I am SO glad I blocked NBC from my TV's at home last night.

They are very clearly trying to position themselves as the left-wing Fox without ever admitting they're doing exactly that.

NBC NEWS -- FAIRLY UNBALANCED

"Our readers don't give a rat's ass about what you think. They want facts."

Elmore Leonard, 'The Hot Kid'.

There is no doubt that NBC "News" (My quotes and I hope you agree) has taken a hard left turn. It seems to be a deliberate business decision.

We are now treated to an NBC News foreigh policy statement that Iraq is in the midst of a "civil war". Tim Russert, who tried hard to mask his Democrat Party ties for years is now unleashed. David Gregory gives the President far less respect than Diane ("prom-girl") Sawyer showed Assad of Syria and Iranian leader Ahmadinejad.

Matt Lauer has continued on a downward slide, taking over leftist duties from the departed Democrat, Katie Couric. Ann Curry plays the sympathetic but empty headed leftist with alacrity.

At the farm team, MSNBC, Chris Matthews, the former aid to Tip O'Neill rivals Nancy Pelosi for partisanship. (At least that's Nancy's job). Chuck (once a Republican) Scarborough is undergoing a late in life conversion to the Democrat party. Norah O'Donnell seems to think the word "Republican" is a disorder. The star of this Newsbusters piece Keith ( "Heil") Olbermann, looks like a recent escapee from an asyslum. Cindy Sheehan and Code Pink almost seem cogent compared to him.

This coordinated behavoir can only be part of a deliberate pattern. Does anyone else agree?

They're just rearranging lefties on the port side of the Titanic. You can imagine the conversation in the NBC staffroom.

Twit1: "We're losing viewers faster than a West Wing re-run! What are we going to do?"
Twit2: "Everyone I know, and I do mean everyone, says that Keith Olbermann is the bomb!"
Twit1: "Brilliant! He's our guy! We're saved!"
Twits(2-8): "Hurrah!!"

Don't worry. NBC is trying the Rosie O'Donnell strategy, but it's only a matter of time. They want to bring in an "outrageous" commentator, but the logic will soon creep in. You only hire "outrageous" commentators for the short term, because to keep themselves "outrageous," they have to constantly push the line. Eventually, they'll cross the line once too often, and the network will have to fire them. On the other hand, if they don't provide regular outrage, they'll be just another boring talking head. The network will fire them anyway, because talking heads are a dime a dozen, and they could find someone cheaper. Either way, Olbermann won’t be around long. NBC is setting him up, and he’s just ego-driven enough to fall for it.

Outrage is a short-term solution. Does anyone seriously think Olbermann is hired for his political experience or his balanced, thoughtful insights? He's being hired to throw bombshells and to get canned quickly. If Olbermann doesn't realize that himself, his ego is interfering with his judgment (come to think of it, though, he does that all the time).

Sounds like NBC is reacting to ABC's hiring of Glenn Beck to appear on "Good Morning America".

Trouble is, Keefy won't make anyone over the age of 45 chuckle, let alone tune to in to see him, and 20-somethings don't watch the nightly news.

I was sooooo hoping to be rid of this guy on the airwaves. I was hoping maybe he would go the Dan Rather route, and have to resign in disgrace and wind up on HDNet or something. 13 days we had left with this buffoon and then he is re-upped.
well, blocking msnbc now on my tv.
WhatAMaroon

According to recent Nielsen polls, NBC's "Nightly News" has slipped below ABC's "World News Tonight".

I, too, have stopped watching NBC for all the same reasons you have. Puting Olbermann on "the big show" merely lessens an already loosing concern for NBC.

The only situation that would make NBC even worse would be to elevate David Gregory to "the big show"...

They are going to cram this smarmy piece of lyin' shite down every-one's throat as much as possible.
Despicable...and treasonous in my mind.
Nothing new with the neo-leftist party.

Oh goody. Two primetime Countdown "specials"

Oh yes, Keith is a "special" person alright.

His crack team are already writing his opening salvo.

COUNTDOWN: GOOD EVENING AMERIKKKA

Tonight I expose the corruptest, worstest most horriblest, scumbagest fascist nazi, did I say scum...since Reagan. But first a word from our sponsors Kim Jong Il from the Peoples' Paradise of North Korea; and President Aramadinajan from the Muslim Paradise of Iran.

"Our readers don't give a rat's ass about what you think. They want facts."

Elmore Leonard, 'The Hot Kid'.

What can one say about this move by NBC. As bad as Keith Olbermann is as a journalist, the business executives at NBC are even worse. If it wasn't for the socialized atmosphere of the network news market in this country, NBC would have been swallowed by someone competent long ago. That and, as another poster mentioned, inertia keeps people from changing the channel.