Ronald Kessler uses his Oct. 28 Newsmax column to defend Fox News from criticism by the Obama administration, claiming: “If Obama and his aides actually watched Fox, they would see that its news coverage — as opposed to its commentary programs — really is fair and balanced.”
If Kessler actually watched Fox, he would know that it most definitely is not “fair and balanced.” Nor Kessler explain how reciting Republican talking points, which Fox is prone to do, is “fair and balanced.”
Kessler also asserts: “The press ganged up on the Bush administration, but Bush never tried to isolate a news outlet.” Well, actually, yes, it did, as did other prominent Republicans during the Bush administration.
Kessler also throws in some non-Fox News-related misinformation, claiming that “Obama and the Democrats have entirely shut out the Republican leadership from participation in drafting healthcare legislation that will affect one-sixth of the economy.” That’s not true either.