MSNBC will shift gears in future election coverage, dropping the central roles of Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann as event anchors, moving them to analysts and bringing in David Gregory to handle anchor duties. Tensions have been flaring at MSNBC lately, both internally and externally. Matthews and Olbermann have been involved in several on air disputes with other MSNBC personalities, and Olbermann in particular has drawn the wrath of Republican over his denunciations of President Bush during his “Countdown” show. The “hard news” folks over at NBC News (reportedly Brokaw) have expressed some discomfort with the Matthews/Olbermann anchor situation. MSNBC beats a slight retreat in the face of the conservative onslaught.
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Bill Manzi.com 
Huh?! But all I ever hear about is ‘the LIBERAL press’!!!
How can that be, and how can FOX now be ‘fair and balanced’ if there’s no balance? We already know that ‘fair’ is a misnomer when it comes to foxsnooze anyway…
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Your Honor,
Looks like you are running to the left. Please be careful and don’t fall off. Let me expand on this;
You said;
“The “hard news” folks over at NBC News (reportedly Brokaw) have expressed some discomfort with the Matthews/Olbermann anchor situation. MSNBC beats a slight retreat in the face of the conservative onslaught”.
The Obama network is so in the the pocket of the Great One that even their OWN kind is uncomfortable with the reporting, which is embarrassing. Please explain conservative onslaught. It never worked before.
What about the term “slight retreat”. It was a rout. Two big time (MSNBC) anchors were sent to the wood shed.
This is liberal on Liberal issue.
Jules
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Jim,
I am confused. You are making a judgement about Fox News after telling me you never have it on at your house.
You must be logging on to MoveOn.org to get your talking points. How else do you know about the Fox News channel? Besides, I don’t think the Mayor nor I brought up Fox news.
Jules
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Jules,
My apologies, I shall next time remember not to speak unless you’ve first broached the topic. My humblest apologies…
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Jim,
I mean this in the nicest possible way. You’re a putz.
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Patrizia! And you my dear, are such a charming, classy individual! It’s a pleasure to have you here to balance Jules’ opinion. Are you sure you’re not his anima?
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I must say as the moderator that calling someone a “putz” is close to over the line. Since it is my blog I must insist that you direct all personal insults towards me, as I am used to it. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
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Mayor, HA! 🙂
And here I was looking at it as a building exercise to give me a thick skin to enter politics with.
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Jim, Why yes, yes I am quite charming, thank you so much for recognizing that. And no, I am a separate entity. Jules is on his own, although I consider myself a fan.
And in keeping with the very good mayor’s directive, Mayor Bill, you’re a putz.
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