White House Insists Gibbs Didn't Apologize To Fox

[Writer]

I'm sorry if this has already been posted, but I am all over this like white on rice.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/white-house-insists-gibbs-didnt-apologize-to-fox.php

After TPMDC posted Friday about the latest in the Fox News v. White House saga related to an interview with Ken Feinberg, a Fox executive stood firm to say the White House had excluded the network.

Several readers brought a Huffington Post story to our attention this weekend. They have an interview with Fox VP Michael Clemente where he claims White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs apologized for the situation.

Continues at link...

[natrat]

1. biggest econ problems in 50 years and these assholes blather about a tv outlet

[emilyg]

5. I'm beginning to think it's pure distraction.

[joeycola]

12. When Obama speaks it is news.

[Cha]

15. Look who's talking..the White House can handle

more than one thing at once, fyi.

If we had a free press there would have been no bush or War On Iraq..and bush-cheney caused these problems so we're fortunate that President Obama and his Team are in there getting it sraightened out.

[DJ13]

2. This illustrates why many continue saying the WH shouldnt play nice with Republicans

They just take any attempts at conciliation as a weakness to be exploited.

They're like the Nazi's, and our party is Poland.

[Writer]

3. I'm not an instinctive politician...

but if I were Robert Gibbs, I'd make damn sure that the press briefing tomorrow has a firm discussion of this as an example of Fox's pernicious grandstanding. I'm sorry, but the assumption by the press that the WH "can't win this fight" is so far off. There is too much empirical evidence demonstrating Fox's journalistic malfeasance, regardless of what inside-the-beltway reporters contend.

[emilyg]

4. I don't care. Focus on jobs.

[Writer]

6. I'm training to study media for a living. Give me a break. This is EXTREMELY important to me.

And yes, I care deeply for the condition of the economy, for our troops overseas, for gay rights...

[emilyg]

7. I wasn't having the nasties towards you.. it

has amazed and disgusted me how much time the WH is wasting on Fox.

[Writer]

8. To be honest, I don't think this has gone beyond rhetoric.

The West Wing is a large bureaucracy, and I seriously doubt that anything more than the WH communications staff is devoting much time to this issue.

[stillcool]

14. How much time is the WH wasting

on the non-legitimate news source?

[Cha]

16. I don't care that you don't care.

I care a lot.

Thanks Writer. It's very important..What's not important.. is those who Just. Don't. Get. It.

[emilyg]

19. You lost me at word. word. word. word.

[ClayZ]

9. I hope "Faux Spews" swallows itself as they eschew.

K and R

[boobooday]

10. Fox is the Richard Heene of TV networks

Look at us! It' all about us!

[Cha]

17. They'd pimp out their kid

if it meant a buck.

[zbdent]

11. and the credibility of Clemente is ... what?

I mean, Faux has the court order telling them that they have the legal right to lie ...

So, they would lie and claim that Gibbs apologized ...

[vaberella]

13. You were right Writer. Fox News is lieing out of it's ass. n/t

[Cha]

18. Links on who does think it's Important to Confront Faux..

"Why the White House is 100% Right to Challenge Fox News (#1 Rated Diary @ DailyKos Right Now)"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x490033

"Obama's winnable war on Fox News"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/oct/14/fox-news-obama-white-house-war

KO is happy the White House is doing it..you can see it in this video..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x391108

Frank Scaeffer thinks he should go after faux even more..

<snip>

"President Obama is getting criticism for going after Fox News. I fault the White House too: for not going far enough. The real issue is not Fox's right wing "bias." The real issue is that FOX News seems to be trawling for assassins. Here's the letter White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs should write. Or maybe it should come from the head of United States Secret Service.


Dear Rupert Murdoch, since you are responsible for what is on Fox News I have a question for you: Do you ever wonder how you'll be remembered by Americans and the world (not to mention your children) if someone takes a shot at President Obama, and when asked why they did it, quotes the misinformation spouted by Fox News as their "reason"?

You have dozens of far right and dangerous and/or crazy seeming commentators working for you but lets just talk about one as an example of the rest. What of Glenn Beck?"

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x490550

[ampad]

20. *sigh*

Do not waste your time explaining to people why it is important that fox be put in their place. There is at least one bitter ender in here complaining. This is just something else for them to bitch about.

[Cha]

22. It's not really for the bitterenders..

it's for those who know the reality of what faux has done to America.

I don't expect to change any minds ..only to reinforce what some of us already know to be true.

[ampad]

21. Thanks writer

Fox has been known as legitimate news for way too long. Some of the damage they have done to this country is irreversible. It is time they get called out on their madness. At the very least put out the meme that they are an echo chamber for the Republican party. You would be shocked to know how many people consider Fox unbiased. Some people just do not have the time to pay attention. I think the white house is more than capable of doing one thing at a time. I think this is a excellent strategic move on the part of the White House.