i think it s something that you see republicans doing a lot when they are, you know,ville nice the liberal ville nice the liberal media, so the president has set himself up against fox news, in this case, i think in a sort of light hearted way. it ignores the fact that there actually is a diversity of views here, as we know, not just among the liberals that are actually on the channel who support obamacare, but even within the republican party there s disagreement. you have karl rove arguing against defunding obamacare, for example. so there isn t a unanimous view regarding how to approach obamacare. but, you know, maybe the president doesn t watch fox. jon: well, he said that he doesn t watch fox, at least he said that once upon a time, said he didn t watch cable news at all. judy, what about it? i mean, from your standpoint is it smart for the president of the united states to single out one news organization for, i guess you would call it ridicule?
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well, jon, as you know, we have complained about this often, and this is not a one-shot, one-off by the president. he and his aides have done this repeatedly. it s effective. it draws attention away from the fact that his own popularity is sinking in the polls. but even here at fox there is, there was a spirited debate about obamacare and how it s going to play out and its impact and implications even on the five. bob beckel, the panel liberal, was defending the program and accusing fox of scare tactics, and he was trounced upon by his co-panelists. so i think debate is healthy. the president at this point, of course, is aware of what s on fox news because more americans watch fox news than any other. it gets under his skin. and i think he was, as you pointed out, light-hearted in it, but the message was clear. jon: kirsten, i have a problem, i guess, with his assertion that you should just go to the web site and check it out as if all
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