MSNBC has canned Phil Donahue, the only “liberal” on that channel. On any channel, it seems. As if to underscore the point, MSNBC will fill his airtime with an extra hour of drumbeats in “Countdown: Iraq.”
During this month, a “sweeps” month in which ratings are watched closely to set advertising rates, “Donahue” averaged 446,000 viewers. O’Reilly drew 2.7 million viewers, up 28 percent from February 2002, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Could this be because the only ones who watch these crappy cable news channels are right wing zealots or people who are trapped in airport terminals waiting for a plane?
This morning I heard a ridiculous commercial for Fox News Channel, calling themselves “journalists” who just report the news and let the viewer decide. Then they listed names such as Greta Van Susteren, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, and Geraldo Rivera – all big names in JOURNALISM. Only Geraldo could pass as a reporter, and then only because he likes to stand out in war zones with a microphone and perfect hair. The others on this network are simply pundits, no more, no less. I’ve seen more fair and balanced coverage on GOP TV.
