Does it bother anyone else that they are asking other media outlets to, basically, black ball Fox News?
Let's go back a few years to, let's say, the late 1700s. Who here knows our country's history? What happened in the late 1700s?
The Bill of Right happened.
And what are the Bill of Rights? (Obama advisers, any takers here?)
The first ten Amendments of the United States Constitution.
And what does the first amendment say? (Rahm Emanuel, surely you know this one?)
"Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..."
Now I realize that no laws have been created that prohibit Fox News from running the stories they wish to run.
However, publicly announcing that Fox News is "not a news organization" (as reported here) and calling on other news networks to not treat Fox as if it were one, is walking that line between simply disagreeing with Fox News and wanting (and attempting) to shut them up for good.
I do believe I shall sleep better at night knowing that the President of the United States and his top advisers find our first amendment inconvenient.
16 comments:
Absolutely, positively, 100% rediculous!!!!!!
I didn't vote for Obama.. just to put it out there LOL
Its crazy, I just worry about how far it could go.
I did not vote for him either, & I never would.
I'm not a fan of FOX news, I'm an MSNBC girl but I still dont agree with this.
Everyone is welcome to their own opinion & views and beleive it's up to you to decide what to do with the information that is put out there by the media.
I know this isn't even relevent to your post but I voted Obama & I'm still cool with that decision, we've had worse.
Great post :)
It completely blows me away that this Administration would declare a war on anything.
Forget about Fox News you whiners, what about the Middle East? Jeez louise, get your collective head in the game.
And the fact that ALL Americans are not up in arms over this scares me. It scares me a lot. The apathy is quite concerning.
This administration needs to get their priorities in check and concentrate on the real issues - fox news isn't a real issue. Afghanistan, Iraq, the financial mess this country is in which keeps getting worse, etc.
If you don't like Fox News, don't watch it! Easy enough, right? Change the channel!
Amen, sister! Preach on! :)
I can barely stand to watch or listen to the news anymore. Everytime I turn around something else just disgusts me more.
How much longer before the next election?
I'd give you a high five if I was there!
It bothers me a lot, just like everything this President and administration have done. I wish I didn't have to say everything, it seemes extreme, but that's the truth. Stimulus? Cash for Clunkers (which stimulated the Japanese economy, whohoo!) Cap and Trade? Propaganda through the NEA?
I'm not a Fox News fan. The few times I have watched any of their political commentary I've discovered that it was 90% fiction. Maybe its just me, but I prefer NEWS not OPINION when I'm watching the news.
I'm not saying that what they're doing is right, but what Fox News has been doing isn't right either.
Welcome to Sucktown, USA.
oh goodness....
Okay so I watch Fox news when I want entertainment...I watch CNN or msnbc when I want news. I know that Fox is too biased but honestly, what news doesn't pull slightly to one side or the other??
Regardless...this is SCARY. If you dont like what they are saying dont watch. I definitely think there are more pressing issues that this administrtion should be focusing on (like bringing my husband home for starters ;)
I don't think there is a news organization out there that doesn't skew the news to their political or ethical views. They put spin on everything to influence the public. Just look at the election and all lemmings that voted for Obama without even knowing why other than because he was "popular" as shown on all the news shows.
As much as I don't like fox news (for my own personal resasons) I do think it's crazy that they are trying to black ball them!
How in the hell did I not hear about this?!
Thanks for posting about it
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