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O'Reilly, Olbermann, the New York Times, and the "Feud"
The Provocateur ^ | 08/07/2009 | Mike Volpe

Posted on 08/07/2009 9:22:02 AM PDT by fiscon1

Yesterday, I wrote a piece detailing a story written by Brian Stelter of the New York Times that purported to claim that higher ups at GE and News Corp, including CEO's Jeffrey Immelt and Rupert Murdoch, that negotiated with each other and then put pressure on their two main cable news commentators, Bill O'Reilly and Keith Olbermann, to reduce the criticism of the other's networks and each other. The piece was published this past weekend.

(Excerpt) Read more at theeprovocateur.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: ge; msm; nutroots; oreilly

1 posted on 08/07/2009 9:22:02 AM PDT by fiscon1
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To: fiscon1

First, the NYT’s writer is probably lying.

Secondly, why would Fox’s Rupert Murdock care what MSNBC clowns say about them? Olbermann’s show gets what? 100,000 viewers a night compared to the 4,000,000 viewers that O’Reilly gets each night?

This story is fishy.


2 posted on 08/07/2009 9:30:02 AM PDT by BertWheeler (Dance and the world dances with you...)
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To: BertWheeler

I agree.


3 posted on 08/07/2009 9:32:21 AM PDT by fiscon1
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To: BertWheeler

I agree.


4 posted on 08/07/2009 9:35:05 AM PDT by fiscon1
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To: BertWheeler
Olbermann’s show gets what? 100,000 viewers a night compared to the 4,000,000 viewers that O’Reilly gets each night?

When he's on opposite O'Reilly, Olbermann get more than 1,000,000 viewers. link. Including the repeat shows, Olbermann gets almost 2 million vs O'Reilly's over 5 million.

5 posted on 08/07/2009 9:41:35 AM PDT by wideminded
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To: BertWheeler

This story is fishy.

Better call the WH ;)


6 posted on 08/07/2009 10:09:17 AM PDT by Bitsy
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To: wideminded; Las Vegas Ron

When he’s on opposite O’Reilly, Olbermann get more than 1,000,000 viewers. link. Including the repeat shows, Olbermann gets almost 2 million vs O’Reilly’s over 5 million.
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I’ll bet the farm you’re one of those Olbermann viewers.


7 posted on 02/13/2010 2:02:50 PM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: mojitojoe
I’ll bet the farm you’re one of those Olbermann viewers.

Actually Olbermann is over the top even for me.

8 posted on 02/22/2010 2:50:21 AM PST by wideminded
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To: wideminded

I doubt that.


9 posted on 02/22/2010 11:00:04 AM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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