http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=848_1302954741 Items in channel 'LeakLiveMedia' Sat, 18 May 2013 07:53:16 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=848_1302954741 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:51:05 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=916_1254447776 LeakLiveMedia n the past few months, Fox News' critical coverage of the Obama administration has been the subject of scornful scrutiny by left-leaning pundits and political satirists. But now the White House appears to be willing to get dirt on its own hands, jumping into the fray by blasting the network's "disregard for facts" in a post on the official White House blog. Written by White House Online Programs Director Jesse Lee, the post takes issue with Fox News' coverage of the president's attempts to help the city of Chicago secure the 2016 Olympics, saying that Rupert Murdoch's cable news juggernaut, which famously bills itself as being "fair and balanced," has "continued its disregard for the facts in an attempt to smear the Administration's efforts" to convince the International Olympic Committee that the U.S. should host the games. Lee specifically takes issue with Glenn Beck, who in July accused the president of being a "racist" with "a deep-seated hatred for white people or white culture," for showing that "nothing is worthy of respect if it can be used as part of a partisan attack to boost ratings." Lee then goes on to "reality check" a number of assertions recently made by Beck on his afternoon program, in addition to directing readers to the St. Petersburg Times' Politifact site, which rebuts accusations made by Fox News' Steve Doocy against Patrick Gaspard, the director of the White House Office of Political Affairs. The move by the Obama White House sets a new watermark in its seemingly escalating war with Fox News. Back in June, President Obama gave an interview to CNBC in which he criticized the network for being "entirely devoted to attacking my administration," and later promised to "call out" anyone who misrepresents him when he delivered his address on health care reform to a joint session of Congress. Taking it a step further, Obama slighted Fox News during the White House's recent pro-health care reform PR blitz, appearing on five Sunday news shows, not to mention Late Night with David Letterman, while declining to grant an interview to a single Fox News program, a move that led Chris Wallace, host of the network's Fox News Sunday, to label the Obama White House as the "biggest bunch of cry-babies I've ever seen." Some objective observers of politics and the media feel that the ire expressed by Wallace is somewhat understandable. After all, the Obama administration's frustrations stem not from non-partisan hosts like Wallace, but from Fox News' roster of unabashedly partisan hosts like Beck and Sean Hannity, who've both gone so far as to compare the Obama White House to Hitler's Germany and the communist Soviet Union. While many are raising hay about the White House acting aggressively to combat perceived smears from Fox News, it isn't unprecedented for a president and his administration to feud openly with the media. George W. Bush and CBS came to blows in 2004 after Dan Rather alleged on 60 Minutes II that Bush had used his family's connections to manipulate his enlistment in the National Guard to avoid serving in combat in Vietnam, an incident that led to the firing of CBS producer Mary Mapes and badly tarnished Rather's reputation as an objective newsman. Prior to that, Hillary Clinton famously alleged that forces in the media were involved in a "vast right-wing conspiracy" to destroy her husband's presidency, while Nixon's infamous enemies list contained numerous names of media members and the news organizations they worked for. In short, animosity existing between the White House and the media isn't anything new. During the 2008 campaign, candidate Obama did what many presidential candidates of both parties have done over the years: promised to "change the tone in Washington." By using the White House blog to defend itself from perceived media distortions, the Obama Administration may be unintentionally signaling that their promise to alter the nation's political discourse was a lofty notion that they might fail to fulfill, just like every past presidential Administration to make the same promise. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=916_1254447776 LeakLiveMedia White House lashes out at Fox News Glenn Beck for 'lies' White House lashes out at Fox News glenn beck for 'lies' Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:46:25 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=90e_1254382785 LeakLiveMedia Florida Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson visits CNN's Situation Room to discuss his controversial remarks. - Sept. 30, 2009 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=90e_1254382785 LeakLiveMedia Rep Alan Grayson vs Republicans on 'die quickly' comment & insults Rep Alan Grayson vs Republicans on 'die quickly' comment & insults Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:26:58 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3bf_1253820069 LeakLiveMedia Update: Fox News IDs NJ School Involved in Obama Anthem Song Scandal http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3bf_1253820069 LeakLiveMedia FOX News IDs New Jersey Elementary School Obama "Indoctrination" Scandal FOX News ids MAD New Jersey Elementary School Obama Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:52:32 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b11_1253746018 LeakLiveMedia Glenn Beck Throws A Frog Into Boiling Water - SEPT 23, 2009 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b11_1253746018 LeakLiveMedia Glenn Beck puts a Frog into HOT Boiling Water Glenn Beck Throws A Frog Into Boiling Water - SEPT 23, 2009 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:02:27 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0ca_1253739548 LeakLiveMedia A woman trapped in a flood calls 911 for help, but officials are too late to save her. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0ca_1253739548 LeakLiveMedia Woman Dials 911 Before She Drowns woman dials 911 before she drowns Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:05:56 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3a9_1252814406 LeakLiveMedia A massive python named Deliah was moved by Florida wildlife officials to a temporary home after her chain-link cage near Apopka, Fla., was deemed unsuitable on Friday. The 16-year-old python measures 18 feet long and weighs 400 pounds. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3a9_1252814406 LeakLiveMedia Giant Python found in Florida weighing 400 Pounds giant python found in florida weighing 400 pounds lbs Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:13:30 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b0e_1252627723 LeakLiveMedia President Obama Forgives Rep. Joe Wilson: "We All Make Mistakes" http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b0e_1252627723 LeakLiveMedia Obama Forgives Joe Wilson: "We All Make Mistakes" Obama Forgives Joe Wilson: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:03:45 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=77f_1252626398 LeakLiveMedia Rush Limbaugh Wishes Republican South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson Hadn't Apologized For Yelling "Lie" - 09-10-09 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=77f_1252626398 LeakLiveMedia Rush Limbaugh AGREES for Rep. Joe Wilson Yelling "Lie" to Obama Rush Limbaugh AGREES for Rep. Joe Wilson Yelling Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:05:43 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=167_1252573411 LeakLiveMedia Eric Cantor Caught Tweeting during President Obama Health Reform Speech - Sept. 09, 2009 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=167_1252573411 LeakLiveMedia Republicans Twitter @ Obama Health Reform Speech Republican Eric Cantor Caught Tweeting President Obama Health Reform Speech Sept. 09 2009 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:51:05 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5b9_1252528006 LeakLiveMedia 09-09-09 - Former President Bill Clinton honored legendary anchorman Walter Cronkite during a memorial in New York City. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5b9_1252528006 LeakLiveMedia Clinton HONORS Obama & Walter Cronkite Clinton HONORS Obama & Walter Cronkite Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:27:53 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b60_1252434072 LeakLiveMedia Obama delivered the noontime speech from a high school in Arlington, Virginia. Many conservatives over the past week had expressed a fear that the president's address would be used to push a partisan political agenda. In the text of the speech posted Monday on the White House Web site, however, Obama avoided any mention of controversial political initiatives. He repeatedly urged students to work hard and stay in school. "No matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it," he said. "This isn't just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country." http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b60_1252434072 LeakLiveMedia Obama to the Kids in School: "Don't Spend all your time on the XBOX" president obama kids school speech virginia Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:50:44 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=724_1252392556 LeakLiveMedia Scorpion Man lives with 4,600 Scorpions - Former insect seller, Suang Puangsri from Thailand, has adapted his house to live in with unusual pets, some 4,600 scorpions. He feeds them around 1kg of cicadas and other live insects a day...and even puts his favourite pets in his mouth ! http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=724_1252392556 LeakLiveMedia Scorpion Man scorpion man