Hannity is Olbermann's "Worst Person" for defending Nugent's comments
SUMMARY: MSNBC's Keith Olbermann
named Fox News host Sean Hannity the "winner" of his nightly
"Worst Person in the World" segment for defending musician and
right-wing activist Ted Nugent after airing video footage of Nugent's
smears of Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary
Rodham Clinton. Olbermann also named Fox News' Brit Hume the
"runner-up" for distorting recently
published research on global warming.
During the August 27 edition of MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann named Fox News host Sean Hannity the "winner" of his nightly "Worst Person in the World" segment for, as Media Matters for America documented, refusing to disavow musician and right-wing activist Ted Nugent's smears of Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama (IL) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY). Olbermann stated: "After noted owner and user of machine guns, former rock star Ted Nugent, said, quote, 'Hey, Obama, you might want to suck on one of these, you punk,' and made similar suggestions to Senator Clinton, Mr. Hannity described Nugent as 'a friend and frequent guest' and refused to repudiate even those remarks." Olbermann observed: "[Hannity] then asked a guest, quoting, 'I see you liberals more upset about that, but I don't hear anybody criticizing Barack Obama for accusing our troops of killing civilians, air-raiding villages, et cetera, et cetera. What's more shocking to you? What's more offensive to you? Is it Barack Obama's statement about our troops or Ted Nugent?' " Olbermann later concluded: "In those remarks, Sean, swap in George Bush for Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, what do you think that is then if not threat of bodily harm? It isn't liberals who are upset at Nugent, Sean: It's humans. Sean Hannity, today's 'Worst Person in the World!' "
Additionally, Olbermann named Fox News Washington managing editor Brit Hume the "runner-up" for, as Media Matters also documented, distorting two University of Washington professors' recently published research in the August 9 issue of New Scientist, which Olberman described as "very complex findings about the solar activity and the heating atmosphere." Quoting from the article, Olbermann noted: "It writes, 'Climate change skeptics may seize on the findings as evidence that the sun's variability can explain global warming, but Professor Tung says quite the contrary is true.' So, of course, Brit Hume seizes on the findings as evidence that the sun's variability can explain global warming." Olbermann then added: " 'Skeptics,' Hume mumbled, 'are increasingly certain that the scare is vastly overblown. New research by University of Washington mathematicians shows a correlation between high solar activity and periods of global warming.' Come on, Brit, don't make these so easy for me."
From the August 27 edition of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann:
OLBERMANN: The runner-up, good old Brit Hume of Fixed News. New Scientist magazine reporting University of Washington mathematics and atmospheric science Professor Ka-Kit Tung's very complex findings about solar activity and the heating atmosphere. It writes, "Climate change skeptics may seize on the findings as evidence that the sun's variability can explain global warming, but Professor Tung says quite the contrary is true." So, of course, Brit Hume seizes on the findings as evidence that the sun's variability can explain global warming.
"Skeptics," Hume mumbled, "are increasingly certain that the scare is vastly overblown. New research by University of Washington mathematicians shows a correlation between high solar activity and periods of global warming." Come on, Brit, don't make these so easy for me.
But our winner, Sean Hannity of Fixed News. After noted owner and user of machine guns, former rock star Ted Nugent, said, quote, "Hey, Obama, you might want to suck on one of these, you punk," and made similar suggestions to Senator Clinton, Mr. Hannity described Nugent as "a friend and frequent guest" and refused to repudiate even those remarks. He then asked a guest, quoting, "I see you liberals more upset about that, but I don't hear anybody criticizing Barack Obama for accusing our troops of killing civilians, air-raiding villages, et cetera, et cetera. What's more shocking to you? What's more offensive to you? Is it Barack Obama's statement about our troops or Ted Nugent?"
Let's see, Sean. Senator Obama says we need a different strategy in Afghanistan so we're "not just air-raiding villages and killing civilians," which the Bush administration is doing, and Ted Nugent suggests he'd like to see Senator Obama suck a machine gun and Senator Clinton "ride one off into the sunset." In those remarks, Sean, swap in George Bush for Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton: What do you think that is then if not threat of bodily harm? It isn't liberals who are upset at Nugent, Sean: It's humans. Sean Hannity, today's "Worst Person in the World!"
Another Plug for Keith Olbermann.
I guess you 'wango zee tango'!
I am not good at Spanish, what do you mean?
Nugent's song "Wango Tango" starts with Ted screaming this.
Oh... then he's just a 'fan' b/c Nugent's a reactionary douchebag. Oh well. I knew it was one of the two.
Ted is a moron.
Ted is a moron.
That comment is an insult to morons everywhere. Ted Nugent is the lowest of the low. He's lower than whale poop - and whale poop sinks to the bottom of the ocean.
More precious minutes of your life wasted.
I'm sick and tired of people talking about "another plug for KO" Why don't you talk about his comments. Refute his staments and not him personally. You can't. KO is making completely valid points. You just don't want to hear those valid points because you disagree with his political beliefs. Grow up.
Yeah with Countdown broadcast on NBC Sunday night and with him being named to the Sunday Night Football halftime show he needs it doesn't he?
Eat your heart out Rush Limbaugh you network television and football commentating washout.
Thanks to both Olbermann and MMFA. The public needs to hear both the original and the MMFA to counter-balance the crap that goes on at Fox. Proof of the Fox noise machine can be found on these very boards, with the silly "why is this here" crowd.
Of course. What I never understood is...why is it bad IF Olbermann get's so-called 'plugs' on MMFA? Does that lessen MMFA's legitimacy? For calling the 'liberals' around here whiners for every little thing... man.
I do not think it lessens MMFAS credibility. I wonder if Al Franken ever got "plugs" from MMFA when he was doing his AA show. I do not recall that he did to the extent Olbermann does. I wonder what Deal he has going. Whatever the case, more power to him. I just wish after 4 years someone would have put a dent in OReilly and Hannity and FOX , yet they are still on the air.
...and, they will be.
Maybe for business reasons FOX will change after the next election? It has to come back to money, everything does.
Republicans have taken a big chance by cultivating and encouraging the "attack press". They have shown everyone you can make money with hate and outrage. It could someday turn around and bite them, as will all the grabbing for executive power.
No but Brock was a regular guess on Franken’s show. He was on every Wednesday I do believe so AA gave MMFA weekly plugs. I personally see nothing wrong with this since both Franken and Brock had made it a top priority to fight the right wing lie dissemination machine and to promote honesty in political discourse. So it doesn’t surprise me that MMFA would be officially or unofficially working in concert with any one to achieve that goal. I also noticed that News hounds quite often links to MMFA as well.
Right, Lynn... Again, does it really matter who MMFA or Brock or Franken consider allies? And, beyond that...so what if they give each other a boost? Who else will do it? It is/always has been a non-issue that the right-oriented posters insist on bringing up every time.... every time... every time.
As usual, you're right, Lynn.
It was listening to Franken's Air America show that first turned me on to David Brock's painfully brilliant book Blinded by the Right, &, soon after, MMFA. They've long had a symbiotic relationship, to the benefit of all those who wish to learn the truth about how the MSM had slowly devolved into sycophantic purveyors of right wing propaganda. It has been an alliance that has done much to turning that particular obscenity on its ear.
MMFA's connection with Olberman also serves to advance the cause of the truth. We all profit from this particular bargain. Why some posters here are constantly carping about this is way beyond me.
Anyone want to explain?
Lest we forget there are MANY poeple out there who consider O'Reilly, Hume, Hannity, and (ha.Ha.) Limbaugh "journalists". Their audience may be 80-95% of the 27% who still believe that Bush is a great decider. That's the same 27% who would gladly put him back in office to finish the job of running our country into the ground. We make fun of these cretins, but, make no mistake, they have a following.
"Thanks to both Olbermann and MMFA. The public needs to hear both the original and the MMFA to counter-balance the crap that goes on at Fox. Proof of the Fox noise machine can be found on these very boards, with the silly "why is this here" crowd."
I do believe Hannity was wrong for defending Nugent's comments. I think Nugent certainly had the right to say these things, and it's slightly more accepted given the fact that the statements were said on a rock stage. However, I don't agree with this constant smearing of candidates and people on either side. I'm just not convinced it helps anyone other than those trying to gain political power. If I can suggest, and I know this might get shot down because I'm suggesting a Fox segment, but if you can bring yourself to listen John Casick's phone interview with Ted Nugent on Fox.com on the O'Reilly Factor (Casick is sitting in for O'Reilly), I think you will be impressed with, even though he's a conservative, Casick's ability to discern what is political banter, and what is simply degrading and inappropriate to any political debate. Casick suggests and argues with Nugent that this smearing isn't the way to go about things. If you have the time, and are willing to go to Fox.com under The O'Reilly Factor, I think you will enjoy the phone interview.
I wonder what Olbermann thinks of Fineman, yesterday we had the strawman story about Fineman on Sundays Olberman show.
In 2005 Fineman called Brit Hume a "terrific journalist"
Olbermann named Brit Hume one of the "Worst People in the World"
What a web.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200501200005
I wonder if KO might just select Bill Moyers as his "Worst" after seeing this clip of Mike Wallace just spanking BM:
Video: Chris Wallace smacks Bill Moyers over Rove
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/26/video-chris-wallace-smacks-bill-moyers-over-rove/
(and I always get a chuckle whenever I think about how descriptive the initials "BM" are whenever you are referring to Bill Moyers!)
I think those initials are more descriptive of your posts. Bill is a giant among journalists with more than 30 emmys a lifetime Peabody award and three Polks. Obviously his peers think he is a very good journalist. This means a bit more than an anonymous poster on a website driven by sheer partisan pique. Here is a clue for you free of charge. Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open it and remove all doubt. Here at MMFA we have no DOUBT about you.
WOW!!!! OMFG!!!! THAT just blows this whole discussion right out of the water, doesn't it???!!!???
I'm certainly glad that someone pointed that out!!! It surely puts this whole hannity thing in the proper perspective! Many thanks to you, JOHNRTORRES638!!! You are the contemporary hero of reason!!!
I wonder if KO might just select Bill Moyers as his "Worst" after seeing this clip of Mike Wallace just spanking BM:Video: Chris Wallace smacks Bill Moyers over Rove
Except the video shows no such thing. All it shows is Wallace smugly telling a not present Bill Moyers that, rather than report on statements reportedly made by Rove to associates about his agnosticism (present or past), a real reporter would just ask the subject of the story (Rove) for the truth. Brilliant, Wallace. I don't suppose it's occured to you that Rove might well wish to downplay his past apparent admissions of agnosticism (reported on by Moyers and airily glossed over by Wallace), in light of the fact that, if true, it would put Rove in the doghouse with his political allies. Rove has everything to gain at this point by stressing himself as a believer.
To be clear, no one is in a position to summarize the true state of Rove's core beliefs (not me, you, Wallace or Moyers) but Wallace's golly-gee-whiz "I spoke with Rove and he told me he says a devotional every night" [sic] approach to journalism doesn't pass the laugh test. Wallace says asking Rove is a "good place to start" but by not even supplying the Fox audience with even one of the quotes by past Rove associates, he is using Rove's denial as the definitive word on the debate. Moyers may (or may not) be wrong about Rove's beliefs, but Wallace's finger wagging Journalism 101 lecture was far from "a spanking."
EXTRA EXTRA, Bankrobber denies guilt. Paper demands his immediate release.
By the way, the post above says it was Mike Wallace, but the link headline says it was Chris Wallace. I assume it was Chris (with dial-up can't view video)
Son of Mike wasn't even interviewing Bill Moyers, then? This is so lame.
More to your point, Mary, MIKE Wallace is a journalistic icon... a titan of his field. CHRIS Wallace is simply a smug, snotty, right wing Faux News propagandist who bailed out on legitimate journalism when he realized that he was completely lacking in his fathers impressive chops. He knew that he NEVER would have much of a chance of achieving any sort of preeminence in LEGITIMATE journalism, &, so instead, chose to suck up Murdock's money in exchange for a career as a sleazy, disingenuous tabloid talking head.
Ah, man... who DIDN'T enjoy Bill Clinton's slap down of that smarmy little sell out?
Elegant reply, Christopher.
I was wondering if Wallace had called Moyers to see if he had attempted to contact Rove or ask Moyers response. Exactly the same thing he accused Moyers of doing to Rove he was doing to Moyers.
Extra, Extra - Read All About It:http://mediamatters.org/items/200708270006?f=h_latestBut since Keith gave it an award, read all about it again. Just one day later.Hannity deserves the WPITHW award, as well as the Biggest Jackass In The World award.But I'm not sure why Keith doing a re-run of yesterday's news is being highlighted here.But then again, I've never understood why ;-)
Jeter-
There has to be other reason? Why would MMFA want to discuss a story twice?
They do it just to get under Jeter's skin and as you can tell by his pointless and redundant comments, it works every time.
Well if that's the reason...that's cool.
It makes more sense than anything else I've ever read here as an explanation ;-)
I figured I'd say something stupid, that you'd believe, and you did. Because it's pretty apparent that you can't handle the truth.
Geez are you dense?
Did ya see the---> ;-)
It means I'm joking around. You didn't get that?
I was being funny cause I figured you were too. Guess I should have known better.
Never mind. I won't waste anymore time on ya.
Jeter was using the Jeter defense :-0) Go get em, J2. I knew you was a jokin'.
Fixating on comments made by celebrities, whether it be Ted Nugent, The Dixie Chicks, or Susan Sarandon, is something done only by dimwitted and uneducated individuals (so of course, it is something Hannity excels at. Perhaps the only thing). I mean, Ted doesn't have any real understanding of public policy; all he knows is he likes guns and hates pigmentation.
This is why television news sucks. THIS IS NOT NEWS! WHY IS IT EVEN ON THE TV?
Not to be argumentative, Newusername... & a quick Google check will assure you that I am RARELY argumentative here... but what was your OLD user name?
This is the first one. I'm just extremely lazy and uncreative when it comes to trying to invent usernames.
A better question might be why is Hannity on tv?
They're on because...
Some right-wing, a-hole billionaire wants it on. He decides what is "News" and what isn't.
Ted Nugent is a shameful, detestable, grotesque piece of human feces.
Ted Nugent is dangerous.
Only for animals that can't shoot back.
Ted also thinks it's just a crying shame that hunting with a bow and arrow is outlawed in some states. I saw him ranting on about the natural beauty of hunting with a bow and arrow. Ted’s a sick pup and I'll never understand the joy derived from killing living things for sport; this includes dog fighting, cock fighting and hunting although dog fighting and cock fighting are certainly the more grotesque versions of these bloody sports, but bow and arrow hunting is right behind that.
I've never understood it either, Lynn.
I thought that sport meant that either side has a chance of winning.
I know what you mean. I like to hunt, and can appreciate bow hunting, but my goal is to get a decent sized deer that I can turn into sausage, back strap and hamburger for my personal consumption. Anybody who just kills to kill isn't a real hunter in my opinion.
It's the bragging about it that shows Ted for the sissy he is. He doesn't justify it because he enjoys doing it. Ted crows about it constantly because he thinks it makes him appear to be a real man. Same way waving a gun around at a concert makes him appear to be a political scholar.
This is a boy with some issues. He wouldn't happen to have been the runt of his litter, would he?
I used to like Ted...that was before he appeared on Fox. While there may be an element of "sport" to his bow hunting. Nugent claims that he hunts to feed his family..ie he eats what he kills.
You've got a point.
Murdoch lost half a billion bucks (that's $500,000,000) on Fox News during its first 5 years and the New York Post has never turned a profit for him and continues to bleed red ink to this day.
It's not about the market deciding what it wants it's about Murdoch deciding what it needs.
Why wasn't Hannity 2nd, and the Nuge 1st?
Let's not forget about Brit Hume distorting a report on global warning yet again. Probably more important than machine gun boy and Sean's strange friendship.
Good point Mary
Congratulations Sean on receiving the "Worst Person in the World" award. You truly deserve it. Fox News low-level employees are happy for you. With friends like Ted Nugent, who needs enemies!
I encourage everyone to call Sean's worthless radio show and congratulate him in receiving the award.
I bet Patrick is really proud of you, Sean.
Keith Olbermann is idiot just like he was on the Dan patrick show