Perino laughs at idea of Fox News getting unprecedented access to the Bush administration.
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 19th, 2009 4:35 am by HL
Perino laughs at idea of Fox News getting unprecedented access to the Bush administration.
Appearing on the Washington Times’ America’s Morning News radio show today, former Bush press secretary Dana Perino jumped on the conservative bandwagon and criticized ABC News’ upcoming special “Questions for the President: Prescription for America.” Asked by right-wing host Melanie Morgan what the reaction would be if Fox News had similar access at the […]
Appearing on the Washington Times’ America’s Morning News radio show today, former Bush press secretary Dana Perino jumped on the conservative bandwagon and criticized ABC News’ upcoming special “Questions for the President: Prescription for America.” Asked by right-wing host Melanie Morgan what the reaction would be if Fox News had similar access at the Bush White House, Perino laughed and said that “there are a lot of double standards“:
MORGAN: I just keep wondering, you know, what would be the reaction of these same people in the mainstream media if President Bush had allowed, say, Fox News to turn over their entire broadcast from the Blue Room at the White House.
PERINO: Well, you know…
MORGAN: Hahaha, I think we both know the answer that question.
PERINO: Yeah, look, I think there are a lot of double standards. Both, maybe you know, from the right and the left. And so I try not to use it as an excuse or a grudge.
Listen here:
As ThinkProgress noted earlier today, the Bush administration regularly gave Fox News “unprecedented access” to the White House, allowing the network to produce hagiographic documentaries for both President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Who was press secretary when those documentaries aired? Dana Perino.
June 19th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
the medias love affair with obama is shameful. will not be watching. welcome back mel.
June 22nd, 2009 at 1:00 am
Dana Perino, has become one of Karl Rove, Newt Gingrich, and the Circus Clowns of Fox News.
She never has been outspoken before, now Fox News is using any method or Person they
can to get their agenda out.
I don’t know how they can go on national television, and say I can’t remember a time
when a network came in and was going to devote a significant block of time to covering an
issue that was on the President agenda. Even Greta Van Susteren got an unprecedent access
to the former first lady Laura Bush.
Bret Baier got unprecedent access to the white house, air force one, and Bush’s ranch where
bret baier went dirt biking together with George Bush after which bush took him on a personal
tour of the ranch.
now fox news is pissed off that they were left out and cbs was the chosen ones. But on
friday greta van susteren stated in not so many words, that she and the other fox clowns
are going to slice and dice what president obama is trying to do which his health care reform.
The republicans don’t have to worry about health insurance, they have it through the federal
government. I can’t understanf why they object that the American People don’t deserve the
same Health Care as they have.