Keith Olbermann declares Elder Oaks one of the worst people in the world

14 October 2009 @ 9:30 pm | 103 comments

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Hall of shame or badge of honor? I’ll take the latter, but it just goes to show what power the Associated Press has in setting the standard media message. It lifts one sentence from a talk, distorts the meaning behind it, grossly exaggerating it out of context and news outlets across the country relay it unquestioningly. Then Mr. Olbermann gets to call out Elder Oaks as one of the “worst people in the world” (I guess it lasts for only a day so don’t be too concerned).

Quick aside: are all those who are so concerned about Glenn Beck okay with Keith Olbermann and his brand of “civility”?

Unsurprisingly, the Church-owned Deseret News didn’t follow suit. But the local City Weekly takes umbrage that the DN refused to copy and paste the AP’s characterization of Elder Oaks’ talk and decided to write its own story instead. More outrage.

Curious to hear Elder Oaks explain himself? Ignore the video above and see below.


(Possibly) Related posts:

  1. Elder Oaks on Religious Freedom and the Proposition 8 Aftermath
  2. Why Elder Oaks’ Civil-Rights Analogy Works
  3. Listen to Elder Oaks talk, “Religious Freedom”

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  1. Alan’s avatar

    Alan on 6 November 2009 at 4:41 pm

    Matt:

    With all due respect, you are lamenting religious freedom being “under fire” after the Mormon and Catholic Churches (among others) spearheaded the movement to take away marriage equality in California.

    It is unclear to me what rights you have lost or how the right to practice your religion has been impacted. Mormons, Catholics and other religious groups still have the right to fully practice their religion in California, Maine and the other 48 states of the United States. On the other hand, because of the actions of supporters of Proposition 8 (in California) and Question 1 (in Maine), gays and lesbians have lost a real, tangible right — the right to marry. There is simply no comparison.

  2. gloria LeSueur’s avatar

    gloria LeSueur on 7 November 2009 at 6:02 pm

    My comments are balanced……. Just not tipping the scales to your point of view BENJAMIN!!!!! lol………

  3. Alan’s avatar

    Alan on 8 November 2009 at 8:59 pm

    Well, Ms. LeSueur:

    I don’t know you really are, but I know that I am not Benjamin.

    While Benjamin’s comments may have been a little out there, people can get a little cranky when their rights are taken away–as happened to gays and lesbians in California and Maine in the past year.

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