Comments on: White House war on Fox News is failed policy

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:05:58 +0000

Apparently, Pres. Obama’s behavior goes back to before he was elected. Per the AP, “Yet publicly singling out one news organization is but the most highly publicized push-back from an Obama White House that began back during last year’s campaign building a reputation for aggressively confronting reporters over stories it doesn’t like and using hardball tactics to try to get its way. ”

It all comes as part of the job of being one of the most visible politicans in the world. Grow a harder shell and stop being Nixon.

By: Nancy Evans

Nancy Evans — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:59:04 +0000

Apparently you are “Not Really A News Organization” if you do not hump the proverbial leg of the Obama Administration.

By: Ruby2sday

Ruby2sday — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:25:38 +0000

What outrageously libelous things liberals say. Laughing, it sounds like you have about as much integrity as our president: none.

“To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history.” Sound familiar? Yes, Obama said that. Ironic, isn’t it, that these are the tools of his governance?

By: JimSack

JimSack — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:24:46 +0000

I don’t see why everyone is excited about this, except Fox. Axelrod was just stating the odvious. He specifically stated whe would not cut them off. For the WH to trust Fox would be stupid, given their history.

By: ReasonOverRhetoric

ReasonOverRhetoric — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:23:09 +0000

Does that invalidate the principle she voiced?

By: ReasonOverRhetoric

ReasonOverRhetoric — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:20:05 +0000

Watch for contempt, as in Laughing’s post above or the entire Bill O’Reily show. They are of the same ilk. Rarely are those holding views opposed to yours worthy of contempt as most people are looking for the best solutions available.

Jefferson called it the “morbid rage of debate”, where anger and sensationalism rule the day, rather than a calm statement of position and sincere consideration of the opposing view. Next time you find yourself afflicted with it, try this: attempt to make the argument of your opponent; state it BETTER than he can, if possible. Listen for corrections and make them, making sure you understand the opposition completely before answering or refuting. It takes courage and is much more difficult than the “Laughing” or “O’Reily” approaches, but it plumbs the painful depths of an issue far more effectively.

By: laughing

laughing — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:11:08 +0000

You do realize that Ayn Rand was mentally ill and that her “philosophy” was a rationalization of her Narcissistic Personality Disorder, don’t you?

By: REX

REX — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:46:50 +0000

I like this qoute and think it applies in this situation…

The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.
Ayn Rand (1905 – 1982), Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, 1966

By: laughing

laughing — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:35:14 +0000

I’m amazed that anyone takes the whining and crying of Faux News seriously. I’m amazed that anyone takes Faux News seriously at all. It’s like Pravda for the big corporations.

By: ApostasyUSA

ApostasyUSA — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:40:22 +0000

Robert S. Siegel said, fail this, and fail that.

Funny thing is, that’s what Fox News does.

I like that Obama and Dems attack Fox. Fox is only 15 years old or so. Their credibility is lacking at best. Unfortunately Fox has a huge network so they get to make lots of Americans as ignorant of the facts.

Republicans look bad when they can’t show leadership. Fox News and the other right-wing propaganda machines simply fill the void.

“Nature abhors a vacuum, and there is no vacuum in nature as empty as the leadership of the Republican Party today.”
Conservative columnist Richard Viguerie

“A man who is aggressive and bombastic, cutting and sarcastic, who dismisses the concerned citizens in network news focus groups as ‘losers.’ With his private plane and his cigars, his history of drug dependency and his personal bulk, not to mention his tangled marital history, Rush is a walking stereotype of self-indulgence – exactly the image that Barack Obama most wants to affix to our philosophy and our party.”
Conservative David Frum, editor of NewMajority.com.