Obama says to Dems "turn off the cable news" and Shuster turns off Obama

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

Shuster (msnbc) just said since Obama said to turn off our news we'll use our power and turn off Obama. so they cut away from his meeting with them dem senators.

[berni_mccoy]

1. Obama is correct... Congress is allowing itself to be manipulated by b.s.

and Shuster, well, I like him. I get his point, but I think he missed Obama's.

[AndyA]

2. He probably wants to keep his job, so doesn't have much choice.

His masters (General Electric/Comcast) have other interests to protect, and other agendas to serve besides just reporting the news.

I agree with Obama, though. The M$M is doing a pitiful job of covering the news.

[derby378]

3. Since when does FOX News constitute "news?"

If it weren't for that courtroom victory against Jane Akre and Steve Wilson, I'd suggest that FOX be sued for mislabelling its product.

:evilgrin:

[Pirate Smile]

4. That was truly pathetic. Obama said the cable news channels and blogs spend too much time

focusing on how everything effects everyone politically AND not enough time focused on what would really help the American people. He said Democratic Congresspeople need to focus on that - what will help people - and spend less time on the inside game - what will help them politically.

MSNBC - the only station he did NOT mention, he mentioned CNN and Faux - acted like unbelievable assholes (Shuster) by immediately leaving the Q & A portion.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

Obama told the Dems to "turn off cable news"

then MSNBC turned off Obama, then I switched to CNN.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

5. They're back on it now.

they read DU no doubt. lol

[blogslut]

6. Well, I don't have cable

...and would like to see this meeting.

Any place online carrying it live?

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

7. maybe c-span is. it's on c-span2

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Somehow I doubt it was Schuster's decision

Probably a network executive.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

9. It looks like they pulled a FOX on the President

MSNBC didnt like what was said and cut away from him. Poor form MSNBC.

[liberal_at_heart]

10. I turned off cable news a long time ago

Unfortunately my retired father who lives with me watches it, so I can't always get away from it.

[high density]

11. MSNBC wonders why nobody watches them

By day they want to act like Fox News 2, by night they want all the liberals to tune in and listen to the progressive side bash the President.

[FrenchieCat]

12. And on the week-end they are fucking AWOL except for

when there is an election on any given Tuesday, and then MSNBC is busy selling us propaganda, telling us who won......on the Sunday before!