Blames Rush, Sean Hannity, Fox for his failures.
The headline on Mediaite said it all:
The story began thusly, bold print for emphasis supplied:
The “some commentators on Fox News” without doubt refers to Sean Hannity, perhaps the fiercest Obama critic in the nighttime line-up of the period.
So where do we start with this amazing Obama admission? Here.
The headline on Mediaite said it all:
Obama: Limbaugh, Fox Helped Create Environment for Republicans Refusing to Work With Me
The story began thusly, bold print for emphasis supplied:
In tonight’s NBC Dateline special, as President Obama tonight discussed his frustrations with Republicans for not being more willing to work with him over the past eight years, he once again invoked Rush Limbaugh and Fox News to discuss that very issue.
Because while on the one hand there was a “tactical” decision not to work with him, Obama told Lester Holt, there was also a pressure they had to deal with:
Because while on the one hand there was a “tactical” decision not to work with him, Obama told Lester Holt, there was also a pressure they had to deal with:
“The ability of Republican leaders to rile up their base, helped along by folks like Rush Limbaugh and some commentators on Fox News, I think created an environment in which Republican voters would punish Republicans for cooperating with me.”
The “some commentators on Fox News” without doubt refers to Sean Hannity, perhaps the fiercest Obama critic in the nighttime line-up of the period.
So where do we start with this amazing Obama admission? Here.