Is MSNBC right to demote Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews?

[dmek25]

this was one of Fox's biggest stories this morning. what a joke that was. everyone piling on those 2 for being too biased

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by wolfeskins

i actually like o'reilly. he's a straight shooter, he will call anyone out at anytime. i've seen him bash reps just as much as dems. the reason some people dislike him or consider him an extreme rightwinger is because he's really the only reporter to call out and bash dems. everyone on other networks have no trouble at all calling out and bashing reps but none of them do it to the dems.

Hey us guys in chesapeake see things the same.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by dmek25

this was one of Fox's biggest stories this morning. what a joke that was. everyone piling on those 2 for being too biased

But Fox is fair and balanced!!!!

:smashfrea

[dmek25]

and rave, i agree about Hannity.

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Hey us guys in chesapeake see things the same.

must be this fine chesapeake tap water.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by dmek25

and rave, i agree about Hannity.

Ahem...have your heard his co-host Alan Colmes? Everyone gets to suffer through half of the show one way or the other. It's pretty fair.

[dmek25]

the one thing that turns me off about Hannity is, if he doesn't think his point is being heard, he resorts to yelling. that, and Hal Turner. Hannity is nothing but a bigot
as for the show, its the one show on fox i don't mind watching. at least until Hannity starts off in a tirade. which is usually every show

[The Goat]

Weird I never heard about this till just now cause I watch Keith Olbermann almost every day. Always thought of him as a post-modern Ed Murrow - one of the few, and I mean count em on one hand, commentators who doesn't give two shits about the corporate mentality and conservative bias behind mainstream media.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Weird I never heard about this till just now cause I watch Keith Olbermann almost every day. Always thought of him as a post-modern Ed Murrow - one of the few, and I mean count em on one hand, commentators who doesn't give two shits about the corporate mentality and conservative bias behind mainstream media.

He seems to think of himself as Ed Murrow also. Of course Murrow was not afraid to engage his opponents on television. Olbermann only invites people who agree with his viewpoint to be on his show. The goal seems to be to find out who can say "You're right Keith" the most in one television segment. Of course Howard Fineman is at a huge advantage because he's been saying "You're right Chris" for ten years now and phonetically it's an easy transition.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Weird I never heard about this till just now cause I watch Keith Olbermann almost every day. Always thought of him as a post-modern Ed Murrow - one of the few, and I mean count em on one hand, commentators who doesn't give two shits about the corporate mentality and conservative bias behind mainstream media.

Conservative bias behind mainstream media?

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Conservative bias behind mainstream media?

That's a new one on me too. Maybe we're getting different feeds than Goat down here in Hampton Roads

[70Chip]

More proof that people love Lesbians:

Shovel Your Ratings, Keith | NewsBusters.org

[saden1]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

More proof that people love Lesbians:

Shovel Your Ratings, Keith | NewsBusters.org

Maybe they love Rhodes Scholars?

[Daseal]

My problem with Hannity/O'Reilly, etc is that when someone calls in with a different view point, they start interrupting and don't let someone finish their point. I've heard many a valid call dropped because someone is an 'idiot.' Im sure this happens on both sides, but as far as I know there aren't a ton of democratic talk radio shows.

O'Reilly calls himself an independent, which simply isn't true. Sometimes he makes my blood boil, sometimes he makes excellent points. I remember he was on the radio at work and he said 4ish years ago that we needed to take R&D away from gas manufacturers and put it in the hands of somewhere like MIT. Give them money and they'll come up with an alternative to gasoline.

Olbermann never bothered me when I watched countdown. Thats a good format for him, regular news. Definitely not.

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by saden1

Maybe they love Rhodes Scholars?

as proof from the last 2 elections, most Americans DO NOT