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Showing Original Post only (View all)Greta Van Susteren: The Obama Administration Is Trying To Punish Fox News [View all]
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Greta Van Susteren: The Obama Administration Is Trying To Punish Fox News
Posted by Mark on November 21, 2012 at 1:10 pm.
Poor Greta Van Susteren. Her Fox News program has lately been lagging in the ratings behind MSNBCs The Last Word with Lawrence ODonnell. And now she is feeling neglected by the Obama administration.
In a post on her Greatawire blog, Van Sustern has resorted to copious use of BRIGHT RED FONTS WITH ALL CAPITAL LETTERS to express her dismay at being left out of all the reindeer games. She laments that Fox News was overlooked by the State Department when media briefings were held for various news organizations. She whines that this is playing dirty and was being done to punish Fox for their critical reporting.
ME:
Van Susteren: The Administration in what looks like a coordinated effort is denying Fox access to information that they are handing out to other news organizations. Why exclude Fox? That is simple to punish to try to teach us a lesson not to pry, not to look further for facts.
Van Susteren fails to disclose that the State Department had previously explained why Fox was not included in previous briefings and press releases. It had nothing to do with punishment. The State Department distributed their information to news organizations that had reporters who were assigned to cover the department. Fox News has no such reporters so they didnt get on the list. In fact, Fox has a shoe-string news operation that doesnt concentrate on actual reporting. Most of their news assets are allocated to anchors, analysts, and pundits, who are not doing any bona fide journalism. In short, the State Department had no one to notify and they werent going to send notices to everyone with a Fox News email address.
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Van Susteren: To the extent we get anything wrong is because the Administration is doing whatever it can to thwart us from getting the facts.
On the contrary, it would be more correct to say that to the extent you deliberately distort the facts, the administration is under no obligation to help you continue to get everything wrong. Van Susteren is, incredibly, blaming Foxs mistakes on Obama. Nobody forced Fox to wade so far out into delusional speculation. In fact, based on their body of work, it appears to be their corporate mission. And the administration can hardly be criticized (or accused of punishment) if they should be reluctant to further that mission.
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Greta Van Susteren: The Obama Administration Is Trying To Punish Fox News [View all]
babylonsister
Nov 2012
OP
Maybe the administration decided to only send info to news orgs, not 'pug party affiliates...
winstars
Nov 2012
#2
Kinda. "The State Department distributed their information to news organizations that had reporters
The Wielding Truth
Nov 2012
#42
If they (Faux) was a real news organization, I (me) might be more.... concerned.
geckosfeet
Nov 2012
#3
FAUX Knews. They already KNEW what they are supposed to report and FACTS aren't part of it.
Tigress DEM
Nov 2012
#109
maybe it has something to do with an interview with sos clinton re: benghazi
leftyohiolib
Nov 2012
#6
She was normal when she was cnn. I used to watch her show, but she sold her soul when she went over
hrmjustin
Nov 2012
#34
I would have told them "We don't invite Mrs. Sanders 4th grade class to our meetings...
BlueJazz
Nov 2012
#22
The administration should ignore Fox like they did to him during the campaign...
Historic NY
Nov 2012
#27
When Faux News starts presenting the real news instead of shit they make up...
LynneSin
Nov 2012
#31
"the Administration is doing whatever it can to thwart us from getting the facts."
edbermac
Nov 2012
#35
I will be glad for the day when there is a serious move to Boycott Fox News. No whining, no
libdem4life
Nov 2012
#36
Key word is "News Organizations" Greta. fox is not a news organization, it is an arm of the
still_one
Nov 2012
#51
We could only hope the Obama administration would exclude non journalist newsy actresses and actors
genna
Nov 2012
#57
Try getting you orders from the Obama administration like you did Bush's. That might
brewens
Nov 2012
#62
Post election trend? McCain and Van Susteren whining while not doing their job? n/t
kickysnana
Nov 2012
#65
The Corporate Mission of Faux "To counter a perceived liberal bias in the media."
Thor_MN
Nov 2012
#70
What's the point of giving Faux information, they never give any out anyway. All they give out is
Raine
Nov 2012
#74
If this is true I say thank god your finally giving them the cold shoulder. Thank you Mr President.
southernyankeebelle
Nov 2012
#75
Every elected democrat, party official and member of the Obama administration
ItsTheMediaStupid
Nov 2012
#77
Losing her time slot to Lawrence O'Donnell. Lying liars, ultimately get caught and exposed.
CarmanK
Nov 2012
#93
"Fox’s mistakes" Mistakes? Faux doesn't make "mistakes", they purposefully lie aka disinformation
Turborama
Nov 2012
#94
Dr. Freud, to the Projection Room, please... Dr. Freud, to the Projection Room...
mac56
Nov 2012
#95
Ah, if only it were true. Hercules couldn't clean up that mountain of bullshit.
freshwest
Nov 2012
#98
If by news, Greta, you mean stupid ass propoganda spewing Republican tool, then yeah,
tavalon
Nov 2012
#104
When you start actually being a news organization Greta, then you can whine
Downtown Hound
Nov 2012
#131