By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Harry S. Truman banned reporters he disliked from his presidential yacht. Franklin Roosevelt placed his journalistic critics out of earshot at the back of the room during presidential press conferences.No such subtleties in Barack Obama's White House.
A White House blog posting this week dismissed assertions on the Fox News Channel bluntly: "Lies." And don't expect an apology to network owner Rupert Murdoch. The White House's target was Glenn Beck, the conservative Fox
News commentator who regularly pokes the White House with provocative commentary. But the cable network and the White House don't just part ways over Beck.
News commentator who regularly pokes the White House with provocative commentary. But the cable network and the White House don't just part ways over Beck. That the White House regards Fox News with suspicion and even disdain is an understatement. And Fox News' Chris Wallace recently called the White House "the biggest bunch of crybabies" after Obama gave all major networks except Fox News interviews for their Sunday talk shows.
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