NBC HIRES A LEFT-WING DEMAGOGUE
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Alexandria, VA – NBC News announced today that MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann will contribute occasional “essays,” i.e., commentary, to NBC’s Nightly News with Brian Williams. In response to NBC’s announcement, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell issued the following statement:
“NBC just lurched further left politically with its choice of Keith Olbermann, a known ‘liberal hero,’ to provide occasional commentary on the Nightly News. Commentary, even liberal commentary, by itself is perfectly acceptable, but the problem is that Keith Olbermann is a dishonest commentator. Look at his record, which has been well-documented here at the Media Research Center.
“Mr. Olbermann has consistently mis-represented the facts on a variety of issues, including the Iraq war, the war against terrorism, homeland security, global warming, the Republican Party, President Bush, and on and on. For instance, Mr. Olbermann, without a shred of evidence, has even suggested that the White House uses the terror alert code to manipulate public opinion. That’s not commentary. That’s delusional paranoia.
“Keith Olbermann not only consistently distorts truth, he does so while smearing conservatives he doesn’t like with vile ad hominem attacks – the kind of attacks that would trigger the immediate dismissal of a conservative if he or she did the same on NBC.
“NBC could have chosen any number of insightful, thoughtful, fact-centered liberals to provide commentary for the Nightly News. Instead, NBC chose a mean-spirited, truth-distorting leftist, elevating a cable station barker to one of the most esteemed spots on network news. And the liberal media wonder why more and more Americans don’t trust them and are turning away.”
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2007-02-25 11:50:12 · 18 answers · asked by GREAT_AMERICAN 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Already have.
2007-02-25 11:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by Adi 2 · 5⤊ 2⤋
So Keith Olbermann cant host a teach approximately soccer because of the fact he's vocal approximately political comments? became into it suitable while Rush Limbaugh became into on ESPN? arent you birthers/deathers/truthers/teaPartiers already boycotting NBC?
2016-10-01 23:53:25 · answer #2 · answered by czech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's real simple, you don't like it, don't watch it. People watch what makes them comfortable, and there is room in this country for all people of all opinions, yours is most likely not a majority. I am a little confused as to why you would ask this question on Yahoo Answers, seems kind of pointless to me. You don't like NBC don't watch them, but I can guarantee theres not going to be a boycott of any sort simply because certain individuals don't like a new hiring decision.
2007-02-25 11:58:23 · answer #3 · answered by Ronin 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No,it's time to boycott Fox for pretending to be a news organization.
But quote all the right wing "think" tanks you want,and get a new box of tin foil so you can block out the liberal airwaves,because your side is losing more ground in the court of public opinion every day.
Now that someone has been given a forum to speak the truth,you try to paint him as the liberal version of O'Reilly,Hannity and Limbaugh.That dog don't hunt,buddy.
2007-02-25 12:00:26 · answer #4 · answered by Zapatta McFrench 5 · 4⤊ 5⤋
What is so wrong with allowing other oices to be heard? After all it's commentary, or is it only acceptable as long as it's Gell, Rush, Sean, Ann, Michelle etc. Christ you act like hearing a liberal voice in a media almost completely dominated by far right conservatives is a bad thing
2007-02-25 11:55:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Fox news claims to be "fair and balanced." Fair and balanced to Republican party. It seems strange that Fox and its so called news organization can not take criticism but sue loves to dish it out Bill O'Reilly and his "spin zone." Thought your conservatives believed in freedom of speech?
If you don't like NBC don't watch it! Does anyone force you watch it?
2007-02-25 12:58:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
NBC is just a fear mongering machine using psychological terrorism to get simple minded naive viewers. Boycott em!
2007-02-25 12:22:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Already have. I wonder what Mr Olbermann will bring to NBC that is "new and exciting". His act has gotten very, very old.
2007-02-25 12:09:03 · answer #8 · answered by lumpy r 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I don't watch TV news except for local weather forecasts, but it sounds like Olbermann will be a perfect counterpart to Shrill O'Liely.
2007-02-25 11:55:23 · answer #9 · answered by chimpus_incompetus 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
If you don't like NBC don't listen. I don't like Fox so I don't listen to them. It is one's personal choice. We need a variety of opinions to keep democracy strong. Without it we might as well have totalitarianism.
Hermann Goering, Hitler’s Propaganda Minister said; “Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger”.
2007-02-25 11:54:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
By left-wing, you mean objective - able to see things the way they are as opposed to the Right Wing conservative lens that you would evidently prefer all news to be viewed through.
If you don't like Olbermann, just keep watching Fox Noise....
2007-02-25 11:56:45 · answer #11 · answered by KERMIT M 6 · 3⤊ 6⤋