Thomas Ricks, Benghazi Issue, and Fox News

Almo said:
Check this out:

http://front.moveon.org/this-is-not-the-response-fox-news-expected-when-this-interview-started/

Fox News interviews a Pulitzer-winning author to talk about Benghazi, and he promptly slams their coverage of the subject.
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This is the latest. The whole story is worth reading.

On Tuesday, Ricks and Fox News were still feuding. Fox News' executive vp of news editorial Michael Clemente told the Hollywood Reporter that Ricks "apologized in our offices afterward but doesn’t have the strength of character to do that publicly." Ricks denied an apology ever took place. In an email to the Hollywood Reporter, Ricks wrote, "Please ask Mr. Clemente what the words of my supposed apology were. I'd be interested to know. Frankly, I don't remember any such apology."
UPDATE: TVNewser spoke with Clemente, who told the site that he would "refresh [Ricks'] memory" on the apology. After the segment, Clemente said that Ricks told Fox News staffers, "Sorry…I’m tired from a non-stop book tour." Clemente added, "Perhaps now he can finally get some rest.”
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What the heck is an "executive vp of news editorial" anyway? It's either news or editorial. Fox is really getting to be the true laughing stock of any newsworthy attempt. Given the collapse of the rest of the right wing's goofy machinery, we could well be on the way to a real government.:D

I like this Ricks guy, a lot.
 
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Maybe this isn't the right thread for this, but there's one thing about the Benghazi controversy I don't get: how would it benefit the Obama administration to misrepresent the attacks (ie, claim they were a reaction to the anti-Muslim video as opposed to Al Qaeda)? Or, what would their motivation be (assuming Rice/the admin was up to something)?
 
jimtron said:
Maybe this isn't the right thread for this, but there's one thing about the Benghazi controversy I don't get: how would it benefit the Obama administration to misrepresent the attacks (ie, claim they were a reaction to the anti-Muslim video as opposed to Al Qaeda)? Or, what would their motivation be (assuming Rice/the admin was up to something)?
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It makes no sense at all.

But that does not stop the hate machine from attempting to make it into an impeachable offense.
 
Are we all familiar with the term "bitch-slapped?"

Fox Boobs is not a very good source for commentary on military affairs.
 
jimtron said:
Maybe this isn't the right thread for this, but there's one thing about the Benghazi controversy I don't get: how would it benefit the Obama administration to misrepresent the attacks (ie, claim they were a reaction to the anti-Muslim video as opposed to Al Qaeda)? Or, what would their motivation be (assuming Rice/the admin was up to something)?
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If you go for the notion Obama just hates America it all sort of makes sense.

In other words you have to be crazy.
 
I think it was the best minute on Fox Boobs since Turd Blossom got his panties in a knot over the Ohio results.
 
Hilarious. He unequivocally uses his time to call Fox News on their ******** coverage.
 
Newtons Bit said:
Coulter started at MSNBC and she's not even an employee of Fox. Beck started at CNN and O'Reilly started at CBS.
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But did Beck spout completely crazy stuff at CNN? Or was that encouraged more at Fox? I'm not saying I know the answer to this question.
 
Almo said:
But did Beck spout completely crazy stuff at CNN? Or was that encouraged more at Fox? I'm not saying I know the answer to this question.
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He went kind of crazy on CNN, got booted, Fox picked him up, he went even more crazy. Eventually got booted, then went off on his on where he's still crazy..
 
Myron Proudfoot said:
He went kind of crazy on CNN, got booted, Fox picked him up, he went even more crazy. Eventually got booted, then went off on his on where he's still crazy..
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But Fox certainly tolerated a lot of rudeness.

For them now to claim they cut off Ricks simply because he was "rude" doesn't sound even close to being honest.

ETA: By contrast, when the GOP was threatening to shut down the government over funding for the CPB and Planned Parenthood, Diane Rehm had some Republican guest on who insisted that NPR was a biased news source. Diane said she took personal offense at such claims, since she and her colleagues go out of their way to present all viewpoints on the issues.

What she didn't do is immediately end the interview and silence a viewpoint she strongly disagreed with.
 
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JoeTheJuggler said:
But Fox certainly tolerated a lot of rudeness.

For them now to claim they cut off Ricks simply because he was "rude" doesn't sound even close to being honest.

ETA: By contrast, when the GOP was threatening to shut down the government over funding for the CPB and Planned Parenthood, Diane Rehm had some Republican guest on who insisted that NPR was a biased news source. Diane said she took personal offense at such claims, since she and her colleagues go out of their way to present all viewpoints on the issues.

What she didn't do is immediately end the interview and silence a viewpoint she strongly disagreed with.
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Rude? Shmude! He disagreed with their spin, told them so in no uncertain terms, but uttered not a word that would be considered rude. Maybe they'll get on that lady who they have analyze body language and get her to tell us how he didn't say anything rude but his body position makes it obvious that he wanted to.

I love the way they cut him off...
 
Tom Ricks: Fox News Statement About My Apology Is '*********'

Ricks in his own words, or right from the "horse's mouth" as it were.:D

Ricks hammered the point home when speaking with HuffPost Live's Ahmed Shihab-Eldin. In response to Clemente's statement indicating that Ricks "apologized" after the interview, "ignored the anchor's question," and doesn't have "the strength of character to [apologize] publicly," Ricks had one thing to say: "that's *********."
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ETA: For context, this is the full video segment from Huffpost.
 
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jimtron said:
Maybe this isn't the right thread for this, but there's one thing about the Benghazi controversy I don't get: how would it benefit the Obama administration to misrepresent the attacks (ie, claim they were a reaction to the anti-Muslim video as opposed to Al Qaeda)? Or, what would their motivation be (assuming Rice/the admin was up to something)?
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It wouldn't benefit the Obama administration. The unspoken assertion is that Obama ordered information that portrayed Muslims in a negative light to be repressed or spun into being not really the Muslims' fault, because Obama's secret policy is to always appease or excuse Muslims because he's a secret Muslim.
 
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