Posted on 10/27/2008 7:11:28 PM PDT by Chet 99
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In a room full of television industry executives, no one seemed inclined to defend MSNBC on Monday for what some were calling its lopsidedly liberal coverage of the presidential election.
The cable news channel is "completely out of control," said writer-producer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, a self-proclaimed liberal Democrat.
She added that she would prefer a lunch date with right-leaning Fox News star Sean Hannity over left-leaning MSNBC star Keith Olbermann.
Olbermann was criticized by many who attended Monday's luncheon sponsored by the Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The event was dubbed "Hollywood, America and Election '08."
Bloodworth-Thomason and others seemed especially critical of the way MSNBC -- and other media -- has attacked Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin while demeaning her supporters.
"We should stop the demonizing," she said, adding that Democrats have been worse than Republicans as far as personal attacks on candidates are concerned. "It diminishes us," she said of her fellow Democrats.
Bloodworth-Thomason even suggested a defense of Palin and her supporters should be written into TV programing, just as she went out of her way to portray Southern women as smart in her hit TV show "Designing Women."
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Bloodworth-Thomason is a longtime Friend of Billary... must be a closet PUMA.
But I’ll admit it. I love watching those Designing Women reruns!
Huh? Is this satire??
Where’s that sign of Hell freezing over?
bye bye Keithie......no one thinks you are cool now suckah
Fairness in Hollywood? What happened?
Seriously, now, is this puke a pedophile or does he just act like he wants to be one?
“Luntz predicted a Barack Obama victory and said that one of the many reasons the Democrats have been more effective with their message is because, while Republicans dominate talk radio, Democrats have begun to dominate the Internet.
“I’d rather have the Internet,” he said.
Obama also gets credit because he’s a better communicator than past Democrats, Luntz said, comparing the previous Democratic presidential nominee, John Kerry, to one of those trees that threw apples at Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.”
Once again Frank Dunce shows what an ignoramus he is.
Wow. When even liberal Democrats get disgusted with NBC, you KNOW the rest of the country has to see it, too.
Delta Burke as Suzanne Sugerbaker was absolutely hilarious. So I will have to admit, I love watching those reruns too.
i loved that show... i loved how Suzanne pronounced the word, "homosexuals." and i loved Julia's rants... funny show...
Oh sure, it’s a week before the election and these liberals are FINALLY admitting the coverage is as left as it can go. Where have they been!
Hard to believe eh? A Hollywood Dem who actually is “tolerant”. Pigs must be flying near Sunset and Vine.
Dixie Carter is a conservative in Hollywood. She and Linda Bloodworth Thompson butted heads often on Designing Women, because LBT wrote shows about liberal topics that Dixie didn’t want to do.
I’ve been to the Dixie theater in Huntingdon, TN. Dixie and Hal donated funds to build it. It’s near Dixie’s hometown of McClemore, TN.
You have that right.
What an election when Bloodworth-Thompson would rather lunch with Hannity.
These PUMAs have been incredible sane regarding the 0bama.
Can a PUMA be a COUGAR too?
Just asking?
After watching the “We Will Not Be Silenced” videos,I would be a PUMA too. (if I were a Hillary supporter)
Mark my word, the MSM treatment of Sarah is pouring salt onto the Hillary girls’ wounds.
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