BillsNYC Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Guess the White House needs all networks to fall in line: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/27982.html Curious to see if Fox News comments on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Very interesting. When was the last time an administration made such a move? I am not suggesting that this has never happened, but I'm just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 This would mean something if Fox was an actual news organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 This would mean something if Fox was an actual news organization. They may not be an actual news organization in the traditional sense, but since that doesn't exist any more, it's worth pointing out that from a ratings standpoint, Fox beats the snot out of everyone else, and it's not surprising that the WH is at a point where they realize that criticisms of the current administration from Fox trumps all the knob-bobbing that the rest of the networks do in support of the WH (see my previous post of CNN doing a fact-check of an SNL skit). This is hardly surprising, coming from an administration that finds it necessary to hand out white lab coats to doctors invited for another health care reform speech/photo op on the WH lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 They may not be an actual news organization in the traditional sense, but since that doesn't exist any more, it's worth pointing out that from a ratings standpoint, Fox beats the snot out of everyone else The National Socialist party beat the snot out of everyone else too... so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 The National Socialist party beat the snot out of everyone else too... so? Which is exactly why Goebbels just paid a visit to Roger Ailes. “Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play.” JG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Which is exactly why Goebbels just paid a visit to Roger Ailes. “Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play.” JG I think you've got that backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finknottle Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I think you've got that backwards. You mean 'government is a great keyboard on which the press can play?' One election does not signify a trend, let alone a political truism. We'll see what happens in 2012. If it's a repeat of 2008, then maybe you've got something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 You mean 'government is a great keyboard on which the press can play?' One election does not signify a trend, let alone a political truism. We'll see what happens in 2012. If it's a repeat of 2008, then maybe you've got something. You don't think the media has been influencing elections for decades now or hell since the beginning of this country? The press does not just include TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finknottle Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 You don't think the media has been influencing elections for decades now or hell since the beginning of this country? The press does not just include TV. Of course they do. Heck, Hollywood and your local churches do too. But not all influences are created equal, and not all are wielded in a disciplined and targeted manner. IMO this last election cycle is the first one in which the overwhelming majority of the media essentially worked together to elect a candidate. But the circumstances were special - they saw their chance to be part of something historical, the first african-american president and all that. I suspect that by the next election their solidarity will have given way to individual interests and some return to journalistic professionalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Of course they do. Heck, Hollywood and your local churches do too. But not all influences are created equal, and not all are wielded in a disciplined and targeted manner. This seems pretty disciplined and targeted... http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9...show_article=1# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 This seems pretty disciplined and targeted...http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9...show_article=1# What? No more Oprah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 This seems pretty disciplined and targeted...http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9...show_article=1# pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 IMO this last election cycle is the first one in which the overwhelming majority of the media essentially worked together to elect a candidate. But the circumstances were special - they saw their chance to be part of something historical, the first BLISTERINGLY SOCIALIST president and all that. I suspect that by the next election their solidarity will have given way to individual interests and some return to journalistic professionalism. Fixed that for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Fixed that for you. Yeah I somehow suspect a Clarance Thomas type "first African-American president" would have not got the same media support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Hedd Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 This would mean something if Fox was an actual news organization. I wish this was like facebook so I could press the "like" button on this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 So maybe now we understand why CNN is working so hard knob-bobbing the WH while Axelrod meets with Ailes. Because if you don't fall in line, as Robert Gibbs would say, "The only way to get somebody to stop crowding the plate is to throw a fastball at them. They move." Regardless of what you think about Fox News, if the WH is going to spend a lot of time calling them "liars," they may not move the way Gibbs thinks they will. Call me skeptical, but it looks like the meeting between Axelrod and Ailes didn't go so well. I don't recall a president ever getting so wee-wee'd up when the press doesn't bob his knob. It's getting a little embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 So maybe now we understand why CNN is working so hard knob-bobbing the WH while Axelrod meets with Ailes. Because if you don't fall in line, as Robert Gibbs would say, "The only way to get somebody to stop crowding the plate is to throw a fastball at them. They move." Regardless of what you think about Fox News, if the WH is going to spend a lot of time calling them "liars," they may not move the way Gibbs thinks they will. Call me skeptical, but it looks like the meeting between Axelrod and Ailes didn't go so well. I don't recall a president ever getting so wee-wee'd up when the press doesn't bob his knob. It's getting a little embarrassing. At the end of the day, their policies will dictate their failure, and it will be quite clear, not to just FOX but many other news media outlets that this administration has no !@#$ing clue in what they are doing. Tax corporations and individuals higher than what they are already being taxed in a down economy.... BRILLIANT!!! Spend money as if we have a tremendous surplus of cash in programs that don't work and watch our dollar decline. BRILLIANT!!! These two factors will be the biggest downfall of not just this administration but our economy over the next decade. You can take that to the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 I wish this was like facebook so I could press the "like" button on this post. And I wish I was 16 again like you. Nah, on second thought that would really suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 This is hardly surprising, coming from an administration that finds it necessary to hand out white lab coats to doctors invited for another health care reform speech/photo op on the WH lawn. Ironic comment since, under Reagan, Ailes helped create the modern White House communications machine. I'm sure he smiled in approval at the uniformed doctors, as well as your false (ignorant?) manufactured outrage produced by his network. I don't like the guy, but Ailes is a bloody genius. A master propagandist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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