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Well, it's about time. Now me and the other 12 people that watch msnbc will be happy. Keith Olberman is going to be very pleased.

This has been going on for about a week. Anyway, Fox News is only news when it is reporting on the latest missing white girl. Other than that, the White House is right. It is an advocacy organization that serves the Republican Party.

I think anyone, no matter what political leaning or feelings towards the President will recognize how stupid this move was. ****ing stupid of them to publicly call out Fox like that. It only legitimes everyone opposing them. Fox probably couldn't send him enough thank you letters for doing this.

Murdoch said their ratings have gone up since the spat started. Maybe so. It's still worthwhile to state the truth about Fox.

However, I should note that Murdoch actually supported Hillary during the last campaign.

It should have been done but not by the White House. Very stupid move and I can't say it enough. Fox news too often shys away from actual smart conservative opposition to play the fear card against the left, but this publicly coming from the white house was as dumb as you get. It serves nothing because the people already against Fox News never needed Obama to point this out; the people in favor of Fox just get a boost because they must be doing something right if the president publicly calls them out. This will only empower the whole network and rightfully so after that stupid move. They deserve it.

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Edited 10/18/2009 11:53 pm ET by atlsportsfan7

I call Fox news the "GOP channel". Bill O'Reilly is an idiot.

I know right. Now msnbc is the real deal. They always tell the truth. And talk about unbiased, you can't get more fair and balanced than msnbc. I know when Keith talks, I laugh my but off, you know, it looks like he's having a stroke when he talks about Bush. I'm with ya Keith. And I felt that same thrill up my leg that Chris had when Obama got elected.

This makes me cringe because I have to post this.You know, because I love Obama as much as the next limp wrist ed guy. But that claim that Dan Rather made from that "real network" were false. He had a bad source. Sure, he could've investigated it more, but like me, he wanted it to be real.

www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=215179

I know and O'Reilly is not even a republican, he's an independent.

He's still an idiot. No matter what his political affiliation is. He doesn't have a debate with facts and acutal points, if you disagree with him, he just starts calling you names like a child. Hot-headed irish p.rick doesn't deserve his own show.

Yeah, your right! I only watch for all the hot women on fox. I mean where else can I turn? Rachel Maddow. lol!

I don't watch msnbc, so insult away. I don't care for news channels that ONLY focus on politics. Most don't have any idea about anything anyways. Fox news just happens to be the biggest t.urd in the pile.

I hear these folks on the right talking about their hot women. They point to Michelle Malkin as their prime example.

~~Shudder~~

Spens, what happened to your name? I'm gone for 2 days....

*It is an advocacy organization that serves the Republican Party. *

As opposed to the 37 other news channels that serve the Democratic Party?

I'm just saying....

They are right on...I mean...Forget the economy and the bunk stimulus package, forget about the Marines and Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan being killed...Lets focus on the media thats just tarnishing his great reputation...
What a great plan for a Dictator ....errr i mean President....to do

He's just following suite of other great leaders....when all else fails shut down the media...
Its all the rage now, All the great countries are doing it...

Honduras....
Sebia.....
Iran...
Thailand
the Late But Great Soviet Union...
Venezuela
Cuba....

It the new hip thing to do kids...

Communism...It's Cool

"However, I should note that Murdoch actually supported Hillary during the last campaign. "

Yeah because the Rep. party wanted her against John McCain/Palin......

I really don't know why Obama is doing this, but I will say it is a long time coming that some Democrat president had the balls to do.

Yomoma is just showing how dumb he really is. Yea throw gas on a fire and see how that works out. Because Fox does not kiss his hind end and say how great everything is that he has done and support every move he makes then they are labled biased. Obama needs some people surrounding him who have enough intelligence or balls to tell him when to speak out and when not to. Just like his dumb racist spouting about the police arresting his racist bigot friend. Obama needs to realize he is the President now not a civil rights spokesman.

And the funniest part of all of this is that the whole thing began because Fox was "Fact Checking" a guest from Obam's administration. Oh my gosh how terrible of Fox to check the facts. Why didn't they just take the person's word for it that everything they said was the truth. Bad fox, they did not act like sheep as the others do and believe everything the o administration says, they had to go and "check facts". LOL