RSSMSNBC Political Bias … Olbermann, Chris Matthews, Joe Scarborough and David Shuster Free For All
Following the MSNBC on-air confrontation between Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, Joe Scarborough and David Shuster in Denver during the Democratic National Convention, MSNBC President Phil Griffin actually tried to defend the network as not being bias. I do believe your nose is growing. As Red State also writes … MSDNC Claims it has no bias.
The MSNBC Free For All
“MSNBC does not have an ideology,” Griffin said. “We hire smart people who are passionate about their love of politics and love of news.”
“Do I want them to have squabbles?” Griffin asked. “No. But I understand they’re human.”
The pot seems to be coming to a boil at MSNBC as Joe Scarborough lashed back at the libs at MSNBC calling them out for the fictions middle of the road pretence.
But Scarborough, a former Republican congressman from Florida, became enraged when Shuster made a reference to “your party.” Asked by Scarborough what his party was, Shuster said he was an “independent.”
“I feel so comforted by the fact that you’re an independent,” Scarborough said, in a mocking tone. “I bet everybody at MSNBC has independent on their voting cards. Oh, we’re down the middle now.” (Shuster left the set, but returned later to hug it out, “Entourage”-style.)
More conflict at MSNBC… When Ego’s Attack
Posted August 28, 2008 by Scared Monkeys Bizarre, Iraq, Media, Media Bias, Politics, Presidential Election 2008 | 18 comments |
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It used to be that the role of TV ‘reporters’ was to report the news. Now, however, the lines between news and show business have been not only blurred, but erased.
Joe Scarborough is one to talk – his annoying conservative bias goes so far as to use old polls and votes to try an prove his points. He’s the smarmiest one on the channel.
Yesterday he (or his producer) ran a text message vote that had been done the day before to prove his talking point when not 2 minutes later in the crawl was the day’s vote which was the antithesis of what he said.
They’re all biased and as such – i stopped watching them – even the intelligent ones! When I want to listen to news – I get it from PBS or NPR.
MSNBC – should just call itself – all comment all the time – unless Paris Hilton does something!
MSNBC used to be a popular station, when John Gibson, Patti Ann Brown, Linda Vester and some others were on it.. They all split about the same time.. and it lost a lot of it’s ratings. Recently I heard Dan Abrams was replaced by a female. He is no longer in charge of the station. I seldom watch MSNBC. Don’t care for the reporters on it. I liked Tim Russert and Tom Brokaw I didn’t mind. They threw Don Imus to the wind. I truly can’t stand Keith Olberman..I would rather listen to a 737 all night. He has no class at all. Left the station once in his big baby fits and they took him back. Chris Matthews I can sit through..not a big fan though. He can be one of the rudest on air. David Shuster..ugh!
DENVER — Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors at this week’s Democratic convention, some staff members say there are sharp internal disputes at the cable network over whether its opinion and personality-driven political coverage has crossed the line.
“The situation at our channel is about to blow up,” a high-ranking MSNBC journalist told Politico on Wednesday.
Two other MSNBC sources said some of the testy on-air exchanges between Keith Olbermann — whose quick-witted and often caustic commentary has fueled ratings growth — and other network personalities were a public glimpse of much more intense behind-the-scenes turmoil.
As replays of the conflicts became YouTube hits, MSNBC President Phil Griffin gave his first public defense in a Politico interview.
MSNBC does not have an ideology,” Griffin said. “We hire smart people who are passionate about their love of politics and love of news.”
“Do I want them to have squabbles?” Griffin asked. “No. But I understand they’re human.”
In addition to Olbermann, MSNBC personalities Chris Matthews, Joe Scarborough and David Shuster were involved in Denver controversies.
On Monday evening, Olbermann interrupted Scarborough while he was talking about McCain being competitive in the polls. “Jesus, Joe, why don’t you get a shovel?” Olbermann remarked.
On “Morning Joe” the following day, a clearly agitated Scarborough went off on Shuster during a discussion of Iraq, which quickly devolved over several cringe-worthy minutes into personal attacks, such as Scarborough telling the world how his colleague missed the show three times by oversleeping. “Are you Rip Van Shuster?” Scarborough asked. “Have you been sleeping for the past couple of months?”
But Scarborough, a former Republican congressman from Florida, became enraged when Shuster made a reference to “your party.” Asked by Scarborough what his party was, Shuster said he was an “independent.”
“I feel so comforted by the fact that you’re an independent,” Scarborough said, in a mocking tone. “I bet everybody at MSNBC has independent on their voting cards. Oh, we’re down the middle now.” (Shuster left the set, but returned later to hug it out, “Entourage”-style.)
That night, Scarborough told NPR that he “get[s] frustrated by people who have an obvious partisan bias that don’t proclaim that bias.”
The old debate over election coverage bias was given new life on Sunday, when Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell — who’d remarked during the primaries that Fox News was the “most objective” network — told a panel of Sunday show anchors, including NBC’s Tom Brokaw, that “MSNBC was the official network of the Obama campaign.”
“I’ve got to laugh a little bit,” Griffin said, over the notion that MSNBC has an agenda, while Rendell is “the voice of reason.”
“Ed Rendell, bless his soul, has an agenda,” Griffin said. “Period.”
Even with Obama as the presumptive nominee, it was MSNBC vs. the Clinton team again, a battle that played out throughout the primaries.
During Tuesday night’s broadcast, both Olbermann and Matthews took shots at Howard Wolfson, the Clinton campaign’s former communications director, criticizing him as a Republican collaborator because of his work as a Fox News analyst.
Matthews called Wolfson a “little toy soldier waiting on the shelf,” while Olbermann compared him to “Tokyo Rose,” the woman who delivered propaganda over the airwaves during World War II.
“I think these antics have seriously damaged NBC’s brand,” wrote Wolfson in an e-mail to Politico.
On Wednesday, Wolfson criticized MSNBC on the air, too.
“I’m not gonna take any lectures on how to be a good Democrat from two people who spent the last two years relentlessly attacking Bill and Hillary Clinton every day,” Wolfson said Wednesday on Fox News.
Also on Wednesday, the New York Post reported that Olbermann was an obstacle in allowing McCain adviser-turned-NBC political analyst Mike Murphy to get on the air during the convention. Murphy was bumped from Monday’s convention coverage due to “technical difficulties,” the Post reported. He also didn’t appear on Tuesday.
“I’m told I’ll be on the air tonight,” Murphy said, when reached by phone Wednesday.
And so will Olbermann and Matthews, anchoring on a big night when Bill Clinton hits the stage. But last night the two volatile hosts bickered, with Matthews jumping into the frame as Olbermann introduced House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.).
“You made that sound, Keith,” Matthews said, raising his voice. “I can do the same to you. That’s what I thought, and I said it.”
Some sources who have worked with Olbermann at MSNBC describe him as a difficult colleague, and one source said that there are tensions with Matthews.
Regardless, Griffin said he has faith in his convention anchors — including Olbermann, a scourge of the right — for both the final days in Denver and next week in St. Paul, Minn.
“Look, when Keith anchors, he plays it straight down the line,” Griffin said. “This is our team. They’ve served us well. We love ’em, and we’re going to be at the Republican convention, and it’s going to be great. And I don’t have any hesitation.”
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12900.html
I am fed up watching MSNBC, especially when they argue amongst themselves. They seem to shoot down anything non-democratic, and who is this Keith Olberman guy? Fox News here I come.
Hello Keith,
First let me tell you I LOVE you guys there at MSNBC. Now I consider myself as a Independent voter, and I always vote for the person who appears to be sincere in what they’re trying to accomplish, but what John McCain did is just a ploy, and he is not sincere at all.
Just because McCain picked a woman for his running mate does not mean she stand for the same thing Hillary does. If women get caught up in the emotion of putting a woman in the white house they will be doing themselves a great injustice being that more women today are taking care of a one person income, raising a family with pennies The bottem line is we are on two seperate sides of the fence.
I have a great idea….
Sean Hannity should trade that little Commie Pissant that he sits with every night, to MSNBC and try to get Scarborough in return. Colmes belongs at MSNBC!!
My comment again, how do you contact any of your top reporters..can not contact anyone by email to give an opinion about Sarah Palin.
I can not stand keith olbermann..He thinks his shit don’t stink. He is so full of himself.Poor Willams.a pro..I refuse to watch Olbermann..I hope he gets run over soon.
what’s up with Rachel Maddow? talk about a biased bull dike.She definitely must be a democrat. take her show off the air now!
Rachel “Maddog” Maddow has got to be one of the worst talk show hosts ever – what an Obama toady!! MSNBC must really be desperate to put someone like her on the air. As far as I’m concerned MSNBC has lost all credibility as an objective news organization. Getting back to Maddog where did they dig her up? Never heard of her before – she seems to be having trouble getting guests to appear on her show – seems all she can get is Obama toadies – never have listened to that Air America Network she’s on – I think they have about ten stations nationwide. Anyway I like to tune into MSNBC for laughs its so pathetic!! If that socialist Obama does get elected all we will have left of our paychecks is “change”.
MSNBC has an uncertain future largely because you are perceived as biased to the left. Statistically speaking, you should have enough foresight to see the downward trend. If you do not adjust, you deserve to be canned.
Olbermann is the most egregious of all your people. My advice is to get rid of him. He would fit in a show like Bill Maher, but does not fit the need for objectivity like network news coverage demands.
Fox is just as bad. Right wing of the corporate media and their propaganda. they’re pretty much the ‘republicans’ and msnbc is pretty much the ‘democrats’. blah.
Sorry #13,
But in an independent study Fox News interviews were viewed at 50% for each candidate while the rest of the cable news was not even close. MSNBC was the worst for being in the tank.
Sorry Charlie … but that be the facts.
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WoW what a Republican based website. You want to know how one can tell? The way one can tell is by the biased and unbalanced responses and posts on here. I know that it has been a while since any of you have posted anything, but it is now the end of 2010, and MSNBC is still going strong. Rachel Maddow has proven to be the most effective Journalist that MSNBC ever hired.
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SM: MSNBC is a complete joke. I can’t wait and see what new management does with it.
They are doing well, as compared to what … The gameshow network? MSNBC is not even in the same zip code as FOX. You know how I can tell you are a Lib, you are one of the 5 people that watch MSNBC. Why don’t you go back to suck balanced sites like DU and the Kos.
Bye troll boy.
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