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  • How dumb is this bloke? Calls himself a journalist investigating some alleged conspiracy. Rocks up uninvited to an awards ceremony on private property with a couple of first year media students, then when he's refused entry (surprise, surprise) instead of going away to carry on his 'investigation' constructively he just hangs around making a pest of himself giving a whole lot of stupid, smart-alecky comments. The only scoop here is that John Ziegler is a fucking drongo.

  • Any resemblance to what John Ziegler does and journalism is pure coincidental. He is so bad that even Fox News won't give him a job.

  • Unbelievable John. What a cluster****.

    This is our media. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT STILL BELIEVES IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA? DISGRACEFUL MESS.

  • This is pretty funny. Watch media malpractice. I wish he was allowed in because Couric is a viscious bitch. She's great at asking questions that result in edited airing.

  • @MCKingKongMushi Your mom is a bitch

  • Oh come on, he should have listened when they told him he needed to stay behind the barricade. I don't like Katie Couric, but Ziegler was clearly trespassing.

  • Wowee! John Ziegler is quite a professional. He stays on subject and asks mature intelligent questions and treats everyone with such respect! What a stand up asshole!

  • @HypocrisyLives Fuck you Teabagger

  • How could any sane person blame Couric for Palins stupid answer?? I really dont understand how someone can be in such denial

  • LOL,

    Lets blame Oreilly,

    for showing Sarah Palin´s stupidity

    every interview she does, she just owns herself.

  • @zacky89 you seem to be the stupid one. Get yourself a ged if you are up to it.

  • This guy is an idiot...just like Palin,Limbaugh,Hannity etc. He is a no talent hack.

  • Wow- political opinions aside, this guy is an imbecile. He thinks they are going to let any no talent hack with a camera guy and a microphone into the awards ceremony? Yeah, maybe they only take up "5 ft of space"- but to be fair, if they make the exception for them they have to make it for every no talent hack who shows up. So soon "5 ft of space" becomes 20 ft, and that becomes 100 ft and so on. People need to get a life and try not to create problems where there arent any.

  • They should have tased the sob. "Don't tase me bro!"

  • I like Ziegler until he treated this guy like shit - he's a jack ass.

  • lol is he fuckin drunk or something? or does he always babble like a smart ass tool....

  • Look the guy is NOT a journalist he is an opinionated supporter of a certain politician. He is disruptive and a blow hard.

    He is not a journalist nor a reporter he is an ideologue with a political agenda.

  • amen

  • Wow, the liberal fucktards are exposed again.

  • Hmm. I wonder if John put up a stink about McCain and Palin political speeches that were restricted to anyone hostile to their whacko conservative viewpoints?

    Of course he didn't!

  • Of course not, ha!!!

  • what a babbling fool... John you rock.

  • Yes it's private but it is also controlled by who and what media they want in that will only support Obama supporters. It is a true fact that this administration has controlled the media because they wanted Obama to win. Well get ready those who voted a President in who wants to change America to total Government control. You wanted it, you got it.

  • And George W Bush didn't control the populace? His people regularly screened anyone attending his speeches who was critical toward Bush. Also, the control placed on the press with respect to the war in Iraq was total. Unlike the Vietnam War, there was/is no freedom of the press in Iraq.

    So government control? Where were you during the Bush years? I'm guessing you didn't say a goddamned fucking thing.

  • Just so you will know where I was during the Bush administration. My son joined the Army after 9-11 so I was supporting while at war. Then he was shot in the head in 2004 while he was a gunner on an unarmed humvee, laid in the streets of Fallujah for 25 min. Medics went to pick him up and found that he was alive. 5 hrs brain surgery removing 30% of his frontal lobe. He is alive today and I supported him and hundreds of other families who have suffered greatly thru this war with TBI and PTSD

  • What happened to your son never should have happened. The entire war is a travesty and a mockery. The complete manipulation of the supposed evidence for going to war was a crime of the highest order.

    With respect to the topic of this video:

    The Bush administration was just as, if not far more, controlling of the press as the perceived control on view in this video.

  • Ziegler is not a journalist, he's about as objective as Michael Moore.

    What a surprise that a jerk with a camera, a stated desire to originally protest ,and a rabid hate for the media is asked to leave an invitation-only, private media event on private property. Get a grip.

    Each time I watch Ziegler he seems more and more irrational, pathologically so.

  • He is part of the Media. Radio talk show host. That would be a part of the Media. Just not the main stream media. I get what he's saying.

  • We'll try this again, he has railed against Couric for years, produced a documentary denouncing Couric, announced that he would protest Couric's award ceremony, then shows up and says hes not going to protest, hes just making a documentary and distributing copies of his previous documentary denouncing Couric at an invitation only Couric awards ceremony.

    If you get what he's saying, you're not objectively looking at the whole picture.

  • Try what again? I read your crap the first time. His point was, if it's covered by the Media, then he should be allowed in. Couric and him arn't friends, to say the least. However, having a "media covered" cerimony, without most of the media allowed in, is ridiculous. The reason behind her cerimony, is ridiculous. A media covered/invitation only cerimony is an oxymoron.

  • Dude, you can't even say "excellence in journalism". What a rube, ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • couric is a joke end her ratings prove it

  • john ziegler is such a fucking pussy!

    he needs help

  • you can call him names, but I don't think standing up to police officers is generally the sign of a pussy

  • ZEIGLER IS ON DRUGS

  • Stop your whining.....it's a private awards ceremony.

    It's embarrassingly obvious that he went there to film himself getting arrested.......Jerry Springer journalism at it's best.

    As for his Palin comment, STOP whining. If a vice presidential candidate can't handle themself in an interview then they probably shouldn't be running for high office.

    Not only is Ziegler a class A whiner, he's sexist -- no one would have blinked an eye at Couric's "attack" had Palin been a man.

  • He didn't go there to get arrested, he went to show hypocrisy and got arrested for it

    And besides, if we're only allowed to show favorable coverage for people, lets look at that, only favorable coverage allowed

    think about it, don't you see how that can only benefit someone engaged in wrong doing?

  • Oh yeah, much like the Bush/Cheney administration.

    The big difference here is that it was a PRIVATE awards ceremony. He was free to report on it......just not from inside, behind the barricade.

  • yes I agree, it is private, they can throw him off the premise for having the wrong hair cut if they want

    they question is, why didn't they want him inside? What do they have to hide? I wouldn't have even thought anything of it, until they didn't let me know, that is all I'm saying

    but again, it is private, and they don't have to use their property to assist in promoting his view, but, by not letting him use their property, they promote his view more, so that is theres to deal with

  • Private property rights should trump demonstration rights, however I don't understand that this is truly a private event if it's held at USC which is a publicly funded university I'm guessing. If I'm wrong with that, then I have NO problem with them kicking him out.

  • I'm right there with you, I think USC is public

    And even if it is public property, he can still be thrown off, one man, one vote.

    The fact of it being public, doesn't change it, it only complicates it. The heads of the university are there to implement the "Public Will"

    whether what they do reflects public sentiment or not, is something up for debate, their authority on the grounds, is not

  • Whatever! Some people have precious time to waste.

    Go read a book!

  • They should have tazed the annoying prick just like that kid a couple years ago

  • Welcome to Obama Bin Laden's America,folks!Where not only does a liberal kiss ass like Katie Couric get an award for basically conducting an attack interview on Sarah Palin,but a real journalist like John Zeigler is arrested for simply trying to cover the event!This is Obama's and the liberals mantra:"WE'RE RIGHT YOU'RE WRONG!AGREE WITH US OR ELSE"!So much for freedom of speech,huh?Impeach that fucking muslim ass kissing

    ,Terrorist cocksucking motherfucker NOW!

  • Wow, somebody really needs to switch to decaf.

    Seriously, get some professional help, dude.

  • Why does it matter that the winner can invite someone? The problem with having a limited number of reporters covering something is the opinion gets skewed thats the point of free media, but who cares about this being covered by some people who agree with eachother. Is John afraid that something is being covered up? Idiot. It was invite only. Lets see him try that at the correspondence dinner. Thats if Palin will allow him to get out of her bed.

  • I see this guy doing a public service! The awards aren't secret; in fact, Couiric and her network will brag and publicize the award to establish cred on journalistic excellence and clearly have other media in. I see a benefit to the public to hear non-biased points of view or different viewsand allow this reporter to cover an event abou the media congratulating itself. They only allowed friendly coverage and this guy is trying so actually ask questions. And, is about the election!,

  • He should stop bitching about why he cant get into event because hes a fucking biased shitty journalist.

  • No, he can't get in there because the media powers only want friendly coverage! This place probably gets federal money of somekind and are bound to respect the first amendment. This reporter should be allowed to ask questions as annoying as they may be. I mean we know how annoying reporters can be, but apparently when they celebrate themselves at a UNIVERSITY to shine more credeiblity on themselves, god forbid someone asks different or tough questions.

  • I cant go to the event... bias

    I wanted to tape it but they wouldn't let me... I had a camera and a microphone... and a website

  • This guy needs a good ass kickin

  • Geez, edit much? How long was he out there? What a whinny douche bag. They told him he couldn't cover the event. It's an issue because he stood out there for an hour protesting (crying) that he can't cover the award ceremony, and instead of leaving on his own accord, they had to escort him out. John even noticed that "there's not a long line of other media waiting to get in [there]." If that doesn't tell you that it's a private event (invitation only) I don't know what does.

  • john ziegler is one of those kids from high school that just loves to annoy people and does not listen when spoken to.

  • John Ziegler is a fucking dickhead if I was face to face with this guy id sock him in the fucking face............what a fucking douchebag

  • how is john ziegler bad- you have not listened to what he says

  • Funny. The problem is that all those guys are too politically-correct to admit that the reason they are not letting John in is because they're afraid he's going to make a mess of a perfectly orderly ceremony they had prepared and were planning on having. Nice play on political correctness (one of your pet peeves since the Philly days or even before, I believe), John! -tcandkit

  • Oh, this was the award for Excellence in TELEVISION Political Journalism, and your upset because you are a self proclaimed journalist and they wouldn't allow you in. Well then John I guess all you had to do was inform them of what TELEVISION station you are affiliated with... Opps, I just made a stinker didn't I? Oh, I hope I didn't hit to soft a spot. Maybe you should go to alaska and cry on Palins shoulder you rejected hack.

  • Wow john, lay off the booze during working hours.

  • Good thing he was arrested. He'd have had no story. He didn't have one when he went. He was happy to be arrested. Tasering him would have been a bonus. Better luck next time, Ziegler.

  • Liberal are all for freedom of speech until someone says, or in this case asks, something that they do not want to hear. USC School of Journalism... what a joke.

  • Shut up! GOOD

    Have you ever heard of private property? How about invitation only?

    This isn't about free-speech, it's about a dude, needing attention. This guy has been on reality dating shows, and he's found his sugar-mamma. Anything he can do to get paid, is what he's going to do.

    I'm for free-speech, and I've faught for your right to it, but Private property, has no free speech.

    Sell that crap to someone that doesn't read.

  • So now a state university is the same as someones backyard? Sorry but a state university is a public place. Most universities welcome visitor/non-students onto their campus. So when this one guy is kicked off just standing there and politely asking questions (which is what journalism should be about) then something is not right. If he were shouting things or causing riots or the like that would be one thing. But he was not.

    It is about free speech and I think you know that.

  • Does the manager at a state-run building have the right to ask someone to leave? More so, when that person, is only there to disrupt and bother the people invited to attend? Of course. I can't just walk into the Governor's office. You can't push your way past capitol guard's in D.C., can you?

    He asked about getting invited, and was turned down. He was asked to leave, and didn't. He's lucky I wasn't there, he would have had worse troubles.

  • Nothing like a liberal distorting The First Amendment. At the end of the day its ideology first isnt it?

  • How did I distort the 1st amend?

    BTW, I'm an independent. I hold views on both sides of center. Some views, are farther right than yours. Does that mean you are a liberal? I'm willing to bet, that your views are all on the right side of center. Now who sounds like they follow their ideology first.

  • Guess what? I am an Independent as well... I am pro-life outside of rape, incest and under certain extraordinary circumstances. I am against the death penalty and for legalization of certain drugs... how about that?

  • Wow, you are against the death penalty and for pot. You are a hippie. Bullshit!

    You are a right-wing neo-con, that wants the Gov. to control reproductive rights.

    Who the fuck are you to decide if an abortion should take place? Your god needs to keep his fucking hands off my Gov.

    I'm pro-gun, pro-death penalty, pro-choice, pro-military, pro-civil rights, pro-pot, anti church/state,

    A true patriot, does not need to display the flag, a true patriot wears one on his shoulder.

  • Alright... you have made your point, you read palms ... Im done with your nonsense.

  • USC isn't a state run school. It's a private school. So, he was on private property and they had the right to let whoever they wanted into the building. He clearly just wanted attention and was being argumentative and creating a problem.

  • This same guy, was on a reality dateing program, trying to get some attention.

    This guys gonna ride Palin..... Hold on, let me think about that for a second, All the way to the bank.

  • usc is a private university

    like most wingnuts, you are a stupid asshat

    just like the loooooser, ziegler

    GOOD NIGHT NOW

  • Ask yourself if USC would have done the same thing if the reporter were questioning the giving of an award to some conservative (Rush, Hannity, etc.). The honest answer is HELL ON! They would have put up with Michael Moore pushing his way into the awards ceremony running onto the stage and throwing a pie at Rush. When a "Journalism" school is that unfair it becomes pretty clear why so many of the "journalists" they produce are biased.

  • hey asshat,

    usc is the most conservative campus in southern cal

    none of the other real journalists were breaking the rules

    ziegler only did this to gain publicity....for he is a whore

    and you bring up an absurd hypothetical...like all wingnuts do when they lose an argument

  • Maybe there is some hypocrisy in not letting this guy on campus, but USC is a private school, there is no lawsuit here and no abrogation of free speech "rights" by the school, because there was no "right" to free speech.

  • Mr. Zeigler was NOT intoxicated. He seeking to expose the truth and to assure that the Constitution is upheld for ALL not just a few.

  • What truth? The fact that Palin, can't answer a question? Palin is a reporters wet-dream, ask her what day it is, and she'll answer Satuesday. She is dumber than a stump. The fact that she is hot(got pregnant at 17), and she's pro-life, is all she has. For fucks sake, she couldn't name a newspaer she reads. Fuck, all she had to do was make one up. Hell she's a politician.

  • She couldn't name a newspaper or she didn't name a newspaper? I think if you calmly think about it you will realize that Gov. Palin is not as dumb as you are saying she is. She ran a business, was mayor and Governor, all things that Obama, Palosky and Reid have never done.

    Any newspaper she named would have gotten her into trouble. A local newspaper would not have been good enough and larger papers would open her to follow up questions of who is the editor, name your favorite column etc.

  • Are you saying, that she wouldn't answer, because she was afraid to tell the truth? Or that she's calculating her answers? Either way, I don't want a politician, to tell me what they think I want to hear, I want the truth.

    I think that you give her too much credit, for not answering. I think, if she ahs to think that much, she's better off as Alaska's Gov.

    BTW, isn't she Pro-life, it seems that she doesn't have a problem taking sides in a debate. I'm pretty sure she's just a dumbass.

  • So if she is pro life she is a dumbass ...?  Hmm.. now really, after a statement like that... who sounds like the dumbass?

  • Are you 12? I was pointing out, that she isn't afraid to piss a few people off. But yes, wanting to control another persons vagina, is being a dumbass.

  • Again ... who is the dumbass ..?

  • Are you obsessed with other peoples vaginas? Is that what this is about?

    I don't want a person in the whitehouse, that believes the earth is 6,000 years old, That SHE should get to decide what another woman can or cannot do with their own body parts, and isn't sure whether Africa is a continent or country.

    Soory, I just want at least a 3rd grade education in the people that run for Pres.

  • Obviously you are the one obsessed with abortion.. because you brought it up as the single reason you think someone with a view opposite of yours is a dumbass. Oh my ... a female that is pro life ... oh my!

  • Where the fuck did I say, that because she is pro-life, that she's a dumbass? I said she's a dumbass, because she couldn't name a newspaper she reads, and thinks Africa is a country.

    I am a Male, I will never have an abortion, ot's not my choice that Im fighting for.

    Are you againt the morning after pill?

    Cause if you are, you are a dipshit.

  • It's not good when University officials stumble over their words.

  • Sue the school And security officers separately.The officers will not have any legal shield to protect them.Diversity of opinion?As an officer in the security field,these guys are toast legally.

  • FOR WHAT? Because they did what they were told?

    What are you, a mall cop? USC, has the right to ask ANYONE, to leave for ANY reason. They don't need permission to ask someone to leave their property. He was asked nicely, and refused. At that point, they could call the cops, and have him arrested for tresspassing. How would you like it if I came over to your house, and asked people why your such a dumbass? It's your house, I have no right to be there.

  • Ziegler did cross over the line a few times and seemed more focused on being a nuisance than a legitimate journalist. Now that he has his 15 minutes of fame he may have less trouble being invited to these events. I'm surprised they didn't Tazer him!

  • Oh please! What line did he cross over? That is absure. He didn't do anything even remotely wrong.

  • The death of journalism has apparently found a home at USC. Let's try to imagine what Walter Cronkite would say about all this. I'm sure he would not "laugh-out-loud" at the thought of Couric being singled out for excellence in journalism. Somehow, I have a harder time seeing him praising this choice. This is truly a sad day for USC's School of Jounalism. Did Wolf Blitzer get an honorable mention for dishing out trashy youtube videos about Palin?

  • Katie Couric is a bucket of horse shit that should be burned.

  • Amen.

  • I'm a democrate and I think he's right....

    All you have to do is boycott Katies sponsors or any other media  news sponsors. Call, Email the advertisers and tell them as long as there is media bias you and your family won't buy any of their products. It worked for Rev. Jackson I can work for the people of this country. We want the truth about our goverment in the media.... Pass it on in all your comments.

  • Many are doing that and I agree.But boycotts take time, because they're not promoted by the media. I boycott Fox sponsors as they inappropriately organize protests. I really don't like Katie Couric (never watch her) but the only thing Ziegler did, by demanding to be let in to what was just a bunch of folks giving each other awards, was to give them coverage and so more advertising bucks. Ironically, Ziegler is not powerless. He's a talk show host-Shuts down 9967s controlled media theory.

  • I know John's sister Buffy. I have met John several times. He is mentally ill and apparently his illness is getting worse. He needs treatment.

  • So what if he is mentally ill, are you judging people with mental illness? Do you think he should be locked up in an institution that we pay for with taxes or would you rather have him out making a living. I hope "Buffy" drops you as a friend because you are not a friend if you can say things like that about a person.

  • Did I say that he should be locked up? why don't you stfu? I made a simple comment and you are turning it into a major controversey. The guy is mentally unstable and he needs treatment and his family knows this. So KMA!

  • Awfully defensive for someone who made a "simple" comment. Maybe you need medication so you won't have diarrhea of the mouth in the future. I hope Ziegler and his sister see your ridiculous comments and call you out on them, too. Some of our most famous artists, creators, philanthropists, etc. had a mental illness or drug and/or alcohol abuse issues. So why don't you STFU and stop dissing people who may or may not have a mental illness.

  • Watch Ziegler's eyes, listen to his stuttering... is this guy drunk? At 10 am? This guy rocks! Party on, Dude!

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  • And here I thought Cheney was the biggest Dick around.

  • He was until libs like you sucked it off!

  • John Ziegler is yellow propagandist for rightwing Nazi nut jobs.

  • Since when is a publicly funded college considered private property. Isn't this the University of SC? Universities are funded with taxes, therefore, he has every right to be on that campus.

  • @therumfordreporter: USC (The University of Southern California) is a private college. It is not publicly funded.

    USC is also considered one of the most conservative campuses in the entire nation.

  • Rumford Reporter - Private event. They are not making public policy and so they reserve the right to make it invitation only. This guy made his intentions as clear. He is using his press card like a weapon. Arguing with him is like hollering at a barking dog.

  • My bad. But, I still feel that because he was outside and not interfering with the event itself, he has a right to be there. It's not like it is someone's home.

  • Also, Katie Couric did not deserve an award for her coverage of Sarah Palin. She used Gotcha techniques to belittle a Republican Conservative woman who has her right to her beliefs as well. Katie Couric should have been fired.

  • Katie Couric should have been fired for her coverage of Sarah Palin, not given an award. John Ziegler has the balls to call out the liberal bias media and for that he has my respect.

  • Always hate to see 1st amendments rights abused.....

    however....

    John was on Private property a.k.a USC.....

    unfortunately THEY were within THEIR Constitutional rights.

    They have the right to ask him to leave.

    No different than if he came into your house... and refused to leave.

  • I agree.

    They told him where he COULD stand and he refused.

    This guy probably had his ass kicked regularly in high school.

    Being a smart-ass is not the same as being smart.

  • So much for unbaised news. So must for RIGHTS. The only news we get is the news THEY want us to get. But, why would I expect any different in a forced system? Welcome to communism. Hang onto your guns folks.

  • ang9967 - Hanging on to your guns is an inflammatory statement. Revolution will come from the right fighting with each other. This event had nothing to do with public policy. So they are free to select their own guests. It's a non-story and John is just pissed because he wasn't invited. He is so far from "being invited by a winner" that his only option is to be a spoiler.

  • LOL! How can you say that? This doesn't affect the public? Yes, they're free to select their own guests, but free to select only those who share their views and this is what is sold to the public? One sided journalism? These people are running this country! They need to been scrutinized from all angles. No, hanging onto guns is the ONLY thing that is keeping us from having in your face communism, now. It's not hard to tell, they're tired of the formalities.

  • Sheesh! OK, 9967 (1) 1- sided journalism was born under Reagan when he axed the fairness doctrine. Thus FOX was born & now sponsors protests & shutsout opposing views.-Google 'Teabagging' (2)Who is THEY? If you mean journalists-examine all of them, starting with the ones who pick the fights (3) You say communism when you mean despotism--We had that in the last Admin. Look where we are! We should solve problems together, not shoot each other! THEY isn't tv figures-It's people-You too!

    Peace.

  • Are u kidding? Either ur a troll or sadly misinformed! Which 1? No, I mean communism. Were past despotism. We have had communism for past 80 years. The first rule of communism is u can never own anything. What do u own the state cannot take? u can't do anything without gov intervention! ie, taxes, fine, fee, permit, license, or extortion! We have priviliges not rights. All wrapped up in a flag. All media is controlled! The only thing that's standing between us and in ur face communism is guns.

  • 9967-Please! The 'steer or a qeer' question doesnt fly. This is Youtube, not the Weekly Standard. Not the wild west either-the 'Yosemite Sam' act is sophomoric. You bought into Hannity style half truths; & want to take it to the streets-which, without the licenses you hate, will be filled with gun toting unlicensed drunks. I'll go with words and ballots over your firesticks & anarchy. i know my posts are like shouting at a barking dog so I'll relinquish the floor. Keep your gunpowder dry, bro!

  • Casual!! Your double speak is quite amusing. How much they paying you? I don't buy into any controlled media. Everyone knows it's controlled! U may be getting paid, but ur still a slave like the rest of us. Anarchists want peace. They love peace, it's the end result. Your so funny, do you think they catch all the drunks leaving the bar? same with all laws bro. Too many of us to catch all, that's why it's about extortion. U already live in Anarchy! You just believe the lie which hides the truth.

  • You rock!...Live and kill all threats!

  • John I hope you sue these Nazis... cuz this is where we are headed, Nazi Germany. These folks in the 'press' want total control of the message. And they will hurt anyone trying to show the truth.

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