tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post2898972107063123325..comments2023-12-05T07:50:19.855-05:00Comments on No Oil for Pacifists: White House Wages War on FOX@nooil4pacifistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-59668646598504106802009-10-19T05:57:20.534-04:002009-10-19T05:57:20.534-04:00> --as the old adage warns, "Never pick a ...> --as the old adage warns, "Never pick a fight with anyone who buys ink by the barrel."<br /><br />Well, you CAN get away with that if you set fire to the barrels often enough. But it's bound to get you frowned at and encourage talking behind your back.OBloodyHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992539380115488567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-86049153066570920942009-10-18T16:24:17.413-04:002009-10-18T16:24:17.413-04:00davidncl, I'm no fan of the the biased media. ...davidncl, I'm <a href="http://nooilforpacifists.blogspot.com/2005/05/press-bias-summary.html" rel="nofollow">no fan of the the biased media</a>. But Nixon was wrong for two reasons: <i>First</i>, <a href="http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/white-house-watch-nixon-then-and-now" rel="nofollow">his attitude toward the press was counter-productively combative</a>, which responded, eventually, by driving him from office, which makes my <i>second</i> point--as <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=McO2Co4Ih98C&pg=PA64&dq=%22buys+ink+by+the+barrel%22&ei=IPhfStSCFJviygTeurXxCg#v=onepage&q=%22buys%20ink%20by%20the%20barrel%22&f=false" rel="nofollow">the old adage warns</a>, "Never pick a fight with anyone who buys ink by the barrel."@nooil4pacifistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-59621909205459148782009-10-18T14:14:15.469-04:002009-10-18T14:14:15.469-04:00Nixon's belief wasn't in any sense crazed....Nixon's belief wasn't in any sense crazed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-79458092027576923722009-10-17T09:28:05.539-04:002009-10-17T09:28:05.539-04:00Even if FOX were as biased as little Pacifica Radi...Even if FOX were as biased as little Pacifica Radio, it would be deeply troubling that the WH would take this tack.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-36175299644076068452009-10-17T00:56:37.916-04:002009-10-17T00:56:37.916-04:00> I'd call it a three-way tie for the bigge...> I'd call it a three-way tie for the biggest cry-babies between the mainstream media, the Administration and internet progressives.<br /><br />More of a three-wah tie... <br /><br />Wah-wah wawah wah. <br /><br />Beware of the power of the <i>fourth</i> wah.<br /><br />.OBloodyHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992539380115488567noreply@blogger.com