Posted on 01/05/2012 7:42:26 PM PST by Cardhu
Fox News has long been seen as the American right's staunchest defender. But this election year has seen the channel demolish the campaigns of several Republican frontrunners. But what is good for ratings may not be good for US conservatives.
With two decades of experience under his belt, US journalist Bret Baier is a veteran in his field. Yet hardly anyone has ever accused him of being particularly fair or balanced. Baier is, after all, a host on Fox News, the most important television network for American conservatives. And he knows where he needs to stand -- when in doubt, lean to the right.
When former President George W. Bush was still in office, Baier flattered him with questions about his ranch in Texas and his favorite hiking trail. He has been less chummy with Bush's successor, Barack Obama. In an interview, the Fox host interrupted the president 16 times in 20 minutes.
It has now been a month since Baier, 41, sat across from Mitt Romney, the favorite to become the Republican nominee for president. Romney is not fond of speaking with the media. But Fox isn't just any network; it's the most powerful political television station in America. Fox News wants to drive Obama out of the White House, and Romney is seen as the Republican contender most likely to defeat the president in the November 2012 election. So what could possibly go wrong in an interview with Fox News?
But suddenly Romney was faced with several unpleasant and, apparently, unexpected questions. Baier grilled him about instances during his political career when he had changed his mind, on such issues as healthcare reform, immigration policy and abortion. Romney has often been accused of flip-flopping, but Baier's questions were so pointed that the former governor of Massachusetts came across...
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Isnt FOX part of the Romney super PAC. They sure act like it
Bret cut Krauthammer off tonight as Charles was going into Romney mode attacking either Santorum or Gingrich.
I trust you like CNN better?
Faux News-Romney is dead to me. They started losing me when they were the network of “dead blondes and white Broncos”, with Greta van Gasbag and Gerry Rivers as their leading muckrakers. Even COL North won’t talk to them anymore.
I used to watch FOX a lot with emphasis on the word used to. In this election cycle, I think they have been unfair and unbalanced. I have come to realize that their bottom line is money. Nothing else matters to them.
They are no friends to our Constitution.
Since when? He had a "War Stories" Special on FNC in December.
Did he really? I missed that! Like I said, I don’t watch Faux News-Romney anymore.
“Bret cut Krauthammer off tonight as Charles was going into Romney mode attacking either Santorum or Gingrich.”
Really, I believe they have had their tail scorched in recent days by real conservatives calling in, yelling and screaming over FOX biases, presumptions and unqualified discussions against anything, or anyone, that doesn’t promote Romney. Caterwalling cleavage clapping going on at FOX is getting XXX, if you have the kids around, it’s too much.
I have dumped them over except for snippet cheating, (Greta)if one of the conservatives is going to be on. Haven’t even watched Brett B. Can’t take the disappointment of their roll over for the Establishment. Greta strikes me as incredibly incisive sometimes, but fair and I come away informed in some way.
My dad used to tell me that nobody could ever take away my integrity. He said to lose it, I had to give it away.... and once gone, I could never get it back.
I’ve kept my integrity, Faux news gave theirs away.
FOX news has lost ALL credibility with me and they will NEVER get it back.
Actually, I do like CNN better in every case where there is crisis, or a national engagement going on somewhere. There contacts in the middle of an event, every single time, is unbelievable. They seem to get beyond just parroting the story, they pull up sources from underneath the story. Now when it wonders off the hard news reservation of the event and goes into pundit pumping hype, they’re among the worst, along with everybody else.
For example, it was CNN who was first to get the two adorable little old ladies on the line, and practically out of bed, who not only counted the vote in that missing precinct, but who phoned it in for certification. There numbers did NOT match what the media had been given to report, and the story took off from there. Today we hear this evening that Santorum probably won! Wow! What to think? I dunno.
I so agree with you. It is no favor to children (or adults)
to be anywhere near FAUX. You and I have FR, the entire internet at our disposal, and CSPAN, so what’t the point really of settling for the hype.
“Bret cut Krauthammer off tonight as Charles was going into Romney mode attacking either Santorum or Gingrich”
About time. Kraut has gone off the reservation and what the heck has gotten into Brit Hume? He is bashing Newt with the best of them. Its like they all drank the same kool aid or something. They are frothing at the mouth to jam Willard down our throats. Its not even subtle.
Totally agree, prior to spin time, CNN beats all the other news outlets hands down. For breaking news or a fast moving story CNN is the best.
I just changed the channel when Karl Rove came on Hannity. I’m sick and tired of that blowhard.
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