Woops so who 'blabbed' ??

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Presidential administrations have been dictating what is on and what is off the record, as well as regulating quoted sources for decades. The administrations of Bush 43, Bush 41, Clinton, Carter, Johnson, Ford, Nixon (clearly) and even Ronald of Tampico have done this.

They called meetings with splinter fragments of the media to give them marching orders too?

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

They called meetings with splinter fragments of the media to give them marching orders too?

The Bush administration frequently catered to FOX News. Par for the course in the modern political media.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

They called meetings with splinter fragments of the media to give them marching orders too?

Fox News commentators used talking points supplied by the Bush administration, so yes, that's exactly right. If you think that White House management of the media is anything new, you're mistaken.