White House Escalates War on
The White House escalated its offensive against Fox News on Sunday by urging other news organizations to stop “following Fox” and instead join the administration’s attempt to marginalize the channel. White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel told CNN Full Story »
Posted by Michael Bugeja - via Fair Spin (Right), Drudge Report, Google News (U.S.)
This is a biased piece but I agree that the administration has chosen an unwise strategy. I subscribe to the advice, "Don't wrestle in the mud with a pig -- you get filthy and the pig likes it." Those who care recognize the bias of organs like Fox News and Huffington Post and get their real news from other sources. But it can be dangerous to completely ignore biased sources -- their reports can be accurate when the facts align with their bias. In addition, it sometimes feels good to tune into something that feeds one's own bias, even if the basis is shakey.