Keith Olberman the NEW Edward R. Murrow

[snopes]

That goon did work for Clinton.

[guido911]

http://www.olbermannwatch.com/

[MichaelC]

quote:Originally posted by snopes

That goon did work for Clinton.

Yes, campaigning.  Site your sources.  

Apparently, you don't know Dick Morris from Dick Morris.  There's more than one, this guys just a goon.

[snopes]

I'm citing your source from the wikipedia article mentioned above. I didn't make any other assertions.

[Bledsoe]

From:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Olbermann

Olbermann's ratings are often 4th for cable news in his timeslot, behind O'Reilly at Fox News, Paula Zahn at CNN, and Nancy Grace at CNN Headline News, and his is the 12th-most watched nightly cable news program overall. However, the show's ratings have increased by 41% in the last year.

In the first quarter of 2006, the ratings for Countdown surpassed CNN's Paula Zahn NOW in the 25-54 demographic, marking the first time in five years an MSNBC show has beaten a CNN show in prime time for this demographic. In April 2006, Olbermann's ratings continued to climb, showing a 35% increase in overall viewers from the previous month's ratings, while O'Reilly's had dropped to "his worst month in nearly five years among viewers age 25 to 54."

Recently, following the show's climb in the ratings preceding April, Countdown's ratings have slid, dropping 32% to 106,000 viewers in the 25-54 demographic as of June 2006, placing Countdown in 4th for the timeslot.

[altruismsuffers]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

This is just a left/right smear article.  Left loves it, right hates it.  The amusing part is that the OP thinks it's legitimate JOURNALISTIC material as opposed to a partisan rant.  

He's the liberal version of a Sean Hannity without the viewship or following.  Neither are JOURNALISTS as JOURNALISTS do not express personal opinion.

I actually kinda agree with IPLAW here...This is nothing more then an attempt to perpetuate the Right/Left paradigm.  Leftys love it, Rightys hate it...moderates...whats a moderate?  You are either Republican or Democrat because heaven forbid if you are an Independent or a Libertarian you are just wasting your time.

 Then IPLAWs next reply he wrote...Bill Clinton was a good president and so is Bush.  NO!  WRONG, they are both very bad men, Clinton was just WAY better at his job.

[altruismsuffers]

and PS, Oberman rocks!

Oberman: There is Fascism Indeed

[iplaw]

Losers in the ratings race love to point to small demographics to substantiate their claims.  Total viewership is the only number that counts.  The "money" demographic 25-54 is only used to determine profitability.

35% increase of a few thousand people isn't substantial.

Look for yourself.  Here are the mediabistro stats for July, he's #24.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/original/july06ranker.pdf

[iplaw]

quote:Originally posted by altruismsuffers

and PS, Oberman rocks!

Oberman: There is Fascism Indeed

No better endorsement for Olbermann than Alt's stamp of approval.

[iplaw]

quote:
There's more than one, this guys just a goon.

If he loved Clinton he'd be your best buddy.  No one dislikes Morris other than the Clintons and their apologists.

[MichaelC]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

quote:
There's more than one, this guys just a goon.

If he loved Clinton he'd be your best buddy.  No one dislikes Morris other than the Clintons and their apologists.

As opposed to someone who simply campaigned for Clinton, resigned because he had an extra-marital affair with a prostitute, and is now a right-wing nut ball getting high praise by you.

I haven't defended anyone, except Dick Morris from snopes obvious and likely purposeful plagiarism.  Get off my case.

[iplaw]

What right do you have to mention his extra-marital affair?  What a hatemonger.  You must be a religious zealot.

You talk as if Dick Morris had a tangential relationship with the Clintons...

[snopes]

quote:Originally posted by MichaelC

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

quote:
There's more than one, this guys just a goon.

If he loved Clinton he'd be your best buddy.  No one dislikes Morris other than the Clintons and their apologists.

As opposed to someone who simply campaigned for Clinton, resigned because he had an extra-marital affair with a prostitute, and is now a right-wing nut ball getting high praise by you.

I haven't defended anyone, except Dick Morris from snopes obvious and likely purposeful plagiarism.  Get off my case.

Since when did I attack Dick Morris and where does plagiarism come into the equation? Did I plagiarize anyone? Did Dick Morris plagiarize anyone? Stop bogart'n the bong long enough read my post and you'd see that neither of your comments make any sense.

[Conan71]

Oh no! The debate is getting heated and "personal".  When will the thought police step in again and lock this thread down?[]

[MichaelC]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

What right do you have to mention his extra-marital affair?  What a hatemonger.  You must be a religious zealot.

Personal attack deleted beforehand...by MichaelC

quote: Did I plagiarize anyone?

Yes.  You failed to drop a link, you copied and pasted an entire blog article and attributed it to someone you "believe" is Dick Morris.  Yes, you did plagiarize.  Add a link you Personal attack deleted beforehand...by MichaelC

quote: Oh no! The debate is getting heated and "personal". When will the thought police step in again and lock this thread down?

Soon enough, I'm sure.