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Monday, March 12, 2012

Tim Padgett - Time Two Wrongs and the Right

Two Wrongs and the Right: Overreaction to Conservatives Leads Liberals to Hypocrisy

By TIM PADGETT | March 12, 2012


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They were at it last week when commentators like my former TIME colleague Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post or Kirsten Powers of The Daily Beast dared suggest that male media personalities on the left – like Matt Taibbi, Keith Olbermann or Bill Maher, who called Sarah Palin a “c—” on his HBO show last year – are themselves guilty of misogyny. Rather than swallow their ideological pride for a moment, too many liberals, including more than a few leading feminists, have dug in like the Vatican and refused to acknowledge that their side too can be wrong or unfair. Or, as in the case of Maher, who just gave $1 million to a super PAC backing President Obama, as boorish as Rush Limbaugh.

Yes, there are qualifications. Limbaugh is a powerful gazillionaire radio show bully who beat up a powerless student on the air, while Maher targeted a powerhouse political celeb who was almost one heart-beat from the presidency and blasts her own opponents as if they were so many moose. Maher, like Limbaugh, apologized for his remarks last week while defending their right to speak their minds. But this isn’t about the First Amendment; it’s about the ugly loss of civility in American discourse. The bottom line is that publicly calling any woman the “c” word is the sort of knuckle-dragging stuff for which Maher so sanctimoniously lambastes the gun-loving, NASCAR-watching, church-going heartland on “Real Time.” Maher’s left-wing defenders, meanwhile, argue that he’s an entertainer – seemingly oblivious to the fact that right-wing presidential hopeful Rick Santorum made the same excuse for Limbaugh… http://swampland.time.com/2012/03/12/two-wrongs-and-the-right-overreaction-to-conservatives-leads-liberals-to-hypocrisy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+timeblogs%2Fswampland+%28TIME%3A+Swampland%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher


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Monday, November 08, 2010

NBC Suspends Olbermann for Political Donations

Political Contributions: NBC Suspends Olbermann for Political Donations – CNBC www.cnbc.com MSNBC has suspended prime-time host Keith Olbermann indefinitely without pay for contributing to the campaigns of three Democratic candidates this election season: Friday, 5 Nov 2010: http://www.cnbc.com/id/40030762

“MSNBC has suspended prime-time host Keith Olbermann indefinitely without pay for contributing to the campaigns of three Democratic candidates this election season.

“Olbermann acknowledged to NBC that he donated $2,400 apiece to the campaigns of Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway and Arizona Reps. Raul Grivalva and Gabrielle Giffords.

“NBC News prohibits its employees from working on, or donating to, political campaigns unless a special exception is granted by the news division president—effectively a ban. Olbermann's bosses did not find out about the donations until after they were made. The website Politico first reported the donations.”

Contractual considerations aside, I’m on the other side here.  I do not believe that Don Imus, Helen Thomas, Dave Weigel, Rick Sanchez, Juan Williams, or Keith Olbermann should have lost their jobs. 

I believe in free speech. 

I do not, for the record, agree with, or like, hardly anything the above group of journalists said or did to cause them problems with their jobs.  I do not care nor am I surprised that Olbermann contributed to Democrats. 

For another point of view, read: “Olbermann Suspension is Lunacy,” by Matt Taibbi - http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/matt-taibbi/blogs/TaibbiData_May2010/231499/83512 ...  “Just quickly: I just found out about the suspension of Keith Olbermann for making political contributions. NBC apparently has some policy prohibiting journalists from donating to candidates, so they suspended him indefinitely without pay….”

Then again, read: “Flashback: Olbermann Comments On Rick Sanchez, Juan Williams Firings,”by Frances Martel - http://www.mediaite.com/tv/flashback-olbermann-comments-on-rick-sanchez-juan-williams-firings/

My contract says I am not allowed to contribute to any candidates and I like my job and I honor that clause.  However, I have grown exhausted with the war on journalists and I’m especially tired of the war on the commentary segments of Fox, CNN, MSNBC, et al.  If you don’t like – don’t watch it.

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Friday, July 30, 2010

The Daily Caller: Keith Olbermann’s summer vacation: We watch, because we’re paid to

Keith Olbermann’s summer vacation: We watch, because we’re paid to


I don’t know about you, but when I take a long vacation, I like to turn off my phone, leave home and see the world. When Keith Olbermann takes a vacation, he holes up in his apartment, Tweets unceasingly and becomes so angry about minor political squabbles that he then has to come back into the office to lecture us about it on air. It’s like the saying goes: A blowhard’s work is never done. Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/23/my-summer-vacation-by-keith-olbermann-we-watch-because-were-paid-to/#ixzz0v9CzFNjF

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Thursday, July 15, 2010

FishbowlDC: Daily Caller on Olbermann: "CRYBABY"

FishbowlDC: Daily Caller on Olbermann: "CRYBABY"

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Thursday, Jul 15

DAILY CALLER ON OLBERMANN: "CRYBABY"
Oh, the hilarity! If you missed the latest Keith Olbermann-Tucker Carlson feud, you've missed the best yet. Earlier today The Daily Caller and Tucker Carlson announced that they have purchased URL KeithOlbermann.com and redirected it to DailyCaller.com. In a release announcing the acquisition Carlson said, "We plan to make The Daily Caller the one-stop online shop for Keith Olbermann commentary. We will be THE Keith Olbermann superstore." Publisher Neil Patel added, "This is part...
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SUNDAY SHOW RATINGS: NBC WINS BUT CBS SHINES
NBC's "Meet the Press" may have won in total viewers for Sunday, July 11, 2010 but CBS's "Face the Nation" came in a close second, losing to MTP by only 50,000 viewers. In the demo, CBS won with 810,000 viewers, beating MTP by 100,000 viewers. ABC's "This Week" trailed in third for both demo and total viewers. Here are the ratings for Sunday, July 11 2010: TOTAL VIEWERS NBC "MEET THE PRESS" 2,570,000 CBS "FACE...
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/networks/sunday_show_ratings_nbc_wins_but_cbs_shines__167796.asp

3 GOOD REASONS TO INTERN FOR ROLL CALL: NEWHAUSER, BADE AND ESTEPA
Charlie Mitchell recently announced that editorial assistant Dan Newhauser will be taking over Roll Call's Campus beat. Taking his place at the EA desk are Jessica Estepa and Rachael Bade who began interning with the publication this summer. Interestingly, Newhauser joined Roll Call as an intern in January. *Note to aspiring journalists: Intern at Roll Call. Mitchell's memo after the jump....
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/the_revolving_door/3_good_reasons_to_intern_for_roll_call_newhauser_bade_and_estepa_167783.asp

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Thursday, Jul 15

NJ TAKES POLITICO'S KRAUSHAAR, PROMOTES WILSON
National Journal's new EIC Ron Fournier announced today changes at the Hotline including the promotion of Reid Wilson and the hire of Politico's Josh Kraushaar. Reid will fill the spot left by Amy Walter who recently took a new gig as political director for ABC News and Josh will serve as Hotline's new Executive Editor. The hire of Kraushaar follows this week's announcement that WSJ reporter Yochi Dreazen will join NJ as a senior correspondent...
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/the_revolving_door/nj_takes_politicos_kraushaar_promotes_wilson__167776.asp

BE A BULLDOG AS GEORGETOWN'S NEW MANAGER OF STRATEGIC MARKETING
Ready to become a Hoya? Georgetown's School of Continuing Studies (SCS) is searching for a manager of strategic marketing to oversee marketing communications and student recruitment campaigns. If you're not afraid of reports, statistical data and budgets, listen up. If hired, you'll work with the school's advertising agency to come up with strategic publication plans for SCS's promotional products. You'll also provide trend data and track the performance of recruitment initiatives. Are you comfortable...
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/dc_jobs/be_a_bulldog_as_georgetowns_new_manager_of_strategic_marketing_167743.asp

POLITICO SNAGS RICHARD COHEN FROM NJ
A memo to Politico staffers from VandeHarris: Gang, We are very pleased to announce that the National Journal's Richard Cohen will join our congressional team Monday. Richard, who has covered Congress for more than three decades, is among the most experienced, most-respected and best-sourced reporters in town. His institutional knowledge and connections will be invaluable to our readers. One of the most important missions of POLITICO is to dominate congressional coverage with unmatched understanding of...
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Wednesday, Jul 14

OFF TO THE BEACH...
Dear Readers, I'm taking off for the next several days and will be unreachable until next Wednesday. I won't be checking e-mail if I can possibly help it. But if it's earth-shattering (we're talking incriminating photos, taped phone conversations and anything about the Salahi's dog), send it to me and I'll get to it next Wednesday. Send tips and any long, really annoying complaints to FishbowlMatt atFishbowlMatt@gmail.com. Seriously, help him out! Best, Betsy...
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/fishbowldc/off_to_the_beach_167676.asp

REPORTER RUINS DOG'S REPUTATION
It's hard to know what's worse: living day in and day out with Michaele and Tareq Salahi - or losing your Facebook page because a D.C. gossip reporter writes about you. Rio Salahi has had to endure both in his tender life. After the Washington Examiner's Yeas & Nays columnist Nikki Schwab wrote about the party crashing couple's pooch having a Facebook page (indeed, Rio friended her), the good folks over at Facebook alerted...
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/rumors_andor_gossip/reporter_ruins_dogs_reputation__167670.asp

A 50MB TEASER
The Hill's 50 Most Beautiful People of Capitol Hill will soon be released...watch for it. In the meantime, I have spoilers. Here's what I can tell you: Six lawmakers are making the list of beauties - two of whom are refusing to let the newspaper interview them for its yearly write-ups. One of the lawmakers really has no right to avoid interviews on his physique considering he has nearly let it all hang out....
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Wednesday, Jul 14

GOP TRUST PAC DIRECTOR CALLS MEDIAITE 'JUDGEMENTAL'
Scott Wheeler, executive director of the National Republican Trust PAC, is irate over Mediaite's coverage of CBS and NBC saying no to running his organization's ad. The ad wants to kill a plan to build a mosque just blocks from the site of the World Trade Center. "To use one of the words they prefer, it was very judgmental," said Wheeler in a phone call with FishbowlDC late Wednesday, adding that Mediate did not...
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/news_notes/gop_trust_pac_director_calls_mediaite_judgemental_167666.asp

CQ-ROLL CALL HIRES TWO POLITICS REPORTERS
An internal memo from Scott Montgomery, Director of Consumer Publishing for CQ-Roll Call Group, reveals two new hires for CQ-Roll Call Politics. The memo reads: We are thrilled to announce two terrific additions to the CQ-Roll Call politics team. Steve Peoples will be joining us from the Providence Journal in Rhode Island. Steve is an exceptional government and politics reporter who has proven himself equally adept at source-building and database journalism. Steve knows how to...
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/the_revolving_door/cqroll_call_hires_two_politics_reporters_167655.asp

FIRST DAY ON THE JOB...
(Good thing her last name isn't Smith. This is the Tuesday issue of the NYP.)...
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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Liberal Media Hypocrisy Test

Liberal Media Hypocrisy Test

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEr65ZX6gLw

PaulWilliamsWorld September 13, 2009

Watch this video and try to find the hypocrisy in this MSNBC news report. It's tough to spot, so pay close attention! Have fun!

This video has everything to do with demonstrating media bias and nothing to do with supporting Bush.

Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two Decade Low:http://tinyurl.com/pj5nql



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Monday, February 09, 2009

CyberAlert for February 9 2009

CyberAlert for February 9 2009

The 2,821st CyberAlert. Tracking Liberal Media Bias Since 1996 9:25am EST, Monday February 9, 2009 (Vol. Fourteen; No. 27)

1. Steele Stumps Stephanopoulos on 'Make Work' vs. Jobs ABC's George Stephanopoulos was puzzled on Sunday's This Week when new Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele saw a difference between government-created temporary "make work" jobs and jobs created by the private sector: "I guess I don't really understand that distinction." When Steele charged that "what this administration is talking about is making work," Stephanopoulos interjected, "But that's a job," leading Steele to explain: "No, it's not a job. A job is something that a business owner creates. It's going to be long term. What he's [Obama's] creating" are projects that "have an end point." Answering Stephanopoulos' confusion, Steele elaborated: "Well, the difference, the distinction is this. If you got a government contract that's a fixed period of time it goes away. The work may go away. There's no guarantee that there's going to be more work when you're done that job." To which, Stephanopoulos retorted: "But we've seen millions and millions of jobs going away in the private sector just in the last year." Steele tried again: "Yes, but they come back though, George. That's the point. They've gone away before and they come back."

2. NBC Thrills Over 'Brand Obama': 'The Messiah of Madison Avenue' On a day when Barack Obama was struggling to push through a stimulus bill in Congress, journalists on Friday's Today show decided to fawn over the branding of the new President, even referring to the Commander in Chief as the "messiah of Madison Avenue." NBC correspondent Jamie Gangel highlighted a batch of new Obama merchandise and enthused: "And the whole world is apparently going Obama." Speaking of the various products and worldwide commercials featuring the first family, Gangel raved: "Everyone wants to be like Barack. He's being called the messiah of Madison Avenue." As video of the Obama children appeared onscreen, the reporter continued, "They're the 'It girls.' Together, welcome brand Obama." After discussing the new brand of Obama-flavored ice cream ("Yes Pecan") and Michelle Obama-inspired fashion, Gangel extolled, "America has embraced the Obama family and a new sense of chic."

3. Stephanopoulos Links Obama's Islamo Dictatorship Metaphor to GOP On Friday's Good Morning America, George Stephanopoulos turned a statement that Barack Obama made about corrupt Islamic dictatorships and made it into a metaphor on congressional Republican opposition to the President's stimulus bill. Speaking of the difficulty Obama has had with passing his multi-billion dollar spending bill, Stephanopoulos instructed, "And to borrow a metaphor from the President's inaugural address, he might have to replace his open hand with a clenched fist." In comparison, during the President's inaugural address on January 20, Obama spoke to the Muslim world and asserted, "To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist." GMA news anchor Chris Cuomo seemed to understand Stephanopoulos' linkage. He complained: "Who knew that the clenched fist would be about Congress? We thought he was talking about foreign people, foreign countries, then."

4. Olbermann: Time for 'Dick' Cheney to 'Shove It' & 'Leave Country' Now that America has a liberal President, it is apparently no longer acceptable for a private citizen to express disagreement with the White House in Keith Olbermann's world. On Thursday's Countdown show, MSNBC host Olbermann delivered his latest "Special Comment" rant, this time calling for former Vice President Cheney to "leave this country," and made a suggestion that Cheney, who recently criticized President Obama's plans for handling counterterrorism, should somehow be "made to desist" from such criticism: "You, Mr. Cheney, you terrified more Americans than did any terrorist in the last seven years, and now it is time for you to desist, or to be made to desist." The Countdown host, who never showed any concern that his tirades against the Bush administration would "undermine" the war on terrorism, accused Cheney of "trying to sabotage" Obama's "efforts against terrorism," and made a number of vulgar implications in attacking Cheney -- including twice pronouncing the former Vice President's first name with emphasis as if to call him by a vulgar word; saying that he would tell Cheney to "shove it"; and asking which "orifice" Cheney was pulling numbers from about the recidivism rate of former Guantanamo detainees.

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