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Anti-Fox lady leaving WH
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This is quite interesting, indeed: The Washington Post is reporting that White House Communications director Anita Dunn is leaving her post.
Back to private industry, away from the madding crowd.
And maybe even away from FNC: She's the one who lambasted the network, started a mini-war-of-words between the White House and Fox/Beck and ended up becoming a favored pinata of the network, which accused her of being all manner of idiological ills, up to and including a Maoist.
Glenn Beck and others have palavered against her furiously for weeks now...
Looks like GB will claim another notch in his belt...or whatever it is that a talk show libertarian does...
Here's what the WaPo's "The Fix" is reporting:
"On Oct. 11, speaking on CNN, Dunn attacked Fox News as "a wing of the Republican Party." Her comments sparked a fresh battle between the White House and the network. In response to the criticism, Fox News executive Michael Clemente said in a statement that Obama's aides had decided to "declare war on a news organization."
A source inside the White House, who was not authorized to speak about strategy meetings, said at the time that Dunn went out front against Fox first and foremost because it was her job, but also because it potentially gave the administration the opportunity to distance itself from the flap with the Roger Ailes-led news channel once she leaves the communications job."
Tags: anita dunn , fox news , white house , glenn beck
