On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On May 12, 10:27 am, "Kevin M." <[email protected]> wrote: >> Richard Lewis is a nice guy. Very funny. Has no business on a news >> program, but he is nice and funny. The other listed names I have very >> little interest in seeing. When seeking a balanced approach to >> broadcasting, Michael Moore is not the name I'd be promoting, but >> that's just me. > > I know what you're getting at, but if I interpret Olbermann correctly, > "Countdown" in its present form isn't "The Current TV Evening News > with Keith Olbermann." It's "Keith Olbermann: News and Comment." > He's doing what Paul Harvey did on radio for decades and a whole bunch > of commentators, including Ed Murrow and Lowell Thomas, did in 15- > minute increments in the dnner hour on the radio networks until late > in the 60s--a program of news interlaced with commentary.
I'll concede all of your points on the condition Olbermann doesn't claim (as he has done in the past) that Countdown is a nonbiased factual news broadcast. On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Melissa P <[email protected]> wrote: > > Lewis and Moore are both entertainers. While most viewers recognize that > Lewis is an actor and comedian, what the general public doesn't understand > that when it comes to news and public policy, Moore's credibility as an > expert on those subjects is probably just about equal to that of Lewis. That's a horrible thing to say about Richard Lewis. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
