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Olbermann discusses how Fox News has been "supporting" and "sponsoring" the tea party protests

April 14, 2009 11:20 pm ET

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    • Author by JamesCraven8209 (April 14, 2009 11:53 pm ET)
         

      So Fixed Noise was at the Million Man March, Neil Cavuto?

       Nice work, Slap Nuts!

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    • Author by Übermensch (April 15, 2009 12:04 am ET)
         
      Let the Tea-Bagging Begin

      Happy April 15th
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    • Author by fairliberal (April 15, 2009 12:54 am ET)
         
      He is such a bitter little boy. I guess that is what happens from eating Fox's dust for so long.
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      • Author by carlileb5935 (April 15, 2009 4:30 am ET)
           
        Not a big Olbermann fan, but his FOX montage was great.
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      • Author by steeve (April 15, 2009 8:05 am ET)
           
        As long as we're going to be grading on the Fox curve, let's acknowledge that they lost barrels of money their first few years.

        Olbermann and Maddow are successfully getting dumber by the day, which is where the ratings are. Give them a little more time and they'll strike gold.
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      • Author by harley (April 15, 2009 8:28 am ET)
           

         

        The entire Faux network is bitter.  I guess that what happens from eating the dust of a Democratic Majority.

         

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      • Author by magnolialover (April 15, 2009 8:46 am ET)
           
        So, considering you're the one always bringing up Olberman on other threads, what did he say here that was wrong or misleading? We'll wait for your answer. And for the record, I don't even watch his show, couldn't possibly care less about it, and it seems like there are more right wingers obsessed with Olberman than liberals.
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        • Author by harley (April 15, 2009 9:07 am ET)
             

           

          "He took the entire Faux network out of context!!!!"

          ~faillibrul

           

           

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          • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (April 15, 2009 9:12 am ET)
               
            If only someone would take them out of business...
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            • Author by dave (April 15, 2009 11:17 am ET)
                 
              And unemploy all of those nice folks that work there because of a few blow hards that you don't agree with? I thought you guys were the party of the working guys? I wish all you lefty's would get your ideas straight.
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              • Author by harley (April 15, 2009 11:37 am ET)
                   

                 

                The nimrods that work Faux are not "working guys"....they are radical elitist reich-wingers.  Don't let facts and reality get in the way of your hissy fit.

                 

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                • Author by dave (April 15, 2009 1:05 pm ET)
                     
                  The nim rods that work in the mailroom are eletists? You know this how?
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                  • Author by harley (April 15, 2009 1:19 pm ET)
                       

                     

                    How do you know they are not?   

                     

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                    • Author by dave (April 15, 2009 2:56 pm ET)
                         
                      I just kind of went with that it would seem hard to be elite if you worked in a mailroom, kind of like being an elite Walmart greeter or drive thru window operator....probably not likely.
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      • Author by oneleft (April 15, 2009 10:13 am ET)
           
        Yes, bitter about being forced into using truth and facts.  Ouch, that must hurt so much.  He probably lays awake every night trying to figure out how to squeeze lies and fear in there so he can get those ratings up.
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      • Author by mikehuck1976 (April 16, 2009 1:10 am ET)
           
        What was that? Why does Fox think they covered the Million Man March? And why are you not concerned about your source for news not knowing how long they have been covering news?
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    • Author by MissDee (April 15, 2009 8:51 am ET)
         

      Thus sayeth the man who wore out three set of Kneepads at the altar of the Obamessiah in October of 2008 alone.....

       

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      • Author by harley (April 15, 2009 8:59 am ET)
           

         

        You more than triple that amount on a daily basis worshipping your reich-wing propagandists on Faux and am hate radio.  

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      • Author by Jurgan (April 15, 2009 9:13 am ET)
           
        Guess you didn't see how brutal he was toward Obama last week regarding shielding the government from lawsuits over Bush administration activities (wire-tapping in particular).  No one who saw that could accuse Olbermann of being a sycophant.
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        • Author by cmiller442 (April 15, 2009 12:35 pm ET)
             

          I watched that segment and liked the fact that Olbermann will hold President Obama to his word. He also mentioned last night how it is possible to disagree with someone's policies while not hating on the man himself. Something most of the folks on the Fox Comedy Road Show seem to forget.

          Keith did an excellent job.

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      • Author by oneleft (April 15, 2009 10:17 am ET)
           

        "...three set of Kneepads at the altar of the Obamessiah..."

        Do you have an original thought there somewhere or are you happy just regurgitating what you've been told to think?  

        You left out socialism, hate America,  lefty looneys... ah heck, the list is too long.

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      • Author by snoopy (April 15, 2009 11:13 am ET)
           
        poor itsallaboutdee, it must kill you that the majority of the country prefers an intelligent solution provider over a trailerpark trash mom with a pregnant out of wedlock daughter and a senile old man.
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        • Author by fairliberal (April 15, 2009 1:45 pm ET)
             
          It's sad to see the quality of the people who call themselves progressives these days and the hate speech that they purpetuate. It is also sad to see that none of the people here have the conviction of their beliefs to call out the people who constantly refer to people in nazi terms and attack political opponents families. I am happy to note that our president has more class than these people,

          "Back off these kinds of stories...I have said before and I will repeat again: People's families are off limits. And people's children are especially off limits. This shouldn't be part of politics. It has no relevance to Gov. Palin's performance as a governor and or her potential perfromance as a vice president. So I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories. You know my mother had me when she was 18 and how a family deals with issues and teenage children, that shouldn't be a topic of our politics." Barack Obama

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      • Author by mikehuck1976 (April 16, 2009 1:12 am ET)
           
        Did I just hear you say "I know you are but what am I"?
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    • Author by JLyons (April 15, 2009 9:09 am ET)
         

      I am not a big Olbermann fan, but for some reason I watched him last night and was glad I did. Outstanding work showing exactly FOX News has been doing with this Tea Crap.

      On a side note, maybe I am ignorant but why does FOX give permission to networks like MSNBC to air clips from its network that show what a bunch of liars they are? I always thought they needed permission or at the least have something that said "Courtesy FOX News".

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      • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (April 15, 2009 9:16 am ET)
           
        FOX can't stop anyone from using their clips, as the length of the clips used falls under the "fair use" section of copyright law.
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      • Author by harley (April 15, 2009 9:16 am ET)
           
        On a side note, maybe I am ignorant but why does FOX give permission to networks like MSNBC to air clips from its network that show what a bunch of liars they are? I always thought they needed permission or at the least have something that said "Courtesy FOX News".
         

        Not sure of the exact letter of the law, but apparently you can use clips of other networks if you intend to comment on them.  In other words, someone cannot simply rebroadcast an entire segment or program, but another network can use portions of a segment or broadcast if the intent is to comment on them.   ...or something along those lines...

         

         

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    • Author by cmiller442 (April 15, 2009 9:12 am ET)
         

      I like Olbermann's show because by the time it comes on, I've already heard all the daily talking points debated ad infinitum, ad nauseam so I consider his show to be a nice, light hearted break from all the noise. O'Reilly pretty much ran out of people to have interesting debates with a long time ago and all his show seems to be these days is a bully pulpit for some of his bizarre views of the people that don't agree with those bizarre views..

      I also like Ms Maddow because she is usually very well prepared and can debate a guest with an opposing viewpoint intelligently without looking like one of those dead-eyed Fox Models, er pundits, er beauty queens...

       

      You get the picture.

       

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    • Author by harley (April 15, 2009 9:20 am ET)
         

       

      So, the only retorts the reich-wingers have are "knee pads" and "ratings".   Congrats.  

       

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    • Author by smarshall1432997 (April 15, 2009 10:31 am ET)
         

      I "LOVED" every minute of Mr. Olbermann's take on FoxNews' Tea Parties.  It was "priceless" and just so on point of a cable tv network begging viewers to "rise-up" against an American President.  "Loved it, Loved it, Loved it".....!!!

      Btw, I saw a funny political clip on Morning Joe this morning and it ended with something like (I believe):  ....'sponsored by the Republican Party.  We have nothing to say.  Too funny.

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    • Author by markbfoot199 (April 15, 2009 10:58 am ET)
         
      I now see that MMFA is in the bag to help Olbermann increases his audience size, cause putting up the video here will double the number of people that may have viewed it live.  I think currently Olbemann has an audience size of what? 25 people?  I think MMFA also forgot to add in their post that Olbermann was so one sided during the campaign that he was taken off the air.  Which now makes his rant null and void.
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      • Author by harley (April 15, 2009 11:11 am ET)
           

         

        Care to comment about the topic or are you just going to whine and rant about "ratings"?

         

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      • Author by harley (April 15, 2009 11:12 am ET)
           
         Olbermann was so one sided during the campaign that he was taken off the air

         

        Really?  Proof?

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        • Author by SaddamHussein (April 15, 2009 11:41 am ET)
             
          Olbermann and Matthews were taken out of the anchor role for the GOP Convention.
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          • Author by harley (April 15, 2009 1:20 pm ET)
               

             

            They were not taken off the air.

             

             

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            • Author by fairliberal (April 15, 2009 3:16 pm ET)
                 
              They were removed from the election coverage after Tom Brokaw was embarassed by having to work with those 2 hacks. Brokaw himself is a liberal but he is also a professional and thankfully his integrity prevailed.
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      • Author by mikehuck1976 (April 16, 2009 1:20 am ET)
           
        Really? Ratings? That's still all you guys got? That's your answer for your news source claiming to have covered the Million Man March when they did not? You're openly admitting you would rather get your news from the higher rated show even if they can't keep the facts about themselves straight. Remarkable but it does explain why the Roublican party continues to relegate themselves to irrelevancy.
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    • Author by graylabrat691702 (April 15, 2009 11:30 am ET)
         

      olberman looks deliriously thrilled from the thought of bill oreilly crotching over him tea bagging him... now theres a half cocked idea for someone who says and loves a mouthful

       

      bet ya this does stay posted long...

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    • Author by snoopy (April 15, 2009 11:39 am ET)
         

      Like I said, a right wing sponsored event for a right wing audience where right wing think tanks will make millions in sales of paraphenelia to right wing attendees. Happy tea bagging, suckers, now suck on these facts!

      Libertarians say Republicans have hijacked tea party movement

      Krugman: 'Right-wing billionaires...manufactured' tea parties

      US losing $100b to offshore havens

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    • Author by jmh (April 15, 2009 12:26 pm ET)
         
      2 cents:

      Olbermann and the WWW notwithstanding, there is yet a mainstream realization that FOX Cable "News" is essentially rife with Mis-, Dis- and Bad-Information.
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