Maddow/Olbermann Invited to White House Chat with Obama, But Fox Isn't real news?

Dronetek · #1 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 02:13 AM

Maddow/Olbermann Invited to White House Chat with Obama, But Fox Isn't a News Organization?

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On Monday, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow were among several people who attended an off-the-record briefing with Pres. Obama at the White House. Sources tell us other attendees at the two-and-a-half hour chat included Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post, Maureen Dowd of the New York Times, Gwen Ifill of PBS and Gloria Borger of CNN. Perhaps not surprisingly, no one from Fox News was in the room.

Look at that list of people who were invited. All of them, blatant Obama shills. You might say they are the Hannitys and Becks of the left. I bet Mathews is sulking in a dark corner right now.

kstigs · #2 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 02:17 AM

The White House's stance against Fox seems to be just another distraction from the real problems. They're just trying to perpetuate the two-party system by creating sides.

Kylesa · #3 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 02:29 AM

A 'new age of bi-partisanship'.

TheDankery · #4 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 02:41 AM

Wow, that's... blatant. But, yeah, Chris Matthews should be placed on suicide watch.
I almost feel bad for him. Didn't he kiss this administration's ass enough over the past 6 months to get a private meeting? Maybe his invite got lost in the mail.

Dronetek · #5 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 02:45 AM

How about the fact he spent 2.5 hours with these yahoos, but made General McChrystal fly to Denmark, so they could have a meeting on air force 1?

aaronman · #6 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 02:46 AM

I knew there was a reason Maddow suddenly became a warmonger...

maxrule · #7 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by aaronman

I knew there was a reason Maddow suddenly became a warmonger...

She could be slightly more believable if she could just look even more like a twelve year old boy.

kstigs · #8 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by maxrule

She could be slightly more believable if she could just look even more like a twelve year old boy.

At least Maddow looks healthier than the other cable news anchors and commentators.

maxrule · #9 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by kstigs

At least Maddow looks healthier than the other cable news anchors and commentators.

Well, she does have a pinkish hue.

Raoul Duke II · #10 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kstigs

The White House's stance against Fox seems to be just another distraction from the real problems. They're just trying to perpetuate the two-party system by creating sides.

This right here.

Obama's right. FOX isn't real news....but neither areany of the other blowhards he actually invited.

pineapple skunk · #11 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kstigs

At least Maddow looks healthier than the other cable news anchors and commentators.

wouldnt hurt her to not have a twelve year old boy haircut

CREAM · #12 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 05:21 AM

MSNBC is biased, fox news is biased, they all point fingers at each other, and we are supposed to buy into this left vs right bullshit.

Snooze.

TheDudeAbides · #13 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by CREAM

MSNBC is biased, fox news is biased, they all point fingers at each other, and we are supposed to buy into this left vs right bullshit.

Snooze.

MSNBC is biased, but there viewers are far less likely to believe in untruths, compaired to with fox news viewers who statisticly are more likely to believe in things like Sadam Hussein was responsible for 9\11.

but this is the level of debate in this place. one person rags on MSNBC and everyone joins in.

Dronetek · #14 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDudeAbides

MSNBC is biased, but there viewers are far less likely to believe in untruths, compaired to with fox news viewers who statisticly are more likely to believe in things like Sadam Hussein was responsible for 9\11.

Based on what exactly? Oh right, because they're liberals and therefor superior...

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but this is the level of debate in this place. one person rags on MSNBC and everyone joins in.

You're sounding just as butt hurt as Obama. Thanks for giving a great example of left wing hypocrisy and inability to be honest.

I didn't see MSNBC fans pointing out their edited footage. I didn't see Media matters do a story about it either. Is that because they're "too smart" to fall for edited footage?

Ramulux · #15 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 03:12 AM

This talk was planned as a meeting between the president and various leftist commentators. Maddow and Olbermann do not host real news shows by their own admission, they are opinion shows like O 'Reilly and Glenn Beck. The white houses criticism of Fox news comes from the fact that their so called "straight" news shows consistently have a conservative tilt. There are opinion shows and there are straight news shows and Fox news is unable to make that distinction. That is why the white house is ignoring Fox news, because they are not a real news organization, they are partisan press. Obama made the decision to speak with liberal commentators just like every other president has done with their specific party's commentators. Also unlike other presidents he has done quite a few interviews with right wing TV and radio hosts. Is Obama not allowed to reach out and speak to those who represent his party in the media?

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TheDankery Panopticon Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sunny SD, CA Posts: 1,480	Re: Maddow/Olbermann Invited to White House Chat with Obama, But Fox Isn't real news? Wow, that's... blatant. But, yeah, Chris Matthews should be placed on suicide watch. I almost feel bad for him. Didn't he kiss this administration's ass enough over the past 6 months to get a private meeting? Maybe his invite got lost in the mail.

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Dronetek Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 977	Re: Maddow/Olbermann Invited to White House Chat with Obama, But Fox Isn't real news? How about the fact he spent 2.5 hours with these yahoos, but made General McChrystal fly to Denmark, so they could have a meeting on air force 1? __________________ Cry havoc!....And let slip the dogs of war!

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CREAM why I chose to smoke sess Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: east coast Posts: 363	Re: Maddow/Olbermann Invited to White House Chat with Obama, But Fox Isn't real news? MSNBC is biased, fox news is biased, they all point fingers at each other, and we are supposed to buy into this left vs right bullshit. Snooze.

#15 (permalink) 10-24-2009, 03:12 AM
Ramulux Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9	Re: Maddow/Olbermann Invited to White House Chat with Obama, But Fox Isn't real news? This talk was planned as a meeting between the president and various leftist commentators. Maddow and Olbermann do not host real news shows by their own admission, they are opinion shows like O 'Reilly and Glenn Beck. The white houses criticism of Fox news comes from the fact that their so called "straight" news shows consistently have a conservative tilt. There are opinion shows and there are straight news shows and Fox news is unable to make that distinction. That is why the white house is ignoring Fox news, because they are not a real news organization, they are partisan press. Obama made the decision to speak with liberal commentators just like every other president has done with their specific party's commentators. Also unlike other presidents he has done quite a few interviews with right wing TV and radio hosts. Is Obama not allowed to reach out and speak to those who represent his party in the media?

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