Without question one of the most vehement, unapologetic Sarah Palin haters on national television is NBC's Norah O'Donnell.
So contemptuous of the former Alaska Governor is O'Donnell that she actually went to a Palin book signing event last week armed with crib notes to attack fans of the outspoken conservative.
Seeing this as the straw that broke the camel's back, Palin documentarian John Ziegler has called for NBC to fire O'Donnell.
In a piece he published at his website, Ziegler outlined his reasons:
If there was an All-Star roster of news media members who have been willing to go the lowest and get the dirtiest in their brazen and transparent attempt to destroy Sarah Palin, NBC’s Norah O’Donnell, along with numerous of her NBC colleagues, would certainly make the first team. My question (which I have asked her twice on live TV) is: How in the world does she still have a job at one of the most powerful alleged “news” organizations in the country, and if she isn’t fired for bias, then is such an event even possible? [...]Even a cursory look at O’Donnell’s remarkably horrid track record when covering Palin, brings into grave question whether NBC was not committing “Media Malpractice” by even allowing O’Donnell to cover the book event. At this point a restraining order keeping O’Donnell away from Palin all together might be very well in order.
After listing some of O'Donnell's inexcusable on air transgressions pertaining to Palin, Ziegler concluded:
The evidence is overwhelming that at least when it comes to Sarah Palin, Norah O’Donnell is not remotely an objective news person. If NBC wants to still claim to be a news organization (already a very open question) Norah O’Donnell should finally be fired and NBC should apologize for funding her obvious Palin vendetta disguised as “news.”
Obviously, this would be a tough decision for NBC.
After all, once it went down the path of terminating on air employees incapable of hiding their disdain for Palin, the slippery slope could result in a lot of blank television screens at important hours of the day.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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Firing just ONE?
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 10:52 ET by nolotrippenI think firing liberals would be addictive, like Lay's potato(e) chips or pistachios (NCIS nod). You couldn't stop at just one once you got a taste for it.
“It is almost impossible to distinguish a politician from a gangster.” (Will Durant, 1931)
I predicted tea parties would return. Now I'm predicting dueling will return.
Like Pringles
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 10:58 ET by CCsteelcityOnce you pop, you just can't stop...
Hopefully a chopping block is in order!
"The bottom line is that the idea that government bureaucrats have enough knowledge to manage an economy well is the height of conceit." - Friedrich Hayek
Cheaper than drugs and alcohol
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:01 ET by legacyrepublicanWell, at least it is an addiction that is cheaper than drugs and alcohol.
I am willing to endure such an addiction knowing that I have people here at NB who will lend me moral support. ;]
So, bring it on, I'm ready!
Once again...
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 10:56 ET by jpatchJohn Ziegler lays down the law.
He knows how to say a lot with few words. We need him out there more.
It's going to get darker before dawn.
I keep hope that whoever
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 10:56 ET by d1carterI keep hope that whoever buys NBC Universal will clean house....
Me, too. It will be interesting to watch it unfold...I would
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:01 ET by Cape Conservativelike to see a 'CLEAN SWEEP' and an end to the 24/7 Obamaloveaffair the viewers (not this household) have had to endure. Perhaps if the former msm can get just a teeny-tiny bit of balance in their presentation, the viewing public might find out what is really going on in our country.
I do believe a final task for Norah O'Donnell should be to seek out that Obama voter who was ecstatic that 'he was going to take care of me - put gas in my car - pay my mortgage' and see how things were working out for her!
As I recall
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:56 ET by boomerconWasn't that 'toon a resident of Ohio? I seem to recall that, but then again, I'm quite sure there were many such in the koolaid lines.
I've Wondered
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 19:30 ET by countmein5050where she is now, too. You would think with all the journalists running around looking for something to do...SOMEONE would want to know where this chick is and just how much money Obama has given her to put the gas in her car and pay for her house so she don't ever have to worry again...cause she helped him and now he's gonna help her. Find this chick...I'm anxious to know if she's still having to pay for her own gas and house payments. I'm also curious to know HOW MANY TIMES before last November she had ever voted...
cmi...
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 21:01 ET by matthewdeanAnd how many times she voted last November.
MD
"There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress."
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
They will have to, to make money.
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:14 ET by Red JeepThe millions paid to 4 hosts on MSNBC from 6PM to 10PM, alone, for no audience is major league stupid.
You can fool some of the
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 21:03 ET by Dan The Man 2You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people
some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the
time.
BSNBC...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 00:19 ET by danybhoyWhile I agree with Ziegler about wanting O'Donnell sacked, she does'nt even crack the top 5 on the list of those who should be gone at MSNBC. BathTubBoy, Special Ed, Matthews, Maddow, Brewer, Shuster, Mika, Lawrence O'Donnell, & the Morning Schmo all should go before Norah O'Donnell.
Now that is job security, when the "stars" of the network you are on sucks so bad that you can't be fired, that's a real scam. There will have to be a major change at the top to get the major overhaul needed to make the changes at MSNBC that would make it worthwhile for people to tune in at all.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
I've left my message with NBC - hope others here follow suit!
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 10:56 ET by Cape ConservativeHer attack on this young girl in Michigan was so cold and calculating I expected to see a grand finale 'smack in the face' and her arms raised in Victory! Disgusting and YES she should be dismissed immediately!
The young student involved did very well for being blindsided by a supposed professional. I predict great things for her in the future! She certainly raised my hopes for the upcoming generation ;-)
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Domestic Right Wing Terrorist! And now by our president as a 'swiftboater' - both titles I'll wear proudly!
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
202.224.3121 LET CONGRESS HEAR THE ROAR OF THE SILENT MAJORITY!
202.456.1111 WHITE HOUSE COMMENT LINE
I wonder how many of these
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:02 ET by Scuba DudeI wonder how many of these liberal hacks could the other networks absorb if NBC started firing them? MSNBC would be blacked out 24/7 and NBC would be just a shell. I also would not feel one bit of pity for any of them. Let them do an honest days work for once in their lives.
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws" Tacitus
There is a major problem in your last line
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:11 ET by CCsteelcityYou can't use the word LIBERAL with HONEST and WORK in the same sentence... that is quit the oxymoron.
What's the old sesame street song (i think it was) "One of these things is not like the other, one of these things doesn't belong".
"The bottom line is that the idea that government bureaucrats have enough knowledge to manage an economy well is the height of conceit." - Friedrich Hayek
Well one can always hold
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:27 ET by Scuba DudeWell one can always hold out hope for the mentally and ethically disadvantaged right? Maybe if these liberal hacks got hit in the head with the reality of actually working for a living they might actually "see the light" and realize that light is not Duh One.
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws" Tacitus
cc,
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 13:00 ET by boomerconI laughed out loud at your first sentence...so true.
One problem with the Sesame Street analogy though: the word "one". In the case of your statement it should be "two", because no two of those words belong together in the same sentence.
Still a funny though!
who needs to be hired by a network?
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:03 ET by mom_roxwhen the Obama White House would employ Norah in a heartbeat. (Anita Dunn's departure left a box unfilled in the ever-expanding org chart.)
~~save your tea, dump congress~~
Poetic Justice
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:14 ET by richb313Not that it can happen because of Anti-Trust Laws but Poetic Justice would dictate that Rupert Murdoch would by Universal/NBC.
Not sure anti-trust would be an issue
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:26 ET by falconIf you look at the burgeoning CBS/Paramount empire, I really don't think anti-trust would be a problem if NewsCorp bought NBC/Universal (which would never happen, IMHO).
However, with the unsolicited bid Comcast has made for NBC/Uni, where does that leave things? And if Comcast buys NBCU, will there be "economies of scale" and cost-cutting - meaning MSNBC will go dark? Wouldn't that be a hoot?
There's a better than even chance that NBCU would reject the first Comcast bid, but then you have to look at the possibility of a hostile takeover bid. Would Jeff Immelt dump NBCU for some fast bucks for his GE stockholders? Would the Obama administration allow its favorite mouthpiece to be purchased by someone who might not have the administration's best interests at heart? Stay tuned...this could get interesting.
‘When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.’ - Edmund Burke, 1770
Nora is #18 on my list
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:24 ET by cajun2All of the fringe media show how "useful" they are to this administration by reading off the teleprompter talking points sent to them from the white house. Idiot hacks like them fool none of us. There will be a day soon when Obama will finally speak his true agenda to the American people. There will be outrage by Americans. I cant wait for the idiots in the media try to issue new lies, interpretations, and excuses. Hopefully, some will be honest and apologize to all of us.But I am doubtful.
I hope he fails, soon.
Every time I hear her totally phony laugh
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:25 ET by ROSSMANI want to reach through the tube and commit a horrible crime. She is even more reprehensible than Matthews and Maddof, and Maddow. She should be the Poster gal for the only abortion that should have been legally performed for the "Good of all Mankind"
Lots of media hacks are getting laid off--
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:25 ET by carolina09While the overall joblessness is distressing, I always smile when I read about AP layoffs, or Newsweek, NYTs layoffs. I picture dipwads like O'Connell getting their pink slips and screeching...."Not me! It wasn't supposed to be me!"
Nice image
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:34 ET by BlondeThanks for sharing. I'll read "shrinking media outlet" stories with more interest now, LOL.
I hope he fails, too.
My My, look who likes to
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:45 ET by FirmwormMy My, look who likes to eat at Norah's husband's restaurant in D.C. What a surprise !
http://www.politico.com/click/stories/0910/axelrod_visits_chef_geoff.html
Fw... It figuers that
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:41 ET by bigtimerFw...
It figuers that Newtie dines there, he should take along his latest side-kick Rev. Sharpton....that'll add class.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Did you see this, bt? $1.7 mil will get it for you ;-)
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 20:22 ET by Cape ConservativeTheir home
CC... What a sterile,
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 20:30 ET by bigtimerCC...
What a sterile, cold looking, so-called 'home'.
Home is where the heart is...and I see nothing there.
What really cracks me up is it's a four bedroom home, 1.7 mill on the market and it's just not roomy enough for Norah and her children?
Give me a break!
Typical elitist lefty, do as I say, not as I do.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
When Andweas Attack
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:11 ET by slickwillie2001For those of you that missed these shots when I posted them a couple days ago, here they are again. Andwea Mitchell attacking at a Palin book-signing:
Pics of the Day
Norah being fired is a
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:24 ET by offthedeependNorah being fired is a pleasant fantasy, but I would be beyond surprised if it ever happened. She's bringing in lots of publicity for them...
otde... Yep...and I fear
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:32 ET by bigtimerotde...
Yep...and I fear this will as well as far as publicity goes.
She's not going to be fired, anymore than Beck is with the screeching from the left.
I just ignore her...and like someone else said above, that insipid, phony laugh of hers is reason enough.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Norah Who?
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:45 ET by TBARWho is Norah O’Donnell, anyway? My TV's are all trained to bypass NBC and MSNBC.
Life is too short to be serious
sw... Those pictures are
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:45 ET by bigtimersw...
Those pictures are priceless...talk about a picture being worth a thousand words, heck, you don't even need that...the one comment that had me laughing there was referring to Andrea as Andrea Bitchell, and that shoe fits!
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
The poor thing, ravaged with envy
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 13:10 ET by zachlindWe know what Eliot Spitzer’s “honey” does for her money. And apparently we now know what Louisiana senator Mary Landieu’s number is, that was established this past Saturday night. With these two minor facts in mind along with the mental vacancy that stalks Ms O’Donnell daily, you have to ask, what action does it take for Norah O’Donnell to keep her job?
Unintended consequences?
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 13:12 ET by StarAZIf we get all these dopes fired, what will we talk about?
We can talk abou the dopes that replace them!
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 20:40 ET by MightyMouthYou know it's gonna happen!
"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
Why Star
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 21:01 ET by general companyThe dopes that replace them of course
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
FREEDOM ??
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 06:23 ET by WarmanFREEDOM ??
I watched the Video of this
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 14:41 ET by SemusI watched the Video of this exchange. What a hateful women O'Donnell is, she is one determined and scary fellow traveller. She was angry this young girl was too smart for her, and her notes. HAH! She couldn't even read her crib notes.
Now wait a minute guys...
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 15:09 ET by inquiringmindI think we are all being a little too hard on Nora. She's just doing the bidding of her employer. Besides if you turn the sound down and just watch her she is cute.
If I had to choose between Maddow, Mitchell, and O'Donnell...
I'd change the channel.
Ziegler undoubtedly realizes
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 17:09 ET by BeukeboomZiegler undoubtedly realizes this is NBC/MSNBC/GE that's being addressed which will probably promote O'Donnell for her lack of journalistic ethics and overabundance of unabashed liberal bias.
NBC News and Professional ethics
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 17:47 ET by AvitarYou are right without a doubt. During the primaries for the 1996 election, I saw a report on NBC evening news of association of the Phil Gram with the Aryan nation. I thought that when they switched back to Tom Brokaw he would correct the report but he did not.
Dr Gram's (He has a PhD in economics) wife, Windy Gram, is of Korean ancestory. Jesse Jackson could get into the Aryan Nation before Phil Gram. I can only conclude that the report was part of a deliberate effort by NBC to secure the weakest possible Republican candidate possible, Bob Dole, for Bill Clinton.
Wonder when, if ever, these
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 17:57 ET by RR GOPWonder when, if ever, these MSM companies will tire of lower ratings and actually entice a Beck or someone else over to their networks and fire these money pits they have on there now?
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
Hey NBC!
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 18:45 ET by docjohn52I can make sh*t up too, can I have a high paying job?
This is just another example of how afraid they really are of her.
Sarah, move to Nevada, you can beat Reid tomorrow, hands-down.
Start a Petition
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 19:21 ET by countmein5050I'll sign it. I'll sign it here and now. Liberals can join hands and declare any one they like as being 'unfit' and 'dangerous' and they get all the air time they like. However, when it's someone who is supposed to remain objective and can't, for any reason, maintain objectivity long enough to simply do what they supposed to do, which is report on something and with hold their own extreme opinions until the segment is finished...they've crossed from journalist to activist. And from where I sit....there is an epidemic of like minded journalists out there who have taken an oath to further a political agenda over the oath to simply investigate and report (Chris Matthews!!!) news. Start the petition and let's roll.