Obama Admin: Attempts to exclude Fox News from the White House Press Pool

http://www.examiner.com/x-19663-LA-Legal-Examiner~y2009m10d23-White-House-press-pool-thwarts-Fox-News-exclusion

This seriously needs to stop. The War on Fox News is completely misplaced and ridiculous. Just because they're not blatantly left winged like pretty much every other news outlet out there. It's unethical, it's immoral, and it's UnAmerican. Although I do wanna point out that I have a lot of respect for those other news outlets that stood up for Fox.

I dont like Fox news as much as the next guy but they are unfortunately still a news outlet and should not be be banned from the white house press event. Even though they will take what ever is said at the event and twist it into something seemingly terrible and feed it the the ignorant hordes as being un-american, un-patriotic or some other BS like that.

What? Fox blatantly spreads propaganda in an outspoken, rude, and immature kind of way. The others are just biased. I don't agree with this, but it's a very rational and reasonable decision. If you haven't yet take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDR47EKTrCQ&feature=topvideos.

I dont like Fox news as much as the next guy but they are unfortunately still a news outlet and should not be be banned from the white house press event. Even though they will take what ever is said at the event and twist it into something seemingly terrible and feed it the the ignorant hordes as being un-american, un-patriotic or some other BS like that.

SunofVich

Now that's a whole new argument there. As much as I'd like to take you up on that debate, I won't.

What? Fox blatantly spreads propaganda in an outspoken, rude, and immature kind of way. The others are just biased. I don't agree with this, but it's a very rational and reasonable decision. If you haven't yet take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDR47EKTrCQ&feature=topvideos.

awsss

The bottom line here, is that the Obama Administration wants to silence anyone who doesn't agree with and accept them with open arms. And unfortunately, since Fox is the only network in existence it seems these days that doesn't wildly slant to the left, they're the ones that get targeted. Now, Fox isn't innocent when it comes to bias. No news media is unfortunately. But something has to be done about the American News Media as a whole. It's a political smear machine for the Democratic Party.

[QUOTE="awsss"]

What? Fox blatantly spreads propaganda in an outspoken, rude, and immature kind of way. The others are just biased. I don't agree with this, but it's a very rational and reasonable decision. If you haven't yet take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDR47EKTrCQ&feature=topvideos.

KH-mixerX

The bottom line here, is that the Obama Administration wants to silence anyone who doesn't agree with and accept them with open arms. And unfortunately, since Fox is the only network in existence it seems these days that doesn't wildly slant to the left, they're the ones that get targeted. Now, Fox isn't innocent when it comes to bias. No news media is unfortunately. But something has to be done about the American News Media as a whole. It's a political smear machine for the Democratic Party.

[QUOTE="KH-mixerX"]

[QUOTE="awsss"]

What? Fox blatantly spreads propaganda in an outspoken, rude, and immature kind of way. The others are just biased. I don't agree with this, but it's a very rational and reasonable decision. If you haven't yet take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDR47EKTrCQ&feature=topvideos.

RJay123

The bottom line here, is that the Obama Administration wants to silence anyone who doesn't agree with and accept them with open arms. And unfortunately, since Fox is the only network in existence it seems these days that doesn't wildly slant to the left, they're the ones that get targeted. Now, Fox isn't innocent when it comes to bias. No news media is unfortunately. But something has to be done about the American News Media as a whole. It's a political smear machine for the Democratic Party.

How do you know he isn't a right leaning independant? Assuming he is a republican just makes you sound like a jackass. He could be libertarian for all you know or some other party that has right leaning views.

[QUOTE="SunofVich"]

I dont like Fox news as much as the next guy but they are unfortunately still a news outlet and should not be be banned from the white house press event. Even though they will take what ever is said at the event and twist it into something seemingly terrible and feed it the the ignorant hordes as being un-american, un-patriotic or some other BS like that.

KH-mixerX

Now that's a whole new argument there. As much as I'd like to take you up on that debate, I won't.

[QUOTE="RJay123"]

[QUOTE="KH-mixerX"]

The bottom line here, is that the Obama Administration wants to silence anyone who doesn't agree with and accept them with open arms. And unfortunately, since Fox is the only network in existence it seems these days that doesn't wildly slant to the left, they're the ones that get targeted. Now, Fox isn't innocent when it comes to bias. No news media is unfortunately. But something has to be done about the American News Media as a whole. It's a political smear machine for the Democratic Party.

Tannerr33

How do you know he isn't a right leaning independant? Assuming he is a republican just makes you sound like a jackass. He could be libertarian for all you know or some other party that has right leaning views.

I don't even know what I am. All I know is that Fox is biased just like every other news media outlet in existence. I also know that excluding them just because they don't lean the same way as the rest of the American News outlets is wrong. Never once have I claimed that Fox has clean hands when it comes to bias. And in case you didn't know, there is no such thing as a true "independent." Everyone is biased in some way or another. It's sad, but it is the truth unfortunately.

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[QUOTE="SunofVich"]

I dont like Fox news as much as the next guy but they are unfortunately still a news outlet and should not be be banned from the white house press event. Even though they will take what ever is said at the event and twist it into something seemingly terrible and feed it the the ignorant hordes as being un-american, un-patriotic or some other BS like that.

RJay123

Now that's a whole new argument there. As much as I'd like to take you up on that debate, I won't.

I'd stear clear of tall places and open fields for a while if I were you....

Fox news brought this on themselves, I dont agree with them being blocked from this really but I do think the media should be more liable to repercussions when they sensationalise stories and make something out of nothing the way Fox news have done for years now (and that would apply to a lot of press for that matter).

What? Fox blatantly spreads propaganda in an outspoken, rude, and immature kind of way. The others are just biased. I don't agree with this, but it's a very rational and reasonable decision. If you haven't yet take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDR47EKTrCQ&feature=topvideos.

awsss

Fox news brought this on themselves, I dont agree with them being blocked from this really but I do think the media should be more liable to repercussions when they sensationalise stories and make something out of nothing the way Fox news have done for years now (and that would apply to a lot of press for that matter).

SapSacPrime

So much for Freedom of the Press. :roll:get-ka12

[QUOTE="KH-mixerX"]

[QUOTE="SunofVich"]

I dont like Fox news as much as the next guy but they are unfortunately still a news outlet and should not be be banned from the white house press event. Even though they will take what ever is said at the event and twist it into something seemingly terrible and feed it the the ignorant hordes as being un-american, un-patriotic or some other BS like that.

RJay123

Now that's a whole new argument there. As much as I'd like to take you up on that debate, I won't.

[QUOTE="get-ka12"]So much for Freedom of the Press. :roll:C_BozkurT_C

[QUOTE="get-ka12"]So much for Freedom of the Press. :roll:RearNakedChoke

The press doesn't have the freedom to film anywhere they want.

They simply were not invited, tough s***. It's not like Fox reports news, they literally just make it up.

[QUOTE="get-ka12"]So much for Freedom of the Press. :roll:C_BozkurT_C

Even if that is true, which it may or may not be, it is not the federal government's place to limit the press freedoms of those that it governs, this is a clear breech of the First Amendment of the Constitution.

It would not be right either if a Conservative president were doing it to a liberal news outlet.

[QUOTE="RearNakedChoke"]

[QUOTE="get-ka12"]So much for Freedom of the Press. :roll:SuperVegeta518

The press doesn't have the freedom to film anywhere they want.

They simply were not invited, tough s***. It's not like Fox reports news, they literally just make it up.

They're not spewing BS? You agree that Obama is a socialist, a communist, hitler (as Glen Beck put it), that he's a racist, that he'll bring about the end of capitalism in America? That he's intentionally trying to destroy the country? These are the things that you'll hear when you watch an episode of Fox news.

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[QUOTE="RearNakedChoke"]

The press doesn't have the freedom to film anywhere they want.

They simply were not invited, tough s***. It's not like Fox reports news, they literally just make it up.

RearNakedChoke

They're not spewing BS? You agree that Obama is a socialist, a communist, hitler (as Glen Beck put it), that he's a racist, that he'll bring about the end of capitalism in America? That he's intentionally trying to destroy the country? These are the things that you'll hear when you watch an episode of Fox news.

I don't blame them. Fox News Channel is not actually a news reporting channel. It is just one giant smear campaign against the democrats and the obama administration.

[QUOTE="C_BozkurT_C"][QUOTE="get-ka12"]So much for Freedom of the Press. :roll:get-ka12

Even if that is true, which it may or may not be, it is not the federal government's place to limit the press freedoms of those that it governs, this is a clear breech of the First Amendment of the Constitution.

It would not be right either if a Conservative president were doing it to a liberal news outlet.

[QUOTE="get-ka12"]So much for Freedom of the Press. :roll:C_BozkurT_C

I dont like Fox news as much as the next guy but they are unfortunately still a news outlet and should not be be banned from the white house press event. Even though they will take what ever is said at the event and twist it into something seemingly terrible and feed it the the ignorant hordes as being un-american, un-patriotic or some other BS like that.

SunofVich

This. I figured the White House was above this petty bickering.

As much as I support freedom of the press I'm not sure it applies. The White House is not witholding information from the media, they are revoking the PRIVILEDGE granted to major networks to have exclusive interviews. They don't allow tabloids or even smaller news networks into these ionterviews, as they said it was just the major networks, and they do that because they feel those networks have credibility. If they feel Fox has lost that credibility (like they ever had it in the first place) they have every right to not let them in.

I think liberal nuts and conservative loons need to go away permanently, they don't run for the white house, they run for money. Extremes never work. We need a party that's for the people again.

According to this link ( http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/wh-were-happy-to-exclude-fox-but-didnt-yesterday-with-feinberg-interview.php) , infact Fox was not on the list ofnetworks to receive an interview because they were the only ones who did not ask for one. Once the other networks realised that Fox was not on the list (because they didn't ask to be on it), they asked for Fox to be included, which is then what happened.

I cannot stand FOX News, I cannot stand the use of propaganda and fear against it's viewers, I cannot stand it's blatant bias. But I believe in the Constitution, and the administration should NOT have blocked them. Maniacc1

Thats because the white house is racist.

[QUOTE="Maniacc1"]I cannot stand FOX News, I cannot stand the use of propaganda and fear against it's viewers, I cannot stand it's blatant bias. But I believe in the Constitution, and the administration should NOT have blocked them. bluezy

According to this link ( http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/wh-were-happy-to-exclude-fox-but-didnt-yesterday-with-feinberg-interview.php) , infact Fox was not on the list ofnetworks to receive an interview because they were the only ones who did not ask for one. Once the other networks realised that Fox was not on the list (because they didn't ask to be on it), they asked for Fox to be included, which is then what happened.

_BlueDuck_

[QUOTE="get-ka12"]So much for Freedom of the Press. :roll:C_BozkurT_C

Usually, if a news network is rude or doesn't like certain officials in the government, those officials will just not appear on that network and that could potentially lower ratings and hurt the network, so the networks have to be kind to the people in the government. However, i think the opposite is happening for Fox news. As the government excludes and attacks them more, people will just get angrier and watch/listen to the Fox Network more often.

[QUOTE="KH-mixerX"]

[QUOTE="SunofVich"]

I dont like Fox news as much as the next guy but they are unfortunately still a news outlet and should not be be banned from the white house press event. Even though they will take what ever is said at the event and twist it into something seemingly terrible and feed it the the ignorant hordes as being un-american, un-patriotic or some other BS like that.

RJay123

Now that's a whole new argument there. As much as I'd like to take you up on that debate, I won't.

Oh he's a Republican, god forbid. He's obviously crazy :roll:

[QUOTE="get-ka12"]

[QUOTE="C_BozkurT_C"] Fox News only spews propaganda, it has no place.bluezy

Even if that is true, which it may or may not be, it is not the federal government's place to limit the press freedoms of those that it governs, this is a clear breech of the First Amendment of the Constitution.

It would not be right either if a Conservative president were doing it to a liberal news outlet.

http://www.examiner.com/x-19663-LA-Legal-Examiner~y2009m10d23-White-House-press-pool-thwarts-Fox-News-exclusion

This seriously needs to stop. The War on Fox News is completely misplaced and ridiculous. Just because they're not blatantly left winged like pretty much every other news outlet out there. It's unethical, it's immoral, and it's UnAmerican. Although I do wanna point out that I have a lot of respect for those other news outlets that stood up for Fox.

[QUOTE="RJay123"]

[QUOTE="KH-mixerX"]

Now that's a whole new argument there. As much as I'd like to take you up on that debate, I won't.

TaCoDuDe

Oh he's a Republican, god forbid. He's obviously crazy :roll:

http://www.examiner.com/x-19663-LA-Legal-Examiner~y2009m10d23-White-House-press-pool-thwarts-Fox-News-exclusion

This seriously needs to stop. The War on Fox News is completely misplaced and ridiculous. Just because they're not blatantly left winged like pretty much every other news outlet out there. It's unethical, it's immoral, and it's UnAmerican. Although I do wanna point out that I have a lot of respect for those other news outlets that stood up for Fox.

KH-mixerX

[QUOTE="KH-mixerX"]

http://www.examiner.com/x-19663-LA-Legal-Examiner~y2009m10d23-White-House-press-pool-thwarts-Fox-News-exclusion

This seriously needs to stop. The War on Fox News is completely misplaced and ridiculous. Just because they're not blatantly left winged like pretty much every other news outlet out there. It's unethical, it's immoral, and it's UnAmerican. Although I do wanna point out that I have a lot of respect for those other news outlets that stood up for Fox.

hamstergeddon

On the opinion shows. Liberal pundits lashed out at Bush when he was in office. It goes both ways.

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"][QUOTE="KH-mixerX"]

http://www.examiner.com/x-19663-LA-Legal-Examiner~y2009m10d23-White-House-press-pool-thwarts-Fox-News-exclusion

This seriously needs to stop. The War on Fox News is completely misplaced and ridiculous. Just because they're not blatantly left winged like pretty much every other news outlet out there. It's unethical, it's immoral, and it's UnAmerican. Although I do wanna point out that I have a lot of respect for those other news outlets that stood up for Fox.

On the opinion shows. Liberal pundits lashed out at Bush when he was in office. It goes both ways.

[QUOTE="TaCoDuDe"]

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"] To be fair they have called Obama an Atheist, Muslim, in league with the Taliban, born in Kenya, a Socialist, a Communist, an Anarachist and pretty much everything in between. is that enough of a reason?sSubZerOo

On the opinion shows. Liberal pundits lashed out at Bush when he was in office. It goes both ways.

Your not serious right? Your delusional if you think that. The news media's love affair with Obama has been rampant since even before his election. Bush was crucified on a regular basis in the latter half of his presidency.

Obama deserves every criticism he receives. Especially when he claims to be willing to meet and negotiate with the likes of the Iranian President, a person who has publicly expressed that he wants to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. His name escapes me at the moment, but you know who I'm referring to. It's things like this, and many others that puts him in the situations he's in now. I can name a bunch off. Before his election he claimed he wouldn't sing the national anthem because he didn't feel comfortable with it. He's yet to produce a birth certificate. He surrounds himself with people like Eric Holder and Rev. Wright. He backs off of the missile program in Europe to appease Russia. The guy is practically unAmerican. And now, he tries to control the news media, as if it's not already dominated by his party.