Olbermann complaining about bias is like Hitler complaining about Nazism and violent expansionist conquest of Europe.
As far as him and Obama (at the forefront in all ways among the adoring liberal media), liberals as well as conservatives I was with were all shouting at him to shut up and shouting insults at him (on the television screen) when he began quoting the released text of Obama's nomination speech before Obama himself gave it (spoke). Talk about ruining an event due to obscessive adoration of a liberal love object, by an obscessed extremist media liberal...
kathykattenburg
· 6 months ago
...(and equally incapable of finding wrong in the current one).
The above is actually not true, Patrick. In fact, it's demonstrably UNtrue. I frankly don't know how you can make this claim because if you watch Keith Olbermann (and Rachel Maddow as well) on anything like a regular basis, you would know that in the four months since Obama was inaugurated, they have frequently criticized Obama and the Obama administration.
It is accurate to say that Olbermann and Maddow had pretty much nothing good to say about the Bush administration. Now whether you frame that as an issue of "bias" or as an issue of Bush not doing anything that was worth supporting is another question that is open to debate, but it IS fair to say that they did not find anything in his administration worth praising.
However, the fact is that Olbermann and Maddow have found much both to praise AND to criticize in the Obama administration, and -- one of the reasons I admire and respect them so much -- both the criticisms and the praise are consistent with Olbermann's and Maddow's own stated values and political positions.
DLS
· 6 months ago
Fox defies the liberal religious orthodoxy of the media. It is probably no surprise than a farther-left wacko like Olbermann (on a network that is trying apparently to seek the farther-left market to stand out from the rest of the liberal media, possibly related to the rise of far-left talk radio shows as a distinct small but loud sub-culture, making that network stand out among the other liberal networks) would be the touchiest about the evil Fox and why he would still be a Messianic Obama Still-Faithful-or-Hopeful. (Wait for the economy to get better and you'll see even more rushing to achieve lefty goals than you're seeing now, Keithie.)
DLS
· 6 months ago
"both the criticisms and the praise are consistent with Olbermann's and Maddow's own stated values and political positions"
Substantially far to the left (way left of the mainstream), impatient as so many such people are, as well as actually disappointed or feeling betrayed in some cases (gay rights-related in particular currently).
DLS
· 6 months ago
"FAUX cut its teeth by claiming that CNN was biased while they were 'fair and balanced.' "
Fox (to use the correct name rather than the whiny-left term) has become overtly conservative (particularly its commentators, which is still a distinction we haven't seen from the left, between commentators and opinion writers and editorial content falsely offered as "news" on the other networks as well as in the newspapers).
Fox (and more so, Rush Limbaugh and his revival of AM radio) filled a market that the liberal media were not merely neglecting (the large non-liberal majority of the normal center-right public) but subjecting to abuse. Which is what Olbermann is flirting with, in his defensive, distorted "counter-attack" [sic] on Fox.
tidbits
· 6 months ago
OK, I admit it. I channel surf between Olberman and O'Reilly for comic relief from both ends of the spectrum. Both are egocentric blowhards. Neither one would know a fact in context if it bit his #### . Olberman complaining about FOX bias is just more comic relief, something Olberman, if he had the capacity to be objective, would put in his WTF segment.
MrNoface
· 6 months ago
I'm not a huge fan of Fox News either, but Olberman is not a credible authority when it comes to talking about media bias, AT ALL!!
GerSan
· 6 months ago
KO is a hack. He is, frankly, not worth commenting about.
Jackof
· 6 months ago
F--- Olberdick
EEllis
· 6 months ago
well since the "other" side always complains about bias I guess KO felt he should to. The funny thing is the only reason anyone would know is because the news told us. I mean it's not like anyone watches this moron.
AustinRoth
· 6 months ago
Calm down everyone. It is obvious to me that Olberman is preparing to start a new career as an irony comic.
ThurmanHart
· 6 months ago
So...why is this worthy of comment? FAUX cut its teeth by claiming that CNN was biased while they were "fair and balanced." In fact, if you name anyone from the right-wing media operation, it's a fairly safe bet that they regularly denounce "liberal bias."
A pox on all of them.
Ethos
· 6 months ago
I never liked Olbermann, this is one reason why.
Not sure why just about everyone commenting so far feels the need to be violent about it, however.
DLS
· 6 months ago
" I channel surf between Olberman and O'Reilly for comic relief"
On the radio when on the road, Limbaugh versus Thom Hartmann does this for me. (Ed Schulz the loudmouth is more entertaining still and I actuallly tend to listen to him and avoid Hannity.)
On line, the normal thing is to bounce between Fox and CNN ("Clearly Not Neutral"), a good lib-Dem den (its TV show is full of gimmicky graphics, stupid sound effects, techo-idiotic toys, and Obama groupies).
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As far as him and Obama (at the forefront in all ways among the adoring liberal media), liberals as well as conservatives I was with were all shouting at him to shut up and shouting insults at him (on the television screen) when he began quoting the released text of Obama's nomination speech before Obama himself gave it (spoke). Talk about ruining an event due to obscessive adoration of a liberal love object, by an obscessed extremist media liberal...
The above is actually not true, Patrick. In fact, it's demonstrably UNtrue. I frankly don't know how you can make this claim because if you watch Keith Olbermann (and Rachel Maddow as well) on anything like a regular basis, you would know that in the four months since Obama was inaugurated, they have frequently criticized Obama and the Obama administration.
It is accurate to say that Olbermann and Maddow had pretty much nothing good to say about the Bush administration. Now whether you frame that as an issue of "bias" or as an issue of Bush not doing anything that was worth supporting is another question that is open to debate, but it IS fair to say that they did not find anything in his administration worth praising.
However, the fact is that Olbermann and Maddow have found much both to praise AND to criticize in the Obama administration, and -- one of the reasons I admire and respect them so much -- both the criticisms and the praise are consistent with Olbermann's and Maddow's own stated values and political positions.
Substantially far to the left (way left of the mainstream), impatient as so many such people are, as well as actually disappointed or feeling betrayed in some cases (gay rights-related in particular currently).
Fox (to use the correct name rather than the whiny-left term) has become overtly conservative (particularly its commentators, which is still a distinction we haven't seen from the left, between commentators and opinion writers and editorial content falsely offered as "news" on the other networks as well as in the newspapers).
Fox (and more so, Rush Limbaugh and his revival of AM radio) filled a market that the liberal media were not merely neglecting (the large non-liberal majority of the normal center-right public) but subjecting to abuse. Which is what Olbermann is flirting with, in his defensive, distorted "counter-attack" [sic] on Fox.
A pox on all of them.
Not sure why just about everyone commenting so far feels the need to be violent about it, however.
On the radio when on the road, Limbaugh versus Thom Hartmann does this for me. (Ed Schulz the loudmouth is more entertaining still and I actuallly tend to listen to him and avoid Hannity.)
On line, the normal thing is to bounce between Fox and CNN ("Clearly Not Neutral"), a good lib-Dem den (its TV show is full of gimmicky graphics, stupid sound effects, techo-idiotic toys, and Obama groupies).