteamWake]

This aint going away.

The White House escalated its offensive against Fox News on Sunday by urging other news organizations to stop "following Fox" and instead join the administration's attempt to marginalize the channel.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...ws-1925819282/

Marginilize the channel? Havent the libs been doing that for years already?

[August]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

This aint going away.



http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...ws-1925819282/

Marginilize the channel? Havent the libs been doing that for years already?

They've been trying, but all they end up doing is giving Fox free advertising.