FOX News & Obama Aide Engage In Heated Exchange

http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/10/27/172715/86

Obama Cornering Fox News

by Josh Orton, Mon Oct 27, 2008 at 05:27:15 PM EST

A couple weeks ago, I listed three examples of either Obama or his surrogates explicitly calling out Fox News for their blatant conservative bias. Obama himself told the New York Times that Fox's disinformation is likely costing him a couple points in the polls.

Today, Obama's campaign stepped up their pushback to Fox News: in response to McCain's latest lie about "spreading the wealth," spokesman Bill Burton called out the biased messenger right along with the dishonest message: "This is a fake news controversy drummed up by the all too common alliance of Fox News, the Drudge Report and John McCain, who apparently decided to close out his campaign with the same false, desperate attacks that have failed for months. In this seven year old interview, Senator Obama did not say that the courts should get into the business of redistributing wealth at all. Americans know that the real choice in this election is between four more years of Bush-McCain policies that redistribute billions to billionaires and big corporations and Barack Obama's plan to help the middle class by giving tax relief to 95% of workers and companies that create new jobs here in America. That's the change we need, and no amount of eleventh-hour distractions from the McCain campaign will change that," said Obama-Biden campaign spokesman Bill Burton.

We've come a long way. Back in 2007, when Obama dropped out of the Fox news debate, the only reason given was that CNN seemed a more "appropriate venue."

Now that McCain's resorted exclusively to attacks on Obama, the go-to mouthpiece for Republican smears is working overtime. The more they're called out for their bias, the less credibility they'll have to push lies.

Fox isn't news. And as we (potentially) head into a new Democratic administration, it's crucial we make clear that what they broadcast can't be trusted. Great to see Obama continuing this fight.

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[E139486]

THat is all they do. From Hannity to Megyn to O'Reilly to Fox n' Friends. They bring people to their show and interrupt them mid-sentence and then cry foul when the other person chimes in. No one is allowed to make a point except them. Why do they subject themselves to this shit. It's pretentious and hateful and the only thing to take away from this shit is that nothing was said at all. Fuck this fucking network. It's the 700 club meets the Mickey Mouse club.

[afgmo10]

uneducated old white men and whores = fox news anchors

[Tyrone43e]

@E139486

What are you talking about?EVERY NEWS NETWORK DOES THAT!



[rcdelatorre98]

Bitch why you yelling? Lol

[rcdelatorre98]

Fuck Fox News!!!

[Nexus113ify]

@zygotepeyote Wow zygotepeyote makes a good argument against you and your first instinct is to say that he has a small penis.... Wow that is some good shit Fox news has been feeding you.

[BubbleGumTaco]

JESUS CHRIST!!! For fucks sake, when you ask a question let the person answer said question!! I am so sick and tired of FOX news.

[counterclockwise123]

I love it when these two argue. This isn't the first time. They should get their own show. lol

[bornstandin]

She needs lessons from Ann Coulter about how to be a bitch without sounding like a shrew.

[TBird4490]

Person 1:Knock knock

Person 2:Who's there?

Person 1: I'm always right I will always talk over you, whenever you speak the truth. I will constantly interrupt you so you cannot substantiate your perfectly legitimate and valid factual assertions. I will mislead the masses and give my opinion, regardless of the facts I have been presented with.

Person 2: Fox News who?

Person 1: HOW DID YOU KNOW!?!?