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Bullshit. Obama was a presidential candidate when this took place, not even the president. You're making this into a partisan issue; not the others upthread o

by daeken 10y ago

Bullshit. Obama was a presidential candidate when this took place, not even the president. You're making this into a partisan issue; not the others upthread of you.

mason240 10y ago
10/15/09 >The administration has taken increasing steps in recent weeks and months to isolate the TV network, with some Capitol Hill veterans recalling no such similar steps by any president since Richard Nixon’s retaliation against The New York Times and The Washington Post during Watergate. >“The point is this, and it really needs to be made: Fox is not just another television network,” said Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.), a close Obama ally. “Fox has become the official/semi-official voice for the Republican Party, in opposition to the president. And I think calling them out is the only way to delegitimize them as political propaganda.” http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/63167-congressional-democrats-defend-white-houses-snub-of-fox-news http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/63167-congression...
- daeken 10y ago
  That wasn't the original source, nor was it discussing the same issue. This is a very different issue, which I do think was a case of overstepping by the Obama administration. However, your comment was entirely out of line for what the thread was actually discussing.
  - mason240 10y ago
    Which is why I provided a source for another situation that is directly equivalent.
    - daeken 10y ago
      This is known as "moving the goalposts". You commented on a thread discussing one issue and jumped to a conclusion that this was partisan bickering. Then when called out on it, you moved the goalposts to another issue. It's not conducive to honest discussion.
      - mason240 10y ago
        That is not what "moving the goalposts" means. You said "this is about B, not A," so in response I gave a citation for B.
- dsp1234 10y ago
  FTA: "White House press secretary Robert Gibbs still calls on Fox News reporter Major Garrett at press briefings" ...because the reporter was in the press briefing. The journalists we're discussing now could not have been called on, as they were denied access.

by daeken 10y ago

Bullshit. Obama was a presidential candidate when this took place, not even the president. You're making this into a partisan issue; not the others upthread of you.

mason240 10y ago

10/15/09 >The administration has taken increasing steps in recent weeks and months to isolate the TV network, with some Capitol Hill veterans recalling no such similar steps by any president since Richard Nixon’s retaliation against The New York Times and The Washington Post during Watergate. >“The point is this, and it really needs to be made: Fox is not just another television network,” said Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.), a close Obama ally. “Fox has become the official/semi-official voice for the Republican Party, in opposition to the president. And I think calling them out is the only way to delegitimize them as political propaganda.” http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/63167-congressional-democrats-defend-white-houses-snub-of-fox-news http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/63167-congression...

daeken 10y ago
That wasn't the original source, nor was it discussing the same issue. This is a very different issue, which I do think was a case of overstepping by the Obama administration. However, your comment was entirely out of line for what the thread was actually discussing.
- mason240 10y ago
  Which is why I provided a source for another situation that is directly equivalent.
  - daeken 10y ago
    This is known as "moving the goalposts". You commented on a thread discussing one issue and jumped to a conclusion that this was partisan bickering. Then when called out on it, you moved the goalposts to another issue. It's not conducive to honest discussion.
    - mason240 10y ago
      That is not what "moving the goalposts" means. You said "this is about B, not A," so in response I gave a citation for B.
dsp1234 10y ago
FTA: "White House press secretary Robert Gibbs still calls on Fox News reporter Major Garrett at press briefings" ...because the reporter was in the press briefing. The journalists we're discussing now could not have been called on, as they were denied access.