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MSNBC TAKES INCENDIARY HOSTS FROM ANCHOR SEAT... DEVELOPING...
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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.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008debates; davidgregory; drudge; gregory; matthews; mediabias; msnbc; nbcnews; olbermann; schadenfreude
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To: BurbankKarl

LOL!


81 posted on 09/07/2008 6:48:14 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (Obama is the Democrats guy. They bought the ticket, now they must take the ride.)
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To: flyfree
More evidence that Sarah, the wrecking ball against which the democrats and MSM are destroying themselves, is going about her work.


SARAH PALIN: DNC & MSM WRECKING BALL

82 posted on 09/07/2008 6:48:48 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Bobalu

Outstanding graphic. I’ve long maintained that Matthews and Olbermann were having a vicious dispute about who got to perform Obama’s ablutions. I guess things got a little heated over at MSLSD. Matthews and Olbermann were by long odds the most servile and sycophantic of Obama’s worshipers. There was no pretense of objectivity. I suspect Bryan Williams and Tom Brokaw finally got angry enough to intervene. NBC has become the laughing stock of journalism.


83 posted on 09/07/2008 6:48:52 PM PDT by donaldo
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To: Bobalu

“Yea, verily, cling not to your guns and religion - cling only to me.” Saith Nobama.


84 posted on 09/07/2008 6:49:10 PM PDT by SnarlinCubBear (~~ Visualize McPALIN ~~)
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To: kingattax

you so funny....


85 posted on 09/07/2008 6:49:13 PM PDT by old and cranky (You! Out Of The Gene Pool - Now!)
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To: lonevoice

Somehow he also anchors Sunday Night Football which also has Bob Costas who doesn’t anchor... figure that out....

but anyway he will be on at half-time in about 2 minutes on NBC it will be funny to see if he just got the news what his mood may be....


86 posted on 09/07/2008 6:49:50 PM PDT by za_claws
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To: flyfree
I love the smell of toasted liberal media! Smells like....victory! Photobucket
87 posted on 09/07/2008 6:50:14 PM PDT by ladyvet (Obama..be afraid, be very afraid....not anymore. John and Sara,08!!!)
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To: cdbull23
MSNBC drops Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from anchor chair... David Gregory will anchor news coverage of the coming debates and election night.... Developing

I just dropped Olberman from my TV. When I saw him on SNF, I turned on the Mets vs.Phillies.

88 posted on 09/07/2008 6:50:21 PM PDT by Ramcat (Thank You American Veterans)
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To: flyfree

Obldork was seated as part of the team on tonight’s pre game show. He was only the color guy last year.
I changed the channel.


89 posted on 09/07/2008 6:50:23 PM PDT by ConservativeGreek
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To: flyfree

Buzzards gather over the twin doofai!
90 posted on 09/07/2008 6:50:26 PM PDT by MarineBrat (My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
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To: 1035rep

Agreed. . .LOL


91 posted on 09/07/2008 6:50:29 PM PDT by conservativepoet (The chief aim of order within Christianity is to make room for good things to romp and play.)
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To: flyfree
I would sum this up as: Palin effect.

The incredibly strong reaction from ordinary Republicans and citizens to rally behind her after the press attacked her, the size of the rallies now, convinced they need to start covering their backsides.

They still love Obama, but when it comes down to it, they want ratings and advertisers more than anything.

92 posted on 09/07/2008 6:50:31 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Bobalu; Slings and Arrows

ROFL ROFL ROFL!!!!!

That picture summarizes this election season nicely with regard to the media!!!

93 posted on 09/07/2008 6:50:40 PM PDT by KoRn (Barack Obama Must Be Stopped!!!)
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To: Choose Ye This Day

Nothing quite so amusing as a moonbat throwing a tantrum....they get so emotional when they feel betrayed.


94 posted on 09/07/2008 6:50:45 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Fire mission!)
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To: flyfree

please no

we need him


95 posted on 09/07/2008 6:50:47 PM PDT by lonestar67 (Its time to withdraw from the War on Bush-- your side is hopelessly lost in a quagmire.)
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To: golfisnr1

this will demoralize the left


96 posted on 09/07/2008 6:51:11 PM PDT by ari-freedom (We never hide from history. We make history!)
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To: flyfree

97 posted on 09/07/2008 6:51:59 PM PDT by ari-freedom (We never hide from history. We make history!)
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To: Choose Ye This Day

Link?


98 posted on 09/07/2008 6:52:13 PM PDT by Crazieman (McWhatever-Palin '08)
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To: flyfree

But Rachel Maddow stays????


99 posted on 09/07/2008 6:53:25 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Now you know why the needles on compasses point north - Sarah Palin.)
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To: flyfree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwnqqj5Q1BU


100 posted on 09/07/2008 6:54:01 PM PDT by TeddyConAZ
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