The Obama, Fox News Relationship.

On May 8, 2009, at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Barack Obama speaks “seriously” about the job done by the media in holding Washington “accountable” by asking the “questions” and reporting the “truth”. Six weeks later at the Radio & Television Correspondents Dinner, June 19, 2009, Obama again thanks the media. “In all seriousness, despite … uh … the jokes I’ve told, … uh … I’m here tonight because I appreciate all the work that you do and the roll that you play. You report the news as it happens and history as it’s made” said Obama. “You bring the truth to the people and allow people to bring the truth to the world.”

So, if it is so seemingly apparent that Obama looks to the media to do its job and report the truth, why is it that he constantly attacks Fox News for doing their job? Is it not the job of the media to help inform citizens of what is really going on? Yes, it is true that Fox News asks the tough questions. Yes, it is true that Fox News does the research and reports the facts. Unlike the Main Stream Media, Fox News isn’t on the “Obama Can Do No Wrong” band wagon.

Obama doesn’t want the American citizen to know what’s really going on in Washington and this was made apparent during a recent interview with CNBC’s John Harwood, the now infamous “Fly Swatting” interview. In wrapping up the interview, Harwood addresses Obama.

Harwood:   “When you and I spoke in January, you said … uh … I observed that you hadn’t gotten much bad press, you said, ‘its coming’. [Obama chuckles] Media critics would say, not only has it not come, but you’ve gotten such favorable press, either because of bias or because you’re good box office, that it’s hurt the country because you’re not sufficiently being held accountable for your policies, assess that.”

Obama:  “It’s very hard for me to … to swallow that one” said Obama. “Uhm … First of all I … uh, uh … have one television station [laughing] … uh, uh … that is entirely devoted to … uh, uh …attacking my administration … uh, uh .. I mean … uh … you know … uh … that’s … that’s a pretty…”

Harwood:  “I assume you’re talking about Fox?”

Obama:  “Well, that’s a pretty big megaphone and you’d be … uh … hard pressed, if you watch the entire day to … uh, uh … to, to … uh … find a positive story about me on that front.”

Now, I ask you, what does this man expect? The Main Stream Media does have “A Slobbering Love Affair” with Obama, as TV news reporter and author Bernie Goldberg’s book title implies.  The news media is there to get the story, research and validate the story by asking the “tough questions” and, in turn, report the “facts”. I, as many do, based on the current ratings; believe that Fox News does this day in and day out. They are, as their slogan suggests, “Fair and Balanced”. With the exception of their “Commentators”, Hannity, O’Reilly and Beck, Fox News reports the facts. Don’t get me wrong here, I’m talking about “News”. The Fox commentators do their research, uncover and report many injustices and discrepancies in Washington and have become a wealth of information for their viewers.

And I beg to differ with Obama. When there is something positive to report about his administration, Fox presents it responsibly and thoroughly. What Obama doesn’t seem to realize, or wish to admit, is that there hasn’t been much positive coming out of Washington lately. Our economy is still struggling; unemployment is still increasing; we now own two car companies, the financial industry and we will soon fall victim to nationalized health care. The administration is consistently violating the Rule of Law and the Constitution, has denounced Christianity in the nation and proclaimed “that we are the largest Muslim country in the world.” I guess that’s to be expected, seeing as we have a Muslim in the White House.

So, do I watch and support the responsible reporting of Fox News? You bet! And so do more viewers here in the US and around the world than any other US news or broadcast network. In most cases, the other networks combined can’t pull the audience that Fox News does. Now, doesn’t that say something about quality, accuracy and reliability?