I was disgusted to catch an MSM reporterette on Keith Olberman's show the other night, in dissecting Rathergate, referring to FReepers as radical .. painting the picture that we are scary or dangerous people. I wanted to smack her up side the head. Sure hope other FReepers saw it and got her name and have emailed Olberman. I think her first name was Barbara .. but I'm in a tizzy packing to leave frightening FL .. and didn't get it all.
I heard it. "Right win radicals"
But Olberman is just as obnoxious, as is Matthews who made some cutting comments about "bloggers" that same night.
MSNBC is really hostile to us and to blogs in general. Which is interesting because Matthews is merely a political hack, and Olberman is a sportcaster tal;king head. Neither one is a real journalist, which is what makes them so sensitive about being "real journalists."
Well, see, you ARE scary or dangerous!
/sarcasm
"I was disgusted to catch an MSM reporterette on Keith Olberman's show the other night, in dissecting Rathergate, referring to FReepers as radical .. Sure hope other FReepers saw it and got her name .. I think her first name was Barbara .. but I'm in a tizzy packing ..and didn't get it all." ~ STARWISE
I not only saw it, I have the whole interview on videotape. She is not a "reporter". She has her own blog which are published on DU, as you will see referenced here: http://www.ruminatethis.com/archives/000209.html
See my comments below, and also a link to her web site.
Freerepublic is "Radical" says MSNBC guest, Buckhead mentioned MSNBC ^ | 9/21/04 | http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1222090/posts
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My post:
Tonight on his program "Countdown", one of Keith Olberman's guests was Barbara O'Brien, author of a new book entitled, "Blogging America".
Internet bloggers and the Dan Rather/CBS flap was the subject.
They talked about "Buckhead" while Olberman mentioned "Free Republic" and showed his picture with his real name under it - explaining that he had been "outed" by the L.A. Times.
In the last minute of the interview, while Olberman showed Free Republic.com on the TV screen, O'Brien said, "Free Republic is a radical web site."
She said that when the Dan Rather memo thing first broke she had made certain comments about it on her web blog, but eventually had to shut it down because some people were coming there and posting obscenities on it. She said, "Thats the way people who don't like George Bush are being treated these days."
Here is her website: http://www.mahablog.com/