When it comes to media bias, if liberals are not only able to recognize your press organization's lack of impartiality, but also assert such when cameras are rolling, you know you're not fooling anybody.
Such appears to certainly be the case with cable network MSNBC, and, in particular, its "Countdown" host, which both were the targets of Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) a few weeks ago when he actually stated three times on PBS's "Charlie Rose," "Keith Olbermann should be on the Obama payroll."
With Olbermann's sycophantic behavior during this campaign, what makes Rendell think he's not?
With that in mind, the following extraordinarily candid discussion on March 26 that somehow slipped under the radar until now is sure to delight all those disgusted with the behavior of MSNBC employees (h/t Olbermann Watch via Hot Air, video embedded upper right):
ED RENDELL (D), GOVERNOR PENNSYLVANIA: Well, first of all, Charlie, I`ve been involved in running for elective office for 31 years. I got elected when I was a really young guy. And not so much anymore. But I had never seen anything like this. The first two months ofthis campaign, January and February, it was absolutely reprehensible what the media did.
Senator Obama literally walked on water. Senator Clinton could do no good and do nothing right. Her demise was predicted over and over again with much glee.
CHARLIE ROSE, HOST: I think that happened, if there was any -- I mean, I`ve heard this argument before expressed by people close to Senator Clinton. It is.
RENDELL: Not just close to Senator Clinton. How about "Saturday Night Live"?
ROSE: Well, I mean, Lorne Michaels says that they did that because they knew it was great comedy. It does not suggest anything other than they knew it was great comedy.
RENDELL: Great comedy usually occurs because there`s more than a grain of truth in it. That`s what satire is all about.
ROSE: You think most reporters who are covering the campaign favor Senator Obama over Senator Clinton in their reporting?
RENDELL: Well, let me ask you, when is the last time you watched MSNBC? Keith Olbermann? I love Keith`s show. In fact, it breaks my heart, but Keith Olbermann should be on the Obama payroll. If he is not, he should be on the Obama payroll. And then the sad part is, I used to love Keith Olbermann. He was one of my favorite shows to watch. He should be on the Obama payroll.
I heard Joe Scarborough, who I admire the heck out of, saying that because Hillary and Bill Clinton took a picture with that fellow from Chicago, it made a wash of the issue. Senator Obama took $167,000 from him, he helped Senator Obama buy his house, but the Clintons were in a picture. They didn`t take money or anything. And it was a wash. I mean, journalists lost their objectivity.
ROSE: They lost objectivity because you believe they wanted Obama to win because they thought it was a better story, because there was more excitement about Obama, because what?
RENDELL: And also because they got taken in as -- and I don`t mean that in a negative way, but they got carried away with the enthusiasm. Lee Cowan, an MSNBC reporter at one point said.
ROSE: He`s actually an NBC reporter.
RENDELL: NBC reporter, but he was on MSNBC I think, at one point he said something during an Obama rally, he said, this is unbelievable. He said, it`s hard to stay impartial. And he was congratulated for that by Brian Williams.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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Noel, Rendell was spot
April 6, 2008 - 18:39 ET by BlazerNoel, Rendell was spot on,thank's for acknowleding when they get it right, but unfortunately it was wasted on Charlie Rose, someone who actually get's less rating's than bathtub boy.......and two week's ago at that.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Rendell right?
April 6, 2008 - 19:40 ET by docbLet us not forget that the endorsement of Hclinton was OWED to her -Rendell's wife , MIDGE, was given the JUDGESHIP as A Clinton Appointee.
Rendell also has an eye to national politics and has been offered a springboard position with a clinton Admin...but we all know how they deliver. Don't Ask /Don't Tell, IIriRa Act, China free trade, Welfare Reform Act.. It will depend onwhat suits their blind ambition.
He is hedging even now...watch it again....
Hey docb... That is
April 6, 2008 - 19:51 ET by bigtimerHey docb...
That is insightful info. on Midge and the Judgeship...
Just wanted to say thanks...I learn something everyday here.
Btw...it figures too...Hill calling in her chits.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Yes and
April 6, 2008 - 20:17 ET by docbThe clintons have been setting this up for 10 yrs..Look at the the members of the DNC Credentials Committee- 3 are clinton appointees...then look at your state--unless you are in the West most are part of the clinton machine- excluding California. Then look at the $$$ raised to retire campaign debt- Vilsack and Bayh and Etc.
None of this would be evident for the voter if the clintons plan of Super Tuesday had worked... Her coronation if you will.. Now we have her returns, her Tuzla lies, Kosovo lies, Ireland lies. She is pleading for more money because she spent her $120 million on the IMPORTANT STATES and HAS NOTHING LEFT FOR THE STATES OF LESSOR IMPORT.
She is morally, ethically and economically deficit.
OMG! ROFL!!!! I'd like
April 6, 2008 - 18:51 ET by bigtimerOMG! ROFL!!!!
I'd like to quit laughing to post something worthwhile...but heck, for once I agree with the likes of Rendell....every single point he made is true.
I love it when the left are arguing with the other leftists in the msm...it just doesn't get much better than this...
Until later with the delegates/super-delegates, now that is going to be what I call a hot time in the old town tonight...
Please all of you carry on....free entertainment....cannibalism at it's best...it just doesn't get much better than this with the misery all of these people have put us conservatives through for all of my adult life.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D)
April 6, 2008 - 18:55 ET by kch50428Is the blind pig who sniffed his way to a truffle.
A cheesesteak truffle?
April 7, 2008 - 10:14 ET by Roger the ShrubberA cheesesteak truffle?
Rendell - The liberal bias here is what NB is all about.
April 6, 2008 - 19:21 ET by Gary HallRendell - The liberal bias here is what NB is all about.
This is simply the icing on the cake, in the debate over whether the MSM is liberally biased.
The MSM is left of center - perhaps a bit left of left of center, i.e. progressive.
The MSM favors and pushes the liberal view to the conservative view.
The MSM most always favors and supports the Democrats over the Republicans - and the record shows, votes for them.
The MSM is not stupid however, and wants to support candidates who will win - so while they give a platform, often enough, to greenies, etc., they still come down on the side of a Democrat who can win against the R.
Obama is more liberal than HRC, and he is a Democrat.
The media therefore support Obama.
Without any doubt, the MSM's bias towards Obama has been evident for many months, such that they have actually started to report news on Hillary - carefully dissected however, as the damage must be limited - just in case, but they are reporting it.
If for some obscure unknown reason, Obama falls apart, and Hillary wins the nod at the convention, the MSM will instantly forget all of the negative news on Hillary, and will support her, no holds barred.
McCain? Doesn't matter. The negative news (our LA Times hardly misses a day) will not only continue as it has been, but will escalate.
Rendell is spot on. This is exactly how it works for the conservatives, complements of the MSM, day in and day out.
How does it feel, Ed.
LMAO
April 6, 2008 - 19:53 ET by HumblepieThink we can get Ed a guest shot on the Obie Hour?
Ed
April 6, 2008 - 20:49 ET by Emma GrumpI sense a "Worst Person" award coming up from Oberschmuck for Rendell's blasphemy..
This sory is ancient,
April 6, 2008 - 21:14 ET by BlazerThis story is ancient, Rendell allready recieved his WPITW honor several night's ago.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
WPTW
April 6, 2008 - 23:10 ET by Emma GrumpThat was fast! Obie doesn't waste any time, eh?
Emma... ROFLMAO! That
April 6, 2008 - 23:13 ET by bigtimerEmma...
ROFLMAO!
That was a one good gal...
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Olberloon was one of the 7
April 6, 2008 - 23:17 ET by GeoGolfOlberloon was one of the 7 people watching Charlie Rose.
"Thank God I am young enough, that I shall see the 60's Anti American leftist "worst generation" Expire- overtaken by the Reagan Babies.......soon"
The Clintons
April 6, 2008 - 23:36 ET by iveseenitallI don't know which is more delicious -- watching the media turn on the Clintons or watching the blacks turn on the Clintons. Either way, it's great fun.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
THIS IS FUNNY...
April 7, 2008 - 06:52 ET by danybhoyThis is what happens when group politics rules, the woman & the black guy both feel they are entitled because that's the crap they have been fed by do-gooder-libs. Throw in a gay person & you would have a real triple threat match within the DNC.
It's great to see the Dems imploding, & if Obama actually gets elected, it will be a bad thing for race relations in America. Obama will be the black version of Jimmy Carter, he will tank our economy, & our national security will be damaged big time. Would the MSM report the truth? Would they risk the wrath of people like Jackson & Sharpton for reporting on the bad news? Will they stand up to be accused of being racist? Bush exposed the MSM badly, they have shown their true bias, Obama would expose the problems of race in the PC MSM.
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
BATH-TUB-BOY...
April 7, 2008 - 07:07 ET by danybhoyNo chance in hell of that happening, BathTubBoy almost never has someone who holds an opposing point of view, at least about a serious topic.
I heard reports about how cable news ratings have spiked during the Presidential race, CNN & MSNBC have seen their numbers really go up. Is this a suprise? Not to me, the race is on the Dems side, many of those lefties who watch cable news detest FoxNewsChannel, so it makes sense that MSNBC & CNN would see a greater uptick then FNC. Mind you, FNC still owns cable news.
I think that CNN & MSNBC will drop after the election, but BathTubBoy will be interesting to watch. He won't have Bush to bitch about, but he will go old school radio & create feuds with others in the media. Bill O'Reilly, & FNC as a whole, & any other media figure who dares to disagree with him. The feud means news coverage, & BathTubBoy needs attention, & can do whatever he likes because it's clear that there are no standards at MSNBC/NBC/GE.
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
Olbernut
April 7, 2008 - 01:03 ET by ScrapironOlbernut will soon be a forgotten man. As soon as the democrats wring all the slime out of anyone they send them to the dump of has beens. They sure won't want this slime ball around after Nov. Watch and see how fast they dump him.
Old, Retired and glad of it.
Fast eddie is an old crook
April 7, 2008 - 06:12 ET by SlicksterAnd he knows how to handle punks like Keith and Hussien Obama.
Fast eddie is an old crook
April 7, 2008 - 06:12 ET by SlicksterAnd he knows how to handle punks like Keith and Hussien Obama.
Obama's Media
April 7, 2008 - 07:25 ET by AgnosticAfter his election Senator Obama can sit down and talk with President Ahmadinejad and they can discuss how to handle the media:
Source: Rooz, Iran, March 17, 2008 (MEMRI Website)
Sweeping Closure, Warning Of Media Outlets In Iran
A day after Iran's parliamentary election, Iranian authorities ordered the closure of nine weeklies and one monthly magazine.
Thirteen media outlets received warnings "to preserve the national interests," and the reformist website Baharestan was blocked to users inside Iran.
The online reformist daily Rooz reported that in the two years of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency, over 60 daily papers and journals had been shut down.
-of course he can also talk to Pres. Chavez as well.