Thread: Thompson Charges Fox News Is Biased

Thompson Charges Fox News Is Biased Against His Campaign

Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) suggested on Sunday that Fox News is biased against his campaign, charging that the network highlights commentators who have been critical of his run for the presidency.

In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," host Chris Wallace pressed Thompson on how some conservatives have lambasted Thompson's campaign and showed clips of Fox conservative commentators Charles Krauthammer and Fred Barnes criticizing the former senator.

Thompson said, "This has been a constant mantra of Fox, to tell you the truth." He noted that other conservatives have praised his bid for the GOP nomination and took issue with a Fox promo that focused on polling in New Hampshire, where Thompson is registering in the single digits.

He said he is running second in national polls and has been leading or tied for the lead in South Carolina for "a long, long time."

Thompson, in a firm, but measured tone, scolded Wallace: "...for you to highlight nothing but the negatives in terms of the polls and then put on your own guys who have been predicting for four months, really, that I couldn't do it, kind of skew things a little bit. There's a lot of other opinion out there."

Krauthammer and Barnes regularly appear on Fox. Krauthammer is a syndicated columnist and Barnes is executive editor of The Weekly Standard.

Wallace denied to Thompson that "Fox has been going after you" and asked, "Do you know anybody who thinks you've run a great campaign, sir?"

Thompson responded, "It's not for me to come here and try to convince you that somebody else thinks I've run a great campaign." He added that National Review magazine has praised him for issuing detailed policy proposals on Social Security and immigration.

Following the sharp exchange, a smiling Wallace said, "I'm glad I asked the question because I got a heck of an answer."

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He was 100% correct Fox News is biased.

Fox News has always been biased - to one agenda or the other.

I think that's why it was created.

It is just a propaganda outlet - nothing more.

Thompson is getting royally screwed by Fox and it's becoming really apparent lately. I'm watching Hannity right now...The talking heads spent several minutes covering the pub primary without ever mentioning Thompson's name once. They're discussion was completely centered around Romney/Huck/Rudy and a they made a couple of comments about Paul. Thompson is usually right behind Rudy in the national polls, but FOX goes out of its way to ignore him. Things that make you go hmmm... I think Rupert will be very surprised on Super Tuesday when pubs reject his darlings (Flip Flop Mitt, Miguel "Gomer" Huckleberry, Rudy "Virtual Fence" Giuliani) and vote for Thompson or a second tier candidate. If Gomer gets the pub nomination, Lou Dobbs better run for president.

Hannity did an interview with Thompson on his radio show today (11/27). Thompson did a good job, but at the end, it sounded like Sean couldn't wait to get aawy, as Thompson was sounding too good!!!!

I sent Sean an email asking him why, after coming out against the Comprehensive Immigration Bill in June, because it contained shamnesty, how could he now support GUILIANI? Its extremely hypocritical.

And say what you like, just like the rest of FOX, Sean IS PUSHING GUILIANI.

I can't bear to watch Hannity anymore, but I did see Thompson on the Chris Wallace program on Sunday....Wallace was unbelievably rude but Thompson managed to give it back to Wallace. Fox News is so obnoxious now...starting with Geraldo! What ever happened to civility and unbiased reporting???

We don't need no stinkin CFR member in the White House. Forget this looser.

yup..

FOX NEWS IS HORRIBLY BIASED.

Took me a while to see it. I banned it. Don't watch it anymore.