(Un)Reliable Sources: Kurtz Says Fox/O’Reilly Getting White House Talking Points A Non-Story
On Sunday’s “Reliable Sources” with Howard Kurtz on CNN, Kurtz and his panel all agreed that former Bush Press Secretary, Scott McClellan’s revelation that the Bush White House regularly sends “talking points” to the FoxNews Channel because “there were commentators and pundits who were useful to the White House,” was a non story. They said it was a non-story since everyone gets talking points, even though McClellan confirmed that Bill O’Reilly was one who was sent the talking points.
A non-story?
The Fox News Channel “quarterback” (by his own admission), and the most watched news show on cable with millions of Folks watching (by his own repeated pats on the back), has made it quite clear Read more
Scott McClellan: White House Fed Fox News Talking Points. Right Wing Talk Show Hosts Who Were Invited To The White House For A Private Meeting With President Bush Just Prior to the 2006 Election Are Shocked!
Talking Point: An idea which may or may not be factual, meant to provide the most effective attack to saturate discourse and frame a debate. When used politically, the purpose is to propagandize by continuous repetition within media outlets until accepted as fact.
“I’ve been here from the beginning, and have never seen a White House “talking points.” — And I don’t know anyone else who’s seen one either. I asked senior management if they have ever seen a White House talking points. No one had.” Bill O’Reilly reacting to Dan Rather’s accusation that FoxNews gets White House Talking Points. 12/06.
“There were (FOX) commentators and pundits who were useful to the White House.” Former Bush White House Press Secretary, Scott McClellan, Hardball, 7/24/08
Similar to how the Communist news outlet, Pravda, and Nazi propaganda chief, Josef Goebbels, offered information to the Folks™, Scott McClellan admitted that Bush White House used Fox commentators as their spokespeople feeding them what they wanted the Folks™ to believe. At least that’s what Scott McClellan now has acknowledeged.
For those of you not as politically savvy FoxNews viewers, here’s the technical way talking points work: The Bush White House told Fox News what to say and Fox News said i Read more
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