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Why Did Van Susteren Ask Gingrich To Explain Landrieu’s Comments About Fox?

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on February 02, 2013 · Flag

If ever there was proof of a Fox News segment geared entirely toward attacking Democrats, rather than informing viewers, it was Greta Van Susteren’s interview the other night with Newt Gingrich purporting to “explain” why Senator Mary Landrieu joined President Barack Obama in publicly criticizing Fox News.

Van Susteren began the interview by saying President Obama had recently “blasted” the network and then played a clip of Landrieu on the Senate floor saying that the discretionary budget “is not out of control despite what you hear on Fox News.”

As a banner reading “BLAME FOX SYNDROME?” blared on the screen, Van Susteren opened the discussion by “asking,” “So is this trend going to continue and what do they get out of it?” Later, Van Susteren said, “I don’t understand... Why are they so terrified that they keep bringing up Fox News? …All of a sudden they come up with Fox News as being their big enemy.”

It's astounding that Van Susteren wouldn't know why Democrats might think so, but assuming she really didn't, it's almost as astounding that she'd turn to Newt Gingrich and think he'd provide any kind of an unbiased answer.

With professorial smugness, Gingrich mansplained: that Fox represents the “real America” that Democrats fear. I wonder if that's the same "real America" that Fox kept telling us was going to elect Mitt Romney a few months ago.

If Van Susteren truly wanted to find out why Democrats are targeting Fox (assuming it really is a trend), she would have asked someone in a position to know – like, maybe a Democrat who agrees with the sentiments or a reporter who covers those Democrats - instead of a rank Republican partisan and former Fox opinionator like Gingrich.

I guess Sarah Palin was not available for her insights.

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Thx4 Fish commented 2013-02-03 10:46:20 -0500 · Flag
I wonder if anyone at Fox realizes that comments like Landrieu’s are not demonstrating fear of an enemy but mockery of a misinformation source and an attempt to educate. And since the disaster of Romney not winning the election as predicted by Fox, even more people understand the mockery, Fox viewers included.
Ray Michaels commented 2013-02-03 07:38:08 -0500 · Flag
Well, it is kind of like asking the prisoners to evaluate the judicial system that lead to their present situation and also the warden’s motives as well! FOX is mighty thinned skinned to get all bent out of shape because someone does not like them? BOO HOO!
Aria Prescott commented 2013-02-02 22:55:10 -0500 · Flag
“Why are they so terrified that they keep bringing up Fox News? …All of a sudden they come up with Fox News as being their big enemy.”

Don’t flatter yourself, Greta. Fox news is the “enemy” in the same way that an especially problematic school bully threatens the district Superindendent. The way they’re being dealt with is just as comparable.
radpat_USA commented 2013-02-02 19:35:45 -0500 · Flag
If Fox and it’s viewers do indeed represent “real America”, what oragnization can I join that is committed to it’s total destruction, by any means neccessary.
Mel Brandow commented 2013-02-02 19:00:05 -0500 · Flag
Gretta isn’t as dumb as she looks. This feigning suprise is for the sheep. Sort of Casablanca’s Captain Louis Renault’s " I am shocked, shocked to find out that gambling is goin on here."
truman commented 2013-02-02 17:48:05 -0500 · Flag
Pig Newton’s large jowls have started to grow their own jowls. In another year, he and Jabba The Ailes will look like identical twins.
NewsHounds posted about Why Did Van Susteren Ask Gingrich To Explain Landrieu’s Comments About Fox? on NewsHounds' Facebook page 2013-02-02 15:45:45 -0500
I guess Sarah Palin wasn't available.








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