"At least one Democratic political strategist has gotten a blunt warning from the White House to never appear on Fox News Channel, an outlet that presidential aides have depicted as not so much a news-gathering operation as a political opponent bent on damaging the Obama administration.
"Political consultants are a staple of cable television talk shows, analyzing current events based on their own experiences working on campaigns or in government.
"One Democratic strategist said that shortly after an appearance on Fox he got a phone call from a White House official telling him not to be a guest on the show again. The call had an intimidating tone, he said.
"The message was, 'We better not see you on again,' said the strategist, who spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to run afoul of the White House. An implicit suggestion, he said, was that 'clients might stop using you if you continue.'
"In urging Democratic consultants to spurn Fox, White House officials might be trying to isolate the network and make it appear more partisan."
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While the Unemployment rate rose to 10.2% today the Obama White House, which is thin skinned to any criticism, continues to play its childish games concerning Fox News. Talk about a group that has its priorities messed up. The White House needs to stop acting like spoiled 5 year old kids and start governing as adults.
Posted by: Depot- Jim | November 6, 2009 11:15 AM
Well, this isn't scary. I feel comforted knowing we are living under an administration that is actively trying to silence their critics.
Posted by: Rrr. | November 6, 2009 11:21 AM
Most agree that fox leans right... but NBC, CBS, and CNN all lean left. The Obama administration is simply afraid of answering tough questions. What a bunch of wimps! I voted third party because I didn't like McCain, but he wouldn't have boycotted the left leaning stations. Are we totalitarians?
Posted by: eb76 | November 6, 2009 11:26 AM
What a joke this administration is, really it is. Obama pontificates on and on about how transparent he and his administration are and they do this. Not to mention sealing all of his college transcripts. Before you go off calling me a teabaggin, birther I could care less about the birth certificate.
Obama lied, transparency died.
Posted by: Joe | November 6, 2009 11:34 AM
Bullying the press? Threatening private business interests that don't suck up? Where does this end?
That hopey-changey thing isn't working out too good. Transparency - nope! Accountability - nope!
This administration is leading this great country to doom. When does the revolt start?
Posted by: joe | November 6, 2009 11:37 AM
Would you expect anything less from these corrupt Chicago politicians? It is good to see all of the other unbiased networks doing the hardhitting investigations into where the trillions in debt our children will inherit are being spent. I'm particularly impressed with how they have dug into the white house strategy in Afghanistan rather than focusing on the dinner parties and campaign speeches.
I think the president should dictate who can speak about them and in what forum. We wouldn't have all those pesky protestors in Washington if they risked losing their health coverage. He should silence the Chamber of Commerce too, maybe some new taxes on any firm with enough money to pay Chamber dues. Criticism is so un-American when it is directed towards the white house. What good is the IRS and FBI if you can't use them to go after your enemies?
Posted by: Hans | November 6, 2009 11:39 AM
The Obama administration is starting to act like Hitler & Stalin who first gained control of the media, before enslaving the population. Change we can believe in.
Posted by: Terry | November 6, 2009 11:49 AM
I guess this doesn't shock us from Chicago / Illinois. This is common occurence in politics here.
Posted by: Bob from Illinois | November 6, 2009 12:03 PM
Wake up, folks. Obama and the spoiled children, Marxists and America-haters are bad, bad news for America.
Posted by: Jackson | November 6, 2009 12:12 PM
Chavez, Peron, Castro, and Hitler all censored too. Although we can't really compare our messiah to Hitler - after all, he got the Olympics to go to Berlin.
Posted by: BDD | November 6, 2009 12:12 PM
Saturday, November 7, 2009
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