Video: White House communications chief whines about Fox News, media for nine minutes
posted at 6:46 pm on October 11, 2009 by Allahpundit
“Let’s not pretend they’re a news network the way CNN is,” she says, flattering the impartial, hard-news sensibility of an outfit that’s recently taken to fact-checking comedy skits on behalf of His Holiness. In fact, here’s what was airing on the “nonpartisan” cable news channel this morning before and after this miserable hack’s appearance:
All morning, CNN has been intermittently running a promo for Anderson Cooper 360, a show that has long billed itself as a classic straight news program with an investigative front man who digs “beyond the headlines” with “many points of view, so you can make up your own mind.” The new promo, by contrast, consists of a woman’s voice, pitching Cooper’s show as, essentially, a liberal alternative to Fox News: “I’m a lifelong Democrat,” she says, “and that’s why I watch Anderson Cooper.” Hmmm. The voice goes on to say that Cooper is the person she can turn to hold “right wing” conservatives accountable. Cooper is not exactly aiming for the political middle ground here.
A guy known for making “teabagging” jokes about conservatives appeals to Democrats? Go figure. Meanwhile, not a word is breathed here about the nightly backrubs that The One gets from Olbermann and Maddow on MSNBC, despite Dunn practically begging for a question in that vein by whining about Fox being aligned with one of the two major parties. Good work, Kurtz.
The clip of Chris Wallace calling them a bunch of crybabies is obligatory in any post about the most media-worshiped president since JFK whining about his coverage, but we’ve used it twice in just the past five days. So below, to administer the coup de grace, you’ll find a new one featuring our favorite liberal. Take it away, KP.
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Here is the thing: Fox news has caught onto this although they they to play both sides. Hot air, Ed, Allah, and also Michelle, I think still reject the totality, although they see parts. We are in the midst of a revolution, in which in four years, and more likely eight years, we look more like Venezuela then we did the nation that our founding fathers had desireed for us. There is nothing that can be dome now to stop it. the one thing hot air does not completely sign onto, but is a reality, is the totality of collaboration from the republican party. You have the Statists represented by Barak Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid one side. On the statist (that is with the little “s”), you have McCain, Lindsay Graham, and yes even John Boehner. John may give argument to every deocratic argument that comes before him, but that is all it is. He is like a chihuahua, throw him a bisquit and he is quite.
I never thought I would see such a day or a time in America, but I fear it has already happneed, we have becoime Amerika. Unfortunately6, there is no return from this statist utopia. You have seen your brightest days. You have accomplished all you may ever accomplish. Your sons and daughters now serve the state, they can not hope for individual accomplishment. Remember this the next time you talk to someone who tells you proudly they voted for Obama.
paulsur on October 11, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Oh, now, enough with the gloom and doom. The pushback is already under way. The country isn’t entirely filled with sheeple.
ddrintn on October 11, 2009 at 11:33 PM
She forgot her Obinky:
http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab276/justltl/Dunn.jpg
justltl on October 11, 2009 at 11:38 PM
CNN’s coverage of 9/12:
Today 9,000 raving right wing racists turned up in Washington, D.C. and fortunately they were barely noticeable, especially by our extensive coverage from two stringers from Acorn.
Dhuka on October 11, 2009 at 11:39 PM
The more the White House and these news networks act like spoiled children the less people will watch them.
I mean Red Eye is a more new oriented show than the hour of felatio and crying we see on CNN.
Rbastid on October 11, 2009 at 11:44 PM
Fortunately, my “Rule of Democratic Projection” universal translator tells me what she’s really saying:
Hope I got the quote right. It was a little hard to hear her point through all the whining.
ThereGoesTheNeighborhood on October 11, 2009 at 11:53 PM
I haven’t read all the comments, but I read this:
All morning, CNN has been intermittently running a promo for Anderson Cooper 360, a show that has long billed itself as a classic straight news program with an investigative front man who digs “beyond the headlines
and I knew the rest was bogus…
suzeecue on October 11, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Um… can a gay man host a straight news program?
cannonball on October 12, 2009 at 12:40 AM
never spanked, and they were never told no. What an embarrassment
They are like Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ! Whatever they want they better damn well get or there will be hell to pay!
cableguy615 on October 12, 2009 at 12:45 AM
Is this what is scaring the $h!2 out of the WH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUKvcO1owEk
macncheez on October 12, 2009 at 12:49 AM
rjl1999 on October 11, 2009 at 11:00 PM
LIAR!!!!
Vince on October 12, 2009 at 12:49 AM
Genius
+69
macncheez on October 12, 2009 at 12:51 AM
Until he decrees it so.
Advocate For Change on October 12, 2009 at 12:56 AM
rjl1999 on October 11, 2009 at 11:00 PM
LIAR!!!!
Vince on October 12, 2009 at 12:49 AM
Uh, Did you see the clip?
rjl1999 on October 12, 2009 at 1:03 AM
Wild. The actual fact is that Fox News was found to be MORE objective on the campaign than other networks.
I’m not sure which study she’s referring to, but the one I saw disputes her opinion firmly.
AnninCA on October 12, 2009 at 1:19 AM
BTW, I can’t imagine why this woman is in communications at all.
She’s not at all professional.
AnninCA on October 12, 2009 at 1:26 AM
7%, I heard about this from a banker months ago. Wonder why the press didn’t….uhm, I mean Fox pick up on this?
yoda on October 12, 2009 at 3:29 AM
Ok, lets pretend that the left wing networks aren’t really an extension of the democrap party….
….ROFL
Can’t do it. See how ridiculous that is? A decent non leftist network shows up and the communist pigs start squealing.
Maybe it’s time for some pork chops.
Spiritk9 on October 12, 2009 at 4:31 AM
Yeah Ms Dumb, and wait’ll that ya know other ya know wing ya know hits you ya know clowns in the ya know kiester!
“Let’s Roll”
On Watch on October 12, 2009 at 4:34 AM
7:51…how’d you like to married to this nag?
“Howie…Howie”
LtE126 on October 12, 2009 at 6:03 AM
HAnthonyWayne on October 11, 2009 at 10:33 PM
If you watch one of the trailers longer, you’ll see a “journalist” take offense to the visitor’s statement about how they cannot be portrayed negatively. Of course, then “she” essentially offers him a bribe, and he has to make a decision: real journalism; or a career-enhancing puff-piece.
Pure fiction, of course. Today’s media wouldn’t need to be reminded that they shouldn’t portray something alien in a negative light.
johnny alpha on October 12, 2009 at 6:27 AM
What’s this ladies job? She can’t be a spokesperson. First of all, that voice, it’s like a whining siren. Second, the every other sentence “ya know” bit. She sounds as stupid as Caroline Kennedy. Then the subject, whining about a news network. How can you whine about how you’re treated if you refuse to be on that network. The crybabies remark might be true but it sounds more like cowards tome. Every President has had to answer to the press, even this wimpy one.
Jeff from WI on October 12, 2009 at 6:43 AM
I view the issue more like the shape of a horseshoe with Fox News filling the gap where the manure doesn’t hit.
Where are all the protests from those that claim to value the first amendment when the bully pulpit aggressively and continully attacks all media critics? “Don’t listen to Fox, or Rush, or Beck, or Hannity?” How about freedom. Someone needs to officially tell the Whitehouse they are trampling on our rights and to back off in no uncertain terms, not because they’ll listen, but because some of those in the masses who drink the Kool-aid might just take notice of such a simple concept..
Don L on October 12, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Jeff from WI: Bingo!!!
adamsmith on October 12, 2009 at 7:00 AM
3 more years until this a$$hat Dunn is out of a job.
/ohgodplease
bluelightbrigade on October 12, 2009 at 7:09 AM
FoxNews got the endorsement of of Hiliary Clinton last year.
Nuff Said.
J_Crater on October 12, 2009 at 7:36 AM
I can’t believe that there are actual attacks on Americans and/or the American press coming out of the White House.
Since the days of LBJ and Richard Nixon, every political consultant knows that is what the DNC (or RNC) is there for.
Ms. Dunn must be at least as stupid as her boss to be going on about this in the name of the White House in front of the White House. Stupid is as stupid as the boss.
Two thumbs up for outright stupidity
J_Crater on October 12, 2009 at 7:43 AM
Thank God there is one news outlet that refuses to play to Obama’s Chavez routine.
drjohn on October 12, 2009 at 7:49 AM
god forbid we have a network that leans right. plus fox has people on the left and the right so atleast you get both sides with fox.
larry harris on October 12, 2009 at 7:52 AM
When they think this about the “fringe Left” blogs, you can imagine how they feel about FoxNews.
J_Crater on October 12, 2009 at 8:08 AM
Thank God for FOX news. If it weren’t for them (and bloggers, of course) everything we hear or read would favor the left. This administration knows that, that’s why they’re wee weeing about it.
scalleywag on October 12, 2009 at 8:17 AM
A real leader would never be so petty and childish as to be concerned about what is reported about him and his failed policies. He would have more concern about the troops in harms way, yet…they’re still waiting for him to come up with a strategy. Shameful. He should get a Nobel prize all right, for ineptitude.
scalleywag on October 12, 2009 at 8:23 AM
She is laying down the predicate for the “Diversity Czar” to start to strangle the opposition.
kayo on October 12, 2009 at 8:32 AM
Obama White House:
“If you don’t play by my rules…(whine, sniff, sniff),I’m taking my ball and
(whine, sniff, sniff, )going HOME! (bwaaaaa!)”
Jeff from WI on October 12, 2009 at 8:38 AM
Crybabies. Post-post-partisan cry babies.
petefrt on October 12, 2009 at 8:44 AM
How about answering some of Beck’s questions. Alinsky’s White House attacks the messenger CONSTANTLY. They have no defense for Beck’s factual attack of their radical agenda.
marklmail on October 12, 2009 at 8:45 AM
Fox News ratings should tell you something “whineysack”.
elderberry on October 12, 2009 at 8:47 AM
… and it’s not just Fox News
J_Crater on October 12, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Anita is right! Why go on Fox Noise? Why go on an entertainment network for ignorant Cons to push an agenda that benefits the country?
Afrolib on October 12, 2009 at 9:13 AM
I don’t think it’s his back that they are rubbing.
MarkTheGreat on October 12, 2009 at 9:13 AM
Among many other reasons it is not infested by pseudo-intellectual, left wing morons like yourself.
rplat on October 12, 2009 at 9:19 AM
This spotted cow/yenta is reason enough not to watch CNN. How is this genius supposed to push an anti-media/anti-Fox agenda?
She makes Robert Gibbs sound like a genius.
EMD on October 12, 2009 at 9:25 AM
The house of cards is starting to fall. Truth will prevail.
Christian Conservative on October 12, 2009 at 9:31 AM
You know, when it comes to, you know, sounding intelligent, you know, she, you know, misses the mark.
Jeff from WI on October 12, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Sure, I figures taht the gay community will get from Obama pretty much what Reagan gave the “Pro-Life” community … lots of words with the best of intentions, but the White House seems to have lost their minds.
Now, every gab at the White House is personal.
Go ahead Barack et al … insult your critics into submission. Even Bush wasn’t that stupid. I apparently missed this technique for making friend and influencing people.
J_Crater on October 12, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Nice hairdo,lady! Hahahahaha!
Coronagold on October 12, 2009 at 9:50 AM
No hour-long specials on health care reform, ignoring a scandal, or bobble-head-doll sales, right?
Ha! +10 johnny…+10, my friend.
HAnthonyWayne on October 12, 2009 at 9:54 AM
+1000
NoFanofLibs on October 12, 2009 at 9:55 AM
Still a little sensitive about that nasty Anita Bryant are we? I’m sure you’re worn out from carrying that rainbow banner all day. Crisco?
inevitable on October 12, 2009 at 10:02 AM
I’m in the same boat, four. I could save about 20 to 30 dollars a month if I stepped down in my Dish subscription, but they don’t offer Fox News on the lower levels. I’ll pay that price to get unbiased news from Fox.
Torch on October 12, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Fox should send Obama a pacifier.
Wonder what they would do with 10,000 of them if all the Hot Air commenters were to send him one?
The Rock on October 12, 2009 at 10:24 AM
“Fox Noise”? How utterly original.
Meanwhile, CNN is the “news organization” that falsely accused the US of nerve-gassing Laotian civilians, gave Saddam Hussein’s atrocities against his own people a pass for a decade, and had their CEO resign in disgrace after he falsely accused US troops of murdering Iraqi journalists in cold blood.
As I’ve said before, when you Leftards can provide comparable examples of “Fox Noise” doing the same things, we’ll talk.
Until then, shut your getalife and let the adults talk.
Del Dolemonte on October 12, 2009 at 10:38 AM
CNN to Obama White House: “You’re great”, Obama White House to CNN: “You’re great”.
Jeff from WI on October 12, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Hey now, she’s just wearing a version of the “lesbian hair cut”. LOL
Jeff from WI on October 12, 2009 at 10:41 AM
The hag Anita Dunn is amazing in that she can talk out of both ends.
Jerricho68 on October 12, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Barrack Osama is right, he didn’t deserve the dynamite prize. He has accomplished nothing.
Jerricho68 on October 12, 2009 at 10:49 AM
KP would be a welcome sight on a FNC version of The View. Ailes should be putting it together right away..
itzWicks on October 12, 2009 at 10:57 AM
What is a lesbian haircut?
jewells45 on October 12, 2009 at 10:58 AM
I saw this clip originally over at Think Progress. It is remarkable that in the comments everyone votes down anyone who disagrees. Yet, they all are saying how Fox News is so partisan and suppresses the opposing view points. Classic liberal projection.
Heftyjo on October 12, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Best way to describe it.Take a haircut a guy would get, then SLIGHTLY leave part of it a bit longer or some kind of SLIGHT curl to try to make it look very , very slightly feminine.
Kind of like the bowl over the head and cut everything that sticks out look. You know, butch female.
Jeff from WI on October 12, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Hey, we only have to tolerate this woman a little on TV or online, the President get to enjoy her very pleasant demeanor multiple times, daily.
No matter how lousy our day may be, we can always take no small amount of solace in the fact that liberal men are constantly catching hell from liberal women.
Speakup on October 12, 2009 at 11:33 AM
Heh, worth repeating.
unwashed minion on October 12, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Anita is right! Why go on Fox Noise? Why go on an entertainment network for ignorant Cons to push an agenda that benefits the country?
Afrowuss000 on October 12, 2009 at 9:13 AM
Translation :
WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Why can’t ALL the media bow down and worship the chosen ONE ???? RACISTS !!!!!
WWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
cableguy615 on October 12, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Somebody call the “WAAAAAAHHHHHH-mbulance”…
JohnBG on October 12, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Anita Dunn: “The White House is not going to be passive”.
Translation: We’ll fight Fox to the death; the taliban not so much.
Laura in Maryland on October 12, 2009 at 12:59 PM
dthorny on October 12, 2009 at 1:12 PM
And Yesterday’s coverage of gays in DC (not that there is anything wrong with that, there is everything wrong with that, but that’s another subject):
18 BILLION (reality a few thousand, if that) peace loving, Earth worshipping, flower pedal tossing minions of GLBT’s, graced Washington DC with their peace, love and harmony alternate view of America. Their goal; to wipe out the RACIST, hate filled, bigoted, homophobic view of this terrible country of America in exchange for the lovefest and joy they represent. There were 15 million arrested at this peace, love and harmony fest for throwing bricks at police cars, starting fires and general mayhem.
Compare that to last months “media stated” 70,000 (reality was 1.5 million) EVIL, bigoted, hate mongers that filled the DC mall although peacefully, left less trash in the mall than when the event started. HOWEVER, their VILE, WICKED THOUGHTS and general hatred toward GLBT’s is disgusting, they kick puppies in their spare time and, God forbid, eat meat.
Or something like that. No media double standard here, move along.
dthorny on October 12, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Doesn’t it seem like more and more we’ve gotten into complaining about opposing views? Especially now that they are going after lefty bloggers.
I wrote a little blog post about how they are handling opposition:
http://www.politicalwhat.com/?p=165
politicalwhat on October 12, 2009 at 1:23 PM
I couldn’t listen to that for more than a couple minutes. How does a woman with such a nasal screechy voice become a communications chief? Maybe so you don’t ask too many questions.
They are demonizing anyone who disagrees with them. You don’t even have to disagree; daring to question the Dear Leader gets you dragged through the mud.
bitsy on October 12, 2009 at 1:51 PM
So what we have is a White House communications director thinking she has the authority and ability to decide what is real coverage, what is a real news network and link affiliation to the Republican party.
She does not get to decide what constitutes news or coverage—that is something for the people to decide. Because the news is responsible to the people, not the government.
Freedom of the press is all about holding the government accountable to the people, not provide news outlets and press blurbs to make the government look good.
I liked the comment about no President since George Washington thinking they are covered the way they should be, but this administration is whining about it longer and more loudly than any other, while getting primarily, fawning coverage. Man up, Obama Administration, worry about policy, let the people worry about how its covered.
Opportunity Costs on October 12, 2009 at 2:42 PM
I listened to about 2 minutes. If I had to listen to that stupid bitch in real life for more than that amount of time, I’d put a sock in her mouth. Reminds me of that SNL skit “The Whiners”. God, she’s got such a whiney voice.
SuperManGreenLantern on October 12, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Okay, am I the only one who looks at that picture and thinks Robin Duke as Wendy Whiner from her Saturday Night Live days?
Rich Fader on October 12, 2009 at 5:36 PM
…now that you mention it
Jeff from WI on October 12, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Was just reading a Foxnews.com article on the feud between Obama and Fox. Anita Dunn at the White House was paraphrased and quoted:
The administration’s aggressive stance suggests that it does not view Fox’s audience as one that can be persuaded. During the presidential campaign, Ms. Dunn said, it booked campaign representatives on Fox to try to reach undecided voters, but by mid-October, the campaign had mostly withdrawn them from the channel’s programs.
“It was beyond diminishing returns,” she said. “It was no returns.”
In other words, “Once you learn the truth, we can’t pull the wool over your eyes anymore.”
Christian Conservative on October 12, 2009 at 7:51 PM
You guys have GOT to see the similarities here…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Op8aoD7Byo#t=1m41s
Alexander on October 12, 2009 at 7:56 PM
I think it’s a big mistake for other news outlets to stay silent this. They have just been branded as the networks worthy to bring you the White House version of the news — which, of course, they are. The latest evidence being anchor Charlie Gibson’s no se nada on ACORN. They might as well display a Good WhiteHouseKeeping seal of approval.
Mark30339 on October 12, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Folks, let’s have just a teeny, weenie bit of sympathy for poor Anita Dunn. After all, remember that she likely reports to the the keeper-tracker. You’d whine a lot too!
Trochilus on October 12, 2009 at 8:29 PM
When you’re a community organizer and your chief advisers are Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod, this is what you do.
If it wasn’t for the advice Obama is getting (and he’s been getting it for a long time, let’s not forget he was the first one to day he wouldn’t participate in a debate on Fox News) his health care legislation would be more than a work in progress.
I don’t know whose decision it was but; Obama doing 2-1/2 hours of infomercial on ABC ended up spawning the townhall protests. Instead of engaging the protesters, indirectly, by doing an extensive interview of Fox News, he chose to do 5 shows that only asked him the easy questions and accomplished absolutely nothing. There is no doubt, in my mind at least, that Fox could have put together Brit Hume, Major Garrett, and Chris Wallace, or news people of the same quality, and asked him legitimate questions that the people need answered, and we would have moved beyond the stage we’re in now. Obama has the poorest media advisers on the planet.
bflat879 on October 12, 2009 at 8:50 PM
We report you decide vs. You report we decide. That sums up the view of this community organizers administration. Fox empowers people to think for themselves. That is the polar opposite of the community organizer, union hack in chief.
meci on October 12, 2009 at 9:18 PM
It figures. The ONLY major news network that doesn’t have its lips glued to the administration’s keister, and the libtard slander/conspiracy act goes into overtime.
If it wasn’t them in the crosshairs it would be the conservative bloggers…who are, BTW, the last line of defense against the lamestream media and the government misinformation machine.
Dark-Star on October 12, 2009 at 9:56 PM
And this little pig cried wee wee wee all the way home.
Communist pigs
bluegrass on October 12, 2009 at 10:06 PM
I guess Obama won’t be going on with Conan O’Brien either
J_Crater on October 12, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Isn’t Obama the President of all Americans?
Or just Democrats?
faraway on October 13, 2009 at 8:29 AM
Fox News is to “News” as Professional wrestling is to sports. They are a fake version of their chosen profession. I find if incredible that Republicans deny what Fox News really is. What is wrong with saying that Fox News is a media arm of the Republican Party? It is simply a fact.
Decider on October 13, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Even if that were actually true – the DNC would still be ahead in terms of limbs. They have 5 – NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, & MSNBC.
katiejane on October 13, 2009 at 1:20 PM
Is she doing some sort of stimulant? She can’t stop moving her mouth and I have seen people doing that before!
allstonian on October 13, 2009 at 1:38 PM
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