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MSNBC Insiders: Olbermann is Out of Control
China Confidential ^ | August 27, 2008

Posted on 08/26/2008 11:05:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Dateline USA....

Media matters.

NBC/MSNBC TV news sources say veteran, professional commentators and journalists--most notably, Chris Matthews and Andrea Mitchell--are appalled by the network's amateurish, biased coverage of the Democratic National Convention.

Industry insiders say Matthews is incensed by Keith Olbermann's commentary, which amounts to little more than a nightly adulation of Barack Obama.

Only two days into the event, the obnoxious, out-of-control Olbermann, one of the most outrageous and arrogant personalities to ever make it in TV news, has insulted and over-talked his colleagues to an alarming degree. At one point in Tuesday night's coverage, the totally bald, toupee-topped Olbermann even used a childish hand gesture to ridicule Matthews, who has inexplicably been relegated to sidekick status on Olbermann's show.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Music/Entertainment; Politics; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 2008dncconvention; drivebymedia; election; elections; girlfight; keitholbermann; media; msm; obama
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Sad and amusing at the same time.
1 posted on 08/26/2008 11:05:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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...the totally bald, toupee-topped Olbermann...
2 posted on 08/26/2008 11:09:54 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (A History and Science Minute.- "Climate change" has been going on for millions of years!)
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Olberman is covering the GOP convention too, right?
I heard Dan Abrams decided to be a left wing Fox ...


3 posted on 08/26/2008 11:10:11 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The ass clown is keeping MSNBC alive though. I guess it helps to pander to the fringe.


4 posted on 08/26/2008 11:12:48 PM PDT by Tempest (I'm a Christian. Before I am a conservative.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Management has given up on ever turning MSNBC into a profitable concern so supervision of the staff is a bit half hearted.


5 posted on 08/26/2008 11:13:06 PM PDT by SeeSharp
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If Chrissy Matthews is seeing the bias you know it’s got to be bad.


6 posted on 08/26/2008 11:14:22 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m amused. These girls at MSNBC have erect an altered existence. A glimpse of reality may have entered into their bizarre world - a reality check.


7 posted on 08/26/2008 11:15:49 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: FlingWingFlyer

What a gem!


8 posted on 08/26/2008 11:16:01 PM PDT by SolidWood (...the totally bald, toupee-topped Olbermann...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Like watching a circus car overloaded with clowns driving in circles till it crashes into a tent pole.
MSNBC deserves whatever trainwreck comes of this. They gave all these leftist egomaniacs tv shows and dumped them all at the convention. Now they are fighting over who can out “left” each other. Matthews and Mitchell vs. the AirAmerica lunancy of Olbermann and the lesbo they just gave a full time show too.


9 posted on 08/26/2008 11:16:55 PM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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Chris Matthews and Andrea Mitchell are appalled by the extreme bias???????????????????????

Those two ought to look in the mirror. We expect nothing more from the nutcase known as Olbermann.

The entire MSNBC staff is filled with buffoons.


10 posted on 08/26/2008 11:18:44 PM PDT by Carley
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Olbermann has some unresolved issues - he will crash and burn.


11 posted on 08/26/2008 11:19:12 PM PDT by palomonte
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The press isn’t biased toward the DNC, the press “is” the DNC.

The only reason we’ve got any daylight or any ripple of dissent over there is due to splits within the DNC, the Obama faction versus the Clintonites versus the raving loons that make the merely moderate loons look... merely moderately looney.

So its entertaining to see them turning on each other, and amusing to see DNC hacks and blowhards accusing one another of “bias”.


12 posted on 08/26/2008 11:21:17 PM PDT by marron
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Think he will drag Chrissy Matthews down with him?

Both rank amongst the most absurd and ridiculous people I have ever seen on TV.

I would rather sit through Bill O'Reilly's inanities than suffer through Olberman and Matthews, and I cannot stand Ol' Gasbag at all!!!!

13 posted on 08/26/2008 11:23:16 PM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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appalled by the network's amateurish, biased coverage of the Democratic National Convention.

Chrissy and Andrea need to grow up, and realize they enabled this bias.

14 posted on 08/26/2008 11:24:38 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity)
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Rush Limbaugh said something very insightful a few months ago when he referred to Bill O’Reilly as “Ted Baxter.”


15 posted on 08/26/2008 11:24:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Barack Obama: In Error and arrogant -- he's errogant!)
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All of their anchors are in the tank for Obama. Olbermann is only interested in making waves for himself.


16 posted on 08/26/2008 11:31:33 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity)
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To: Prole

What do I know? Not much - but my humble opinion is that while Matthews is clearly in the tank for the left - he isn’t a rage and hate filled lunatic like Olbermann.

My guess is that Matthews will be around for awhile - Olbermann will self destruct.

I didn’t realize that Olbermann wears a rug - LOL


17 posted on 08/26/2008 11:33:32 PM PDT by palomonte
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As usual, Rush is absolutely right!

The Ted Baxter reference makes me laugh!

Good catch!!!

18 posted on 08/26/2008 11:35:18 PM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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Hey, Keith has doubled the ratings and lifted MSNBC from an appalling third place to a merely pathetic third place. Credit where credit is due.

Where they once drew one-fourteenth of the viewers that the dipshit O’Reilly got, MSNBC now draws one-seventh of Fox News’ audience.


19 posted on 08/26/2008 11:37:38 PM PDT by Norman Conquest (My old man taught me two things: Mind own business, and always cut cards.)
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That is funny about Olbermann wearing a wig!!!

He is such a mean and nasty person.


20 posted on 08/26/2008 11:38:55 PM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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