I really loved Olbermann until this primary season.

[Fran Kubelik]

His bias against Hillary is really grating. Does it bother anyone else? He sneers every time he talks about her.

[BayouBengal07]

1. "He sneers every time he talks about her. "

Most people do.

[Fran Kubelik]

3. Oh really?

:eyes:

[Bobbieo]

9. If he is supposed to be a journalist- he's a poor one!!! His bias is showing

I don't have cable and have never seen him.

[Catch22Dem]

31. You've never seen him, but his bias is showing?

Odd.

[soleft]

2. I guess it's a preview of what we'll get if she becomes prez.

Didn't he host a show in the 90's pretty much dedicated to the Lewinsky scandel? I didn't watch him then. Glad I didn't.

[Garbo 2004]

8. He hosted a news show but when MSNBC wanted him to cover Monica all the time, he quit. n/t

[Fran Kubelik]

11. Wasn't he an ESPN commentator in the 90s?

I'll have to look that up.

I just find it disappointing. He was such a breath of fresh air for the cable news shows. I loved the guy. I don't expect or want him to show a preference for HRC. That would piss me off too. But this disdain he's showing is just crappy.

[Berry Cool]

30. He was on ESPN 1992-97

then moved to MSNBC in '97. Lasted almost to the end of '98 but got sick of doing All Monica All the Time. Quit and went to Fox Sports for a while, then got dumped by them and kicked around for a few years at various assignments before ending up back at MSNBC in 2003.

As for the "disdain," it's in your head. Both Hillary supporters and Obama supporters seem equally convinced that he hates their candidate and adores the other.

[fishwax]

29. you've got it exactly backwards

he used to rant about the absurdity of the attention devoted to the Lewinsky scandal, and quit his original MSNBC show because of that focus.

[Berry Cool]

33. Precisely.

[soleft]

37. yeah, I just read that he was actually depressed by it

So I rescind any suggstion that there's a link between that time period and perceived Clinton attitude.

[fishwax]

42. cool

:hi:

[ShortnFiery]

4. Just because Keith doesn't "slobber all over HRC's people" like Tweety DOES Terry McCullif?!?

NOW - you think that Oberman is biased? :(

We live in different universes? :shrug:

[Fran Kubelik]

27. No, I don't expect slobbering.

:rofl:
That's ok. I know how you feel about Clinton.

[mondo joe]

5. He has a bias against Hillary. But I don't mind.

It's in the acceptable for me, and though I like Keith a lot we don't always agree 100%.

[DainBramaged]

6. Take two aspirin and call us in the morning

:eyes:

[Fran Kubelik]

16. wtf does that even mean?

:eyes:

[ursi]

7. don't be so fickle ...KO has stood up to the corrupt Bush camp for us time and again

no one can make everyone 100 percent happy all the time.

[Fran Kubelik]

13. Oh, I know. And I have loved him for that.

I guess I just held him to a higher standard because of that. I expected more impartiality.

[TheWraith]

10. He's not biased against Hillary. He just doesn't play to the "frontrunner" thing. NT

[harun]

12. Hillary is too conservative for Keith, that's why (n/t)

[blm]

14. Maybe he believes it's time open government Democrats take their turn at the helm

of the party to undo all the damage that has been done over the years by those Democrats in power who sided with the secrecy and privilege of closed government allowing BushInc to grow stronger throughout the 90s while planning their return to the WH in 2000.


http://consortiumnews.com/2006/111106.html


Shouldn't ANY Dem seek to support more open government, especially after Clinton sided with protecting Poppy Bush throughout the 90s and against the truth that would have prevented a Bush2 and 9-11 and our soon to be war with Iran?

[bullwinkle428]

15. Funny...the Obama supporters are always calling him a "Hillbot"!

[Fran Kubelik]

17. Oh really?

Well then maybe I am reading him wrong. Thanks. :hi:

[bullwinkle428]

36. I just made the observation as I've seen KO accused of bias

by both camps (Hillary and Obama) over these past few months...just kind of amusing to me! As an Edwards supporter, I was just glad to see KO give him multiple appearances on the show! :hi:

[Berry Cool]

18. Keith Olbermann hasn't changed.

Some of his viewers have. They've decided that if he isn't blatantly biased in favor of their candidate, he must be blatantly biased in favor of the other, and therefore not a "real" journalist.

Of course, they've stomped on a lot of other decent media voices for the same flimsy reason, so why expect him to be any different?

[VolcanoJen]

19. And John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, and MoveOn.

To mention but a few.

We're all going to be OK when this is over. Really, I think we are.

[jasmine621]

20. Raising my hand. I have said the same thing for over a week.

Very disappointed in his coverage of the primaries and his bashing Hillary. I don't even mind that he supports Obama. But his trashing of Hillary sickens me.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

21. Other than sneers, what has he said?

I haven't heard any biased reporting and I don't even notice these sneers, although I'm not a Clinton supporter so I may not be as sensitive to that or as aware of it.

With Tweety on the other hand, you have a major point.

[truebrit71]

22. Nope. He displays no bias whatsoever. A true Patriot.

We are lucky to be able to have his lone voice in the wilderness.

[Mojambo]

23. Keith's a hero.

Whether he's taken a shine to your favored candidate or not.

[Hoof Hearted]

24. We're done with him, entirely. n/t

[juajen]

34. What a great picture. That's love, baby.

NT

[juajen]

25. Yes, I have loved him from the beginning, Now, I turn him off.

He should not show that kind of bias. That's why I hate Chris Matthews.

[Yurovsky]

26. He probably opposes killing Iraqi children ...

something Hillary seems to have no problem with. Hell, she's green-lit Chimpy's designs on killing Iranian children as well.

Scrub as hard as she or her supporters want, you'll NEVER get that blood off your hands.

[EFerrari]

28. I thought he sneered at just about every politician.

More like an equal opportunity offender. :)

[Fran Kubelik]

32. :)

You could be right.

[question everything]

Not so sure about him, but his Newsweek guests are really horrid

Newsweek came with a coronation issue after Iowa which, of course, was stale by the time I got it and was reading it while listening to the NH results.

[Marie26]

35. It's not just that he supports Obama

That's fine, although it's sort of unprofessional to show bias towards one candidate. But what really bothers me is the total contempt on his face whenever he mentions HRC - he sneers, he mocks, he acts like he can't even stand to say the name. It's way over the top. And added to a lot of other things, it makes me think that he might have a problem w/women in general.

[adabfree]

38. I like keith..and all I know for sure is hates bush and cheney

[Garbo 2004]

39. And some Obama supporters have claimed KO was a shill for Hillary.

I think some folks have had a subjective perception that he is "biased" for or against Hillary or Obama, depending on who they support.

[AshevilleGuy]

40. He works for MSNBC

So he has no choice but to support their candidate (Obama). Their pushing of this candidate has been so over the top, so obsessive, that they have lost all credibility with me.

[Cleita]

41. Olbermann is a sneery kind of guy.

It's his personality. I've known him since he was a sportcaster in LA decades ago. He's alway been somewhat arrogant.