Sharron Angle Wants Press to Ask Friendly Questions in Nevada Senate Race
Tom Diemer
Correspondent
Posted:
08/3/10
Come again? Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle, the Tea Party conservative who is challenging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, says the media should "ask the questions we want to answer, so that they report the news the way we want it to be reported."
That novel take on the responsibilities of the free press even got the attention of the conservative National Review, which posted Angle's comments from a Fox News interview on its website. The headline: "Did She Just Say That Out Loud?"
"We needed the press to be our friend," Angle tells Fox's Carl Cameron on Monday. "Hold on a second, to be your friend?" a surprised Cameron asks. Angle says, "Well truly." Cameron: "That sounds naive."
Angle goes on: "Well, no. We want them to ask the questions we want to answer so that they report the news the way we want it to be reported." She adds that she wants to mention her website, Sharron.Angle.com, in such situations so potential supporters can contribute to her cause. Cameron, the bemused interviewer, can only smile.
FoxNation.com ran the clip with the headline: "Sharron Angle too Honest in Latest Interview."
That novel take on the responsibilities of the free press even got the attention of the conservative National Review, which posted Angle's comments from a Fox News interview on its website. The headline: "Did She Just Say That Out Loud?"
"We needed the press to be our friend," Angle tells Fox's Carl Cameron on Monday. "Hold on a second, to be your friend?" a surprised Cameron asks. Angle says, "Well truly." Cameron: "That sounds naive."
Angle goes on: "Well, no. We want them to ask the questions we want to answer so that they report the news the way we want it to be reported." She adds that she wants to mention her website, Sharron.Angle.com, in such situations so potential supporters can contribute to her cause. Cameron, the bemused interviewer, can only smile.
FoxNation.com ran the clip with the headline: "Sharron Angle too Honest in Latest Interview."