Fair and Balanced LOL: 4 Prospective (R) Presidential Candidates on Fox Payroll

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With Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee all making moves indicating they may run for president, their common employer is facing a question that hasn’t been asked before: How does a news organization cover White House hopefuls when so many are on the payroll?

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C-SPAN Political Editor Steve Scully said that when C-SPAN tried to have Palin on for an interview, he was told he had to first get Fox’s permission — which the network, citing her contract, ultimately denied. Producers at NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and MSNBC all report similar experiences.

At issue are basic matters of political and journalistic fairness and propriety. With Fox effectively becoming the flagship network of the right and, more specifically, the tea party movement, the four Republicans it employs enjoy an unparalleled platform from which to speak directly to primary voters who will determine the party’s next nominee.

The "left-wing" media never went quite this far.

Disgusting.

Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up.

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The "left-wing" media never went quite this far.

Disgusting.

No - never would they do that - they just set up their own office in the Whithouse.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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No - never would they do that - they just set up their own office in the Whithouse.

Every major news organization has an "office" (desk really) in The White House including FoxNews. WTF are you talking about?

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No - never would they do that - they just set up their own office in the Whithouse.

Every major news organization has an "office" (desk really) in The White House including FoxNews. WTF are you talking about?

Really?

ABC?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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[kelpdiver 2]

Seems counterproductive to keep them from the other networks. While Fox claims the lion's share of the GOP viewers, those people aren't the ones that Palin and Santorum needs to sell herself to.

BTW, google "santorum" and see what that first hit is. Dan Savage has been very effective here.

Santorum
Santorum 1. The frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex. 2. Senator Rick Santorum.
www.spreadingsantorum.com/ - Cached - Similar

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No - never would they do that - they just set up their own office in the Whithouse.

Every major news organization has an "office" (desk really) in The White House including FoxNews. WTF are you talking about?

Really?
ABC?

What about them? Really.

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No - never would they do that - they just set up their own office in the Whithouse.

Every major news organization has an "office" (desk really) in The White House including FoxNews. WTF are you talking about?

Really?
ABC?

What about them? Really.

This?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

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This?

This, because NO other news organization has ever had an exclusive interview in The White House?

Are you serious?

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This?

This, because NO other news organization has ever had an exclusive interview in The White House?

Are you serious?

Bias defence . . . not unexpected.

You really should take the blinders off, at least every quarter or so, Paul.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

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Your argument is completely without merit.

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[billvon 3,116]

Oh, let em do it. Nothing like an organized campaign to keep voters misinformed - one that profits their own news organization to boot! - to demonstrate a candidate's real values.

Look at it this way. If they do it now, as opposed to when they enter office, people have a better chance of deciding they'd rather not have people with such values in charge.

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Your argument is not completely without merit.

FIFY

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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[Kennedy 0]

You don't see any difference between an exclusive interview and a staged townhall meeting in the white house? (funny, iAutocorrect wants to change white house to whorehouse)
An interview can at least pretend to be about asking questions, bringing out information, exposing problems, etc. That ABC bit really was nothing more than cheerleading for the president. If you're going to condemn one side doing it, you can at least try to be consistent and do so for both. Not doing so smacks of hypocrasy.

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You don't see any difference between an exclusive interview and a staged townhall meeting in the white house?

You have proof it was staged? That only members from one political party were allowed in the room or to ask questions?

I have an eyewitness that was in the room that says differently.
http://blog.american.com/?p=2498

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