McClellan confirms FOX News channels White House talking points

[ccharles000]

Scott McClellan confirms on Hardball what we've been saying all along: "Fox News Commentators Use The ‘Talking Points’ That The White House Sends Them."

ThinkProgress reports

"On MSNBC’s Hardball last night, host Chris Matthews asked former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan if he saw “FOX television as a tool” to get the White House’s “message out” while he was in the Bush administration. “Certainly there were commentators and other, pundits at FOX News, that were useful to the White House,” replied McClellan, adding that they were given “talking points.”

Making a distinction between journalists like Brit Hume and commentators like Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly, McClellan admitted that “certainly” the White House used Fox News talking heads as “spokespeople” with “a script”:

http://www.newshounds.us/2008/07/27/mcclellan_confirms_fox_news_channels_white_house_talking_points.php#more

[Faygo Kid]

1. This isn't exactly "stop the presses" news. Hannity, especially, does no original thinking.

He is the biggest whore out there. O'Reilly is bad, too.

In fact, they are all flaming assholes who take their marching orders from the White House. No surprise, but thanks for an interesting post.

[Glorfindel]

2. "flaming assholes" - TOO funny! What an image...

:rofl:

[madrchsod]

3. everyone with more than 1 functioning brain cell knew that

now it`s been confirmed by the guy who sent out the talking points...

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

4. Well, blow me down.

Who'da thunk it!

Just in case: :sarcasm: