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Barack Obama: What our advisors have simply said is that we are going to take media as it comes. And if media is operating basically…

On the recordOctober 22, 2009
What our advisors have simply said is that we are going to take media as it comes. And if media is operating basically as a talk radio format, then that's one thing. And if it's operating as a news outlet, then that's another. But it's not something I'm losing a lot of sleep over.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama discusses the White House's approach to media, particularly Fox News, indicating he is not overly concerned about the criticism.

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