Sanitized Coverage?
By Cernig Sunday Aug 31, 2008 9:00pmQ: What do rightwing blogger John Hawkins and MSNBC's Keith Olbermann have in common?
A: Both have been bumped from covering the Republican convention.
Hawkins didn't get his application for media credentials approved, he says because of critical posts he has written which irritated the McCain campaign, particularly on immigration. AP reports that Olbermann has been re-assigned.
Keith Olbermann was pulled from St. Paul to anchor MSNBC's storm coverage from New York, with his seat beside Chris Matthews filled by David Gregory. Capus said political considerations had nothing to do with that move; Olbermann has been sharply critical of the GOP.
You believe that, right? Sounds to me like the McCain campaign only wants McFournier types in attendance.
Noel Sheppard at the rightwing News Busters site is oh-so disappointed about Olbermann's absence. So just to cheer him up here's some classic Keith from January -
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Republicans are very very anal about their propaganda. Everything has to be perfecto! voilà!
amy goodman was arrested at the rnc today
nobody pulled hannity or the rest of the wingnuts credentials for the dnc...and hannity spent the entire 4 days mocking the entire convention
what liberal press
who cares...i just hope that sarah makes alot of appearances.... im very horny and need some political porn
Gosh why would the RNC not want Olbermann there?
It's not like he's covered their never ending series of fuck ups with glee.
Mittens got the second most number of votes, he was entitled to the VP slot!!
David Gregory is insufferable. I can't stand to look at his face. There is something wrong with it.
I think Olbermann was removed because MSNBC was afraid he was eventually going to deck Matthews onair!
Yeah, I saw a bit of Keith tonight and thought it was odd he was only covering the hurricane.....he didn't look real happy.
Anyone see Larry King tonight? I just heard about 10 minutes of him when I was travelling in my car. James Carville was on along with another Dem, facing off with Michelle Bachmann and I believe Amanda Carpenter from Townhall.com.
Man, Carville really tore Bachmann and Carpenter apart over Palin. Larry King was asking about the Bristol baby thing....Carville gave him a brief answer....and then went into Palin's qualifications.....just got her passport last year; been out of the country once;she voted for Pat Buchanan for Pres; he apparently showed or talked about city hall in Wasilla, or wherever she was major of, and said that it looked like some drug store in Louisiana; and in response to Bachmann saying that Palin sold a government plane on email (as evidence of her executive power), Carville asked, "and selling an airplane on Ebay makes you qualified for VP?" It was funny....have to watch it again....sure there will be a rerun later on CNN, or maybe C&L can find it and put it up.
Larry King asked Bachmann twice if Palin was the "most qualified" candidate for the job. Bachmann couldn't answer....first she said something to the effect that John McCain picked her, blah, blah, blah....and when asked a second time, she said that Palin "Is qualified." Bachmann is such a stupid repug....just cannot stand her.
I still don't really know what to make of this all. I just cannot believe what I've been hearing. Either these Repug defenders are so incredibly stupid and ignorant, or they are just making something up in order to avoid saying that Palin is not qualified. In either case, I feel sorry for them.
Chuck Norris got kicked in the head one too many times.
Is that gregory of the rap group Karls Rove?
Will C&L cover police repression of Amy Goodman and Democracy Now
http://www.democracynow.org/
Hey, Site Monitor...where is the story??
Amy Goodman arrested by riot police at the RNC.
Police Brutality at the RNC against protesters.
Amy Goodman arrested
love the line... 'they are a long way from selecting a nominee, more so than the Democrats'
Damn! I was hoping Olbermann would be present to discuss the unlawful arrests being carried out right now at the convention. I was hoping he would have Amy Goodman on, who was arrested today (for "conspiracy to commit a riot") for asking police why they were unlawfully arresting other people (including her producers).
MsJoanne @ 11:
They cuffed debbie downer?
I feel sorry for her cellmate.
Someguy @ 15:
Who the fuck is debbie downer?
The hurricane is over! Is he going back? This is how Bush Co. controlled things. Is this a bigger picture message to KO that he is in trouble with MSNBC? If so when does the march on freedom of speech begin?
Uncle Joe Mccarthy @ 2:
LOL!!! I think McCain thought the same thing. He knows he's going to lose and he might as well go out with Caribou Barbie (along w/ his Vicodine Barbie).
Remember Gregory defending the MSM on supporting the Iraqi invasion.....here is his reward.
I would guess the RNC thinks there isn't much Barney Rubble...uh, I mean David Gregory...can do to make the GOP look bad.
working class @ 10:
and to think there are people that don't want chnage. the country is NO longer ours. it belongs to corporations,k-street,wall street and the government. this is outrageous.
Have I mentioned how much I hate Gregory lately?
the McCain campaign is now saying that Sarah Palin is "Commander in Chief" of the Alaska National Guard that is fighting in Iraq. General Palin to the rescue!!!
mooseburgers for the the warriors, of course.
you guys are gonna have to watch this convention for me... no olbermann and no amy goodman makes for a very bad time indeed... democracy now, daily show and crooks were my sources for the dem convention, which was painful enough... i like a good trainwrech as much as the next guy but this is getting too sad to watch...
He should join the Daily Show coverage instead!
PS: I'd pay to see KO bitchslap Tweety on-air!
Now what was that about liberal media??? The corporate money guys are pulling the strings again and trying to filter what the American people hear and see. Dumbing down of America is Alive and Well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rni6G7RRFkk
check this ABCNNEWS youtube of GOP guys partying in the twin cities over the week-end with lobbyist friends.
some shock and lols in this one
what are they gonna do next? arrest jon stewart?
actually, that would be great in a martyr sense...
David Gregory should wear ELEPHANT EARS every time he appears on TV. He's an unapologetic cheerleader for the GOP and the McCain campaign.
The BEST Olbermann moment last week was when The SCAR was pontificating on an un-probable re-surgeance of the Republican party... and finally he took a breath, and the shot went to Keith, and Keith said, "Are you DONE!" It was hilarious... and it left Scarbourough SPEECHLESS. Joe SCAR is a pompass ASS... and Keith sliced him like he was soft butter.
... and I just saw my first Rachel Maddow Show promo on MSNBC. YEA!
I've been noticing something for a long time, but it just hit me tonight as I went to that NewsBuster site to see what that JO had to say about KO.
Do you ever notice that on many right wing web sites, as tonight on NewsBusters, there are often T-shirt ads featuring young, attractive, sexy women wearing those tight t-shirts. Those t-shirts very often have right wing slogans on them attacking liberals and Democrats.
Wouldn't that be considered to be "sexist?" That is, using young, attractive, sexy women wearing tight clothes to advertise something?
I wonder how it is sexist when guys ask if Palin is qualified to be Vice President?
First no GWBush or Dick Cheney speeches, now no Keith Oberman - I guess they don't care about my eyeballs
I'll be leaving the TV off and will stick to the blogs and YouTube
The only thing that anyone will remember about this week is that Sarah Palin's 17 year old daughter is pregnant, and her husband has a DWI on his record, and Palin's office has hired an attorney to defend her in the "Troopergate" scandal.
Palin's only qualification for VP is her pro-life stance.
McCain put the evangelical vote first, not country first. Shame on him and shame on Sarah Palin for exploiting her pregnant teenage daughter.
Gregory is the spitting image of Howdy Doody!
Well that's pretty cowardly, considering that the Dems had to put up with Scarborough pissing on them from a great height for three days, and considering that the Repubs even let MICHAEL MOORE in to their 2004 convention.
The RNC- Radical Nazi Coalition does not believe in a free press that is why they had Amy Goodman from Democracy Now arrested today along with her reporters. The St Paul Fascist Police are attacking citizens and doing "preemptive" attacks on would be protesters. The RNC has finally gotten what they wanted a Nazi government protected by nazi cops.
Welcome to the new world Republican order. . . "All the cops are criminals, all the sinners saints. . ."
Obviously, Capus is in McInsane's pocket, and no doubt took marching orders from the Rethuglicans about making sure Olbermann was not in the MSNBC booth. They want no part of the truth about how corrupt they are. David Gregory is very safe since he doesn't know where is ass is and couldn't find it with both hands. Matthews is so wishy-washy that he is safe for the Rethuglicans. The mucky mucks at MSNBC are the real cowards.
Can't hurt the liddle repuddington's feelings by being too hard on them when they put all that energy into their big screen convention background. duh.
In all reality. Ask them the damn questions and make them answer. Campbell Brown did a decent job of that with Tucker whoever.. McCain's spokesperson.
Lots of "sanitizing" going on...
LINK! Democracy Now's Amy Goodman arrested @ RNC!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjyvkR0bGQ
Amy Goodman Jumps Fence To Question Cops Saint Paul Police raid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ju0Xn6xsc&eurl=http://www.dailykos.com/...
Press Conference On Amy Goodman's Arrest At Minneapolis RNC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfaukoeY-q8&eurl=http://www.dailykos.com/...
Glenn Greenwald - Scenes from St. Paul -- Democracy Now's Amy Goodman arrested
*(updated below - Update II - Update III)
*Federal government involved in raids on protesters
*Massive police raids on suspected protestors in Minneapolis
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/
I know its not as much fun as the salacious story about a pregnant teenager but the Republican fascistas have been busy destroying what is left of the free press in this country.
joe in oklahoma @ 23:
All they're doing is pissing off A LOT of veterans who know better. Unfortunate for those nos-serving ass holes their trying to buy her a DD214 without actually doing the job.
Speaking of sanitized, this link http://www.gop.mfbiz.com/#/newpalinbidenpoll/4530692820 is to a GOP website that has been taking a pole on who is your choice for VP -- Palin or Biden. All day it was working fine -- Biden had 93% and Palin 7%, then I asked a McCainista on a comment thread if the site was for real. Next thing I know, they scrubbed it. Now it's 100% Palin! Thing is, I took a screen grab. If someone will tell me how, I'll upload it here, or anywhere you say. Hilarious. I think the results freaked them out!
On one page at the same link, they are running that "I'm a Hillary Supporter who's voting for McCain" commercial. There are three comments there, including mine, all saying the same thing. Guess what it was . . .
Daingel @ 39:
I particularly liked the part about foreign policy experience.
He said she dispatched the National Guard.______???????
Ummmm? When was the last natural disaster in Alaska? When was the last time the Alaska National Guard was dispatched for some foreign policy by a Governor?
Damn,,,,,I’m starting to laugh so hard I can’t type anymore.
The RNC is a freaking mess. There are arrest of protesters including Amy Goodman. There has been damage by protesters breaking windows. The whole Bristol Palin thing that I'm not supposed to talk or think about because it's none of my business. The trooper gate.
Good God. I can't imagine Palin as president. She seems like a wack job. Can anyone tell me why this country was subjected to this VP pick, picked solely because it made the conservative Christian right comfortable? When did the Christian Right start running the country for the rest of us?
My blood runs cold.
New CBS Poll... September 1st... Good news...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/01/opinion/polls/main4405106.shtml
ratings be damned, this thing is going to fair so badly, they are a gruesome lot.
Mythical Me @ 40:
I saw that when it was 94 Biden and 6 Palin. Just copy it or cut it and paste it to your comment.
Thats hilarious that they'd say 100% Palin now. Last time I looked at it it said 15 minutes left. Ohhh yeaahhhh. Their in full panic mode now.
On Sunday Gregory actually said he thought it was "cool" that Palin got on an airplane AFTER her water broke for a six or seven hour flight to get back to Alaska from Texas.
IS HE KIDDING? That decision was not cool... that was insanely stupid. It was supposedly an at-risk pregnancy (Down's Syndrome,) and it was coming to term early, and it was directly at odds with ALL GUIDELINES for when prognant women should or should not fly. That lady it BAT-SHIT CRAZY, and Gregory is STUPID for glorifying her for making a decision that was so self-serving and inconsiderate of the safety of her un-born baby.
Mythical Me @ 40:
Put it up at Photobucket and post the link.
Well you can all write to steve.capus@nbc.com and phil.griffin@nbc.com and complain.
I just did.
Dear Sirs,
As long as Keith Olberman is not covering the RNC, there is no point in my watching it. David Gregory and Chris Matthews are not my idea of balanced coverage.
You have made a big mistake and it is clearly partisan. I get the feeling you don't want some facts to come out. Olberman is a classy man, Matthews is unpredictably egotistically a microphone kidnapper who interviews people poorly. Gregory is so obviously a right leaning opinion commentator. We need Keith to balance out the right wing influence.
Don't you care about this country? Where is the coverage on the arrest of Amy Goodman?
Smitty Martin
Los Angeles CA
Just think, Palin wanted Alaska to be independant from the U.S. I guess they have to change the "America First" banner.
rend @ 44:
A CNN weatherman pointed out that just as McCain is going to give his big address on Thursday night that the second big hurricane will be slamming into Florida and that the crucial swing state won't be watching him... but tuning in for storm updates in their state.
I seem to remember some of the Dobson crowd praying for rain to wipe out Obama's stadium address... it seems that the Deity above got really pissed over that or has a really strange sense of humor!
Hookers and Blow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWerT-eO8_I Republicans and lobbyist party on!
CowBoy Bob in Austin @ 46:
This surprises you? Gregory is an insanely stupid GOoper himself!
mudshark @ 41:
I'm getting a kick of out some folks now saying, "She's got more executive and national security experience than Obama, Biden, and Clinton combined." Well shit, then ditch the old man and make her the repub. presidential nominee.
Rasputin @ 50:
Did you see Michael Moore's letter to God in response to the prayer for "torrential" rain from the right? It's priceless!!
Mythical Me @ 40:
Get a Photobucket.com account and upload the pic from your computer from there, then just post a link to the picture.
This is the story to watch...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cvn_palin_troopergate
Gregory instead of K.O.? Man, I guess being a corporate cock sucker for the GOP does pay off. Gregory, Matthews, Buchanan, and Killer Joe? I'd rather watch Fox.
Left&Left @ 57:
C-span and be rid of them all!
Why isn't the Amy Goodman arrest a separate story???
Almost forgot that I came her to say what should have been sanitized was Cindy McCain's gold dress. There's a picture of her with Mrs. Dumya at the RNC: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94176207
WOW, that News Buster site is hilarious; looks like it might be a favorite of the 30% of the population that thinks Bush is doing a great job.
Look at some of the comments surrounding the hurricane...........Republicans are such compassionate people!
muddy @ 59:
How Stepford did she look in that dress?
No Olbermann to tell the truth, no me.
#40 Mythical Me....
Locate your image on your harddrive and go to the following site: http://www.thumbsnap.com/
Upload the image. Highlight and Copy the url. Come back here and post it!
Fair is fair I guess...
Lobbyist and "Hookers and Blow" at RNC Party:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rni6G7RRFkk
Rasputin @ 56:
I don't understand why Romney dropped out. I felt he was a better candidate (with better judgment) than McCain.
After the GOP controlled government sends down marching orders for gestapo type military action against the protests and their actions to remove media opposition from covering the Republican convention there's no doubt that we're rapidly losing our Constitutional rights and becoming a dictatorship. Although I don't think it's going to happen, if the GOP successfully steals this election, you'll not only see the next World war, but there will be a civil war in this country.
Paul @ 66:
Because he was losing badly and leaking his own funds to the tune of double digit millions.
Speaking of sanitized coverage, please cover Amy Goodman's arrest!
This is time for Keith O. to man up and tell us was he moved because of criticizms of The Republican Crime Syndicate.
Ruthless People @ 51:
Can you just imagine how pissed some lobbyist and r''s were when they found out Hookers and Blow was just the name of the band? lol
Last few weeks, with the violent arrests at the democratic convention, one by a cigar chomping thug, to Amy's arrest, to Olbermann being banned from the convention, to the unbelievable lack of rational commentary about the rep vp choice, I think we're in information lockdown. It is truly Orwellian to hear the same people who, for weeks, repeated over and over all sorts of reasons why obama wasn't qualified to be president, treat this same meme as if they never mentioned it in the first place.
We're very, very close to a complete takeover by the fascists. I figured they'd do something before the election, and I think this is just the warmup. But I tend to be cynical, so perhaps things aren't as bad as I fear they are.
Daingel @ 65:
My mother's complaining lately that she feels like she's back in the USSR. Is it all going downhill? Where to next, Canada?
Let's also be careful about left-leaning websites. Just earlier on huffington post, they had a headline that called the protesters 'anarchists.' Not the first time the site's headlined republican talking points. Sort of reminds you of the time huffington was a republican.
I went to the poll site that was put up by your RNC earlier in the day. Now I see the post that says Palin for VP 100%.
WHAT A CROC
If the republicans win your country is screwed, especially if they're going to change a poll result like this
Mike the Canuck @ 76:
Seems funny that the thugs like to call us commies just like the KKK was infamous for, but they use communist tactics for their own polls.
Remember when Saddam was also at 100% of the poll at election time?
I also will NOT watch MSNBC's coverage of the REPUB convention if Olbermann is not reporting on it. I refuse to acquiesce in the communist tactics of creating the news instead of reporting it. I stopped watching CNN after being a loyal viewer for years because they decided reporting news was not as important as showcasing their bloviating wigs like Wolf Blitza and Anderson Coopa. Now it seems that MSNBC is trying to outdo them? Enough! I removed links to AP from my homepage and no longer read any article written by them. Again, propaganda is not something I prefer to read instead of real news. So MSNBC, take Olbermann off the Minnesota assignment, and watch the number of eyeballs watching your news plummet.
I hope all good progressives will join me in boycotting MSNBC while they are covering the Repub Convention. Yeah baby! Go Keith!
Keith Olbermann is a political commentator, not a news reporter. If he headed up the DNC coverage, then he needs to be at the RNC convention.
Today the RNC had its schedule severely cut, so KO is not exactly at a loss here.
What's he gonna do all day without any major speeches to dissect? Bash Matthews?
8. Ruthless People Says:
Chuck Norris got kicked in the head one too many times.
LOL, you ain't lying!!
http://media.adn.com/smedia/2008/09/01/13/van-flein-letter-082908.source...
I forgot to put a link to Flein's letter to the Investigator himself Branchflower, who turned the letter over the Judiciary committee.
#43...Rasputin Says
About the polls......but, but, but, I just heard Sean Hannity say that Obama is only up by 1 point....yep, only 1 point.
Seriously, as much as I like that CBS poll and other polls today, this thing is nowhere finished, and we have to keep it up. The GOP has got to have something up their sleeve with all of the insanity going on with Palin. It boggles the mind when I hear stuff such as Cindy McCain defending Palin by saying that Alaska is close to Russia.
Bing! I just figured it out......Palin is the new Messiah who can do everything! She's the new "One"! That's got to be it.
Daingel @ 82:
Priceless stuff!
My favorite part was when he told her attorney not to think about suggesting that they don't have the power to investigate her and NO! you can't have copies of all of the witnesses testimony that we have collected so far AND... Governor Palin has not responded to our request to set up a date for her to be deposed and you better see to it!
Question:
1) The convention is being broadcast live
2) All that a convention pass does is allow *physical access* to the convention floor and its surroundings
3) There is no way that anyone can stop Olberman from commenting as a "guest" via satellite
So why not have him do an end run around this obvious GOP tomfoolery as a guest to his show?
Hey Mythical Me, if you're still out there, I would love to see that pic!! If you upload it, please do post the link.
Thanks!!
What happened to the Open Thread? I get a 404 error message.
Is it too being "sanitized"?