Obama grants Fox News its first question at his press conference.»

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Dec 3, 2008 1:11 PM EST

Article Source: Think Progress

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During today's press conference, President-elect Barack Obama called on Fox News to ask a question for the first time since the election. Fox News had not been called on in Obama's five prior press conferences. Fox's Wendell Goler began by thanking Obama for calling on him, and then proceeded to ask about the TARP funds and Bill Richardson's now-removed beard. Obama began by offering a light-hearted take on Richardson's beard...

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"With respect to TARP," Obama said, quickly turning the page, "my team has been reviewing very carefully how the TARP program has proceeded." Obama stressed that one of his first principles is "strong oversight."

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greenpagan

They couldn't shutout FOX News forever, unfortunately. (But they can still kick them off the plane...?)

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#1 - Wed Dec 3, 2008 1:16 PM EST

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Shub Tnediserp Remrof

ignorant fool for not calling on Fox earlier see Fox would of been on my top five every time. This Strong oversight is that something that goes along with the handheld electronics that everyone seems to have called blackberries or did I miss something in the last eight year

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#2 - Wed Dec 3, 2008 3:03 PM EST

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Azzix

Can you please try this again, in English this time?

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1 vote

#2.1 - Thu Dec 4, 2008 7:28 PM EST

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PGonz

Thank you Ms. Palin... next?

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#2.2 - Thu Dec 4, 2008 8:12 PM EST

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anthropo

Of course, the fact that he'd have looked less bipartisan than he wants made it inevitable that he would. It's been easy for W to look like he's courteous to the liberal press, since there is such an extensive choice, but the options for talking to the conservative press are much more limited. There are a very few conservative newspapers, FOX, and (of course) the talk radio hosts (who he'd probably rather avoid).

Of course, if the two major parties hadn't done such a good job of associating themselves with the two (relative) ends of that particular axis in the political chart, it would be much more complicated...

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#3 - Wed Dec 3, 2008 10:14 PM EST

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Azzix

Of course, the fact that he'd have looked less bipartisan than he wants made it inevitable that he would. It's been easy for W to look like he's courteous to the liberal press, since there is such an extensive choice, but the options for talking to the conservative press are much more limited. There are a very few conservative newspapers, FOX, and (of course) the talk radio hosts (who he'd probably rather avoid).

Fox is conservative??!? No way! Their slogan is "Fair and Balanced"!

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#3.1 - Thu Dec 4, 2008 7:29 PM EST

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anthropo

Compared to the general population, or compared to other media outlets?

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#3.2 - Fri Dec 5, 2008 10:48 PM EST

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