Fox News Complains About ABC's "Unprecedented Access," Ignores Their Own (VIDEO)

Next week, ABC News plans to air a news special entitled "Questions for the President: Prescription for America," which will afford President Barack Obama the opportunity to field questions on his plan for health care reform. This has given the good folks at Fox News a big old sad, because of ABC's "unprecedented access" and the very limited opportunity available for Griff Jenkins to dress up like the ghost of Thomas Paine, "ambush" the participants, and blame ACORN for rationing health care, like we were from Saskatoon or something. Karl Rove says that what ABC is doing has never been done before! Sean Hannity claims journalism is dead! Gnashing of teeth, rending of garments, vows to run counterprogramming, loud noises!

But, of course, this whole thing is ridiculous. Didn't Fox News enjoyed "unprecedented access" to the the White House during the presidency of George W. Bush? And wasn't that access so unprecedented that Bret Baier, of Fox News, stood in front of teevee cameras, declaring it to be unprecedented? And didn't Baier get to go mountain biking with President Bush and fly around on Air Force One and stuff? And didn't Fox also get "unprecedented access" to the Vice President as well? Jesus, wasn't it only weeks ago that NBC News had unprecedented access to the White House, where they all bought hamburgers and plugged Conan O'Brien's move to the Tonight Show? Yes, of course, all these things are true. But here's a mashup video from Daily Kos, that shows the total absurdity of these claims that ABC is getting "unprecedented access" to the White House.

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My God! Did you know that mash-up videos making fun of Fox for complaining about "unprecedented access" to the White House aren't even themselves unprecedented? It's true!

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Anyway, maybe now everyone can drop the whole issue of unprecedented territorial pissing and maybe do an analysis of health care reform policy on the merits, which would actually be without precedent!

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Comments

[garymc8]

Just dropped in to call the WHAAAAAAAAAMBULACE for rupert Murderoch.

[ThermoChemist]

In her book "Guilty: Liberal 'Victims' and Their Assault on America", Ann Coulter calls out liberals for ALWAYS playing the VICTIM She basically writes about how victimhood is rewarded and everyone wants to be a victim..? [It's about the rewards and praise you get for being a victim and the way [only?] Liberals use victimhood and they oppress others.] (Valerie Plame, 9/11 Jersey Girls, etc)

The Repubs/Conservs continually whine about being an innocent victim of one thing or another..!

Recent examples:
[a] Fox News Complains About ABC's "Unprecedented Access," Ignores Their Own (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/18/fox-news-complains-about_n_217652.html

[b] Republican claims that their plight is akin to that of Iranians protesting a rigged election.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/19/daily-show-mocks-republic_n_217833.html

[c] When it comes to taking responsibility for her failures, Palin is Dubya with lipstick; nothing is ever her fault.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannyn-moore/sarah-palin-blames-blogge_b_189786.html

[d] Karl Rove, Of All People, Worries That ABC And The White House Are Too Close
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/19/rove-douglass-abc/

FYI; Coulter's book details several specific examples of "Liberal victimization," several of which have been deemed "falsehoods" by media watchdog group Media Matters.

Should we wait with baited breath for her follow-up book:
"Guilty: Conservative 'Victims' and Their Continual Whining Assault on America"

[garymc8]

Ann is one of the professional LIARS we have so many of on the right. There is nothing these LIARS won't make claim to or say, and it is killing their cause and party. KEEP IT UP ANN, rush,bill, glen, sean savage etal.

[citizensrus]

I need an Adlerian psychoanalyst to explain the right wing to me. There's something desperate in these people.

[R3dhead]

I'm guessing they don't know what unprecedented means.

[CAHertzfe]

Trying to re-write history in their own view once again. Creating false news once again. It's good that camera's and past printed articles are maintained as records of the truth. Think we'll see Glenn Beck cry once again on TV?

[Okieborn]

BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH !!!!

[DianeGhil]

fixed news is a station watched and listened to by the right-wing, ignorant, hypocrites and is the only haven for cheney and bush to bash everything reasonable and true.
They are such whinners! Why isn't karl rove in prison??????

[entrenchedhoosier]

Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Reductio ad absurdum
Post tenebras spero lucem

[ImaSpeakonit]

Sorry FoxNews, he's just not that into you!

[Shayrae]

Great observation, well said.

[mmgbizgirl]

Sorry Fox, you're not on the list.

Please step off the Red Carpet.

[roncar]

Can't argue with the ratings.

[StillAmused]

The Faux Funnies are just confused by White House policy. It says, right there in the press releases, that access will be granted to "news" organizations.

... and, now, for some exciting footage of Junior on his bikie.

[Deontée Gordon]

Fox is right on one thing. Journalism in America is all but dead. And much of the blood is on their hands.

[MSaxe]

Whiners.

[M1]

Call the Whaaaambulance!

[Layman23]

Well faux news, now you realize how other networks felt for the last eight years.