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Posted on 10/06/2009 1:02:11 PM PDT by wilco200
At a time of tension between their organizations, White House senior adviser David Axelrod met with Fox News chairman and chief executive officer Roger Ailes two weeks ago, sources tell POLITICO.
The two met privately in Manhattan during the president’s visit to the United Nations.
The two discussed news coverage and the relationship between the organizations.
Ailes is the founder of Fox News. A key part of Axelrod’s portfolio is the president’s image and broad message.
POLITICO has asked Fox for comment, and will update with reaction.
White House officials have expressed pique with what they consider heavy coverage of Obama critics by opinion shows on the news channel.
Obama aides showed their displeasure by omitting “Fox News Sunday” when the president granted interviews last month to the other Sunday shows.
Noting coverage on cable’s Fox News Channel, the Fox broadcast network declined to carry Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress, or his most recent prime-time news conference. White House officials did not like that, but say it is not their primary problem with Fox.
Hopefully, Ailes told him where to stick it!
Going to try to threaten Ailes into submission.
Nothing good can come of this meeting.
We owe Ailes a debt of gratitude for NOT broadcasting O’s so called speeches. We’ve seen more of the teleprompter than is bearable.
I would feel a lot better if Ailes had very publicly explained that a meeting would be inappropriate because media and government should be very separate.
The word will filter down...everyone will be told to mitigate their commentary, or else.
Beck yesterday called Fox the Alamo of the news world. I hope he is right.
Being that Roger Ailes was the one who invited Glen Beck over to Fox I think that he told Axlerod to “Stuff it”!
OMG!! Ailer should have told him “No Thank you”! This crap is why I don’t trust Fox all that much.
“a chill wind blows...” someone remind me, who said that? LMAO
Ailes will probably tell him in no uncertain terms what the 1st Amendment means.
unless Axelrod was asking him for a job...
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Hope not! Rather it be called the San Jancinto of the news world.
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Or, from a more recent war, the Bastogne of the news world.
The only way they should have met...is by letting Fox News televise the meeting. It's not like Axelrod has anything to hide...right?
After yesterday, when Beck basically called Obama a marxist, I think Ailes might have.
I saw a post somewhere, last night, that they were taking “Beck boycott” international. At first, I thought that they were talking about beer. Then, I got it. I didn’t bother to click on it, though. I didn’t want to risk my computer.
Noting coverage on cable’s Fox News Channel, the Fox broadcast network declined to carry Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress
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I’m pretty sure Politico got that part WRONG, something NOT unusual for them.
As far as I recall, FNC carried the address .. the local Fox News affiliates nationwide were given the option. Some did and some didn’t.
Remember all this IS A “POLITICO” story so take it w/ a grain of salt.
Their primary problem with Fox is they refuse to accept Obama’s lies without criticism and scrutiny!
I call them Pollutico.
The pic on the right looks more like Barbara BOXER (no offense meant to the breed) :-)
Why? So what if they met, I’m sure Axelrod tried to strong-arm Ailes, but Ailes didn’t build Fox news by rolling over and showing his belly to the opposition... and Beck is strong as ever... now, Shep Smith — that’s a whole other story!
Only here do we know the difference. Most of the world knows the Alamo as a place to take a stand, not that almost everyone was killed there, taking the stand. The Alamo was very inspirational even to the rest of the Texican Revolutionaries, “Remember the Alamo”.
San Jacinto is important to Texas, no one else will know anything about it.
ROFL!
They should shave that dog’s butt and teach him to walk backwards. He’s ug-LEE.
The one on the left,I’m talking about.
Well it is out now and one of the broadcasters will say something. This is Mafia style thuggery if you ask me. It is 0bama and his ilk trying to intimidate FOX into covering 0bama with favorable lights. I hope they don’t do this. Just wait until this happens to Rush! Rush was hopping mad today..he will blow this to outer space!
>> Nothing good can come of this meeting.
I’m not too worried about Ailes.
It’s Rupert Murdoch you should sweat. Except he’s making too much money from letting his network tell the truth.
1st amendment rights need to be paraded all over the Obama Junta.
They brook no opposition, they name the executives of Banks, and GM? They can't take critique, and now are down in the polls and they won't change their policies which cause the problem? Instead they try to shut people up.
Is anyone getting the fascist message here,HUH?
Its easy to fix the polls , JUST CHANGE YOUR POLICIES AND DO WHAT AMERICA NEEDS AND WANTS !
Yeah, guess he should stand corrected on that one.
Obammy can’t handle criticism from Fox News, yet expects Iran, Russia, and China to give in to his every demand. What a wuss we have for a PRESidENT. What a danger to our nation.
It would be cool if Ailes used the same hidden cameras that those ACORN kids did and Beck airs the video of Axelrod trying to strongarm him.
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Wait a second...we just know what 0bama Mafia was complaining about but what did Roger say in return? I will wait to distrust FOX if and when they taper back the coverage of this..
I hope Beck has lots of security because it would not surprise me if the 0bama Mafia tries to sanction him.
woof!
They can only push the envelope so far. Be ready for a false-flag action. That is the malicious corner into which they are painting themselves.
but say it is not their primary problem with Fox.
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Beck, Hannity...etc
Am I paranoid- or is this SOP?
Normal for a major news executive to meet privately with a senior administration official?
So Axelrod is leaning on Ailes?
It will be interesting to see what changes, if any, FOX makes in its lineup.
BTW—did Megyn have her baby? Girl or boy? Name?
What if Karl Rove went to NBC or cBS and met with their presidents and executives to influence or demand that they give Bush fluffy news coverage?
We would see every wacky newsy from OlberFuhrerMann to snotty Couric would have their panties in wads.
Maybe they reviewed Ailes FBI file.
Amen to that. White House wants a nice, controlled propaganda stream. Too bad. Clean up your act and I’ll watch.
Uh, you know how the Alamo ended, right?
I hope he's wrong.
The Alamo was taken by the enemy and all within it were slaughtered.
Had a baby Boy!
What is a false-flag action?
Axelrod is no more than a dishonest Democratic slickster. This Administration will not suppress the American people, regardless of what they try.
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