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This Thanksgiving,
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DAVID FRUM

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album review

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Eccentric,
Fun

The reissue includes, among other things, a lock of her hair

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OPINION

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Prez's actions failing to match his clear rhetoric of past

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OPINION

Why Everyone Hates Mommies

The stroller digs are symbolic of a deeper problem

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Taxing plastic surgery could hurt the economy

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Eugene Robinson

We Must
Reduce Health Care Costs*

*But please don't
touch mine, no
matter how wasteful

Nov 24, 09 10:37 AM CST

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CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER

Obama Assault on Fox News Is 'Nixonian'

White House needs to recognize the legitimacy of opposition

By Kevin Spak| Posted Oct 23, 09 7:16 AM CDT|

(Newser) – The Obama administration is over the line in its war on Fox News, seeking not only to criticize it, but to delegitimize and marginalize it, writes Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post. “There’s nothing illegal about such search-and-destroy tactics,” he argues, but they do violate “Madisonian norms.” James Madison argued that a working republic needs competing factions and interests to guard against tyranny.

Factions need to compete, therefore, while recognizing one another’s legitimacy, he writes. “Seeking to deliberately undermine, delegitimaize and destroy is not Madisonian. It is Nixonian.” There are loads of liberal news sources—“the lineup is so unbalanced as to be comical.” And Fox needs no defense; its evening news is the finest on television. “Definitive evidence: My mother watches it even on the odd night when I'm not on.”

Nixon would have approved of Obama's attempted Fox boycott. (AP Photo/File)

President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally for Gov. Jon Corzine in Hackensack, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Rahm Emanuel told other news organizations not to follow Fox News' lead. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

We're supposed to care what Anita Dunn thinks? She once invoked Mao Zedong in a speech about individuality. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Altoecko
Oct 23, 09 7:52 AM CDT

Oh yeah, mommy supports my business, therefor it is balanced. Give me a break. Reply

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OG_Travis
Oct 23, 09 1:43 PM CDT

lol there's a reply to this explaining exactly what I thought when I read this, about how FOX is more Nixonian in this situation. FOX is claiming ALL the other media is wrong...all media in all outlets in all countries except them...ya we're ALL conspiring to get you fox...and trick everyone into being free and having health care.....

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kokuaguy
Oct 23, 09 2:36 PM CDT

Krauthammer has a clear and totally disqualifying conflict of interest as a paid mouthpiece for FOX.

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godawgs
Oct 23, 09 2:47 PM CDT

@kg so that does that mean that everything from Olbermann, maddow and the NYT columnists should be taken the same way?

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kokuaguy
Oct 23, 09 3:51 PM CDT

Mr. K is writing an op-ed in a major newspaper defending is employer ("Fox News") against charges by the Obama administration that it is not an objective news source and has a clear agenda to block initiatives proposed by the Obama administration. The same conflict of interest of interest would apply if Maddow or Olberman were to opine similarly on behalf of their employers. It would be different if it were someone like Howard Kurtz comparing Obama to Nixon. The more relevant point has been made in many ways by many others here in their comments -- Krauthammer is a master at the art and science of propaganda pioneered by the likes of Lenin and Goebbels.

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 23, 09 7:52 AM CDT

Laughable. Nixon had a list of enemies who he had secret files compiled. Obama is just voicing what every clear thinking person already knows. Fox is an echo chamber for people who want to believe in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy and get violently angry when people poke holes in their circular logic. Reply

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cedarkey
Oct 23, 09 8:26 AM CDT

Hey doc, you must live somewhere beneath the planet of the apes.

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godawgs
Oct 23, 09 9:16 AM CDT

@doc so what is your take on the meeting between the MSNBC prime time anchors (olberman & maddow) and columnists from the NYT with President Obama?

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shonangreg
Oct 23, 09 9:17 AM CDT

Cedarkey, you're implying you saw nothing specifically wrong in Zaius' post (since you don't mention it).

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MrsK
Oct 23, 09 9:27 AM CDT

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cedarkey
Oct 23, 09 9:28 AM CDT

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cedarkey
Oct 23, 09 9:31 AM CDT

Annoy a liberal !!!!! Work hard, be happy, enjoy life.

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 23, 09 9:40 AM CDT

CED, please explain your choice of name. I'm curious.

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 23, 09 9:42 AM CDT

GD, When Obama got elected he met with the right wing radio talking heads, at the time spurning the left wing pundits. So now he meets with the left? Bush regularly met with the right wing talkers and the white house passed out talking points memos and the heads read them like good little foot soldiers.

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MediaTechMadman
Oct 23, 09 9:48 AM CDT

Doc, I dare you to cite ONE news story broadcast on Fox News that can be shown to be biased. Note that I am calling for NEWS stories - not commentary from Beck or Hannity. Those are not NEWS stories. And, if you haven't seen it, here is a report from MSNBC that DOES illustrate a news story which was intentionally misleading (to say the least). Look at... www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYKQJ4-N7LI

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carol
Oct 23, 09 9:48 AM CDT

......and Obama uses MSNBC whenever he needs to "talk to the people." It started with the Rev Wright fiasco. So if Bush had Fox, Obama has MSNBC.

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godawgs
Oct 23, 09 10:21 AM CDT

@doc i could only find one instance of Bush meeting with the right wing talking heads, and he got hammered for it. I don't think that is considered regularly. But what is your opinion on it, don't you think that it show bias in their coverage much the same as Fox did for Bush or at least give the perception of that?

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Forderon
Oct 23, 09 10:58 AM CDT

Madman, your conceit is amusing. Do you seriously want to open this Pandora's box? Seriously? I mean, it seems like even you don't believe your own bullshit, because you started off with a defeatist argument by asking for only a "new story" "broadcast" on "Fox News" but "not by a commentator", as if you actually thought there would be nothing. Well that's easy enough without even trying: remember those several occasions when Fox "accidentally" referred to a scandalized Republican as a Democrat? Like for example, they wrote "Mark Sanford (D)" on air? But forget that, the real issue here is that you actually think you're on to something. As if there's a fine line between the rightfully biased commentators on Fox and the anchors are good, responsible journalists. LOL. There is no distinction, my friend, (except for Major Garrett and Shepard Smith who actually try). This has been shown and exposed countless times. Maybe you've seen the many sites devoted to exposing Fox? Maybe you've seen the Daily Show, which is an equal opportunity hater of the media. Fox sells their opinions by distorting the truth to create "news". They are paid actors in a grand play.

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Forderon
Oct 23, 09 11:00 AM CDT

By the way, there's a HUGE difference between biased commentary and flat out distortions, manipulation, and lies.

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Fondue
Oct 23, 09 1:23 PM CDT

@MediaTech; be sure to watch the full vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjwbFGRzpK4

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myvoice
Oct 23, 09 7:53 AM CDT

If the President wants to boycott a news station that lies and tells half truths... that is his right and duty as an American and as President! Reply

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 23, 09 7:54 AM CDT

...As conservatives once more pretend that the White House's actions are not based on Fox's lies and distortions. It's long past time for Republicans to start debating honestly. Reply

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polstroad
Oct 23, 09 8:03 AM CDT

The Kraut fails to distinguish between hard news that Fox offers--not bad-and the bevy of people (pundits) that are so vocal against Obama. The White House was reffering mostly to the hate coming forth from O:'Reilly, Beck, etc. Reply

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ronimaca
Oct 23, 09 9:11 AM CDT

polstroad hard news on Fox, your are kidding? Fox is lies and distortions of the facts not news. please enlighten yourself branch out and watch other outlets please.

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MediaTechMadman
Oct 23, 09 9:55 AM CDT

You make the point that so few understand. I agree entirely that FNC's commentators are firmly placed on the right. I don't have a problem with that. Just as I don't have a problem with left-leaning Olberman and Maddow on MSNBC. As a former broadcast journalist myself, I know the difference between NEWS and COMMENT, OPINION, EDITORIAL or whatever you want to call it. It's just too bad that so many people - even those who should (and perhaps do) know better - ignore the difference. I have a standing challenge for anyone to cite ONE news story broadcast on FNC that can be shown to be biased. So far, no takers.

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osu1067
Oct 23, 09 10:16 AM CDT

@ronimaca: yeah, hard news. It may blow your mind to learn that the journalists on Fox News (not Beck, Hannity, O'Reilley) are well respected in the industry. "Fox is lies and distortions of the facts not news" Really? If that were the case, why hasn't Obama sued them for libel yet? Perhaps you need to enlighten yourself before you tell others too.

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 23, 09 11:52 AM CDT

Youve already lost mediatech Fox identified both Foley and Sandford as Democrats. Perhaps I will waste some time later and give you a more extensive list.

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ultramarine13
Oct 23, 09 11:54 AM CDT

As I am not a regular Fox News watcher, Madman, and I have a limited amount of time right now, how about this; there is a documentary called Outfoxed. It consists entirely of interviews with former Fox employees, guests of the channel and other media figures, as well as actual Fox News footage. The documentary shows quite clearly that not only is Fox News biased (there is strong evidence they swung the 2000 election in Bush's favor), but, even worse, fabricates and manipulates news to fit their (Rupert Murdock's) wishes. So watch it, then come back and honestly claim Fox News isn't biased.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 23, 09 2:21 PM CDT

MediaTechMadman, it's not that they braodcast biased stories, it's that they show bias in picking which stories to broadcast. If, in a single day, President Obama balanced the budget, cured cancer, saved 18 nuns from a flash flood, and stepped on a cockroach, Fox's coverage would be primarily about the poor cockroach.

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MediaTechMadman
Oct 23, 09 3:30 PM CDT

Doc, misidentifying a newsmaker is not a lie or distortion. Did they correct the mistake? Do you ever notice that inside the NYT or the WSJ or just about any pub there's usually a "Whoops, We Were Wrong" column. Don't play games by saying "you'll give a list later." Cite some facts where they have LIED or DISTORTED a story or admit you can't. As to ultramarine's comment about Outfoxed; you are only throwing out the name of a COMMENTARY piece. Cite a story, Name just ONE. Date, time, reporter and LIE. As to Rocky's comment on story selection; using EDITORIAL CONTROL is used by every news organization. Anyone can take issue with just about any editor over selection and placement. It's the business. It's the art. Every news product has it's own editorial flavor which I why it pays to read lots of sources to make sure you get all the news. The challenge stands unanswered!

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SilenceDogood
Oct 23, 09 8:15 AM CDT

It’s a shame that Liberals refuse to see the value of dissent, it one of the strengths of America. Liberals should encourage Fox and defend their freedom to spiel anything they wish; to oppose free speech and to attempt to control the media makes liberals appear like fascists. Reply

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Corona_Kinq
Oct 23, 09 8:25 AM CDT

I'm pretty sure liberals and conservatives both don't have problems with dissent. It's the "I'm gonna make up shit to enrage the masses" that people have a problem with.

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myvoice
Oct 23, 09 8:28 AM CDT

Free speech was not attended for lying! Go yell fire in a crowed theater when there is no fire, and see what happens!

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 23, 09 9:27 AM CDT

As Silence now weighs in, pretending he's stupid enough not to realize that the criticism is not of dissent, it's of lies and distortion.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 23, 09 9:28 AM CDT

myvoice, it's not even a free speech issue. No one is preventing Fox from lying; the White House is merely labeling it for what it is.

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LiberalJesus
Oct 23, 09 9:28 AM CDT

So out and out lying is considered dissent now?

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shonangreg
Oct 23, 09 9:46 AM CDT

Nobody is stopping anybody from doing anything. Please make the right diagnosis before you start throwing around further analysis, Silence. Conservative news hosts had a meeting at the beginning of Obama's Presidency. This was a meeting with the Liberals. And the White House is just saying FOX is not a news organization like all the others. It has an agenda. Agree or not, the White House is perfectly free to say such. Bush wouldn't ever meet with the liberal news hosts like Obama already has done. Can you say "Fair and Balanced"?

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MediaTechMadman
Oct 23, 09 10:00 AM CDT

Generalities like charging FNC with telling LIES and DISTORTING news stories are so easy to say in these comment boxes. Facts are harder to come by. I double-dog-dare someone to cite ONE news story broadcast on Fox News that supports your claim. Note that I am calling for NEWS stories - not commentary from Beck or Hannity. Those are not NEWS stories.

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shonangreg
Oct 23, 09 10:45 AM CDT

FOX built the tea parties into a news story. They even whipped up the crowds to make the scene what they wanted it to be. FOX manufactured that news.

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Corona_Kinq
Oct 23, 09 11:06 AM CDT

Like this MTM? http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/steinreich8.html

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ronimaca
Oct 23, 09 3:02 PM CDT

Silence dogood it would be best to stay silence. speak when you have real fact and not what Fox tells you.

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SilenceDogood
Oct 23, 09 6:09 PM CDT

CoronaKing, I do believe the liberals want to shut down the conservative voices; RockyPne, answer MediaTech’s challenge, show what lies have been told, show us the beef; shonangreg, the Tea parties were news, not covered very well by CNN or ABC, but to conservatives it was important; Liberal Jesus, show me the lies; To all of you Liberals Sweethearts, Obama is the biggest liar we have yet you do not confront your Messiah with his lack of truths, instead you focus on a little known, hardly watched cable channel that affronts your liberal bias. Get over it, move on, drink your Kool-Aid and smile in your blissful ignorance that the Liberal Weenies will save your backside. In the meantime the Conservatives will organize and plan how to take back control of our lives and our country. All of you wackjobs can call the ACLU and get them to file suit because someone said “God bless America” on that evil Cable TV show.

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shonangreg
Oct 24, 09 12:12 AM CDT

Silence, FOX promoted the tea parties. They did not cover the news; they created it. It promoted and even stoked the crowds at a series of events which were political protests. FOX News is a political organization with its own news network. Show me how I'm wrong in this. .................................. I will grant you that MSNBC is sometimes like anti-FOX light. Olbermann has been promoting the free health clinics in part to exert political pressure on the conservative Democrats.

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Mia
Oct 23, 09 8:21 AM CDT

Washington Post = Fox News Reply

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MrsK
Oct 23, 09 9:28 AM CDT

MSNBC = Hate Speech

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Mia
Oct 23, 09 11:26 AM CDT

You fuckin looney if you think Fox doesn't have hate speech. I think you crazy people actually believe your hallucinations. Please do drink the kool aid.

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MediaTechMadman
Oct 23, 09 4:47 PM CDT

HATE SPEECH is a pretty strong term to apply to legitimate opinions with which you disagree. I'm sure if your foot was in another mouth, you'd think differently.

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SilenceDogood
Oct 23, 09 6:10 PM CDT

Mia, please, that sounded so hateful!

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Gooner82
Oct 23, 09 8:31 AM CDT

ooooh, well if your mommy watches it. If the press, specifically Fox, wants to oppose Obama then they should be allowed. What is not ok though is to do it with lies and wrong information. That is irresponsible and makes you illegitimate as a news organization. Reply

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ronimaca
Oct 23, 09 8:50 AM CDT

cedarkey all you can do is cling to the lies and down right bigotry force fed to you by Fox. Please enlighten yourself listen to both sides then come by to the table. Bush only talked to Fox or any outlet that lied along with him. He shut out MSNBC, loaded the press room with planted fake reporters Jeff Gannon is one that come to mind and let not forget Dan Rather getting fire from CBS for reporting the truth about W. Reply

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BOTHPARTIESSUCK
Oct 23, 09 8:54 AM CDT

Didn't Dan Rather just lose his lawsuit against CBS.

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MediaTechMadman
Oct 23, 09 10:06 AM CDT

Regardless of the way Rather was treated by CBS after the Bush National Guard story fiasco, the story - while it may have been true - was not sourced well-enough and shouldn't have been on the front page of neighborhood newspaper much less CBS Evening News. For whatever reason, they aired a story that was not supported by the sources (people and documents) they had in hand.

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ronimaca
Oct 23, 09 3:09 PM CDT

MediaTech you are totally right about Dan but. Why does everything Fox gets wrong or lie about gets a pass and is never never retracted or set right in away. They just go on and on with the same old wrong distorted facts. They need to be held accounted for the miss information they spread around every F-ING DAY

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MediaTechMadman
Oct 23, 09 3:46 PM CDT

ronimaca, you speak in generalities. Cite a story that contains MISINFORMATION, LIES or DISTORTION.

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Reader65069154
Oct 23, 09 9:01 AM CDT

The Pravda didn't tolerate competition either. Reply

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Corona_Kinq
Oct 23, 09 9:20 AM CDT

Hey look, a buzzword!

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fancygapva
Oct 23, 09 9:33 AM CDT

Actually, Pravda does some good reporting and there are some other sources of news in Russia as well....they just better not get investigative about Putin or they will get shot in a stairwell. Seriously though, look up Pravda on the net. It's interesting.

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SilenceDogood
Oct 23, 09 6:11 PM CDT

well said, sir.

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LiberalJesus
Oct 23, 09 9:27 AM CDT

Even Pat Buchanan called this guy a nut and said there is no comparison to Nixons overall hatred of the entire press and journalism industry. Obama, like most sane people has only pointed out what everybody already knows...phox news is just a megaphone for the far right of the gop..nothing more. Reply

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ronimaca
Oct 23, 09 9:28 AM CDT

There is no competition between truth and lies. Fox needs to back up their lies and twisting of the truth with facts. That means something other then the false reports full of the lies they are now reporting from another Fox jerk. A debate between Bill o the clown and Kieth, Sean and Rachael would be some good air freshener. Bill o with no way of cutting the microphones of others and no interrupting each other would be fair. Reply

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fancygapva
Oct 23, 09 9:30 AM CDT

Krauthammer is SOOOOOOOO predictable. He's like one of those comedians that asks the audience for a topic and then makes a joke out of it...any subject will do, Krauthammer always turns it against Obama or any other non GOP politician in office--or any policy or statement against Israel is turned against it's author. Boooorrrrrrriiiiiinnnnngggg! Reply

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sh2master
Oct 23, 09 9:36 AM CDT

I completely agree with Doctor_Zaius. If the conservative, corporate/republican media wins this battle, we are all doomed. We might be doomed to economic collapse either way, but I'm no expert in that area and don't know much other than stuff I've heard here and there. Reply

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MediaTechMadman
Oct 23, 09 10:10 AM CDT

What battle?

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osu1067
Oct 23, 09 10:20 AM CDT

@MediaTechMadman: the battle is the battle to silence dissent. Amazing that many of these people were the loudest dissenters the past 8 years. They won that battle to keep dissenting. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, the battle is to silence dissent.

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DeniseVB
Oct 23, 09 10:21 AM CDT

This is why I'm no longer a liberal Dem. All this doom and gloom based on silly misinformation, it got depressing. If you're going to open your minds to conservative points of view, I highly recommend you start with Krauthammer.

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osu1067
Oct 23, 09 10:22 AM CDT

@sh2master: "I'm no expert in that area and don't know much other than stuff I've heard here and there" wow......at least your honest with yourself. Maybe you should brush up on some knowledge before you go giving your opinion again.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 23, 09 2:25 PM CDT

osu1067, the claim that we are attempting to silence dissent has been disproved so often that by now, the constant repetition of it is itself a lie, just like the other right-wing lies we are fighting. No one's silencing anyone, we're just asking for truth in advertising. If you were paying attention, you'd know that the major difference between those who oppose President Obama and those who opposed Bush is that the dissent 8 years ago was not based on lies.

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kokuaguy
Oct 23, 09 2:30 PM CDT

osu 1067-- so you admit that there was an 8 year battle against those who dissented from Bush Administration policy-- now, how exactly was that battle "won"? Would that be by electing a Democratic Party president in 2008? So what is wrong with the President pointing out that the "Fox News" network is now fighting to make sure that doesn't happen in 2012-- and to make sure that the Republicans are victorious in 2010? It would be irresponsible for the President not to keep hammering away at that point.

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MediaTechMadman
Oct 23, 09 3:51 PM CDT

Rocky, you say you're fighting the right wing lies. What lies are you referring to? I'm a conservative. I research numerous sources before I form an opinion and/or make a statement. If you were to accuse me of lying, I'm afraid I'd go all "Jack Bauer" on you.

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triordan
Oct 23, 09 10:34 AM CDT

You guys are disgusting. WTF is wrong with you. Whether or not you agree with Fox News or not, it's still a news organization and for the White House to play these games is uncalled for and unacceptable. Free Press is being attacked by our politicians, yet you laugh and brush it off your shoulder. What would you be saying if it was the Bush Administration attacking CNN? That's what I thought. Reply

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Fondue
Oct 23, 09 10:38 AM CDT

If the Bush Admin attacked CNN that would be hilarious. It would be like the Obama Admin attacking MSNBC.

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ronimaca
Oct 23, 09 3:22 PM CDT

LISTEN YOU A HOLE THEY ARE NOT BEING SILENCED THEY ARE RIGHTFULLY BEING SNUBBED BY THE WHITE HOUSE. They are not in the business to report anything , they just state their f-cked up opinion and selling it as news.

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MediaTechMadman
Oct 23, 09 3:56 PM CDT

ronimaca. Why do you resort to calling someone names because they disagree with you or state an opinion contrary to yours. It would be really nice to have a civil discussion with facts. Don't you agree?

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dj-spellchecka
Oct 24, 09 10:10 AM CDT

In May 2008, Bush White House counselor Ed Gillespie publicly sent a scathing letter to NBC News President Steve Capus, accusing them of deceptive editing and blurring the lines between “news” and “opinion.” Soon after, then-White House press secretary Dana Perino expounded upon the campaign against NBC from the White House podium: " The reason that we sent the letter yesterday is because we had gotten fed up with the way that the President’s policies are being mischaracterized, or the situations on the ground weren’t being accurately reflected in the reporting. We had complained before. And it just reached a boiling point." And surprise, commenters on Faux News came out in support of the White House.

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Fondue
Oct 23, 09 10:36 AM CDT

Krauthammer about FoxSkews: “There’s nothing illegal about such search-and-destroy tactics,” Krauthammer about WH statement: “Seeking to deliberately undermine, delegitimaize and destroy is not Madisonian. It is Nixonian.” Isn't this what FoxSkews does all day? Reply

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Snarfeh
Oct 23, 09 10:59 AM CDT

Ok, lighten up, everyone. Here's some great comedy to help you relax and laugh...video from the DC tea party! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUPMjC9mq5Y Reply

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Snarfeh
Oct 23, 09 11:07 AM CDT

Best line? "Well fascism is a form of socialism, I would believe...I mean, they're all intertwined...communism, fascism, socialism...they all have a little bit of each, um...they borrowed from each other..."

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cedarkey
Oct 23, 09 11:03 AM CDT

DeniseVb. I'm with you, I used to be a liberal dem,too. Reply

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ronimaca
Oct 23, 09 3:24 PM CDT

sure you were and you used to be a black man too.

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MediaTechMadman
Oct 23, 09 3:59 PM CDT

ronimaca. I don't appreciate your snide comment about CedarKey. Why resort to vitrol?

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Enoughie
Oct 23, 09 11:17 AM CDT

So Obama is willing to meet and talk to Hugo Chavez, and Achmadinidinidini but not Fox News? This makes very little sense to me Reply

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johntitor
Oct 23, 09 2:30 PM CDT

Blah. ALL the media outlets have been owned by the same people for YEARS. More smokescreen. Reply

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Galileo
Oct 23, 09 4:05 PM CDT

It's easy to scream "FREE SPEECH OMG SAVE IT!!!" Unfortunately, and as usual, there's more to it than that. The WH knows that a lot of people consider the commentators (Beck, O'Reily, etc) to be news. If Beck tells them about an issue, they take his word as fact on the matter. So if you've got a large group of people believing misinformation or blatant lies are facts, you, as the WH, start feeling an obligation to call it what it is. Not news. No free speech is being infringed. Fox commentators can continue spreading misinformation, but that doesn't mean the administration can't call them out on it. Reply

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SilenceDogood
Oct 23, 09 6:21 PM CDT

Look, I’m a Conservative, take my word for this. Conservatives look at Beck like most people do, he may occasionally have some good points, but the main interest in Beck is the theatrics. That’s all there is to it, Liberals have their comedians too.

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Rattlehed
Oct 23, 09 7:31 PM CDT

Why can't we just have neutral news reporting, conservative/liberal bullshit it's not news it's opinions, and i have no need of them. Reply

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Reader83548094
Nov 23, 09 7:13 PM CST

The White House and all the democrats are upset that fox news is getting information about them that makes them look like a*s. Let's face it, the democrats aren't for freedom of speech. This administration is screwing up the country and they know their screwing up. They just can't admit it Reply

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