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Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 09:30:07 2008 Ahh, yes, the backlash has begun on the extreme bias that has been going on in the media. And people really think the media isn't biased....At least NBC finally realized that their MSNBC was out of control, as they were. I couldn't even watch it lately, and there has been a severe backlash against it. The last week with Palin clintched it. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090800008.html?hpid=topnews |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 09:34:03 2008, in response to Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 09:30:07 2008. MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews as News AnchorsBy Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, September 8, 2008; C01 MSNBC is removing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as the anchors of live political events, bowing to growing criticism that they are too opinionated to be seen as neutral in the heat of the presidential campaign. David Gregory, the NBC newsman and White House correspondent who also hosts a program on MSNBC, will take over during such events as this fall's presidential and vice presidential debates and election night. The move, confirmed by spokesmen for both networks, follows increasingly loud complaints about Olbermann's anchor role at the Democratic and Republican conventions. Olbermann, who regularly assails President Bush and GOP nominee John McCain on his "Countdown" program, was effusive in praising the acceptance speech of Democratic nominee Barack Obama. He drew flak Thursday when the Republicans played a video that included a tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, saying that if the networks had done that, "we would be rightly eviscerated at all quarters, perhaps by the Republican Party itself, for exploiting the memories of the dead, and perhaps even for trying to evoke that pain again. If you reacted to that videotape the way I did, I apologize." Matthews, who has criticized politicians in both parties, drew less criticism for his convention role but became a divisive figure during the primaries when he described how he was inspired by Obama's speeches and made disparaging remarks about Hillary Clinton, for which he later apologized. In May, MSNBC President Phil Griffin said in an interview that during live events Olbermann and Matthews "put on different hats. I think the audience gets it. . . . I see zero problem." But NBC News journalists, who often appear on the cable channel, did see a problem, arguing behind the scenes that MSNBC's move to the left -- which includes a new show, debuting tonight, for Air America radio host Rachel Maddow -- was tarnishing their reputation for fairness. Tom Brokaw, the interim host of "Meet the Press," said that at times Olbermann and Matthews went too far. Olbermann and Matthews will remain as analysts during major political events, and officials at both networks, who declined to be identified discussing personnel moves, said Olbermann had initiated the discussions to clarify his role. They said Olbermann's influence at MSNBC would in no way be diminished and that the shift would enable him and Matthews to offer more candid analysis during live coverage. Olbermann confirmed yesterday he had initiated the discussions. "Phil and I have debated this set-up since late winter/early spring (with me saying, 'Are you sure this flies?' and him saying, 'Yes, but let's judge it event by event') and I think we both reached the same point during the RNC," Olbermann said by e-mail. Olbermann was involved in several on-air incidents during the conventions that drew unwanted attention. He told morning host Joe Scarborough, a former Republican congressman, to "get a shovel" as Scarborough was defending the McCain campaign. And when GOP strategist Mike Murphy was debating Matthews, Olbermann could be heard saying, "Let's wrap him up." These and other clashes fueled a sense that conservative voices are less than welcome at MSNBC as it has tried to position itself as a left-wing alternative to Fox News Channel. Olbermann disputes this view, calling the incidents "overblown." Still, the network canceled Tucker Carlson's show in March and has diminished his role. And Dan Abrams, the veteran NBC legal analyst and former MSNBC general manager, had his program dropped last month to make room for Maddow, an Olbermann protege. MSNBC's more liberal outlook has boosted its ratings, though it remains the third-place cable news channel. But both parties began castigating its coverage last spring. Steve Schmidt, McCain's top strategist, called the network "an organ of the Democratic National Committee," and Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe said Matthews was "in the tank" for Obama. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 09:45:51 2008, in response to Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 09:30:07 2008. Well...Olbermann still has the NBC gig. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 10:11:12 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 09:45:51 2008. Yeah, they were fired as anchors, but I think they can still commentate. But of course a commentator is supposed to be different than an anchor. A commentator can give opinion. An anchor is supposed to be unbiased, and neither of them were unbiased by any stretch of the immagination. The only preople that couldn't see they were biased were people that agreed with their views. There are people that are so enmassed in partisanism that they can't even see how biased they were. |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 10:18:10 2008, in response to Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 09:30:07 2008. Olbermann is another talking head who thinks he's more important than the news he is supposed to be providing. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 10:20:36 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 10:18:10 2008. Then apparently you don't know Olbermann's history on ESPN and Fox Sports. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 10:27:05 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 10:20:36 2008. It's one thing when it's sports, it's another thing when he is supposed to be reporting "news". His reporting was SO biased that it turned people off. He was so full of himself and his agenda, that he let it get int he way of his job. He needed to be put into his place. |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Mon Sep 8 10:27:55 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 09:34:03 2008. Fox could learn something from MSNBCs move. But, I'm not holding my breath. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Sep 8 10:45:45 2008, in response to Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 09:30:07 2008. "Third place cable news"? Yup. In a three horse race. But they are trailing FOX and CNN by 20 lengths.Olbermann is an asshole though. He deserves to be fucked with. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 10:48:15 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Sep 8 10:45:45 2008. I couldn't even watch MSNBC anymore because of the extreme crap they were feeding. They needed this revamp. People aren't dumb. |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 10:48:17 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 10:20:36 2008. I most certainly do. In fact, when he and Dan Patrick were on SportsCenter, I considered that must-see TV. He and Patrick by far were the most entertaining tandem in ESPN's lineup in those days.Unfortunately, Olbermann began to think of himself as something more than a sports talkie and convinced a ratings-challenged network like MSNBC that he was as skilled a political analyst as he was a sports analyst. His ego took it from there. The same thing is occurring right now with the NY Daily News' Mike Lupica. He's a long-time sports editor at the News but who has recently becoming more and more political. |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 11:23:57 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Sep 8 10:45:45 2008. I don't even know where MSNBC is on my cable box. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 11:28:22 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 11:23:57 2008. You are not missing much. Although, this is the first step to improvement. |
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Posted by RonInBayside on Mon Sep 8 11:30:38 2008, in response to Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 09:30:07 2008. I agree that Olbermann sand Matthews should be removed as anchors. They can serve in editorial/commentary(eg the video version of an opinion column) positions and even as partisan analysts (as long as that is appropriately defined and disclosed to the viewer). |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 11:31:36 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by RonInBayside on Mon Sep 8 11:30:38 2008. I agree. |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 11:37:33 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 11:28:22 2008. I don't watch cable news in general. Its all tripe - the "anchors", who basically read text off a teleprompter, are nothing more than empty talking heads who are more interested in how they look and in hearing their own voices than what they are saying.And this goes for Fox News all the way to MSNBC. I get my news from the blogs. They are the most honest. |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Mon Sep 8 11:38:54 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 11:23:57 2008. Haha, I go you one better. I don't know where any of the news channels are on my cable box. Nor, do I care. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 11:40:06 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 11:37:33 2008. I agree about cable news, but blogs? Honest? You have to be kidding. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 11:41:14 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by SUBWAYSURF on Mon Sep 8 11:38:54 2008. You cared enough here. |
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Posted by RonInBayside on Mon Sep 8 11:46:06 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 11:37:33 2008. "I don't watch cable news in general. Its all tripe - the "anchors", who basically read text off a teleprompter, are nothing more than empty talking heads who are more interested in how they look and in hearing their own voices than what they are saying."That's true of all TV news. The stories are researched and written often by reporters. The fact that they hire an idiot with blonde hair and big breasts doesn't change the news itself. "I get my news from the blogs. They are the most honest." Maybe and maybe not. It depends who is writing them. Blogs can be a great source of early news tip-offs, or just ignorant drivel written by people with hidden agendas or even less of a clue than the TV anchors. Also, TV stations select news that's visually appealing to a mass audience. Blogs can afford to cover things not intended for a general audience. |
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Posted by jan k. lorenzen on Mon Sep 8 11:59:23 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 10:48:17 2008. Or like Frank Rich at the NYTimes? |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Sep 8 12:15:23 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 11:37:33 2008. Fox News is very balanced, unlike MSNBC and CNN.To sum it up, Olbermann is the kind of guy that if he was around doing this during WW2, an American would be featured on his "World's Worst Person" segment every night. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:16:24 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Sep 8 12:15:23 2008. Fox News isn't that balanced. If there was a network that is balanced, it would probably have to be ABC. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:17:11 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 10:48:17 2008. BTW, Olbermann IS with Dan Patrick again...reunited after Dan Patrick's noncompete clause expired. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Sep 8 12:17:29 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:16:24 2008. We're talking cable news networks. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:18:18 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 10:48:17 2008. People hate Mike Lupica for more than just national politics...sports columnist Lisa Olson quit when Lupica finagled his way to replacing Olson for Super Bowl press credentials, which was the last straw. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:19:28 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Mitch45 on Mon Sep 8 11:23:57 2008. Not sure about your system, but the arrangement here is MSNBC, CNN, and Fox Sports (all in the 20s range). |
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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Mon Sep 8 12:19:35 2008, in response to Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 09:30:07 2008. They weren't fired, they were just removed from their positions as anchors of their election coverage. Each still works for the network doing what they did before election season kicked up. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:19:47 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:19:28 2008. That's Fox News, not Fox Sports. Sorry. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:20:19 2008, in response to Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 09:30:07 2008. And keep in mind who was just brought in to CNN...Rachel Maddow. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:20:41 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:20:19 2008. That's MSNBC...not CNN. I need to get away. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:21:05 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Sep 8 12:17:29 2008. Then there isn't a single one. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:21:56 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 11:40:06 2008. Same here (as Mitch45). I'm not kidding. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 8 12:26:09 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 09:45:51 2008. Neither will be fired. Olbermann still has "Countdown" and Matthews still has "Hardball", which are more appropriate forums for biased bloviating. |
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Posted by Easy on Mon Sep 8 12:26:10 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 10:11:12 2008. Who are these people that couldn't see that Olbermann and Matthews convention coverage was biased? It was obvious for anyone with a brain.I used to complain about Fox (and they did start the trend) and their habit of letting Hume and other anchors interject personal opinions into the news. I normally have no problem with Hannity, Olberman, etc. giving their opinions because they aren't anchors and that's what they get paid to do. However when they were made news anchors for the convention that type of stuff should have stopped. It was disgraceful even though I did agree with many of their opinions. |
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Posted by Easy on Mon Sep 8 12:27:02 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Easy on Mon Sep 8 12:26:10 2008. I mean that MSNBC's coverage was disgraceful. Not Fox or CNN. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 8 12:30:48 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 10:48:15 2008. Unfortunatley, they have no niché audience to appeal to with this move. FOX is the king, CNN has liberals locked up. MSNBC was able to do better (than it had previously) using Olbermann and Matthews to appeal to the most virulent anti-Republican Bush bashers out there. Now they have nothing. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 8 12:32:48 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:21:56 2008. Blogs are OK, but you have to read a wide variety of them, not just the ones which tell you what you want to hear. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 8 12:33:27 2008, in response to Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 09:30:07 2008. Heh. O'Reilly will be an interesting watch tonight. |
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Posted by RonInBayside on Mon Sep 8 12:37:08 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 8 12:32:48 2008. Exactly. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 8 12:37:37 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Easy on Mon Sep 8 12:26:10 2008. Hume is a professional, he doesn't inject insulting personal opinions into hard news coverage. FOX is totally different from MSNBC because it seperates commentary and hard news reporting. You'll never see O'Reilly anchoring the 6PM newscast. CNN, in many ways, is even worse than MSNBC, because they are more careful to frame commentary as hard news so that the average viewer doesn't understand what he/she is watching. The only difference between Olbermann and Wolf Blitzer is Wolf's experience. |
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Posted by RonInBayside on Mon Sep 8 12:38:36 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Sep 8 12:17:29 2008. CNN does a much better job than Fox |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 12:43:56 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:16:24 2008. Fox News isn't that balanced.It certainly more balanced than MSNBC. Fox is probably more conservative than the others, but they bas the Republicans too, it's not like they hold them as the all holy, like MSNBC has been doing for the Democrats. CNN is somewhat okay. They have a liberal sway, but they do have conservatives like Glenn Beck on HN too, so they are a little balanced. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 8 12:48:08 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:16:24 2008. ABC, are you kidding? FOX News is conservative. Everything else is liberal. FOX does at least try to be fair (I said try, not succeed). |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 12:50:59 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Sep 8 12:21:56 2008. Same here (as Mitch45). I'm not kidding.Thanks, that explains A LOT about your views on the election. No wonder.... |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 12:51:49 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 8 12:32:48 2008. Nail....hammer....hit on head. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 12:53:01 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Hank Eisenstein on Mon Sep 8 12:19:35 2008. Right, that's what I said in another post. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 12:56:17 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Easy on Mon Sep 8 12:26:10 2008. Who are these people that couldn't see that Olbermann and Matthews convention coverage was biased? It was obvious for anyone with a brain.Right, and they had no business covering the convention as anchors, on what is supposed to be NEWS coverage. It's fine for "Hardball", and commentary news shows, not as "NEWS" coverage. I couldn't even watch MSNBC during either of the conventions as it was so blatant. CNN sways to the left, and Fox sways to the right, but at least both of those coverages were watchable. MSNBC's coverage was downright deplorable. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 8 13:00:00 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 12:56:17 2008. MSNBC clearly had a plan to be competitive by going "biased". As the third-place network, it was a sound move. If you can't compete, at least become THE source for a significant "niché" audience. Unfortunatley, there are lots of professional journalists at MSNBC who saw just how bad the reputation of said network had sunk. You can't consider yourself a news channel and do what MSNBC did. Even those who agree with the blatant bias being shown couldn't bear it. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Sep 8 13:04:20 2008, in response to Re: Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews Fired for Being Politically Biased, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 8 13:00:00 2008. I hadn't noticed it until about some months ago. I always used to watch MSNBC. All of a sudden, perhaps in the spring, it struck me, "what the heck is this?". I am sure a lot of other people felt the same way. I haven't watched it for more than a flip in months now, and it used to be always on my TV. I found it unwatchable lately. |
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