Washington – Obama: Fox News is ‘destructive’ to America

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    Washington – President Obama is pulling no punches when it comes to Fox News, declaring the cable news outlet to be “destructive to [America’s] long-term growth.”

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    In a more than 8,000-word interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Obama compared the cable news channel to papers owned by William Randolph Hearst at the turn of the 20th century that unabashedly pushed the media titan’s own political views.

    “You had folks like Hearst who used their newspapers very intentionally to promote their viewpoints. I think Fox is part of that tradition – it is part of the tradition that has a very clear, undeniable point of view,” Obama told the magazine.

    Officials in the Obama White House have long made Fox News a punching bag, launching a full blown offensive last year when aides declared the network to be “opinion journalism masquerading as news.” Then-White House Communications Director Anita Dunn said the cable outlet “operates almost as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party,” and top aide Valerie Jarret called Fox “clearly biased.”

    But the new comments from Obama constitute the president’s most direct attack yet on the network owned by business mogul Rupert Murdoch.

    Fox News pushes “a point of view that I disagree with. It’s a point of view that I think is ultimately destructive for the long-term growth of a country that has a vibrant middle class and is competitive in the world,” Obama said.

    “But as an economic enterprise, it’s been wildly successful. And I suspect that if you ask Mr. Murdoch what his number one concern is, it’s that Fox is very successful.”

    Fox has yet to respond to the president. But during the administration offensive against the network last year, network spokesman Michael Clemente slammed the White House for continuing “to declare war on a news organization instead of focusing on the critical issues that Americans are concerned about.”


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    13 years ago

    so is he. they both could go

    Mark Levin
    Mark Levin
    13 years ago

    Poor Supreme Leader. He so wants to be loved by all but alas – from his view – there are people out there who don’t like him & his politics.

    The only ones destructive to America are Obama & his gang of socialist liberal democrat workers party union thugs.

    Remember, on November 2, you either vote for Obama or you vote for AMERICA! Vote for AMERICA!!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    I’m not a big fan of MSNBC either but at least the talking heads they put on the air have some level of intelligence. Fox (especially Beck and Hanity and less so O’Reilly) seem to go out of their way to find the least intelligent right wing-nuts to opine without ever providing much in the way of insight or perspective. What they are doing is “legal” but clearly has so devalued the currency of both “news” and :”opinion
    broadcasting that they are more like a poor clone of Saturday night live.

    kollelfaker
    kollelfaker
    13 years ago

    i guess he like kerry just dont get it people are tired of the same old non sense and want change. its not fox its that we are now hearing more of the news that until now was hiden to protect the king and his minions.

    Election2014
    Election2014
    13 years ago

    Ever realize how Obama always starts with “I” all the time! he will never say the majority of the people etc

    13 years ago

    Sounds like communist talk.

    Xviznitzer
    Xviznitzer
    13 years ago

    ….and I am declaring Obama destructive to America’s long term growth.

    toolee
    toolee
    13 years ago

    Mr. President, you say , cable news outlet to be “destructive to [America’s] long-term growth.”. Please take a mirror & see what your long term growth is?????

    zayin_gadol_9999_REMOVED
    zayin_gadol_9999_REMOVED
    13 years ago

    guess what????
    i think that “obama is destructive to the (short term AND) long term growth of america”!!!!!!!!

    who agrees with me? 🙂

    funnsmart1
    funnsmart1
    13 years ago

    OH dear president Hussein Obama,, if u cant stand the heat GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN!!!!

    shredready
    shredready
    13 years ago

    it is destructive, since there are people who look at fix news as news, instead of entertainment which fox news is.

    Besides they have been caught lying and manipulating video and news to booster their view

    13 years ago

    the anointed one attacks Fox News because they have expose his ajenda. MSNBC and Cnn are a laugh they report the news after it has been approved by the anoited office. He was to silence them in order to make the USA a socialist country. It seems that the American public is awake to obamas nonsense. Over 60% do not want obamacare and when they end up knowing how much it is going to really cost them it will be probably closer to 80%. Why hasn’t the economy rebound after the stimulus; it is because of all the back door dealing and what is coming next. Look at what he has done to the oil industry. Shut America’s gulf production down and gvie $2 billion to Mexico to dig in the gult. Why anointed one have you down this. What about your regulation czar Cass Sunstein and the bank regular czar. Sunstein believes in nudging until you get your way; sort of a whinning child until you buy him the toy.
    The Progress ajenda includes tell you what to eat [No cooking with salt in New Yorks restuarant or no soda in Mass.achuetts vending machine. Is this is what you want America. Send obama a message in November; the democrats are out
    and you will also be in 2 years. THis is not the change we want!

    yosher
    yosher
    13 years ago

    The only message that we can send this President and the only thing we can do to disrupt his destructive policies is to VOTE REPUBLICAN. The Democratic candidates who claim to represent our interests, even the frum Jews amonst them, are a mistake. Obama must lose the House and the Senate, and all Democratic politicians must know that Obama is sinking their ship.

    DavidMoshe
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    DavidMoshe
    13 years ago

    Well, clearly, if Fox isn’t reporting the talking points– er, news– dictated by the White House Press Office, they must be ridiculously biased. We should all get our news from completely non-partisan, even-handed journalists with genuine integrity. People like Keith Olbermann or Chris Wallace– guys who really know how to repeat what they’re told.

    rant of the day
    rant of the day
    13 years ago

    Obama is the biggest loser ever, he’s weaning like a baby, because Fox tells the truth, yes exposes Obama that he’s a radical leftist destroying this great country. That’s his agenda together with Pelosi, reid (and charlie Hall). They’re not like MSNBC CBS NBC ABC CNN NY times list goes on and on that’s in the tank for him. They but him on a pedestal made him like the savior the guys one huge failure he’s an empty suit what a failure. And american know it and this Nov they will so you liberals what you deserve fire most of you.

    Reubies
    Reubies
    13 years ago

    As long as the other networks reported their slanted news in favor of the Democrats everything was fine and balanced. All of a sudden we have news which is, Heaven forbid, critical of Obama and his destructive domestic & foreign policies and the messenger is the problem. Hopefully things will look better after November.

    13 years ago

    ONE MORE REASON OBAMA HATES FOX NEWS
    FBI Questioning Ex-SEIU President Andy Stern

    Alejandro Stephens, who was sentenced early this month to four months in prison and three months of home confinement for defrauding a non-profit organization in “bogus consulting agreements,” is former president of SEIU local 660 in Los Angeles.

    Questioning of Stern, who is a member of President Obama’s debt commission, revolve around whether he paid Stephens $150,000 to do nothing as the local union boss. Stephens and Stern met with federal agents this summer to answer questions about the relationship.
    FOX IS THE ONLY ONE TO REPORT IT

    Sherree
    Sherree
    13 years ago

    Oh gee, the pres is not happy with the change he is experiencing while he is in the White house. Oops not everyone likes him, and his rating is slipping. Could this possibly be because Fox news is telling it like it is? Too bad, that’s what happens when you put your foot in your mouth, someone will inevitably come along and shove it down your throat!

    PMOinFL
    PMOinFL
    13 years ago

    The comments here are HILARIOUS. Do people really think the “Faux News” primetime phonies actually tell the truth? That is just the funniest thing I’ve ever heard. Hannity and Beck, specifically are some of the most widely proven LIARS in America. Then they have the audacity to call the “mainstream media” who catch them as liars “anti-American”. People are so gullible!

    Murdoch is a media genius. He perfected the art of tabloid journalism in a way that is unmatched anywhere in the world. He realized that Americans were bored listening to facts and boring political stories. He realized that dumb, uneducated Americans, most of whom barely have a High School education, were reading things like the National Enquirer as opposed to the NY Times. He capitalized on that by presenting “news” in tabloid format for the 1st time.

    While Murdoch chose to shoot for the “dumb, uneducated, redneck” nutcases, MSNBC and CNN have tried to follow suit by targeting the “dumb, educated, self-righteous, pretentious, hippie” nutcases, but have fallen short.

    Obama is right about one thing. We need HONESTY in journalism. Chris Wallace & Joe Scarborough are all we got left. Sad, isn’t it?

    BarryLS1
    BarryLS1
    13 years ago

    Telling the truth is destructive to Obama. He has the rest of the media acting as Pravda and can’t stand one media source that doesn’t tow his baloney line.

    Torahjew
    Torahjew
    13 years ago

    to#19 just bec u live in fl doesn’t mean u need to be clueless as to whats going on in america. The black messiah kills everything he touches, healthcare three letter word jobs that he promoised would go down bec of stimulos yet went up, the Jewish people especially the older democrts must realize that their old party doesnt like or care for them they use the jews its fox and the tea parties that are really pro israel and pro Torah values including gays, abortion, school vouchers to help us pay yeshiva tuition, lower taxes so that we can give more tzdaka and give fellow Jews jobs,
    In N Y vote paladino, Diogaurdia for senate becker in dist #4 asher taub #7 and Donovan for ag
    In Flo vote Rubio and all over america throw the obama loving bums out