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MSNBC contributor Murphy calls his channel "unwatchable," attacks Olbermann as "mega-crazy"

November 04, 2009 9:52 am ET by Media Matters staff

From NBC News and MSNBC contributor Mike Murphy's Twitter account: 

murphymike tweet

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    • Author by DAWUSS (November 04, 2009 9:54 am ET)
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      BS
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    • Author by Tbone Slickens (November 04, 2009 9:57 am ET)
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      Actually Ed Schultz called it like it was and spoke truth to power last night. Olby and tinkerbell should pay attention and listen to Ed.
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      • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (November 04, 2009 9:58 am ET)
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        Nice examples you gave to back up your point, Sicko.

        Wait, you did nothing of the sort.
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    • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (November 04, 2009 9:57 am ET)
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      I wonder if MSNBC will realize...

      "Mistake to ever let murphymike near an MSNBC studio again. The mega-stupid gets in the way."
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      • Author by eddiebear2 (November 04, 2009 11:28 am ET)
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        well, Olby did skip out from his 10PM live slot. So much for "truth to power."

        I guess he needed to consult "the finger that types the special comments".
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    • Author by rtejon (November 04, 2009 9:57 am ET)
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      My favorite thing about Twitter is how it tempts well-known people to say something impulsive to half a million followers. And there's no one else they can blame when it happens.
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      • Author by MickD (November 04, 2009 3:01 pm ET)
           
        Agreed. From the ordinary to the famous, everyone gets to deal with the old adage, "never write anything down that you don't want tattooed on your forehead at your funeral."
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    • Author by lookoutoftheyard2251 (November 04, 2009 10:04 am ET)
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      Didn't he also poke at MSNBC while he was on Meet the Press a few weeks ago? When Rachel Maddow was on?
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    • Author by New Frontier (November 04, 2009 10:14 am ET)
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      Hey Murphy: Clutch a tea bag, flip on FOX News, and you'll feel much better.
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    • Author by achorn316 (November 04, 2009 10:47 am ET)
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      And then he appears on MSNBC this morning to talk about the election results.

      So hes either a complete fraud, or an attention whore. (Both is also an acceptable answer.)
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    • Author by Dave Olson (November 04, 2009 12:02 pm ET)
         
      I love Obama and Media Matters, but Murphy is right. Olbermann is frittering away one of our best competitive attributes -- our basic decency. It may be emotionally satisfying to hear Olbermann's rants, but having a liberal Sean Hannity works against us.
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    • Author by chucko (November 04, 2009 7:36 pm ET)
         
      "His" channel? He can say whatever he wants but MMFA is wrong in its framing. MSNBC is no more "his" channel than democrat Steve McMahon's or any other strategist, left of right. In addition, this claim by MMFA is even more of a stretch than usual since Murphy appears on NBC (Meet The Press) more often than MSNBC.
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    • Author by Dave Olson (November 05, 2009 8:15 am ET)
         
      Olbermann is the liberal Hannity. He reduces the decency contrast between Democrats and Republicans. Not good for Democrats, no matter how much emotional satisfaction he provides.
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