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Hollywood insiders rip MSNBC, defend Palin
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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."

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bloodworththomason; hollywood; keitholbermann; linda; lindabloodworth; msdnc; msnbc; olbermaniac; palin; pds
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1 posted on 10/27/2008 7:11:28 PM PDT by Chet 99
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Bloodworth-Thomason is a longtime Friend of Billary... must be a closet PUMA.


2 posted on 10/27/2008 7:11:59 PM PDT by Chet 99 (Vote McCain/Palin, or this will be our future: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTb5EFZmgbs)
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To: Chet 99
PUMA POWER!

I love the PUMA's.
3 posted on 10/27/2008 7:12:47 PM PDT by Question Liberal Authority (Get your own damn pie.)
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To: Chet 99

But I’ll admit it. I love watching those Designing Women reruns!


4 posted on 10/27/2008 7:13:08 PM PDT by conservativeinbflo.
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To: Chet 99

Huh? Is this satire??


5 posted on 10/27/2008 7:13:36 PM PDT by brytlea (Change is like weather--it's not all good.)
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To: Chet 99

Where’s that sign of Hell freezing over?


6 posted on 10/27/2008 7:13:39 PM PDT by Aggie Mama
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To: Chet 99

bye bye Keithie......no one thinks you are cool now suckah


7 posted on 10/27/2008 7:13:39 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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To: Chet 99

Fairness in Hollywood? What happened?


8 posted on 10/27/2008 7:13:56 PM PDT by Earthdweller (Socialism makes you feel better about oppressing people.....)
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To: Chet 99
She knows after four years of Obie, the Democrat Party of today will no longer be recognizable.
9 posted on 10/27/2008 7:14:27 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter ( Sarah Palin is America's Margaret Thatcher; Obama is America's George Galloway.)
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To: Chet 99
Keith Olberman is a very disturbing, and probably disturbed, individual. I've watched his level of rage increasing lately. Seems to me he is angriest whenever something involving Sarah's role as a mother, or one of her daughters, shows up as a featured news item.

Seriously, now, is this puke a pedophile or does he just act like he wants to be one?

10 posted on 10/27/2008 7:15:02 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Chet 99

“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.


11 posted on 10/27/2008 7:15:13 PM PDT by Emperor Palpatine ("Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen.)
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To: Chet 99

Wow. When even liberal Democrats get disgusted with NBC, you KNOW the rest of the country has to see it, too.


12 posted on 10/27/2008 7:15:53 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: conservativeinbflo.

Delta Burke as Suzanne Sugerbaker was absolutely hilarious. So I will have to admit, I love watching those reruns too.


13 posted on 10/27/2008 7:17:00 PM PDT by old and cranky (You! Out Of The Gene Pool - Now!)
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To: conservativeinbflo.
I love watching those Designing Women reruns!

i loved that show... i loved how Suzanne pronounced the word, "homosexuals." and i loved Julia's rants... funny show...

14 posted on 10/27/2008 7:17:03 PM PDT by latina4dubya ( self-proclaimed tequila snob)
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To: Chet 99

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!


15 posted on 10/27/2008 7:17:06 PM PDT by teletech (Friends don't let friends vote DemocRAT)
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To: Chet 99

Hard to believe eh? A Hollywood Dem who actually is “tolerant”. Pigs must be flying near Sunset and Vine.


16 posted on 10/27/2008 7:18:12 PM PDT by max americana
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To: conservativeinbflo.

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.


17 posted on 10/27/2008 7:19:12 PM PDT by OrangeDaisy
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To: Aggie Mama

You have that right.

What an election when Bloodworth-Thompson would rather lunch with Hannity.

These PUMAs have been incredible sane regarding the 0bama.

18 posted on 10/27/2008 7:19:19 PM PDT by A message (Governor Palin is a great choice for Vice-President. McCain/ Palin '08)
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To: Chet 99

Can a PUMA be a COUGAR too?

Just asking?


19 posted on 10/27/2008 7:20:18 PM PDT by wac3rd (Conservatives are not always Republicans...and vice-versa.)
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To: Chet 99

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.


20 posted on 10/27/2008 7:20:30 PM PDT by weston (NO MORE TAXPAYER MONEY FOR ACORN!!)
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