WP's Howard Kurtz won't acknowledge Olbermann's role in higher MSNBC ratings

[Captain Hilts]

He says folks tuned in to see Brian Williams. And he even suggests that 'Hardball' is their top show.

Read it to believe it:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/19/AR2006111901027.html

[lvx35]

1. You're kidding!

That joke Matthews? Does he really think people tune in to see him tongue the balls of people with power? All MSNBC has is Olbermann, and if they don't respect it, he should go to another network.

[Captain Hilts]

3. What's the opposite of 'collateral damage'? That's what Matthews gets from KO. nt

[TOhioLiberal]

5. Now that's a visual I could do without...

...:puke:

[eleny]

2. Ratings numbers don't lie - They're probably more accurate than elections

:rofl:

[Hissyspit]

4. Kurtz is a poophead. n/t

[Suich]

6. LOL!

When I was a kid, that was the worst name I could think of to call someone!

:hi:

[Kagemusha]

7. How could anyone watch Olbermann. He's biased. /Kurtz

Olbermann is unclean in Howie's world.

[readermostly]

8. Ratings don't bear this out. Keith O's ratings are growing while

Chris Matthews ratings are stagnant, even with all the extra airings.

[Atman]

9. I posted this comment in reply...

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Kurtz, you have NO credibility after trying to push this utter nonsense. MSNBC owes its very life to Keith Olberman right now. Matthews is a freakin' joke who flaps with the wind more than John McCain. And Russert? Are you SERIOUS? And who are those other second-stringers? Do you honestly think anyone but Dan Senor gives a rat what Campbell Brown is saying on television at any given moment? What were you paid by the RNC to write that CRAP, Howie? Blind obedience to corporate masters is a large part of why the GOP is in the mess its in right now, Howie. Keep digging, buddy.

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And that's the toned-downed version, after reading their "rules."

:)

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[rurallib]

10. Brian Williams???? Give me a fucking break!

How can Kurtz even see TV with his head in such a dark place as his own asshole?

[EST]

11. Who's Brian Williams?

[truthisfreedom]

12. Howard who?

[provis99]

13. you can always rely on good ole Col. Kurtz for a bizarre statement

The man spews more pundit stream-of-consciousness bullshit than his Hardball boy does.

[maine_raptor]

14. Awww, give poor little Howie a break folks.

You just know his wife made him write this. She's looking for a job on the McCain transition team.

[Captain Hilts]

17. I know his wife was an RNC fund raiser, anyone know more about her?

[maine_raptor]

20. Just off the top of my head, IIRC

Not only a RNC/Bush fund-raiser, but a member of the 2000 & 2004 Bush transition teams. You know checking resumes, recommending people for slots, etc.

Or am I confusing that with Brit Humes' wife?

[KoKo]

22. Sherri Annis/Right Wing PR person for Repugs....here's links:

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[Berry Cool]

15. It isn't the first time he's knocked Keith.

He wrote an article earlier this year in which he in essence attributed any rising ratings KO had to "Bush-bashing."

Never said, but implied: Keith was taking cheap shots at Bush, and at Bill O'Reilly, and hey, cheap shots will always attract SOME attention.

[Clark2008]

16. Kurtz is intimidated.

It's hard to keep writing the crap he does while someone is out there doing REAL journalism.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

18. howie also works for cnn

so it's no surprise he uses his column at the wapo to bash the competition.

[Captain Hilts]

19. Good point! That should be on every column. At the very least, at the end. nt

[Doctor_J]

21. I wondered when the Right Wingers would start in on KO

It took longer than I thought.