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Obama’s FoxNews Obsession

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Barack Obama just can’t help himself.  This postpartisan leader who sought to forge a new era of politics, devoid of the old practice of name-calling and blame-shifting would rise above it all and focus on the issues which unite us.

So confidence was he in his own positions that he would brush off any criticism, knowing that if he continued to make his case to the American people, they would give him a fair hearing.  But, he has a pebble in his shoe and can’t seem to shake it out.  And it’s called FoxNews.  He has declared . . .

. . . the cable news outlet to be “destructive to [America’s] long-term growth.”

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.

And what, pray tell, does he call CNN or MSNBC?

UPDATE:  “Can you imagine,” Ace asks, “if George W. Bush spent 1/10 the time whining like a little girl about the press that Obama does?”

UP-UPDATE:  From the comments, Coco Rico quips, “What’s ironic is this: By singling out Fox he’s dignifying the channel in a way, and bringing himself down.”

Yup.

Comments

  2. The difference between Fox News and MSNBC is that MSNBC doesn’t pretend to “Fair and Balanced.” When you watch MSNBC you know what your getting and the their pundits don’t pretend to be neutral bystanders.

  4. This the “barney” generation in a nutshell. Raised by the purple dinosaur thinking that everything they do i special and wonderful. Any type of criticism is taken as a personal attack and hateful.

    Obviously, this man has been able to use the fact that he presents as a black man to slide through the liberal world without having to face any criticism. Like the cute little kid who knows how to smile at adults just the right way to get what they want. Then they meet their peers and the smile doesn’t work. They are lost and obsess with the people doling out the criticism instead of looking at why they are being criticized.

  6. This thin-skinned, whining, narcissistic, empty suit is destroying the power, prestige, and dignity of the office he holds. And he doesn’t even realize it, or does he?

    I don’t know. But, fair warning: any use the word “skin” when speaking of Obama is absolute proof of KKK level racism. Please report yourself to the political correctness division of the Department of Justice.

  9. Obama needs to man-up or get out of the way. Michelle Obama obviously wears the pants in the family. Whining about Fox News is trivial which demonstrates Obama is not ready to be President. The snow bunnies interview also did not help Obama given the Rolling Stone owner gave the tongue bath interview instead of a reporter.

  10. Big O says this:

    “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. “

    We do? Not according to a speech you gave three weeks ago:

    millions of Americans remain unemployed. Hundreds of thousands of families have lost their homes; millions more can barely pay the bills or make the mortgage. The middle-class is still treading water, while those aspiring to reach the middle class are doing everything they can to keep from drowning.

    Best line of that speech:

    I believe government should be lean, it should be efficient, and it should leave people free to make the choices they think are best for themselves and their families, so long as those choices don’t hurt others.

    Ha! That’s a good one!

  11. Good Lord. What a baby, what a whinner.
    Man up dude. If you can’t handle the job quit and go home.
    THe guy had a 39 seat majority in the House, 60 seats in the Senate…and whaa whaaa people kept him from doing what he wanted. Whhhaa.
    Michelle hates being first lady, the kids hate their school…..so they go on vacation every other week.
    Damn man, man up.
    Obama has the whole media in his pocket EXCEPT independent Fox News and talk radio. Whaa.
    Wait til you see the temper tantrum after Nov 2.
    I can’t wait.

  12. Today, Republicans lead in WV Senate race! MA and MD governors races are toss ups!! PA and OH are turning into routs!
    Holy cow is election nite going to be a hoot!
    52 days til the next tea party!!

  13. Conservatives complain about the media far more frequently and far less justifiably than liberals do, and that includes George Bush. The collective media is far more helpful to the conservatives than it is to liberals, because like the Republican party, the media is focused on superficial, emotional, and insignificant distractions.

  14. The difference between Fox News and MSNBC is that MSNBC doesn’t pretend to “Fair and Balanced.”

    Exactly. You know you’re gonna get State-run propaganda from foaming idiots who clearly enjoy listening to themselves talk. They think they can bullshit their way through a show (Olberfrau, the dyke, the chins etc) because they think nobody’s watching.

  15. The collective media is far more helpful to the conservatives than it is to liberals, because like the Republican party, the media is focused on superficial, emotional, and insignificant distractions.

    “Pay no attention to the fact you’re losing your home tomorrow. Here’s Justin Bieber!”

    That helps conservatives……how, dumbass?

  16. “Fair and Balanced” FoxNews most certainly is, but during the reportage of news only….. Having said that, when it comes to shows like Hannity and Beck they broadcast opinion in the commentary, they don’t have to be fair on those kinds of shows. Now networks like MSNBC, in fact even the rest of the MSM, have allowed and even encouraged a liberal bias to be pervasive throughout their organizations on and off air.

  17. “I don’t know. But, fair warning: any use the word “skin” when speaking of Obama is absolute proof of KKK level racism. Please report yourself to the political correctness division of the Department of Justice.”

    Oh my gosh, I guess all my life I have been a racist and was not aware of it. I’m going right now to enroll in the nearest Re-education Center.

    Thanks Heliotrope for showing me the error of my ways!

  18. “This thin-skinned, whining, narcissistic, empty suit is destroying the power, prestige, and dignity of the office he holds. And he doesn’t even realize it, or does he?”

    Sounds like George W. Bush to me.

  19. #13 – And again, Levi shows why liberals – like children – should be seen and not heard.

    I never recall W complaining about his negative press coverage, his portrayal in the media, his slandered image by protestors, that negative movie that Oliver Stone made etc.

    If he did, I missed it.

    Boy Barry has the thinnest skin of anyone imaginable – which is often the case with those persons with narcissistic personality disorder.

    Regards,
    Peter H.

  22. Levi is proud to be a member of a party who caters to people who function at the intellectual level of 11 year old girls.

    And can produce tens of thousands of voters out of thin air. PL must be so damn proud of the fraud and corruption.

  23. Proud Liberal, why do you keep bringing up President Bush? The article is about Obama’s Fox News obsession. Would you care to talk about the subject matter instead of trivial tangents?

  24. Interesting that we are not hearing about the thousands of dead innocent Paks being killed by the increasing drone strikes in Pakistan. Or as the elitest Obama says it PAK EEEE STAN. Interesting how the ACLU isn’t protesting the increasing survelience of innocent Americans communication by the liberal Obama.
    Interesting how the rats are deserting the sinking ship of state.
    Emmanual, Axelrod, Orzog, Rohmer, Summers,
    yes the tax cheat Timmy Geithner is still there. And yes the boob Biden is still there, but we do need some entertainment eh?

  25. Conservatives complain about the media far more frequently and far less justifiably than liberals do, and that includes George Bush

    Levi, I agree with your first observation, conservatives DO in general complain about the media than liberals do. Partially because there is, over many years, a long tradition of left leaning views pervasive on the collective mass media outlets. Seeing that Fox is still a pretty new organization, AND it’s the ONLY OUTLET that consistently airs conservative targeted programming, Liberals have less history of being able to complain about it, though Obama, having criticized FOX continuously over his not even two year tenure, is giving it a run for the money.

    On the second part of your assertion. If you can find ten instances where Bush has mentioned the bias in the MSM over any two year time frame during his presidency, I would be shocked.

  26. “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.”

    Is thin skinned Obama referring to one media outlet like Fox, or to the numerous left’s media outlets that were busted for their blatant bias, colluding, and lies to push their own political views during his campaign when the jurnolist was finally exposed?

  27. Yesterdays survey quoted on independent FoX News is enlightening.
    Over 40% of Americans watch Fox to get news and commentary.
    14% watch MSNBC.
    40% of Americans call themselves consrvatives. 20% liberals.
    Someone is outta step with America, and it ain’t Fox and conservatives hehe.

  28. He has declared . . . the cable news outlet to be “destructive to [America’s] long-term growth.”

    Under Obama, America is slowly but surely turning into the Soviet Union. The problem not with the reality that his policies create… Nahhhh… The problem is with all those people who make themselves enemies of the State, by noticing and accurately describing the reality that his policies create.

  31. Sebastian Shaw—A lot of Democrats, and especially Obama, are narcissists. They have a need to blame others. Someone with Narcissistic Personality disorder (NPD) has at least 5 of these symptoms:

    –has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)

    –is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love

    –believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)

    –requires excessive admiration

    –has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations

    –is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends

    –lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others

    –is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her

    –shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

    Sounds a lot like Obama and the elitists Democrats to me!