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MPAA CHIEF'S BAD REVIEW (Clinton pal MSNBC's Rick Kaplan bars Hil-trashing author Ed Klein)
NY POST ^ | July 24, 2005 | TIM ARANGO

Posted on 07/24/2005 6:37:14 AM PDT by Liz

MSNBC boss and pal of the Clintons, Rick Kaplan, has issued an order to his producers barring them from booking author Ed Klein on any of the network's shows, a source told The Post.

Klein is the author of the recent scathing biography of Hillary Clinton, which de buted at No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list after it was pub lished in June despite a virtual media blackout.

In addition to Kaplan's black balling, several shows, including "Good Morning America" and CNN's Paula Zahn, extended invites to Klein to appear and then later pulled the plug.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: booktour; clintonistas; edklein; liberalmedia; msnbc; newsblackout; rickkaplan; truthabouthillary

1 posted on 07/24/2005 6:37:14 AM PDT by Liz
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To: Liz

Kitty Kelly was allowed to be on....but not Klein. They eat their own when it comes to any harm against the Clintons. That's ok. When everyone is done with their reading of the book,just leave it in a doctor's office or a library for someone else to pick it up. The word will get out there soon enough.


2 posted on 07/24/2005 6:39:29 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache ("Scientology is dangerous stuff,it's like forming a religion based around Johnny Quest and Haji.")
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To: Liz

It's nice to see he's carrying on at MSNBC just as he did at CNN.


3 posted on 07/24/2005 6:42:26 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Liz
...barring them from booking author Ed Klein on any of the network's shows, ...

So, the liberals who are so quick to condemn the Hollywood blacklisting of the '40s and '50s have no problem with blacklisting today's authors who disagree with their agendas.

4 posted on 07/24/2005 6:44:17 AM PDT by Noachian (To Control the Judiciary The People Must First Control The Senate)
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To: mainepatsfan

With the same results.


5 posted on 07/24/2005 6:49:07 AM PDT by brivette
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To: brivette

Yup. He's like a fired coach of a bad team who gets hired by an even worse team.


6 posted on 07/24/2005 6:50:47 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Liz

But, but...this is a First Amendment issue. Surely there must be an error in this article. NO ONE in the media would go against anyone's First Amendment rights. (Do I have to label this sarcasm?)


7 posted on 07/24/2005 7:46:37 AM PDT by ImpotentRage
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To: Noachian

Two-faced lefties----so what else is new.


8 posted on 07/24/2005 7:54:25 AM PDT by Liz (You may not be interested in politics; doesn't mean politics isn't interested in you. Pericles)
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To: Liz
Censorship is the favored tool of the left!

All the while they're screaming censorship when we object to crosses in jars of urine.

9 posted on 07/24/2005 8:05:43 AM PDT by OldFriend (MERCY TO THE GUILTY IS CRUELTY TO THE INNOCENT ~ Adam Smith)
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To: OldFriend

I wouldn't pay too much attention to Kaplan. I read this morning that he might be on his way out at MSNBC.
Not surprising, I know.


10 posted on 07/25/2005 11:43:25 AM PDT by yankeedoodledandy
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To: yankeedoodledandy
I am amazed that MSNBC is still on the air at all. I read that Matthews made sure his Sunday show was to be on NBC in case of the demise of MSNBC.

They were only there to be an adjunct to the DNC.

11 posted on 07/25/2005 12:19:11 PM PDT by OldFriend (MERCY TO THE GUILTY IS CRUELTY TO THE INNOCENT ~ Adam Smith)
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To: OldFriend

MSNBC new Chief Rick Kaplan is a butcher and a hatchet man !
He is a pure Clintonian and is totally untrustworthy and
has been called to destroy the MSNBC News service .
He moves from job to job and leaves ruin in his wake .


12 posted on 09/15/2005 11:47:49 AM PDT by pelosi_is_a_dope
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To: OldFriend

oh please, oh please, oh please, I would SO dance a jig if this is true!!!!!!!!!!

And I'll join you in the dance ! What a joy a world without tweety Mathews ,his wife will have his a*s , they will have to move from Nantucket and away from Moocher muck Kerry!

And even better if MSNBC is gone ,no more Obersmuck I will feel bad for
Joe Scarborough oh well he will be much happier at FOX.

Rita Crosby is in deep do do ! If only true this is great news now on to CNN !


13 posted on 09/15/2005 11:54:43 AM PDT by pelosi_is_a_dope
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