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Offline Chris_

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Obama Compares Fox News to Talk Radio, Says He's Not 'Losing Sleep' Over Controv
« on: October 22, 2009, 07:36:35 AM »
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President Obama spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday about his administration's portrayal of Fox News as an illegitimate news organization -- only to say he's not "losing sleep" over the controversy.

Obama, in an interview with NBC, at first attempted to deflect a question about the White House's criticism of Fox News, saying "the American people are a lot more interested in what we're doing to create jobs or how we're handling the situation in Afghanistan."

The interviewer then pressed, noting that Obama's advisers have targeted the network openly.

"I think that what our advisers simply said is, is that we are going to take media as it comes," Obama said. "And if media is operating, basically, as a talk radio format, then that's one thing. And if it's operating as a news outlet than that's another. But it's not something I'm losing a lot of sleep over."

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But asked how Fox News was different from other news organizations, Gibbs mentioned the channel's 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. shows, in an explicit reference to "Beck" and "Hannity" -- even though those two shows represent opinion programming.

Informed that those hours are for opinion programming, Gibbs said: "That is our opinion."

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"not losing sleep over it" = Teh Wun is pleased.

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« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2009, 07:41:36 AM »
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"the American people are a lot more interested in what we're doing to create jobs or how we're handling the situation in Afghanistan."

This moron brings up two things that he is failing miserably at. Those are just a two items that he should be losing sleep over.
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Re: Obama Compares Fox News to Talk Radio, Says He's Not 'Losing Sleep' Over Controv
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2009, 07:57:02 AM »
Maybe HE'S not losing sleep over it, but his hacks sure are.  Facts?  How dare they demand we use facts in our press conferences!
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Re: Obama Compares Fox News to Talk Radio, Says He's Not 'Losing Sleep' Over Controv
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2009, 08:01:00 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on October 22, 2009, 07:57:02 AM
Maybe HE'S not losing sleep over it, but his hacks sure are.  Facts?  How dare they demand we use facts in our press conferences!
That's the "changey" part.  Real facts get in the way of his agenda.  The only facts we need are the ones Teh Wun gives us.

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Re: Obama Compares Fox News to Talk Radio, Says He's Not 'Losing Sleep' Over Controv
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2009, 09:32:24 AM »
Was this the same interview he mentioned MichelleO's "sacrifices" ?  Like staying home with a sick child?  As a military wife, I found that comment really tacky.

Found it:

http://www.newser.com/story/72285/obama-owns-up-michelle-made-more-sacrifices.html
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