Murdoch tries to strong arm MSNBC and GE over Olbermann

[Democrat 4 Ever]

Apparently Murdoch has decided to declare war on MSNBC and/or NBC and Olbermann - if you can't stand the heat stay out of the kitchen.

Of course, Little Howie Kurtz does his best to make Murdoch and Faux Snooze sound so upstanding and indignant on the liberal attacks by Olbermann.

Murdoch Diplomacy: Behind O'Reilly's Electric Attacks
By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, May 19, 2008; 9:18 AM

Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News star, is mounting an extraordinary televised assault on the chief executive of General Electric, calling him a "pinhead" and a "despicable human being" who bears responsibility for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq.

On the surface, O'Reilly's charges revolve around GE's history of doing business with Iran. But the attacks grow out of an increasingly bitter feud between O'Reilly and the company's high-profile subsidiary, NBC, one that has triggered back-channel discussions involving News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch, Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes, NBC chief executive Jeff Zucker and General Electric's CEO, Jeffrey Immelt.

Ailes called Zucker on his cellphone last summer, clearly agitated over a slam against him by MSNBC host Keith Olbermann. According to sources familiar with the conversation, Ailes warned that if Olbermann didn't stop such attacks against Fox, he would unleash O'Reilly against NBC and would use the New York Post as well.

Both Fox and the Post are owned by Murdoch, who complained about Olbermann's conduct in separate calls to Zucker and Immelt.

The high-level appeals failed, and O'Reilly has escalated his criticism of GE in recent weeks, declaring, "If my child were killed in Iraq, I would blame the likes of Jeffrey Immelt."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/LI2005041100587.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter

[Democrat 4 Ever]

1. Sorry, did realize it was a dupe. Started, then got a phone call

and by the time I was finished there was another posting.

[BrklynLib at work]

4. It was worth repeating...

[hisownpetard]

2. Go, Kiefie!

[mucifer]

3. GE is an evil vile corporation. I do love Olbermann's show.

But, that has nothing to do with them being war profiteering and disgusting.

[leftofcool]

5. GE= Nasty Repukes