O'Reilly Lambasts CNN, MSNBC's Iraq Coverage

[Barrett808]

O'Reilly Lambasts CNN, MSNBC's Iraq Coverage
Says They "Delight in Showing Iraqi Violence" in Attempt to Make Bush Look Bad

Eight key graphs from Bill O'Reilly's "Talking Points Memo" at the top of his Fox News show last night:

"A group called the Project for Excellence in Journalism says that during the first three months of this year, FOX News had less coverage of Iraq than CNN and MSNBC (see the AP's report on the PEJ report here).

That led CNN Chief Jonathan Klein to say, quote, "FOX News were obviously cheerleaders for the war. When the war went badly, they had to dial back coverage because it didn't fit their preconceived story lines."

In my opinion, CNN, and especially MSNBC, delight in showing Iraqi violence because they want Americans to think badly of President Bush. And that strategy has succeeded.

So their Iraqi coverage is more political than informational, again in my opinion. Could be wrong about CNN. I'm not wrong about the committed left wing crew over at NBC.

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You can read O'Reilly's entire "Talking Points Memo" here (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,281694,00.html).

Perhaps this error on the FoxNews.com site was a Freudian slip, but the correct spelling of the PEJ's associate director's family name is Jurkowitz, not Jerkowitz.

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http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/3184/OReilly_Lambasts_CNN_MSNBCs_Iraq_Coverage

[Cheap_Trick]

1. An open letter to Chuckles

Shut the fuck up, you douchebag. I'd love nothing more than to smack you, but shit splatters.

[BOSSHOG]

2. Telling the American People the truth will make them dislike bush

Thanks bill. Wouldn't want there to be any bad news coming from a war zone huh, especially one established by your heroes intentional lies.

[liberal N proud]

3. CNN and MSNBC have not complied with the memo

telling them to cover the Iraq war less.

[tanyev]

4. OK, Bill. You go to Iraq and report for several months.

Let's see if you can find all that good news.

[Old and In the Way]

5. O'Reilly supports the Bush Republican Party.

The troops? Out of sight, out of mind. If you can't spin the news in Iraq to support your political agenda, better not to report on Iraq at all.

[MotorCityMan]

6. What the hell, is Fox run by 6 year olds?

A telling quote from them article;

"Perhaps this error on the FoxNews.com site was a Freudian slip, but the correct spelling of the PEJ's associate director's family name is Jurkowitz, not Jerkowitz."

Either they have the laziest proof readers (quite possible), or this is another "mistake", along the lines of showing Conyers for Jefferson, or labeling criminal Rethug's as Democrats.

[Skittles]

7. that is just pathetic

I'm curious though - if the war is going as well as FOX thinks it is, why is their coverage so dismal?

comment from a friend of mine I sent the link to: he also contradicts himself - stating how the country watches FOX news - (we crush the others in the ratings) - but the other puny networks show bombings and death in IRAQ to bring Bush's approval ratings down (and its worked) - well if everyone love FOX so much why is that the other puny networks have succeeded ?

[Prophet 451]

8. Yeah but Bill-O's a nutcase n/t

[Barrett808]

9. Like it takes media coverage to make Bush look bad

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