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shance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 02:08 PM
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12.  Pull back on the Keith Olbermann fan club would you?
Edited on Mon Nov-29-04 02:09 PM by shance
Olbermann while a good journalist, is no more or no less equipped than most of us who have worked on the electronic voting issue for the past few years. He just happens to have a show on MSNBC. Thats terrific, but

Why grant him omnipotent power?

We are grateful for Olbermann's work on the issue, and he definitely deserves appreciation and accolades for his coverage on electronic voting, but why the God certification for him? In truth hes doing a job that every other journalist should be doing.

As far as Madsen versus Olbermann, Wayne Madsen could most likely fly galaxies around Olbermann in comparison to who actually knows more about the inside scoop of it all when it deals with all the conflicts of interest surrounding this case. I appreciate Olbermann's skepticism, but it borders a little on cocky.

I also think its important, once again, not to get too dependent on one mainstream media source. I think its easy to become broad sided again.

Its important to keep in mind that Olbermann works at NBC, which of course is owned by General Electric, the third largest defense contractor, which means they make big profits with Administration's like the one we presently have.

My point is Olbermann can probably fly so high and far on the electronic voting subject and then will be called back to the ground. I could be wrong but take a look at what surrounds him.


The truth is the truth, not because its BETTER truth from someone else. We need to remove the rose colored glasses.
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