Keith Olbermann http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/17910/all en Olbermann, Breaking Bad Actor Banks Whine about ‘Red Skins’ http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/olbermann-breaking-bad-actor-banks-whine-about-red-skins <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> ‘If someone’s offended, change it.’ </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/dylan-gwinn">Dylan Gwinn</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Actor Jonathon Banks of <i>Breaking Bad</i> and <i>Better Call Saul</i> appeared as a guest on <i>Olbermann</i> on ESPN2. As always, the host was ready with the question nobody’s asking: what does Banks think of the Red Skins mascot.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/olbermann-breaking-bad-actor-banks-whine-about-red-skins" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Art & Entertainment Constitution Politics Keith Olbermann Red Skins Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:10:44 +0000 mike.ciandella 48676 at http://archive2.mrc.org It’s Not Just One Tweet: MSNBC’s Despicable Record of Smearing Conservatives as Racists http://archive2.mrc.org/media-reality-check/its-not-just-one-tweet-msnbcs-despicable-record-smearing-conservatives-racists <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/rich-noyes">Rich Noyes</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><img src="/sites/default/files/uploads/images/2014/january/Cheerios.JPG" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" width="267" />On Thursday, MSNBC President Phil Griffin apologized for <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-balan/2014/01/30/msnbc-slimes-right-wing-racist-over-cheerios-ad-featuring-biracial-ki"><strong>a Twitter post</strong></a> suggesting conservatives (“the rightwing”) are racists who would “hate” a cute new Cheerios ad because it featured a biracial family: “Maybe the rightwing will hate it, but everyone else will go awww: the adorable new #Cheer</p><div class='signature'><p>— Rich Noyes is Research Director at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/RichNoyes" target="_blank">Follow Rich Noyes on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/media-reality-check/its-not-just-one-tweet-msnbcs-despicable-record-smearing-conservatives-racists" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Media Reality Check News Analysis Division character assassination Chris Matthews Keith Olbermann Lawrence O'Donnell Martin Bashir MSNBC race Racism Thomas Roberts Sun, 02 Feb 2014 20:15:00 +0000 rich.noyes 45452 at http://archive2.mrc.org Even USA Today Thinks Current TV is a 'Disaster' http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/even-usa-today-thinks-current-tv-disaster <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> USA Today highlights problems with Al Gore’s cable startup. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/mike-ciandella">Mike Ciandella</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">Following up on the announcement last week that Current TV was up for sale, USA Today ran an article on Nov. 5 highlighting some of the failures of the short-lived cable channel founded by former vice president Al Gore.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/even-usa-today-thinks-current-tv-disaster" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Media Al Gore cable Current TV huffington post Keith Olbermann Michael Wolff the young turks USA Today Vanity Fair Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:04:38 +0000 julia.seymour 41732 at http://archive2.mrc.org The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of 2008 http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/mrc25-worst-media-bias-2008 <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/rich-noyes">Rich Noyes</a> </div> </div> </div> <p> The MRC is showcasing the most egregious bias we've uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big <a href="http://www.mrc.org/gala2012"><strong>25th Anniversary Gala</strong></a> on Thursday, September 27.<br /> </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/mrc25-worst-media-bias-2008" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Barack Obama Chris Matthews George W. Bush Keith Olbermann MRC 25th Anniversary MSNBC Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:05:00 +0000 rich.noyes 41297 at http://archive2.mrc.org The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of 1998 http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/mrc25-worst-media-bias-1998 <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/rich-noyes">Rich Noyes</a> </div> </div> </div> <p> Each morning, the MRC has been showcasing the most egregious bias we have uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala September 27. (Click <a href="http://www.mrc.org/gala2012"><strong>here</strong></a> for details and ticket information.)<br /> </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/mrc25-worst-media-bias-1998" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division abc Bill Clinton Geraldo Rivera Keith Olbermann Lisa McRee MRC 25th Anniversary Nina Burleigh Time Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:00:00 +0000 rich.noyes 41200 at http://archive2.mrc.org ABC Gives Olbermann Platform for Delusion About Anti-Obama Conspiracy to Raise Gas Prices http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/abc-gives-olbermann-platform-delusion-about-anti-obama-conspiracy-raise-gas-prices <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/brent-baker">Brent Baker</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><img src="/sites/default/files/uploads/images/2012/april/ThisWeek-Olbermann-2012-04-22-800.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 2px;" width="240" />Keith Olbermann, ousted from MSNBC and even Al Gore’s Current TV, was nevertheless invited to join the roundtable on Sunday’s (April 22) ABC <em>This Week</em>, where he spouted about how rising gas prices are supposedly the result a “deliberate” conspiratorial effort to damage President Obama:</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/abc-gives-olbermann-platform-delusion-about-anti-obama-conspiracy-raise-gas-prices" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division abc Gas Price Keith Olbermann This Week Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:47:47 +0000 brent.baker 39902 at http://archive2.mrc.org Who's Really Bashing Women? http://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/whos-really-bashing-women <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/l-brent-bozell-iii">L. Brent Bozell III</a> </div> </div> </div> <p> Our transparently feminist media are currently cranking their hyperbole machines in their War on Limbaugh. They are reporting – chortling, really – that Republicans have a huge problem with women voters. The Washington Post breathlessly reports that their poll found Democrats won by 25 points on "Cares more about issues that are especially important to women.”</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/whos-really-bashing-women" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Bozell's Column News Analysis Division Ed Schultz Joe Scarborough Keith Olbermann Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:11:10 +0000 tim.graham 39508 at http://archive2.mrc.org Keith Olbermann http://archive2.mrc.org/profiles-bias/keith-olbermann <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Countdown to Unhinged Rage </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/mrc-staff">MRC Staff</a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="float: right;"> <div style="float: right;"><img src="http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/uploads/OlbermannKeith240.jpg" border="0" height="180" width="240" /></div> </div> <p>On June 20th, 2011, Keith Olbermann debuted on Current TV with a program almost identical to the <em>Countdown</em> show he hosted for eight years on MSNBC.&nbsp; The former sportscaster was abruptly fired from the network on January 20, 2011, just months after being suspended for donating to liberal congressional candidates. <br /></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/profiles-bias/keith-olbermann" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Profiles in Bias News Analysis Division Keith Olbermann liberal media bias Media Bias MSNBC Profile in Bias profiles in bias Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:40:31 +0000 admin 29210 at http://archive2.mrc.org Rewriting Ronald Reagan http://archive2.mrc.org/special-reports/rewriting-ronald-reagan <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> How the Media Have Worked to Distort, Dismantle and Destroy His Legacy </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-attach"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/sites/default/files/documents/Reagan2011.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1363454" title="Reagan2011.pdf">Formatted PDF Version</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <h3><strong>Executive Summary</strong></h3><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/special-reports/rewriting-ronald-reagan" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Special Reports News Analysis Division Barbara Cochran Beth Fouhy Bill Moyers Bob Herbert Bob Schieffer Bryant Gumbel Charles Krauthammer Chris Matthews Christine Gorman D.L. Hughley Dan Rather David Nyhan Ed Bradley Eleanor Clift Eric Bogosian Evan Thomas Garry Wills Harrison Rainie Harry Smith Haynes Johnson Helen Thomas Howell Raines Hugh Downs Jack White Jane Clayson Jim Wooten John Chancellor John Cusack John Leonard John Singleton Jonathan Alter Juan Williams Katie Couric Keith Morrison Keith Olbermann Kevin Fagan Kirk Johnson Lance Morrow Larry Gelbart Lesley Stahl Lisa Myers Maria Shriver Michael Gartner Michelle Ingrasia Peter Jennings R. W. Apple Richard Lacayo Richard Roth Richard Threlkeld Robert MacNeil Roger Rosenblatt Ronald Reagan Sam Donadlson Sarah McLendon Steven Roberts Strobe Talbott Ted Koppel Terence Smith Thomas Friedman Tim Russert Timothy Noah Tom Brokaw Tom Matthews Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:47:51 +0000 geoff.dickens 39128 at http://archive2.mrc.org Journalists Denying Liberal Bias, Part Two http://archive2.mrc.org/media-bias-101/journalists-denying-liberal-bias-part-two <p><em>More examples of the media denying their liberal bias:</em></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/media-bias-101/journalists-denying-liberal-bias-part-two" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Media Bias 101 News Analysis Division abc Brian Williams cbs Dan Rather Keith Olbermann MSNBC NBC Peter Jennings Tom Brokaw Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:37:00 +0000 admin 29255 at http://archive2.mrc.org A Rush to Ruin http://archive2.mrc.org/special-reports/rush-ruin <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The Left&#039;s Character Assassination Campaign Against Rush Limbaugh </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/tim-graham">Tim Graham</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-attach"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/sites/default/files/documents/RushtoRuin.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=774539" title="RushtoRuin.pdf">PDF Version</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="/sites/default/files/uploads/RushtoRuin.JPG" style="float: right; margin: 3px;" width="180" />Legendary talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh recently joined a group seeking to purchase the National Football League’s St. Louis Rams, which spurred the latest attempt by the American left-wing media to destroy Limbaugh, or at the very least marginalize him as an extremist – and, they hope, marginalize the millions of American conservatives who agree with him and enjoy his radio show.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/special-reports/rush-ruin" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Special Reports News Analysis Division Aaron Brown Allen Ginsberg Bernard Goldberg Bill Bennett Bill Maher Bryan Burwell Bryant Gumbel Byron Pitts Charles Blow Charles Gibson Chris Matthews Contessa Brewer Dan Rather Dave Zirin David Broder David Letterman David Remnick David Shuster Evan Thomas Frederic Biddle Greg Gumbel Harry Smith Jack Cafferty Jack Huberman Jeffrey Goodell Jeffrey Kofman Jim Avila John Corry Jonathan Alter Jonathan Yardley Kathy Griffin Katie Couric Keith Olbermann Keith Richburg Mary Mapes Matt Lauer Meredith Vieira Michael Gartner Michael Okwu Nancy Giles Norah O'Donnell P.J. O'Rourke Paul Waldman Peter Arnett Peter Jennings Phil McCombs Richard Wolffe Rick Sanchez Rush Limbaugh Tim Russert Timothy Egan Wanda Sykes Wesley Clark Wolf Blitzer Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:42:21 +0000 geoff.dickens 39338 at http://archive2.mrc.org Notable Quotables - 07/31/2006 http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/notable-quotables-07312006 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Vol. Nineteen; No. 16 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-attach"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/sites/default/files/documents/July312006_0.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=123912" title="July312006.pdf">Formatted PDF Version</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Bush, America’s “Dictator”</h3><p><br /><strong><em><img src="/sites/default/files/uploads/images/nq/images/2006/2006-07-15-McGClift.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 3px;" width="180" />Newsweek</em>’s Eleanor Clift:</strong> “[Russia’s Vladimir Putin is] the only one of those leaders who goes in there [the G8 summit] with a commanding popularity among his own people, because he is perceived to be an effective dictator. What we have in this country is a dictator who’s ineffective.”</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/notable-quotables-07312006" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Notable Quotables News Analysis Division bush Keith Olbermann Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:12:16 +0000 kristine.lawrence 43345 at http://archive2.mrc.org