Olbermann Again Channels Media Matters, Calls For CBSer's Firing
By Noel Sheppard (Bio | Archive) May 9, 2009 - 12:44 ET
Keith Olbermann, who in March scolded Fox News's Brit Hume for admitting that he often used information provided by the Media Research Center in his "Special Report" program, has once again channeled material taken directly from the far-left, George Soros funded, Clinton front-group Media Matters for America.
Even better, the story was actually precipitated by an article read on the air Friday afternoon during -- wait for it!!! -- Rush Limbaugh's radio show.
But before we get there, embedded below the fold is the video and partial transcript from Friday evening's "Countdown" on MSNBC:
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Where he says "Now, readers are advised that I am by no means condoning what Feherty
wrote. Depicting an American soldier killing elected officials is
certainly going over the line. Let's be clear about that." - yeah, I disgree with that statement. The author shouldn't be apologetic.
The joke was meant to be an amusing way to portray the military's feelings for Pelosi and Reid. Worked for me. But no apologies, please. After all, the left can say some things that are 100 times more offensive and they never have to apologize. Nor should we. Though our military forces are generally too well trained to let their personal feelings cloud their judgment. For which Pelosi and Reid should be thankful, as they do more damage to this country on a daily basis than an 'enemy' ever could.
He shouldn't have to make excuses for the statement. Olberdouche and Media Matters' reactions are simply the kind of manufactured outrage that deserve ridicule. Kind of like most of your posts.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Yeah, I think the head of CBS News and CBS Sports has far bigger priorities in sorting out his businesses than clipping his most popular golf announcer on the orders of an MSNon-entity anchor and Media Matters. Like perhaps the woeful ratings his evening "news" anchorette is delivering in exchange for her massive salary...
By the way, Stretch Pelosi "represents" about 80% of San Francisco, last I checked. Meaning she's about as "Democratically Elected" as Fidel Castro and Saddam Hussein.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Perhaps he can keep showing up on The Soup to make people believe that he is "fun loving".... anybody buying this guys schtick?
Joel, you are not helping yourself by having this insane guy on your show unless you are actually trying to show the parrallels Keith has to the insanity of the shows you hilight from week to week.
Isn't it ironic that Feherty spit out something that actually sounds a lot like something you would hear on Olbermann's nightly comedy show on a daily basis?
Especially when he used to have (don't know if he does anymore, since I quit watching) those stupid, brain-dead, washed-up supposed comedians on trying out those type of lines...it was pathetic.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Olbermann doesn't have room to talk since he did the same about Bush and Cheney for the past 8 years. How does he have any moral ground to talk about a network firing anybody........
What I want to know is when is there going to be demands for Olbermann to resign...my gawd...all the incendiary, evil words he has said in his special comment section used to be enough alone...talk about a treasonous traitor...especially during a time of war.
He's a despicable piece of work....along with Soros and his Team.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
During the Democratic Primaries, Goebells-Olbermann mentioned that someone "should take Hilary Clinton into a room and only one person should walk out." Meaning that someone should beat her ass so she wouldn't be able to continue running against Obama.
If NBC didn't fire him for that dumb statement, why should CBS fire someone for an equally stupid statement?
By the way, I'm guessing that Olberwomann (who is a well known misogynist) wasn't contacted by the Secret Service.
I still can't believe that there are actually people, whom still watch this windbag. And he's their highest rated person on PMSNBC. What does that tell you about that floundering network?
No wonder 11 of the top 20 cable news shows are from FoxNews. If Fox had 20 shows they would be the top 20.
Olbermann must have a large extended family since those are the only people watching him. And with the divorce rate what it is he'll lose about half his audience in the next year.
I can hardly stand to read about this stuff, and I'm not on enough meds to actually watch it.
I watched the video. Did anyone catch this from Obly?
".....Wow!.. Manages to threaten by proxy, the lives of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Majority Leader in the Senate, and smear the average US soldier as a potential political assassin....."
Did Olby criticize Janet Napolitano on her description of who to watch closely? As I recall, the US soldier was mentioned there too. Did Obly take issue?
The Left has no sense of humor -- case in point, Wanda Sykes. Offensive humor is a shtick. I don't find it funny most of the time because it is not done well. Humor has to have a grain of truth in order to work; and no one is going to believe that a soldier would waste 2 bullets on Pelosi when one good pistol whip to the head would do it.
Leftists have a genetic disability preventing them from recognizing hypocrisy and irony in themselves while fictitiously finding it in others when it does not exist.
Okay, so Media Matters are shills for the left. It doesn't change the fact that MRC shills for the right. So basically, both are shills for their respective ideologies. I read both these sites (I tend to spend more time reading more here than at MMFA because the news here interests me [in addition to pissing me off from time to time.])
I will still stand by my belief that George Soros is a wonderful human being who is concerned about the needs of the American people, particularly those who have been wrongly incarcerated by the 3 Strikes Law. It's pretty much the only reason I support him, but I think it's enough.
If George Soros, a man who accumulates his obsene wealth not by producing anything of value, but by destroying currencies, is your idea of a wonderful human being, you have some serious problems. He is a thief, a thug and a pimp...and that's being kind.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
There is a huge difference between MMA and MRC, and if you don't see it, you're blind or dishonest.
The goal of the MRC is to expose liberal bias in the media. We are NOT trying to eliminate liberal opinions in the press, but instead would like a better balance between left and right views being expressed and offered.
By contrast, MMA wants ALL conservative opinions to be nonexistent in print and on the air and radiowaves. Furthermore, they even want opinions that they don't agree with spoken by left-leaning media members to be eliminated.
For instance, they actually attack Chris Matthews whenever he has the nerve to say something positive about a Republican or negative about a Democrat they support.
As such, they advocate censorship, and encourage readers to complain to media outlets when anything they don't agree with is written or uttered.
We don't do that.
In the end, MMA would like it if all newspapers had similar content as the Nation, all television news programs mimicked "Countdown," and all talk radio was "Air America."
By contrast, we don't want all print to be National Review, all television news programs to be "Hannity," and all talk radio to be Rush. Instead, we'd like the balance to be closer to 50-50 than today's 90-10.
Once again, if you can't see this, you either are blind or are being dishonest. ns
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Too..... much............
May 9, 2009 - 12:56 ET by SRPwrdToo..... much............ bronzer..........
PS: Wasn't it the DHS who decided that soliders could be murderers? And the whole of the Democrats in Congress before that?
"I believe in American Exceptionalism, just like Brits believe in British Exceptionalism and Greeks believe in Greek Exceptionalism." - PreBO, 4/4/09
It doesn't surprise me...
May 9, 2009 - 13:47 ET by Jen7that the author would make excuses for this idiot's statement.
Can't it just be said that what he said was wrong...PERIOD? End it at that. It doesn't count if you say, 'what he said was bad, BUT..'
As you may presently yourself be fully made aware of, my grammar sucks.
Family Guy
You understand messageboarding
May 10, 2009 - 07:28 ET by KH29?
"There is not in all America a more dangerous trait than the deification of mere smartness unaccompanied by any sense of moral responsibility."
You're right about the author - I disagree with him too!
May 10, 2009 - 11:30 ET by StogieGuyWhere he says "Now, readers are advised that I am by no means condoning what Feherty
wrote. Depicting an American soldier killing elected officials is
certainly going over the line. Let's be clear about that." - yeah, I disgree with that statement. The author shouldn't be apologetic.
The joke was meant to be an amusing way to portray the military's feelings for Pelosi and Reid. Worked for me. But no apologies, please. After all, the left can say some things that are 100 times more offensive and they never have to apologize. Nor should we. Though our military forces are generally too well trained to let their personal feelings cloud their judgment. For which Pelosi and Reid should be thankful, as they do more damage to this country on a daily basis than an 'enemy' ever could.
He shouldn't have to make
May 10, 2009 - 11:45 ET by fitzfongHe shouldn't have to make excuses for the statement. Olberdouche and Media Matters' reactions are simply the kind of manufactured outrage that deserve ridicule. Kind of like most of your posts.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Yeah, I think the head of
May 9, 2009 - 13:06 ET by fitzfongYeah, I think the head of CBS News and CBS Sports has far bigger priorities in sorting out his businesses than clipping his most popular golf announcer on the orders of an MSNon-entity anchor and Media Matters. Like perhaps the woeful ratings his evening "news" anchorette is delivering in exchange for her massive salary...
By the way, Stretch Pelosi "represents" about 80% of San Francisco, last I checked. Meaning she's about as "Democratically Elected" as Fidel Castro and Saddam Hussein.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Keith has become so irrelevent due to his loss of sanity over
May 9, 2009 - 13:36 ET by pahuberthe few years.
Perhaps he can keep showing up on The Soup to make people believe that he is "fun loving".... anybody buying this guys schtick?
Joel, you are not helping yourself by having this insane guy on your show unless you are actually trying to show the parrallels Keith has to the insanity of the shows you hilight from week to week.
Given Keith's history of wishing ill on certain gov. officials..
May 9, 2009 - 14:25 ET by R D Helm...particularly our former Vice President, he probably should consider keeping his stupid trap shut:
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-Dave
The statists aren't coming, they are already here.
olbermann is blind to his own hypocrisy
May 9, 2009 - 14:29 ET by katainkentHold on ‘cause the world will turn if you're ready or not ~ KT Tunstall
Isn't it ironic that
May 9, 2009 - 19:55 ET by kgIsn't it ironic that Feherty spit out something that actually sounds a lot like something you would hear on Olbermann's nightly comedy show on a daily basis?
"DumbAssity of Dope"
Especially when he used to
May 9, 2009 - 20:06 ET by bigtimerEspecially when he used to have (don't know if he does anymore, since I quit watching) those stupid, brain-dead, washed-up supposed comedians on trying out those type of lines...it was pathetic.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Olbermann doesn't have room
May 9, 2009 - 14:45 ET by AcrosOlbermann doesn't have room to talk since he did the same about Bush and Cheney for the past 8 years. How does he have any moral ground to talk about a network firing anybody........
Just when you think he can't possibly get any stupider...
May 9, 2009 - 14:59 ET by superconOlberdork will surprise you.
Hey Janet Napolitano...I'm proud to be a Right-winger.
Great catch here... What
May 9, 2009 - 15:33 ET by bigtimerGreat catch here...
What I want to know is when is there going to be demands for Olbermann to resign...my gawd...all the incendiary, evil words he has said in his special comment section used to be enough alone...talk about a treasonous traitor...especially during a time of war.
He's a despicable piece of work....along with Soros and his Team.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
What a hypocrite
May 9, 2009 - 15:47 ET by SB_MichDuring the Democratic Primaries, Goebells-Olbermann mentioned that someone "should take Hilary Clinton into a room and only one person should walk out." Meaning that someone should beat her ass so she wouldn't be able to continue running against Obama.
If NBC didn't fire him for that dumb statement, why should CBS fire someone for an equally stupid statement?
By the way, I'm guessing that Olberwomann (who is a well known misogynist) wasn't contacted by the Secret Service.
He scold's Hume for using
May 9, 2009 - 15:56 ET by BlazerHe scold's Hume for using material from the MRC while he frequently post's on Kos.
Go figure.
"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."
Olberdork!
May 9, 2009 - 16:18 ET by blazermaniacI still can't believe that there are actually people, whom still watch this windbag. And he's their highest rated person on PMSNBC. What does that tell you about that floundering network?
If I was stuck on an elevator
May 9, 2009 - 16:47 ET by obageegeeIf I was stuck on an elevator with OBL and KO, I think I would just pee on Keith's shoes.
Being a Democrat means...
May 9, 2009 - 17:17 ET by BlueCat57never having to say you're sorry.
No wonder 11 of the top 20 cable news shows are from FoxNews. If Fox had 20 shows they would be the top 20.
Olbermann must have a large extended family since those are the only people watching him. And with the divorce rate what it is he'll lose about half his audience in the next year.
I can hardly stand to read about this stuff, and I'm not on enough meds to actually watch it.
Nice find. I watched the
May 9, 2009 - 21:52 ET by GregENice find.
I watched the video. Did anyone catch this from Obly?
".....Wow!.. Manages to threaten by proxy, the lives of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Majority Leader in the Senate, and smear the average US soldier as a potential political assassin....."
Did Olby criticize Janet Napolitano on her description of who to watch closely? As I recall, the US soldier was mentioned there too. Did Obly take issue?
Great Post!
May 9, 2009 - 22:28 ET by lookThe NBC arm of the MSM...
"We are the most powerful people in the world!" -quote from WH correspondence dinner.
Thanks to the MRC and Newsbusters we are changing that.
perceptionasreality
The Left has no sense of humor.
May 10, 2009 - 08:04 ET by Joe C.The Left has no sense of humor -- case in point, Wanda Sykes. Offensive humor is a shtick. I don't find it funny most of the time because it is not done well. Humor has to have a grain of truth in order to work; and no one is going to believe that a soldier would waste 2 bullets on Pelosi when one good pistol whip to the head would do it.
Leftists have a genetic disability preventing them from recognizing hypocrisy and irony in themselves while fictitiously finding it in others when it does not exist.
Worst person
May 10, 2009 - 06:25 ET by jdlybrandThe only problem with Olberscum's worst person segments is as long as he draws breath no one can replace him for the number one slot.
"I spit in your general direction"
Monty Python
What the......
May 10, 2009 - 07:21 ET by KH29Is Keith tanning so that he can look more like Barack? or did he get his nose to far up his you-know-what?
"There is not in all America a more dangerous trait than the deification of mere smartness unaccompanied by any sense of moral responsibility."
I Take Four Days Off From Posting, And All Hell Breaks Loose?
May 13, 2009 - 22:42 ET by The7SticksOkay, so Media Matters are shills for the left. It doesn't change the fact that MRC shills for the right. So basically, both are shills for their respective ideologies. I read both these sites (I tend to spend more time reading more here than at MMFA because the news here interests me [in addition to pissing me off from time to time.])
I will still stand by my belief that George Soros is a wonderful human being who is concerned about the needs of the American people, particularly those who have been wrongly incarcerated by the 3 Strikes Law. It's pretty much the only reason I support him, but I think it's enough.
If George Soros, a man who
May 14, 2009 - 00:12 ET by fitzfongIf George Soros, a man who accumulates his obsene wealth not by producing anything of value, but by destroying currencies, is your idea of a wonderful human being, you have some serious problems. He is a thief, a thug and a pimp...and that's being kind.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Sticks
May 14, 2009 - 16:14 ET by Noel SheppardSticks,
There is a huge difference between MMA and MRC, and if you don't see it, you're blind or dishonest.
The goal of the MRC is to expose liberal bias in the media. We are NOT trying to eliminate liberal opinions in the press, but instead would like a better balance between left and right views being expressed and offered.
By contrast, MMA wants ALL conservative opinions to be nonexistent in print and on the air and radiowaves. Furthermore, they even want opinions that they don't agree with spoken by left-leaning media members to be eliminated.
For instance, they actually attack Chris Matthews whenever he has the nerve to say something positive about a Republican or negative about a Democrat they support.
As such, they advocate censorship, and encourage readers to complain to media outlets when anything they don't agree with is written or uttered.
We don't do that.
In the end, MMA would like it if all newspapers had similar content as the Nation, all television news programs mimicked "Countdown," and all talk radio was "Air America."
By contrast, we don't want all print to be National Review, all television news programs to be "Hannity," and all talk radio to be Rush. Instead, we'd like the balance to be closer to 50-50 than today's 90-10.
Once again, if you can't see this, you either are blind or are being dishonest. ns