Why Declaring War on Fox News Could Be a Mistake for Obama

New York Magazine by Chris Rovzar | Oct. 13, 2009 (Opinion)

... if Team Obama ignores Fox, it just gives the network's talent the chance to further caricature him as a socialist, foreign, effete, America-hating Other. It isn't a racist portrayal, necessarily, but is certainly one that gives actual racists a lot of comfort. Not countering that will help Fox viewers conveniently forget that Obama is intelligent and well spoken. George Bush, who certainly wasn't the latter, came across as human and likable in ... Full Story »

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Posted by: via Technorati - Oct 12, 2009 - 6:32 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Julian Friedland (review), Jack Dinkmeyer (review), Norman Rogers (review), Henry Ramirez (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Oct 13, 2009 - 12:58 PM PDT
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 13, 2009

If you understand the art of rhetoric this story raises all the standard techniques of argument (in the classic sense of argument) and thus is a so-so article--more hyperbole than substance. Still, it points up a White House mistake. Engaging in a "war" of words and beliefs brings the opponent up to your level--which FOX clearly is not. Another point: a person can dig a deeper hole for himself than you can. Suggestion: ignore the Bastards.

As dear old Dad used to say: an argument with a fool is no argument.

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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 13, 2009
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 by Julian Friedland - Oct. 13, 2009

Interesting revelation, but missing a lot of detail on how this so-called war against Fox is to be waged.

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 13, 2009
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 by Norman Rogers - Oct. 13, 2009

Obviously a totally biased account. I consider Fox news to be quite objective and gives both sides in its news shows. Glen Beck is incredibly intelligent and very informative. He does opinion, not news. Obama has a lot that deserves criticism. Basically he is deceptive,hiding his true objectives that are much more radical and left than suits this country.

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