Obama Campaign Takes the Fight to FOX

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FOX News is in the desperate throes of backing a losing party. Despite what Megyn "Obama's Baby Mama" Kelly would have you believe, FOX has been the GOP's mouthpiece throughout this election, viciously maligning Barack Obama while pushing the party's conservative agenda. (For proof of just how much slander they have spewed, check out FOX Attacks Obama, FOX Attacks Obama 2, or FOX Attacks Obama Just Like Kerry.) In fact, I hold them as responsible as McCain's most bigoted supporters for stoking the racial prejudice and xenophobic hatred that we're now seeing in campaign events across the country. Amazingly though, the Obama campaign has begun calling out FOX for their loathsome media bias.

First, Obama criticized FOX on national television during the third presidential debate. Then, in an interview for The New York Times Sunday magazine, Obama told Matt Bai, "I am convinced that if there were no Fox News, I might be two or three points higher in the polls." And now we have Obama staffers confronting FOX on their own network. Just watch as Bill Burton remains unflappable during this heated exchange with Kelly, who completely loses her cool.

In response to McCain's ludicrous attack on Obama for being "the Redistributor" of wealth -- an attack FOX has of course perpetuated and exacerbated with their Joe the Plumber socialist nonsense -- Burton calmly tells Kelly: "This is a fake news controversy drummed up by the all too common alliance of FOX News, the Drudge Report and John McCain, who apparently decided to close out his campaign with the same false, desperate attacks that have failed for months."

It is, as Burton says, a fake news controversy. Even <a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/10/27/20585/594">conservatives like George Will have said that 95 percent of the government's job is to redistribute wealth. But in a hopeless attempt to paint Obama as a Socialist, the Republicans and FOX News alike are on the verge of losing a crucial ideological battle on free market fundamentalism, which is probably why Burton's composure causes Kelly to become choleric.

FOX isn't merely rearranging the deck chairs on the GOP's Titanic anymore. They're violently throwing those chairs at everyone trying to make their way to a lifeboat.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/105026...e_fight_to_fox/

[Ban Hammer 13,358]

zomg!

[symbiosis 0]

FOX News is in the desperate throes of backing a losing party. Despite what Megyn "Obama's Baby Mama" Kelly would have you believe, FOX has been the GOP's mouthpiece throughout this election, viciously maligning Barack Obama while pushing the party's conservative agenda. (For proof of just how much slander they have spewed, check out FOX Attacks Obama, FOX Attacks Obama 2, or FOX Attacks Obama Just Like Kerry.) In fact, I hold them as responsible as McCain's most bigoted supporters for stoking the racial prejudice and xenophobic hatred that we're now seeing in campaign events across the country. Amazingly though, the Obama campaign has begun calling out FOX for their loathsome media bias.

First, Obama criticized FOX on national television during the third presidential debate. Then, in an interview for The New York Times Sunday magazine, Obama told Matt Bai, "I am convinced that if there were no Fox News, I might be two or three points higher in the polls." And now we have Obama staffers confronting FOX on their own network. Just watch as Bill Burton remains unflappable during this heated exchange with Kelly, who completely loses her cool.

In response to McCain's ludicrous attack on Obama for being "the Redistributor" of wealth -- an attack FOX has of course perpetuated and exacerbated with their Joe the Plumber socialist nonsense -- Burton calmly tells Kelly: "This is a fake news controversy drummed up by the all too common alliance of FOX News, the Drudge Report and John McCain, who apparently decided to close out his campaign with the same false, desperate attacks that have failed for months."

The great things about Fox News is that it's so f**king transparent. It's all about them. No respectable news organization would have handled the story in this way.

It is, as Burton says, a fake news controversy. Even <a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/10/27/20585/594">conservatives like George Will have said that 95 percent of the government's job is to redistribute wealth. But in a hopeless attempt to paint Obama as a Socialist, the Republicans and FOX News alike are on the verge of losing a crucial ideological battle on free market fundamentalism, which is probably why Burton's composure causes Kelly to become choleric.

FOX isn't merely rearranging the deck chairs on the GOP's Titanic anymore. They're violently throwing those chairs at everyone trying to make their way to a lifeboat.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/105026...e_fight_to_fox/

[IAMX 3,055]

Good for him. He was a lot more kind to FOX news than I would have been. They've been entirely focused on the most marginal and outlandish issues this entire campaign. Just like the McCain campaign, just like his broken record mouthpieces here who are crying about socialism. So the more people who are focused more on this ####### (questionable political connections are nothing new, people), the less there is regarding legitimate issues.

If people would be focusing on realistic issues first and foremost, then the major parties might be doing less of a disservice to this country, but since people allow themselves to get caught up in this (and for ratings FOX would gladly cover this sh!t) they get the politicians they deserve -- crooked and never needing to address issues that should normally be demanded of them.

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she has the gaul to say "we don't put up with the sarcasm here" ? SHE'S got the fing sarcasm. Pathetic!

[SpiritAlight 1]

Fox news: typical unprofessional Jerry-Springer-like sensationalism.

Talk about interruptions. Ha...she never respected the speaker.

[Ban Hammer 13,358]

she has the gaul to say "we don't put up with the sarcasm here" ? SHE'S got the fing sarcasm. Pathetic!

gaul as in the french?

[rebeccajo 14]

They took Obama's campaign money for his 30 minute broadcast tonite.........

[AlHayatZween 2]

eewww... that was yucky to watch.

she reminded me of how the mean teachers in the Bronx used to talk to me...

well, except without the accent.

gaul as in the french?

[nowhereman 1]

Fox is totally biased, but they have babes in short skirts so I can overlook it to a point. As for Megyn Kelly I'll bet money she's sleeping with her co-host, based on the way they interact with one another.

[SpiritAlight 1]

Fox is totally biased, but they have babes in short skirts so I can overlook it to a point. As for Megyn Kelly I'll bet money she's sleeping with her co-host, based on the way they interact with one another.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Fox is totally biased, but they have babes in short skirts so I can overlook it to a point. As for Megyn Kelly I'll bet money she's sleeping with her co-host, based on the way they interact with one another.

Megyn Kelly Marries Internet Security Executive, Attempted Dog Murderer

We've always adored The New York Times' wedding section, which seems to consist of ridiculously narrated marathon-length marriage announcements. Sometimes the famous are splashed on those nuptial pages.

Fox News anchor Megyn "with a 'Y'" Kelly recently tied the knot with Douglas Blunt, a charming and handsome Internet Security executive. But this cute couple almost called it quits a few short months ago! Here's why:

A retractable dog leash helped seal their fate. On New Year's Eve, Mr. Brunt and Ms. Kelly were in Washington walking her two Shih Tzus when Mr. Brunt lost control of the leash tethered to Bailey. The dog narrowly missed being hit by a car.

"I apologized," Mr. Brunt recalled. But Ms. Kelly couldn't let it go and accused him of trying to kill the dog. By midnight, they'd broken up."

Huh? Is that all the New York Times is going to give us? No details about the alleged murder? Did he kick the dog? Toss the dog? or is Kelly just a little too quick to point the finger?

Anyway, the happy couple eventually kissed and made up, and, like lovesick high schoolers via 1998, their engagement consisted of a Titanic theme. No word on if Blunt is still trying to off Kelly's Shih Tzus.

http://soupcans.blogspot.com/2008/03/megyn...t-security.html

Edited October 29, 2008 by Jabberwocky

[nowhereman 1]

The fact that Megyn Kelly is married is irrelevant; her co-host is tapping her like a keg!

[Peikko 1,575]

I don't do 'Things would be different if...' Barack knew all about Fox when he began his campaign so I fail to see the why he should complain about their bias now. Everyone, including Barack knew that this would get messy. Why? Because no politician has the balls to change how the elections are run. I am sure that it would be possible to prevent politicians from spreading lies and smeer without changing the rights of free speach, it just takes the guts to address this.

Edited October 29, 2008 by Madame Cleo

[HAL 9000 96]

They took Obama's campaign money for his 30 minute broadcast tonite.........

But will they avoid the silly news ticker at the bottom of the screen bringing out all kinds of interesing Fox Factoids about Obama's known associations with communists, terrorists, and Chicago politicians?