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Welcome back to on the hunt and foxnews.com.
-- time -- -- daily bus -- Ellen Ratner joining -- -- of course.
Bureau chief would talk a radio news service and a Fox News contributor.
With some full song the way the media reacted to those two major cabinet nominees from President Obama yesterday -- -- what do you think of it.
Well it's interesting because that's former senator chuck cable act today Politico did like a holes brand.
You know his views on -- that he said ten years ago well I I I beg to ask how many Americans -- change their views of gay people.
In ten years and in -- at the -- is polling has shown that it has been changed.
But they say you know their manufacturing is huge issue that this is going to be a huge issue when he goes before -- senate for confirmation.
And it really is just a manufactured issue the other thing that was interesting it was said that there was actually an op Ed piece.
That was done in Richard -- did this -- said while the best thing about.
The -- Chuck Hagel nomination is that he wasn't the president wasn't going to.
Back off on that I mean that's the best thing that he could come up with.
But very interesting in the press did not really pick up on this Chuck -- of NBC although he's a member of the press.
I've talked about how hard time that they may be getting in terms of votes.
Ten members of congress Democrats.
Are wavering on their vote if they don't get those ten people.
There could be a problem on that but the press hasn't looked at that their manufacturing is -- controversy.
And -- -- gay groups have as such as Human Rights Campaign fund.
And said you know -- sort of backed up their position so this is a manufactured.
Issue by the press.
-- -- I want to talk about.
Was the the John Brennan nomination.
And it's very interesting look you know where I come from politically I'm a little bit to the left a lot to -- But when I EC.
That the press sort of ignores what would if this had been President Bush any major controversy.
Which is John friends and Brennan's issues on extradition.
And drones pressed totally ignored that however of unless you're dealing you know with electing your writing press but I'm talking about mainstream press.
Totally ignoring John Brennan's issues on -- so there we see.
In two instances major issues either being blown up.
Or or or completely ignored mr.
on the -- not all right.
Very interesting as though he's Helen Ellen -- bureau chief would talk radio news said it's great to see you as always thank you all right -- Allen and other as you can see every Saturday 230 and 11:30 PM eastern.
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