Posted on 09/07/2008 6:33:59 PM PDT by flyfree
MSNBC tried a bold experiment this year by putting two politically incendiary hosts, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, in the anchor chair to lead the cable news channel’s coverage of the election.
That experiment appears to be over.
After months of accusations of political bias and simmering animosity between MSNBC and its parent network NBC, the channel decided over the weekend that the NBC News correspondent and MSNBC host David Gregory would anchor news coverage of the coming debates and election night. Mr. Olbermann and Mr. Matthews will remain as analysts during the coverage.
The change — which comes in the home stretch of the long election cycle — is a direct result of tensions associated with the channel’s perceived shift to the political left.
“The most disappointing shift is to see the partisan attitude move from prime time into what’s supposed to be straight news programming,” said Davidson Goldin, formerly the editorial director of MSNBC and a co-founder of the reputation management firm DolceGoldin.
(Excerpt) Read more at drudgereport.com ...
Do you happen to have links to those blog postings? Very interesting, if true... It wouldn’t surprise me in the least, really.
Bill Cunningham just announced that Sarahcuda will be on his show next Sunday! (Or so the the McCain camp promised. That’s like trusting a Weather Channel weekly forecast....)
Remember the leaked tape of Mike Murphy and Peggy Noonan last week?
I’ll bet they raised hell with the suits at GE.
Who is David Gregory? I hardly watch that sick channel.
Excellent that Keith and Chris are off the anchor. How does that tingle down your leg feel now Chris? Hopefully the next stop is out the door.
sofa, someone at that hideous network is going to attempt homicide or suicide. They are that demented.
ROFL... Isn’t it hysterical that they think Olbermann (well most of them) is UNbiased? If MSNBC was the only station they could “stomach” what does that say about them personally - not interested in truth, only DNC talking points, and anything other than that is “anti-liberal” bias! ROFL... Boy the folks at DU are having a really bad day today, aren’t they?
MSNBC bias from Wednesday night’s Republican convention
Maddox “keep her on the minor league circut she has not been before the national press”
O’Donnel “we’ll have to see if it was too sharp in terms of tone”
Brokaw [Just read all the Democrat critical talking points on Palin from a sheet of paper, he’s bitter in tone]
Brokaw “I was struck by the attacks on the media”
Brokaw “they don’t do that by accident” [yep Tom It’s because they love America]
O’Donnel “at times this was sarcastic”
Mitchell (to Rudy)”she’s going after the very people you represent”
Mitchell “is she vulnerable on the size and scale and brevity of her experience”
Mitchell “the game is on Keith, the war has begun”
Olberman “is that the right tone”
Olberman “did the expected dynamics of the Vice Presidential Debate change”[like dealing with reality? Keith?]
Olberman “Bristol Palin holding her brother Trig”
Maddox “that’s what the PTA Mom stuff is about”
Maddox “she’s got to be likable enough to overshadow that”
Mitchell “Do you think the Republican should really go after Democrats”
Mitchell “how do you compare Palin against Obama” [because Biden can’t come close?]
Mitchell “Sarah Palin comes with no (bla-bla-bla) experience”
Curry “Bristol holding the baby”
Curry “Bristol is there, so is her boyfriend” [just had to include red meat for MSNBC employees like Shivers Matthews]
Brokaw (on Romney) “he has been a member of the eastern capitol” [little jealous fella?]
Brokaw “alls fair in love and war and at political conventions”[coming from an MSNBC employee, we know who Toms in the tank with, Obama]
MSNBC Olberman now trying to insult Sarah Palin on her ‘geographical travel’, most likely she hasn’t done a lot, but it don’t matter Keith, Americans Love Sarah, and are getting wiser to you
Ron Allen [the guy Newt scrambled last night] “only been out of the country I think once”[Obviously doesn’t know facts, but the bias shows. Who ya in the tank for? Ron?]
Buchanan “will it send a tingle up your leg”
Matthews “I always report” (what I feel in the hall)paraphrased
Matthews “without casting any moral judgment on this”
Matthews “dig up stuff on the people who would rule this nation”[Your finally going to tell us about Obama?]
Matthews “some good reporter does that job”[MSNBC has yet to hire one of those]
Unknown round table MSNBC staff seated next to Buchanan “wouldn’t pass the smell test” [obviously shaken][found out it was Rachel Maddox]
MSNBC Rachel Maddox was about to go on about abortion, but I think they cut her short on purpose
Mitchell “speech modified from some unknown VP pick(?), made less masculine”
Brokaw “controversial choice”
Matthews “Gov Palin as David, us as Goliath”
Maddox(last nite) “the word ‘Bush’ was not spoken”(by any of the speakers)
MSNBC guest Congressmen Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) ”we know what Obama’s judgment on these issues, he’s been asked questions on the campaign trail”
Von Holland “We didn’t hear from them last nite on the economy”
Von Holland “Barak has talked about his vision for the last 18 months”
Von Holland “McCain rushed to judgment”(on VP pick)[good, we got a winner with that rushed judgment]
Matthews “no one doubts Palin is a political rookie” [Shivers ‘Goliath’ Matthews]
Maddox is still trying to make a big deal out of ‘vetting’[and she is even meaner tonite]
O’Donnel admission “well she has had a little experience as an executive”
[Challenge for Olberman]
[Olberman reads a statement about the personal attacks on the Palin Family]
Olberman “there no one I can think of that said anything like that”
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I can, just last nite your buddy, Shivers ‘Goliath’ Matthews, Olberman- go back and check your MSNBC show last night at just prior to this time stamp, Tuesday, September 02, 2008 11:14:32 PM:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2073048/posts?page=2660#2660
To: Mr. Binnacle
Oh God, MSNBC, now Shivers Matthews can’t get over attacking the Palin Family, can’t win on Ideas, Shivers?
2,660 posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 11:14:32 PM by Son House
I was going to say,isn’t Gregory another RAT lover as well? He is just as biased as that evil Olberman!
I never understood how Olbermann was given the anchor’s chair at a network that wants to project fairness. It’s as if Fox decided to give the anchor chair to Rush, someone I love, but has never tried to fool people into thinking that he will be balanced.
LMAO
I saw his commentary right after Sarah spoke at the convention on PBS. He didn’t seem that “obviously” biased really. He actually complimented Palin on her speech.
However, I’ve only heard him comment on things that one night (I don’t watch the cable “news” shows). According to others on this board he’s ALMOST as bad as the rest of them. Perhaps it’s just that I’m so used to the blatant obvious DNC talking points being broadcast as news that I didn’t notice his bias? I guess that’s possible! LOL
Your right, seems to me Gregory was just as evil during the convention, it’s in one of my post during the Republican convention threads, but it would take more research than I willing to do at this hour
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