Heh: David Shuster introduces new nightly segment devoted to nutroots opinion
posted at 9:14 pm on February 16, 2009 by Allahpundit
Don’t be too hard on him. For one thing, Shuster’s always been transparently liberal; you can’t say you were deceived. For another, the Foxies have become more overt about their own bias by dropping Colmes and plugging Beck in at 5 p.m. MSNBC might as well shows its cards, too. Above all, Olby’s been using Think Progress, Media Matters, and other watchdog sites for source material for ages, to the point where the Olby Watch guys make sure in their recaps of each episode of “Countdown” to note which blue blogs were the basis for which segments. See, e.g., this recent entertaining expose of Murrow’s “rip ‘n read” brand of, ahem, journalism. It’s about time these nutroots tools got some credit for all the free labor they’ve provided. Click the image to watch.
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Please, please, PLEASE tell me they’re going to read some of the comments on air.
That would be pure comedy gold.
MadisonConservative on February 16, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Classic beta male… got his ass kicked a lot in high school, no doubt.
BPD on February 16, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Fairness doctrine, please.
I’m not sure that my local needs are being served by this kind of free speech.
Dorvillian on February 16, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Bias?
What Bias?
This is fair and balanced
Defector01 on February 16, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Preaching to the choir using their sheet music.
JammieWearingFool on February 16, 2009 at 9:19 PM
I’m confused . . . doesn’t NBC only report ‘progressive’ postings all day, every day, everywhere already?
savvydude on February 16, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Wait…sorry…I haven’t kept up on MSNBC’s lineup of stellar programming.
Shuster has a show called “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue”?
This…what…um, are we just all pretending that network isn’t Pravda? Holy crow in a bucket, not even Hannity could ever be that much of a posterior linguist.
MadisonConservative on February 16, 2009 at 9:20 PM
In fairness to Shuster, he is simply catering to his 13 viewers.
BPD on February 16, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Sheep of the worl, er Venezuela, unite.
Sheep of the U.S., unite.
Entelechy on February 16, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Why? Their viewers either wrote or have already read the commentary.
amerpundit on February 16, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Alas, s/b
Sheep of the world, er Venezuela, unite.
Entelechy on February 16, 2009 at 9:23 PM
I just had an excellent dinner, so I’ll pass on “clicking” on Shuster the molester of common sense. It’s idiots like this guy that makes me think the Fairness Doctrine wouldn’t hurt if applied to the networks and cable.
Rovin on February 16, 2009 at 9:24 PM
“In fairness to Shuster, he is simply catering to his 13 viewers.”
He has 13? And here I thought it was just his sister and mom watching.
GarandFan on February 16, 2009 at 9:25 PM
I didn’t think Fox “dropped” Colmes, but that he decided to walk.
And it’s not like we need more liberal outlets anyway.
Sir Corky on February 16, 2009 at 9:25 PM
I swear I could almost hear this music when I watched that clip
William Amos on February 16, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Would the FAIRNESS Doctrine force Shuster to put on conservative bloggers on?
originalpechanga on February 16, 2009 at 9:25 PM
So the real truth of the Left’s opinion
of McCain surfaces,as if Americans already
didn’t know!
Btw,look out for ‘Whinning’,added to the Liberal
‘Talkin Points’!
The war of Bush,and the RIGHT,is still in full
Search and Destroy Mode,the Left now are so giddy,
they don’t care,as a matter of fact,look forward
to journalists and Leftsphere Bloggers,in a Lefty
Orgasmic Oneupmanship on who can pray better and
the most at the ‘Alter of Liberalism’!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on February 16, 2009 at 9:26 PM
“Every day
at this time, we’re going to bring you a key issue in the progressive blogosphere.”SoulGlo on February 16, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Dropped in the sense that they didn’t replace him with a liberal. I should have said, “dropped the lefty counterpart for Hannity.”
Allahpundit on February 16, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Advertisers to NBC: “Why are you raising my rates?”
NBC: “We have this new segment, it’s called “Blah, Blah, Blah!”
Advertisers: “But you are not going to generate any new viewers that would justify raising your rates, you are just preaching to the “progressives” that already watch your program?”
NBC: “We know, isn’t it great!”
Advertisers: “You know, we are going to have to re-think this, because of the “economic crisis” and all…..”
NBC: “WAIT!……. We can have him talk LOUDER!”
Advertisers: “We’ll get back to you………”
Seven Percent Solution on February 16, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Hey, this is just a counterbalance to all that conservative talk radio.
RadioFreeUSA on February 16, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Props to Allah for recognizing that MSNBC is merely becoming the leftwing Fox. No Colmes plus Beck and Huckabee and we really can’t call Fox anything but right wing talk radio on television can we? It is what it is.
DeathToMediaHacks on February 16, 2009 at 9:29 PM
It used to be that you knew how to avoid him by not watching H&C. Now, he seems to pop up everywhere on FOX.
genso on February 16, 2009 at 9:29 PM
I swear….
William Amos on Feb 16,2009 at 9:25PM.
William Amos: Excellent theme music,haha:)
canopfor on February 16, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Other than MSNBC admitting to it, what’s changed? Sheeeesh.
genso on February 16, 2009 at 9:31 PM
I can’t get riled over Schuster, who has no audience and is a frothing liberal. Newbusters has been having fun with CNN’s Rick Sanchez, who delightedly is Ted Baxter brought back to life. Practically begging for an audience by trying to pick a fight with anyone (lately, Rush) and his newest gimmick is the “twitter” thing and Newsbusters has a cute clip of a fellow reporter calling him today on his show “CNN’s chief twit”. Ha!
Marcus on February 16, 2009 at 9:32 PM
“Net View”
Renamed: “NitWit View”
blatantblue on February 16, 2009 at 9:32 PM
DeathToMediaHacks on February 16, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Mainly because Hannity and Huckabee are gasbags.
Beck’s show has been pretty solid so far.
doug1981 on February 16, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Actually, the only way for Shuster to be fair & balanced would be if something was inserted in his mouth…..four or five knuckles would suit me just fine.
Rovin on February 16, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Actually that happened back when “The Half-Hour News Hour” was being aired.
DethMetalCookieMonst on February 16, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Actually MSNBC’s motto is “Unfair and Unbalanced”
William Amos on February 16, 2009 at 9:38 PM
The same Foxies that at least have considerate liberals on their shows; contrast that with the other networks that use faux conservatives (Sully and Buchanan) as disingenuous foils.
Not even close.
Richard Romano on February 16, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Ya know,the Lefy’s are just getting started,
they think,their voices have been silenced,
over the 8 years,
wait till,they get Louder and Prouder!
They’ll be at cocktail party’s,egging
each other on,
and if the ‘FAIRNESS DOCTRINE PASS’S',if you
think their bad now,they will be tripping
over each other daily on who can bash the
right the best!
the ‘Fairness Doctrine’ is,
‘THE REPUBLICANS LINE IN THE SAND’,'DEFCON 1′,
or ‘SURRENDER’!
canopfor on February 16, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Hey Shoosty, I’ll give you a free update on all the “hot” topics the Progressive WhineOsphere will be covering the next 4 years:
Bush ruined everything, Cheney ruined everything, his first name is Dick, all Republicans are presumed gay pedophile, Rush Limbaugh is more dangerous than any terrorist, any criticism of Obama is racist……
Speedwagon82 on February 16, 2009 at 9:41 PM
ROFL! What the heck does he think they’ve been doing?
hahahaha….you cannot make this shite up….seriously.
Let’s roll…and boycott Maine!
ex-Democrat on February 16, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Becoming? Olbermann’s show began 6 years ago. Matthews was on America’s Talking since 1994 and has had Hardball for a decade. Shuster filled in for Matthews back in ’02-’03 and has been a correspondent for MSNBC since ’02.
amerpundit on February 16, 2009 at 9:42 PM
OT: Thanks for posting that. I haven’t heard that music in nearly 20 years, and it still makes me smile when he comes on screen. I love that man.
MadisonConservative on February 16, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Nice try. That would imply MessNBC had ratings.
JammieWearingFool on February 16, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Or more accurately, it’s the other way around.
With MSNBC nothing but a mouth piece for the White House, it seems Fox has to do the work of two news organizations.
Esthier on February 16, 2009 at 9:43 PM
I’ll continue to watch clips of Celtic Woman if it’s all the same to you.
Traffic Cop Timmy on February 16, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Allah forgot to mention that MSNBC is the left wing FOX only without the audience.
robtr on February 16, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Or Megyn Kelly.
genso on February 16, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Must.Resist.
SouthernGent on February 16, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Its not really the difference between Right and Left as much as its the difference of Sane vs Insane. MSNBC personalities literally called the last President an evil Nazi war criminal. No one at Fox would say on air that Barry is an Islam appeasing communist.
Speedwagon82 on February 16, 2009 at 9:49 PM
More evidence the sitzkrieg is coming to an end. Both sides are lining up their soldiers into formation.
JiangxiDad on February 16, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Yeah, basically. Mostly because liberals are spread out among msnbc, ABC, CBS, CNN, and the nutroots, though. It’s ridiculous that liberals are decrying the “unfairness of the media” when the only news source that is not dedicated to their will is Fox News.
Achilles on February 16, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Hey, whatever happened to Martin Eisenstadt?
BPD on February 16, 2009 at 9:52 PM
We agree that Huckabee and Hannity are useless. I will say this for Beck. He doesn’t read GOP talking points straight from the page the way Hannity does. His interview with Michael Steele was no winking “but I really love you” moment, he was pissed. On the flipside, he’s said some pretty horribly offensive things in the past to get attention so fundamentally he’s no different than Olby/Matthews/Hannity/O’Reilly.
DeathToMediaHacks on February 16, 2009 at 9:52 PM
I hope they include some of the comment threads from the nutroot sites. That’s where the train wrecks are.
Right on Demand on February 16, 2009 at 9:52 PM
I’m sorry but….do you watch Fox? Can someone explain to me why it’s not OK for MSNBC to have liberals, but it IS OK for Fox to have people who host “news shows” who are openly rightwing/members of the Republican party or host far right talk shows. John Gibson actually was a “news anchor” at one point, it’s shocking.
DeathToMediaHacks on February 16, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Well, that’s gonna change before too long….we must have ‘Fairness’….
Spread the bad around so it all sucks….equally…
BigWyo on February 16, 2009 at 9:54 PM
If it weren’t for you tube clips I would never see either FOX or MSNBC since I have just enough cable to get high speed internet. Isn’t MSNBC are ready at the bottom of the ratings list? Why would they want to regress even further? I guess they don’t realize progressive blog means moonbat with a keyboard.
goat on February 16, 2009 at 9:55 PM
I find it amusing that people consider Fox so biased to the right. Yes, they have righties on at night, but they actually bring on liberals and debate them.
Get back to me when Olbermann finally brings someone on his show that has a differing viewpoint.
BPD on February 16, 2009 at 9:55 PM
You forget, capitalism and profits are evil now. They don’t care a bout ratings. For proof, check out the stack chart of GE.
genso on February 16, 2009 at 9:57 PM
stock chart*
genso on February 16, 2009 at 9:58 PM
The main difference is that Fox News doesn’t put O’Reilly/Hannity/Beck (opinion guys) to do host debates or do election coverage. MSNBC however…..
terryannonline on February 16, 2009 at 9:58 PM
You’re talking about people on in the evening, who run commentary shows with biases openly admitted to. Hannity calls himself a conservative virtually every day. Olbermann, on the other hand, professes to be an independent (and supposedly doesnt even vote).
Plus, MSNBC (and CNN) runs blatant liberals throughout the day, with the exception of Scarborough. And these libs they put on mascerade as actual newscasters, not opinionated commentators.
BPD on February 16, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Accuracy in Media!!!
BigWyo on February 16, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Well, this is what you get for Fox being the unquestioning mouthpiece of Bush. So much for “Fair and Balanced” when your scales keep throwing the other side off.
That is, you get MSNBC who has no problem doing the same thing, just the other direction.
sethstorm on February 16, 2009 at 10:03 PM
At least they don’t have people who don’t dodge Congress and its subpoenas.
sethstorm on February 16, 2009 at 10:04 PM
I have never watched Shuster’s show–only see youtube clips of him online. PMSNBC is a blocked cable channel on my television—my choice, I blocked it with the remote.
OmahaConservative on February 16, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Classic example….
BigWyo on February 16, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Shuster is a wormy little puke and needs to be slapped up along side the head.
rplat on February 16, 2009 at 10:06 PM
FIFY
charliebrownat40 on February 16, 2009 at 10:07 PM
You guys have moved that “fair and balanced” bar to the left and reset it. I don’t recall FOX carrying the water for Bush like MSNBC has for Obama. To you, facts, like Obama’s marxist upbringing and socialist tendencies, are merely “rightist” slurs.
genso on February 16, 2009 at 10:08 PM
I’ve never watched his show. Is it supposed to be “news” or “opinion”? I know, it’s MSNBC, but “technically speaking”…?
CP on February 16, 2009 at 10:09 PM
If Democrats have their own Democrat mouthpiece channel then why do liberal keep complaining about Fox News then? Stop whining about Fox then.
terryannonline on February 16, 2009 at 10:09 PM
My first post here!!
I’m thinking of being a “Twerp” friend of Sheister!! Some of my friends over at Newsbusters.org are thinking of slamming this Twerp…anybody here thinking of it?? Let’s not forget Ricky Sanchez!!
Ster on February 16, 2009 at 10:10 PM
We’ll see if ratings follow. I couldn’t care less what MSNBC puts on the air. The entire network is like a big Quaalude. Apparently, a lot of the country would agree.
ddrintn on February 16, 2009 at 10:10 PM
One allegedly “unquestioning mouthpiece of Bush” versus how many genuinely unquestioning mouthpieces of Obama? The playing field still isn’t level.
ddrintn on February 16, 2009 at 10:12 PM
I can understand that GE is sucking up to Obama with all of the green tech, windmills and lightbulbs and all of that crap, but I don’t get the Microsoft tie-in. I wonder if the Obama Justice Dept. is going to lay off of MS now?
genso on February 16, 2009 at 10:13 PM
MSNBC didn’t suddenly become a mouthpiece for Democrats. Democrats just happen to be in power now. Olbermann, Shuster, Matthews, et all date back to before Democrats even controlled Congress.
amerpundit on February 16, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Did click. Tried to follow the logic, but when he complained that McCain and all other Republicans had zero credibility on bipartisanship, I said “huh?”
So… bipartisanship means agree with whatever Dems say.
I knew that, I just didn’t think they’d state it quite so baldly.
cs89 on February 16, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Hey Olbermann, is it true that when one of your producer’s suggested you bring some one on your show with an opposing view, you sh*t your pants?
Rovin on February 16, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Yer giving the Toilet Bug way too much credit there…you accredited some kind of thought to the post…
Plus you used some big werds….
BigWyo on February 16, 2009 at 10:14 PM
This is a great idea. The media will wrap their own noose around their skinny necks and kick the horse out from under them. Looks like we can eat cake.
Limerick on February 16, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Just wait a couple of weeks and Roland Burris will be. :)
NathanG on February 16, 2009 at 10:15 PM
I have to agree that Hanity, Huckabee, Oby and Shuster are no better than the WWF or even roller derby. If people would watch 2 hogs fighting in a sack, that’s what they’d put on 24/7. The number one priority of cable news is to bring in ad revenue.
RadioFreeUSA on February 16, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Nice strawman Allah, your post is about Shister. You couldn’t resist to need to be “Fair and Balanced” so toss this in for….troll bait or do you really think FNC’s success requires a response from the GE tax right called MSNBC!
dmann on February 16, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Overall, I think Fox is fair and balanced. I really do.
Their opinion shows run centrist to liberal.
Does this mean…I’m conservative?
Well then..good.
But why can’t I stand NBC or MSNBC?
First, a NBC executive who quit the snakepit, Joe Angotti, testified that there was liberal bias at NBC and said that he watched Fox. So why do I need NBC, I ask.
MSNBC has way too many man crushes and gushes and that makes me want to drag them on the back of my truck but you can’t do that in New York. So I stopped watching.
IlikedAUH2O on February 16, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Welcome, Ster. I think the best slam for Schuster is to leave him to his audience of a dozen or so.
ddrintn on February 16, 2009 at 10:16 PM
We have a Democratic-controlled Congress and a Democrat in the White House. And the Obama Administration has been there a whole 3 weeks. Give it time, my friend.
amerpundit on February 16, 2009 at 10:19 PM
It’s hilarious when John Gibson does his Blue Blog readings. Really funny stuff. http://preview.tinyurl.com/byjwnm
kagai on February 16, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Every week Drudge posts the prime-time ratings of cable news shows. Every show on FOX at those hours rapes the holy-hell out of CNN and MSNBC. Rachel Maddow’s low ratings means she gets less viewers than the L-Word. What a turnaround considering she beat Olberdouche on her debut.
Apologetic California on February 16, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Who used to work at MSNBC, ironically enough. :)
NathanG on February 16, 2009 at 10:20 PM
I guess its a split audience.
genso on February 16, 2009 at 10:21 PM
true, and this voids the validity of your premise, AllahP
‘sethstorm’, get a life and go away, or actually makes sense for once. You’re a pathetic joke with no punch lines
Janos Hunyadi on February 16, 2009 at 10:21 PM
All those who ought to be subpoenaed are in the Cabinet, or are in Congress itself.
ddrintn on February 16, 2009 at 10:22 PM
There’s still a better than 50-50 chance this segment will sound saner than what MSNBC’s regular hosts say on their own every weeknight.
jon1979 on February 16, 2009 at 10:24 PM
You still have the other networks.
getalife on February 16, 2009 at 10:24 PM
No…YOU still have the other networks. That “Fairness Doctrine” might hurt a bit.
genso on February 16, 2009 at 10:26 PM
damn… sarah palin just told obama to veto the bill and go suck it.
BPD on February 16, 2009 at 10:27 PM
MB4 on February 16, 2009 at 10:32 PM
If David Shuster leans any further to the left his camera crew will smack their heads on the floor.
Oh, and, MSNBC really needs to call it LIBERAL Net View. They know it. I know it. Shuster’s 5 viewers know it.
TN Mom on February 16, 2009 at 10:32 PM
The only Fox person who defended Bush close to 100% of the time anyway was Sean Hannity. O’Reilly totally disagreed with Bush’s immigration policy and made no secret of it. And he wasn’t the only one.
Speedwagon82 on February 16, 2009 at 10:34 PM
How would this segment differ from any of that network’s regular programming?
Sign of the Dollar on February 16, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Pardonme but the top of the food chain (his initials are Immelt) for which Davey works now is on the elite top team of Pres Obama. Who is going to reign Davey and company in? Nobody!!!!!
Pardonme on February 16, 2009 at 10:35 PM
On the other hand, there is CNBC. One hour of Squawkbox makes up for a month of Shuster, Olbermann, Maddow, Matthews, you name it. Three anchors, several hours per day, openly deriding our sudden list to port. Yet at the same time they can have Joe Stiglitz on and have a civil and informative conversation.
Harwood is a tedious Obama cheerleader, but no one on the soundstage is buying it, so it’s OK.
DrSteve on February 16, 2009 at 10:36 PM
I have always had a hard time watching Shuster. Anybody else notice that his mouth movement makes him look like some kind of android/sock puppet combination? His
Star20 on February 16, 2009 at 10:36 PM
The best part about this is Fox News was started as a response to the liberal bias in the media and the medias response to Fox is to become more liberal. Of course, everyone will acknowledge Foxs tilt to the right, but very few will acknowledge that most of the media is liberal.
clearbluesky on February 16, 2009 at 10:37 PM
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