Savage, as usual, is an insulting jerk. Dolly Parton is awesome.

The part below was good too. This is probably the first time I have agree with Savage on something. But I disagree with him on thing– and that is I do believe that people who watch Fox News are stupid human beings.

“You know what disturbs me? This is the part that worries me a little bit. She went to work for Fox News, and at the same time, she’s fundamentally running for the presidency. At the same time. I mean, the last I checked, you can’t do that. The last I checked is that you have to leave a media job in order to announce your candidacy. What is this? You can’t have it both ways. Either you’re running, or you’re not. Don’t play a game with the American people. We’re not stupid.”

How dare Savage so viciously insult Dolly Parton.

On another note, do you think Fox Not News Channel is aiming at promoting a Huckabee/Palin ticket? Not that it’s a winner – but they have the outlet.

I hate speculating on something that makes me throw-up Bill.

I agree with you Michael!! Back to Alaska Please!

Why is a radio commentary by a, let us say, “eccentric” radio host in the TV section?

Yes, Palin is unelectable. She’s simply not qualified for national office. I believe something like over half of self-identified conservatives say so.

But other than a cheap shot on Palin, I have no idea why this is being posted.

Yes, we know this is a blog with a left-of-center perspective but sometimes the ideology is leading to some odd decisions. This is one of them.

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“Why is a radio commentary by a, let us say, “eccentric” radio host in the TV section? ”

Answer: It is not. It is in the “Online” Section.

So why is it in the online section?

Answer: Because they don’t have a radio section.

Well, why have it all?

Answer: Because Sarah Palin topics generate a lot of hits.

Answer: It is not. It is in the “Online” Section.

It’s also in the TV section: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ which is where I found it.

Second story down from an NBC story.

The Palin phenomena is bizarre. She’s clearly not qualified for office and any run for it will crater.

But her supporters (say 25-30% of conservatives) think she’s an American Margaret Thatcher and her detractors (say 50% of liberals) think she’s an American Madame Defarge or Evita Peron. She’s neither.

Sound and fuy signifying nada.

Finally a conservative with the balls to say what the rest of the world know about Sarah Palin, she will never be elected to any office in this land!

Not especially a Palin fan, but I do love the fact that the left spends so much time and energy obsessing over an unelectable person. Draws attention away from everyone else so business can be taken care of, as in Virginia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Right on, left wingers! Keep up those attacks!

Finally a conservative with the balls to say what the rest of the world know about Sarah Palin, she will never be elected to any office in this land!

More than half of conservatives polled believe the same thing. And something like 60-70% of Americans.

So why does so much of the liberal/left – not all but a significant part – just go nuts at the sound of her name?

You guys and gals are focusing so much on her and some of the nutjobs in the Tea Party movement that you’re missing what’s going on out there. If you think they’re all racists or birthers you’re going to be in a big surprise come November.

Whether that’s good for the country or not is debatable. Frankly, I’m not a big fan of populist movements. Either the one that got Obama elected or the one that is opposed to him. That’s another story for another day.

@mcf1757
I’ve been saying it for a long time. In fact, I can’t find any Republicans or Libertarians in the area who think she’s qualified to be president.

I think this is the poll that SteveMG is talking about here

The left’s ‘all or none’ mentality will prove it’s undoing. Palin is the chum in the water, so that the rest of the crew can swim safely to shore.

Thanks Ben, I couldn’t find it. Very revealing.

Personally, I doubt she’s going to run in 2012 unless the economy is really in a shambles. Which, fingers crossed, won’t happen. We’ll be out of this by the end of this year. Slow growth, unemployment slowly declining- the key indicators pointing upward.

She does generate emotion – good and bad.

How are we going nuts, we just simply agree with Michael Savage! I believe the frustration is real, and until the economy turns around it will be hard for any politician to feel comfortable!

How are we going nuts, we just simply agree with Michael Savage!

Who you usually view as pond scum. As do I the vast majority of the time (Obama and liberals are not Marxists, Mr. Savage).

It’s not this silly story. It’s the entire Palin phenomenon that drives a large section of the progressive left bonkers. It’s comparable – but I think stronger – to the anti-Obama movement on the right.

As I said, since Palin has zero chance of being elected (barring something very strange), I don’t worry about her. Why worry about an inconsequential matter?

Interesting. I bet this is the first time a Michael Savage storyhas ever been posted here. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Savage beats up Obama every day and yet mediaite takes the one broadcast that is anti-Palin and posts it.

I know this is a left leaning board, but really mediate….how about just a tad bit of balance. Huh?

Olbermann has made a fool of himself twice this week, Matthews has made a fool of himself five times this week, and you dish up a story about Savage against Palin?

E-gads. As I said, I knew this was a left leaning site to start with, but if you want to get more folks clicking and posting, you need to learn to learn the meaning of the word balance.

This site is actually pretty balanced, I’m sure you can find your MSNBC bashing on FOX.com!

“I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Savage beats up Obama every day and yet mediaite takes the one broadcast that is anti-Palin and posts it.”

Except something that happens, as you say, “every day” isn’t news. A conservative pundit beating up a conservative figurehead, conversely, doesn’t happen every day. You don’t balance news with non-news.

Balance would be achieved if, for instance, Mediaite reported when Jon Stewart first started beating up on Obama.

Which it was.

This site is actually pretty balanced

You must be kidding? Yes, the posters are diverse but not the writers.

Do you think anyone who works for this site has ever voted for a Republican? Intentionally, that is.

I don’t mind the Fox bashing at all; but the love affair with Olbermann and Maddow et al. at MSNBC is a bit much sometimes. Yeah, they’ll be a sort of “pro forma” criticism of something one of them says but the rest of the post will be praising them.

It’s a big internet, I know. Folks don’t like it here they can go elsewhere. But if Mediaite wants be a sort of poor man’s Huffington Post, they won’t attract much traffic.

I have a suggestion TFT: why don’t you join your friend Sister Sara’s boycott!

P.S.
Pass the message on to her that I have kept a copy of her hate-filled rants made against me and Real Royal King at KKKoldys’s Place, and that I intend to use them against her if she reappears here in the future.!!!!!

Hi Same. I don’t know any “KKKoldy’s Place”. Too bad Sara isn’t posting here right now, she added a nice voice to the site. I know you and yours prefer to shut out all opposing views, it is what you do. And if mediaite intends to be another liberal echo chamber, so be it. It’s just that most sites like to gain viewers/commenters, not lose them.

My point is, the articles on this board are very one-sided. Maddow gets praised for taking Beck out of context; Savage gets a post in the TVNews category (and we all know he isn’t a TV guy) but, he said something bad about the most hated politician by the left, and the most feared I might add, so the headline got stuck somewhere so the point could be made.

It is what it is. Perhaps you should consider posting your thoughts on the articles posted rather than you thoughts on the other posters. It would make the site a whole lot more interesting if your side would stop attacking people who post here and just add commentary about the topic at hand. But I know you are more interested in attacking posters….as I said at the start, it is what you do.

I’m just an anonymous poster here, don’t run the place, but I would think the goal of a site like this is to get viewers and commenters. Being one-sided and biased isn’t going to gain viewers/posters. Just look at MSNBC and CNN as prime examples. If mediaite wants to follow that path, that is their choice.

Tina, many of the stories covered by Mediate are also covered by the Fox Nation:

For instance this one titled:

Dean: Republicans ‘Don’t Believe in Science’
http://www.thefoxnation.com/climate-change/2010/02/11/dean-republicans-dont-believe-science

Now why don’t you hop on over there where you belong.

If it weren’t for Fox, Olbermann wouldn’t have a show. That’s where he gets all his video clips. He must watch Fox religiously. And I do think Keith shows a certain lack of imagination. In a world with Bin Laden, Kim Jong Il, Putin, et al, the worst person he can ever think of every night is Bill O’Reilly. His worst persons in the world segment should be retitled “the worst person on Fox who’s kicking my ass in the ratings”.

The Tea party doesn’t want Palin either. Where WILL she go? She was described a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

[i]And I do think Keith shows a certain lack of imagination. In a world with Bin Laden, Kim Jong Il, Putin, et al, the worst person he can ever think of every night is Bill O’Reilly.[/i]

Egad. I can think of a dozen legitimate arguments to be made against Olbermann, but essentially saying he’s “misusing his authority” by not naming the “correct” Worst Persons in his segment is a stretch. He’s a pundit, not the FBI… and it’s just another platform for him to rant. It’s a bit. A bit he won’t even let hosts who sub for him use… for some reason.

I’ll argue that his show has taken a turn for the worse by becoming filled with nothing but platforms for him to rant, for example replacing “Best Persons” with a “Comment”. Levity is what made the show somewhat watchable. He’s turned from a progressive O’Reilly to a progressive Hannity…

Wee! I fail at HTML coding. How about brackets? Ah.

Writer,

Olbermann watches FOX 24/7. I bet up until showtime he sits in his underwear with Oreo cookies and Yoo-Hoo just screaming at the screen. Like I read somewhere else “MSNBC covers FOX covering the news.”

Same, thanks very much, but I prefer to post where I prefer to post.

BTW: Why are you so interested in Palin’s poll status. Is it because you can’t face the reality that Obama’s poll numbers are tanking; he is in mid-40s now.

BTW TfT: Why are you so interested in posting here?
Throw in the towel.
Palin is unelectable.
Even one of your idols says so.
While she thought resigning from her post as Governor would be a good thing, it’s blatantly obvious she craves, yes, craves the Presidency.
Very transparent.
If she wants to be a third party candidate and suck off votes from your beloved GOP, fine with me.
Can’t see the GOP leadership getting firmly behind her as their nominee.
Even they know they can be fooled once.
Fool the GOP leadership twice?
I don’t think so.
Anyway, what are you worried about?
You still have three (or perhaps, seven) years of an Obama Presidency.
Mull that over.

Ah yes, the stalker extraordinaire, NotsoAnonymous (from TVNewser who posts here at TinafromTampa) appears again.

You must be really upset by Obama’s latest poll numbers.

Get a life stalker.

‘So why is it in the online section?

Answer: Because they don’t have a radio section.
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We know they don’t and we know why they don’t.

You can love the idea of a conservative claiming Palin is unelectable all you like.. she is no less qualified than Obama though, who had NO executive experience (NOT SHOWING AT ALL) and a couple years? in the Senate. Savage understands what will happen to Palin if she runs and in this (seemingly) liberal media climate it is not a good idea in 2012. Palin is doing amazingly well anyway. She is similar to Glenn Beck in celebrity and although it is not accurate to say she cannot function very successfully in government as she has, her influence outside of it is unparalleled right now and it is worth just as much. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Weiner is angry because Mark Levin is catching up with him in the ratings. That’s right! You heard me!

Liberty and Tyranny is a far better book than the childish Mad-magazine Political Zoo.

I agree with the majority posted here — Palin would seem to be merely a subject of jokesters rather than a serious contender for any important post. However, I am painfully reminded that we the people (sic!) elected a total idiot to the presidency. Not once but TWICE!

As for that rectum of talk radio, the Savage Wiener constantly bitches that other right wing talk show hosts never cover his back — or even discuss him. The reason seems obvious to me: Wiener is essentially a classless pig. Any association with him would prove to be both embarassing as well as a threat to one’s own social standing. He is a truly poisonous character who likely will crack up on the air in the near future…and finally contribute something meaningful to talk radio.

Robert Quittner says,

Hey now! Bill Clinton was not that big an idiot! ;)

You know… whenever then say ‘mega-popular conservative host Michael Savage’ or it’s variants the first
thing that pops into my head is…

Who?

I wonder if this isn’t jsut the left trying to popularize a far right loon.

err then =they

We’ll see how the Palin angle works out. Politico had a good article this week really stating to the Media and blog world that Palin is a draw but no serious contender in 12′. That Media and blog world already know this and dishonest if they deny it because it’s about $$$ for them. Oh, and knowing they still cover and discuss Palin to the dgree they do, it’s also about just not being able to ‘quit’ her. Politico concedes they fall into that category.

I tend to agree. To me, looks more and more like part of a strategy to have Palin take the hits and focus mainly from those on the left while other Repubs can spend more ‘free’ time building the 2012 strategy. To me, seems more and more like a Pain Trojan horse then other Repubs will jump out at the right time virtually unscathed ready for battle.

Palan will endorse and campaign for other Repubs/conservatives using her popularity and those who sympathize via her unpopularity attack to draw crowds, money, enthusiasm, voters etc. Palin can’t say she’s not running in 12′ because then she can continue to draw fire and ride the horse protecting the other Repubs. She seems to be baiting to use/have MSMs, media, blogs focus on her with just the possibility of 12′

My theory.

Liberal, I was using a ‘chum in the water’ analogy, but your Trojan Horse is also spot on.

Writer,

my bad, I see your chum post now. You had it 1st.

I used to enjoy listening to savage but gave up on him on Feb 9th when he went on yet another anti Palin rant. Remember how he viciously attacked her during the 2008 campaign even on the very day that McCain picked her (EVEN BEFORE HE HEARD HER AMAZING SPEECH SAVAGE ATTACKED HER) and now look what you wound up with. I’ll tell you why he doesnt like Palin…Its because he considers her white trash…
thats what he was eluding to on Feb 9th the day I listened to him for the last time. I used to think savage was some how different than the othe New York jews who consider people like Palin white trash but he is no different. Michael Alan Weiner “savage” is all about making a buck. At least Palin is trying to do something unlike this jerk who sits on his fat jew ass and attacks her. No more.