I have been spending more time than I should on trying to understand the "war" between the White House and Faux News. The White House simply says what is a well-documented and carefully illustrated truth: FOX creates the news through its commentary and repeats it as news on its "news" coverage. I don't need to document this here for it is already well documented by Media Matters. Now that idiot Sean Hannity says he doesn't trust mediamatters, because it is liberal. The White House's main point is that they don't trust FOX, and nor should anyone else, because they are just a propaganda machine for the conservatives. The White House's response to any criticism from FOX is simple now: "It's not a legitimate news organization. We've made that clear. We can't trust the source, so come back to us when you have facts to back up your criticism that are not FOX-based."
This video is spectacular in how it illustrates the FOX bias and agenda:
The White House is calling a bully a bully. They don't really need to do or say anything else. As for the argument about Fox's increased ratings: that's a red herring. It doesn't matter if Faux's ratings are through the roof. It's all about truth - which is not something that happens by majority vote: Truth just is.
Fox lies, distorts and manipulates the truth to serve its own conservative agenda. The White House is simply stating that. There is no "attack" on FOX: They can still broadcast. They have the freedom to say whatever they want. They insist on the freedom to say whatever they want. It's a shame they don't want anyone to have the freedom to oppose their destructive agenda.
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If you support freedom of speech, then you have to take it as well as dish it. Liberals in America watch Fox for the comedy or to find something to complain about but are not trying to get Fox off of the air.
Also, there is the argument that by commenting about Fox, the White House has somehow acknolwedged that they are am actual news network. Fox is overjoyed by the free publicity. Anyway, the White House has better things to worry about.
I don't watch Fox because I find it exquistitely dull. I think if it continues on the way it is, viewers will get bored and change the channel.
In case you're worried that Fox represents most Americans, don't.
However, the White House is "taking it", unlike the previous administration who attempted to shut out MSNBC and get a reporter at NYT fired.
The White House is spending no time on it at all. They point out lies and ignore them. They are not even attempting to shut Faux Noise down.
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