Fox host on Christie: ‘Bridge thing’ ruining coverage of Bob Gates’ Obama-bashing

[TheDemSocialist]

Fox News host Steve Doocy on Thursday lamented the fact that the media was covering leaked emails that proved New Jersey Chris Christie’s (R) administration closed part of the busiest bridge in the world as political retribution instead of criticizing President Barack Obama.
Fox & Friends spent the first five minutes of their 7 a.m. ET hour reminding viewers that former Defense Secretary Robert Gates had written a book that had been hyped by The Washington Post‘s Bob Woodward as offering “a harsh critique of Obama.”
For the third day in a row, the Fox News hosts asserted that the book meant that the president did not trust or support the U.S. military, although people who have actually read the book say that conservatives have mischaracterized Gates’ comments.


But the Gates story was moved to the back burner on Wednesday, when emails emergedsuggesting Christie’s office ordered George Washington Bridge as lane closures last year political retribution against Democratic Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich and most of the media — with the exception of Fox News — focused on the scandal.
“Imagine the commander and chief claiming he supports you, but not your mission,” Fox News host Elisabeth Hasselbeck charged on Thursday. “To hear any of that coming forward in this book is just shocking!”
“Yeah,” Doocy agreed. “And I was watching one news channel yesterday, you would think that this would be a big story… all about the bridge thing… with Christie.”

Read more @: Fox host on Christie: ‘Bridge thing’ ruining coverage of Bob Gates’ Obama-bashing | The Raw Story

The thing that pisses me off the most isnt the fact the some people at Fox are pissed that Christie's controversy is making headlines over this book is taking over their political talking points, its that how FOX is painting this book and the books statements as Obama "doesnt support the mission" or that the "book meant that the president did not trust or support the U.S. military".

 

[Gonzo Rodeo]

Read more @: Fox host on Christie: ‘Bridge thing’ ruining coverage of Bob Gates’ Obama-bashing | The Raw Story

The thing that pisses me off the most isnt the fact the some people at Fox are pissed that Christie's controversy is making headlines over this book is taking over their political talking points, its that how FOX is painting this book and the books statements as Obama "doesnt support the mission" or that the "book meant that the president did not trust or support the U.S. military". [/FONT][/COLOR]

After watching the MSNBC link offered ("actually read the book"), it appears all the networks are simply saying whatever the hell they want in defense of their side, whichever side that may be.

Christie has a controversy surrounding him right now? Weird. Strange that a Republican governor favored for a primary run is getting a ton of media attention. Similarly strange how a less-than-glowing report of working in the Obama Whitehouse is being downplayed and, apparently, reinterpreted by whatever Chris Matthews thinks he can get away with.

Business as usual.

Why is anyone surprised!?!

Don't be pissed off because Fox is complaining the Christie story is getting more press than the day-old Gates story.... be pissed off that journalism is dead.

 

[joG]

After watching the MSNBC link offered ("actually read the book"), it appears all the networks are simply saying whatever the hell they want in defense of their side, whichever side that may be.

Christie has a controversy surrounding him right now? Weird. Strange that a Republican governor favored for a primary run is getting a ton of media attention. Similarly strange how a less-than-glowing report of working in the Obama Whitehouse is being downplayed and, apparently, reinterpreted by whatever Chris Matthews thinks he can get away with.

Business as usual.

Why is anyone surprised!?!

Don't be pissed off because Fox is complaining the Christie story is getting more press than the day-old Gates story.... be pissed off that journalism is dead.

Just read enough news and you see the world as man perceives it, chaotic.

 

[rhinefire]

"News" programs are all but gone. We are now subjected to opinions in place of news. Worse, these opinions are presented as facts. This is what is called "propaganda". Ask who is writing this material and why? When did the news become allied to the government when they used to be polar opposites designed to keep the government honest? Television had a huge impact on this relationship and government saw the potential power of the media and had to react. The late night hosts and people like John Stewart are now political platforms. I watched the great Jack Paar get political but only when he saw a great wrong. Consider now days the power of sponsors and how they can create and destroy radio and television programs when they choose. "Information" no longer means to be descriptive but today it means to be persuasive and that is very dangerous to a democracy.

 

[hjl1991]

MSNBC: 6/10 top stories are all about Christie

FoxNews: 4 or 5 different subjects as top stories, including Christie as the biggest one

I know where the real bias is. For the record, Fox's general opinion is that Gates is a traitor to Obama, and they aren't looking at him in a good light. Also, for the record MSNBC is only trying to bury Christie because they know he can beat Clinton in the presidential race which is a very poor tactic that they have used on every potential republican candidate for at least the past 6 years. Fox is showing how Christie apologizes and takes credit repeatedly, MSNBC is only showing the parts where Christie explains how he didn't know and then saying BS to his allegations. It's sad.

 

[sawdust]

The Gates book isn't even out yet. When it hits the shelves there will be another round of blabber.

Chirstie did the right thing in his handling of the issue. He'll continue to do the right thing if anything new surfaces. He's a former prosecutor and has that mindset. If our lier in chief had been as upfront with the issues of his administration there would be a whole line of people looking for employment, but that's not the way he rolls.

 

[Gipper]

Read more @: Fox host on Christie: ‘Bridge thing’ ruining coverage of Bob Gates’ Obama-bashing | The Raw Story

The thing that pisses me off the most isnt the fact the some people at Fox are pissed that Christie's controversy is making headlines over this book is taking over their political talking points, its that how FOX is painting this book and the books statements as Obama "doesnt support the mission" or that the "book meant that the president did not trust or support the U.S. military". [/FONT][/COLOR]

Or you could just flip to MSNBC to get everything you want to hear parroted back to you.

Whatever your beliefs, there's someone who will tell you what you want to hear. I just have a problem when people want to suppress what they don't.

 

[Morton]

I'd much rather hear about Gatesgate then Bridgegate. If I wanted to hear about Bridgegate I'd watch MsNBC.

 

[Morton]

This is all true. But I'd rather have this environment than a monopoly on news which the left had over 30 years. Now at least, enlightened people can see the bias and act accordingly by either looking for less biased sources or even agreeing with the bias.

The problem isn't bias, the problem is when people don't think a viewpoint is biased because it agrees with their own bias.

"News" programs are all but gone. We are now subjected to opinions in place of news. Worse, these opinions are presented as facts. This is what is called "propaganda". Ask who is writing this material and why? When did the news become allied to the government when they used to be polar opposites designed to keep the government honest? Television had a huge impact on this relationship and government saw the potential power of the media and had to react. The late night hosts and people like John Stewart are now political platforms. I watched the great Jack Paar get political but only when he saw a great wrong. Consider now days the power of sponsors and how they can create and destroy radio and television programs when they choose. "Information" no longer means to be descriptive but today it means to be persuasive and that is very dangerous to a democracy.

 

[ocean515]

Read more @: Fox host on Christie: ‘Bridge thing’ ruining coverage of Bob Gates’ Obama-bashing | The Raw Story

The thing that pisses me off the most isnt the fact the some people at Fox are pissed that Christie's controversy is making headlines over this book is taking over their political talking points, its that how FOX is painting this book and the books statements as Obama "doesnt support the mission" or that the "book meant that the president did not trust or support the U.S. military". [/FONT][/COLOR]

Frankly, having been over the GWB 100's of times, caught in traffic in and around it, left scratching my head at lane closures in, around, and on all the various toll bridges and access roads throughout the NJ, and NY area, while few if any workers were visable, and this whole controversy about lane closures smells of complete BS.

It's stunning to see the depths the MSM is willing to go to manipulate the focus of the news, and further, to try and destroy someone because of the juvenile acts of some political wannabe.

How about the media focus on some issue of real importance? Or is it really that important to eliminate any threats to the hopes for the first woman President?

 

[loader]

The liberal press was silent about huge scandals Obama, but a tiny Christi scandal, balloons as they can.
Therefore, most liberals are atheists, because they know that they will burn in hell.:mrgreen:

 

[Karl]

Frankly, having been over the GWB 100's of times, caught in traffic in and around it, left scratching my head at lane closures in, around, and on all the various toll bridges and access roads throughout the NJ, and NY area, while few if any workers were visable, and this whole controversy about lane closures smells of complete BS.

It's stunning to see the depths the MSM is willing to go to manipulate the focus of the news, and further, to try and destroy someone because of the juvenile acts of some political wannabe.

How about the media focus on some issue of real importance? Or is it really that important to eliminate any threats to the hopes for the first woman President?

So, your claim is one of propagandus interruptus? :lol:

 

[apdst]

Read more @: Fox host on Christie: ‘Bridge thing’ ruining coverage of Bob Gates’ Obama-bashing | The Raw Story

The thing that pisses me off the most isnt the fact the some people at Fox are pissed that Christie's controversy is making headlines over this book is taking over their political talking points, its that how FOX is painting this book and the books statements as Obama "doesnt support the mission" or that the "book meant that the president did not trust or support the U.S. military". [/FONT][/COLOR]

What pisses me off, is that not a single thing has been done about the half dozen Federal scandals and the Feds already launched an investigation into Bridgegate.

 

[TheDemSocialist]

How about the media focus on some issue of real importance?

Blantant and obvious corruption isnt important?

Or is it really that important to eliminate any threats to the hopes for the first woman President?

 

[TheDemSocialist]

The liberal press was silent about huge scandals Obama, but a tiny Christi scandal, balloons as they can.
Therefore, most liberals are atheists, because they know that they will burn in hell.:mrgreen:

You must not watch a lot of US media then.....

 

[Kobie]

The problem it seems most conservatives seem to have with U.S. media can't be that these stories aren't getting covered -- they are -- but rather, they're not being covered HOW they want to see them covered. They want coverage of Benghazi, say, to be framed a certain way, and if it's not, they scream from the rooftops about how their version of the truth isn't being uncritically accepted and disseminated.

 

[loader]

Our president lied to us in the eyes. Our president directly violates the Constitution of the country. President's gang using state power and money destroy his political opponents. On his watch killed the ambassador of our country. On his watch trillions of dollars swim to the "international" banks, people impoverished and work go to other countries.
You was cheated, and you do not even understand. I feel sorry for you.

 

[TheDemSocialist]

Our president lied to us in the eyes.

this trait isnt special to Obama.

Our president directly violates the Constitution of the country.

Which part?

President's gang using state power and money destroy his political opponents.

What "gangs" and how?

On his watch killed the ambassador of our country.

This has been debunked get over it.
A Deadly Mix in Benghazi - The New York Times

On his watch trillions of dollars swim to the "international" banks, people impoverished and work go to other countries.

Uhhh techinically this has been a product of "reaganomics" which POUTS after POTUS has continued since the last 70's...

You was cheated, and you do not even understand. I feel sorry for you.

Yea.. But i think you dont understand the "big picture".. But then again this is only a socialist speaking...

 

[SMTA]

this trait isnt special to Obama.


Which part?


What "gangs" and how?


This has been debunked get over it.
A Deadly Mix in Benghazi - The New York Times



Uhhh techinically this has been a product of "reaganomics" which POUTS after POTUS has continued since the last 70's...

Yea.. But i think you dont understand the "big picture".. But then again this is only a socialist speaking...

And a very poorly worded one at that.

 

[Crosscheck]

"News" programs are all but gone. We are now subjected to opinions in place of news. Worse, these opinions are presented as facts. This is what is called "propaganda". Ask who is writing this material and why? When did the news become allied to the government when they used to be polar opposites designed to keep the government honest? Television had a huge impact on this relationship and government saw the potential power of the media and had to react. The late night hosts and people like John Stewart are now political platforms. I watched the great Jack Paar get political but only when he saw a great wrong. Consider now days the power of sponsors and how they can create and destroy radio and television programs when they choose. "Information" no longer means to be descriptive but today it means to be persuasive and that is very dangerous to a democracy.

I think you are correct. As Jack Friday used to say on Dragnet " just the facts, ma'am". That is all we want and then we can make our own opinion.

But newsperson have become celebs and celebs have become newsperson. Case in point as in the article above is FOX newsperson Elisabeth Hasselbeck whom is another reality TV star giving you her opinion on the news..

 

[eohrnberger]

this trait isnt special to Obama.


Which part?


What "gangs" and how?


This has been debunked get over it.
A Deadly Mix in Benghazi - The New York Times



Uhhh techinically this has been a product of "reaganomics" which POUTS after POTUS has continued since the last 70's...

Yea.. But i think you dont understand the "big picture".. But then again this is only a socialist speaking...

Couple of missing points in that NYT 'news' reporting.

Let's look at the facts. "The New York Times" rightly claims that an anti-American group called Ansar Al-Sharia was behind the attack, but "The Times" says the group is not affiliated with al Qaeda. The evidence says otherwise.

In August 2012, a few weeks before the attack, the Pentagon, the Pentagon, issued a report that said, quote, "Ansar Al-Sharia has increasingly embodied al Qaeda's presence in Libya" unquote.

Bill O'Reilly: Talking Points Memo - Bill O'Reilly: The straight story about the murders in Benghazi

Appearing on Face the Nation on December 2, 2012, Feinstein, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, stated: “General Petraeus briefed us on the 13th (of September). There is a transcript. He said very clearly al Qaeda elements were involved.”

Down and Out in Benghazi | The American Spectator

So the reporting that asserts that is was not al Qaeda isn't correct, clearly, the group Ansar Al-Sharia is an al Qaeda group.

"The Times" also says, quote "The attack does not appear to have been meticulously planned." Nonsense. For more than two hours dozens of Islamic thugs used rocket propelled grenades and automatic weapons to assault the U.S. mission compound in Benghazi. Militants were seen on video cameras casing the mission before the attack and they hid themselves until opening fire.

They also attacked a CIA compound a half mile away using mortars, and "The New York Times" says the attack was not planned. Are you kidding me?

Bill O'Reilly: Talking Points Memo - Bill O'Reilly: The straight story about the murders in Benghazi

Lastly, the veracity of the NYT reporting and editorial decisions have come to be called into question, specifically their political agenda, which may very well be the reporting and the editorial decision's masters.

You may remember "The Times" implied that John McCain had an extramarital affair during his presidential campaign against Barack Obama. "The Times" could produce no evidence, none, to justify that story, and to this day, Senator McCain is bitter about it.

Now we have the lingering Benghazi situation that may hurt Hillary Clinton in her presidential run. "Talking Points" believes that was the motivation for the way this investigation was framed by "The New York Times". I could be wrong, but I'm not wrong about the reporting. It is seriously flawed. And that's "The Memo."

Bill O'Reilly: Talking Points Memo - Bill O'Reilly: The straight story about the murders in Benghazi

Love'em or hate'em, doesn't matter. The questions they raise about this NYT article are certainly valid, and would seem to me to need a response.

 

[ocean515]

Blantant and obvious corruption isnt important?

Lame equivalence there Socialist. Probably best to keep projection to minimum if credibility is important.

The juvenile antics of a political operative are of head shaker importance. The vomit inducing trafic jam people tolerated seem to prove what losers they are, rather than anything else. Spend a week traversing the city in Progressiveville in Southern California, and the inconvenience experieced by some folks in and around the I-95 in Ft Lee would be laughable.

This whole story, in the grand scheme of things, is a rather pathetic attempt to hurt Christy, who apparently is seen as a serious challenger to anything the Dems are thinking of running in 2016, including Hilary. (The first lady President reference)

 

[polgara]

Lame equivalence there Socialist. Probably best to keep projection to minimum if credibility is important.

The juvenile antics of a political operative are of head shaker importance. The vomit inducing trafic jam people tolerated seem to prove what losers they are, rather than anything else. Spend a week traversing the city in Progressiveville in Southern California, and the inconvenience experieced by some folks in and around the I-95 in Ft Lee would be laughable.

This whole story, in the grand scheme of things, is a rather pathetic attempt to hurt Christy, who apparently is seen as a serious challenger to anything the Dems are thinking of running in 2016, including Hilary. (The first lady President reference)

:agree: It does seem like they are jumping the gun way too early, though. Desperation? It was interesting to read that Hillary ended up in last place on the favorability poll, though...even Rush got more votes? :lamo:

Greetings, ocean515. :2wave:

 

[ocean515]

:agree: It does seem like they are jumping the gun way too early, though. Desperation? It was interesting to read that Hillary ended up in last place on the favorability poll, though...even Rush got more votes? :lamo:

Greetings, ocean515. :2wave:

Good morning Polgara :2wave:

Every day it seems there is a new headline regarding the Gov. Today it was something about an investigation into advertisements related to NJ and Federal spending on Sandy aid. Really? The CNN "journalist" included the sentance, "the scandal plagued Governor".

Really?

All things considered, I see a rather over the top MSM attempt to deflect from real issues of concern while the tabloid journalism they've now locked themselves into pursues it's tail in the Christie affair.

 

[Dr. Chuckles]

I think you are correct. As Jack Friday used to say on Dragnet " just the facts, ma'am". That is all we want and then we can make our own opinion.

actually if you look at the ratings, that is exactly what people don't want. There's an obvious reason why the network and internet news outlets have been progressively moving towards a heavy editorial format, and it doesn't take a conspiracy to explain