White House Press Corps Prefer CNN Over Fox

Posted on April 27, 2006

You have got to be kidding me! This is the most ridiculous whining I have ever heard. No, really, how is this news?
Expose The Left and Michelle Malkin are reporting this crybaby episode from the Press Corps.

Q It’s come to my attention that there’s been requests — this is a serious question — to turn these TVs onto a station other than Fox, and that those have been denied. My question would be, is there a White House policy that all government TVs have to be tuned to Fox?
MR. McCLELLAN: Never heard of any such thing. My TVs are on four
different channels at all times.

Q Because you have four different TVs. But every time I’ve ever been –

MR. McCLELLAN: Every TV in the White House also has channels every –
has a split screen, where they can –

Q Well, they always seem to be tuned to Fox, and there’s been requests,
and these are paid for by taxpayer dollars. And my understanding is that
you guys have to watch Fox on Air Force One. Is that true?

MR. McCLELLAN: First time I’ve ever heard of it. First time you’ve
brought it to my attention, meaning the first time the press corps has
brought it to my attention. In fact, I’ve watched other channels on here.

Q There’s one –

MR. McCLELLAN: Hang on, Jim, come on. I’ve watched other channels on
here, so I don’t know where you’re hearing that. But it’s the first time
anyone in the press has raised that question with me.

Q You’ve watched other channels other than Fox?

MR. McCLELLAN: On here, yes, sure.

Q I’ve never seen — they’re always turned to Fox, which a lot of people
consider a Republican-leaning network.

Q Scott, is it one — on the airplane, is it one for all? I mean, if
it’s tuned for Fox here, is it Fox everywhere?

MR. McCLELLAN: I think that certain areas may be interconnected, but
I’ll have to double-check which.

Q Is yours off, wherever you are?

MR. McCLELLAN: Well, the conference room, or the senior staff office,
the staff office, they’re different TVs, and you can switch to different
channels. I’m not sure if some of these in the back are connected to
some of the others that are watching right here, right now. It doesn’t
look like it to me. I’ve never known anyone that’s raised a complaint
about a request from back here to watch a different channel.

Q I’m officially raising it and officially complaining about it.

MR. McCLELLAN: Well, I’m going to go see if we can change the channel
for you. Have you called up?

Q I was the Fox victim, and I was told — the quote was, “No,” when I
asked for CNN.

MR. McCLELLAN: I don’t know who you talked to, so — it didn’t come to
my attention. You don’t know who you talked to either?

Q Well, the magic people at the other end off the phone.

MR. McCLELLAN: The magic people at the other end of the phone. Well,
I’ll see if this cabin is –

Q I was told, “We don’t watch CNN here, you can only watch Fox.”

MR. McCLELLAN: As I said, it’s hard to respond to something when I don’t
know who it is you talked to.

Q I used the phone back here.

MR. McCLELLAN: I find this all quite amusing, to tell you the truth. I
mean, there are a lot of people on this plane that do watch that channel.

Q I’ve never been told, no. They’re such nice guys up there.

MR. McCLELLAN: First time you brought it to my attention. I’ll go see
what we can do on it.

* * * * *

MR. McCLELLAN: We just called up. They’re going to be changing it, at
your all’s request, to the channel that you requested, which is CNN –
from the press corps.

Q Thanks, Scott.

I don’t even know what to say…What does this say about the Press Corps? They prefer CNN, what many folks consider a left leaning network, and a Republican administration prefers a “republican leaning” network. So what? One thing that comes to mind….I’m betting that Tony Snow might react quite different to a question like this than McClellan did.

Macsmind says:

Fact is that this is no doubt due to Fox News’ Tony Snow coming on board and show the utter sophmoronic childishness of the White House prima-dona corp is.

I’m telling you folks, the Driveby Media is losing it - quicker than a three-legged dog on an ice pond.

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4 Responses to “White House Press Corps Prefer CNN Over Fox”

The one with a brain on April 27th, 2006 9:12 pm

I’m surprised at the number of people who think that FOX News is really a news program and not sheer entertainment. The outright crap people like O’Reilly, Hannity and Colmes spew forth ona daily basis appeals in some way to everyone, as it fires up the rock-stupid far right and enrages most liberals.

Also, remember this rule of thumb: When Michelle Malkin is complaining about something, you know the complaint is groundless. The best thing that could happen to planet Earth would be for that butt-ugly rabble-rousing sleazebag to permanently lose her Internet access. Her fan base consists of homicidally stupid wingnuts who will never come within a hundred miles of the ability to think critically.
otto on April 27th, 2006 9:42 pm

So…the Republican administration watches…the Republican-leaning network??????!

No, say it isn’t so!

Is the MSM really this afraid to be exposed to news outside of their rigid little box?

What a wiener! What’s next, he’s going to complain that White House Press Secretary has been on Fox and it’s just not fair? Sorry, when Tony Snow starts, you won’t be able to turn the channel.
kerwin_brown on April 28th, 2006 9:48 am

I watch both CNN and Fox and I consider fox slightly right of what is considered center and CNN slightly left. I worked at a hotel where the Manager a Republican would not let Fox be seen in the main lounge. He was in charge which gave him the right. The left seems to have trouble understanding that they can not always have their every whim satisfied.
CaptainRational on April 28th, 2006 2:34 pm

Couldn’t they compromise and watch the Cartoon Network, which is on the same intellectual level as cable news?