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Obama's Poll Numbers Going Up Everywhere (and MSM Ignores It)
The Political Carnival —
... As recently as yesterday, an anchor on CNN, astonishingly, mentioned the president's poll numbers still "going down" (ironically, while he was interviewing White House communications director, Anita Dunn on the subject of the media reporting inaccurate information.) ...
Not Smart …
QandO —
In terms of any sort of media strategy, I really don’t get this – the White House has chosen to take on Fox News as some sort of enemy of the administration? Why?
Anita Dunn, communications director at White House had this to say on CNN’s “Reliable Sources”:
“If we went back a year ago to the fall of 2008, to the campaign, that was a time this country was in two wars that we had a financial collapse probably more significant than any financial collapse since the Great Depression. If ...
White House Vs. Fox News And The War Of Mutually Assured Promotion
Latest News from Air America —
When White House communications director Anita Dunn chastised Fox News for being in essence an extension of the GOP, it seemed like she'd caught the Alan Grayson bug. Was this a declaration of war by the White House on the Rupert Murdoch-owned network? No, it was more of a decree from Captain Obvious. Reaction has been mixed. First the not so innocent victims: Fox News "pundits." Bill O'Reilly defended the network, saying "There's no question that Fox News is tougher on the Obama administration than the other TV operations because we actually have some conservative ...
Neil Cavuto’s Sexist Bashing of White House Communications Director Anita Dunn: “Let’s Pretend You’re Not Overwrought and Snapping. . . Overworked and Snippy”
News Hounds —
... Can you imagine Cavuto calling some guy “overworked and snippy” or “overwrought and snapping?” Dunn had some harsh words for Fox – and it’s high time someone from the White House did. Here are some of the highlights of her comments – the comments that have left the hoist-on-their-own-petard Fox Newsies apoplectic: ...
Brit Hume Scolds the White House, Defends Fox
News Hounds —
... of Fox News in his Sunday media rounds in September -- prompted a flurry of flustered talking heads on Fox to react in outrage. In fact, the recent comments by White House Communications Director, Anita Dunn – namely, that Fox News is an “arm of the Republican Party” -- appear to be quite a thorn in Fox’ side. The whiners on Fox apparently couldn’t go it alone: Hume, presumed to be a seasoned, reasoned talking head, was jettisoned into the Fox News studios to heap disapproval on the White House and defend his wayward children. ...
Fox Hunting
Opinionator —
... ,” said David Axelrod. Fox, said Rahm Emmanuel, “is is not a news organization so much as it has a perspective.” A week ago, communications director Anita Dunn opened the White House offensive on Fox on a Sunday show, saying “ Let’s not pretend they’re a news organization like CNN is.” The reality of it is that Fox News often operates almost as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party. And it is not ideological… what I think is fair to say about Fox, and the way we view it, is that it is more of a wing of the Republican Party.” Dunn’s ...
Attack on Fox News right out of Alinsky playbook
Sense of Events —
... The White House strategy here is twofold. First, to freeze FNC away from being thought of as just one of the universe of media outlets. White House Communications Director Anita Dunn opened this volley by declaring that FNC is not really a news organization, but the propaganda arm of the Republican party. ...
Meredith Jessup: Lou Dobbs Quitting CNN; Obama Grants FNC Interview
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... reporting that President Obama has agreed to a sit-down interview with Fox News White House correspondent Major Garrett. The interview will reportedly take place during the president's trip to China next week. So here's the obvious question--was it Major's charm that persuaded the president to do this interview? After all, we know how much the Obama administration has gone out of its way recently to single-out the conservative network. The president's own communications director Anita Dunn insisted that the president would appear on Fox, but only "because he engages with ...
