It’s come to this: White House tries to bar Fox News from interviewing pay czar
posted at 7:35 pm on October 22, 2009 by Allahpundit
Decide for yourself what the most disgraceful aspect of this is. Was it the fact that Gibbs told Jake Tapper explicitly on Monday that the White House wouldn’t try to dictate to the press pool who should and shouldn’t be included — before doing precisely that? Was it Anita Dunn going out of her way to say she respects Major Garrett as a fair reporter — before the administration decided he didn’t deserve a crack here at Feinberg? Or was it the repeated insistence by Dunn and Axelrod that of course the administration will make its officials available to Fox — before pulling the plug today?
The other networks deserve the praise they’re getting for standing up to the Baby-in-Chief, but if they had acquiesced in this freezeout, a precedent would have been set that would have been eagerly used by future Republican presidents to close them off too. And don’t think they weren’t all keenly aware of it.
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WaPo’s Ruth Marcus: Obama administration “dumb”, “weak”, “small”, “childish”, “petty”, “Nixonian”
Dr. Carlo Lombardi on October 22, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Video: Seeking to Avoid Tough Questions, Obama Appears on Sesame Street for Elmo Interview: http://optoons.blogspot.com/2009/10/seeking-to-avoid-tough-questions-obama.html
Mervis Winter on October 22, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Will this be a wake-up call for the rest of the media? I hope so, but I’m doubtful.
conservative pilgrim on October 22, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Health and Human Services is now advocating for ObamaCare, on our taxes. Go check that out.
Schadenfreude on October 22, 2009 at 9:04 PM
Grow Fins:
Without invective and insult, trying to calm the fight between us, I wish to say a few words. Please bear with me, okay?
Far as I can see, you seem to really hate me and others here like me. As you come across, you show you despise us, you seem to think what we hold dear is something to be mocked, devalued, and destroyed. Maybe that’s not your intention, but that’s how you portray yourself and your overall politics.
Except we’re not much different from you. We love our families and our friends. Like I imagine you are loved, too, you enjoy barbecues and the love shown you from those in your life.
Why do you hate us here so much? We’re just average people here, like you. Why do you hate us with so much venom, why do you think reporters and politicians are somehow better than the people who post here?
We here love others, with passion like I rarely see. We love our country, we love our liberty. All we want is to be left alone to enjoy being with those who love us in return.
Yet, you ceaselessly insult us, as if abuse is some kind of right you hold to yourself. The people here are of good character and, while none are perfect, you can’t claim some kind of perfection of yourself. Face it: you’re an abuser.
You ceaselessly attack our values, you assail our varied religions, and all else we hold dear. You pull up anecdotes to justify yourself, but you never stopped to consider the people here don’t always and necessarily follow those things to the letter.
You pigeonholed us, putting us into a box of your your own creation and design. That made it easy for you to dismiss us, to disparage us. Then you do the very evil of which you accuse us, then claim First Amendment right.
Does that hypocrisy truly sit with you, that you can sleep well at night?
You’re a liberal, and once I was, too. Becoming conservative, I took some progressive things with me–like living and let-live.
By your own statements, you believe we’re somehow evil degenerates not worthy to be heard. But we’re not. We’re average men and women like you.
I ask you to please pause a moment to consider that possiblity, if you never thought of it before.
Liam on October 22, 2009 at 9:04 PM
I don’t want to split hairs, but, I asked for evidence that FOX mischaracterized or lied about the administration, their policies or their statements. Unless you are arguing that ACORN is part of the administration, I don’t think it fits.
That aside, there is some give and take on the ACORN story. ACORN claimed that big government lied, that they had not committed a crime and that they had filed a police report after Giles and O’Keefe left. I do not know whether or not there was proof of the police report. However, Big Government responded to that by releasing the entire Philadelphia video which does provide evidence that the Philadelphia ACORN office gave them information and advice which was against the law.
We’ve all heard the story about the drug addict that calls the cops to report that his stash has been stolen….just because he called the cops does not mean he wasn’t also guilty of a crime. The same goes for ACORN. If they provided the help and advice, arguably, they did commit a crime.
You might feel differently and I truly believe that one could make a good argument that in the moment the ACORN person wanted to appear helpful so as not to agitate the pimp but called the cops immediately afterward. However, a difference of opinion on whether or not it counts as a crime on something this ambiguous is hardly a blatant mischaracterization or outright lie.
Do you have any evidence that FOX had a story that was not ambiguous at all and chose to report it in such a way as to give the viewers the opposite impression from the truth of the story? Something akin to forging documents to back up a story they didn’t have any other evidence for? Or reporting something based on a lead that they knew was false? Or chopping a quote or taking it out of context so it appeared to mean the opposite of what it does mean?
JadeNYU on October 22, 2009 at 9:06 PM
It is incredibly fascinating to read the trolls’ crap about how “Fox isn’t news”. First, nice parroting. Second, it is a much a news source as CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, The Washington Post, LA Times, etc. At least Fox diferentiates between news and opinion while the rest don’t. 3rd, Why does Fox, talk radio, and the internet piss off Obama so much. He has every other source kissing his ass and covering for him, why can’t there by ANY dissent? Because he wants to be a dictator. He wants to turn the nation socialist if not communist and doesn’t want the people to find out until it’s too late. It’s obvious. That’s why the founders made Freedom of Speech a paramount right of the people; to stop exactly this type of takeover. For those of you who can’t see that, you need to read more history. It’s been done before.
Haunches on October 22, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Meh … Fox News has the highest ratings and will WIN any war with the White House even if the rest of the Press Corps decides to hang Fox out to dry. Fox is the big boy on the block – and they can single handedly drag this White House to it’s knees if the wanted to.
Now … When Sarah Palin becomes President and decides to piss on MSNBC … that shrimp won’t have a chance.
Grow Fins and the rest of his libby buddies need to think about that. What goes around comes around.
Only a stupid child doesn’t realize that.
HondaV65 on October 22, 2009 at 9:08 PM
I noticed GROWFINS could not even think of 5 supporting examples…laughable. What a parrot.
CWforFreedom on October 22, 2009 at 9:09 PM
The dead fish are in the mail.
Dr. ZhivBlago on October 22, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Doh…I just glanced at it and didn’t read through it. My bad. Thanks for the explanation.
Django on October 22, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Very nicely put. I enjoy debating with some of our regulars like Bleeds Blue and Jimbo, and would be more than happy to have civil, adult and fact based conversations with Grow too, if he were so inclined.
BadgerHawk on October 22, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Fins do you think the President’s insane campaign against Fox increases their viewership?
CWforFreedom on October 22, 2009 at 9:10 PM
Because they embarrass his emptiness and the Baby in Chief can’t take the ridicule.
When you are psychologically as sick as he is, an arrogant, narcissistic, passive aggressive cipher, an underdeveloped teenager, given the world stage…you can’t handle not even the slightest dissent.
This is a perfect case study for PHds in psychology. Something like this has never been.
Schadenfreude on October 22, 2009 at 9:11 PM
One would think that if Fox were that bad that 5 examples would roll right off of Fins’ fingertips but we know Fins is just a bought tool for this administration.
CWforFreedom on October 22, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Oh, yeah. I seriously doubt the other networks stood their ground out of any sense of altruism or fair play – but, it doesn’t matter. They stood their ground.
uncivilized on October 22, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Please stop quoting out of context and without providing links. There is no way to tell if you have redacted what was actually said. For all we know the quotation could have gone something like, “Some religious leaders have said they fear they may be prosecuted for their religious beliefs if they believe that homosexuality is a sin.” Which would be true and not a smear.
Threshing Flora on October 22, 2009 at 9:12 PM
It’s a smear only if telling the truth is a smear. The hate speech bill passed by the House (and today by the Senate) does just that. Pedophiles are now officially protected class against hate “crimes” (read: speech), but the moonbat Left that hurls invective against our veterans can go right on doing what they do so well.
Clearly, Democrats care more about sexual perverts (pedophiles and sex-switchers) than our military. But we’ve known that all along.
pdigaudio on October 22, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Omg, it just gets better and better every day. The ass clowns are digging a hole they will regret. It is so good to see some of the ‘NEWS’ peeps are standing ground. F**k Oboobma and his circus. I can’t wait till he is thrown out of office.
I’m confused though. Can we throw him out? I’m not the most shinny diamond in the jewel box, but it seems to me they are crapping all over our 1st amendment with this sh**t.
nwpammy on October 22, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Liberals are not happy unless they are judging someone or peering down their imperious, victimized noses at the unwashed and unenlightened “others”. Opposing views are DANGEROUS views. Only the HIVE matters, no thought to the costs, figurative or literal.
I just don’t understand why anyone would want to be a “worker bee” serving only the king (a.k.a. doofus messiah?) of the colony while having less themselves.
Ris4victory on October 22, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Fact- GROWFINS did not know any of its examples . GROWFINS is searching MEDIAMATTERS fact.
Growfins is simply copy and pasting from their site like a good little ObamaBot
CWforFreedom on October 22, 2009 at 9:15 PM
FINS so will this campaign help Fox’s ratings?
Hell yes it will
Murdoch thanks you
He is laughing on the way to the bank at you and O
CWforFreedom on October 22, 2009 at 9:16 PM
I think part of the problem is that The Holy Community Organizer doesn’t know how to do anything else (like be president, for example). What he knows how to do is engage in lowbrow partisan pissing matches and swaying mobs to get them to grab their pitchforks and harass his opponents. And, by God, he’s stickin’ with what he knows.
Django on October 22, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Brilliant. I’m totally stealing that one.
Monica on October 22, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Debate has 2 sides. Fox showed with the tea party postings that there WAS opposition to Obamacare. If there had been only 1 tea party in Texas I believe Fox would have ignored it because it wouldn’t have shown opposition to Obamacare from across the nation. And Tea Party announcements started on grass roots blogs, not at Fox. They “picked up” the story and explained it to the nation= something journalists used to do, or have you forgotten the protests of Vietnam, etc ? And they made sure to have guests on that argued for Obamacare. And they had guests on that read the healthcare/stimulus bills and found fault with it and they explained it. Fox IS balanced. The others -not so much.
journeyintothewhirlwind on October 22, 2009 at 9:20 PM
GROWFINS if you know so much about FOX why are you simply copy and pasting crap from Media Matters. You don’t know your material . What you are doing is towing the Obama line THEN finding supporting “ancedotes” from Media Matters. You have been busted little troll.
CWforFreedom on October 22, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Hey White House:
KEEP DIGGING, YOU MORONS!
Sincerely, Fox News
manofaiki on October 22, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Did Fin boy bail out or did he go back to the Kos kollective to assimilate and copy new lame-ass talking points?
Dr. Carlo Lombardi on October 22, 2009 at 9:25 PM
And when the going got tough, the WH turned tail and ran.
Love it.
Mike Honcho on October 22, 2009 at 9:25 PM
While their own numbers are falling, Team Obama takes on the most-watched cable news outlet. Simply, uh, “brilliant”.
ddrintn on October 22, 2009 at 9:26 PM
While their own numbers are falling, Team Obama takes on the most-watched cable news outlet. Simply, uh, “brilliant”.
ddrintn on October 22, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Grow Fins needs to grow up–until then, any further debate is like putting lipstick on a pig…
lovingmyUSA on October 22, 2009 at 9:27 PM
I presume that Olby hacked your password and added this unwarranted claim?
Trochilus on October 22, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Never has a democratic presidential administration lived up to the parties symbol so deftly as Obumma’s. Stupid, petty, jackasses. What Baby Barry and Rahmbo attempted to do to Fox is the defining indicator of how much power and influence he believes he wields over their journalistic brethren. Guess not, eh sharpies? This childish stunt backfired and once again he comes off looking like he doesn’t have a clue which, as we all know, would be correct. Mmmm, Mmmm, Mmmm. Can’t wait to see how Barry’s trained monkey performs in front of the press corps tomorrow on this one. We’ll be waiting for the video hilites.
Goldy1 on October 22, 2009 at 9:28 PM
It is MediaMatters . Seriously …GrowFins after asked could only bring up specifics from the MM site. GrowFins was exposed. Fins did not know any specifics without looking at their site.
CWforFreedom on October 22, 2009 at 9:29 PM
From HUFFPO-
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/30/fox-news-dominates-3q-200_n_304260.html
FOX NEWS I am sure says THANK YOU Obama and his ass kisser FINS. FOX NEWS is sure to see an even bigger increase in viewership in Q4.
CWforFreedom on October 22, 2009 at 9:31 PM
The ObaMao administration will continue to push the envelope to see what it can get away with. It deserves every bit of pushback for its consolidation of power. “The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.” Unless they want to be passive serfs, all citizens should be awake and watchful. This is not an issue of one network over another, nor is it a conflict between party philosophies. Freedom of the press/media is a guaranteed right protected by our Constitution.
onlineanalyst on October 22, 2009 at 9:31 PM
When called to stand up for their values, libs tend to fall to the floor in a fetal position. Then they accuse of racism and other things.
After which they call police.
Liam on October 22, 2009 at 9:31 PM
This is so fitting for a Nobel Laureate .. a title now forever tainted
J_Crater on October 22, 2009 at 9:32 PM
And Grow Fins- when you talk to Carville next tell him that as a political commentator who is closely connected to Obama and Hillary that he shouldn’t be advising Karzai’s oppostion. He is actually trying to change the political landscape in Afghanistan, not just report on it. And if Obama withdraws troops and the Taliban takes over it is on Carville’s shoulders. We have a State Dept for a reason. I wonder how much of the angst directed at the US should actually be directed at operators like Carville who probably tell these folks that they are connected, and when the shit hits the fan, they leave em hanging.
journeyintothewhirlwind on October 22, 2009 at 9:33 PM
I think this war on Fox by the WH is absolutely disgusting, and dangerous. Not to mention crass and completely lacking in good taste. But then, left wing radicals have never been known for class. Having said that, no disrespect intended to the others here but, I will never reduce my opinion of this “war” as “whining” or “cry-baby” by this administration. EVERYTHING they do or say, is calculated and dangerous to this Republic! NEVER make the mistake of taking what a Marxist says or does lightly!
hopefloats on October 22, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Secondly, I’m not the only one fighting against the McCain’s and Scuzzies of the world precisely because of the world I want to leave for my grandkids. How dare you suggest that this isn’t honest dissent.
highhopes on October 22, 2009 at 8:05 PM
BRAVO!!!!!
huckelberry on October 22, 2009 at 9:34 PM
From the expert at making $h!t up. Like the rest of the libtards and your precedent you’re a lying coward.
jdkchem on October 22, 2009 at 9:35 PM
It’s amazing that the Dingbat Pied Piper and his minions don’t understand that their scheme to exclude Fox will certainly backfire. This shows how stupid these people are.
Really Right on October 22, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Interesting that the President needs to meet in secret with the likes of Olby and Maddow and the likes of GROWFINS say nothing. The USEFUL IDIOTS are so dependable.
CWforFreedom on October 22, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Forget all that. After an hour on this thread, Grow Brainiac didn’t even know what a “press pool” was.
LibTired on October 22, 2009 at 9:39 PM
GrowFins ran after I busted it.
Fins if you check back in….enjoy
Again FINS Fox says thank u-seful idiot
CWforFreedom on October 22, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Grow Fins on October 22, 2009 at 8:16 PM
GROW A BRAIN FIRST, SO YOU DON’T SWIM IN A CIRCLE.
huckelberry on October 22, 2009 at 9:51 PM
It’s not only an opposing view or dissent that the ObaMao administration cannot tolerate. It cannot even abide questions or follow-up clarifications.
onlineanalyst on October 22, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Just the fact that we have a “pay
commisarczar” is bad enough, but the fact that Barry won’t let the only news organization not actively cheerleading for him interview them just makes it that much worse. This is the imperial presidency.SG1_Conservative on October 22, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Were there any hard-hitting questions asked of the “pay czar”? I find that concept wholly unconstitutional, too, just as I find government bailouts offensive.
onlineanalyst on October 22, 2009 at 10:18 PM
I disagree.
First, I don’t think Sarah Palin would be so inclined, if she were in that position. She is a person who is comfortable in her own skin, and she connects with real people. That doesn’t mean I think she should or should not be in charge — it just means that I don’t think this would occur to her to do. And I mean that as a compliment. In fact, I don’t think most Republican leaders, certainly no Republican worth their salt, would ever try anything this brazen.
It simply constitutes picking a fight that you cannot possibly win. Only these clowns were stupid and arrogant enough to give it a go.
Reaching the decision to go ahead with the plan had to have been the culmination of a kind of a heady and out-of-touch “group-think” atmosphere gripping the attitudes of the key folks in the White House. And it really is frightening in a way, because the broad-based criticisms of the President didn’t just come at them out of the blue.
They saw the tea parties, and they read the polls.
The astonishing thing is that this team is making serious judgment calls across the board every single day; ones that deeply effect us all. And this is the way they operate?
Just think for a second about how out-of-touch they all had to be to listen to Anita Dunn. We’ve all seen the clips on YouTube. She is one of the President’s top five advisors!
She somehow convinced these twerps to draw battle lines with a large and increasingly popular media outlet, only to back down in defeat in a heartbeat at the first sign of resistence from others.
And they are our first line of defense with all the bad actors in the world!
Oh my! If you are Putin, or Ahmadinejad, or Chavez, or even some lesser head case out there . . . does this embolden you, or what?
Trochilus on October 22, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Amazing how the putztrolls always bail, when we stand to our points of debate.
Liam on October 22, 2009 at 10:23 PM
The media goes against Obama?
The slime has turned.
profitsbeard on October 22, 2009 at 10:24 PM
From Urban Dictionary:
“Jump the Shark”–
a term to describe a moment when something that was once great has reached a point where it will now decline in quality and popularity.
This is what has happened to the Obama administration, with one correction. It should read in this particular instance: “This is a term to decscribe a moment when something that was once “HOPED (OR HYPED) TO BE” great reached a point where it will now decline in quality and popularity”.
It is amazing, really amazing, to see this adolescent drama regarding Fox news unfold.
manateespirit on October 22, 2009 at 10:24 PM
All of America’s enemies hate Fox News.
FloatingRock on October 22, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Just remember that for the Lefties, John Stewart is their primary news source and that Media Mutters is their fact-checking fallback. The latter is woefully inadequate to the job, though, falling into the trap of incomplete information and context.
onlineanalyst on October 22, 2009 at 10:28 PM
How long before this administration completely implodes?
Seriously, think about all the old cliches that are cliches because they are so often true:
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. (ego)
What makes you, can break you. (the press)
Pride comes before a fall.
Hoisted on their own petard.
And what about he plain fact that you just can’t hide who you are in the long term?
Obama’s presidency is going to end badly: in disgrace, scandal and ridicule. And yes, he will damage the country greatly along the way. But, oh, the end…it will be spectacular. (spectacularly shameful and disgraceful)
Mark my words. It’s just a matter of time.
JustTruth101 on October 22, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Please recall these of Grow Fins, a liberal who is also a racist:
In my mind, he called Rosa Parks a whiner and has never recanted his post. This is how he responded, claiming First Amendment when he’d never allow a conservative any such thing:
I show evidence, you decide.
Liam on October 22, 2009 at 10:29 PM
I think that term is obsolescent now, and being replaced by “nuke the fridge”.
I suppose it’s good he’s doing it now… nuking the fridge earlier might have kept him from being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
malclave on October 22, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Dumbo? Scum? Great names.
NathanG on October 22, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Growfins,,, I don’t think you are a liberal at all. Liberals love liberty, freedom and the chance for all to share their opinions. Now, I actually think you are a hard core leftists who like Obama wants to have a gov’t controlled media and he just about has it except for a few outlets. You seem to favor shutting down the opposition as well and I wonder why you would want the first amendment flushed away if there is no more freedom of the press? I just don’t understand these leftists at all. They used to say dissent was patriotic but now they lie and call it racist or other worst terms.
garydt on October 22, 2009 at 10:37 PM
How far would this President go, if the press were just in his pocket like GM is?
Speakup on October 22, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Dumbo reminds me of the Disney cartoon. Not one of my favorites as a child, but a good one. Scum. Hmmm….that’s a hard one.
NathanG on October 22, 2009 at 10:41 PM
VEEEE HAFF VAYS!!
bannedbyhuffpo on October 22, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Wow, this childish and petty stunt sure makes me appreciate Bush’s maturity and grace under fire.
inmypajamas on October 22, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Honestly folks Fox is the only place one can see debate between left and right on a consistent basis. Yes the pundits lean to the right as most MSM pundits lean left but who is more willing to face the other side and argue issues? Whether its Hannity vs Lanny Davis or O’Reilly vs Beckel or Geraldine Ferraro you will always see real debate. I have NEVER seen Keith Olbermann debate someone on his show. CNN rarely. A Typical CNN panel consists of Blitzer, Malveaux,Jeff Toobin , Cafferty and racist Roland Martin. All Liberals. On occasion they bring on half dead Bill Bennett. Ask Hillary who treated her more fairly during the campaign? She will admit Fox and her best interiew was on O’Reilly. Obama is a dangerous President who seems to want to emulate Hugo Chavez. What is happening to America?
Dennis D on October 22, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Unbelieveable…I would have been so depressed if the other Media had gone along with it… we live to fight on another day
CCRWM on October 22, 2009 at 10:50 PM
I’m with Mr. Zurawik. I’m very encouraged that this move received such a stinging rebuke from the rest of the media. They may love to hate FNC, but it shows that there is still some common sense in the other networks’ Washington Bureaus.
All the comparisons between Obama and Nixon haven’t helped him much either. It really shows what a bunch of amateurs Team Obama are. The presidency is a lot different from community organizing in Chicago.
It really is Jimmy Carter II.
flataffect on October 22, 2009 at 10:51 PM
I think that term is obsolescent now, and being replaced by “nuke the fridge”.
I suppose it’s good he’s doing it now… nuking the fridge earlier might have kept him from being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
malclave on October 22, 2009 at 10:32 PM
As I am apparently not up to the current slang, I had to research “nuke the fridge”! Here you go, for anyone else over a certain age:
nuke the fridge
June 3, 2008 Urban Word of the Day
A colloquialism used to delineate the precise moment at which a cinematic franchise has crossed over from remote plausibility to self parodying absurdity, usually indicating a low point in the series from which it is unlikely to recover. A reference to one of the opening scenes of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, in which the titular hero manages to avoid death by nuclear explosion by hiding inside a kitchen refrigerator. The film is widely recognised by fans as a major departure from the rest of the series both in terms of content and quality.
I think it fits! Thanks for the heads up. I hate to be such an old stick in the mud. Guess that’s why I couldn’t buy into the razzle dazzle of the hope and change routine.
manateespirit on October 22, 2009 at 10:52 PM
More like Jimmy Carter 2.0, as in he is at least twice as bad for the Republic.
SG1_Conservative on October 22, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Pathetic. That’s the only word I can think, to describe this. Pathetic!
capejasmine on October 22, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Exactly! When Cheney laid the biatch slapping on Pinnochio he pointed out what the other world leaders already know, That Pinnochio is a terrible liar, a weak kneed thug who without his union or racist throngs behind him will fold like a cheap suit.
All they have to do is play along with the narcisstic lieing punk and tell him lies of their own. That they do anyway if they know they will not be called on it and with Pinnochio they will not!
Russia to Obama, drop the missles we’ll drop Iran, Iran to Pinnochio, join us at the table and we’ll drop the nukes, Korea, shootin missles over Pinnochios head while he’s in Europe givin speeches and unilaterally surrendering, and takin on Fox News then realizin he just poked the Fox one too many times and it has friends and teeth.
Oh My ,Pinnochio has a much bigger problem than Fox or the Republicans. The problem is staring back at him in the mirror if he ever dares look. The problem is he has surrounded himself with America hating, arrogant do nothing just like himself, yes men and bigger men he cannot stand up to.
Pinnochio will go down in history as the worst President ever. I kinda feel sorry for the black race they had a lot better material to work with than this failure, for 1st black POTUS
dhunter on October 22, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Any man with a shred of integrity and self respect would reject a Nobel prize they know they did not earn. This is part of the left wing entitlement mentality.
Dennis D on October 22, 2009 at 11:01 PM
orfannkyl on October 22, 2009 at 7:39 PM
thats a hoax
DSchoen on October 22, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Stunning they would try that. Brazen boldness coupled with an offensive disrespect for the citizens of this country. It appears they care more about their agenda than for your constitutional rights.
apacalyps on October 22, 2009 at 11:11 PM
’m a “regime lackey.” Cool.
Grow Fins on October 22, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Regime lackey and tool.
huckelberry on October 22, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Any objective history buffs here that can possibly point to any other time in our history as a nation where we’ve seen a presidency quite like this?
Wilson was the Sedition Act, right?
GigaTX on October 22, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Lets not give the drive by media too much credit here. This was a move to protect their own butts and they will go back to the Obama worship post haste.
csdeven on October 22, 2009 at 11:17 PM
I would like to commend the many Hot Air posters for the beatdown of Grow Fins tonight. I was a well cooridnated and successful attack. I just wish that David Frum could have seen it. No joke…I am proud.
Dire Straits on October 22, 2009 at 11:23 PM
I wonder what Obama is so worried about that he would create such a pathetic distraction like this war on FOX that makes him look so partisan and petty:
New jobless claims rise more than expected to 531K.
Housing prices to fall 11% in coming year
Cheney: Obama’s Afghan War Strategy ‘Bears Striking Resemblance’ to Bush’s
NJ Democratic Boss With Ties To Governor Corzine Convicted On Corruption Charges
JOE BIDEN: It’s A Depression.
Jobs “saved or created” from $787 billion Porkulus: 30,083
$787 billion/30083 jobs= $26,160,954.69 per job.
Dollar loses reserve status to yen & euro
ByPAULTHARP
Posted: 1:44 AM, October 13, 2009
Wages tumble toward 18-year low
CORPORATE AMERICA worried about sinking dollar.
The Nation Magazine:
Obama the “Whiner and Chief”
New York Times declares Fox News winner in fight with Obama.
Rasmussen: ObamaCare support dropping again
HHS: ObamaCare would make costs go up
RASMUSSEN: Americans Oppose Obamacare 54-42.
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Remove Rangel From Tax Panel Chair.
Anderson Cooper Compares Obama to Nixon, Spotlights Declining Approval Ratings.
Surely going after FOX news is a worthy cause and not intended to distract the public from this administrations problems.
I mean Newsweek gave Obama an A- on his job so far.
Yea…the Whiner and Chief wants everybody to think that it is the EEEEEEEEEvil Republicans and FOX news that are the problem in this country,not the long list of failure that Mr. 57 states is accumulating at an incredible rate.
This won’t work Obama.
Your failure is to big to hide it behind faux outrage and demonization of people and entities that are going to hold you accountable.
Baxter Greene on October 22, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Grow fins……
Ya know what…you aren’t worth the time.
csdeven on October 22, 2009 at 11:26 PM
All they have to do is report that it happened. They won’t.
LibTired on October 22, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Who was it that said at the beginning of ’09. “The Press will turn on him and when it does look out!”?
Coastal Paradise on October 22, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Grow Fins is blogging from the DOJ basement.
rickyricardo on October 22, 2009 at 11:39 PM
If you ask me, I’d guess Anita “Mao Say” Dunn will be gone before the weekend is up.
I can imagine a terse announcement announcing her departure being leaked at 11:59:36 pm to MSNBC.
Just for fun, here is the risible notice currently posted on her bio at Wikipedia:
Now, you just know that there have been some “churlish” folks out there, champing at the bit to add their two cents!
Trochilus on October 22, 2009 at 11:40 PM
The heat is on.
hawkman on October 22, 2009 at 11:40 PM
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