Poetic Justice
9/12/2008 3:21:00 AM
Poor Lil Johnny wrote:
> "Stevie Nichts" <nix2nichts@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:55bda100-71f2-4fdd-a29a-944c4d2281a3@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>> 4734 Dead wrote:
>>> On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:47:53 -0700, "Poor Lil Johnny" <tits@alas.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> BREAKING: Palin threatens to declare war on Russia
>>> OK. Time to quit fucking around. This woman is certifiable. She
>>> must not be allowed anywhere near the White House.
>>>
>>> Everyone, badger the hell out of the media to give this a lot of play.
>>> If this isn't the lead story in the papers tomorrow, unless NYC got
>>> nuked or something, call them up and ask them why the hell it wasn't.
>> Because, with certain exceptions *cough*Olbermann*cough*,
>> the media are not as batsh*t insane as you lot. But by all
>> means, each and every one of you "badger the hell out of the
>> media" by quoting this paragon of far-left intellect:
>
> Short attention span, uh? No wonder you like these shallow neocons with
> nothing.
>
*MSNBC boots Keith Olbermann* , Chris Matthews from anchor desk
Monday, September 8, 2008
NEW YORK - MSNBC is replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as
co-anchors of political night coverage with David Gregory, and will use
two newsmen as commentators.
The change reflects tensions between the freewheeling, opinionated MSNBC
and the impartial newsgatherers at NBC News. Throughout the primaries
and summer, MSNBC argued that Olbermann and Matthews could serve as
dispassionate anchors on political news nights and that viewers would
accept them in that role, but things fell apart during the conventions.
Gregory, the veteran Washington hand, will anchor MSNBC?s coverage of
the presidential and vice presidential debates and election night,
network spokesman Jeremy Gaines said Sunday. The change was first
reported by The New York Times [NYT].
The tipping point appears to have come during the GOP convention when
Olbermann criticized MSNBC for showing a Sept. 11-themed video prepared
by the Republicans.
MSNBC executives, who had publicly defended their anchors? roles while
privately monitoring them throughout the political season, made the
change over the weekend after discussions with Olbermann. Despite the
controversy around him, Olbermann has been a hero with left-leaning
viewers and keyed MSNBC?s growth among coveted young viewers.
During her acceptance speech last week, Republican vice presidential
candidate Sarah Palin talked about the "Washington elite" not accepting
her qualifications for the job. Some delegates on the convention floor
began chanting, "N-B-C, N-B-C."
Olbermann began to have difficulty keeping his opinions in check, or
simply stopped trying.
He sarcastically dismissed GOP pundit Pat Buchanan on the air after
Buchanan said the Republicans had been enlivened by the entrance of a
conservative Republican.
"Those reading US Weekly with the picture of her and her youngest
daughter with the word ?scandal? written across it won?t be so happy,"
Olbermann said.
He expressed little sympathy at another point when GOP anger at rumors
over the Internet about Palin were being discussed.
"We?ll see if people feel sorry for unfounded rumors on the Internet,"
he said. "If that?s the case, Senator Obama?s probably standing up and
cheering and waiting for people to feel sorry for him."
Perhaps most embarrassing, Joe Scarborough was discussing positive
developments in John McCain?s campaign at one point when Olbermann was
heard on an offstage microphone saying: "Jesus, Joe, why don?t you get a
shovel?"
Scarborough, a former Republican congressman and host of MSNBC?s
"Morning Joe," got in another nasty on-air exchange with MSNBC reporter
David Shuster, and Matthews snapped at Olbermann on-air when it appeared
Olbermann was criticizing him for talking too much.
All the drama made MSNBC a punch line when top NBC anchor Brian Williams
appeared on Comedy Central?s "The Daily Show" last week. "Is there no
control?" Stewart asked him. Is it *Lord of the Flies*
A sheepish Williams said that every family has a dynamic of its own.
"But does MSNBC have to be the Lohans?" Stewart said.
>>>> Sarah Palin is a DUMB SLUT (just like her daughter) and just like
>>>> McCain--a
>>>> consummate WHOREBAG for George W. Bush and BIG OIL.
>>
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