Comments on: C.T. Asks: Is MSNBC Irrelevant? http://thetvaddict.com/2009/07/07/ct-asks-is-msnbc-irrelevant/ theTVaddict.com is your number one source on the net for TV news, scoop, reviews and commentary on all of your favourite TV shows. Check out theTVaddict.com daily for commentary, a WHAT TO WATCH TVguide, and a weekly podcast. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:02:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ct http://thetvaddict.com/2009/07/07/ct-asks-is-msnbc-irrelevant/comment-page-1/#comment-275565 ct Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:11:51 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/?p=6999#comment-275565 JOSH: I watch Olbermann almost nightly. And I stand by what I said: Olbermann almost NEVER has opposing viewpoints on. Yes, he occasionally takes the president LIGHTLY to task, but he never, ever has an actual opposition point on his program. O'Reilly may be a massive asshat, but he DOES have opposing viewpoints. Does he yell at them, edit them, etc? Yes, but he still at least offers the vague appearance of impartiality, which Olbermann doesn't even attempt to do. And while you're right that CNN doesn't do live broadcasts all weekend, they DO break in with actual news. They did EXTENSIVE coverage of the protests in Iraq over a weekend when MSNBC aired a marathon of LOCKDOWN episodes with absolutely no coverage whatsoever of a huge, breaking story. JOSH:
I watch Olbermann almost nightly. And I stand by what I said: Olbermann almost NEVER has opposing viewpoints on. Yes, he occasionally takes the president LIGHTLY to task, but he never, ever has an actual opposition point on his program. O’Reilly may be a massive asshat, but he DOES have opposing viewpoints. Does he yell at them, edit them, etc? Yes, but he still at least offers the vague appearance of impartiality, which Olbermann doesn’t even attempt to do.

And while you’re right that CNN doesn’t do live broadcasts all weekend, they DO break in with actual news. They did EXTENSIVE coverage of the protests in Iraq over a weekend when MSNBC aired a marathon of LOCKDOWN episodes with absolutely no coverage whatsoever of a huge, breaking story.

]]> By: Aleks http://thetvaddict.com/2009/07/07/ct-asks-is-msnbc-irrelevant/comment-page-1/#comment-275563 Aleks Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:46:41 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/?p=6999#comment-275563 I feel your frustration. Sometimes MSNBC can be WORSE than Fox News, which itself has proven unreliable at best. CNN? Meh. CSPAN is where it's at. I feel your frustration. Sometimes MSNBC can be WORSE than Fox News, which itself has proven unreliable at best. CNN? Meh. CSPAN is where it’s at.

]]> By: Josh Emerson http://thetvaddict.com/2009/07/07/ct-asks-is-msnbc-irrelevant/comment-page-1/#comment-275559 Josh Emerson Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:30:13 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/?p=6999#comment-275559 Fox and CNN don't air fully 24/7 on the weekends either, especially a holiday one. That all has to do with ratings. No one is watching. They covered the Palin thing pretty clearly on Friday night. I'm not sure how many more times you wanted them to keep repeating "Sarah Palin has quit" over the weekend. There was nothing to add to the story! It could wait to be discussed until, you know, people were actually watching the channel. I can't believe you just insinuated that somehow O'Reilly was less biased. WTF. lol He may occasionally bring on a guest with an opposing view, as long as he can twist, edit, and talk over any points they attempt to make. And I don't know if you've actually watched Keith Olbermann, but he has consistently called out the President and Congress when they do things he disagrees with. Fox and CNN don’t air fully 24/7 on the weekends either, especially a holiday one. That all has to do with ratings. No one is watching. They covered the Palin thing pretty clearly on Friday night. I’m not sure how many more times you wanted them to keep repeating “Sarah Palin has quit” over the weekend. There was nothing to add to the story! It could wait to be discussed until, you know, people were actually watching the channel.

I can’t believe you just insinuated that somehow O’Reilly was less biased. WTF. lol He may occasionally bring on a guest with an opposing view, as long as he can twist, edit, and talk over any points they attempt to make. And I don’t know if you’ve actually watched Keith Olbermann, but he has consistently called out the President and Congress when they do things he disagrees with.

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