Fox News: 'We Wish Anita Dunn Well'

A Fox News spokesperson says the network wishes outgoing White House Communications Director Anita Dunn well as she transitions out of the Obama administration.

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that Dunn would be leaving the White House and will be replaced by Dan Pfeiffer.

When asked for comment, a Fox News spokesperson said, "We wish Anita well in her future endeavors."

TIME magazine called Dunn "the general" in the administration's war against conservative media, and Dunn's appearance on CNN on October 11 — when she said that Fox News "operates almost as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party" — was the first step in the Obama administration's recent feud with the cable news network.

"At the White House, she has become a devoted consumer of conservative-media reports and a fierce critic of Fox News, leading the Administration's effort to block officials, including Obama, from appearing on the network," TIME magazine said of Dunn.

Glenn Beck called Dunn out on his program in October, leading some to wonder if he had set his sights on ousting her from the administration after successfully lobbying against Van Jones.

Dunn had always planned to serve as Communications Director for a short time. She joined the White House on an interim basis in April, and has since been planning to leave her post to spend more time with her 13-year-old son.

Update: "If someone at Fox News Channel wishes you well, watch your back," the AP's David Bauder wrote in 2006. "The seemingly benign sentiment is a creative signature of Fox's public relations, usually accompanied by a kneecapping. It's something like a kiss from a Mafia don."

Comments

[goodtomeetyou]

April 30, 2009

"Anita Dunn, a longtime Democratic consultant, has been coaxed into serving as the White House communications director until a permanent chief is named, an administration adviser said Thursday."

"She will start Monday, the White House adviser said, and will probably serve for three months or less."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/us/politics/01dunn.html?_r=1

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The story FIRST ran April 30,2009.

Good luck Ms. Dunn.

[rmct]

The Prez is going to be on Fox doing a interview, Anita is fired = Ruppert, Beck and Fox is the white houses daddy

[kasinca]

"Dunn had always planned to serve as Communications Director for a short time. She joined the White House on an interim basis in April,"

From the article. What is so difficult to understand. She was not the original appointee in this position and was filling in until they replaced the original. She is still with another firm and will be adivising the WH.

[Granfalloon]

Rumor has it that she's going to start a media re-education camp. Do what she says or you'll be forced to watch her inane, tongue flicking, nasally speeches 24/7 until you plea for waterboarding instead.

[rmct]

Dont mess with Beck

[Arthur Hu]

all we need is an column of outrage against the latest Beck scalp, and he'll be able to take credit for this exit. Who's next? "Incredible revolution..."

[billhodges]

Glenn has not taken credit for Dunn's departure and that is as it should be.

[daultman463]

Bill,they had to find three stories about fox news to boost their ratings. This is an example of their love affair for fox news.

[JTHC75]

Apparently Fox has misrelayed their own message, which should have read "We Wish Anita Falls Down a Well."

[tekno2600]

Even Fox News admits that Dunn was the "Interim Communications Director" and said from the beginning she only planned to stay a short time. Her policy of attacking the lies from Fox is a good one and is continuing. The only way it would stop is if Fox stops lying...hahaha...ok, it's continuing.

[The Professor]

I seem to hear on the aether winds "another one bites the dust". With her gone, explanations of what Anita about her favorite philosophers won't be forthcoming from the WH.

To quote GB, "Good night Mrs. Dunn wherever you are".

[rmct]

Beck wins again

Van Jones the Comm uni st--Check
Anita Dunn the MAO lover -Check
who's next

[blizb]

No, Fox propaganda wins.

She is entitled to an opinion, the White House is entitled to an opinion the same as Bush.

Bush/Cheney closed out more media and did more media spin than this administration has time to indulge in.

Fox had no right to wish her well, they didn't employ her!!!!

That would be like Dan Rather getting a well wisher statement from Fox when he was employed by another network.

Who do they think they are!?

Fox doesn't even wish their own employees well when they leave, they fired a left leaning contributor who only found out he was fired on the internet.

[MOCONSERVATIVE]

"Fox had no right to wish her well, they didn't employ her!!!!"

The comment was solicited, DA.

[Disdain]

The nerve of Fox to wish the Mao follower well. Like you I'm outraged! Who do we contact to get them arrested or at the very least shut down?

[Carsy]

What part of Interim do you not understand? Good Luck to her and her family.

[PeteBogs]

Anita wish she Dunn well, too.

[Dustee]

She did, you didn't.

[billhodges]

Yea, that great attack that brought Glenn Beck and Fox News to their knees :-))

[Nosmanic]

Sometimes I don't understand why they isn't a riot outside Fox News HQ.

[liberalsrheros]

When asked for comment, a Fox News spokesperson said, "We wish Anita well in her future endeavors."

they just can't help but l i e.

[clarity1944]

Another Maoist gone!!

[Klimb]

I hope you recall the boy who cried wolf! What is your definition of a Maoist...don't google it. Recently put an individual to embarassment when they called someone a communist and they could not even define communism...just amazing how words can be used carelessly!

[Policon]

Maoist - somebody who says Mao is their favorite philosopher

[FantasticFourFan]

So she got fired for speaking the truth?

[citizen of the universe]

She had already planned to leave the administration, she didn't get fired.

[objectivist510]

She was supposed to leave at the end of a year. Shes leaving a bit early. Her husbands about to get hired by the white house though.

[tisfilm]

I watched on Daily Show and John Stewart just called Hannity and Bachman for use some old footage to show a larger crowd at the health care rally last week from Sept 12 footage in Nov.
I saw all green trees in NOV. BUST!!!!!