Fox wars

Washington Post by Charles Krauthammer | Oct. 23, 2009 (Opinion)

While government can and should debate and criticize opposition voices, the current White House goes beyond that. It wants to delegitimize any significant dissent. The objective is no secret. White House aides openly told Politico that they're engaged in a deliberate campaign to marginalize and ostracize recalcitrants, from Fox to health insurers to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins - via Fair Spin (Right), Opinion Source

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Subjects: Politics, Media, U.S.
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Posted by: via Fair Spin - Oct 23, 2009 - 1:47 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Vincent Caminiti (review), Ben Ross (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Oct 23, 2009 - 8:27 AM PDT
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 by Ben Ross - Oct. 24, 2009

radical right rant...with no sense of history or objectivity. Also nothing new!

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 by Vincent Caminiti - Oct. 23, 2009

This is not journalism at all. This was an advertisement for Krauthammer and Fox - product placement permitted by the Washington post to appear to be commentary. This is not commentary - this is advertising and brand loyalty schtick.

The article is typical Krauthammer - it is a weekly libretto from which a week or two of opera featuring straw-men supported by an orchestra of ... More »

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 by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 23, 2009
Derek posted this story.
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