MSNBC Ruins Barack Obama Speech By Reading it to Viewers
- By Brian Andrews
- Published 08/29/2008
- Political Celebrity News
Barack Obama Speech For some reason MSNBC analysts Keith Oberman and Chris Mathews thought it a good idea to read long excerpts from the Barack Obama speech before the speech was given in Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
For some reason they thought this would create higher ratings, but their hasty reading of excerpts from the speech came off more like a bad movie that showed spoiled children who just had to go searching for their presents weeks before Christmas morning.
"I am outraged," says one former fan of MSNBC.
The early reading of the speech could result in a spoiling of the significance of the moment to moment feeling the speech intends to evoke, according to fans. The effects are yet to be seen.
MSNBC, overanxious in their decision to read excerpts from the Barack Obama speech, could end up alienating the many viewers it gained with their formerly decent week long Democratic Conventional coverage.
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12 Responses to "MSNBC Ruins Barack Obama Speech By Reading it to Viewers" 
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said this on 28 Aug 2008 6:57:38 PM UTC
Meanwhile, CNN is covering 2/3rds of the screen with their 'facts' and advertisement that their is an Obama speech going on! The other networks don't even have the intro speaker on so that they can have their analysts talk... What the hell is going on????
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said this on 28 Aug 2008 6:58:43 PM UTC
I agree 100%. There is no reason to leak the contents of these historic speechs prior to the presentation by the speakers themselves. I am very disappointed in MSNBC for doing this and have turned to other TV stations because of this practice. To Keith O and Chris M-- knock it off!!
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said this on 28 Aug 2008 7:42:47 PM UTC
Keith Oberman and Chris Mathews should be fired!!!
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said this on 08 Sep 2008 7:31:48 AM UTC
Keith Oberman is the only news caster who tells it like it is. To take him off the air would be criminal during this critical presidential election. He holds candidate's feet to the fire with his fact checking. We need his analysis of the election
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said this on 28 Aug 2008 8:28:27 PM UTC
Actually, their producers and editors should be fired. Ultimately, they are the ones who decide what gets on air. Olbermann and Matthews are merely the "talent" and read what they are given by the editors, who are their bosses.
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said this on 29 Aug 2008 4:47:23 AM UTC
I think that they realized that there are some people --elderly perhaps---that would not be staying up late enough to hear the speech live. I have elderly parents & 10-11 PM is not an option for them. For many children,that hour is also not an option. Do you actually think that those 2 reading portions was the same as Obama?
Not the same. No big deal. The real deal--which many people missed---was way beyond those guys. Get a clue, stop looking for controversy. Duh--it is tv! Chris Matthews AFTER the speech was awesome. PS--do some of you work for FOX? |
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said this on 29 Aug 2008 6:48:56 AM UTC
Keith Oberman and Chris Mathews are two of the dumbest jackasses on the air. MSNBC is stupid for having them. They did not ruin the speech for me, but I was angered by the attempt and I have blocked all NBC channels from airing in my home and have other family members and friends to do the same as long as they remain employed.
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said this on 12 Dec 2008 7:46:18 AM UTC
I was upset about the reading of the speech and have attributed it to "overexuberance" at the time. I would like to say that I have grown to love Keith Olbermann and all is forgiven.
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said this on 29 Aug 2008 7:56:10 AM UTC
Here is a crazy thought, all of you whiners could have just changed the channel.
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said this on 29 Aug 2008 8:07:30 AM UTC
I really like Oberman and Mathews....but they allowed the 'moment' to take over their better judgement. We've all been there....it's easy to get caught up. Their only comment should have been...."I think the speech will be....".
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said this on 29 Aug 2008 11:52:57 AM UTC
"Ruins" is ridiculously over dramatic. MSNBC was the only coverage of the convention I watched for commentary. Otherwise, I watched C-SPAN. The commentators at MSNBC are far superior to those of CNN and FOX. If the reading of the speech was going to be a spoiler for you, then turn the channel.
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