A Tribute to Olbermann: Why He Is Different From the Pundits at Fox News

[AmericanFirst]

Mitchell Bard: A Tribute to Olbermann: Why He Is Different From the Pundits at Fox News



That's the difference between Olbermann and his Fox News counterparts. When Beck claims that radicals in the Obama administration want to kill 10 percent of the American population and overthrow the U.S. government, or Sean Hannity uses bogus footage to exaggerate attendance at a Tea Party event, or Fox News hosts give credibility to those claiming that the health care reform law included "death panels" or that the president wasn't born in the United States, they are not shining a light on anything. Instead, they are using the cloak of "the press" to lie, exaggerate and use innuendo as a way of promoting an agenda.

And one of the strengths of Olbermann's show was that he didn't only take on government officials, but he devoted part of nearly every program to fact-checking the lies being spewed by major right-wing media figures like Palin, Beck, Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly. Again, Olbermann was consistently looking to shine a light on the facts.

Difference, olberman gets fired everywhere he goes. Why? Maybe because he is a leftwing idiot!!! Beck and Hannity would have been fired along time ago if they were lying, you just can't stand the fact that it is the left that lies, idiots.

Just because Fauxnews didn't fire Beck and Hannity doesn't mean they're not lying you retard, Hannity even admitted one time that Jon Stewart was right about Hannity faking footage of Palin rally and Hannity lied about his ties to a white supremacist. Fauxnews in *NOT* a channel dedicated to accurately and objectively reporting anything you imbecilic muskrat.

Calling me names does not mean you are telling the truth either you leftwing socialist loving idiot. The left lies, they can't help themselves.

 

[Bass v 2.0]

Difference, olberman gets fired everywhere he goes. Why? Maybe because he is a leftwing idiot!!! Beck and Hannity would have been fired along time ago if they were lying, you just can't stand the fact that it is the left that lies, idiots.

Just because Fauxnews didn't fire Beck and Hannity doesn't mean they're not lying you retard, Hannity even admitted one time that Jon Stewart was right about Hannity faking footage of Palin rally and Hannity lied about his ties to a white supremacist. Fauxnews in *NOT* a channel dedicated to accurately and objectively reporting anything you imbecilic muskrat.

Calling me names does not mean you are telling the truth either you leftwing socialist loving idiot. The left lies, they can't help themselves.

Try backing up your claim that Beck and Hannity have never lied, if you're so right it shouldn't be hard to do, or just admit you were were chimping out when you made that ridiculous claim.

 

[Bass v 2.0]

Well, well, wellwellwell...It's about time you admitted you are a poorly closeted leftist.

Just because I punk and smack you up intellectually without showing you any respect doesn't make me a leftist, which I am, is that best you can do Nanook?

You don't punk shit, monkey boy....All you do is fling it.

the angry baboon is chimping out , look at him go

 

[Oddball]

No, I'm laughing my ass of at you, Lancelot Link.

 

[Bern80]

The difference? Simple. The difference is the pundits on Fox news don't pretend to be something they're not. Beck, Hannity, O'Reily make not bones about the fact that they are conservatives. While the likes of Olberman pretend to be moderate, centrist, objective journalists when they're nothing of the sort.

 

[Sallow]

Olberman was correct about his reporting on the Iraq war.

There were no AQ ties or WMDs.

Wrong. There was evidence of wmd's, the mainstream press never reported it. Saddam proved it if stupid people could remember, he gassed the kurds. But the left hates that little fact, it proves them wrong again.

"The Left" was all over the media blasting the Reagan administration for that one. The Reagan administration encouraged the Kurd uprising..then..poof..went American support. And the left was equally vocal about the gassing the Iranians. It was laughed at back then. Now..all of a sudden..it's a mantra for the right on justifying the war in Iraq.

 

[JFK_USA]

Difference? Low ratings, low facts, angry rhetoric.

Let's examine your post Avatar.

Low Ratings? So you say, if that is true why did MSNBC award him with a huge ($30 Million) contract, and why do you and other RWers so demean him and MSNBC?
Answer. You and others attack MSNBC because they report facts with an attitude and a sense of humor. As a General in the army of the willfully ignorant such reporting confuses you, if you were to actually listen and consider what is reported an attack of cognitive dissonance would afflict you.

Low Facts: Really, then why do you and your willfully ignorant brothers and sisters attack the person and not the message. Why not ask the question and provide an annotated answer? Because to do so would require you to think critically; something which faithists abhor as it causes cognitive dissonance.

Angry rhetoric or passionate reporting? It's all in the eye of the reporter. Using two dysphemisms (angry and rhetoric) clearly demonstrates your bias.

Fox News also began the tea party remember in 2009? One thing MSNBC did that was great was did not promote an ideology. Sure they are liberal, but they don't go and stage their own rallies or their own "Democrat party express" BS. They fact check and call out people on both sides (more from Lawrence O'Donnell than others I will agree to that).

Keith spoke on issues that matter how we needed to see the optimism and see their is light on the other side and what we need to do as a country. Hannity, O'Reilly, nor Beck can't do it.

 

[rdean]

The right wing conservative confederate Republican Party is 90% white. That is why they watch Fox.

Democrats are everyone else. Some watch MSNBC, some watch BET, some watch the Hispanic Network and so on. Some even watch "Logo".

From the Article:

When Beck claims that radicals in the Obama administration want to kill 10 percent of the American population and overthrow the U.S. government, or Sean Hannity uses bogus footage to exaggerate attendance at a Tea Party event, or "Fox News hosts give credibility to those claiming that the health care reform law included "death panels" or that the president wasn't born in the United States, they are not shining a light on anything. Instead, they are using the cloak of "the press" to lie, exaggerate and use innuendo as a way of promoting an agenda.

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They forgot the famous 200 million dollar a day trip.And about a hundred other incredible, unbelievable lies. And the right compares Olberman and Maddow to this? I don't get it. Is MSNBC foreign owned by those hostile to the US, like Fox is?

 

[boedicca]

The most fitting tribute:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNpoJ8W53D8]Drama![/ame]

 

[hjmick]

Difference? Low ratings, low facts, angry rhetoric.

Let's examine your post Avatar.

Low Ratings? So you say, if that is true why did MSNBC award him with a huge ($30 Million) contract, and why do you and other RWers so demean him and MSNBC?
Answer. You and others attack MSNBC because they report facts with an attitude and a sense of humor. As a General in the army of the willfully ignorant such reporting confuses you, if you were to actually listen and consider what is reported an attack of cognitive dissonance would afflict you.

Low Facts: Really, then why do you and your willfully ignorant brothers and sisters attack the person and not the message. Why not ask the question and provide an annotated answer? Because to do so would require you to think critically; something which faithists abhor as it causes cognitive dissonance.

Angry rhetoric or passionate reporting? It's all in the eye of the reporter. Using two dysphemisms (angry and rhetoric) clearly demonstrates your bias.

Fox News also began the tea party remember in 2009? One thing MSNBC did that was great was did not promote an ideology. Sure they are liberal, but they don't go and stage their own rallies or their own "Democrat party express" BS. They fact check and call out people on both sides (more from Lawrence O'Donnell than others I will agree to that).

Keith spoke on issues that matter how we needed to see the optimism and see their is light on the other side and what we need to do as a country. Hannity, O'Reilly, nor Beck can't do it.

Fox started the Tea Party movement? Really? I could have sworn Rick Sanelli's rant on CNBC is what kicked off the whole thing...

A Televised Birth of a Movement

CNBC's Rick Santelli is widely credited with launching the grassroots movement. While standing on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on February 19, 2009, he unleashed what can only be called a rant against the Obama Administration's proposal to help homeowners facing foreclosure refinance their mortgages.


You must have confused the letters "NBC" in the network's name with the letters "FOX..."

 

[Rozman]

Olberman was correct about his reporting on the Iraq war.

There were no AQ ties or WMDs.

The Iraq war was a war crime..pure and simple.

It'll be decades before they sort it all out and finally call it that.

History will decide how it will deal with the Iraq war.If treats it as a war crime the the President and Congress will be held accountable as it was Democrats and Republicans alike who gave it the green light.

 

[rdean]

Olberman was correct about his reporting on the Iraq war.

There were no AQ ties or WMDs.

The Iraq war was a war crime..pure and simple.

It'll be decades before they sort it all out and finally call it that.

History will decide how it will deal with the Iraq war.If treats it as a war crime the the President and Congress will be held accountable as it was Democrats and Republicans alike who gave it the green light.

Congress was given info directly from Cheney. Worse, Republicans accused Democrats of being "on the side of terrorists" if they didn't support the Bush fiasco.

Who knew a president would lie the country into a false war? I never thought Republicans would stoop so low. Boy, was I wrong.

I don't understand you guys. You have to know this to be true. It only happened a decade ago.

 

[mdn2000]

The Iraq war was a war crime..pure and simple.

It'll be decades before they sort it all out and finally call it that.

History will decide how it will deal with the Iraq war.If treats it as a war crime the the President and Congress will be held accountable as it was Democrats and Republicans alike who gave it the green light.

Congress was given info directly from Cheney. Worse, Republicans accused Democrats of being "on the side of terrorists" if they didn't support the Bush fiasco.

Who knew a president would lie the country into a false war? I never thought Republicans would stoop so low. Boy, was I wrong.

I don't understand you guys. You have to know this to be true. It only happened a decade ago.

The war in Iraq began long before Cheney was in Vice President as was the intelligence developed way before Bush and Cheney took office.

What is clear, and history already shows this, is that it is the Democrats who are the two-faced liars in this debate.

The House Intelligence Committee is privy to informaiton about intelligence, members of both Democrat and Republican parties make up the House Intelligence Committee, the Committee's source for intelligence is not Dick Cheney, especially considering Dick Cheney was not in office while all this intelligence was gathered under Clinton's terms as President.

Anyhow, the House Intelligence Committee made a report on Iraq's use of Chemicals and the recomendations of John Kerry and Pelosi, both on the Committee was Saddam was a grave threat that must be removed. Of course that was when Democrats are President, the simple change from Democrat to Republican President is what caused the Democrats to become outright liars to the public for Political Gain.

Its as simple as that.

If The Bush Administration Lied About WMD, So Did These People -- Version 3.0 - Right Wing News (Conservative News and Views)

"As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I am keenly aware that the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons is an issue of grave importance to all nations. Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." -- Nancy Pelosi, December 16, 1998

 

[chikenwing]

From the left or right a gas bag is a gas bag,there are plenty to fill his shoes,not to worry.

 

[MarcATL]

Mitchell Bard: A Tribute to Olbermann: Why He Is Different From the Pundits at Fox News



That's the difference between Olbermann and his Fox News counterparts. When Beck claims that radicals in the Obama administration want to kill 10 percent of the American population and overthrow the U.S. government, or Sean Hannity uses bogus footage to exaggerate attendance at a Tea Party event, or Fox News hosts give credibility to those claiming that the health care reform law included "death panels" or that the president wasn't born in the United States, they are not shining a light on anything. Instead, they are using the cloak of "the press" to lie, exaggerate and use innuendo as a way of promoting an agenda.

And one of the strengths of Olbermann's show was that he didn't only take on government officials, but he devoted part of nearly every program to fact-checking the lies being spewed by major right-wing media figures like Palin, Beck, Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly. Again, Olbermann was consistently looking to shine a light on the facts.

Excellent thread!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Flaylo, still not leaving and still linking to HuffPo.

Priceless

 

[MarcATL]

The right wing conservative confederate Republican Party is 90% white. That is why they watch Fox.

Democrats are everyone else. Some watch MSNBC, some watch BET, some watch the Hispanic Network and so on. Some even watch "Logo".

From the Article:

When Beck claims that radicals in the Obama administration want to kill 10 percent of the American population and overthrow the U.S. government, or Sean Hannity uses bogus footage to exaggerate attendance at a Tea Party event, or "Fox News hosts give credibility to those claiming that the health care reform law included "death panels" or that the president wasn't born in the United States, they are not shining a light on anything. Instead, they are using the cloak of "the press" to lie, exaggerate and use innuendo as a way of promoting an agenda.

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They forgot the famous 200 million dollar a day trip.And about a hundred other incredible, unbelievable lies. And the right compares Olberman and Maddow to this? I don't get it. Is MSNBC foreign owned by those hostile to the US, like Fox is?

The Far RWers are too entrenched in DEFENSE for these FACTS to penetrate them.

 

[MarcATL]

difference? Low ratings, low facts, angry rhetoric.

let's talk about this. First: Low ratings. Does someone need high ratings to be factually correct, credible, right? Is that the standard? Nielson ratings? If this were indeed the case, let's try another example. Itunes. Who gets higher itunes sales: Lady gaga or mozart? Why lady gaga of course. Does that make lady gaga a greater musical talent?

Next, low facts. Obermann consistently pointed out where other pundits came up short on their facts. Could you supply some evidence obermann was short on his?

And finally (and most hypocritically) angry rhetoric. Obermann certainly applied anger (more accurately frustration) to his delivery. Do you find him more egregious in this than say rush limbaugh or sean hannity or any other right wing pundit? Should olbermann set the bar for cordiality and comity among talk show hosts? Why hasn't any of the aforementioned right wing pundits taken this to heart? It seems angry rhetoric is the coin of the realm for political pundits. Why are you holding keith olbermann to a standard you will not apply to conservative talkers?

BRAVO!!! BRAVOO!!! BRAVOOO!!!



LoLing @ "angry rhetoric"

 

[Stephanie]

Gawd, the hero worshipping by the left, for loud mouthed talking heads, politicians, etc etc.

They start threads, A tribute to Olbermann..good grief.

kinda pathetic if you ask me.

 

[Stephanie]

Let's examine your post Avatar.

Low Ratings? So you say, if that is true why did MSNBC award him with a huge ($30 Million) contract, and why do you and other RWers so demean him and MSNBC?
Answer. You and others attack MSNBC because they report facts with an attitude and a sense of humor. As a General in the army of the willfully ignorant such reporting confuses you, if you were to actually listen and consider what is reported an attack of cognitive dissonance would afflict you.

Low Facts: Really, then why do you and your willfully ignorant brothers and sisters attack the person and not the message. Why not ask the question and provide an annotated answer? Because to do so would require you to think critically; something which faithists abhor as it causes cognitive dissonance.

Angry rhetoric or passionate reporting? It's all in the eye of the reporter. Using two dysphemisms (angry and rhetoric) clearly demonstrates your bias.

Fox News also began the tea party remember in 2009? One thing MSNBC did that was great was did not promote an ideology. Sure they are liberal, but they don't go and stage their own rallies or their own "Democrat party express" BS. They fact check and call out people on both sides (more from Lawrence O'Donnell than others I will agree to that).

Keith spoke on issues that matter how we needed to see the optimism and see their is light on the other side and what we need to do as a country. Hannity, O'Reilly, nor Beck can't do it.

Fox started the Tea Party movement? Really? I could have sworn Rick Sanelli's rant on CNBC is what kicked off the whole thing...

A Televised Birth of a Movement

CNBC's Rick Santelli is widely credited with launching the grassroots movement. While standing on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on February 19, 2009, he unleashed what can only be called a rant against the Obama Administration's proposal to help homeowners facing foreclosure refinance their mortgages.


You must have confused the letters "NBC" in the network's name with the letters "FOX..."

you'll burst their little bubble it was Fox.