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They FIRED Keith Olbermann from election reporting

CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
edited September 2008 in Strut Central
New York Times: "MSNBC Takes Incendiary Hosts From Anchor Seat"b,121b,121All because of this, which when I watched it, made me say "Keith is that dude." Check Keith's comment at the end of the video.b,121b,121

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  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    They fired Matthews too - but yeah, replacement Gregory is not exactly a "rock the boat" type.b,121b,121He's the type that makes rap hands when Rihanna performs on the Today Show (true story)
  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    They canned Chris Matthews too? Shit... what can I watch now?b,121b,121HO - happy birthday dude!
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    "Keith is that dude." b,121b,121b,121Seriously. This sucks.
  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
    I hate seeing that footage, hate it. I'm with Olbermann on this one. It twists my stomach into fuckin knots. I wish they would not use it in such ways as that. b,121Also, I find it interesting that the people who are frequently obsessed with 9/11 have no connection to NYC at all/have never been. b,121I remember grading test papers from Wyoming high school kids about what new monument should be placed on the Washington Mall (this was late 2002), and all these kids could muster talking about is 9/11. I guess I just don't wanna be reminded of it over and over. It's not a helpful reminder or "therapeutic." It's depressing.
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    They didn't "fire" either...just took them out of the Anchor spot for the upcoming debates and election.b,121b,121Olberman is a douche of the highest degree.
  • SwayzeSwayze 14,705 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121b,121Olberman is a douche of the highest degree. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121Don't you listen to right wing talk radio?
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121
    Quote:h,121b,121b,121Olberman is a douche of the highest degree. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121Don't you listen to right wing talk radio? b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121I listen to as much talk radio as possible of all persuasions....can't stomach the Rush dude though, he and Olberman are in the same class.
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    Can someone explain his comment?b,121b,121"If any network had shown this footage...they would have been rightly eviscerated for exploiting the memory of the dead...it wasn't appropriate to be shown."b,121b,121uh, right but this video was aired at the RNC. Olberman's network was covering the RNC. how is it inappropriate to show what was airing at the RNC? b,121b,121of course the GOP is gonna exploit the 9/11 dead. that's what they do. it's not like MSNBC produced this video and was showing it for their own purposes; they were simply showing what was happening at the RNC.
  • UnconSciUnconSci 824 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121[.can't stomach the Rush dude though, he and Olberman are in the same class. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121Your tripping... Post your most extreme clip of Olbermann and i'll respond with 5 worst of Rush.
  • phongonephongone 1,652 Posts
    I love the dude's fire but he's hopelessly partisan and a bit of a blowhard. I understand the decision.
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121
    Quote:h,121b,121[.can't stomach the Rush dude though, he and Olberman are in the same class. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121Your tripping... Post your most extreme clip of Olbermann and i'll respond with 5 worst of Rush. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121An asshole is an asshole.b,121b,121There are plenty of people who ride for BOTH of these assholes.
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,632 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121Can someone explain his comment?b,121b,121"If any network had shown this footage...they would have been rightly eviscerated for exploiting the memory of the dead...it wasn't appropriate to be shown."b,121b,121uh, right but this video was aired at the RNC. Olberman's network was covering the RNC. how is it inappropriate to show what was airing at the RNC? b,121b,121of course the GOP is gonna exploit the 9/11 dead. that's what they do. it's not like MSNBC produced this video and was showing it for their own purposes; they were simply showing what was happening at the RNC. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121I think his point was it's inappropriate anywhere. Has the GOP shown anything like this thus far?
  • drewnicedrewnice 5,465 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121They fired Matthews too - but yeah, replacement Gregory is not exactly a "rock the boat" type.b,121b,121He's the type that makes rap hands when Rihanna performs on the Today Show (true story) b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121Got soul?b,121b,121
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121
    Quote:h,121b,121Can someone explain his comment?b,121b,121"If any network had shown this footage...they would have been rightly eviscerated for exploiting the memory of the dead...it wasn't appropriate to be shown."b,121b,121uh, right but this video was aired at the RNC. Olberman's network was covering the RNC. how is it inappropriate to show what was airing at the RNC? b,121b,121of course the GOP is gonna exploit the 9/11 dead. that's what they do. it's not like MSNBC produced this video and was showing it for their own purposes; they were simply showing what was happening at the RNC. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121I think his point was it's inappropriate anywhere. Has the GOP shown anything like this thus far? b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121Right but the way he put it was faulty: "If a network had aired this...it would have been inappropriate...so it was inapproriate for us to air it."b,121b,121It ignores the simple fact that it was the RNC that was showing this dude. I mean c'mon what do you expect from these guys?
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121
    Quote:h,121b,121They fired Matthews too - but yeah, replacement Gregory is not exactly a "rock the boat" type.b,121b,121He's the type that makes rap hands when Rihanna performs on the Today Show (true story) b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121Got soul?b,121b,121 b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ohmyer1.gif" alt="" 21 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/snapgraem26wuch9.gif" alt="" 21b,121b,121Dude freaked the spin move too!!!!!
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    more or less soul than Obama on Ellen?
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121more or less soul than Obama on Ellen? b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121That was my first thought.b,121b,121More contemporary steez and soul than both.
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    Obama = Rhythm w/ No dance movesb,121b,121Ellen - Rocks one dance move real hard.b,121b,121This dude has been up in the homothug party takin' notes from Rashawn and them.
  • dj_netadj_neta 166 Posts
    To be fair, I think some are arguing that to have Olbermann and Matthews cover the conventions is akin to putting O'Reilly in that position. O'Reilly didn't serve as a news anchor in that way (although he, of course, offered his fair share of provocative commentary on his own show). So, I can see why this is an issue now for MSNBC. b,121b,121The big problem is that this decision appears to be in direct response to a choreographed Republican charge of media bias favoring the Left; Fox gets away with its explicitly Right p.o.v., and the McCain campaign is now justified in declaring that the media was out to get them all along. b,121b,121I continue to be completely baffled by how this whole thing is shaping up.
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,632 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121b,121Right but the way he put it was faulty: "If a network had aired this...it would have been inappropriate...so it was inappropriate for us to air it."b,121b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121That's not what he was saying at all. His point was the networks would have know better and the RNC should have known better. The RNC was engaging in fear mongering and he simply put them on blast. His apologize was simply boilerplate and not worth discussing.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121soul b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121
    Quote:h,121b,121Ellen b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121No.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    So when is Fox going to start demoting its biased anchors?
  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121So when is Fox going to start demoting its biased anchors? b,121b,121h,121
    b,121for real
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    Obama going on Olbermann tonight = NALGASb,121b,121Some are speculating that he will break ties... I don't knowb,121b,121b,121Either way, the Dems are doing a great job losing this electionb,121b,121img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/WHYMUSTICRY.gif" alt="" 21
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    Seriously, I really hope the *cough cough* liberal media doesn't wuss out just because they're taking some fire FOR DOING THEIR fusking JOB. b,121b,121I'm not talking so much about Olberman and Matthews, just the climate in which MSM are expected to tiptoe around as to avoid being smeared by the GOP. Fusk that bullshit. McCain used to enjoy the media attention when it was favorable, now he's getting all whiny that it's turned.
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121So when is Fox going to start demoting its biased anchors? b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121the difference there is that Fox is biased and proud. that's their right (subject to some limitations). MSNBC is free to be biased also, the difference apparently being that they don't want to be. the backstory to this Olberman story is apparently that certain MSNBC higher-ups are uncomfortable with the fact that theirs has come to be regarded as a liberal-leaning station.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121Obama going on Olbermann tonight = NALGASb,121b,121Some are speculating that he will break ties... I don't knowb,121b,121b,121Either way, the Dems are doing a great job losing this electionb,121b,121img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/WHYMUSTICRY.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121Why is that a bad look?
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121a liberal-leaning station. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121hahaha ... liberal leaning??b,121b,121I'm as liberal as they come, in fact, I watch MSNBC when following the conventionsb,121or debates, etc, because they cover it mostly from my P.O.V. - but I have no illusions thatb,121they are anything but completely biased and the cable TV mouthpiece for the democratic party.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    Quote:h,121b,121
    Quote:h,121b,121So when is Fox going to start demoting its biased anchors? b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121the difference there is that Fox is biased and proud. that's their right (subject to some limitations). MSNBC is free to be biased also, the difference apparently being that they don't want to be. the backstory to this Olberman story is apparently that certain MSNBC higher-ups are uncomfortable with the fact that theirs has come to be regarded as a liberal-leaning station. b,121b,121h,121
    b,121b,121But not with the ratings!b,121b,121For real though, this is an interesting card MSNBC is playing: if they didn't want this appearance of bias, why did they put KO in the anchor seat to begin with? It's not like he turned a corner on his attitudes when this whole thing began? b,121b,121(The answer: the ratings). MSNBC just looks incompetent at this point.
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    The prevailing narrative right now is that Obama is in the media's pocket, the big bad media that victimized wittew owd Sawah Palin.b,121b,121Olbermann, bane of the right wing, the left's answer to O'Reilly, just got demoted for his over-the-top partisan reporting and Obama's interview takes on the appearance of a reward.b,121b,121Seriously I don't know what planet you guys are on but the Dems are sinking, FAST, and I am really looking for Obama to roll out some thunder here. NOT seeing it so far. Going on Olbermann, unless he says some wild out shit, is just going to further the narrative (one which is quickly solidifying) that Obama is a media creation and the media=BAD while McCain/Palin=red meat, red blooded AMURRICANS.
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