That was just bush league , especially for a veteran reporter . '' A Fox News interview with anchor Thomas Ricks was cut short . He said ` ` " was operating as a puppet of the Republican Party '' Howard Kurtz : Fox acted too self - protectively rather than allow a debate on its role . He says other Fox anchors have turned down guests who question their networks .
A Fox News interview with anchor Thomas Ricks was cut short . He said ` ` " was operating as a puppet of the Republican Party '' Howard Kurtz : Fox acted too self - protectively rather than allow a debate on its role . He says other Fox anchors have turned down guests who question their networks .