This just in from the Department of the Obvious: Scott McClellan admits to Chris Matthews that the White House made a deliberate effort to use FOX News commentators like Sean Hannity and Bill O Reilly to disseminate White House talking points. Download | Play Download | Play Matthews: Did you see FOX television as a tool when you were in the White House? As a useful avenue to get your message out? McClellan: I make a distinction between the journalists and the commentators. Certainly there were commentators and other, pundits at FOX News, that were useful to the White House. [ ] That was something we at the White House, yes, were doing, getting them talkng points and making sure they knew where we were coming from. Matthews: So you were using these commentators as your spokespeople. McClellan: Well, certainly. Straight from the source. Enough with the fair and balanced crap already.
