With 99.8% of all media in the tank for Obama and any left wing nutjob that happens along, Obama has to complain about Fox asking him real questions that he doesn't like. Little wonder he won't go on that network,
Major Garet of Fox is part of the White House press corp and has more than once asked some good subjective questions. And, as usual, Obama never answeres the questions.
Here, Dick Morris explains why Obama talks about one network that is consistently in an "attack" mode. It's all about spin.
Dick Morris:
Obama's Ruse in Fox News Attack
Political analyst Dick Morris says President Barack Obama's complaint about Fox News' coverage of his administration is meant to deflect talk that the media is in the tank for him.
Obama on Tuesday told CNBC's John Harwood: "I've got one television station that is entirely devoted to attacking my administration . . . That's a pretty big megaphone. You'd be hard-pressed if you watched the entire day to find a positive story about me on that front."
Obama did not disagree when Harwood suggested that he was talking about Fox News.
During the Wednesday broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor," host Bill O'Reilly asked Morris if Obama was merely "whining." "No, it's got nothing to do with whining," said Morris, whose latest book is "Catastrophe: How Obama, Congress, and the Special Interests Are Transforming . . . a Slump into a Crash, Freedom into Socialism, and a Disaster into a Catastrophe. . . and How to Fight Back." "He is getting an avalanche of incredibly positive publicity. One network had a two-day series with him at the White House. Another network is invited to do a full day's broadcasting from the White House as long as they focus on healthcare reform. With that kind of sloppy sentiment coming from the media, he has to talk about criticism."
Morris went on to say: "He has to appear that the media is being fair and balanced to him and he has to say, oh, I'm being criticized, so he can counterbalance public perceptions that he is getting a sweetheart deal from the media."
O'Reilly asked, "You feel it's because he wants the American public to think that the media is not in the tank for him?"
Morris said, "Exactly."
O'Reilly: "Everybody knows the media's in the tank for him."
Morris: "That's why he had to say the opposite . . . He in fact is getting media adulation on a scale no president has ever gotten."
Obama complained about Fox News as long ago as October, Newsmax reported at the time. He said in an interview, "I am convinced that if there were no Fox News, I might be two or three points higher in the polls . . . If I were watching Fox News, I wouldn't vote for me, right?"
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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