Bernie Goldberg On Fox/White House War: ‘What Did They Think They Were Going To Gain?’

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by Frances Martel | 9:13 pm, July 14th, 2011

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Bernie Goldberg is not entirely sure the ceasefire between the White House and Fox News is permanent. On tonight’s O’Reilly Factor, Goldberg discussed the newly released emails regarding the White House/Fox wars of last year, and while the relationship between Fox and the Obama administration has certainly improved since then, Goldberg wasn’t quite ready to trust yet. “It suits their purpose down the road to start up the war again,” he hinted, adding that the White House was playing with fire: “when you go to war with an entire channel, you got to war with their viewers.”

Goldberg told Bill O’Reilly he found the emails petty, and betrayed the fact that the White House officials were in the “big leagues.” “The emails that were released tell us something important,” he argued. “Politicians in the White House are willing to look you in the eye and lie to you.” While Goldberg acknowledged that this doesn’t really distinguish these politicians from any other politicians, he did add that “it was supposed to be different” according to the President’s campaign promises. “Somebody needs to tell Barack Obama, if he hasn’t figured it out already, that he isn’t the mayor of Chicago,” Goldberg quipped.

He also took another shot at Fox News’ detractors and their insistence on attacking the opinion side of the network. “What is it about these supposedly sophisticated people who are either unwilling or incapable of distinguishing between news and opinion?” He laughed off the idea that, as some emails claimed, Bret Baier was a “lunatic”– “there may be some lunatics roaming the halls up where you are, but it isn’t Bret Baier.” As for the dead fish threats, there O’Reilly jumped in– “By the way, I did not get a mackerel from the White House.”

The segment via Fox News below:

Bernie Goldberg, Bill O'Reilly, Chicago, fox news, Jay Carney, O'Reilly Factor, White House

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WOW-“Politicians in the White House are willing to look you in the eye and lie to you.”

Goldberg hit that one on the head. That is like saying there is no snow on the sun!

Obama LIES, whodathunkit!

Obama is a narcissist and a pathological liar. He has 95% of the symptoms and characteristics of a sociopath. Do not believe me, look at this list and come back and tell me the ones that Obama does not have.
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felixw

The White House goes after Fox to please its far left base. If you doubt how obsessed the far left is with Fox News, just tune into MSNBC for a few minutes. Either they are attacking Fox, have just attacked Fox, or will soon attack Fox. Every day of the year, Fox News is a lead story on MSNBC.

Even when 15,000 people were killed in a Japanese tsunami, MSNBC devoted virtually no coverage to the story — because they couldn’t figure out how to turn it into another anti-Fox smear piece. Same thing with the economy, unemployment, the national debt, and all the other big stories ignored by MSNBC. Their hosts would rather attack their more successful competitor than deal with the biggest issues of the day. What a sad spectacle.
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Does everyone remember the Dodd Obama lie fest? You know, where the leftists have been attacking constantly about those that were bailed out, have given HUGE bonuses to executives.

Why doesn’t the MSM EVER say who was responsible for that? Because it was OBAMA and DODD!

For your viewing pleasure!

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/03/18/dodd-you-know-now-i-remember-adding-that-bonus-language/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flXSuexNlV8
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Off Topic, have you seen this?!

Obama loses to Republican by 8 Points!
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David, me thinks that’s why he got so riled up last night and took his ball and went home. He knows if he doesn’t get a win here, he’s toast.
Yoda002

Felix is just mad because FOX gets caught lying all the time and now they been caught hacking into people’s phones.
cjd ohio 1

Yoda002 said:
Felix is just mad because FOX gets caught lying all the time and now they been caught hacking into people’s phones.

see you lie as good as you say fox does
da-wdc

What we have is a person who is probably fairly young and doesn’t really realize that emails could be released through FOIA, and who makes a few glib comments in an email. This doesn’t mean this is the point of view of the White House. Or even the point of view of the person who wrote them; everyone says things off the cuff that they don’t mean and didn’t think through. The panel on Special Report (Bream was moderating) didn’t seem to think this was much of a story.

And Baier is not a lunatic of course. But I wonder if the timing of those emails coincided with Baier’s interview of President Obama, which got a lot of attention for being uncharacteristically combative and full of interruptions? That’s the only thing I could think of, because even if you don’t like his show, he’s one of the few hosts on cable who never comes across as crazy.
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Yoda002 said:
Felix is just mad because FOX gets caught lying all the time and now they been caught hacking into people’s phones.

Can YOU provide us with ONE article on the internet that accuses FOX of hacking phones.

I may even allow a Wonkette article. Even Wonkette may not be that insane, then again……………
OxyCon

da-wdc said:
What we have is a person who is probably fairly young and doesn’t really realize that emails could be released through FOIA, and who makes a few glib comments in an email. This doesn’t mean this is the point of view of the White House.

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Obama: Fox News is ‘destructive’ to America

(CNN) – President Obama is pulling no punches when it comes to Fox News, declaring the cable news outlet to be “destructive to [America's] long-term growth.”
luckyirishgoddess

DavidKramer said:
I may even allow a Wonkette articl

YOU may ALLOW?
Who are you?
luckyirishgoddess

OxyCon said:
Obama: Fox News is ‘destructive’ to America
(CNN) – President Obama is pulling no punches when it comes to Fox News, declaring the cable news outlet to be “destructive to [America's] long-term growth.”

True.
The President is speaking the truth if your quote is accurate.
News Corp, liars and crooks at home and abroad!
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uckyirishgoddess says:

Why do you change names every 10 minutes? Loser.
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I wonder if Bill-O knows that the end of Fox is near… Beck got out, he could have fought to stay but I think he sees the writing on the wall.

Just watch, in the next few months Fox News will no be itself anymore.
Just4thefax

Yoda002 said:
Felix is just mad because FOX gets caught lying all the time and now they been caught hacking into people’s phones.

Fact: Typical liberal lies and is a parrot at talking points. Pathetic.
Just4thefax

Snowspot said:
I wonder if Bill-O knows that the end of Fox is near… Beck got out, he could have fought to stay but I think he sees the writing on the wall. Just watch, in the next few months Fox News will no be itself anymore.

Fact: As the great Ronald Reagan stated. Liberals know so much that isn’t so!
Just4thefax

luckyirishgoddess said:
True.The President is speaking the truth if your quote is accurate.News Corp, liars and crooks at home and abroad!

Fact: These loony liberals run around like they are on fantasy Island. Ze Plane! Ze Plane! . Each episode began with the diminutive Tattoo as the loony democrat speaking about Fox news going away. Loosers all.
tatboy

Snowspot said:
I wonder if Bill-O knows that the end of Fox is near… Beck got out, he could have fought to stay but I think he sees the writing on the wall.

Just watch, in the next few months Fox News will no be itself anymore.

Yes. The #1 cable news channel is going down. Wanna bet?
tatboy

Yoda002 said:
Felix is just mad because FOX gets caught lying all the time and now they been caught hacking into people’s phones.

Fox News hacked someone? Link please. Or did you lie?
THE REAL ROYAL KING

tatboy said:
Snowspot said:
I wonder if Bill-O knows that the end of Fox is near… Beck got out, he could have fought to stay but I think he sees the writing on the wall.

Just watch, in the next few months Fox News will no be itself anymore.

Yes. The #1 cable news channel is going down. Wanna bet?

I don’t think FOX “News” is going down, but I do think it is inevitable that we are going to end up with a kinder and gentler FOX “News”. I do think we are going to see some key departures as well. The stench that is now Murdoch will inevitably spread from the UK. Journalists of integrity, and, yes, FOX “News” has a handful of them, are not going to want to wallow in the filth.
THE REAL ROYAL KING

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
I don’t think FOX “News” is going down, but I do think it is inevitable that we are going to end up with a kinder and gentler FOX “News”. I do think we are going to see some key departures as well. The stench that is now Murdoch will inevitably spread from the UK. Journalists of integrity, and, yes, FOX “News” has a handful of them, are not going to want to wallow in the filth.

I will add that a very important milestone was passed overnight. Brooks’ resignation is an almost inconceivable blow to Murdoch and Things Murdoch.
writer

How sad that you were always forced to watch. Such a victim!
my dogs gone

If FNC wants some White House loving, maybe they should stop leaving burning bags of dog poop on the White House steps each day.
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luckyirishgoddess said:
YOU may ALLOW?
Who are you?

Allow, except, speaking about accepting as evidence. Since you did NOT provide a link, I am assuming you were LYING like normal. G,day.
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DavidKramer said:
Allow, except, speaking about accepting as evidence. Since you did NOT provide a link, I am assuming you were LYING like normal. G,day.

Sorry, I thought you were the one that accused Fox news of hacking phones. Sorry luckyirishgoddess.