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 ...
Rachel Maddow may be the worst of all!
I won’t watch Sunday night NFL as long as that insect is on it.
Seriously can people be this delusional:
demobabe (1000+ posts) Sun Sep-07-08 10:05 PM
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17. If this turns out to be true
Then what we need to do is protest
MSNBC gave “Code Pink” conventions passes to storm the stage.
Story here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/business/media/08msnbc.html?_r=1&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print
I thought I read somewhere he was going to run for the Senate in Pennsylvania? Matthews that its, for Specters spot?
Yeah. They weren’t fired.. just reassigned.
Matthews and Olberman have MSNBC’s main prime time coverage.
It would be a much bigger story if they fired them.
“twin doofai”
LOL!!!!
I heard Mathews wants to run for office....this should be perfect for him...LOL
Costas is pretty much of a lefty as well.
All the DUmmies are going to call MSNBC to complain. Duac Duac!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6980104
Check out this visual!
Yep!
Brokaw and Brian Williams were started to get pegged with questions wherever they went.
Keith might not realize that he's not covering the debates yet. Drudge usually one-up's him. If he really knew, I think he would be in too much of a frenzy to be doing football tonight.
MSNBC TAKES BRAIN DEAD MORONS FROM ANCHOR SEAT...DEVELOPING... (Olbermann , Matthews)...fixed it!...that will reflect the truth more accurately!
"MSNBC drops Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from anchor chair... David Gregory will anchor news coverage of the coming debates and election night.... From sludge report. WHAT THE F*CK!?!?!?!?!?!?!"
"HIT HARD BACK ON THIS!"
"WHAT - This Can't be true. Probably just another Drudge lie."
"They'll run Kaite Couric. This is brilliant!!! So she can hammer the pants off Palin without coming across as mean. This is actually a great move!"
"David F*cking Gregory?!?! Are you kidding me, that republican shill? Why not just turn it over to Pat Buchanon?"
"Not a big surprise. Olbermann isn't exactly unbiased, and Tweety has the reputation as well."
"Why not just simulcast FOX while you're at it, MSNBC? Unbelieveable."
"THEY MAY HAS WELL. I am going to do the same thing I have done with Faux Slews never watch it If this is true they have lost their f*cking mind."
"I just wrote 3 emails to MSNBC. That's the only channel I can stomach, but without Keith, I won't watch it. David Gregory stinks. Can't stand the guy."
"Oh HELL NO. HELL NO. WE CANT LET THEM DUMP KO. WTF IS WRONG WITH MSNBC ?"
I do not know anything about Charles Gibson. Will being interviewed by him a good move?
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