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FoxNews.com poll asks why WH "Still Attacking Fox News"

October 20, 2009 7:26 am ET by Media Matters staff

From the October 19 FoxNews.com "You Decide" poll:

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Previously:

Boehlert: Memo To The Media: Fox News Is Now The Opposition Party

Fox's news programs echo its "opinion" shows: Smears, doctored videos, GOP talking points

"Voice of the opposition": Fox News openly advocates against Democratic Congress, White House

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    • Author by magnolialover (October 20, 2009 7:45 am ET)
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      Fox is unbelievable for the most part. Playing the "victim" to the White House "attack". As if FoxNews doesn't deserve the pushback (I wouldn't call it attacking, I'd call it defending) it is getting from the White House. When people make false and misleading news stories, and start making things up to try and derail an entire administration, then by all means, they need to defend themselves, and their record, and Fox is the "news" network doing this to the Obama administration.
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      • Author by DellDolly (October 20, 2009 11:35 am ET)
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        You're right about the "playing the victim" part. It's the latest ploy by people on the right.
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    • Author by peace4all (October 20, 2009 8:06 am ET)
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      maybe if fox would do some fact checking and stop taking things out of context there would be nothing for the white house to "attack". fox is like any other bully, they are only happy when they get to beat up on people, they can't take it when those same people hit back.
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    • Author by IRONY 101 (October 20, 2009 8:16 am ET)
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      They left out "FOX News is not a legitimate news organization." as one of the choices. I'm sure that is just an oversight.
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    • Author by pamom (October 20, 2009 8:21 am ET)
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      Talk about Straw polls.... Geesh! They really do the victim mentality well......
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    • Author by Ouroborus (October 20, 2009 8:24 am ET)
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      The White House is the one confusing News and Opinion? My word, that's rich. Personally, I think this is great. Get accused of rank partisan propaganda? Respond with an utterly biased poll, the results of which will be cooked anyway when it comes time to 'cite' this highly scientific result on air.

      The really sad part is that the people at Fox think this is the moral high road when it comes to fighting back. Their first option was likely just photoshopping yellow teeth and a giant nose onto David Axelrod.
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    • Author by The_Cat (October 20, 2009 10:22 am ET)
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      I think it's typical that FOX Propaganda would let viewers decide why the White House was attacking it, but not let viewers vote over whether or not FOX was actually being attacked. "We've already determined what reality is. We just need to know what color to paint it." Yeah, go on pretending you do legitimate news, FOX Propaganda.
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    • Author by themidnightreview.com (October 20, 2009 10:37 am ET)
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      Why are there four choices to make on their poll?

      The choices should read:

      A) We are not a real news agency, but we pretend to be, and misuse such trust to push our agenda in the name of "conservatism" while bashing any opposition that is not sympathetic to our propaganda machine.

      B) I'm a liberal commie pinko Kenyan Muslim lovin' Obamaphile who wants to nationalize everything and allow hedonism to reign supreme.

      Push poll?
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    • Author by afitzgerald1532 (October 20, 2009 11:54 am ET)
         
      We need to just stop watching all of Fox's stations (local, sports, entertainment, etc.) They are doing a good job of de-facing their diverse media outlets. Or are they?
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    • Author by steeve (October 21, 2009 12:42 am ET)
         
      Hilarious.

      "Why is the white house still attacking fox news?"

      Because fox news is so in bed with republicans, it can't even permit a liberal option in its online polls.
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