In the '90s, many conservatives referred to CNN as "The Clinton News Network" due to its obvious biases towards the 42nd president.
Years later, just days after the inauguration of the 44th president, one of that network's on-air hosts officially labeled MSNBC "The Obama Network."
You gotta love it.
During Sunday's "Reliable Sources," when the subject of MSNBC came up, Kurtz said:
Since he mentioned MSNBC, let's play a clip from Inauguration Day, Chris Matthews getting a little excited over the festivities and talking about the role of his network, which as you know has been accused of being favorable at least in its opinion shows toward Obama.
Kurtz showed viewers the clip that my colleague Matthew Balan shared with readers Tuesday:
After some discussion, Kurtz hammered home the point:
Wasn't he really saying, "If you like Barack Obama, this is the network to watch?"
Guest Amanda Carpenter of TownHall.com nodded her head, smiled, and said, "Right."
Kurtz replied: "Okay, well then I just want to be clear about it, because MSNBC denies that it has moved to the left, and I think the evidence is pretty strong."
So do we, Howard. So do we.
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Sun, 01/25/2009 - 11:36 ET by dahliatraversGood for you, Howard, for calling it like you see it.
yes that howard is one
Mon, 01/26/2009 - 13:42 ET by TruthMongeryes that howard is one sharp cookie
by golly - he picked up on this so quickly
wow wee - why did we not see this way before howard did
perhaps many other "news" outlets are criminally in the tank for the DNC as well...
oh no - that would make us exactly like the old communist soviet union - and that would be completely ridiculous - ha ha ha
congrats to all the new U.S presidents - and press secretary obama
Old news
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 11:38 ET by ConLosRepublicanosNoHe is breaking old news, only they thought they where not tilting to the left.
→ Very old news
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 11:43 ET by Cool ArrowThe blogs have known and documented it for over a year, and Kurtz suddenly comes to the realization?
More evidence the MSM is too slow on the draw even when the situation is empirically obvious.
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country - Khalil Gibran
Nothing slips by those
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 11:49 ET by Free StinkerNothing slips by those eagle eyed reporters at CNN! ;-)
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
CNN
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 11:54 ET by blazermaniacAt least Howard was telling the honest truth. That's alot more than virtually anyone else involved in the media. I just hope that Ted Turner doesn't fire him for making the comment.
John Scott
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 12:02 ET by StarAZI have watched Fox News Watch for many years and liked the old group better, but am still watching. Yesterday, John Scott had some pretty pointed wishes for some of his bretheren--kinda funny. For Chrissy, he advised a doctor for that tingle--it could be sciatica. And for Keith--be careful, you are running out of places to work. I was surprised--quite acerbic.
Yup
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 12:37 ET by well99I saw it.I enjoyed the heck out of it.I dont miss Eric or his buddy Neal Goebbels.
Oh my God...that was too funny.
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 12:07 ET by superconChris Matthews was acting all surprised that there were Obama supporters at his inauguration.
That would be like me standing in the middle of the Super Bowl and marveling at how many football fans there were.
"Wow...this is amazing Keith,everywhere I turn there is a person who loves football.This is incredible I don't know what to make of it.So many people who just love the game. "
Because with a name like Obama... you know it has to be good.
If P.MSNBC is the "Obama Network"
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 12:05 ET by kch50428CNN is Barry0-Lite.
Same ordure - different wazoo apertures.
Is it me,
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 12:09 ET by RESTLESS 1or do many of the people in the video look like homeless people who simply had nowhere else to to?
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
I have an idea for a movie.
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 12:42 ET by superconChris Matthews can play a journalist who witnessed a murder in Chicago and is on the run.He turns to the police who then hide him out in a church filled with nuns.Eventually he becomes the leader of their chior and teaches them to sing as a group.The movie ends with Matthews leading all the nuns in his favorite inspirational song.
"I will follow him....follow him where he may go.."
We can call Shuster act.
Because with a name like Obama... you know it has to be good.
Must Have Been Watching Fox.
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 13:21 ET by flyingmonkeyNewspeople!!! They're always the last to know.
And tomorrow, Kurtz will
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 13:26 ET by gopsteveAnd tomorrow, Kurtz will report that the sun in fact does rise in the dawn and set at dusk.
I am glad it was at least said publically...wonder what the "objective" CM and KO will say...
→ Sunrise & Sunset
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 13:31 ET by Cool ArrowHad Kurtz checked more accurate sources, Firesign Theater could have accurately informed him "The sun isn't going down, the horizon is going up"
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country - Khalil Gibran
The Hippy Dippy Weatherman Says:
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 17:27 ET by ahusser(Paraphrased) "Tonight will be dark followed slowly by light in the morning." George Carlin.
Change: When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can become deadly projectiles. From a Poster
→ Hippy Dippy Weather Underground.
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 17:35 ET by Cool Arrow"However, the radar is also picking up a squadron of Russian ICBMs, so I wouldn't sweat the thundershowers"
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country - Khalil Gibran
So basically, a network that
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 13:44 ET bySo basically, a network that was BIASED towards CLINTON, "outs" a network that is BIASED towards OBAMA.
Pot meet kettle.
I agree. CNN is just
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 13:49 ET by BlazerI agree. CNN is just jealous that MSNBC is siphoning off the most extreme of thier leftist viewership.
CNN:
" Hey we may be in the tank for Obama, but that MSNBC,.....man thier under the desk !"
"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."
And that MSNBC thought of
Mon, 01/26/2009 - 13:20 ET by ThisnThatAnd that MSNBC thought of this leftist tilt first. CNN needs to get back to the old Ted Turner/Jane Fonda brand of identity propaganda.
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The challenge is to follow a consistent plan despite inconsistent prices - Sarah Palin, State of the State of Alaska speech
Just MSNBC?
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 13:53 ET by SFCMAC"Wasn't he really saying, "If you like Barack Obama, this is the network to watch?"
Newsflash: The entire NBC-CBS-ABC-CNN-MSNBC conglomerate is in the tank for THE ONE.
The only network that isn't, is Fox News.
"On the Eighth Day God Created the United States Army and the Devil Stood at Attention"
oops, double post
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 13:55 ET by SFCMACoops, double post
Where were these people during the election campaign?
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 15:30 ET by PrairieSkyBravo, Howard...It's about time that some clarity of thought is being seen over at CNN...But this, coupled with Campbell Brown's recent critical observations of Obama, makes me wonder though, where were these people during the election? MSNBC was biased toward Obama all during the campaign...This is not a new development.
Why didn't Kurtz notice this obvious left-tilting Obama worship before now? Same thing applies to Ms. Brown. Obama now is the same guy he was during the election...His ignoring his own rules on ethics is another example of Obama saying he'll do one thing and then doing another. He pledged during the campaign that he would take federal mathching funds, and then when he realized that he would do far better if he didn't confine himself to that, he changed his mind, which put John McCain, who had said that he would also accept matching funds (and the limitations that went with them), and actually kept his word, in a very bad spot.
What is new here? I suppose that now that Obama is safely in office, some in the MSM now feel that they should actually make an appearance of trying to be objective about what they say about him.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Must Support Nanny Barack's
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 16:35 ET by FishFace222Must Support Nanny Barack's Cause
Used to be Must Support Nobody But Clinton.
He comes clean now because it's safe.
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 16:35 ET by inmypajamasHe and the media got his guy elected and now it's the morning after and the lights are on so he's making excuses. Besides, it's beyond obvious to anyone with a speck of brain tissue.
I wonder just how many
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 16:40 ET by Clear thinkerI wonder just how many people saw this and instantly went... "DUH"?
Obama Ok’s Killing Of Babies World-Wide
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LOL
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 17:08 ET by MidAmericaand the ones that didn't go "Duh" said "Ya Think!".
Clear...(laughing) I know!!!!
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 17:09 ET by PrairieSky"I wonder just how many people saw this and instantly went... "DUH"? "
Kurtz speaks about this almost incredulously, as if this is a newsflash that the rest of us out here hadn't caught on to yet!
Howard...get a clue, sport!
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
NBC:
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 17:32 ET by Jim TreacherNuzzling
Barack's
Cajones
Better yet: Matthews Seen
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 19:41 ET by TheBigBBetter yet:
Matthews Seen Nuzzling Barack's Cojones
Artillery lends dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl.
TBB.. Roaring with
Mon, 01/26/2009 - 03:50 ET by bigtimerTBB..
Roaring with laughter here...now that is a WINNER!
The ratings-advertising pie
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 18:03 ET by RR GOPThe ratings-advertising pie is getting smaller, so it just makes sense to rag on MSNBC which sounds like it's tanking anyway.
MSNBC did their part to get Dear Leader 'elected', now they're just an unnecessary subtraction of potential viewers and advertising dollars.
Something like this would have been laudable during the election...not after.
One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
In other news...
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 18:42 ET by AgentAmericanThe sky is blue and chickens have beaks.
You know, there's actually intelligent life at CNN. Perhaps some is seeping into Campbell Brown...she's cute, btw!
2010: A GOP Hill
We've blocked all NBC channels on our DVR
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 19:15 ET by Peg C.including MSNBC. We got sick of being outraged and having our BP always hitting the roof. Life is much better with no NBC.
NBC...
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 19:17 ET by PrairieSkythe National Barack Channel...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
CNN is Obama Network as well
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 20:04 ET by KrisTake a few moments to read Kiran Chetry's blog from Inauguration Day.
A Witness to History
By Kiran Chetry
CNN -
Kiran Chetry can be seen every morning on CNN's American Morning starting at 6 a.m. ET.
CNN's Kiran Chetry witnesses the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Jan. 20, 2009 - Washington, DC -- One cannot overstate the enormity of what we witnessed this day covering the inauguration of our 44th president, Barack Obama.
For the American Morning crew, we started extra early. Lining up at 3:15 a.m. with many of the other members of the media to get our spot on the risers built above the west front of the U.S. Capitol. But it wasn't just the anchors, reporters, crew and producers bustling about in the bitter pre-dawn cold, the streets of DC were already lined with people bundled in coats, scarves, boots and earmuffs. ALL willing and ready to stand in the frigid cold just to get a chance to witness history. They knew many hours, long lines, security checkpoints, crowds and an 8 degree wind chill would come between them and the moment they were waiting for... a moment to see and hear Barack Obama take the oath of office as our nation's next leader. But they were fine with that. In fact, more than fine. They were thrilled...jubilant and alive. Strangers talking to strangers and friends texting others who weren't there to witness this event in person. Cameras flashing, American flags waving and the intermittent chants of "yes we can" and "USA". One woman said to me "it's not enough to see this on TV. I need to be here. To live it. And to tell my kids and grandkids someday I was there to see the first black president."
Just before 5 a.m., John and I took our seats high over the steps of the Capitol and the platform built for President Obama. And as the minutes went by during our live broadcast, the crowds got bigger and bigger. By 6 a.m., we looked over our shoulders to see much of the mall jam packed with people all the way from the Capitol back to the Washington Monument. It was literally a sea of people...
Each person had their own story to tell about why they came and why today meant so much to them. And during our broadcast we too were telling some of their stories...LIVE...in real time through the great pictures and vantage points and interviews. To be so close to all of it gave me pause. I thought of the pride we should all feel as Americans, at this peaceful transition of power, no matter your personal politics, this was the election of our nation's first black president. But more importantly, the promise that comes every 4 years-- that no matter what's happened before, a chance to strive for a better future always lies ahead.
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Kiran Chetry, just another promoter of the Infanticide President. You can bet the thrills were going up her leg big time.
→ Chetry waxes poetic
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 20:17 ET by Cool ArrowChetry waxes poetic
When she's not waxing the Presidential chest.
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country - Khalil Gibran
LIBERALS-ALWAYS STUCK ON RACE
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 20:37 ET by KrisMuch of the emphasis of Ms. Chetry's blog focuses on Obama's race. Why? Can't we judge the man by the content of his character rather than his race? I mean, I thought we were now post racial? Then again, if you judge the man by the content of his character, the picture might not look so rosy, the view not quite so utopian, the promise not quite so enduring. The media has gone out of its way to make sure that we don't know the actual content of Obama's character, thus the huge emphasis on race. Plus, they insist on calling him black, which he is not. He is bi-racial, but then, that doesn't fit their script quite as nicely.
At the end of the day, clueless "anchors" like Chetry are a laughingstock. They go through their day with visions of "inclusiveness" dancing in their heads. Of course, we must remember that their brand of inclusiveness only goes so far. The humane treatment of terrorists, yes, the ones who slice people's heads off with swords, is one of their top priorities, along other prized ideals such as butchering unborn children, saving the planet and making sure that no one ever utters a single solitary objection to those who engage in the homosexual lifestyle. This is what liberals are about, and when you think about the flattering words of Ms. Chetry towards Obama, it pretty much tells you that she endorses everything that he does.
I hope liberals sleep well at night, and I hope they are proud of their "hope and change" agenda, or should I say, assault.
Oh good gawd
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 21:41 ET by bigtimerOh good gawd Matthews...STFU already!
I swear this guy lives in another world....talk about La-La-Land.
Kurtz is always a day late
Mon, 01/26/2009 - 12:37 ET by Chris NormanKurtz is always a day late and only halfway there. He is loath to criticize the media for liberal bias and when he does, it's grudging and pretty much half-hearted. It shows just how bad MSNBC has become when he said this as clearly as he did.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Interesting...
Mon, 01/26/2009 - 14:00 ET by Dustin JolleyIt's kind of interesting that Kurts would be calling MSNBC the Obama Network when he's been on Countdown with Keith Olbermann at least 2 times that I'm aware of. Lol!