NBC chastised by Congressional Black Caucus members for lack of diversity
The commotion surrounding Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, Tea Partiers (… oh, and black people, too) has turned from race-baiting to headhunting.
The trouble began when Olbermann shook his eyebrows at Tea Partiers, calling them, um, monochromatic. The Dallas Tea Party struck back with a multicultural video in which they declared, “We have more black friends than you.” The following week, Olbermann took several precious minutes to respond on his show. “Nuh-uh,” he said, “We got more of them than you.“
At least two people might disagree with Olbermann.
During an unrelated hearing Thursday, Reps. Shelia Jackson-Lee and Maxine Waters, denied NBC a “ghetto pass,” ripping into NBC executive Jeff Zucker for what they see as the “lack of diversity in programming and in the executive ranks at either company.”
Armed with lists of board members for both companies, Waters asked Roberts why Comcast had only one woman and one black man on its board. She then asked Zucker why NBC didn’t currently have any black programming on NBC. “Is there some assumption that black programming is not profitable?” she asked him.
Zucker said that diversity was one of his strategic goals and that the company was trying to do better.
Today, NewsBusters included in its coverage a visual reminder of MSNBC’s diversity with a soundtrack and screen saver provided by Olbermann himself:
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Jeff Foxworthy ought to pick on this.If you feel you have to prove your not a racist-you might be racist.
MSNBC has a habit of hiring racist.
Let’s not forget Chris Mathews “(Obama)He spoke so well I forgot he was black”
Time for both of these no rating race baiters to hit the unemployment lines.
Olberman is a typical liberal. He doesn’t need to have Blacks on his show to allow them to voice their opinions. He already knows what is best for Blacks and just like the Democrats he will tell them what is best for them.
Olberman is a whack job. He never has guests that disagree with his far left opinions. He won’t be challenged.
His ratings have been on a downward trajectory for months. Who really cares what he has to say?
Its kind of racist to count the races you have on your show….I’m not defending Olberman because I think he is a bottom feeding butt munching homophobic slime..but if we have to resort to counting the race of the people we interview that is a bit over the top..My message to the blacks that kept a count….(Get a life already!).
It’s Bush’s fault……..
I tell you whose fault it is, it’s “the mans.” Hey wait just a minute……..
MSNBC is already in the shitter. Ten hours of black programming every day should help eh?
OK .. first of all What the HELL is “Black Programming”??
Second.. Waters is the very definition of a RACIST. THe idea that ANYONE SHOULD HAVE a certain number of lacks on their boards is completely SCREWY!Is it time to search out so called BLACK organizations and hound them for their lack of diversity!
TO ASK for diversity and then demand BLACK programming is the height of hypocrisy. We absolutely HAVE to stop this nonsense now. It will just divide and ruin us. It already has done significant damage. .
The very idea that there is a RACE based political caucus angers me to no end. OK .. WE HAVE A BLACK PRESIDENT. IT IS OVER!!
I listened in horror yesterday as the news that the “black students group” had stormed the chancellor’s office of a San Diego college demanding all kinds of things specifically for blacks. Some fraternity had made fun of COmpton, on of the ugliest most violent hellholes on earth. Blacks should be directing their anger towards THEMSELVES rather than those who attempt to find humor in the mess they have made of their own neighborhoods.
I have asked this many times and NO ONE has ever provided an answer.
Show me ONE city in America that became more peaceful and prosperous after majority blacks took over its government. I will be waiting.
I love it when the racist CBC calls out others on diversity. If Zucker had any balls he’d have called them out for being racists.
If you’re a 24/7 Obama channel and a couple of racist call you racist you’re probably a touch racist. I thought KO 15 minutes was up? Fade away.