*SHOCK* Obama Punishes FOX NEWS @ Press Conference

[George]

The first move towards a dictatorship is to cut all media that does not agree with your political stance. Obama wants to shut up FOX News because they do not sing his praises.

[StMark]

Originally Posted by Jeanie

It seems it would be more accurate that a Fox Reporter wasn't selected to ask a question at the first press conference, they did have access.

not when all the others were allowed access.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by George

The first move towards a dictatorship is to cut all media that does not agree with your political stance. Obama wants to shut up FOX News because they do not sing his praises.

Good point. Sad really.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by StMark

not when all the others were allowed access.

They were all allowed (have access), but Fox was denied the priviledge to ask a question.

He was making a statement by not allowing them to ask a question.

[StMark]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

They were all allowed (have access), but Fox was denied the priviledge to ask a question.

He was making a statement by not allowing them to ask a question.

Now how arrogant is that???

And CONTROLLING!

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by StMark

Now how arrogant is that???

And CONTROLLING!

It's been discussed that he's quite arrogant!

[StMark]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

It's been discussed that he's quite arrogant!

It's obvious.

Pride cometh before a fall

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

They were all allowed (have access), but Fox was denied the priviledge to ask a question.

He was making a statement by not allowing them to ask a question.

Which I think will back fire on him eventualy.

I watched it on FOX, he seemed to be pretty random in his selections, although he did not take many questions.

[Jermyn Davidson]

On election night, my brother informed me that the owners of FOX News were also members of the Ku Klux Klan.

He was serious and I corrected him, not based on personal knowledge but based on the preposterousness of the accusation.

I would be shocked if this was true-- really shocked.

I reminded him that FOX was the media outlet that gave the Wayans brothers and Jennifer Lopez their "big breaks".


Sometimes, the FOX news commentators give me the impression that they are racially biased in just some of the stuff they say and how they say it.

Then I remember for a while that every "Amber Alert" that ever appeared on FOX featured a White child. Two or three of them centered out of Florida and it was a bit bizarre because children all over the country go missing every day. And they would broadcast different Amber Alerts throughout the day. They would have these, "This Amber Alert was just issued out of ________ " moments and every one of those I can remember was a White child.

Then every time there was a crime that just happened and was unfolding "live", there was a Black face.

Even their word usage was predictably emotionally charged.

Of course they weren't lying about the missing White child or the Black criminal "on the lose."

Sometimes, like Limbaugh, some of the FOX News commentators prey on fears and they do so in a way that seems racially exploitive.


Many times, when "Conservatives" speak, the way they present their message can be offensive to those who view their world through a different lens.

Another example, it's petty, but when Cavuto was talking about the Obama family moving to the White House, he described it along the lines of, "the enormous lifestyle change." He said so with a wide grin and a smile that could have been taken as sarcasm. I know of folks, if they had been in the room with me when Cavuto had said that, they would have been offended.

Because FOX News already has the reputation-- a reputation I try not to buy into.

I don't believe there is a serious amount of mal-intent on the part of FOX News, but sometimes I have to just turn them off.

Sometimes, I have to turn of MSNBC, but for reasons irrelevant to this discussion.

[TRFrance]

Oh please.
MSNBC wasnt allowed to ask him a question either... and we all know MSNBC has been very pro-Obama from the very beginning.

So this is all just an overreaction.

Nothing to see here, folks.
Carry on.