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Fox denies Obama prime time slot celebrating his first 100 days in favour of Tim Roth's 'Lie to Me'
Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | April 28, 2009

Posted on 04/28/2009 8:06:21 AM PDT by Schnucki

The honeymoon is over for Barack Obama - at least, according to Fox.

The U.S. president celebrates his first 100 days in office tomorrow - but one network appears to have finally tired of Obamamania.

The right-wing Fox network has denied a presidential request to show his prime-time news conference tomorrow night.

Instead, the network is sticking with its regularly scheduled programming - in this case, an episode of British actor Tim Roth's drama 'Lie to Me'.

It's the first time a broadcast network has refused Mr Obama's request.

This will be the third prime-time news conference in Mr Obama's presidency.

ABC, CBS and NBC are all airing it.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: 100days; fox; obama
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To: Schnucki

At least Fox is showing lies with some class.


21 posted on 04/28/2009 8:14:11 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Beat a better path, and the world will build a mousetrap at your door.)
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To: Schnucki

As well they should. Zero has gotten 28 hours of prime time coverage in his first 100 days. Bush got 8. In fact Zero got more hours on prime time than Cinton and Bush combined!

Overkill is putting it mildly.


22 posted on 04/28/2009 8:14:53 AM PDT by gidget7 (Duncan Hunter-Valley Forge Republican!)
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To: Schnucki

I’m going to tune into fictional lies on FOX ...


23 posted on 04/28/2009 8:14:56 AM PDT by maggief
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To: Schnucki
Fox denies Obama prime time slot celebrating his first 100 days in favour of Tim Roth's 'Lie to Me'

Great for Fox! This is nothing less than a very lightly veiled political self promotion. I'd rather see Roth's lies than hear more lies from the Usurper in Chief, 0bammy!

24 posted on 04/28/2009 8:15:12 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Proud Veteran - Sworn to Defend The Constitution! - Caution: That makes me a Right-Wing Extremist.)
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To: Schnucki
Lie to Me gets eighteen million viewers.
25 posted on 04/28/2009 8:15:42 AM PDT by ex91B10
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To: Schnucki
FUBO
26 posted on 04/28/2009 8:16:36 AM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

So true


27 posted on 04/28/2009 8:17:04 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (He bows to the Saudi King - we don't have Camelot, we have Camel Lot)
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To: maggief

This is nothing unusual. Fox also denied airtime to President Bush and even on a more important occasion, soon after 9/11! Obummer’s ego is in overdrive. He is very much like becoming the national leader in George Orwell’s 1984 and that should be a scary scenario for even his most ardent supporters (if you read the book you know what I mean).


28 posted on 04/28/2009 8:17:18 AM PDT by Ev Reeman
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To: Schnucki
The right-wing Fox network

Silly Brits. I don't know much about British television stations, but I don't try to write articles about them either.

One can make a credible case that the FoxNews network is "right-wing", but the Fox network is an entertainment channel without any discernable political agenda.

Unless you consider such fare as The Simpsons, American Idol, Dollhouse, Family Guy, etc. to be "right-wing."

29 posted on 04/28/2009 8:17:43 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: dead

Was it news when ABC denied Bush?


30 posted on 04/28/2009 8:18:54 AM PDT by Blue Turtle
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To: brownsfan

Right on the mark, and they will have huge ratings.


31 posted on 04/28/2009 8:19:07 AM PDT by moose2004 (Stand up, speak out and help stop Obamacare and GE)
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To: 12Gauge687

Exactly. Especially when you think of how little TV time W actually requested as opposed to this poser.


32 posted on 04/28/2009 8:19:08 AM PDT by Drill Thrawl (Taxation with representation ain't so hot either.)
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To: Schnucki

“ABC, CBS and NBC”

Who are they?
TV stations or something?

LOL


33 posted on 04/28/2009 8:19:46 AM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.......)
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To: Schnucki
The right-wing Fox network

Don't they know the difference between Fox and Fox News?

34 posted on 04/28/2009 8:20:57 AM PDT by big black dog
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To: Schnucki

This will be the third prime-time BS conference in Mr Obama’s presidency.


35 posted on 04/28/2009 8:20:59 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Schnucki
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Too bad the other networks won't follow suit.

36 posted on 04/28/2009 8:22:55 AM PDT by girlscout
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To: dead
Unless you consider such fare as The Simpsons

I used to love the Simpsons but stopped watching them years ago when a blatant left wing bias was creeping into the themes. In one stretch, they had like 3 anti-Iraq war episodes in a row.

37 posted on 04/28/2009 8:23:05 AM PDT by big black dog
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To: Schnucki

So we have two choices that night, “Lie To Me” or “Lie To Us.”


38 posted on 04/28/2009 8:23:21 AM PDT by MindBender26 (The Hellfire Missile is one of the wonderful ways God shows us he loves American Soldiers & Marines)
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To: 12Gauge687
Fox is definitely right of the far left networks that kiss liberal ass. CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, ABC, and MSNBC are all propaganda outlets for the liberal establishment.
39 posted on 04/28/2009 8:24:39 AM PDT by peeps36 ( Al Gore. Is A Big Fat Lying Hypocrite. He Pollutes The Air By Opening His Big Mouth)
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To: JRios1968

Let’s all WATCH FOX during that TIME!! Make it a MOST WATCHED STATION that hour... and be sure and email them and let them know you appreciate them....at least this time!


40 posted on 04/28/2009 8:24:52 AM PDT by pollywog (I will lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help. My help comes from the Lord...Ps 121)
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