The reasons should be obvious. The real issue is, why aren’t conservatives as successful at making the same point regarding ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, PBS, et al? People need to know those sources are far more biased than Fox, but most people haven’t gotten that message. Our ObamaKing paints Fox as the devil, leaving people to believe all the other sources must be a better alternative. Sure, those outlets are the LIBERAL alternative, but they are not better.

Eh, success is its own reward, huh?

Whether the White House engages with Fox is a tactical political question. Whether we journalists continue to do so is an ethical one. By appearing on Fox, reporters validate its propaganda values and help to undermine the role of legitimate news organizations. Respectable journalists—I’m talking to you, Mara Liasson—should stop appearing on its programs. A boycott would make Roger Ailes too happy, so let’s try just ignoring Fox for a while. And no, I don’t want to come on The O’Reilly Factor to discuss it.

Wow, it is now an issue of “ethics in journalism” to boycott Fox. Jacob Weisberg will refuse to appear live on The O’Reilly Factor to make his case because it would be “unethical” and he would no longer be a “respectable journalist.” And does he have a list he could publish to guide us to “legitimate news organizations”?

Tell me again why Jacob Weisberg is worth reading. From my seat, Jacob Weisberg is telling the kids on the sandlot that they should pick up their marbles and go home. Game over.

Why doesn’t he just threaten to hold his breath until he turns blue or clap his ears while saying na-na-na-na-na-na-I-can’t-hear-or-see-you,-Fox-News.

“Very rarely did we communicate through the press anything that we didn’t absolutely control,”

“One of the reasons we did so many of the David Plouffe videos was not just for our supporters, but also because it was a way for us to get our message out without having to actually talk to reporters,”

“We just put that out there and made them write what Plouffe had said as opposed to Plouffe doing an interview with a reporter. So it was very much we controlled it as opposed to the press controlled it,”

“Whether it was a David Plouffe video or an Obama speech, a huge part of our press strategy was focused on making the media cover what Obama was actually saying as opposed to why the campaign was saying it, what the tactic was. … Making the press cover what we were saying.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLR5jHlytRg&feature=player_embedded

So sorta like when DJs do those “interviews” where they read a script and play recordings of the replies? How much of this is going on now?

Why do they get so hot and bothered about FoxNews?

Ratings. Penis envy. Moonbatshitcraziness. It’s all the same in this case.

they regularly have guests representing both sides on any given issue, often with a quite intelligent and eloquent liberals defending Democratic policies, officials and candidates.

Try Cavuto.