Comments on: immelt’s defense of msnbc was met with lots of boos

By: DAB

DAB — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:58:00 +0000

In my opinion the rock bottom lowest point in Broadcasting history so far was reached with David Schusters Teabagging rant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaKAY99fahE

I could not believe that anyone in the news business would allow this on air. Schuster and Immelt and anyone else responsible should be fired.

A true disgrace.

By: FranSC

FranSC — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:57:04 +0000

I meant to say, “attacking, lying, and name-calling” all three!

By: FranSC

FranSC — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:48:03 +0000

There are MANY examples of lying and name-calling on MSNBC. Keith Olbermann did that constantly with his “Worst Person in the World” nightly rant.

The night KO made the biggest deal imagineable about what Hillary said on Robert Kennedy’s assassination! Olbermann had the “BREAKING NEWS” flashing for an hour like a patrol car. He was trying to make that the end of Hillary’s campaign. His intimation was that she had suggested someone assassinate Barack Obama!

That was the night I almost completely lost it, calling MSNBC and screaming into the phone that Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews better get body guards because they were going to need them.

By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:14:13 +0000

AGI I went to the new website O’Reilly said to go to. The Fox Nation. There you can hear a more indepth video with a couple questions that were asked.

You have to hear the breakdown at the end and what GE stands to gain. What O’Reilly said about it all and Watergate.
http://tinyurl.com/chafwd

By: FranSC

FranSC — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:47:09 +0000

Thanks, American Girl, for your post and putting these videos on. Nothing tells the story like hearing it with your own ears as it is spoken and responded to. I just hope Janeane Garofalo has access to all of this and is * h u m i l i a t e d! * I suppose she thought she was only being heard by the cult who would love her comments. I would imagine she is wondering how such redneck racists figured out how to get this all out there. Good job!

By: Cherry

Cherry — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:07:19 +0000

You have to make a distinction with regard to news shows and shows that are about opinion. Nothing wrong with opinion shows. The problem with Fox is they claim to be fair and balanced all the time. O’Reilly claims he is fair and balanced. Olbermann and Maddow don’t try and deceive the viewer they readily admit which view point they support. And there is absolutely zero comparison between Fox and NBC. Almost every person on every show on Fox falls in line with the Republicans and their talking points. Fox is not a news organization, they are a propaganda organization.

Promoting ideals on Fox. Is that what a news organization is suppose to do?

Why don’t you give us some examples of attacking, lying, and name calling on NBC? Why don’t you give me just one example please?

By: JozefAL

JozefAL — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:13:02 +0000

Abe Lincoln was also a big hypocrite. He didn’t really give a rat’s ass about slaves. If he could’ve kept the Southern States from withdrawing (something they’d already announced months before Lincoln’s election), he wouldn’t have hesitated to keep slavery as it was.
In fact, read his great “Emancipation Proclamation” and read what areas were SPECIFICALLY exempt from the terms of the Proclamation. EVERY SINGLE SLAVE in Union-controlled territory as of Jan 1, 1863, would remain a slave (that included the states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware, plus the Hampton Roads area of Virginia and the Delta area of Louisiana including New Orleans). Lincoln’s REAL motive with the Proclamation was as propaganda against Britain and France (the CSA’s two major trading partners). Yes, Lincoln made many speeches denouncing slavery, but many of his own private papers (and several of his speeches) showed his complete and total indifference to slaves.
As to your final statement, how then do you explain how willing Fox News was to spread the Bush/Cheney agenda at every turn from 2001 to 2006? There really weren’t many media outlets that criticized the GOPers in charge from 9/11 until well into Dubya’s second term. (Ironically, the ones which did are now being criticized for their Obama-love.) MSNBC and CNN were willing participants in the Dubya News Show until around 2005 and Fox News was a virtual mouthpiece for the Dubya/Cheney cabal until well into 2007 (with many of the talking heads keeping their mouths firmly attached to Dubya’s and Cheney’s asses until they left office). Fox News remained very connected to the Bush/Cheney 25%ers (usually tempering their criticism of Dubya by putting equal blame on Congressional Democrats). Did you pay attention to the anti-Dubya media, or is this “I will always pay more attention to the media that are more critical to the powerful” attitude just a recent development? For some reason, I’m thinking (like Patti LaBelle), you got a “new attitude”.

By: I'm a Linda too

I'm a Linda too — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:57:04 +0000

Oh, so sad. But at least you didn’t claim to be knowledgable. And you show you don’t believe in Democracy or honest reporting. It’s ok if they are opposite FOX? OY!

Nothing like showing you don’t pay attention to the real world. And surely not a very good cheerleader as your example shows. You might try a different tact if you think comparing promoting ideals by Fox is a put down vs the lack of ideals and only attacking, lying and name calling that NBC does.

You just make a great case for FOX.

By: Eleven

Eleven — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:21:12 +0000

It seems you bought the idea of change, but are not aware of actual change in the society. Such as Democratic Party used to be the racist party? or the great Abe Lincoln was a Republican?

Yes, things change, heck, GE used to have Ronald Reagan as spokesman. But one thing remains absolute — that’s power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. So I will always pay more attention to the media outlets that are more critical to the powerful.

By: Cherry

Cherry — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:00:08 +0000

Big deal some right-wing nut shows up to a GE shareholder meeting and not surprising a few in the crowd clap, given you expect a few right-wingers at a shareholder meeting, but this is very far away from any kind of meaningful shareholder revolt.

All the power to NBC to provide a counter the FOX and all the right-wing radio.

Funny that FOX commentator confronts GE/NBC, when their network has been the worst promoter of right-wing ideology and Murdoch benefited (and lobbied) from media ownership change when the Republicans were in power while he towed the Republican party line.

By: rw

rw — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:35:22 +0000

-“Any time MSNBC was mentioned, there was a rumbling in the crowd of 400 people,” he added. Borelli also asked a question pertaining to GE’s stock performance since Immelt took the helm.-

hello….

By: catlady

catlady — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:31:06 +0000

Since when is Obama a liberal? He’s a member of the party of Wall Street, hardly a liberal.

By: Peggy Sue

Peggy Sue — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:10:11 +0000

“Follow the money. When will we have a government where that mantra will not be the explanation of everything.”

That “is” the question, jangles. Obama campaigned on this idea of being independent of lobbyists and corporate influence. He claimed he would usher in a bi-partisan approach to governing.

You see any of that happening? Or just the reverse. It’s hard to defend the indefensible.

And now I understand that George Soros is pushing for the “torture memo” investigation to proceed, full-speed ahead. For the sake of the nation?

I think not.

We’re living the Big Lie. Part 2.

By: lee M

lee M — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:30:39 +0000

I think you’re right, but I also think Glenn Beck is going to knock him off his pedestal. O’Reilly needs a little comeuppance, he’s gotten too arrogant lately. I think the Kool-Aid did some permanent damage to his brain cells.

By: I'm a Linda too

I'm a Linda too — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:28:19 +0000

I could not believe how loud the boos were on Immelt and the applause was pointing out MSNBC’s hate and biased reporting from their own stockholders in the audience.

If that doesn’t speak volumes and say loudly to boot Immelt and Zucker, nothing does.