Olbermann accuses Ed Schultz of trying to ‘silence’ Michael Moore on bin Laden

Source: RawReplay
By Sahil Kapur

Keith Olbermann defended Michael Moore against former MSNBC colleague Ed Schultz, who criticized the filmmaker’s misgivings about the killing of Osama bin Laden.

“I believe, with great regret, that the pragmatic circumstances of keeping Bin Laden alive outweighed, very narrowly, what Michael is addressing,” Olbermann said in a video posted to his website Thursday. “But for him to then be accused of ‘intellectual liberal hand-wringing’ by a supposedly liberal commentator on a supposedly liberal television network, is outrageous.”

“What I object to, is those who want to silence those who disagree with me,” added Olbermann, who is poised to host his own show on Current TV, also called “Countdown With Keith Olbermann.”

As The Huffington Post pointed out, it was Schultz who criticized Moore in a recent segment while decreeing that “the intellectual liberal hand-wringing needs to stop in this country.”

“We’ve lost something of our soul here in this country,” Moore said after the U.S. raid that killed the al Qaeda leader, declaring that in America, “everybody has their day in court no matter how bad of a person, no matter what piece of scum they are.”

Watch the video, via Foknewschannel.com

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/05/olbermann-accuses-ed-schultz-of-trying-to-silence-michael-moore-on-bin-laden/

dissent and disagreement with his opinion being expressed?
I saw nothing that attempted to actually silence Moore, just points of disagreement with his position.

I seem to recall Moores passionate anger toward bin laden shortly after 9-11-01. Is it possible he may have been so incensed with that event he, himself may have called for bin ladens demise, back then?

That way, any conversation on the matter is removed.

That said - MSNBC == FOX is a false equivalent.

And I doubt there is even a single hour of what could be called news on FOX.

Are you sure you're on the site you intended?

- no - actually worse that fox.

If fox openly airs a bunch of right wingers spewing hate and bullshit, that's bad enough. That's to be expected. Certain people watch fox because they want to watch that.

People who don't, watch other channels like msnBS in the hopes it will be the polar opposite. But the fact is that it isn't the opposite. They constantly re-air clips of the same R.wingers spewing hate and bullshit whilst conveniently forgetting to cover current events. (Other than Charlie Sheen and the Oscars of course) They manage to air the same commercials for the oil and natural gas lobby and the US chamber of commerce.
Make no mistake about it, msnBS isn't your friend. MsnBS isn't the people's station. msnBS isn't what you think it is. If you thought their revenue stream ended at the end of the commercial break, you're sadly mistaken.

It couldn't be more clear why Keith quit. MsnBS is the rightwing wolf in sheep's clothing.

And I'll watch KO when his new show comes on.

And I'm going to continue watching Ed Schultz!

It couldn't be any more evident now why Keith quit that network.
It's a rightwing wolf in sheeps clothing.

Michael Moore has the liberal/progressive position on this issue and the machine wants to influence its viewers to what is more politically favorable for them.

By the way, when was the last time they mentioned the Fukukshima meltdown?
Or the air attacks on the Quadafi compounds?

now you're offering yours. And we, the audience, can decide for ourselves who is more "correct".

Ain't America grand?

sometimes people don't say "I disagree", they say "shut up".

We heard a lot of people saying "shut up" during the Bush administration, and we're hearing some of it now.

OBL to 'shut up and move on' on CBS' "Face the Nation."

Oy vey, that those words came from John "Winter Soldier Hearings" Kerry. Oh, whatever.

Just sayin'.

of the world on that Common appearance at the WH, he might as well go back to his Repuke roots. I stopped listening to the guy in the afternoons, although with his 4-day work weeks, I might listen again today if he has Mike Papantonio (who rocks) subbing for him.

once in a while when he's not thinking and is trying to get back in favor with the DLC types. He has a lot to atone for with all his union support and demands that O admin start supporting unions, stop the extension of the bush tax cuts, and support of single payer.

The vigor of his hippy bashing these last couple of days have left me much less of a fan.

Some people might think you are serious.

at some book panel. He was the more conservative panelist and it seems that's his bent whenever he's unscripted for very long.

It means that other people get to excercise their freedom of speech on the same issue and even during the same conversation.

Ed offered a different opinion, as he often does. He can't do anything to actually "silence" anybody, much less Michael Moore.

and did not speak over it. He let it play and then voiced his criticism of it. No silencing.

I could never be a pure Liberal, because it's too ideological and I don't believe in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Should Michael Moore have an opportunity to speak? Yes, I suppose so. But, it's embarrassing to watch. It reminds me that Michael Moore has been wrong before. He supported Ralph Nader in 2000 which tipped the scales to the Republicans. He admitted he was wrong, afterwards, but the damage was done.

And he's wrong about bin Laden. Anyone who was alive during the Iran hostage situation would know what would have happened if bin Laden was taken alive. the terrorists would have taken American hostages and made it a public event. It could have gone on for months, forcing the US to make a bad decision that would have resulted in tragedy to many.

I just wonder, if that happened, would Michael Moore admit he was wrong about that too?

What is needed is true justification before we cross boundaries. bin Laden was not a Head of State. Pakistan was lying to us. bin Laden was planning further attacks. It seems very obvious that we had justification, and not just because of what we feared bin Laden would do in the future, but because of what he did in the past.

:thumbsup:

And left it at that. This business about 'silencing' is ludicrous. I'll bet that MSNBC has joined Fox on Keith's shitlist and this will become apparent when his new show debuts.

And as a viewer I don't care. I'll watch all of them.

even though they are allies. Classic strategy. They frame "Progressives" as the horrible, far left wing of the Democratic party.

Progressives are apparently the evil in the Democratic party, and *just like* the tea party is to the Republicans.

When are we going to stop allowing valid criticism to keep us from standing with our brothers and sisters in the Democratic party? We don't have to agree, you know, and polarizing each other as too fervent on one issue misses the point, that we can change things to the better for ALL of us if we don't get sucked into petty battles like Republicans want us to do.

I stand with the Dems, even if I don't get all of my needs met, and yes, sometimes I bitch about the lack of progress on the gay-rights front. Does it mean I'm going to be a Republican? Hell no.

That's the Thrill of being a Dem, we can debate, disagree, dispute, distrust, challenge, get mad, change political views, fret, worry, care, go full circle and still stand Together and fight like hell for others:) That's just how we roll...

sisters in the Democratic party?

:thumbsup:

That 2% could be the difference in the race.

"We should've arrested Bin Laden and given him time and opportunity to spill US secrets."

on soon. When I hear this kind of statement from KO I realize why I don't miss him anymore.

his show - just as you were. Nobody is trying to silence Michael Moore, just because on one issue they don't agree with MM.

Sheesh!

I like KO about a million times more than ES, but this is bullshit. I sincerely hope that this isn't Keith's attempt to undermine Ed just to promote himself. There are plenty of other issues and personalities to criticize that would be better use of his talents.

Please, Keith, let's not encourage division on the left. We can't afford anymore animosity towards each other.

He condemned all liberals who have perspectives other than very supportive. I think he loves to speak out when he feels like a macho liberal who approves of some military aggression. But he can be that way and still show some respect for those more liberal than he is. He could have said-- but the Bush administration pushed our country beyond some ethical boundaries which some of my fellow liberals want us to pull back from. They want us to return to the more formal restrictions of international law.

Ed seemed to feel the need to jump on the chance to condemn a fellow liberal-- and use a broad brush to condemn all liberals who question the methodology of getting bin Lade

Just like when he seemed to relish the chance to support jumping in to "help Libya" when some liberals were urging restraint, since we were not jumping in elsewhere with equally disturbing circumstances. Ed seemed proud of the fact that he backed the president's drive to jump into the fray and kind of overdid the "I'm a liberal who likes some wars," idea.

must be fine, too.