Keith Olbermann's World's Worst (02/06/09): "Fixed News" Trifecta Special

[Turborama]

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[sasquatch]

1. I love Olbermann's talk like a pirate impersonation

:rofl:

[Kahuna]

7. It's great!!! Keith just keeps getting better and better.

:rofl:

[LaurenG]

2. "we have never been a company that tolerates facts" Ha-very good! nt

[DUlover2909]

3. I agree. Lovely.

:smoke: :kick:

[Crowman1979]

4. The new faux news motto!

:rofl:

[Seldona]

5. Love the new slogan.

They ADMIT it! lol

[asphalt.jungle]

6. did he put MSNBC (Matthews and Schuster in particular) on this list ...

... at some point this week? they've been lying on a faux news level this week, so it's only fair that he put them on blast as well. or is he afraid to point out right wing propaganda when it's coming from his co-workers?

[Kahuna]

8. What did they lie about?

:)

[asphalt.jungle]

9. how am I a troll? so you agree with them repeating the right wing hack Halprin's lies

so you're saying Matthews and Schuster weren't repeating Halprin's lies on Obama's approval ratings all week? msnbc isn't above acting like the other corporate media.

[Kahuna]

10. I'm sorry. I changed that after I reread your post. I realized that

one need not be a troll to criticize Matthews and Shuster for their reporting. Sometimes they do repeat drunken Beltway chatter. However, I'm wondering if you've got any specifics in mind. :hi:

[asphalt.jungle]

11. here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8165540

halprin starts a lie and they repeat it all week. and this is a big deal if you see that the goal of the media is to help knock down obama's approval ratings (allowing him to do it on his own isn't fast enough) so they can go to work. the only thing holding them back right now is the fact that people like him. they need to chip away at that.

[ljm2002]

14. Feeling a little thin-skinned today...

...are we?

Oh and welcome to DU, perhaps.

[pasto76]

12. can anyone name the piece of music played during The Worst segments?

thanks

[localroger]

13. Toccatta and Fugue

One of the most famous pieces of music ever.

[pasto76]

15. DOH! I knew it but couldnt identify it.....

[badgerpup]

16. Johann Sebastion Bach...

His very last piece, in fact.

Popular legend is that he held off Death just long enough to finish it...then collapsed at the keyboard.

Not sure if this is true, but it sorta fits with the music...

[Best_man23]

17. Great version of this classic piece

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FXoyr_FyFw

[WhoIsNumberNone]

18. I love it!

Fox "News" has "never tolerated facts". Freudian slip maybe? All I know is they finally told the truth about something, who cares how it happened!

[ellenfl]

19. i was disappointed. i looked up that murdoch quote.

what he said was that he 'never tolerated fat'. he was talking about the financial hit he had taken.

Then, in grave tones, chief executive and chairman Rupert Murdoch came on, offering a bleak outlook mixed with confidence to manage through it.

Murdoch: “This is the worst global economic crisis since News Corp. (nyse: NWS - news - people ) was created and has been deeper than anyone predicted. We’ve reduced headcount and cut other costs. Even in flush times, this was never a company that tolerated fat. So we’re well positioned to handle this crisis right now. This why the WSJ is the only newspaper growing or why social networking is becoming mainstream. We never feared change and risk. We’re putting all our business through rigorous strategic reviews.”

Forbes

i thought the misquote by keith was sloppy.

ellen fl