No "requirement",

-my point was that a good majority of people who bash it, I'd be willing to bet, have never even watched it once.

Many people are easily swayed by what others tell them they should think or believe - that's a sad statement; but it's the truth.

I don't like Fox News and I've watched it quite a bit. I wouldn't be capable of having an opinion about it if I had never seen it.

Why are you assuming those who do not like Fox have never watched it?

I could care less if barack hussein obama doesn't like Fox news, what's new. Most liberal don't anyway, not new news.

He can not like it but he had better not try to stop them or stifle their points of view or bring up questions that most conservatives think are wrong. That's when I will care and when I will raise my voice to my politicians.

I dont know where to start with your post...
Hmmm...how about LMAO!!!!

Yeah Thomas it was reported on T.V...and it was on Fox ;)

They actually are...
they have more overall viewers than Fox.

Thats even a question bc all of the obama media didnt show or cant get any of his transcripts...
Hmmm, conspiracy I say ;)

Since I do want to be "Fair and Balanced" I must say this...boycotting something isn't against the constitution. Obama isn't prevent the world from watching Fox he and his adminstartion just isn't going on the network. It's very different than accusing the President ( that I dont happen to like but...)of violating the 1st amendment

Isn't the BBC government run???
And has a strong tendency to lean hard left...

Fox is so far right it makes the middle of the road networks look left. Lets face it all media is corperate and support the corperate agendas and define the boundries of a debate on most issues. An example would be the little or no coverage of injured and dead civilians in Iraq. Or even the lack of coverage when Israel commited war crimes in Palastine.

It was on more stations then Fox.

Now it's just narrowed down to 2 hours of fox. Thank goodness only the 5 and 9 EST shows are bad for us.

Wow what do you know an ABC repoter asking this question go figure(he must be in the pocket of some rich right wing lobby or something)


Tapper Asks Gibbs Why It's Appropriate For White House To Decide Who's A News Organization
By Noel Sheppard (Bio | Archive)
October 20, 2009 - 18:44 ET

On Tuesday, another prominent media member challenged the White House strategy of attacking the Fox News Channel.

This time up at the plate was ABC's Jake Tapper who asked White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs during today's gaggle:

It’s escaped none of our notice that the White House has decided in the last few weeks to declare one of our sister organizations “not a news organization” and to tell the rest of us not to treat them like a news organization. Can you explain why it’s appropriate for the White House to decide that a news organization is not one?

Tapper posted the full exchange with Gibbs at his Political Punch blog (emphases his, file photo):

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Tapper: It’s escaped none of our notice that the White House has decided in the last few weeks to declare one of our sister organizations “not a news organization” and to tell the rest of us not to treat them like a news organization. Can you explain why it’s appropriate for the White House to decide that a news organization is not one –

(Crosstalk)

Gibbs: Jake, we render, we render an opinion based on some of their coverage and the fairness that, the fairness of that coverage.

Tapper: But that’s a pretty sweeping declaration that they are “not a news organization.” How are they any different from, say –

Gibbs: ABC -

Tapper: ABC. MSNBC. Univision. I mean how are they any different?

Gibbs: You and I should watch sometime around 9 o’clock tonight. Or 5 o’clock this afternoon.

Tapper: I’m not talking about their opinion programming or issues you have with certain reports. I’m talking about saying thousands of individuals who work for a media organization, do not work for a “news organization” -- why is that appropriate for the White House to say?

Gibbs: That’s our opinion.

I view people who watch Fox as I would people who watch televangicals or go to tent revivals. Its part entertainment for them and part salvation. Yes they are foolish but in there own way they are just looking for some type of salvation somwere somehow someway.

Nice blanket statement.
You really have no clue.
Just keep getting your news from msnbc and the smirkingchimp. Because they now all and don't have any bias at all

tHE REAL scarey thing about Fox news though is that it leeds people are large portion of america down the path of paranoia and a never never land of made up facts.

thanks for the reminder, I take all these as opinion news. None of them matter to me they all long lost their credibility.

Smirkingchimp Now I know when I need to get the really important news I go to smirkingchimp. Where is smirkingchimp broadcast from???The basement of the San fransico high school?

Tapper better watch out or he'll get the John Stossell treatment..

I wouldn't doubt if it isn't allready in the works. God forbid there be an acctual "REPORTER" somewhere.