Comments on: MSNBC: Olbermann and Matthews will no longer anchor live election coverage

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:36:42 +0000

Now Reid wants an investigation into the ousting … LMAO!

Sen. Reid, in calling for the probe, suggested that officials in the Bush administration had “pulled another Valerie Plame trick” in the unmasking of two more “covert agents.”

http://www.scrappleface.com/?p=3100

By: OpinionPolitics

OpinionPolitics — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:57:07 +0000

…

Over the weekend, it finally occurred to Phil Griffin (and, if you believe him, Keith Olbermann) that maybe having a DNC’s spokesperson serve as anchor during political events wasn’t such a great idea after all….

By: Bachbone

Bachbone — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:27:59 +0000

My bet is that MSNBC doesn’t give a hoot about fairness or what Brokaw and Williams think as long as it what it is shoving at us is making them money. “Follow the money” and I’ll bet Olbermann’s and Matthews’ shows have been leaking dollars like a kitchen colander. I haven’t looked at the ratings for their shows recently, but remember seeing Matthews’ at the very bottom of a cable ratings chart on Drudge’s site awhile back.

By: Trish

Trish — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:52:54 +0000

I completely agree about awards and awards shows. I never watch them any more. I think part of the idea is for the elitists to pat themselves on the back for pushing “artists” who couldn’t sell a record at a yard sale, instead of those “commercial sellouts” who actually make money.

By: NC Cop

NC Cop — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:36:51 +0000

I’m not sure why we really need awards/award shows, as these entertainers are already getting awards when they get paid for their record sales.

Well said, G-Monster. I’ve been saying that for years. You can’t change the channels these days without seeing some sort of awards to these “artists”. They are the most self-absorbed group of people on the planet, and they have the nerve to tell us, the “commoners”, how to vote. Makes me wanna….

By: Lorica

Lorica — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:26:26 +0000

WOW talk about a stupid P.R. stunt. This idiot on the MTV awards show is yet another reason, I will be voting for Mac. Also, BO himself told the world that he was a Muslim on ABC’s This Week show. You are who you attempt to cover up. He is such a deceiver. – Lorica

By: G-Monster

G-Monster — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:18:35 +0000

My second paragraph in the above statement may sound somewhat bitter, but why would MTV want to alienate a good part of their audience by showing a political bias, and also take away from the validity of their awards.

A good case could be made that the only reason a certain entertainer won an award, was the fact that that they had left leaning political views.

A perfect example would be the Dixie Chicks.

By: G-Monster

G-Monster — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:08:02 +0000

Regarding the Brand Guy on MTV last night. Awards shows are for awards. Not a place to try and influence elections, and definitely not a place for foreigners to have a national audience to try and influence our elections.

I’m not sure why we really need awards/award shows, as these entertainers are already getting awards when they get paid for their record sales. And we can safely assume that if any of these entertainers had any right leaning political views, they would be less likely to receive an award from MTV.

Also, in my opinion MTV internationally continually demotes the USA and lowers other peoples opinions of us. Although they may think it’s all fun and games, for those of us that like to travel and mingle with people from other nations, they aren’t doing any of us from the U.S.A. any favors.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:54:32 +0000

I am glad that MSNBC abandoned something that never should have happened. I have no objections to their tilting left–everybody knows they do. The key distinction, as Jennifer Rubin notes, is that Fox keeps their commentators separate from their reporting.

Better late than never, I suppose.

By: CZ

CZ — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:42:18 +0000

Keep it up liberal media blowhards. You are throwing the game away for your savior.

Oh boy, is this gonna’ be great! – Kent Dorfman, Faber Class of ’62