Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEx-Fox host tells CNN: Olbermann was right all along — Fox is a ‘cult’ and O’Reilly is a liar
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/ex-fox-host-tells-cnn-olbermann-was-right-all-along-fox-is-a-cult-and-oreilly-is-a-liar/Ex-Fox host tells CNN: Olbermann was right all along Fox is a cult and OReilly is a liar
David Edwards
08 Mar 2015 at 14:21 ET
Video @ link~
Former Fox News host Eric Burns on Sunday told CNN that revelations that Bill OReilly did not always tell the truth should not come as a surprise to anyone who watched the evidence Keith Olbermann presented when he worked as a host for MSNBC.
Burns, who hosted Foxs media critic show Fox News Watch for a decade, explained to CNNs Brian Stelter that OReilly had been puffing up his credentials and his ratings.
I think the way to understand this is to make a distinction between culture and cult, Burns said. Im saying that the people who watch Fox News are cult-ish. Because for many years, conservatives have been extremely upset in this country because the only newscast that they had to watch were liberal, you people at CNN and how liberal you are. And NBC and ABC and CBS.
The extreme right they never had their own television station. When they got one, their appreciation, their audience loyalty and I know what the audience loyalty was like when I was there their audience loyalty soared. And so OReilly as the head of the cult is not held to the same standards as Brian Williams.
Burns reminded Stelter that Olbermann had documented OReillys lies while he was a host at MSNBC.
Every time OReilly was named Worst Person in the World, Olbermann was able to substantiate that the Fox News host had made complete fabrications, Burns said.
Olbermann had all the evidence possible, he noted. Its not new.
No one expects much out of OReilly as a Fox News host, Burns continued. No one expects the truth. Hes been caught in numerous lies, and those have never been a story.
To the Fox News cult, this kind of thing doesnt matter. Its a lie from the liberal media.
Watch the video below from CNNs Reliable Sources, broadcast March 8, 2015.
(h/t: Media Matters)
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 1825 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (46)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Ex-Fox host tells CNN: Olbermann was right all along — Fox is a ‘cult’ and O’Reilly is a liar (Original Post)
babylonsister
Mar 2015
OP
louis-t
(23,295 posts)1. Even this guy expects people to believe
that so-called liberal media does the same thing. He compares apples to oranges and seems to be justifying O'reilly's lies. The fact is, the entire fox empire is built on lies. "..you people at CNN and how liberal you are."
I hate this smilie, but...
Gothmog
(145,242 posts)2. This is the third week in a row that CNN has covered Fox News and O'Reilly on Reliable Sources
CNN is having fun covering this story
mountain grammy
(26,621 posts)3. I hope CNN stays with it..
Yes, Keith did many segments on O'Really... "I own your head, Bill"
RavensChick
(3,123 posts)5. Absolutely!
When I saw this I was a little scared at first because I was thinking, uh, Keith, you're not in the news world anymore so please be careful.
Guess what? HE FUCKING NAILED IT!!!! Just like the good old days!!
And he looked great doing it!!
malaise
(268,998 posts)4. I still miss KO
Rec
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)7. CNN is liberal?
Since when?