Fox News vs. Obama
I love this phony controversy that the Obama Administration is picking a fight with or attempting to silence Fox News. The White House isn’t trying to “silence” their critics or just taking unfair shots at a “fair and balanced” news organization. They’re merely saying what everyone has known for a very long time: that Fox News is anything but news. It is absolutely clear to anyone that hasn’t lived under a rock for the past 15 years that Fox is putting forth a specific agenda that just happens to coincide with Republican talking points and policy roughly 95% of the time. After getting attacked day in and day out (almost entirely unfairly), the Obama Administration is trying to show where Fox News stands politically and for people to evaluate their programming accordingly. If they ever attempt to shutdown or silence Fox, as Beck and Hannity are now claiming they are, I’ll be right there with them in disagreement. But that’s not what they’re doing. The White House is just exposing the “news” channel for the GOP media arm that it is. That being said, I am completely ok with this type of programming, but only if they disclosed their purpose and intent, which is clearly not straight up news.
Media Matters has made a video for those living under rocks:
