US elections: MSNBC sidelines presenters Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann

The Telegraph ^ | September 8, 2008 | Alex Spillius

[I still care]

Anyone wonder what OReilly’s talking points will be on tonight? LOL.

[stanz]

Good riddance to the wimp and the simp.

[I still care]

They forget the scroll underneath Palin’s picture when she was chosen, about How many houses would she bring to the ticket.

Does anyone have a screen capture of that?

It made BOR berserk and astonished Brit Hume.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

“...Democrat supporting...” ?

[A_Former_Democrat]

The Tingle & The Dingle.

[chickadee]

Well, the article doesn’t exactly get it right. NBC itself is hardly neutral. And Fox does NOT mix news with commentary. The one thing that Fox does differently from the rest of the media is in what it chooses to broadcast on its news programs. The lefty MSM likes to ignore stories to death that Fox brings to light. In that, Fox may exhibit a certain partisanship, but nowhere near as much as the dominant media does on a daily basis.

[Rennes Templar]

“and the impartial NBC News”

They are good at making their stories seem objective and non-partisan. Olber and Chrissy aren’t.

[ryan71]

I don't think they're being pushed aside because MSNBC doesn't like what they're doing.

I think it's because what they're doing is helping McCain/Palin.

[xtinct]

Olbermann = garden variety nutjob...

But suspect there was more than one closed door meeting, many phone calls, and numerous emails over Matthews..."felt a thrill going up my leg" ...roflmao... way too much information and obviously made the men as MSNBC more than a little uncomfortable... even if they are maggot libs!!

[YOUGOTIT]

While they have the right to free talk it should be noted that as Communist and Nazi they are what they are and should not be considered as news broadcasters. But then it is NBC who is one of the four left-wing networks that are anti-American like CNN, ABC and CBS who must have received thousands of listener complaints to do this.

[Mr. Binnacle]

Olbermann's tipping point:

“I’m sorry, it’s necessary to say this and I have to separate myself from the others on the air about this. If at this late date, any television network, had on its own accord, should show that much videotape and that much graphic videotape of 9/11, and I speak as someone who lost a few friends, there, it, we, would be rightly eviscerated at all quarters, perhaps by the Republican party itself, for exploiting the memories of the dead, and perhaps even for trying to evoke that pain again. Uh, if you reacted to that videotape the way I did, I apologize, Uh, it is the subject of great pain for many of us still and probably was not appropriate that it be shown.”

[TexasCajun]

"It's Your Fault! -- No! It's Your Fault!

[ari-freedom]

Keith and Chris, we worked so hard to build NBC's reputation and you threw it down the toilet!

[ari-freedom]

how many houses? looks like they were recycling ideas they wanted to use against another possible VP pick

[xDGx]

This is the face of NBC journalism:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDx80bnFrVs

If the best NBC can do is ‘demote’ Olbermann to a commentator, then they are still backing him 100%. If they had any journalistic integrity, Olbermann would be off the campaign coverage completely. Clearly they do not.

I hope someone makes note of all the advertisers on Olbermann’s show this evening, and lists them. I want to know who never to support again with my business, along with MSNBC parent; General Electric.

[yazoo]

I suspect ratings and negative e-mail probably had a lot to do with it. Only a cretin could have watched those two and thought they were not twisting the truth for Obama. Further confirmation that Palin is having a big impact on the elections.

[ozzymandus]

I love this story! Every time I read this same story from a different source, I get a little happier. When I got to the part about “impartial NBC News”, I had to spit out my coffee. Rush really blew it by taking today off. I’ll bet O’reilly’s head will be 3 sizes bigger tonight.

[caisson71]

I won’t expect much from their replacement. MSNBC itself is the problem, not only their hacks.

[rrrod]

I am deeply saddened..........