Olbermann vs. O'Reilly
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Not defending o'reilly, but olbermann is a buffoon.
How many different jobs and networks has this idiot worked at.
It would take an idiot to do a voice over of an idiot fictitious TV sitcom newscaster to answer o'reilly's claims. He's not even funny even when it's apparent he is trying hard to be. :shocked:
How many different jobs and networks has this idiot worked at.
It would take an idiot to do a voice over of an idiot fictitious TV sitcom newscaster to answer o'reilly's claims. He's not even funny even when it's apparent he is trying hard to be. :shocked:
once again you might want to get away from the liberal blogs and find out the whole story--exactly why Oreilly is #1 and this Olber fellow who I never heard of is so far behind in same time slot ratings he needs telescope to to sniffs Bills ass--andnosecret Al and Air america on last leg--Why more and more folks getting tired of the liberal land of misinformation--well most anyway
We report you decide----
'Countdown' host Olbermann fumbles O'Reilly facts
Maris College Circle ^ | 2/17/05 | Alex Panagiotopoulos
Posted on 02/17/2005 2:24:16 PM PST by Cableguy
A perceived microcosm of the red vs. blue country that we live in is the new sport sweeping the liberal Northeast, replacing wine and cheese tasting: the Bill O'Reilly contradiction game.
What do you need to participate? A television set (tuned to the Fair and Balanced network), Internet access to Lexus-Nexus, a framed picture of Stuart Smalley, and a copy of "The O'Reilly Factor for Kids: A Survival Guide for America's Families". Bonus points awarded for loofahs. It is a game that has served to fuel the combative conservative's fan base, as well as his opponents (one Web site even sells t-shirts, mugs, and other accessories emblazoned with a "Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly" logo). For once, O'Reilly has caught his opponents in a miscue of their own.
It all started with an essay that O'Reilly wrote for the back cover of a program distributed at the Super Bowl. Titled "Super Bowl Essay," it details O'Reilly's football career as placekicker and punter while he was a student at Marist from 1967 to 1971, and draws a significant parallel between athletics and life. Self-deprecating, funny, and devoid of any Monica Lewinsky cheap shots, it is reminiscent of O'Reilly's old column for The Circle, "Attitudes: Outrageous." It even talked about one time when he actually booted a punt backwards. For once, maybe people from all over the political spectrum could relax, crack open a bottle of suds, and watch 250-pound football players smash each others bones as if made of balsa wood, American balsa wood.
"I won the national punting title for my division as a senior," O'Reilly mentioned. "I guess you could say the end zone was the beginning of the no-spin zone."
The next day, Feb. 7, the New York Times brought the essay to national attention with a story by Mark Glassman titled "Who Knew? Bill O'Reilly of Fox Found His No-Spin Zone With a Botched Punt." Glassman merely outlined the essay, but inadvertently got up the collective dander of contradiction game devotees everywhere.
That night on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann (coincidentally competing with the O'Reilly Factor's eight o' clock time slot), Keith Olbermann (being without sin) threw the first rock in 2005's biggest media catfight.
"Mr. O'Reilly has done a little spinning of his own here. Others might call it resume padding," Olberman mused. "The football office at Marist told me today that football was not a varsity sport there until 1978-seven years after O'Reilly graduated. When he played, it was a so-called club sport where players paid all their own expenses, and schedules and, most importantly, statistical record keeping was haphazard."
Olbermann (who used to be a Sportscenter anchor on ESPN) had personally called Marist College tight ends coach Juwan Jackson, and found out that football was a club sport until 1978. His main beef was that O'Reilly had "exaggerated" his gridiron accomplishments for the inflation of his ego.
Mysteriously, a copy of the 1971 punting statistics for the National Club Football Association appeared on O'Reilly's website.
Olbermann then appeared on Air America Radio with Al Franken, debating the meaning of the word "division" and painstakingly discussing the structure of NCAA Division I, II, III, I-A, and the difference between a club sport and a varsity sport, with a fervency and detail that most people usually reserve for talking about real issues, such as the Iraq war. He also posted an entire column on MSNBC's website about it, stating that the runners-up in the punting leaders got "jobbed" because O'Reilly only punted 23 times for his 41.4 yard average, as opposed to the 36 punts that a New Haven kicker made for a 40.7 average.
"There was no division, the outfit was semi-national at best, and the title might have been statistically dubious," Olbermann wrote.
Marist College president Dennis Murray even went to bat for a Marist graduate in a statement, which was read on the Fox News morning show Fox and Friends.
Sounds like Keith Olbermann was splitting hairs to make a point that is factually incorrect. Mike Malet, a member of the football staff in 1970, confirmed that Bill O'Reilly did indeed win the national punting title for his division in his senior year. Olbermann is making a trivial distinction to detract from a record that any athlete would be proud to list among his accomplishments.
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We report you decide----
'Countdown' host Olbermann fumbles O'Reilly facts
Maris College Circle ^ | 2/17/05 | Alex Panagiotopoulos
Posted on 02/17/2005 2:24:16 PM PST by Cableguy
A perceived microcosm of the red vs. blue country that we live in is the new sport sweeping the liberal Northeast, replacing wine and cheese tasting: the Bill O'Reilly contradiction game.
What do you need to participate? A television set (tuned to the Fair and Balanced network), Internet access to Lexus-Nexus, a framed picture of Stuart Smalley, and a copy of "The O'Reilly Factor for Kids: A Survival Guide for America's Families". Bonus points awarded for loofahs. It is a game that has served to fuel the combative conservative's fan base, as well as his opponents (one Web site even sells t-shirts, mugs, and other accessories emblazoned with a "Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly" logo). For once, O'Reilly has caught his opponents in a miscue of their own.
It all started with an essay that O'Reilly wrote for the back cover of a program distributed at the Super Bowl. Titled "Super Bowl Essay," it details O'Reilly's football career as placekicker and punter while he was a student at Marist from 1967 to 1971, and draws a significant parallel between athletics and life. Self-deprecating, funny, and devoid of any Monica Lewinsky cheap shots, it is reminiscent of O'Reilly's old column for The Circle, "Attitudes: Outrageous." It even talked about one time when he actually booted a punt backwards. For once, maybe people from all over the political spectrum could relax, crack open a bottle of suds, and watch 250-pound football players smash each others bones as if made of balsa wood, American balsa wood.
"I won the national punting title for my division as a senior," O'Reilly mentioned. "I guess you could say the end zone was the beginning of the no-spin zone."
The next day, Feb. 7, the New York Times brought the essay to national attention with a story by Mark Glassman titled "Who Knew? Bill O'Reilly of Fox Found His No-Spin Zone With a Botched Punt." Glassman merely outlined the essay, but inadvertently got up the collective dander of contradiction game devotees everywhere.
That night on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann (coincidentally competing with the O'Reilly Factor's eight o' clock time slot), Keith Olbermann (being without sin) threw the first rock in 2005's biggest media catfight.
"Mr. O'Reilly has done a little spinning of his own here. Others might call it resume padding," Olberman mused. "The football office at Marist told me today that football was not a varsity sport there until 1978-seven years after O'Reilly graduated. When he played, it was a so-called club sport where players paid all their own expenses, and schedules and, most importantly, statistical record keeping was haphazard."
Olbermann (who used to be a Sportscenter anchor on ESPN) had personally called Marist College tight ends coach Juwan Jackson, and found out that football was a club sport until 1978. His main beef was that O'Reilly had "exaggerated" his gridiron accomplishments for the inflation of his ego.
Mysteriously, a copy of the 1971 punting statistics for the National Club Football Association appeared on O'Reilly's website.
Olbermann then appeared on Air America Radio with Al Franken, debating the meaning of the word "division" and painstakingly discussing the structure of NCAA Division I, II, III, I-A, and the difference between a club sport and a varsity sport, with a fervency and detail that most people usually reserve for talking about real issues, such as the Iraq war. He also posted an entire column on MSNBC's website about it, stating that the runners-up in the punting leaders got "jobbed" because O'Reilly only punted 23 times for his 41.4 yard average, as opposed to the 36 punts that a New Haven kicker made for a 40.7 average.
"There was no division, the outfit was semi-national at best, and the title might have been statistically dubious," Olbermann wrote.
Marist College president Dennis Murray even went to bat for a Marist graduate in a statement, which was read on the Fox News morning show Fox and Friends.
Sounds like Keith Olbermann was splitting hairs to make a point that is factually incorrect. Mike Malet, a member of the football staff in 1970, confirmed that Bill O'Reilly did indeed win the national punting title for his division in his senior year. Olbermann is making a trivial distinction to detract from a record that any athlete would be proud to list among his accomplishments.
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So your response to Olbermann's show yesterday is to bring up a different show on a different topic from nearly a year ago, one that dealt with punting statistics?
I really never watch Olbermann on MSNBC, but loved him on Sportscenter when I was in HS. Great clip.
I really never watch Olbermann on MSNBC, but loved him on Sportscenter when I was in HS. Great clip.
DOGS THAT BARK said:
the same advice can very easily be directed to you, who only posts articles from extremely right leaning sources, but always giving them the credibility of center fair and balanced journalism.
i'm just glad pompous o'reilly is getting his ass handed to him lately. he's like a usc fan though, and will never admit when he loses or makes a mistake.
Didn't see his show yesterday or any day --only thing I could go by was GFD's link which showed nothing--and did search on title and pulled up 20 liberal blogs that referred to subject I posted on.
this is all I pulled up on GDF's supposedly info link---unless you looking for liberals discussion board it leaves a little to be desired.
January 31, 2006
Olbermann Skewers O'Reilly, Again
In a performance that deserves an oscar nomination Keith Olbermann ridicules the Fox News poster child Bill O'Reilly.
Quicktime Video 4.65MB 4'08
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Posted by Norm at January 31, 2006 07:15 PM
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owned. i love it.
Posted by: Mr.Domino on January 31, 2006 07:50 PM
I used to think that guy was kind of square before... looks like I was wrong
Posted by: Matt on January 31, 2006 07:57 PM
Absolutely brilliant!
I haven't the opportunity to watch a lot of tv with my work schedule, but I'm definitely going to start tuning in on MSNBC more often.
Posted by: Cashcleaner on January 31, 2006 08:03 PM
You ROCK Norm! This is a great clip.
Posted by: Jordy on January 31, 2006 08:35 PM
Thanks so much for posting this. Love your site. More of this sort of thing, please. MSNBC doesn't seem to really know what they've with Olberman. They don't put up nearly enough of his video, and never this kind of segment. We'll leave that up to you.
this is all I pulled up on GDF's supposedly info link---unless you looking for liberals discussion board it leaves a little to be desired.
January 31, 2006
Olbermann Skewers O'Reilly, Again
In a performance that deserves an oscar nomination Keith Olbermann ridicules the Fox News poster child Bill O'Reilly.
Quicktime Video 4.65MB 4'08
Quicktime Required
Posted by Norm at January 31, 2006 07:15 PM
Comments
owned. i love it.
Posted by: Mr.Domino on January 31, 2006 07:50 PM
I used to think that guy was kind of square before... looks like I was wrong
Posted by: Matt on January 31, 2006 07:57 PM
Absolutely brilliant!
I haven't the opportunity to watch a lot of tv with my work schedule, but I'm definitely going to start tuning in on MSNBC more often.
Posted by: Cashcleaner on January 31, 2006 08:03 PM
You ROCK Norm! This is a great clip.
Posted by: Jordy on January 31, 2006 08:35 PM
Thanks so much for posting this. Love your site. More of this sort of thing, please. MSNBC doesn't seem to really know what they've with Olberman. They don't put up nearly enough of his video, and never this kind of segment. We'll leave that up to you.
I'm not saying that is not a liberal site. Obviously it is.
But if you are going to discredit everything from a liberal source, then you may as well never again post your "fresh pickings" articles, or just about anything else you dig up because their leanings are also quite obvious.
Pot and kettle - that's all I'm sayin.
But if you are going to discredit everything from a liberal source, then you may as well never again post your "fresh pickings" articles, or just about anything else you dig up because their leanings are also quite obvious.
Pot and kettle - that's all I'm sayin.
Clip was there I just wouldn't download software to view it--don't view video clips on fox either for same reason.
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"the same advice can very easily be directed to you, who only posts articles from extremely right leaning sources, but always giving them the credibility of center fair and balanced journalism."
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could you elaborate WHICH "extremely right" sources that I ONLY post from??
Fox? Drudge?--these would be primary sources.
If the sources are incorrect on their reporting you have same opp as I do to show--chop a quote-juggled #'s -Micheal Moore reporting the same as I do--however I fail to see any??
One thing about exposing these sites is you get to read them and see both sides.
I might suggest you dig in and do the same--
You will not hurt yourself in viewing other sources and you might find it interesting to see both sides--whether you agree or not.
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"the same advice can very easily be directed to you, who only posts articles from extremely right leaning sources, but always giving them the credibility of center fair and balanced journalism."
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could you elaborate WHICH "extremely right" sources that I ONLY post from??
Fox? Drudge?--these would be primary sources.
If the sources are incorrect on their reporting you have same opp as I do to show--chop a quote-juggled #'s -Micheal Moore reporting the same as I do--however I fail to see any??
One thing about exposing these sites is you get to read them and see both sides.
I might suggest you dig in and do the same--
You will not hurt yourself in viewing other sources and you might find it interesting to see both sides--whether you agree or not.
Olbermann & O'Reilly are brothers in arms. They love them-selfs . As a conservative that voted for Reagan twice and listened to Limbaugh everyday until I could not take it anymore,O'Reilly and Rush have lost all credibility with me. These two Frauds have held everyone to a higher standard and some how gave them-selfs an exception. I just don't have any time for someone from the left or the right that thinks their side is right all the time.
If you actually believe that Fox or Drudge are middle of the road news sources then you need to put the pipe down and get a reality check!
NBC seems to be fair. The others better stay left to give us a balance. God I hate to see what B S we would be fed if we only had Fox. And Limdrugie. And it would be same other way if we had only ABC and CBS.
djv said:
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YOU CAN'T REALLY BELIEVE WHAT YOU JUST SAID. Well I guess you can, I almost forgot who and what you are.
ctownguy said:
Pretty hollow rant here. DJV admits that it would be the same poor sourcing if ABC or CBS were all we had, and a conservative supporter thinks THAT is a one-sided post.
Unless you completely roll over and take it in the arse for the good of the crown with some people, it's not good enough. You are a loyal servant to your king, dude...
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Was it that confusing ctownguy. One thing I do know if you want right BS listen to Fox. If you want left listen to CBS. Real problem is most don't talk for what many people think. Witch is Some where closer to the Middle. It getting to be these new casters like to listen to them self talk as our politicians do. In fact they may have learned from them. Some of the worst are those they let sit in front of a mike on the radio for 2/3 hours a day. Vomiting what ever chit comes into there minds.
That's a good summary, djv. I haven't watched CBS in years, though. Guess I'll have to check that out and see what I've been missing. Air America would fit nicely on the left of anything stated above.
