Re: Quoting Anne Coulter is like...
From: Tim May <timcmay@got.net> ... Another CNN guy, Aaron Brown, is actually refreshing in his laidback, Charles Kuralt-style slow examination of an issue...I ought to Tivo his show.)
Yesterday I caught Keith Olberman's show on MSNBC when he was announcing that Fox News will be hiring Dennis Miller for occasional guest commentaries. Keith Olberman is known for his funny quips, but yesterday he did a drop-dead hilarious impression of an extended Dennis Miller rant. Only this time, it was Keith Olberman ranting against Fox's "We decide, you obey" reporting style. The writing and delivery were perfect, and he really hit his target. I've nearly boycotted TV news lately, so that was the first time I've seen his show. I'll Tivo it for entertainment value if nothing else. -- Patrick
-- On 20 Jun 2003 at 16:28, Patrick Chkoreff wrote:
Yesterday I caught Keith Olberman's show on MSNBC when he was announcing that Fox News will be hiring Dennis Miller for occasional guest commentaries. Keith Olberman is known for his funny quips, but yesterday he did a drop-dead hilarious impression of an extended Dennis Miller rant. Only this time, it was Keith Olberman ranting against Fox's "We decide, you obey" reporting style. The writing and delivery were perfect, and he really hit his target.
MSNBC got full of rage against Fox, when Fox's reporting of the war turned out to be accurate, while MSNBC turned out to be wildly inaccurate. Watching MSNBC, one would have thought that the US was in for a Stalingrad style battle for Baghdad, at a time when Fox accurately reported that resistance had collapsed. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG F0nK6TqVVqn96rO4YYy2UI3IekPx4yDvxiQioy7s 4L6N9w0zsAAqJzA0mceuRuzp68I5YadfS0OppipMU
On Friday 20 June 2003 17:42, James A. Donald wrote:
Watching MSNBC, one would have thought that the US was in for a Stalingrad style battle for Baghdad, at a time when Fox accurately reported that resistance had collapsed.
Gulf War I made CNN a major player. The other news stations were hoping to ride Gulf War II, but it ended before they could turn a profit. No wonder they're pissed. -- Steve Furlong Computer Condottiere Have GNU, Will Travel "If someone is so fearful that, that they're going to start using their weapons to protect their rights, makes me very nervous that these people have these weapons at all!" -- Rep. Henry Waxman
On Friday, June 20, 2003, at 03:10 PM, Steve Furlong wrote:
On Friday 20 June 2003 17:42, James A. Donald wrote:
Watching MSNBC, one would have thought that the US was in for a Stalingrad style battle for Baghdad, at a time when Fox accurately reported that resistance had collapsed.
Gulf War I made CNN a major player. The other news stations were hoping to ride Gulf War II, but it ended before they could turn a profit. No wonder they're pissed.
I was around and subscribing to CNN during Oil War I. CNN did not profit from advertising, but from reputation. Not because their news team was especially great, but because CBS, NBC, and ABC were running "Wheel of Fortune" and "Entertainment Tonight" precisely when many Americans wanted to see what was happening. Those who did not already have cable sought it out. Oil War II was not much different in coverage, despite the silly "embedded reporters." The difference was that most households now have access to cable or satellite, and having CNN and Fox and MSNBC is no longer a big deal. --Tim May "To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists." --John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney General
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