Today's Chicago Tribune carries a story centering on talk show pioneer Phil Donahue and the anti-war documentary he's peddling these days. The article is headlined:
"Phil Donahue, 'Body of War' battle to get into theaters
Former talk show host makes truth his mission, now on other side of the camera"
The headline would have been more accurate had it allowed that Donahue makes his truth his mission. An example of the truth, Donahue-style, included in the Tribune's story: "He's (Donahue) convinced the anti-war tone of his MSNBC talk show, which aired for a little more than six months, contributed to its demise."
The contention that Phil's MSNBC program was dropped unfairly is a popular theme with him. In the November 1, 2006 Fairfield (CT) Citizen News, Donahue is quoted: "We were canceled because of my political posture; my stance against the war. Our ratings entitled us to be nurtured not canceled."
Just needed a little nurturing, heh, Phil? How much nurturing is necessary when a show draws, as Donahue's did on at least one occasion, a puny 0.1 rating, an indicator that only 137,000 households are watching? How much nurturing is required when you're getting clobbered in the ratings by CNN's "Connie Chung Tonight"?
Chicago Sun-Times media reporter Phil Rosenthal wrote in his February 26, 2003 column that Donahue began his MSNBC venture by declaring that "if we don't make noise in six months, it's going to be hard for me to tell my family that I was treated unfairly."
Yet that's precisely what Donahue did. A February 28, 2003 Associated Press story begins:
"Phil Donahue struck back at MSNBC on Wednesday for his firing, suggesting the network was too quick to pull the trigger and that it might be trying to 'out-fox Fox' with conservative voices."
That's the sort of prescience we've come to expect from Donahue. With conservative stalwarts such as Keith Olbermann and Chris "Obama sends a thrill up my leg" Matthews filling the hours at MSNBC, we can see how it's managed to out-fox Fox.
It's all part of the truth, Donahue-style.
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To find the truth, he first
May 11, 2008 - 12:51 ET by GregEWell Phil, first and foremost in finding the truth is to actually be pursuant of the truth.
Submission
May 11, 2008 - 14:11 ET by the mad poleMission aborted.
Sounds like Phil and Dan
May 11, 2008 - 14:52 ET by bigtimerSounds like Phil and Dan Blather are on the buddy-plan system...
Nothing I did was my own fault for my failures...
Waaah...Waah...Waah...
Cry me a river you whining addled brained leftist.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
To think this clown got into Notre Dame & I did not
May 11, 2008 - 14:57 ET by terrigThis has always bothered me, petty I know but being put on a "waiting list" even if I was #2 was pretty disheartening. However, I am glad I didn't go there now. They're giving that moron Martin Sheen a "big degree and speech" when their graduation is held. I do have a good family friend who graduated from there in 1974 and he told them they won't get anymore of his money and he has changed his will as has his father 1950 (WW 2 vet on the GI Bill) has as well.
No, I am not going to encourage the soon to be 4 y/o son to try to go to Notre Dame someday.
Notre Dame
May 11, 2008 - 15:12 ET by Mike BatesDon't feel bad. Maybe Phil was sashaying around in a skirt when he applied.
Cry me a river
May 11, 2008 - 15:07 ET by Mike BatesCry me a river you whining addled brained leftist.
He's just soooo sensitive. Kinda makes me tingle.
Just like Keith Olbermann...
May 11, 2008 - 17:24 ET by Parker1227...Phil Donahue is an arrogant ideologue only interested in whatever "truth" supports him in his crusade - even if he has to make it up as he goes.
Leftism is a belief, a feeling, and a substitute religion - first, and a rational philosophy open to earnest debate - second.
Thus, you get Obama admitting that raising capital gains taxes actually decreases revenue - but still supporting this failed policy on leftist moral grounds.
Donahue is so yesterday
May 12, 2008 - 11:04 ET by wizardjrPhil, a word of advice: get over yourself. You're yesterday's news: game over.
I didn't watch him much back in the day, but I caught the one where Rush Limbaugh washed him away like the outgoing tide. The more Rush smiled the more hopping around upset Donahue got. What fun.
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May 12, 2008 - 11:12 ET by misterbill"He's (Donahue) convinced the anti-war tone of his MSNBC talk show, which aired for a little more than six months, contributed to its demise."
Well then, it appears only about 200 million people disagree with him. Don't let them hold you back Phil!! You go, boy!!