Another Fox News Contributor Isn't Disclosed As A Member Of Romney's Campaign

[trailmonkee]

Source: Media Matters



Fox News contributor Elaine Chao has recently appeared on Fox Business to criticize Obama over the economy and push the falsehood that he stripped the work requirement from welfare. During these appearances, Fox didn't disclose that Chao is a national chair of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. Fox News has made it a regular practice to not disclose some of its frequent guests' ties to the Romney campaign.

In an August 2 press release announcing her appointment, Chao stated that she is "honored that Governor Mitt Romney asked me to serve as the national chair of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders for Romney" and that "it will take new leadership to put this country on a path to prosperity and full employment."

News Corp., the parent company of Fox News, recently nominated Chao to join its Board of Directors. Chao is married to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).


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[Scuba]

1. "Fox News Contributor" = "GOP Operative"

So it would be redundant. See?

[KurtNYC]

31. EVERYONE on Fox News is on the Romney campaign -- "There's no point in you doing your show..."

I'm serious. THERE IS NO POINT TO YOU DOING YOUR SHOW. There is no point to us going to a convention and pushing for this man if he is employing morons like this.

- Ann Coulter outing Hannity (and Fox) on his own "show" 8/8/2012

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/09/1118188/-Ann-Coulter-tears-the-mask-off-FOX

[Scuba]

32. And it's not just Fox...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=55619

[KurtNYC]

33. I have a very different take on the omitted Koch handshake

but that's a tangent from this thread.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. That one is particularly bitter and nasty too.

[trailmonkee]

3. see who's wife she is? wouldn't you be?

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

6. Well, she does wake-up every morning to this face...

[JudyM]

7. Just grotesque. I can't think of anyone I'd less rather wake up next to... 'cept Scalia. nt

[Bozita]

24. People are sayin' Mitch has been running around with a gal named Karolyn

[DesertRat]

4. She's the national chair of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign

What a bunch of liars!

[Grassy Knoll]

5. Holy Crap...

..It's all one big happy family.

[speedoo]

8. Wasn't she also in the Bush mis-administration?

I seem to recall that.

[silverweb]

21. Yup, she was.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Secretary of Labor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Chao

[speedoo]

23. Thanks.

Yes, she did a lot for labor, right?

I hate that woman.

[silverweb]

37. I second your opinion.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Not much nepotism in the GOP, is there?

[Tom Ripley]

9. I had the pleasure of booing that turtle-lover at a friend's college commencement

[DontTreadOnMe]

10. Is this legal?

Is this a violation of Federal Campaign rules?

[YOHABLO]

14. Since when did FOX or the Gop care about rules.

or the law.

[Angry Dragon]

11. Elaine Chao is a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation

she has sex with a turtle
I thought it was against the law to have sex with animals

add: it gets better


During Chao's tenure, Labor Department gave Congress inaccurate and unreliable numbers that understated the expense of contracting out its employees' work to private firms, according to a Government Accountability Office report issued on November 24, 2008.[13][14]

A report by the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform alleged that Chao and other White House officials campaigned for Republican candidates at taxpayer expense.[15] The report describes this as a violation of the Hatch Act of 1939, which restricts the use of public funds for partisan gain,[16] but no action was taken by any entity with responsibility for enforcing the Hatch Act

[nanabugg]

12. And another liar about welfare reform. nt

[Angry Dragon]

16. read what I added to my post

[DesertRat]

13. She's married to Mitch McConnell?

Ick

[Angry Dragon]

15. yes

[DesertRat]

17. Fox should disclose that fact as well. nt

[donqpublic]

18. Distinguished Fellow with Heritage is same as Grand Wizard with the KKK (n/t)

[SunSeeker]

19. Fox News itself is part of Romney's campaign.

Roger Ailes created it to be "GOP TV." Chao, in addition to being married to the Senate Republican leader, sits on the BOARD of News Corp. ["News Corp., the parent company of Fox News, recently nominated Chao to join its Board of Directors."]

[whiteroses]

20. Fox News

"Fair and Balanced" Fox News neglected to broadcast the speech given by Sr. Simone Campbell (Nuns on the Bus, nunsonthebus.com) at the Democratic Convention. Fox News also failed to broadcast the DNC video of the little girl with the major heart problem/life time insurance cap issue. Wonder what else Fox News has neglected to broadcast? Fox News is GOP TV!!

[CBHagman]

25. They cut Sister Simone and the family?

That's odious. Mind you, I'm not surprised.

[dixiegrrrrl]

28. We really should be calling it GOP tv, I think.

truth in advertising, so to speak.

[SunSeeker]

38. Roger Ailes & Nixon came up with the idea of "GOP on TV" back in the 1970s.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/richard-nixon-and-roger-ailes-1970s-plan-to-put-the-gop-on-tv/2011/07/01/AG1W7XtH_blog.html

[PatrynXX]

22. Find it ironic

that Republicans are pro white down to the bone. But Ruper Murdoch has an Asian wife and Mitch does to. I love females myself. Doesn't matter what race they are. But if you have nuts calling on Anthony Weiners wife being part of the Muslim Brotherhood. it's ironic.. Asian Dawn? this isn't Die Hard...

[Hubert Flottz]

26. I hope team Obama deals harshly with FOX in his second term.

I'd like to see that entire FOX crew in jail.

[Kurovski]

27. I had no idea

that Sprint Nextel was nearing the five dollar mark.

[JoePhilly]

29. Another memember of the Bush Administration in Exile living at Fox News

[yardwork]

30. Mrs. Mitch McConnell = Elaine Chao.

Did Faux News mention that? Didn't think so.

[jsr]

34. She's an old liberal:

[trailmonkee]

35. she must of had somebody put a curse on her to end up with Mconnell and end up a righty...

she probably refused a loan or something....

[Evasporque]

36. Well...she is on the GOP payroll....how is that not surprising for FAUX news...?nt