Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Keith Olberman and Rachel Maddow (A look at honesty in reporting)

I have two video posts for you today. With the election quickly approaching the media makes sure they play it equally. Don't show too much McCain or too much Obama. Keep it even, keep it neutral. Well now is not the time neutral. We are standing at a cross roads in our nation. Fox news (fair and balanced as they call themselves) have pundits who actually work for the McCain campaign. Darth Vader himself Karl Rove shills for the right and then pretends to be a neutral news man.

Who speaks for the left? Well Bill Maher has made a career out of talking back. He however is not who I'd call a news man. Lets face it the companies who own the networks enjoy all the tax breaks that Bush gave them , and McCain wants to give them. Two people that I watch say the hell with that and tell it like it is.

On her new show Rachel Maddow constantly barrages those who deserve it. It just so happens the right is in no shortage of deserving it. Seen here last night on her show



Next is Keith Olberman former sports broadcaster turned legit news man. He has gotten under the skin of many a political figure on both sides, as well as those who claim to report the news. His constant slamming of Bill O'Reilly ( or Billo the Clown as he calls him) not only calls him out but cracks me up. His show is a countdown of the most interesting stories of the day. It includes segments like Bushed ( the running scandals of the Bush Administration) Oddball, and my favorite Worlds Worst People.

It's not all fun and games. Occasionally something happens that provokes a Special Comment. These segments are some of the best written comments ever reported. Watch here:

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