Bill O'Reilly is right about "NBC News is leading the Obama cheerleading..."
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 6, 2008 - 2:38am.
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Hello Everyone:
It is a very sad day in my opinion when the credible evidence that I am looking at right now strongly suggests that Bill O'Reilly of FOX News is right when he said on Monday, March 3 that "NBC News is leading the Obama cheerleading..."
Here are the FOX News video link and transcript of Bill O'Reilly's comments:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,334789,00.html
Political Craziness
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
By Bill O'Reilly
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/player06.html?030308/030308_oreilly_points&OReilly_Factor&Talking%20Points&acc&Bill%20O%26%2339%3BReilly&-1&Opinion&218&&&new (02:11)
"And then there's the press. A study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs says that from December 16 to February 19, an astounding — are you ready for this? — 84 percent of network news reports on Barack Obama were favorable. Eighty-four percent. And Hillary Clinton, the number was 53 percent. Very high, favorable.
Of course, NBC News is leading the Obama cheerleading, as "Saturday Night Live" is ironically pointing out.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Who is this man? What's his name?
AMY POEHLER, "HILLARY CLINTON": Medev...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Dmitry Medvedev. Senator Obama, same question.
FRED ARMISEN, "BARACK OBAMA": Dmitry Medvedev.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Correct. Senator Clinton, Nigeria's foreign affairs minister, can you name him?
AMY POEHLER, "HILLARY CLINTON": I don't know.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ojo Maduekwe. Senator Obama, same question.
FRED ARMISEN, "BARACK OBAMA": Ojo Maduekwe.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Correct.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And that brings tonight's debate to a close.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
And it's not that far from the truth..."
Right below is the NewsBusters article titled "Hillary Suggests Fox News Fairer to Her than MSNBC" which has this transcript:
JOHN HARRIS: "Senator, you were offended the other day for reasons that I think a lot of people understood by comments that were made on MSNBC. And in the wake of that, I heard from some of the people on your staff who say, to their surprise, they actually think that Fox News is giving you a better break than MSNBC. Is that your perception?
SENATOR CLINTON: Well, there was some independent study that my staff sent me - we didn't do it - but it was some independent study which seemed to suggest that, that in terms of the fairness of the coverage - you know, look, I'm a mom first. I'm a candidate second. And, you know, I really am troubled by this pattern of behavior and comments that you hear.
JOHN HARRIS: Two-week suspension, you said that's inadequate for what was said. What would be adequate? Are you looking for a firing or something more?
SENATOR CLINTON: That's not my job, John. You know, that's the job of the people who run the network. But I think that they need to take a hard look.
This is like the third time they've had to apologize. And there are a lot of things that they haven't had to apologize for that might have merited one. So I wish they would take a look at, you know, some of the pattern of demeaning comments that are made on their networks."
Here is the link to see the independent study that Hillary Clinton was referring to in this interview:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14665
MEDIA STUDY: Media Boost Obama, Bash “Billary” and "NBC Is Toughest on Hillary"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 9, 2008 - 1:01am.
Here is credible documentation of the apologies that several MSNBC media pundits have made to Hillary Clinton and to the Clinton campaign so far over inappropriate statements that they made:
1) Chris Matthews:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14454
VIDEO & ANALYSIS: What about the seeming apology of Chris Matthews to Hillary?
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on January 19, 2008 - 5:50am.
2) Tucker Carlson:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14909
Phil Griffin of MSNBC apologized to the Clinton campaign over Tucker Carlson!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 3, 2008 - 3:43am.
3) David Shuster:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23074759#23074759 (00:36)
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Feb. 8: Video
Shuster apologizes for Clinton remarks
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23074759#23074759 (00:36)
4) Even Keith Olbermann apologized for what David Shuster said in this video link:
Feb. 8: A comment about the Chelsea comment
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23076398#23076398 (00:47)
Keith Olbermann has lost all of my respect because in my opinion he has become a biased apologist for Barack Obama as opposed to being an objective and credible journalist as I have documented:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14859
Keith Olbermann, being a biased apologist for Obama, has lost ALL of my respect!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 27, 2008 - 11:22pm.
To be fair, I definitely believe that Dan Abrams is an exception to this blatant MSNBC media bias against the Clinton campaign and he has actually done a very good job of exposing this bias in my opinion:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14789
Dan Abrams Videos on Media Bias: Clinton vs. the Media and Clinton vs. the press
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 20, 2008 - 3:52pm.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14623
VIDEO: Dan Abrams on Super Tuesday media coverage: Media rooting against Hillary
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 5, 2008 - 6:29pm.
It would be really nice in my opinion if Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, and Tucker Carlson would listen to their colleague Dan Abrams!
Hopefully Barack Obama's near free ride in the media will very soon be coming to an end:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14933
Some much needed media scrutiny of Obama came just before his losses on Tuesday!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 5, 2008 - 4:08am.
Please forward this important information on so that many more Democratic primary voters will be aware of this blatant anti-Hillary and pro-Obama media bias that is going on at MSNBC and so that they will hopefully think twice before believing any of it when they see it. I will definitely continue to keep on exposing this unprofessional media bias nonsense as I continue to see it no matter who it it is from!
Mitch Dworkin
http://www.securingamerica.com/
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/10756
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Submitted by Wes Clark on February 21, 2007 - 11:40am.
http://www.securingamerica.com/ccn/node/7191
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http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/02/12/hillary-suggests-fox-news-fairer-her-msnbc
Hillary Suggests Fox News Fairer to Her than MSNBC

By Noel Sheppard | February 12, 2008 - 14:45 ET ![]()
The Democrat presidential candidates refused to participate in debates sponsored by the Fox News Channel.
Yet, Hillary Clinton believes the supposedly conservative cable network is actually treating her better than liberal rival MSNBC.
Ain't that a kick in the head?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-MWfLrg6TE
As reported by Politico Monday evening, John Harris interviewed the presidential candidate, producing the following delicious exchange (emphasis added, h/t NB reader Thomas Stewart and Inside Cable News):
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8459_Page7.html
http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/12/shuster-clinton-praises-fnc/
JOHN HARRIS: Senator, you were offended the other day for reasons that I think a lot of people understood by comments that were made on MSNBC. And in the wake of that, I heard from some of the people on your staff who say, to their surprise, they actually think that Fox News is giving you a better break than MSNBC. Is that your perception?
SENATOR CLINTON: Well, there was some independent study that my staff sent me - we didn't do it - but it was some independent study which seemed to suggest that, that in terms of the fairness of the coverage - you know, look, I'm a mom first. I'm a candidate second. And, you know, I really am troubled by this pattern of behavior and comments that you hear.
JOHN HARRIS: Two-week suspension, you said that's inadequate for what was said. What would be adequate? Are you looking for a firing or something more?
SENATOR CLINTON: That's not my job, John. You know, that's the job of the people who run the network. But I think that they need to take a hard look.
This is like the third time they've had to apologize. And there are a lot of things that they haven't had to apologize for that might have merited one. So I wish they would take a look at, you know, some of the pattern of demeaning comments that are made on their networks.
Well, Senator, how about taking a stand for how this network regularly demeans the current President and members of his family while your at it? Or, would that be too presidential of you?
Regardless of the answer, you really have to love how one of the most liberal Senators in Congress appears to believe that she's being poorly treated by the most liberal news network in the nation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-MWfLrg6TE
—Noel Sheppard is an economist, business owner, and Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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Hillary Clinton Complains About Media Treatment; McCain Apologizes for Radio Host's Remarks
Aired March 2, 2008 - 10:00 ET
HOWARD KURTZ, HOST: "But there's been a lot of complaining, Dee Dee Myers, from the Hillary Clinton side, particularly about MSNBC..."
http://www.drudgereport.com/
Hillary Slams MSNBC... Praises FOXNEWS?
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/television/hillary_slams_msnbcpraises_fox_77235.asp
Monday Feb 11, 2008
Hillary Slams MSNBC...Praises Fox?!?
The Hillary campaign recently took MSNBC reporter David Shuster (and MSNBC generally) to task for asking a guest on February 7th's "Tucker" program, "[D]oesn't it seem like Chelsea's sort of being pimped out in some weird sort of way?" MSNBC has suspended Shuster for his remarks.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/msnbc/clinton_no_temporary_suspension_or_halfhearted_apology_is_sufficient_77088.asp
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/television/shuster_suspended_77066.asp
Tonight, the Politico's John Harris asked Clinton for her thoughts on the situation during an interview that aired on Washington, D.C.'s local ABC affiliate WJLA:
Clinton said that her staff had sent her "some independent study" "which seemed to suggest that" "in terms of the fairness of the coverage," Fox News Channel has treated her campaign more fairly than MSNBC.
"I really am troubled by this pattern of behavior and comments that you hear" on MSNBC, said Clinton. Recently, two MSNBC hosts -- Chris Matthews and Joe Scarborough -- have come under heat for comments deemed sexist by many and liberal media watchdog group MediaMatters has increased its scrutiny of the cable network.
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/television/matthews_says_sorry_75267.asp
http://mediamatters.org/items/200801300002
http://mediamatters.org/items/200802080011?f=h_top
The Clinton campaign recently suggested that Shuster's suspension was inadequate and Harris asked what Clinton thought would be a more appropriate punishment.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/msnbc/clinton_no_temporary_suspension_or_halfhearted_apology_is_sufficient_77088.asp
"That's not my job John," said Clinton. "That's the job of the people who run the network."
"They need to take a hard look. This is like the third time they've had to apologize and there are lot of things that they haven't had to apologize for that might have merited one. So I wish they would take a look at some of the patterns of demeaning comments made on their network."
Posted by Patrick | 07:26 PM | Television

his position in my opinion as this post credibly documents:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23491836#23491836 (01:52)
O’Reilly claims MSNBC is the ‘Obama network’
March 5: Bill O’Reilly took time out of the Fox News election coverage on Tuesday to tell Brit Hume about his frustrations with MSNBC’s coverage. Keith Olbermann presents evidence to the contrary – aside from the third place ratings.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23491836#23491836 (01:52)
But what else would you expect Keith Olbermann to say when he is a very active participant in this blatant anti-Hillary and pro-Obama media bias that is going on at MSNBC?
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14859
Keith Olbermann, being a biased apologist for Obama, has lost ALL of my respect!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 27, 2008 - 11:22pm.