Obama at a bar just now asks a patron to ask the owner to turn off Fox News: "The customer is always right." buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/ob…
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Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) July 05, 2012Like any good liberal, Barack Obama celebrates diversity — except when it comes to cable news. Tonight he reportedly asked a customer at Ziggy’s bar in Parma, Ohio, to ask the owner to shut off Fox News during a campaign stop.
The good news is that they didn’t get into an argument over the remote.
Note that the president didn’t ask the owner directly. Would this be another example of “leading from behind”? That being said, when was the last time you were in a bar and the TVs were tuned to anything but sports programming? Ziggy’s must be a happenin’ place.
The president undoubtedly prefers MSNBC, which runs an around-the-clock infomercial for his re-election (except on weekends when it runs all those cool prison documentaries).
CNN, which is inflicted unmercifully upon airport travelers, isn’t much better.
Actually the president may have a point about turning off Fox News — whenever Bob Beckel, Juan Williams, Tamara Holder, or Alan Colmes makes an appearance, that is.
Hey Obama, Ohio will turn off Fox News when you decide to turn off your penchant for destroying jobs. #p2 #tcot—
Barack Problema (@BarackProblema) July 06, 2012
Obama is so thin-skinned and petty he can't be in the room with Fox News on the television. Way to continue to… fb.me/1DYUaH3a7—
Sharon Day (@SharonDay) July 06, 2012
Obama Visits Ohio Bar, Suggests They Turn Off Fox News…Now why would Obama suggest turning off the lone network that doesn’t carry his water—
Paul Combs (@PAC43) July 06, 2012
Obama wanting ppl to turn off fox news and watch the governments version of news? Lol he's dumber than I thought—
yes same lonnie (@lonnietennant) July 06, 2012
Obama too much of a wuss to ask bar owner to turn off Fox News Channel himself: is.gd/IXbVLH—
Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) July 05, 2012
Joe the Plumber's yard, this Fox News-watching pub…Obama doesn't do so well with unannounced/unscripted visits bit.ly/NbyXLR—
Jeff Emanuel (@jeffemanuel) July 06, 2012
RT: @ZekeJMiller: Obama: Turn Off Fox News buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/ob… // ZOMG OBAMA TOOK AWAY MY 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS!!!!!—
Billy Bob (@sherifffruitfly) July 05, 2012
Obama says turn off Fox News—dang I gotta start watching now—
TXN_1st (@Prairie_Patriot) July 06, 2012
Obama wants you to Turn Off Fox News cause only Chris Matthews gets a tingle up his leg.—
Willie (@Gunnerguy1911) July 06, 2012
Dissent hurts the president's self-esteem, guys. RT @CatsPolitics LULZ // Obama: Turn Off Fox News – BuzzFeed Mobile – buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/ob…—
Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) July 06, 2012
.barackobama i didnt have it on But will now that that u opened ur mouth RT @foxnation: Obama: Turn Off Fox News
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Dave E Haun (@exploringdave) July 06, 2012
Obama wants ppl to turn off fox news and go watch snooki so he can have free reign at destroying this country #p2—
yes same lonnie (@lonnietennant) July 06, 2012
Turn off Fox News because President Downgrade is a thin-skinned baby who can't handle dissent.—
ryuge (@0ryuge) July 06, 2012
Apparently it was all in good fun:
Pool reporter now says President was having "joking" conversation … Obama: Turn Off Fox News buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/ob…—
Ed Henry (@edhenryTV) July 06, 2012