his ratings went up when he was off the air On Nov 8, 1:07 pm, nominal9 <[email protected]> wrote: > Pundit vs. Newsman....A distinction without a difference when it comes > to FOX..... > > http://www.thewrap.com/media/column-post/keiths-got-company-hannity-s... > > did you notice the "link" about Mud-Duck, above? .... Legal charge, > there... not ethical, ... > > Besides, I hear that Olbermann is back.....Good for him..... > nominal9 > > On Nov 8, 10:18 am, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Here's an example maybe Nominal can get: > > > During the election, NBC had Chris "I Got A Tingle" Matthews, and Keith "I > > Got Some Shingles" Olbermann covering the elections, and presented these two > > Moonbats as, "Journalists". > > > FOX News has never, ever tried to portray or sell the likes of Glenn Beck, > > Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, or any of their political commentators such as > > Geraldine Ferraro, Juan Williams, Bill Bechtel, Susan Estridge, or David > > Shoen as "journalists. You have never seen these individuals anchoring the > > news or election coverage. Instead, FOX has Shepard Smith, Britt > > Hume, Brett Baier, and Jim Angle as their news journalists who covered > > the elections. > > > A very big distinction. > > > On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > > > According to Media Bistro, Olbermann will be back on the air Tuesday. > > > Nominal will never get the difference between commentators on Fox News and > > > those anchoring the network's (PMSNBC) election coverage like Olbermann. > > > He > > > is thick as a plank Dick. > > > > CW > > > > On Nov 7, 3:16 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Part of the difference is that Fox does not tell its employees that they > > > > cannot donate on their own. They do say that you cannot donate and then > > > > push the candidate in your broadcasting. MSNBC and NBC itself > > > > specifically have rules and regs that you cannot donate to candidates > > > > period. So your trying to equate Fox and MSNBC on this one is apples > > > > and oranges. > > > > > On 11/07/2010 03:01 PM, nominal9 wrote: > > > > > > but I must ask at this time for you to provide a list of > > > > > (with links) ethics violations you perceive Fox news to be guilty of. > > > > > ? > > > > > CW > > > > > > Sarah Palin.... works for FOX... as does... Glenn Beck... both are > > > > > "instrumental" elements... almost co-founders... of the Tea Party > > > > > movement....also, Sean Hannity has had a hand in more than a few > > > > > "political rallies or such activities, while being an employee of > > > > > Fox...I haven't referenced (or tried to) what sorts of political > > > > > contributions these "folks " at Fox made...but I am "certain" that > > > > > they were substantial.... I seem to recall that even K. Rupert Mud- > > > > > Duck... made a sizeable donation to the Republicans a while back... > > > > >http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/15/news-corp-republican/ > > > > > > So I'll keep talking... even if you do mind.....HAR... > > > > > > nominal9 > > > > > > On Nov 5, 3:12 pm, Cold Water<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> First David Shuster and *now* Keith Olbermann?? > > > > > >> Good thing Olbermann isn't a journalist. That should help him in any > > > > >> upcoming legal battles but I imagine the ethics clause in his > > > > >> contract > > > > >> has > > > > >> this sort of thing covered. An educated guess. :-)) > > > > > >> There was a time when the very bright people in this group would > > > > >> challenge > > > > >> every ridiculous statement you and Tommy and others make. I haven't > > > had > > > > >> much time to play in the baby pool lately (been busy helping to get a > > > > >> new > > > > >> governor elected) but I must ask at this time for you to provide a > > > list > > > > >> of > > > > >> (with links) ethics violations you perceive Fox news to be guilty of. > > > > >> If > > > > >> you are unable to do this, you need to STFU. > > > > > >> Olbermann was MSNBC top ratings getter LOL. He does lag behind Nancy > > > > >> Grace > > > > >> on most nights but does beat that awful Parker Spitzer. > > > > > >> CW > > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > > > >> From: "nominal9"<[email protected]> > > > > >> To: "PoliticalForum"<[email protected]> > > > > >> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 03:02 > > > > >> Subject: Keith Olbermann suspended over political donations > > > > > >> Wonder what the Policy is over at Fox.......Apples and Oranges.....At > > > > >> Fox they probably couldn't spell ethics... let alone have any... > > > > >> MSNBC is in the gunsights of Comcast for corporate takeover, or some > > > > >> such thing.. I'm thinking this Phil Griffin guy... may be trolling to > > > > >> keep his job.... if and when that may happen..... > > > > >> Besides... isn't the "right" to contribute to the political > > > > >> candidates > > > > >> of your choice.... sort of a sacred cow?.... legally, I mean.... > > > > >> nominal9 > > > > > >>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40028929/ns/politics-decision_2010/ns/pol. > > > .. > > > > > >> Msnbc TV host Keith Olbermann was suspended indefinitely on Friday > > > > >> for > > > > >> making campaign donations to three Democratic congressional > > > > >> candidates, apparently in violation of NBC News ethics policy. > > > > > >> The announcement came in a one-sentence statement from msnbc TV > > > > >> President Phil Griffin: I became aware of Keith's political > > > > >> contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and > > > > >> standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay. > > > > > >> The donations were first reported by the Politico website earlier in > > > > >> the day. > > > > > >> Olbermann acknowledged the donations in a statement to Politico, > > > > >> saying he gave the maximum legal donation of $2,400 to Arizona Reps. > > > > >> Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords and Kentucky Attorney General > > > > >> Jack Conway, who waged an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. Senate > > > > >> against Tea Party standard-bearer Rand Paul. > > > > > >> Like most news organizations, NBC News, parent of msnbc TV, prohibits > > > > >> political contributions by its journalists without prior approval of > > > > >> the president. (Msnbc.com, a joint venture of NBC News and Microsoft, > > > > >> also has a policy against its journalists contributing to political > > > > >> campaigns.) > > > > > >> "Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other outside > > > > >> activities may find that these activities jeopardize his or her > > > > >> standing as an impartial journalist because they may create the > > > > >> appearance of a conflict of interest, it reads. Such activities may > > > > >> include participation in or contributions to political campaigns or > > > > >> groups that espouse controversial positions. You should report any > > > > >> such potential conflicts in advance to, and obtain prior approval of, > > > > >> the president of NBC News or his designee." > > > > > >> Politico noted that the donations to Grijalva and Giffords were made > > > > >> on Oct. 28, the same day that Grijalva appeared on Olbermann s > > > > >> Countdown with Keith Olbermann show. Grijalva won re-election on > > > > >> Tuesday, while Giffords on Friday was clinging to a narrow lead over > > > > >> Republican Jesse Kelly in a race that the Associated Press has not > > > > >> yet > > > > >> called. > > > > > >> In his statement to Politico, Olbermann said he did not encourage his > > > > >> viewers or other staff members to donate to the candidates. > > > > > >> I did not privately or publicly encourage anyone else to donate to > > > > >> these campaigns, nor to any others in this election or any previous > > > > >> ones, nor have I previously donated to any political campaign at any > > > > >> level, he was quoted as saying. > > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > > > >> For options& help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > > > >> * Visit our other community > > > > >> athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > > > > >> * It's active and moderated. 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