Fox News’ Ed Henry Walks Out of White House Briefing After Jay Carney Ignores Him Twice

[Cali_Democrat]

by Tommy Christopher | 9:38 pm, October 11th, 2013

At Wednesday’s impromptu press conference, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney gave President Obama a list of reporters to call on that did not include a single television reporter. During Friday afternoon’s late-starting daily briefing, Carney went deep into the briefing without calling on Fox News’ Ed Henry, and ignored Henry’s attempts to ask a question until Henry finally gave up, walking out of the briefing’s final minutes.

Carney’s snub of TV reporters Wednesday followed recent sharp exchanges with some TV reporters, particularly Ed Henry, whom Carney repeatedly posed as a partisan opponent. At Friday afternoon’s long-delayed briefing, Carney had gone through every TV reporter when Ed Henry began to ask his question. He got out “Jay…” before Carney called on The Chicago Tribune‘s Christi Parsons, and as she asked her question, Henry could be seen shaking his head.

Henry tried again on the next question, and when Carney ignored him again, Henry smiled, got up, and walked out.

While Fox News hasn’t always gotten a question at presidential press conferences, this was the first time in memory that a Fox News reporter wasn’t called on at a daily briefing.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-ed-henry-walks-out-of-white-house-briefing-after-jay-carney-ignores-him-twice/

This is how Faux Newz "reporters" should be treated. Pretend like those turds don't even exist.
Don't even acknowledge their presence.

Well done, Jay.

Well. Fucking. Done.

[hrmjustin]

1. What a baby!!!

[Unknown Beatle]

89. Not just him but

the entire Faux Noise organization are an entire case of nut-bags, losers, and babies.

I watch Comedy Central for news and Fox News for comedy.

[Sophiegirl]

98. I wish I could rec this comment! n/t

[VanillaRhapsody]

2. Why should he respect them....they are no longer a News Organization

they call themselves "Enertainment".

[Pretzel_Warrior]

9. They were NEVER a news organization

[VanillaRhapsody]

69. Well officially not after they got a court to agree...

they were under no obligation to present facts as news...

[Xyzse]

74. I agree that Fox Cable "news" is not news

Though, may I get a link on that?

I want something to quote for that, when some people quote me something from fox news.

Actually, don't worry about it, I'll look it up. This should be fun.
I've always called "Fox News" a "Dramedy".

[VanillaRhapsody]

76. here is some background...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/07/31/364678/-Fox-News-wins-in-court

[Xyzse]

77. Thanks!

[Stellar]

103. Cease Spin site...

http://ceasespin.org/ceasespin_blog/ceasespin_blogger_files/fox_news_gets_okay_to_misinform_public.html

[Theyletmeeatcake2]

27. How true!! Spot on after all it is a press conference for reporters

Not opinion writers! Way to go !!! Whip those propagandists... Reports not opinions... How sleazy are these people... No wonder in Canada they are treated as vermin

[calimary]

71. Welcome to DU, Theyletmeeatcake2!

Glad you're here! I'm a retired broadcast journalist and I am DELIGHTED to see this. FINALLY!!!! If I were in the White House press department, I would be arguing against granting deliberately partisan hacks the privilege of news credentials. Because they're partisan hacks. During the bush/cheney years they let any riffraff in, provided that riffraff towed the company line. So you had pretend "journalists" like that jeff gannon dildo from "Talon News" seated with the White House Press corps (more like "corpse" for all the real reporting they actively refused to do!). "Talon News"????? WTF kind of bullshit operation is THAT???? He didn't even ask a question. He'd just sit there in the third row and spew some talking point and Ari or Scotty would then eat up valuable minutes of press conference time earnestly enlarging upon that talking point. Hack smear-machine outfits like breitbart and drudge were elevated to levels of credibility by being recognized in the bush/cheney press room. And they had NO business being there, taking up space that should have gone to more reputable outfits. The entire news WORLD was turned upside down on its ass and dressed in neon clown suits. It was as though, instead of a White House Press credential, you were issued a red rubber nose. HORRIFYING!!!!

It's about time that Pox Noise be put in its place. I don't care how many bright strobing lights, gleaming mirror walls and bulkheads, electronic lights and colors, and the drums and dingdong-bells they have sounding breaking stories, or how many aging frat boys with male cheerleader looks or how many scantily-dressed blondes in short skirts and spike heels they hire (notice how they ALL invariably wear sleeveless dresses and tops to show more skin - and short skirts, while seated at thin-topped little desks and tables where the numerous wide shots clearly show you their legs and hot skanky stilettos?). Hell, I'm seeing that one spread like a cancer. Damn near every female ANYWHERE on camera now has a full wardrobe of sleeveless dresses and tops! I was shocked the other day to see Mika Brzezinski with long sleeves. Everything else must still be at the dry cleaners, I guess.

I really like the subtlety of not calling on the TV hacks. They're so much about ego that this has gotta hurt - BAD and BIGTIME! ed henry: put in his place! jonathan karl: put in his place! chuck todd-blossom: put in his place! When they prove they're not partisan hacks, hey, I'm sure they'll get called upon so they can return to primping and grandstanding for the big evening newscast or around-the-clock cable inserts. I like that a LOT. About time these pompous agenda-driven assholes were put in their place. And I like seeing the print people finally being paid some attention. So often they're the ones stuck with the hind teat so the TV people can get their obligatory glory moments.

[DFW]

91. My father did very little TV and radio

A few times on Meet The Press, some radio broadcasts for upstate New York, but mostly print journalism from Washington. He was a rarity when he was elected president of the Gridiron Club, since that is an honor usually reserved for high profile journalists (Helen preceded my father as President, although not by much), and my dad was a one man Washington bureau from a one horse town.

But toward the end of his life/career, he lamented the transformation of his profession into one of sensationalist performing, and he bemoaned that true journalism was being abandoned in favor of big headlines and lax fact-checking (Clinton impeachment as a time frame).

[Plucketeer]

67. Yeah, they're gonna make it all up anyway

Why would they care about what's REALLY said???

[DFW]

92. Roger Ailes was asked about the rightward slant of Fox at its inception in 1996.

His answer, in a rare moment of candor, was, "we have an agenda."

He has rarely been as truthful since, but that one time, he was being as honest an anyone from Fox was ever going to be.

They do indeed have an agenda, and they have been faithfully following it ever since.

[Historic NY]

3. This is just too rich...

Time to cut off the head....

[ffr]

4. I don't know who the Henry guy is, but I agree anyway.

Anything or anyone sponsored by Faux's propaganda machine can be ignored. Nothing of value ever goes within that organization.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

8. They all move around so much it is dizzying

Henry used to be a CNN slug. Major Garrett (who the fuck names their kid Major) was at CNN then Fuckd and now CBS. Oy!

[malletgirl02]

17. Major Garrett

Reminds me of Major Major Major Major from Catch-22

[Pretzel_Warrior]

19. Also reminds me of a funny episode of MASH.

"Major", "Captain"'"major", "Major"....

[Gidney N Cloyd]

63. "Well, I think we've made a major breakthrough here."

[snooper2]

62. I guess they thought it would be better than Minor Garrett

[Pretzel_Warrior]

5. Nice! Any little shit who goes to work for FuckdNews

Should be ignored.

[BluegrassStateBlues]

6. I love Jay Carney.

Man crush and all.

[Cha]

22. I know, huh.. aka/Clark Kent rofl nm

[liberal from boston]

94. Ed Henry

O'Donnell bashes Ed Henry

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/lawrence-odonnell-ed-henry_n_4002129.html?utm_hp_ref=media

[warrior1]

7. Waaaaaaaaa

[Marie Marie]

10. Petty man throws petty tantrum.

Did he stomp his feet while leaving?

[nxylas]

97. The report said he was smiling

And why not? Teabaggers thrive on fake martyrdom. Nobility in defeat has been hardwired into their consciousness ever since they lost the War of Northern Aggression. Fox News will rise again!

[geomon666]

11. Now revoke their White House press passes.

Do it!

[UTUSN]

12. oh noes, will we be less informed?!1 nt

[anneboleyn]

82. Less "Fair" and "balanced" now. Oh noes!

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. Dear Ed Henry,

To quote your idol Dick Cheney, "Go fuck yourself."

Sincerely,
Jay Carney

[spanone]

14. i applaud mr carney for ignoring fake news.....twice!!!

[Snake Plissken]

15. Cheer up Ed, he didn't take any questions from Comedy Central either

fox news wasn't the only comedy channel that got ignored

[sheshe2]

16. Eddie has a sad ;-(

[Rex]

18. Well in all fairness, there were real news organizations there

so I can understand. Time to quit pretending Foxnews is anything but entertainment for political zombies.

[uponit7771]

54. +1, not only that but FAUX news has been skipped before!!!! He acted entitled

[Heather MC]

20. Finally You want a SHUT DOWN you got it. YOU ARE SHUTDOWN!!!

BOOM
That's how they should have been handled from day one

FAUX WHO?????

[Uncle Joe]

34. Perfect synopsis, HeatherMC.

[Cha]

21. Again with the "NO" to Tv Reporters! WH on a Roll..

Photo of the Day: President Obama ignoring GOP-fake-Benghazi-emails-shill



http://www.democraticunderground.com/110217934

Why should they waste their valuable time with manufacturers of "news"? They play stenographers for cons and revisionists for Dems.

thanks Cali

[Thinkingabout]

23. Just like Faux News, fair and balanced, explained in their fashion

[lpbk2713]

24. He doesn't get it.

Press briefings are for journalists. Faux propagandists might as well stay home.

[young_at_heart]

25. Faux "News" shouldn't even be there

Maybe someday the other reporters will shun them as that is what they deserve!

[pacalo]

40. +1!

[gopiscrap]

26. Dumb ass cry baby!!!

[MADem]

28. Jay....Jay.....I am not going to be IGNORED, Jay!!!!!!

Ed....you don't get it...you just. don't. GET IT!

[msanthrope]

35. OMG--I'm reading this article, thinking about the dead bunny Carney is going to find on his stove...

and here you are!!!

Serendipity!

[MADem]

36. Heh heh....it was the first thing that came to my mind!! nt

[Cali_Democrat]

45. bwhahahaha

[cynatnite]

29. Ed Henry acted like a 13 year old who didn't get his way. n/t

[marble falls]

30. Not as if he had any pertinent questions. Good riddence.

[Lobo27]

31. Well fox will try to embarrass the President come next January....

Fox gets the Superbowl and the tradition as of late is for the President to speak with the network who has the game. O'Reilly or Henry I'm thinking. Another 40 interruption interview.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

32. How many times did the Bush Administration threaten to pull a press pass?

[lpbk2713]

42. The way they treated Helen was shameful.

But Helen took it like a pro and didn't act like a brat like this a-hole did.

[Southside]

33. Whiney cry baby!... Faul-Tea News... Banned

Bring out the big guns Next time, yeah Shepherd Smith or Sarah Palin. They won't ignore them.

[TxDemChem]

37. Lol I love it!

If you pretend to be a reporter, you will be ignored.

Faux Noise: We Deceive, You Believe

[JI7]

38. he looks like a Chubby Snotty Bratty Kid of some Wealthy Parents

and one who treats others like shit because of it.

like the boss who assigns one of the people who work for him to show his kid around. and the brat kid treats the employee like shit and threatens to have them fire them if they don't do what they want.

[rhett o rick]

39. It's about f-in time. nm

[dsharp88]

41. Fox is to actual news what "pro" wrestling is to actual sports -

a faked misrepresentation with false story lines scripted for the benefit of its audience and useful for entertainment purposes only.

[Mopar151]

44. Pro wrestlers are skilled performers

And the rituals and forms are carefully observed. Not so with Faux Noise and it's "newsmakers".

[Hutzpa]

43. A teachable moment

Jay 'Brass Balls' Carney

Me likey the new Jay 'Brass balls' Carney.

[Jamaal510]

46. Why did Jay Carney have to be so mean to Ed Henry?

All the guy wanted to do was get a scoop for a tall tale later on.

[TeamPooka]

47. Ed, you were next. Sorry you missed it buddy.

[Rain Mcloud]

48. I bet Murdoch is butthurt because they were the go-to guys during the "W" administration.

Fox News is the National Enquirer of network news anyways.
F$ck 'em,Feed 'em fish heads!

[irisblue]

55. ..

your dancing haters gonna hate sig line is unexpected and fun

[BlackX-068]

49. Fairly Ignored.

How can you speak to a person from a new organization who would not pose a serious question. Leave the "Red Meat" to the Politicians. Try Journalism for once.

[SunSeeker]

50. The fact that Fox is even in the Press Room is an abomination. nt

[The Wielding Truth]

78. Exactly.

[quakerboy]

51. But surely they at least called on whoever now represents "Talon News", right?

I mean, that's what a serious, responsible white house would do, right?

Any time the RW press complains about their treatment, This is what I think of. If republicans can give Talon a seat and plenty of question time at presidential briefings, then a Democrat ought not be required to deal with any Fox reporters. Theres plenty of RW to be found at CNN and CBS, and the various print organizations. No need to let the crazy in, its not like anything they ask will be relevant or accurately reported.

[MarchemintotheSea]

52. Why is this propganda reader complaining not all the reporters get called on at every presser?

Faux and other RW Propaganda outfits should be happy they are even allowed in the room.

The WH Press Office should reassign seating and put Faux and other RW propaganda outfits in the far back corner of the room.

[B Calm]

53. So the little baby left, LOL!

[Katashi_itto]

56. If they walk out, obviously they don't wish to be there. Revoke their press pass.

[lame54]

57. Helen Thomas

[DFW]

90. That's just what I was thinking

The one glaring difference is that Helen was ignored BECAUSE she was such a great journalist.

Fox and Frauds were ignored because they are not.

[northoftheborder]

58. Jay Carney is the best press secretary in my memory, imho.

He is pleasant, firm, relaxed, can't be rattled, handles tough questions with aplomb, is not antagonistic, doesn't appear to view the press as an enemy, has no irritating personality quirks like some I could name. He represents the president well and choosing not to call on Fox is a JOB WELL DONE.

[LibGranny]

59. I hope someone held the door open for him on the way out so it

"DIDN"T HIT HIM IN THE AS$"!!!

[nolabear]

60. The very definition of "If you can't take the heat..."

Jay's gotten more awesome by the day. Actually the whole Obama administration has held fast like superglue lately, and I'm enjoying every minute of it.

[lonestarnot]

61. I guess Ed Henry would be the one on the right with the harked up tonsil in his

left cheek? The dude next to him looks like he's going to

[SCVDem]

64. Ed Henry's behaviour is no different

than Noehner (sic), Cantor, McConnell, Cruz and the entire cast of Louis loons.

Every one will pout and stomp their feet, (or shut down the government) if they don't get their way.

The insanity runs deep in the GOP/TP!

[amb123]

65. The job of a Presidential Press Secretary

is to answer the questions of REPORTERS not PROPAGANDISTS.

Bravo Jay! Encore! Encore!

[harun]

66. They shouldn't even be allowed in the room.

[Chakab]

68. Good, they need to stop treating those people like they are a legitimate

news outlet.

Unfortunately, the rest of the media isn't much better.

[weissmam]

70. Boo Hoo

They would just misquote and mis-represent anyway

[gulliver]

72. Treating them as if they were a news organization would be wrong.

You can't treat "Fox News" as if it were really news. That just helps them with their masquerade.

[Spirochete]

73. How many times did people like

Helen Thomas and Russell Mokiber get ignored during the Bush administration? Somehow I don't remember any of them walking out in a snit.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

75. Well,

good. I like that they mix it up. What a polecat Henry is.

[dballance]

79. Kind of reminds me of the logic of the editorial board of the LA Times - why post falsehoods?

Seems like the same thing to me. Why bother allowing totally biased, partisan hacks to ask questions you know are going to be front-loaded? There are only so many times FAUX can go with the "when did you stop beating your wife" sort of question before they really need to be ignored.

[blm]

80. The conference was for US press not for Pro-fascism propagandists and stenographers.

.

[arely staircase]

81. I wonder if this will negatively impact their coverage of the administration. nt

[Enthusiast]

83. Yeah!

[SomethingFishy]

85. Yeah they'll probably forget to retract some of their lies...

Oh wait...

[Emit]

84. Wahhhh! They behave like children n/t

[benld74]

86. Fox News AS NO reporters, they ONLY have PARROTS

[frylock]

87. i'm sure that ed had a burning question about BENGHAZI!!12

[noiretextatique]

88. excellent!

spine-growing is a growth industry!

[Raffi Ella]

93. HA! finally.

They're not a news station, they're an entertainment station, they don't deserve the title of reporter much less journalist. They should have always been ignored like this.

[Ineeda]

95. A suitable reversal

of 'the power of the press'.

[Stellar]

96. Alright Jay!!!!!!

Yeah Buddy! Why should he take part in a FOX 'snews' skit!?

[ailsagirl]

99. ha ha ha ha

[Bolo Boffin]

100. Aw, did somebody not get hims bot-bot? n/t

[Turbineguy]

101. Fox News may not be on the air next month.

If the teabaggers get their way.

[Aviation Pro]

102. Fuck him....

...sucks to be you, shit stain.

[blackspade]

104. Oh, boo hoo.