In 2009, current Fox News DC Bureau Chief Bill Sammon admitted that he didn’t really believe charges that Obama was a “socialist” when he encouraged Fox News staff to use the term. But, he claims, he soon realized it was true.In February, Media Matters obtained a 2008 e-mail by Sammon, encouraging Fox News employees to push the idea that Obama is a socialist ahead of the election.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=113095