Fox News' Bret Baier interrupted President Obama multiple times (VIDEO COMPILATION)

[jefferson_dem]

Fox News' Bret Baier interrupted President Obama multiple times during Wednesday's interview.

Baier interrupted Obama so many times, that at the end of the interview, he interrupted Obama once more to apologize. Saying that he wanted to be sure that Fox got its "money's worth" with President Obama.

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell said that he could not recall a reporter ever questioning or interrupting an American president in such an aggressive way. Certainly, O'Donnell argued, Fox News never took that approach with former President George W. Bush.

The Associated Press reported just a few of Baier's interjections:

Several times Obama chided Baier for breaking into his lengthy answers with follow-up questions.
"Bret, you've got to let me finish my answers," Obama told Baier, the news channel's White House correspondent during the Bush administration.

"Sir," Baier responded, "I know you don't like to filibuster, but ..."

"Well," Obama said in cutting him off again, "I'm trying to answer your question and you keep on interrupting."

The tone was set early. Baier first asked about the latest efforts in the House to pass the bill, which elicited Obama's standard talking points about the benefits of the overhaul effort. Baier tried to bring Obama back to the question.

"Bret, let me finish," Obama said.

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[Zoeisright]

1. Not surprising. Those turds on FUX have verbal diahrrea

and their words are pure shit.

[Thrill]

7. I don't even know why they continue

to treat Faux like a legit news channel. They should never be granted a one on one interview with the President.

[timeforpeace]

2. He says he wanted answers to the interview questions, not a speech.

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[Cha]

10. ..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=124x306067

[JTFrog]

16. .

:spray:

[Spazito]

19. ...

:thumbsup:

[Cali_Democrat]

21. So that poster takes the side of Faux News and thinks Obama might be an anti-Semite

I hope the mods are paying attention.

[Cha]

25. And, makes

sure it posts negative polls on the President.

[la la]

5. well--

he couldn't expect to get ANY answers if he didn't shut up and let the Prez. answer! geeze

[rufus dog]

6. dude, compare that to his interview of Bush

When one sides with Fox news the shark may be in sight. Is if in front or already behind?

[DevonRex]

23. That poster thinks Obama might be an anti-semite. Don't waste your time

talking to it.

[HughMoran]

26. Heh - you're taking a swan dive!

Finally - I've been wondering what your action was here - now we know.

Healthcare reform got you nervous that the Dems will indeed succeed? :rofl:

[Joe Bacon]

4. Bret Baier is a FOXHOLE

Plain and simple he's a Foxhole like everyone else who works for propaganda chief Roger Ailes!

[LiberalFighter]

8. They need to do a side by side with him being inconsiderate with Obama

and kissing ass with Bush

[Supersedeas]

27. if only there were real media oversight -- Howie Kutz will approve whatever FOX does

[Rosa Luxemburg]

9. Rupert Murdoch at work and his News Corp funded by rich Saudis

[jobwithout]

11. Not to defend fox but.............

IS it the job of the press to give any president the time to spout off talking points or is it the job of the press to question and challenge the president?

In my opinion, the President looked like he was trying to defend the indefensible. This plan is a POS give away to the insurance companies and does nothing but to put a check mark in one of his boxes. For christ sakes he didn't even know what the Connecticut deal was.. I even knew that. He looked pale, ashen and weak.

[Drunken Irishman]

13. In my opinion, you're a POS. So there you go.

[jobwithout]

20. See you are part of our countries problem

People look at the person rather than the policies. You love Obama and would defend him even if he said " were gonna give the insurance companies twice the premium and half the coverage". The RW'er loved Bush and would have even if he had pledged to nuke every muslim country in the word. people like you and the right wingers are just two different sides of the coin.

Politicians need to be challenged. This is not a monarchy and regardless of how charismatic the person is...he or she has to be challenged on the issues.

[Drunken Irishman]

29. It's called civility, jobwithout...

And when you're interviewing the President, regardless of party, you do not interrupt. It was classless and proved how shitty FOX truly is. ESPECIALLY when you compare it to their interviews with Bush - who was allowed to finish every goddamn thought that flickered in his moronic head.

So don't give me that bullshit. You defending FOX News - and low post count - have me thinking you're probably here to troll.

[chemenger]

31. I wonder how many posts you'll make before the pizza delivery guy

knocks on your door???

Not many, I'm betting.

[Greybnk48]

12. What do you expect from the White Trash NetworK? Civility?

Rational argument? Respect for our President? LOL! They are, to a person, the scum of the Earth. Why the President tried to treat them as something they're not (normal?) is a mystery.

[era veteran]

14. What a rude prick

[JamesA1102]

15. They just played that on Morning Joe.

Conservative shill Mark Halpern defended Baier saying, he had to interupt or Obama will filibuster'.

[GoCubsGo]

17. He will "filibuster"? What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Hey, Markie! If they didn't want him to talk, why the hell would they invite him on? Does Helpern actually believe that the President would take time from trying to fix his country in order to sit there and let some idiot nobody yammer in his face? These assholes never cease to amaze me with their idiocy.

[Jennicut]

22. In other words, the President would actually be able to get his points out there.

Can't have that, can we, at Faux news.

[RDANGELO]

18. That was more like an unruly debate than an interview. n/t

[StarlightGold]

24. The disrespect

shown to the President in that interview is unreal. We're not talking about disagreeing with some policies...Brett kept trying to derail Obama as he was trying to answer the damn questions. Basic manners, anyone?

[conservdem]

28. I think you and many of the others offering similar comments would

probably have praised such an interview if had been of Bush.

I think its fair to ask how he views the deem it passed procedure. The fact that republicans have used the procedure should mute their complaints, but it still seems like a shady maneuver.

[Robeson]

30. It's FOX, what do you expect?...

...the network that set the standard for drowning out an opposite viewpoint.