The news that Fox ratings are up only deepens the mystery; why did the White House want to take on Fox News?To say they wanted to "stifle dissent" doesn't cut it. To do that, they would have to pull the network's FCC license and even the lapdogs in the media would scream "Nixon" at a move like that.It can't be because they want to reduce their viewership. They might not have anticipated such a big jump but they certainly didn't believe that Fox News ratings would go down.Nor could they have thought that they would lessen the influence of the network. Those who are already influenced certainly wouldn't stop listening because the White House told them to.What we are left with is personal pique - the president doesn't like to be criticized. No grand strategy, no ulterior motive. It's just Obama being annoyed at a network that doesn't think much of him.Allah at Hot Air thinks the strategy is to "marginalize" stories that originate on Fox News. But even he...(Read Full Post)