White House: “Let’s Not Pretend Fox Is a News Network The Way CNN Is”

**Jason** · 10-13-2009, 08:12 AM

The gloves are off. Anita Dunn went on Howard Kurtz’s Reliable Sources on CNN this morning to air some of her specific grievances with mainstream media practices, spending most of her time criticizing Fox News.

Dunn — officially the White House communications director and unofficially the field marshall of Obama’s Call ‘Em Out Patrol — really cut to the chase when it came time to talk talking about FNC, which has continuously chafed the current administration.

She began her interview by touching on the “reflexive negativity” of conservative commentators, pointing to the politically motivated reaction to Obama’s involvement with — and the much-celebrated failure of — Chicago’s Olympic bid, and the negative spin surrounding Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize.

“What I think is fair to say about Fox — and certainly the way we view it — is that it really is more of a wing of the Republican party,” Dunn told Kurtz.

The ironic part came later, during the commercial break. All morning, CNN has been intermittently running a promo for Anderson Cooper 360, a show that has long billed itself as a classic straight news program with an investigative front man who digs “beyond the headlines” with “many points of view, so you can make up your own mind.” The new promo, by contrast, consists of a woman’s voice, pitching Cooper’s show as, essentially, a liberal alternative to Fox News: “I’m a lifelong Democrat,” she says, “and that’s why I watch Anderson Cooper.” Hmmm. The voice goes on to say that Cooper is the person she can turn to hold “right wing” conservatives accountable. Cooper is not exactly aiming for the political middle ground here.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-glove...he-way-cnn-is/

**simpswr** · 10-13-2009, 08:45 AM

Fox Entertainment Channel is not a news network ? . . well golly Molly . . whoda thunk??

**Drew1369** · 10-13-2009, 01:48 PM

You mean lets all be happy that all the other programs roll over for us...

**Canaanabolaanan** · 10-13-2009, 02:03 PM

Hmm. They're right. CNN can't have democratic viewers. We've long been told what fair and balanced means, and that's just not part of the equation!

**simpswr** · 10-13-2009, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drew1369

You mean lets all be happy that all the other programs roll over for us...

I would prefer that the "Defender of the Faith" be one you can trust and not foreign owned.

I have been a conservative for most of my 67 years and do not feel like the MSM is baised one way or the other . . certainly not to the extent FEC is

bry623 · 10-14-2009, 10:11 AM

We used to joke around in college that CNN stood for the Clinton News Network.
NBC- New Barrack Channel
ABC- Another Barrack Channel
CBS- Cool Barrack System

New York Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune............... if you do no think the MSM is biased, the only thing I have to say to you is "Hey Kool-Aid"

**simpswr** · 10-14-2009, 10:13 AM

wonder why it is called Mainstream Media?

bry623 · 10-14-2009, 10:33 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_Media

Back in the day, we only had ABC, CBS and NBC.

Tsona · 10-14-2009, 10:37 AM

anyone see the michael moore vs shaun hannity on fox news? it was great. i loved the part about cuba! ahhahaaha. look it up on you tube

**bruiser** · 10-14-2009, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simpswr

I would prefer that the "Defender of the Faith" be one you can trust and not foreign owned.

I have been a conservative for most of my 67 years and do not feel like the MSM is baised one way or the other . . certainly not to the extent FEC is

You do know Murdock is an American citizen, and Newscorp is chartered in the USA, don't you?

**simpswr** · 10-14-2009, 12:10 PM

By golly so he is . . technically . . I did not know that!

Quote:

"On September 4, 1985, Murdoch became a naturalized citizen in order to satisfy the legal requirement that only US citizens were permitted to own American television stations. "

Does not change his agenda or my opinion of FEC

**simpswr** · 10-20-2009, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tsona

anyone see the michael moore vs shaun hannity on fox news? it was great. i loved the part about cuba! ahhahaaha. look it up on you tube

I did watch the interview . . I don't care much for Micheal Moore, but he made Hannity look like a third grader . .

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Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,477 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	White House: “Let’s Not Pretend Fox Is a News Network The Way CNN Is” The gloves are off. Anita Dunn went on Howard Kurtz’s Reliable Sources on CNN this morning to air some of her specific grievances with mainstream media practices, spending most of her time criticizing Fox News. Dunn — officially the White House communications director and unofficially the field marshall of Obama’s Call ‘Em Out Patrol — really cut to the chase when it came time to talk talking about FNC, which has continuously chafed the current administration. She began her interview by touching on the “reflexive negativity” of conservative commentators, pointing to the politically motivated reaction to Obama’s involvement with — and the much-celebrated failure of — Chicago’s Olympic bid, and the negative spin surrounding Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize. “What I think is fair to say about Fox — and certainly the way we view it — is that it really is more of a wing of the Republican party,” Dunn told Kurtz. The ironic part came later, during the commercial break. All morning, CNN has been intermittently running a promo for Anderson Cooper 360, a show that has long billed itself as a classic straight news program with an investigative front man who digs “beyond the headlines” with “many points of view, so you can make up your own mind.” The new promo, by contrast, consists of a woman’s voice, pitching Cooper’s show as, essentially, a liberal alternative to Fox News: “I’m a lifelong Democrat,” she says, “and that’s why I watch Anderson Cooper.” Hmmm. The voice goes on to say that Cooper is the person she can turn to hold “right wing” conservatives accountable. Cooper is not exactly aiming for the political middle ground here. http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-glove...he-way-cnn-is/ __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

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bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: White House: “Let’s Not Pretend Fox Is a News Network The Way CNN Is” We used to joke around in college that CNN stood for the Clinton News Network. NBC- New Barrack Channel ABC- Another Barrack Channel CBS- Cool Barrack System New York Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune............... if you do no think the MSM is biased, the only thing I have to say to you is "Hey Kool-Aid" __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

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simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,271 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: White House: “Let’s Not Pretend Fox Is a News Network The Way CNN Is” wonder why it is called Mainstream Media? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

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bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: White House: “Let’s Not Pretend Fox Is a News Network The Way CNN Is” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_Media Back in the day, we only had ABC, CBS and NBC. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

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Tsona Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 77 OS: windows xp	Re: White House: “Let’s Not Pretend Fox Is a News Network The Way CNN Is” anyone see the michael moore vs shaun hannity on fox news? it was great. i loved the part about cuba! ahhahaaha. look it up on you tube