Fox News' Childers Chided Over Tweet On Obama Eligibility
(ACN Staff) Say it ain't so. It would appear that the media blackout on Barack Obama's eligibility at Fox News now extends to innocent posts by reporters on personal Twitter accounts; and Fox News anchor Heather Childers may have just found out the hard way that real efforts to "vet" The Anointed One on Fox News are verboten.
On Tuesday, in what can only be described as an honest attempt to do some fact-finding, Childers sent out a message on her Twitter account which simply read "Thoughts?" and linked the tweet to a story titled "Did Obama campaign threaten Chelsea Clinton’s Life 2 Keep Parents Silent?”
The linked story reports on recent and earth-shattering allegations from liberal Hollywood film producer Bettina Viviano that Team Obama may have threatened the life of Chelsea Clinton to silence Bill Clinton from bringing up the subject of Obama's eligibility during the 2008 campaign.
One would think that reporters are encouraged to investigate stories. One would assume that a simple one word post soliciting comments on an erupting news story is to be commended. Apparently not, after being taken to task by Media Matters, Fox News executives went into full blackout mode.
While we may never know the full story of what went on behind the scenes at Fox News, we do know that Childers' tweet came to the attention of Media Matters executive vice president Ari Rabin-Havt, who tweeted a terse and sarcastic post back to Childers: "Your skills are impressive @HeatherChilders, Birtherism/Clinton conspiracy in 1 tweet. Does Fox News give you special training for that?"
Childers tweeted back: "I know Media Matters strives 2b FACTUALLY correct so attach the article plz. I was asking 4 opinion."
Apparently, Childers' dignified responce wasn't good enough for the folks at Media Matters, or Fox News for that matter. In a subsequent tweet, Childers, noting the irony of the incident, actually apologized for having the audacity to simply ask a question: "Here's the thing folks... the ONE topic sure got alot of you tweeting. Why? I apologize if the article offended anyone. Very interesting."
But it wasn't over. That same afternoon, according to Media Matters, Childers deleted the Twitter post and a Senior VP at FOX News, Michael Clemente, grovelled: “The tweets have been addressed with Heather and she understands this was a mistake.”
And there you have it. It's clear that the executives at Fox News now believe that following leads, soliciting the opinions of others and digging for facts are "mistakes." Is this the same "fair and balanced" network that promised to "vet Obama?"
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On Tuesday, in what can only be described as an honest attempt to do some fact-finding, Childers sent out a message on her Twitter account which simply read "Thoughts?" and linked the tweet to a story titled "Did Obama campaign threaten Chelsea Clinton’s Life 2 Keep Parents Silent?”
The linked story reports on recent and earth-shattering allegations from liberal Hollywood film producer Bettina Viviano that Team Obama may have threatened the life of Chelsea Clinton to silence Bill Clinton from bringing up the subject of Obama's eligibility during the 2008 campaign.
One would think that reporters are encouraged to investigate stories. One would assume that a simple one word post soliciting comments on an erupting news story is to be commended. Apparently not, after being taken to task by Media Matters, Fox News executives went into full blackout mode.
While we may never know the full story of what went on behind the scenes at Fox News, we do know that Childers' tweet came to the attention of Media Matters executive vice president Ari Rabin-Havt, who tweeted a terse and sarcastic post back to Childers: "Your skills are impressive @HeatherChilders, Birtherism/Clinton conspiracy in 1 tweet. Does Fox News give you special training for that?"
Childers tweeted back: "I know Media Matters strives 2b FACTUALLY correct so attach the article plz. I was asking 4 opinion."
Apparently, Childers' dignified responce wasn't good enough for the folks at Media Matters, or Fox News for that matter. In a subsequent tweet, Childers, noting the irony of the incident, actually apologized for having the audacity to simply ask a question: "Here's the thing folks... the ONE topic sure got alot of you tweeting. Why? I apologize if the article offended anyone. Very interesting."
But it wasn't over. That same afternoon, according to Media Matters, Childers deleted the Twitter post and a Senior VP at FOX News, Michael Clemente, grovelled: “The tweets have been addressed with Heather and she understands this was a mistake.”
And there you have it. It's clear that the executives at Fox News now believe that following leads, soliciting the opinions of others and digging for facts are "mistakes." Is this the same "fair and balanced" network that promised to "vet Obama?"
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I SAW THIS COMING RIGHT AFTER A SAUDI MADE A LARGE PURCHASE OF FOX NEWS SHARES SO I NO LONGER WATCH IT.. THE LIBTARDS HAVE INVADED FOX NEWS CHANNEL... BEEN 2 YEARS NOW.. AND I WILL NOT RETURN..
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DeleteMichael Clemente, I don't know who you are or what your position at FOX is, but you and whomever else has been involved in this B.S. has made a big mistake! I've been an avid FOX listenersince Day One, and thought only FOX could be "straight" on issues. Guess I was mistaken. Fair & Balanced? Apparently not.
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The only reason they would put the squeeze on this attempt is because it must have been true and they would not want it to go public. I also heard about this back in 2008 but nothing more came out about it. Also, there have been many threats to individual Congress members that if they did not side with everyone in favor of whatever Obama wanted their families would be threatened. A video was sent around showing how Obama's cronies are asking for donations from this particular website for his campaign which is illegal to do. There is so much corruption happening regarding this election it appears that with everything illegal that is being done regarding the voting poll it appears that over 200,000 people that are deceased voted back in 2008 for Obama and they are planning on doing this again but the numbers will be larger. Amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteOkay, so they defend Juan Williams (the Screamer) and bend over backward to find work for him (empty headed reactionary that he is) but censure / censor one of their own anchors for a one-word question. What is going on at FoxNews? Very disappointing. O'Reilly went to bat for The Screamer, will he do the same for Ms. Childers? Here's hoping.
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Notice how Andrew Breitbart's minions have basically dissappeared from the scene after he was murdered by the illegal Kenyan Muslim goonies. And where are the autopsy results for Andrew? Sorry but with today's technology, it doesn't take 6-8 weeks for toxicology results, especially for a high profile individual.
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Fox News isn't fair and balanced. They got rid of fair and balanced. They got rid of Glen Beck because he named names and had a flow chart of all the commies in the Obama admin. Fox News, the cowards and liberal scumbags that they are could give a sh*t about this country. So why should we watch their liberal bias news. Have you noticed how many liberals are on that show now. It should be called: The Commie Fox News Show featuring Bill(I have to show half naked women on every show)Reilly and his fence sitting, pat myself on the back jerk.
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Right! Glenn Beck has the unusual ability to both see and explain the MACRO economic and political picture. Fox, after Beck and Napolitono, is only left with Stossel representing some original constitutional thinking.
DeleteAll of the NEWS is in the same boat ABC CBS CNN all of them so I really don't listen when it comes to politics because in my book they are speaking Obama talk nothing more nothing less.
ReplyDeleteWhat ever happened to moderate thinking? You and your counterparts on the left are the reason this country is f'd up and the sad thing is, you don't even realize it. You people are all retarded.
ReplyDeleteWell, this is a shame, that Fox would weasle out on such an important issue, and not stand by Miss Childers. She simply asked for "thoughts". I heard that Fox is hiring Jesse Jackson's daughter. I don't know if it's true, but if it is, isn't that like inviting the enemy into the camp?
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DeleteWell this is just like Obama's forged Birth Certificate. Fox News does not bring it up. All you get is O'Reilly and Van Susterin making excuses and making light of Obama' deliberate attacks on this country and it's institutions. Then there is Hannity who is trying to vet Obama, however the biggest stories, such as his fraudalent birth certificate, the mysterious deaths of Bill Clintons friend and threats to individual who question Obama's eligibility he doesn't talk about. There is also no talk about all the documented information of how Obama stole the primaries from Clinton in Texas and other places. Of which was done through fraud, voter intimidation, causing chaos and whatever else they had to do to steal the election. None of which is being talked about, not even by Breitbart's webpage. It was also stated that Brietbart's people were not going to question Obama's citizenship even though there is actual documented proof of it being forged. The reason for this was because of Media Matters. Plus anyone who questions this issue is threatened. A major liberal reporter (Diane West, Silence of Lapdogs) said that Obama's legitimacy is questionable, a major liberal.
ReplyDeleteIsn't there anyone brave or strong enough to find out the truth about this man. He is destroying our country. Who knows if he is an imposter or yet worst an enemy to this clountry.
I have not watched Fox for about a year,since Glenn Beck left,no truth had been spoken ,Bill O. is loud,Bob Becker,pervert,Allen Combs pencil-neck lib,van Sust,Juan Williams,Fox is just after the advertising money for Obamas reelection ,they are kissing his Ass.
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Ever since O'Reilly interviewed Obama in 2008 shortly before the elections he has been a thinly disguised Obama supporter. I suspect he received orders from H
ReplyDeletehis boss Roger Ailes to treat Obama with kid gloves. Up until then he was more like he promotes himself "Fair and Balanced". That fair and balanced O'Reilly has been long gone.