Fox News adopts the GOP mantra: ‘Where are the jobs?’
Fox News adopts the GOP mantra: ‘Where are the jobs?’
Fox News has been pushing back on White House Communications Director Anita Dunn’s assertion that the network is “a wing of the Republican Party” by arguing that “its news hours — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on weekdays — are objective.” Fox Political Analyst Brit Hume added that “if Fox News really were a GOP mouthpiece, the White House would not be attacking it.” However, Fox’s “objective” news hosts have literally served as the GOP “communications arm” when discussing the economic stimulus package and job creation. In July, House Republicans took to the floor to repeat the mantra “where are the jobs?” And Fox’s anchors, led by America’s Newsroom co-host Bill Hemmer, have adopted the phrase as their own, repeating it over and over on their “news” shows. Watch a compilation:
Thus far, Fox contributor Juan Williams seems to be the only one acknowledging the truth, saying that Fox consists of “conservative audience-oriented programming. And I don’t think anybody is going to debate that.” The Wonk Room has more.
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This story fall under the “monkey see, monkey do” category.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:18 pmHume added that “if Fox News really were a GOP mouthpiece, the White House would not be attacking it.”
seriously, what does he mean by that???
does he still think the R’s are in the WH??? what?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:20 pm.
FOXPRAVDA is not a News Network…
… FOXPRAVDA is a Political Station!
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October 15th, 2009 at 1:21 pmIf I’m not mistaken, the little old lady who did the ‘Where’s the beef?’ commercials for BK has passed on. It’s nice to see Faux pay tribute to her.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:22 pmThis one will bite them on the butt. The jobs are coming back and this will die quietly, as if they never spoke it:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a84XJ1E7j9aM
October 15th, 2009 at 1:22 pmSounds to me like the Republicans are begging for a giant public works project, chock full o’ jobs.
Give it to them, Mr. President, as they are obviously asking for it.
And then watch them whine, b*tch and moan their hypocritical *sses off, while the rest of America cheers you on.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:23 pmWhere are the jobs?
I hope all of your friends in the health insurance industry get laid off after reform passs and then they can go look for those jobs for you. Maybe they can tell you where they are.
Too bad though, if reform does pass, and those people do get laid off, then they’ll benefiet from the new system they fought so hard to stop.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:23 pmAnd when the jobs come it will be more evidence that we must cut taxes for the wealthy… jeebuz.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:24 pmWonder why they aren’t asking why wall street isn’t rebounding?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:24 pmGosh, if they (Fox) only knew some journalists who could go out and find out the real story of how many jobs have been created by the stimulus package.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:28 pmWhen is Flatulent Noise going to stop firing jounalists and producers who don’t suck up to Rupert “Murder” Murdock and Roger Ailes?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:29 pmHey, stop the presses!
You’ll never believe this but I found the jobs! They were in my pocket the entire time! Can you believe it?! And here I thought I left them in my pants at home.
Hmm. Looks like they’ve been in my pocket for a long time. They’re real warm.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:29 pmFox Political Analyst Brit Hume added that “if Fox News really were a GOP mouthpiece, the White House would not be attacking it.”
Does everyone else find this statement as bizarre and erroneous as I did ?
BTW
Brit Hume is releasing his 1st book : Fantastic Facial Expressions , for Christmas ……..
October 15th, 2009 at 1:30 pmThe Republicans are going to find themselves cash starved for the next elections. The yahoos in the Republican party are against the stimulus and bailouts. The stimulus bill and bailouts are a boon to the business community. There is talk about another stimulus bill which pump out more money to businesses and grant more tax breaks. Which party do you think is going to get the most campaign contributions?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:31 pmWhen 40,000 factories closed in the United States from 2001 to 2007 — a good portion of the time that the Republicans held the majority in Congress — it actually is a good question.
But one that The Republicans should have the answer for.
In addition, they should also answer this question: What policies did you enact that allowed this to happen? And this one: How many American jobs did you sell out in favor of corporate tax cuts?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:33 pmJobs didn’t leave the United States overnight, it will take time for them to come back. Americans are creative and industrious. It will happen.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:34 pmWhy didn’t they ask those questions under George Bush? Propaganda Much Fox? LOL! ;)
October 15th, 2009 at 1:34 pmFox Political Analyst Brit Hume added that “if Fox News really were a GOP mouthpiece, the White House would not be attacking it.”
Attacking? You mean as in laughing at them?
Does this mean the GOP war machine is going to shift tactics and do a full frontal assault with feathers and whoopee cushions?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:34 pmWhere’s there even a debate here? FOX has always been the #1 propaganda outlet to supply comfort for far right political and religious extremists. Shep Smith is the ONLY moderate on FOX!
October 15th, 2009 at 1:37 pmFred,
October 15th, 2009 at 1:40 pmOf course job loss claims have dropped off…
… When I was unemployed for three years, my job loss claim ended at month #6 when my unemployment ran out. From there on, I DIDN’T EXIST TO ANYONE IN MY GOVERNMENT!
Report: Stimulus has saved or created more than 1,000 Texas jobs
So far, Texas entities have been awarded 236 stimulus-funded contracts worth $534 million, or about $22 per capita, one of the lower amounts among states. Texas entities have received $47 million of the award total so far, according to data posted on Recovery.gov
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CURSE THEE LIBERALLY BIASED REALITY!!!!
October 15th, 2009 at 1:41 pmhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6610212795155043011#
Obama took our jaahbz!
October 15th, 2009 at 1:42 pmClearly a news report on the 9.5% unemployment rate is legitimate. So I am guessing that this post is about how Fox News is politicizing it? Because I fail to see the connection of reporting on the unemployment rate and the White House stance that Fox News is an extension of the GOP.
(Which it is, but I don’t see how this particular post really validates it).
Not trying to be snide here, this is a legitimate confuzzle moment for me.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:46 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
“Where are the jobs?” Good question. If “trickle-down” actually worked, shouldn’t the eight years of the Bush administration have resulted in a huge influx of jobs?
BTW, FOX could choose to spend their profits on starting up new small businesses which would hire more people at decent wages. Instead, they pay their on-line “talent” and executives indecently high salaries. Where’s the trickle-down in that?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:49 pmFox News is clearly conservative,
Time to get off the island, Mr Rourke needs that bungalow. Faux is not a news organization. The courts said so.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:51 pmInstead, they pay their on-line “talent” and executives indecently high salaries. Where’s the trickle-down in that?
Someone has to wash the windshield of their car.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:52 pmaaronk says:
Fox News is clearly conservative, but I would love to see TP.org complain about MSNBC’s clear left-leaning “news”. Double standard?
The difference is that Fox News gets the Republican talking points every day and that dictates how their news is reported. Not so for MSNBC. News networks should not be getting their “news” from a political party.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:52 pmI would love to see TP.org complain about MSNBC’s clear left-leaning “news”.
And we would love to hear you explain how Pat Robertson and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough are “left-leaning”. Go for it, ronk.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:53 pmaaronk, FOX clearly labels what they do as “news”, “fair and balanced” no less. Is there any comparable self promotion of news on MSNBC? What I mostly hear touted by MSNBC is “the place for politics”. Double standard?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:53 pmNews networks should not be getting their “news” from a political party.
Regressives hate America and thus, the Constitution.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:54 pmJobs disappearing? Gee, let me think a minute… Oh, could it be the fact that Republican-controlled corporations have been shipping millions of American jobs overseas since Ronald Reagan came to the Oval Office in 1981? Would corporate outsourcing of our jobs to Commie China and capitalist India have anything to do with it? Layoff 10% of the economists and 10% of the Faux Fascist Noise heads and they would start to sing a different tune…
October 15th, 2009 at 1:55 pmaaronk says:
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Fox News is clearly conservative, but I would love to see TP.org complain about MSNBC’s clear left-leaning “news”. Double standard?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
You mean those “left-leaning” talking heads like Joe Stupidborough , Andrea Mitchell , Chuck Todd , Norah O’Donnell , Kelly O’Donnell and Chris Matthews ?
Is there even a 1 of you GOP leg humping fools who ever makes a factually correct statement ?
Apparently not………….
October 15th, 2009 at 1:55 pmOFF TOPIC:
Just got this email at work:
>>The Chicago Tea Patriots is conducting a small protest today at —– until approximately 1 p.m. The group has targeted —— because of our support for health system reform.
At this point, the protest remains very small and is located at the corner of ———-. However, for your safety, please do not engage with the protesters if you choose to leave the building for lunch.<<
Of course, I just HAD to go downstairs immediately and "engage" these morons. It was laughable – 5 inbred looking FOX News watchers making up the "Tea Bag Patriots" – LOL.
I gave them all a copy of the Washington Times article TP posted about earlier (thanks TP!) and told them "this is what you stand for. This is IMMORAL!". I got dumb stares, they took the article and….left.
"Protest" over.
F***ing losers.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:58 pmDNFP says:
News networks should not be getting their “news” from a political party.
Regressives hate America and thus, the Constitution.
In the last 50 years, two presidents have intentionally trampled the Constitution – Nixon and George W. Bush. Who hates American and the Constitution?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:59 pmAsk the Righty Republican CEO’s where the jobs are…or will they not talk to Fox?
No President can order them to hire instead of lay off, and as long as growing their bonuses and real estate collections depend on not hiring, they’re not going to.
Of course, with the deck stacked in favor of the fat cats, there’s little to no hope that the mythical and heroic Small Businessman is ever going to pick up the slack – how the hell could they?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:59 pmGee I wonder if they remember that unemployment was over 10% for a year 2-3 years into St Reagan’s first term
October 15th, 2009 at 2:00 pmWall Street Journal reported that 30,000 jobs had been created or saved by the Stimulus.
Admittedly, that’s not great. And way below expectation.
But,
C’MON! The jobs are there. Fox just refuses to see anything—at all—that the Obama administration is doing for this country. It IS the media wing of the GOP.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:00 pmhuzzah, lokidog!
October 15th, 2009 at 2:02 pmThough it’s hard to put a number on it, there are a lot of jobs in the “green” industries that the GOoPers have blocked since, at least, the Raygun Administration.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:02 pmAlso, a minor correction is in order. What FAUX does is spread misinformation. That would make them the “propaganda wing” of the GOP.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:04 pm“Fox News adopts the GOP mantra: ‘Where are the jobs?’”
Like sheep in the herd. Yup, and if the GOP bans bacon because the President has a BLT sandwich, Fox will follow their master. Stay classy, Fox Nutwork.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:04 pm.
Funny,
Did anyone else see aaronk’s screed on the CNN thread?
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October 15th, 2009 at 2:06 pmUm…I have no problems stating that MSNBC is “left-leaning”. If anything it’s repelling itself from the lunacy that is the right.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:07 pmWas John Ziegler with them, lokidog? If anything, he’s an expert at mini-protests.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:08 pmChris Matthews once claimed herr dubyah should be on Mt. Rushmore and that the only people that don’t like herr dubyah are far left crazies. Yup….sounds real “left-leaning”.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:08 pmThanks PLC.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:08 pmWhich article? Thanks
October 15th, 2009 at 2:09 pmPurple State says:
Was John Ziegler with them, lokidog? If anything, he’s an expert at mini-protests.
Don’t know who he is, Purple State. But it was definetly a MINI mini-protest. I’m sure they’ll say if it wasn’t raining, 2.3 million would have shown up.
We had more show up in wheelchairs a couple of years ago (something about the ADA). Those people rocked – tried to block our exits, roll in front of anyone walking by. They KNEW how to get their point accross, unlike the tea baggers, who obviously don’t even know what their point is.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:13 pmMaybe Obama can look for the jobs under the desk at next year’s White House correspondents dinner, like Bush did with the WMDs. Boy, that was funny.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:13 pmHere ya go, Dr. Matt:
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/14/ny-insurance-company-tries-to-rid-itself-of-high-c//print/
October 15th, 2009 at 2:15 pmWhere are the jobs? Maybe they should ask that retiree in Crawford, Texas.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:17 pmThank you, Loki.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:19 pmZiegler’s the man-genius that led the protest during the beef between the Lettermans and Palins.
He’s pretty insignificant, but he’s just so funny to watch.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:19 pmThe memory of Bush trashing this country has to still be in the minds of most… people can not be that stupid – no matter how much fox fixed news they watch.
And wasn’t it the goppers that obstructed stimulus money to create jobs as they wanted Obama to fail?
The nerve of these freaks.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:19 pmHe’s actually living in an elitist neighborhood in Dallas. Now that he’s no longer president, he doesn’t have to suck up to the white trash majority demographic of the GOPigs by pretending he’s a “cowboy”.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:21 pmWhen you hear the elected GOP repeat talking points that you first hear on Fox, it makes me believe that the GOP is an arm of Fox, rather than the reverse.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:24 pmFox should have a little pop up box in the corner of the screen to tell it’s viewers if they are broadcasting “NEWS” or “PUNDITRY”.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:25 pmMost of their viewers cannot tell the difference.
Fox News equals Republican Porn.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:27 pmIf the phrase where are the jobs catches on and gets support, won’t this be the turning point for the ultimate in stupidity?
I know the goppers like and need the very simple 3 word phrases but to exploit this area, an area they prayed would fail is pathetic.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:30 pmPlus, just in case our stupid pet troll stops by…
When MSNBC is caught lying and promoting events based on those lies? I would hope that TP and everyone else calls them out. However, they seem to be more factual than FAUX and even go to great lengths to correct honest mistakes instead of burying “retractions” or “updates” in a little corner of their blog.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:31 pmOf course, according to FAUX, those WMD were all over Iraq, Syria, and the rest of the Mideast, buried just beneath the sand.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:36 pmWiz@57 said,
October 15th, 2009 at 2:53 pmNeither is true. The GOP is the political arm, and FOX News is the propaganda arm of a fascist crime syndicate.
*Hand in Air*
I know..I know!
The jobs have been shipped out of the country!
With the full-balls-out support of the GOP!! With the help of their enablers at Foney News!!!
The Rushpubs never created a job in this county except those that rape-and-pillage hard working American citizens.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:00 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
aaronk, you must love to eat shit. You come here daily for a dose of it. I used to have a shit eating dog named aaron.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:20 pmlokidog @34
Good on YOU!
October 15th, 2009 at 3:33 pmRunning Apple computer, Pixar, Disney and now Marvel Comics.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:38 pmI’m not convinced you are old enough to vote to begin with. You have the intelligence of a 4 year old.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:38 pmginslinger says:
Do you like Math, gin?
October 15th, 2009 at 3:54 pmYou never seem to answer.
Hi aaronk!
Pussy and welcher crying in a tree
P.I.S.S.I.N.G.
Have a good day!
October 15th, 2009 at 4:09 pmAll the jobs are everywhere FOX refuses to look.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:22 pmFox should ask their friends–Dicky Morris, Karl Rove, Newt, Bill Kristol, and Luntz–they know everything–and they know all of the crooks that planed this “shock and awe”.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:52 pmThat was a really funny video- to see another video on Fox’s and others response to the white house’s allegations that Fox is an extension of the GOP check out this link-http://www.newsy.com/videos/white_house_takes_on_fox_news
October 15th, 2009 at 6:11 pmWith the U-6 at 17%, uh, exactly “where are the jobs?”
The comprehensive unemployment rate which is referred to as U-6 and includes part time workers that want full time jobs and discouraged workers that have stopped looking but will take a job it offered.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:24 pmThat’s right, where are all the jobs rich folks were supposed to create by taking all those extra millions in tax cuts, and investing it in new businesses? Why do we still have homeless people on the streets, and food shelves going empty when these same rich folks are supposed to sink the extra millions into charities? I don’t see a drop leaving their greedy pockets, let alone a trickle.
October 16th, 2009 at 9:42 amopus says:
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That’s right, where are all the jobs rich folks were supposed to create by taking all those extra millions in tax cuts, and investing it in new businesses? Why do we still have homeless people on the streets, and food shelves going empty when these same rich folks are supposed to sink the extra millions into charities? I don’t see a drop leaving their greedy pockets, let alone a trickledown.
IDK, ask “Ebenezer” Bush or any other supporter of “trickle down” economics that questiion; that is, if they fully understand what it is and can think for themselves instead of what Faux News tells them to think. Preferably without any stammering and in coherent English, if possible.
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had enough says:
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The memory of Bush trashing this country has to still be in the minds of most… people can not be that stupid – no matter how much fox fixed news they watch.
And wasn’t it the goppers that obstructed stimulus money to create jobs as they wanted Obama to fail? WELL DUH!! of course when they blocked the stimulus money, they were mainly affecting their citizens and actually shooting themselves in the foot politically; i.e. Perry and Stanford
October 18th, 2009 at 3:35 pmThe nerve of these freaks.
And now, Fox News is still going around saying that the stimulus has failed, when in reality, it has actually helped the economy by stablizing the unemployment rate and boosting the stock market. Oh well, facts obviously eaither don’t matter to most Fox viewers or they couldn’t understand them even if they wanted to. My own mother, for example, still insists that the stimulus was “unnecessary” and a “waste of money” and I just wanted to correct her while we were in the car (taking my aunt back to the airport so she could fly back home to Seattle, which is probably the 2nd most liberal city in the country, after San Fran, of course) and say that actually, it was necessary so that the economy wouldn’t have tanked any more than it did last year even with the stimulus, and it’s also creating jobs and repairing infrastructure, like roads (trust me, this has been needed in Northern VA for years now; just look at “The Mixing Bowl”;
it’s finally being widened after years of causing traffic headaches). And also if it wasn’t for the stimulus act, our unemployment rate (one of Faux’s favorite things to complain about)would have been a lot higher than the 9.5% it is now. But of course, Faux “News” isn’t reporting any of the successes of the stimulus bill, just the instances of waste and fraud (they’ve even criticized the website recovery.gov, saying that it was a sign that “the government wants you to spy on your neighbors”; stay classy, Glenn Beck!).
This is the sort of Republican that could fill the party’s leadership vacuum. estetik
October 21st, 2009 at 5:58 am