Comments on: Documentary Maker Confronts MSNBC’s David Schuster

By: Bubbaquimby

Bubbaquimby — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:10:51 +0000

I would say MSNBC was far worse this campaign season and agree that they really crossed a line this year. I think Fox wasn’t as bad as usual this year, I can’t give examples but they seemed much worse in 06 and 04.

Polimom, I have missed seeing you around. I was curious as a fiscal conservative Dem (or leaning Dem) I was curious what your take was on all of this. I remember that you were one of the few on TMV that had reservations about Obama’s economic policies.

By: C Stanley

C Stanley — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:49:48 +0000

OK, fair enough. My impression was that MSNBC was the network that really crossed the line in terms of their actual news coverage being highly biased (as opposed to the opinion shows.) And then add to that the vitriolic quality of some of their opinion shows and it was really over the top, far beyond anything I’ve seen on Fox.

By: Polimom

Polimom — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:31:57 +0000

Do you have specific examples?

Not off the top of my head. Since I’ve pulled totally away from following all this since the election, I’m really left with overall impressions, generally. Probably I shouldn’t have made the comment, since it left me wide-open to your question (and I just am not motivated to go back and reread it all).

But I can’t say that every bit of coverage from any one network was biased, either. Some of Fox’s stuff seemed fine, as I recall. Same with CNN. Even MSNBC, sometimes, was okay. But it seems to me that there were certain shows on all the networks that consistently left me shaking my head as I hit the “off” button.

By: C Stanley

C Stanley — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:20:16 +0000

Fox was appallingly biased in the other direction.

Do you have specific examples? I certainly admit that Fox has always leaned right, and sometimes verging into the ‘appallingly biased’ but not during the election. And I think the media watchdogs found that Fox’s coverage really was the most evenhanded of the cable networks.

I definitely can’t see comparing Fox’s bias during the election with MSNBC- now THAT was undeniably appalling.

By: Polimom

Polimom — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:08:42 +0000

This may be a bit too balanced a view, but the way it looked to me was that more than MSNBC was biased in the last election. Fox was appallingly biased in the other direction.

In fact, I thought the last election demonstrated the enormous problems we have with the media generally, in all its various manifestations.

By: Ron A

Ron A — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:50:17 +0000

David, Why do you consistently let the righ wing idealogs talk over everybody. Don't be afraisd to cut them off. Try to be at least fair in the amount of time you let each talk. Chris was more than overbearing and holier than tho.... Tahnks @RAGGEDSTEP @RAGGEDSTEP

By: RAGGEDSTEP

RAGGEDSTEP — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:25:58 +0000

Kudos to David Shuster. At least by MSNBC standards. He actually had someone on who argued with him. Olbermann and Maddow may as well be doing their shows with hand puppets.

By: Michael Merritt

Michael Merritt — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:03:45 +0000

Steve: I’d never even heard of them before this post, so I can’t yet make any judgments on them.

I have watched both interviews, and found both men to be incredibly egotistical and arrogant.

By: Crimson Politics

Crimson Politics — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:19:43 +0000

Crooks and Liars is the most biased blogs on the internet. They are partisan hacks, in the highest degree. They are popular for their outrageous liberal lies and provocative headlines and blogs.

They are not popular because of simply liberal agenda. They are not popular because they are biased.

The only perspective on this issue is that John Ziegler obviously promotes Sarah Palin, and MSNBC’s David Shuster is incredibly biased against Palin. The difference? David Shuster claims he is a journalist, when he’s obviously not.

These are FACTS. Not opinions. An opinion or perspective would say “Oh John Ziegler is always right” or “David Shuster had a good point” etc. I’m telling it as I see it, through observation.

By: Steve Krome

Steve Krome — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:44:56 +0000

Michael said: "Steve: Trying to prove bias of Ziegler’s part…by linking to one of the most biased sources around. Good job!"

Are you saying that you think Crooks and Liars is biased and Media Bistro is not? To repeat my original point "Guess it’s just a matter of perspective. Well, perspective and ACTUALLY watching the interview." BOTH interviews actually... Michaels link was to the MORNING interview with John Zigler... the Crooks and Liars link I posted was to the AFTERNOON interview.