So why didn’t they do that when Bush was President?

Can I see some evidence that they didn’t. I don’t recall that being the case.

m says:
September 12, 2009 at 9:14 pm
all the people today who complain about MSNBC supporting the Obama Administration are the same people who watched Fox News when they were slobbering all over the Bush administration. It’s a prime example of pure hypocrisy.

Yours, or theirs? If FNC did as you claim, and MSNBC does now, but you support MSNBC’s coverage… how can THEY be hypocrites, and you not be?

Difference from now and then is that MSNBC wasn’t a solid liberal network because they only had Countdown. Olbermann, for years, was pretty much the ONLY place in the mainstream media that vented the frustration many liberals had. This is why his Special Comments had such an impact. I remember when he did it the first time – I was like “What? Liberal opinions in the mainstream media? I thought that was taboo.” and was expecting his show to get cancelled and replaced by another opinionated conservative. For years Olbermann not only took on Fox News, he took on the Bush Administration – completely solo.

It wasn’t until recently MSNBC turned liberal – and who can blame them? Fox News built a cottage industry around courting a clear conservative audience. Fox News viewers are very loyal – and pretty much all of them believe that any other source other than Fox News is a part of the librul media and not “fair” or “balanced”. It’s a nice little bubble they’ve created. And it works!

So why didn’t they do that when Bush was President?

Oh.

TfT, Anderson Cooper has spent this entire week providing a voice for the Marines in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. His reporting this week has been excellent, and his entire team has been excellent, especially Michael Ware.

You might complain that most of the more vocal critics of FNC don’t actually watch it, and you may very well be right…but the same goes for the opposing networks. If you weren’t watching 360 this week, you missed a great opportunity to hear from our soldiers fighting overseas, and I certainly consider them a very important demographic when it comes to giving a voice to the American people.

Oh, lledo, lledo, lledo… what are we going to do with you? Well, I don’t know what “we” are going to do… but I know what I’m going to do. Here are all the things you said that are wrong thus far:

“I clearly remember O’Reilly making disparaging remarks about protesters when Bush was in office,”

What was the context? If it as the clips that Jon Stewart played (as is mentioned), then he called them out for being anarchists, terrorist sympathizers, and being anti-American… not because he THOUGHT they were, but because THEY said they were! And not to play the “bad behavior game,” but if folks like you and Stewart praised or accepted the Bush protestors (who frequently called Bush “Hitler” or “Nazi” or had pictures and posters fantasizing about his murder), but had big issues with the townhall protestors… aren’t YOU also hypocrites?

“Speaking of covering scandals, I’m still waiting for the Fox piece on that lying/cheating gov from SC.”

You mean like these?
POLL: Should Mark Sanford Resign?
‘Special Report’ Panel Says Sanford’s Political Career Is ‘Toast’
Sanford and Sins (On The Record)
Video From 2001 Shows Woman At Heart Of Sanford Media Firestorm
Argentine Woman Admits Relationship With South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford
Sanford Rebuffs South Carolina Lt. Gov Bauer’s Call to Resign

Or the other one’s from FOX? Seems like as someone who “watch FOX,” you would have seen some of these.

“Well, as someone with three O’Reilly books on my bookshelf and having watched Fox News plenty (love you Shep), I see what he’s about.”

Which books? When did you read them? Do you watch his program, or does just generally “watching FOX News” give you enough insight?

I liked him better when he was covering the weight gain of celebs on ET.

O’Reilly never was a part of ET… he was one of the original hosts of “Inside Edition,” and when it began was more of a hard-news/investigative-journalism program… not a gossip program.

Tell me this, when you watch Bill disect Stewart, you then immerse yourself in the Daily Show right to get his perspective?

Bill dissected Stewart ONCE (after praising him as a comedian), and showed the corresponding news clips. I did watch the full segment on ComedyCentral.com afterwards, and saw that O’Reilly changed/edited nothing. Is there something specifically you saw?

How many Stewart books have you read to get the other sides perspective, imagining first that Stewart could pen a book?

Stewart is responsible (at least partially) for two books: “Naked Pictures of Famous People” (before he hosted TDS), and “American (The Book)” which came out a few years ago.

““Shut up! You shut up! Cut his mike off, cut it off.” Interviewing at its best I guess.”

And how many times has that happened exactly? Seems in an FNC career of over 12 years, 4 or 5 blow-outs isn’t really that bad… is it?

That wuss treats em with respect and allows them to air their views even though he clearly maintains a liberal view.

Jon Stewart “respectfully” to Tucker Carlson (on CNN): “You know what’s interesting, though? You’re as big a dick on your show as you are on any show.”

And there you have it. But please feel free to try again.

He needs to prove he’s not an empty suit and make an appearance now that he’s president.

“I clearly remember O’Reilly making disparaging remarks about protesters when Bush was in office,”

What was the context? If it as the clips that Jon Stewart played (as is mentioned), then he called them out for being anarchists, terrorist sympathizers, and being anti-American… not because he THOUGHT they were, but because THEY said they were! And not to play the “bad behavior game,” but if folks like you and Stewart praised or accepted the Bush protestors (who frequently called Bush “Hitler” or “Nazi” or had pictures and posters fantasizing about his murder), but had big issues with the townhall protestors… aren’t YOU also hypocrites?

“Speaking of covering scandals, I’m still waiting for the Fox piece on that lying/cheating gov from SC.”

You mean like these?
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/06/24/decide-governor-mark-sanford-resign/
http://origin2.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529079,00.html
http://origin2.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529024,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/25/video-shows-woman-heart-sanford-media-firestorm/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/28/argentine-woman-admits-relationship-south-carolina-gov-mark-sanford/?test=latestnews
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/26/south-carolina-lt-gov-sanford-resign/

Or the other one’s from FOX? Seems like as someone who “watch FOX,” you would have seen some of these.

“Well, as someone with three O’Reilly books on my bookshelf and having watched Fox News plenty (love you Shep), I see what he’s about.”

Which books? When did you read them? Do you watch his program, or does just generally “watching FOX News” give you enough insight?

I liked him better when he was covering the weight gain of celebs on ET.

O’Reilly never was a part of ET… he was one of the original hosts of “Inside Edition,” and when it began was more of a hard-news/investigative-journalism program… not a gossip program.

Tell me this, when you watch Bill disect Stewart, you then immerse yourself in the Daily Show right to get his perspective?

Bill dissected Stewart ONCE (after praising him as a comedian), and showed the corresponding news clips. I did watch the full segment on ComedyCentral.com afterwards, and saw that O’Reilly changed/edited nothing. Is there something specifically you saw?

How many Stewart books have you read to get the other sides perspective, imagining first that Stewart could pen a book?

Stewart is responsible (at least partially) for two books: “Naked Pictures of Famous People” (before he hosted TDS), and “American (The Book)” which came out a few years ago.

““Shut up! You shut up! Cut his mike off, cut it off.” Interviewing at its best I guess.”

And how many times has that happened exactly? Seems in an FNC career of over 12 years, 4 or 5 blow-outs isn’t really that bad… is it?

That wuss treats em with respect and allows them to air their views even though he clearly maintains a liberal view.

Jon Stewart “respectfully” to Tucker Carlson (on CNN): “You know what’s interesting, though? You’re as big a dick on your show as you are on any show.”

And there you have it. But please feel free to try again.

The reason why it makes sense for Obama to show up on O’Reilly is because he’s the only semi-reasonable person on that network that would provide an somewhat honest debate on the issue. Being on the opposite side of the debate doesn’t mean he stand for “the people,” as much as you’d like to think that. I’m not full of myself enough to think that my point of view represents 51% of the country, I would just like to see a civil debate between two adults of opposing views for once.

Isn’t that an interesting observation. The media is here to look out for the people, not look out for the Government. Fox News covers the protesters, covers the town halls, covers the voice of the people. The debate is not between Obama and FNC, it is between Obama and the people. Like you say, FNC is the ONLY network that gives a voice to the people.

It’s just that ABCCBSNBCMSNBCCNN don’t provide a voice for the people — they only provide a voice for the Government. Shame on them.

I’m glad to see you put it so clearly.

Like today, Beck and FNC are covering the ACORN scandal — have any of the other networks even bothered to mention it?