Fox News pulls anti-Obama video
By Jo Piazza / current.com
In their most recent attempt to be fair and balanced Fox News released a fear-mongering video rant against Barack Obama on Wednesday morning.
The four-minute piece which aired on "Fox & Friends" received so much criticism for looking like a GOP attack ad that the network removed it from the site and was forced to issue the following statement:
"The package that aired on 'Fox & Friends' was created by an associate producer and was not authorized at the senior executive level of the network. This has been addressed with the show's producers."
We imagine that Karl Rove's Super PAC has already reached out to said associate producer to offer them a new gig. That AP really nailed the GOP's attack style.
Regardless of whether the ad, which was billed on the show as a look back at Obama's presidency, was pulled, the fact is that it still aired on the network during a hugely lucrative time slot. According to Media Matters a four-minute advertisement during that morning segment would run an outside advertiser nearly $100,000. That's a few less lunches that Mitt Romney has to peddle with Donald Trump.
Tune into Full Court Press with Bill Press tomorrow at 6am ET/3am PT to hear more on Fox News' latest blunder.
(Photo: YouTube)
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Landon_Reynolds
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"You want the truth?!?!?! You can't handle the truth!!!" ~Jack Nicholson~
The segment simply provided the FACTS of Obama's 'hope' and 'change'.
Obama is a 'Clown-In-Charge' and not a 'Commander-in-Chief'. He's a 'One Term Blunder'!
Obama makes Jimmy Carter look like a Great President! Carter has gotta be loving it!
And yes...the segment is FAIR and sometimes 'fair' is hard to 'balance' !!!
- 12 months ago
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Landon_Reynolds
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stolenapples
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We're in a fucking economic crisis! What do you expect?! Maybe the campaign was a bit too optimistic but what was he supposed to say?! I'm not very happy of what happened since the election of Obama, but I sure don't think McCain would have done any better.
- 12 months ago
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stolenapples
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notsure
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Propaganda and Friends.........When independent thought is beyond your reach, We're there for you...Fox News.
- 12 months ago
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notsure
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Edward_Tilton
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FOX is NOT NEWS, it is licensed as entertainment and according to Roger Ailes, under oath, "Has no duty to the truth". I prefer the Onion for my fictional News
- 12 months ago
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