Comments on: Power Grid Update: Fox News Vs. The White House? ABC’s Jake Tapper Wins!

By: marigrace

marigrace — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:28:36 +0000

Olbermann and Maddow are the equivalent to the “left” as what Hannity and Beck are to the “right”. Olbermann and Maddow, however, lack the level of intellectual common sense Hannity and Beck possess.

By: straitshooter

straitshooter — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:03:34 +0000

hadashito, I was willing to take your opinion seriously until you dropped this little steaming nugget:

“MSNBC is a real news channel the rest of the day when it is presenting news reports rather than other sorts of TV shows – – and without ideological biases. And, not incidentally, Olbermann and especially Maddow display some of the very best journalistic standards on any venue, TV or print.”

If you wish to be a moonbat, hadashito, I wish you well in your travels to fantasy land, but no one on this site or any other (except maybe Media Matters and the Daily Kos) would consider MSNBC absent of bias, and even Olbermann’s dead mother, ailing father and bedridden uncle wouldn’t argue that he abides by any standard of professional decency.

Unless…

Keith? Is that you?

By: TfT

TfT — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:30:24 +0000

Good for Jake and good for Chip Reid too.

FNC – 3 (ACORN, VanJones, NEA)
The rest of the media – 0

By: hadashito

hadashito — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:21:43 +0000

It is evident that Jake Tapper hasn’t got the news that Fox “News” considers itself to be a real news organization, not just a commentary venue. Their posturing as a news channel apparently has Tapper convinced, when just about everyone else sees through the charade quite clearly. Even devoted Fox “News” viewers tune in to view the invective and lunacy; It is very doubtful that their faithful viewers are hoping to hear unbiased, real news reports. Given the actual circumstances, Tapper’s comment is simply irrevelant.
Maybe Tapper should have a friendly talk with his colleague, Howard Kurtz, who had the courage to leave Fox “News” because of the insane antics of Glenn Beck and the rest of the lunatics on that fake news channel. EVEN what is purported to be straight news reports are frequently distorted or biased.
Note that Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow on MSNBC DO NOT pretend to be perveyors of news, but are clearly commentators, not news reporters, AND they label their hours on TV each week day as “SHOWS” not news reports. MSNBC is a real news channel the rest of the day when it is presenting news reports rather than other sorts of TV shows – - and without ideological biases. And, not incidentally, Olbermann and especially Maddow display some of the very best journalistic standards on any venue, TV or print.
It is very disappointing when the major TV news organizations assert that Fox “News” is “one of [their] own” in reponse to President OBama’s criticisms of Fox “News” as NOT NEWS. GIven the current low state of approval of TV and print news media, according to several polls of public opinion, our news media community do themselves no honor identifying themselves with Fox “News” and Rupert Murdoch’s right wing commentary and sleaze “journalism”. They had better wake up soon or they may find themselves in an even deeper hole than they are already with the continuing loss of advertisers and dwindling viewers and readers.