Goldberg on Dobbs' birther coverage: "If ratings would go up by doing this, [CNN Pres. Klein would] have no problem about the image"

Goldberg wrote the book 101 People That Are Screwing Up America, which largely consists of a list of liberals who, he claims, are degrading and destroying the fabric of society. Notably, this book was mentioned by title in the manifesto/suicide letter of Jim David Adkisson, the man who shot up a Unitarian Universalist church, killing two people. Adkisson was on a mission, as his manifesto explained, to "kill liberals" because of how they are ruining the country.

Although, Goldberg did once deride Hannity for his partisan hackery. I'm not sure where that came from, some kind of momentary lapse on Goldberg's part. But I'd say Goldberg's invective is some of the worst.

It has everything to do with the 1996 telecommuinciations act, and the fcat that this act, and subsequent ammendment have allowed the likes of Ruppert Murdoch to buy and own EVERYTHING. And he has no interest in producing legitimate news or analysis. So the only way to get any of the best jobs is to become a side-show clown for Uncle Rupe. Granted SOME of these guys (Beck?) are beyond all hope. They're just clowns that Murdoch finds useful. But there are some that might make a more substantive, intellectually honest effort... if there was any future in it!

Didn't Goldberg used to be one of the more reasoned commentators, or do I have him confused with someone else?

I don't know Goldberg but his comments on this clip are reasonable. He did not defend Dobbs or Klein. He tried to avoid offending Klein but he did it anyway by saying Klein would have no problem with Lou continuing on the Birther path. Claiming he knows Klein VERY WELL adds even more to the credibility of his claim (e.g) Klein has no ethical problems with Dobbs, if it makes money for the network.

Nailed modern America. Devo was prescient. Good thing I knew those guys in college.

Birfers may be the fringe, or the "X-Treme !! Idiots", but they're only an amplified example of the logic (or lack of) that defines the far right mind.

Popularity (meaning average,or lowest-common-denominator friendly) and Authority (the right authorities, of course) trump reality every time.

It's all too common at this site to see, for example, a documented instance of misinformation on Fox News, and a wingnut poster rebutting that objectively noted failure by pointing out the high ratings of the station. Sure , they're lying, but a lot of idiots enjoy their lies.Therefore, they're good.

As for the "authority" part, I can't count how many times I've asked wingnuts here to back up an opinion they've presented as fact, and been answered with a link to a right wing opinion piece by another wingnut presenting the same unsupported BS as fact.

It's so much groupthink, emotion and amazing ability to ignore the truth that keep the far right alive.

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