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Tue Sep-19-06 03:24 PM
Response to Reply #74 |
| 111. thanks from an old viewer to a new one---keep spreading it! |
| -I think KO's been given notice. |
Skip Intro |
Sep-18-06 08:10 PM |
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I have to think and hope he's echoing my own sentiments: I'm mad |
karlrschneider |
Sep-18-06 08:11 PM |
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an article about him on Salon said that they wanted him to do this |
roguevalley |
Sep-18-06 08:36 PM |
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Are you kidding? The management loves this. The ratings are soaring. NT |
NYCGirl |
Sep-18-06 08:13 PM |
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I agree. |
charlyvi |
Sep-18-06 08:15 PM |
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Ratings didn't help Donahue when he was on MSNBC. eom |
No Surrender |
Sep-18-06 08:24 PM |
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That was then, this is now. NT |
NYCGirl |
Sep-18-06 08:25 PM |
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Yeah, so. |
No Surrender |
Sep-18-06 08:33 PM |
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She should have said ratings PLUS poll numbers |
Canuckistanian |
Sep-18-06 09:39 PM |
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But Donahue had the numbers. |
No Surrender |
Sep-18-06 10:32 PM |
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Dan Abrams wasn't in charge then |
MessiahRp |
Sep-19-06 10:34 AM |
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At the time, MSNBC was trying anything and everything. |
elperromagico |
Sep-18-06 09:32 PM |
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I don't think Donahue had the ratings KO is getting and KO's keeps growing |
wordpix |
Sep-19-06 03:20 PM |
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Yep. They're even running spots for Keith's "Commentary" segment. |
TahitiNut |
Sep-18-06 08:21 PM |
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I also think it is meant to boost Scarborough's numbers |
me b zola |
Sep-18-06 08:50 PM |
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On the flipside, when they see the tune-out slope ... |
TahitiNut |
Sep-18-06 08:55 PM |
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I've been watching Scarborough a little more often |
Spiffarino |
Sep-18-06 10:57 PM |
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Their ratings have to be climbing like gas prices after an election. |
cryingshame |
Sep-18-06 08:51 PM |
#48 |
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Good point. |
gumby |
Sep-18-06 09:10 PM |
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wow - Keith is a brilliant and courageous man |
samsingh |
Sep-18-06 11:24 PM |
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and the O'Lielly crew et al is jealous. |
rodeodance |
Sep-18-06 08:23 PM |
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Also, don't forget that his last commentary ended up on the Senate |
Texas Explorer |
Sep-18-06 08:14 PM |
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and which courageous Dem will quote him tomorrow? |
rodeodance |
Sep-18-06 08:26 PM |
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If His Numbers Go Up He'll Stay |
ThomWV |
Sep-18-06 08:14 PM |
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Hmmm, that worked so well for Donohue. |
bobbolink |
Sep-18-06 08:15 PM |
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He Should Have Donahue On!! |
Dinger |
Sep-18-06 08:38 PM |
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I suggested that a while back. I'd love to see the two of them together. |
bobbolink |
Sep-18-06 08:40 PM |
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not in the bush world. don't be naive. nt |
QuestionAll... |
Sep-18-06 08:17 PM |
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He called him Mr. Bush |
Truthiness Inspector |
Sep-18-06 08:14 PM |
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Yep. I noted that too. Then and now. |
Texas Explorer |
Sep-18-06 08:15 PM |
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Titles and honorifics are ... un-American. (And undeserved in this case.) |
TahitiNut |
Sep-18-06 08:24 PM |
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Well BBC announcers call El Presidente Mr. Bush anyway. |
mwooldri |
Sep-18-06 11:02 PM |
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You know who really started that custom? George Washington |
TechBear_Seattle |
Sep-18-06 09:03 PM |
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KO is obviously a student of history. |
sofa king |
Sep-18-06 11:34 PM |
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Is not "President" a title, like "Doctor", "Sergeant", or "Prince"...? |
TheBorealAvenger |
Sep-19-06 10:13 AM |
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1812 |
sofa king |
Sep-19-06 01:02 PM |
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Remember the Alamo! |
TheBorealAvenger |
Sep-19-06 03:05 PM |
#108 |
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Excellent explanation.... |
4_TN_TITANS |
Sep-19-06 10:51 AM |
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Actually, it has nothing to do with all that. |
Clark2008 |
Sep-19-06 11:37 AM |
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I think you're wrong. |
BerryBush |
Sep-18-06 08:15 PM |
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I think you are right on this. |
AX10 |
Sep-18-06 08:21 PM |
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Nicely said. |
calmblueocean |
Sep-18-06 10:55 PM |
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if you're right, we should see competition soon. |
tomp |
Sep-18-06 11:45 PM |
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CBS: "60 Minutes" criticizes the Bush* administration ... eom |
TheBorealAvenger |
Sep-19-06 10:15 AM |
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I would think that they MSNBC must know what he is going to say..I |
movonne |
Sep-18-06 08:15 PM |
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I agree - or they wouldn't be sending previews |
Laurab |
Sep-18-06 09:07 PM |
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He has called him Mr. Bush for sometime now |
Sydnie |
Sep-18-06 08:15 PM |
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Good Idea. Emails of support. |
Skip Intro |
Sep-18-06 08:17 PM |
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all the email addresses listed in this thread |
Sydnie |
Sep-18-06 08:21 PM |
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Added to op. |
Skip Intro |
Sep-18-06 08:34 PM |
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has it become so bad that now we question ourselves |
alyce douglas |
Sep-18-06 08:16 PM |
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Unfortunately, yes |
NOLADEM |
Sep-18-06 08:19 PM |
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Opposite reaction |
Generator |
Sep-18-06 08:17 PM |
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I highly doubt MSNBC can afford to get rid of him |
Fighting Irish |
Sep-18-06 08:17 PM |
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Olbermann's show has redefined news. I like his mix of Oddball stories |
cryingshame |
Sep-18-06 08:56 PM |
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I think he sounds like someone whose literary agent has advised |
rzemanfl |
Sep-18-06 08:18 PM |
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He's not making THAT much money on the book. NT |
NYCGirl |
Sep-18-06 08:26 PM |
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Okay, so how much is he making? I see people getting huge |
rzemanfl |
Sep-19-06 05:50 PM |
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Bush has always been called "mr. bush". Never President Bush. Part |
applegrove |
Sep-18-06 08:19 PM |
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Who calls him Mr. Bush besides KO? |
July |
Sep-19-06 10:35 AM |
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CNN calls him Mr. Bush and always has.... |
applegrove |
Sep-19-06 04:23 PM |
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"mr. bush" |
135th |
Sep-18-06 08:23 PM |
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Someone in the media has to stand out in the history books |
Evergreen Emerald |
Sep-18-06 08:23 PM |
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He said in an interview his bosses told him to TURN IT UP! |
Hamlette |
Sep-18-06 08:25 PM |
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I would love you to start a separate thread about this. |
MyPetRock |
Sep-18-06 08:38 PM |
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Here is the quote. |
Eric J in MN |
Sep-18-06 08:42 PM |
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I've been calling him "Mr. Bush" for almost six years |
Jack Rabbit |
Sep-18-06 08:28 PM |
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You are too polite.. I never use "mr".. |
SoCalDem |
Sep-18-06 08:44 PM |
#46 |
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I'm sorry. My mommy raised me that way. |
Jack Rabbit |
Sep-18-06 10:20 PM |
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This is one of our few points of disagreement |
realpolitik |
Sep-19-06 08:19 PM |
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In a recent Salon article KO said the mgt was egging him on. He's got |
Garbo 2004 |
Sep-18-06 08:31 PM |
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isn't Dan Abrams management now? He has disdain for *'s wrecking of the |
wordpix |
Sep-19-06 03:22 PM |
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lets all remember to email him to say THANK YOU |
rodeodance |
Sep-18-06 08:31 PM |
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MSNBC management must have re-watched "Network"! |
coffeenap |
Sep-18-06 08:31 PM |
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Keith as Howard Beale: |
NYCGirl |
Sep-18-06 08:33 PM |
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I don't agree with the "Network" comparison |
drbtg1 |
Sep-19-06 10:29 AM |
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Good for KO. If he dials it down a notch, he's not the commentator that |
Nickster |
Sep-18-06 08:34 PM |
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Yeah, I don't take comparisons to Murrow lightly either but in these times |
Garbo 2004 |
Sep-18-06 08:42 PM |
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He calls him Mr. Bush frequently. |
Patsy Stone |
Sep-18-06 08:51 PM |
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msnbc most likely won't touch him |
themartyred |
Sep-18-06 08:52 PM |
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Three words explain it all ...... |
Husb2Sparkly |
Sep-18-06 09:02 PM |
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What They're Doing Is Seeing That The 'Special Comments' Are Pulling In |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Sep-18-06 09:05 PM |
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It's OK to refer to Bush as "Mr Bush" if you first refer to him as |
Poiuyt |
Sep-18-06 09:12 PM |
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I REFUSE to use the "P" word! |
Dem2theMax |
Sep-18-06 09:16 PM |
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I use the p word for him. |
Richard D |
Sep-18-06 11:13 PM |
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And a VERY good "p" word it is! |
Dem2theMax |
Sep-18-06 11:40 PM |
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"Mr. Bush" is also more polite than "Bubba" |
drbtg1 |
Sep-19-06 10:49 AM |
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I doubt that commentators are "given notice". |
donco6 |
Sep-18-06 09:35 PM |
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they're not. |
CarlVK |
Sep-18-06 09:39 PM |
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It is common journalistic practice to call the president Mr. Bush. |
Shakespeare |
Sep-18-06 09:39 PM |
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How do you know there is "pressure to fire or censure him"? |
CarlVK |
Sep-18-06 09:41 PM |
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It's about time.. |
sendero |
Sep-18-06 09:45 PM |
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Keith's creating a signature for them I hardly think |
mmonk |
Sep-18-06 09:50 PM |
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NBC News Had Promo " A MUST SEE KO, TONIGHT" - That's an Endorsement |
otohara |
Sep-18-06 09:57 PM |
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I believe there was also a spot on Meet the Press |
drbtg1 |
Sep-19-06 10:52 AM |
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Keith has periodically called * Mr. Bush for the last two years. |
bunny planet |
Sep-18-06 10:09 PM |
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Keith Olberman is the spokesman for "fair & balanced" reporting -op-eds |
Imagevision |
Sep-18-06 10:09 PM |
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Keith should be prepared for all the freep hate he's about to be |
cat_girl25 |
Sep-18-06 10:36 PM |
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I'm a new viewer to Olbermann...I'm speading the word to watch him |
GreenTea |
Sep-18-06 10:42 PM |
#74 |
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thanks from an old viewer to a new one---keep spreading it! |
wordpix |
Sep-19-06 03:24 PM |
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He has never referred to Bush as Pres. |
discerning christian |
Sep-18-06 10:52 PM |
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He always calls him 'Mr. Bush' |
Ninja Jordan |
Sep-18-06 11:15 PM |
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Olbermann told me in an e-mail on the first week of this show... |
grasswire |
Sep-18-06 11:17 PM |
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Maher Was On Scarborough And Hit The Idiot Hard Too! |
ChiciB1 |
Sep-18-06 11:32 PM |
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After getting 800,000 emails of support from the 9/11 speech? No way. |
helderheid |
Sep-18-06 11:36 PM |
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well it would be pretty stupid for them to get rid of him.............. |
Raydawg1234 |
Sep-18-06 11:38 PM |
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What's NBC up to? Did anyone catch the premier of Studio 60? |
fooj |
Sep-19-06 01:38 AM |
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They are reclaiming Truth, Justice and the American Media |
wiley |
Sep-19-06 01:59 AM |
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Way Wrong. Remember Nixon. Remember Journalists' role. Remember Truth? |
wiley |
Sep-19-06 01:58 AM |
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In broadcasting it is exceedingly rare to get 'notice', so I'm guessing |
greyhound1966 |
Sep-19-06 10:21 AM |
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Controversy = $$$$$$$$$ so MSNBC is happy |
Armstead |
Sep-19-06 10:28 AM |
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He has at least one friend in high places... |
Everybody |
Sep-19-06 10:53 AM |
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all the major nets called Clinton "Mr. Clinton" for 8 years eom |
KurtNYC |
Sep-19-06 11:28 AM |
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Keefy Is Not at the Head of This Parade |
Hidden Stillness |
Sep-19-06 11:33 AM |
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The media does not want to be on the wrong side when... |
AX10 |
Sep-19-06 01:39 PM |
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My letter to the five emails. Because KO needs all the support he can get |
StrictlyRockers |
Sep-19-06 08:21 PM |
#115 |
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