Fox: “What we believe to be the facts…”
Fox Pats Itself On The Back For Being ‘Enemy Number One’ Of The Obama White House
White House adviser David Axelrod recently met with Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes to discuss “news coverage and the relationship between the organizations.” Last month, Fox found itself shut out when President Obama made appearances on the Sunday morning public opinion shows of ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Univision – but left out Fox (which host Chris Wallace whined about on his show). The move came after Fox was the only network that refused to air the President’s joint address to Congress. Fox hosts have accused Obama of leading the country on a path to socialism, stirred up tea party protests, and gone after administration officials, and the White House has responded by criticizing the network.
Fox is patting itself on the back over a job well done, according to a new Time magazine article. “The fact that our numbers are up 30 plus in the news arena on basic cable I’d like to think is a sign that we are just putting what we believe to be the facts out on the table,” said Michael Clemente, Fox’s senior vice president for news. </em>
That, in a nutshell, is the problem with Fox. In a time when a real news organization is desperately needed, to provide honest criticism of the world rapidly unwinding around us, instead we get…corporate sponsored tea parties. They are Leni Riefenstahl in designer suits. The fact that their ratings are up is no surprise- there are a lot of people in this country too stupid, or tired, to think for themselves. Add to that the fact that Fox is broadcast from every wall of TVs in a Wal-Mart and piped into every waiting room in every tire shop in America, you get the lulling brainwashing of propaganda 24/7.
