Fox & Friends Outraged Over Obama Hosting Progressive Media But Had No Problem With George W Bush Hosting Right Wing Media

That the conservative couch crew on Fox & Friends has a bad case of hypocrisy is illustrated in their patented faux Fox outrage about how President Obama met with MSNBC and other progressive media hosts, yesterday, at the White House. Yet, they had no problem when a Republican President, George W Bush, met with right wing media members including Fox's very own - drum roll - please, Sean Hannity! The "friends" doubled down on their double standard by claiming that - ready for it - MSNBC is in the tank for Obama. And we all know that Fox News isn't in the tank for the GOP cuz it's fair & balanced, ya think!

The Kurvy Kouch Krewe seemed to be shocked that some folks from MSNBC, as well as Arianna Huffington, were invited to the White House "for a briefing." Former Miss American and reliable GOP mouthpiece, Gretchen Carlson, said that she didn't understand why "anyone would be shocked about that." After Brian Kilmeade said that it was "outrageous" that there would be five hosts from the same channel, Gretch proclaimed, as Fox fact, that MSNBC is "delivering the message of the administration so it makes sense." Wall of genius Steve Doocy noted that "that's all [MSNBC] is "gonna do anyway" asked why other channels, such as Fox News, weren't invited.

Kilmeade muttered "it's incredible." Doocy then asked the audience what they thought of the president inviting "way left people to a little sit down at the White House." Kilmeade whined that Obama "hasn't talked to Republicans unless they agree to raise the rates" and hasn't met with Eric Cantor "in over a year;" but "it's time to meet the talk show hosts on another channel." (Fact Check: Obama and Boehner met over a week ago.) Gretch snarked "maybe it's a thank you of sorts for the reelection." Kilmeade had the last word with his comment that he was "stunned" that this happened, "wasn't denied, and was confirmed."

The chyrons framed the agitprop: "Budget Bias? President Talks Fiscal Cliff With Liberal Press;" "The Left Wing, WH, President Met 'Influential Progressives."

The Fox friends are stunned and outraged over Obama's meeting with progressive media types. Yet, they had no problem at all with George W. Bush meeting with right wing media in 2006. There wasn't, as far as I know, any Fox & Friends whining about how Bush should have invited oh, say Air America to the soiree. The little pals didn't complain about how "way" right wing radio hosts, Sean Hannity, Neal Boortz, Laura Ingraham, Mike Gallagher, and Michael Medved "delivered the message" for Bush. That meeting was fine and dandy.

Different strokes for different folks?

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doors17 commented 2013-04-07 17:25:41 -0400 · Flag

What is wrong with you people? Bill is a well known expert on sin. Each week he’s in confessional repeating Forgive me, Father, For I have Sinned…again.

Visitor 55 commented 2012-12-06 10:22:48 -0500 · Flag

So, these pigs on FoxGOPTV spent the last 5 years attacking and smearing President Obama, lied and made up new lies about him and attacked his family, and they have the nerve to ask why they weren’t invited? Really? How self-absorbed, out of touch and unaware these pigs are.

Richard Santalone commented 2012-12-06 08:34:50 -0500 · Flag

@Average American Patriot Personally, I’d offer Fox & Friends cheddar with habanero peppers — after all, that would match their perennial flame-spewing mouths, wouldn’t it?

;^)

Average American Patriot commented 2012-12-05 19:20:23 -0500 · Flag

Cheese, Spanish Ham Tapas, or Sea Food vinaigrette, my Fox Friends?

Visitor 55 commented 2012-12-05 18:50:42 -0500 · Flag

The FoxFiends don’t just have a bad case of hypocrisy, they have a bad case of jealously too.

mj - the same one commented 2012-12-05 15:37:30 -0500 · Flag

@doors17: " . . . thatâs the kind of privileges the winning side gets. It gets to choose who to invite in, and who to sic the dogs on."

Exactly. So, if Sean Hannity continues to wonder why he doesn’t get invited to White House State Dinners . . .

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Jason Lewis commented 2012-12-05 15:04:02 -0500 · Flag

Yea, imagine the faux outrage if Obama had Rachel Maddow out to his ranch to drive around the place in his pick-up truck, like Bush did with Hannity.

truman commented 2012-12-05 14:36:30 -0500 · Flag

Awww poor babies.

doors17 commented 2012-12-05 13:34:57 -0500 · Flag

These three need a pacifier. It almost looked like they were pouting. I loved it. It would be funny if the President did invite these three with the same rules the host from MSNBC received that the meeting would be private and no cameras. They may actually choke on their pacifiers if they had the opportunity.

The first Bush had Rush overnight for a guest and he slept in the Lincoln bedroom. I know Fox wasnât around then, but thatâs the kind of privileges the winning side gets. It gets to choose who to invite in, and who to sic the dogs on.

Richard Santalone commented 2012-12-05 12:55:59 -0500 · Flag

Once again, Faux & Friends blatantly shows that they sure love to dish it out, BUT THEY JUST CAN’T TAKE IT!

Lakeview Greg commented 2012-12-05 12:45:43 -0500 · Flag

And if I may paraphrase another famous Chicagoan, what’s he supposed to do, invite people who hate him?

;-)

Lakeview Greg commented 2012-12-05 12:44:10 -0500 · Flag

I was wondering if the idiots at Fox would do this. They did. Of course, my cat could have predicted that as well.