Olbermann named Morgan "winner" of "Worst Person" for claiming Soros helped Nazis "to further his own career"
On the February 28 edition of MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann named syndicated radio host Melanie Morgan the "winner" of his nightly "Worst Person in the World" segment for, as Media Matters for America documented, advancing and embellishing the discredited claim that billionaire philanthropist and progressive financier George Soros collaborated with the Nazis as a 14-year-old boy in Hungary. On the February 8 edition of KSFO's Morning Show, co-host Lee Rodgers revived this false accusation, saying that, as a teenager, Soros "apparently very cheerfully and willingly went to work for the Nazis." Morgan added that Soros had done so "in order to further his own career."
After reading Morgan's comments, Olbermann observed: "The station's program director went on the air during their show to say the remarks and others were not accurate and that the station, quote, 'regrets that they were broadcast.' "
From the February 28 edition of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann:
OLBERMANN: But our winner, Melanie Morgan of KSFO, an ABC radio station in San Francisco, whose program director had to formally correct statements on the air about billionaire financier George Soros made by the station's sleep-deprived morning hosts, led by the reprehensible Ms. Morgan. Co-host Lee Rodgers had said that when Soros was a teenager in occupied Hungry, he had, quote, "apparently very cheerfully and willingly went to work for the Nazis." A sidekick named Tom Brenner added, "[H]e just kind of complied willingly."
Ms. Morgan added that Soros had done so, quote, "in order to further his own career." The station's program director went on the air during their show to say the remarks and others were not accurate and that the station, quote, "regrets that they were broadcast." OK, a first step. Now get out there, pal, and admit the station regrets everything Melanie Morgan has ever said is not accurate. Melanie Morgan of KSFO, the ABC radio station in San Francisco, today's Worst Person in the World.
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I hope Melanie and co. hold a 3-hour response show towards the vile, angry attacks of their hateful left wing station manager. He's obviously trying to take away their livelihood and silence free speech by correcting the blatant BS spouted over ABC airwaves.
Well done Marco...
It's obvious this station manager is a communist. He doesn't believe in free speech, and the sacred value of allowing right-wingers to lie.
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I see Mr Burns rubbing his hands together, "hmm, yes Smithers, we must cover our ass. Now, on with the show."
What is the market in San Fransisco for rightwing hatesmack anyway? I don't get it. Do they target some unknown population of closeted bigots?
Thank you, Keith, for highlighting hatespeech so twisted that it even troubled its own program director enough to denounce it. (and like I mentioned in another "Worst Person in the World" thread, our household happily gave you our Nielson ratings this past week)
"This is silly" ~Tommy
I wonder who Morgan is going to blame now?
Melanie looks like she packed on the pounds in that photograph. She is beyond a joke at this point. Apparently she wants to be the Ann Coulter of talk radio.
THANK YOU.
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"OK, a first step."
Agreed. But, to be blunt, what about consequences? People such as Morgan, et. al., are like spoiled, undisciplined children who will just keep on doing what they please as long as there are no consequences when they step over the line.
So, Program Director, how about it? Your brats have obviously pushed you to your limit. What are you going to do about it?
I wonder how Mel-UM-nie's "Foundation" is doing. And I'm not talking about one of her garments.
njguy93, she looks like she ate Ann Coulter.
Coulters boney a$$ would hardly be filling. Though i guess she would get more than her daily recommended dose of pure evil
Rodgers had said that when Soros was a teenager in occupied Hungry, he had, quote, "apparently very cheerfully and willingly went to work for the Nazis."
Wheee ! Sorry girls and sports, I've got to further my career right now by cheerfully going to work for the Nazis !
Ah, brings back memories of my teenage years.
Even Granddad Bush waited until he was a grown-up to start working with the Nazis.