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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:13 PM
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I love it when the conservative junta attacks Keith Olbermann
Edited on Sat Feb-26-05 10:33 PM by Clark2008
because that means he's doing his job: providing unbiased coverage of the day's news (in a snarky and entertaining way).

For example:

When MSNBC's rabidly leftist pit bull Keith Olbermann isn't obsessing over the phony sexual harassment charges that a CNN mole maliciously leveled against Bill O'Reilly; smearing the Swift Boat Vets; or sticking up for suspected terrorists at Abu Ghraib and Gitmo, he always manages to make up a new anti-Bush diatribe to run on his actual fake news show, which mostly involves creating wildly leftist conspiracy theories that are further exaggerated by his pro-Democrat-only guests with their own leftist agendas.

So which victim is Olbermann stalking now? He's a pro-Bush conservative and former White House reporter who's being tarred and feathered by pro-Democrat media leftists bent on destroying his personal life because he dared to commit the ultimate press corps sin: Actually doing his job as a reporter by asking tough questions about the very Democrats that Olbermann and his leftist colleagues give free passes to on a daily basis.

Never mind that Olbermann has ignored the real media scandals: The Bush-hating “search and destroy” mission of Dan Rather's fake memos; the ongoing treason of CNN and its former "news" chief Eason Jordan, whose network parroted Saddam Hussein's propaganda for 12 years, while refusing to expose Uday Hussein's assassination plot against two brothers in-law "which Jordan knew about" that was later carried out; and the government-subsidized, neo-Marxist rants of NOW-retired Bill Moyers, whose leftist sidekick, David Brancaccio, continues espousing the so-called “evils” of the Bush administration, conservative judges and Sean Hannity, whose broadcast Moyers brazenly called a freak show of political pornography in his final taxpayer-funded rant last fall.


And be sure and check out their list of "librul" reporters. It's a scream! :)

http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_7032.shtml
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Wrinkle_In_Time Donating Member (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:17 PM
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1. Based on your citation...
...I wouldn't dignify their site with a click. What truly awful, sophomoric writing.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention: it does mean that KO is getting their panties in a wad.
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:25 PM
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4. That's a good idea. I'm sorry I went, but it came up in a Google
Edited on Sat Feb-26-05 10:31 PM by Clark2008
alert I get for Keith, so I checked it out.

Here, to save a click or two (so they don't get the website visitation), I'll post their list of "librul" reporters. I still have the site up in the background here:

* Dan Rather accepted $20,000 to speak at a 2001 Texas Democratic Party fundraiser, in which his daughter, Robin, headed; Rather later claimed that he didnt know it was a Democratic fundraiser. Rather also would later use his connections with the Texas Democratic Party to smear Bush with fake memos.

* Ted Turner, CNN founder and former president, is probably the original front man for a scheme, as New York Times columnist Frank Rich labeled Armstrong Williams, when Turner pledged one billion dollars to the U.N.

* Ian Williams of the Far Left rag, The Nation and a prominent United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) member and past UNCA president, has been on the United Nations payroll, writing articles for the world body and even coaching U.N. officials on how to deal with the press, said Accuracy in Media (AIM)s Cliff Kincaid. Williams wife, Anora Mahmudova, is also currently embroiled in controversy, according to AIM, which broke the story on Feb. 23 that the UNCA may have violated U.S. immigration law by hiring her as an office manager. AIM reported that Mahmudova, whos not a U.S. citizen but a Muslim from Asia, collected more than $15,000 from UNCA before questions arose about her immigration status. The U.N. and its reporters are not above U.S. law, Kincaid said. Williams and his wife are also member of the leftist group Socialist Scholars.

* Linda Fault, the U.N. correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC, recently wrote a pro-U.N. book, An Insiders Guide to the U.N. According to AIM, Fault also writes for Turners U.N. Foundation and Better World Campaign, and even acknowledged their generous financial support of her book. Fault has since refused to disclose how much she made from her pro-U.N. book.

* Lara Jakes Jordan, the Associated Press reporter who intentionally misquoted Republican Sen. Rick Santorums comments about a Texas sodomy case, which later caused a firestorm of protest among the hypocritical leftist media and their partisan Democrats who screamed for Santorums resignation. Ironically, Gannon was one of only a handful of reporters who revealed that Jordans husband was a former Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee official who later managed John Kerrys presidential campaign.

* Matthew Cooper of Time magazine married Clinton adviser Mandy Gunwale in November 1997, and Hillary Clinton even held a baby shower for Gunwale at the White House in July 1998, at the time Cooper was covering presidential politics for Newsweek, Newsmax.com reported.

* Christiane Amanpour of CNN married Clinton State Department spokesman Jamie Rubin in August 1998. Though Rubin presumably shared his administration paycheck with his new bride, the financial link was never an issue for the Armstrong Williams posse, Newsmax.com added.

* Rita Braver and Linda Douglas, both CBS News correspondents, covered the Clinton White House. Bravers husband, Robert Barnett, was the Clintons Whitewater lawyer when Braver was assigned to the White House beat in late 1992. In July 1993, Barnett was still up to his eyeballs in the Whitewater scandal, traveling to the White House after Vince Fosters death to collect papers investigators later said had been removed surreptitiously from Fosters office, Newsmax.com reported.

* Thomas Oliphant, a Boston Globe columnist, who, in 1994, was nearly commissioned by senior Clinton administration official Susan Brophy to write favorable columns about two Republican officials if they voted for Clintons crime bill. She said if I voted yes, she would request Oliphant to write something favorable about me, Peter Torkildsen (R-Mass.) told the Boston Herald. I was a little caught off guard.

* George Stephanopoulos, former communications director for Bill Clinton, segued into a cushy gig as ABC News Sunday morning host.

* Sidney Blumenthal, former Washington Post staff writer, who writes for the New Yorker and pens a column for the Far Left e-zine, Salon.com, was Bill Clintons political advisor and still is his right-hand propagandist.

* Jeff Greenfield, CNN news analyst, was once a speechwriter for Democrat Sen. Robert Kennedy, as well as a paid employee of New York Democrat Mayor John Lindsay.

* Bill Moyers, now retired, has been receiving taxpayer funds and soft money from foundations to spread his neo-Marxist propaganda. Moyers also served as former President Lyndon B. Johnsons press secretary.

* Chris Matthews, MSNBC leftist host, once wrote speeches for Jimmy Carter.

* Brian Williams, the new liberal replacement for the equally liberal Tom Brokaw, worked for former President Jimmy Carter.

* Jane Pauley, formerly of NBC, was once an administrative assistant for the Indiana Democratic State Central Committee.

* Tim Russert, host of NBCs Meet the Press, was once a paid employee of New York Democrat Gov. Mario Cuomo and worked for the late New York Democrat Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

* David Shipley, a New York Times reporter, wrote speeches for Bill Clinton.

* John Seigenthaler, an NBC anchor/reporter, once worked as an assistant for then-Attorney General Robert Kennedy.

* Ed Schultz, whos called the liberal Rush Limbaugh, admitted on March 2, 2004 to Today Shows Jamie Ganges that he was on the air, thanks to the generosity of the Democratic Party.


Now, notice how many on this list we think are Bush shills. Most of the time it's guilt by ommission - since we know of news and information that they don't report, but the last one, Ed Schultz is laughable. Of COURSE he's biased - he's got a LEFTWING TALK SHOW and doesn't pretend to be a journalist. :eyes:
What nuts. The whole article is a lesson in propaganda.

Edited for format clarity.
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:52 PM
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10. Well, KO certainly is in good company.
But seriously? Chrisiane Amanpour for being MARRIED to Jaime Rubin? And comparing that to Armstrong Williams??

Glad to see some of my favorite people on that list. Tells me I'm doin' OK in my news sources!

Hiya, Clark! :hi:
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Nothing Without Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 11:15 PM
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16. Do you plan to send this to some of the other named journalists?
There might be some interesting responses to the attacks, and it would at least give them a heads-up about the attack scripts the RW goons have been assembling. This one is my personal favorite from the list:

Lara Jakes Jordan, the Associated Press reporter who intentionally misquoted Republican Sen. Rick Santorums comments about a Texas sodomy case, which later caused a firestorm of protest among the hypocritical leftist media and their partisan Democrats who screamed for Santorums resignation. Ironically, Gannon was one of only a handful of reporters who revealed that Jordans husband was a former Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee official who later managed John Kerrys presidential campaign.

It really is too bad that these freaks don't have a detectable sense of humor. The layers of idiocy and unintentional irony are truly astonishing. Citing "Gannon" as a probing journalist! You KNOW he was fed the info by his -- lovers-- er-- handlers-- er-- patrons!!!

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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-05 01:32 AM
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21. Grasping for strawmen. bigtime.
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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:18 PM
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2. "wildly leftist conspiracy theories" is their new name for
objective reality
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Chipper Chat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:23 PM
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3. Obviously, Olbermann has gained some traction.
Why else would the entry-level right-wing attack dogs be barking?
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Catchawave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:34 PM
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5. I sooooooo agree....
KO's Countdown has the RW dancing as fast as they can, and I'm loving it.

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Chipper Chat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:49 PM
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9. KKKarl's next move will be to unleash the Neoconamoebas on Keith.
Watch for attacks on his credibility from Betsy Hart, Tony Blankely, Laura Ingraham, Michelle Malkin, The morning Fox crew, and of course Free Repukelic.
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Nothing Without Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:39 PM
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6. If you sent this to Keith, I'm betting he got a laugh out of it
What a bunch of pathologically stupid knuckle-draggers. Are they even the same species? They sure look to be subhuman to me.
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:56 PM
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12. Now, what makes you think I would do that?
LOL!!

Of COURSE, I sent it to Keith - before I even posted it here.
I haven't heard back from him about it, but I suspect, if he's home and has read it, then he's still on the floor laughing and hasn't had time to write back.

:)
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Nothing Without Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 11:05 PM
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14. Gee, I just had a teensy little suspicion...
...and I hope you dish if he does respond. I hope that he's having a fun Saturday night far away from the headaches and heartaches he has to deal with all week. We don't want him burning out--he's not only our hero, he's all we've got for someone consistently telling the truth on TV.

This was quite a find. I wonder how many people actually take what these cretins write seriously? Any idea? I don't think I can stomach investigating their site myself, so I wondered if you had any impression of whether it was a small fringe or a larger clearinghouse for signficant numbers of RW freaks.

And I hope you're having a good weekend too!
:hi:
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deacon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:40 PM
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7. how dare he tell the truth! n/t
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DearAbby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:48 PM
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8. Wait till the KOEB get a lookie at this....Watchout Mad Estregon crazed
women take em down....lol! Go Keef, you have 'em by the cajones!
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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 10:53 PM
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11. Funny part: they don't know what "espouse" means!
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GreatCaesarsGhost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 11:04 PM
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13. notice how these people have to use
4-5 adjectives in front of the names of their liberal foes.

rabidly leftist pit bull

and the government-subsidized, neo-Marxist rants of NOW-retired Bill Moyers, whose leftist sidekick, David Brancaccio...
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Melynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 11:09 PM
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15. Olbermann is getting to the RW with the Jeff Gannon story
Neo-pukes are having to defend a gay person and it's killing them because they're so homophobic. How do they deal with the Gannon story? Attack the messenger. If the Gannon story goes away the Bush boys won't have to stick up for a gay guy, which is something they hate.
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moggie12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 11:45 PM
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17. Sign-up for Olbermann's daily newsletter
That'll show the "big bosses" at MSNBC that Keith's got a big following and maybe insulate him against attacks by the right-wing nuts:
http://www.msnbc.com/tools/newstools/e/EmailExtra.asp?n...
(go down to second box "MSNBC Text Only newsletters", check 2nd box from the bottom, go to the bottom of the page and type your e-mail and then hit "submit" -- only takes a minute).

I'm hoping Olbermann's show is doing well in the ratings -- there's nothing like success to get media attention and more power.
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WhirlyGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-05 11:49 PM
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18. Only got through about a third of this article before deciding to pass on-
- the rest. He was exausting me with sentences all larded up with boilerplate phrases like "government-subsidized, neo-Marxist rants."

It reminded me of the paper chains we used to make for the Christmas tree: just keep adding links and you don't have to think too hard about what you're doing while you're doing it!

(All the guy has ever written for has been Internet sites.)
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-05 12:06 AM
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20. Yeah, I love his substantiation and proof...
Bloggers have more - waaaayyyyy more - requirements of proof than this shill does.
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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-05 12:05 AM
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19. Wow that's a LOT of errors in one small paragraph!
1. It wasn't a "CNN mole; it was a Faux Moos colleague, and just WHY did Dild O'Reilly pay her off???

2. Those "suspected terrorists" were "INNOCENT OF ANY CRIME", and gee, WHY is BUSH ordering those troops to be PROSECUTED??? WHY is Tony Blair prosecuting troops for TORTURE at Abu Ghraib? WHY is bush's Justice Dept prosecuting troops and CIA for TORTURE at Abu Ghraib & Gitmo???

3. The "Swift Boat Vets" were a pack of liars 30 years ago, and they're a pack of liars now. ONLY REALLY STUPID IDIOTS could possibly believe anything the SBLiars say, because everything they've said has been proven to be total and utter bullshit.

4. Olberman doesn't "make up" anything and his show isn't a "news" show, so it isn't a "fake news" show and none of his CountDown is "leftist conspiracy theories" as he deals with REPORTED NEWS items that even the Faux Moos sometimes manages to force themselves to report.

5. So we should relaly BRING BACK THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE to stop all this "librul media" shit, right? RIGHT???

Gee how come it's the RETHUGLICANS who don't want the Fairness Doctrine back???

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