Olbermann: Unlike Palin, Pitbull Can Be Trained to ‘Occasionally Keep Its Mouth Closed’

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On Tuesday’s Countdown on MSNBC, after a segment with the Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson at the end of the program in which he and host Keith Olbermann lambasted Sarah Palin over her recent interview with Esquire magazine, the Countdown host made a crude joke at Palin’s expense as he introduced the Rachel Maddow Show. Olbermann: "But, apropos of Palin, I can’t remember who said this, but it came to mind: What’s the difference between a governor of Alaska and a pitbull? You can train a pitbull to occasionally keep its mouth closed. Do you know who said that? Because I can’t remember."

After laughing hysterically, Maddow responded: "No, I can’t. No, that’s new to me. Is that the safe thing to say here?"

Below is a complete transcript of the exchange from the Tuesday, January 13, Countdown on MSNBC:

KEITH OLBERMANN: It’s Rachel’s turn. Barbara Boxer her special guest tonight on the Clinton confirmation hearings. But, apropos of Palin, I can’t remember who said this, but it came to mind: What’s the difference between a governor of Alaska and a pitbull? You can train a pitbull to occasionally keep its mouth closed. [RACHEL MADDOW LAUGHS] Do you know who said that? Because I can’t remember.

RACHEL MADDOW: No, I can’t. No, that’s new to me. Is that the safe thing to say here?

OLBERMANN: I think so. I didn’t, that’s not mine. That’s somebody else’s.

MADDOW: Thank you, Keith.

OLBERMANN: Thank you, Rachel.

—Brad Wilmouth is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.


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Ruff...ruff... Bite

Ruff...ruff...

Bite me!

Gawd this is getting old already.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Oh, Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! 

Oh,
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!  That Keith!

Such jocularity.

Oh my.  What a card!

*snicker*

One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.

Rules They Live By - Be Aware

The Leftists rag about Governor Palin constantly.  She is inundated with negative, hateful press.  When she tries to get her word out (using that Freedom of Speech thing), then they all, as a pack of hyenas would do, attack as a group.  How dare she!!!

Husseiniacs are using Alinsky's Rules for Radicals.  Here's some of what's going on here against Gov. Palin:

RULE 5: ''Ridicule is man's most potent weapon.'' There is no defense. It's irrational. It's infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. (Pretty crude, rude and mean, huh? They want to create anger and fear.)

Who better to ridicule anyone in the world?  Olby.  Of course, anyone will do.


RULE 8: ''Keep the pressure on. Never let up.'' Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. (Attack, attack, attack from all sides, never giving the reeling organization a chance to rest, regroup, recover and re-strategize.)

Earlier today it was The View.  Tonight, Olby.  The day before, Matthews or Couric or whoever it was.  Tomorrow it will most definitely be someone else.  Count on it.  It just never ends.

She's being outgunned because of the Husseiniac networks.

We can do the same...

Use their tactics against them. Lots to ridicule. Take your pick.

This is one way to stick Alinsky's book where the sun doesn't shine.

2010: A GOP Hill

Sarah Palin obviously

Sarah Palin obviously annoys the hell out of olbyf*ckr - so i'm very please to listen to this a$$$hole for a change

congrats to all the new U.S presidents - and press secretary obama

we make fox news, a mildly

we make fox news, a mildly conservative network, they make msnbc, a raging leftist network.

when are we going to start fighting these morons effectively

When "mildly conservative"

When "mildly conservative" Fox allows a Democrat to host a 3 hour political forum like the "raging leftist" msnbc provides for Republican Joe Scarborough, then maybe your argument will be a little more credible.

Jer

why are trolls like this

why are trolls like this allowed to post?

keep watching chris matthew pass his tingles off as news, that's what you find credible

Let's see... Jer has been

Let's see...

Jer has been posting here for over a year and a half, always responds to criticism, and doesn't namecall.

Notonmywatch has been here for 4 weeks, makes unsubstantiated claims about MsM "morons" and the relative conservatism/liberalism of Fox and MSNBC respectively, then calls someone who reasonably rebuts said claim a "Troll" and questions why a person who doesn't possess right-wing views is "allowed" to post.

So...who's the troll, exactly?

Scarborough faces these

Scarborough faces these "raging leftists" constantly on "Morning Joe" so it is the most balanced show on MSNBC. Notice Joe's time slot. Fox has "raging leftists" on every day in balanced forums even in ('gasp') prime time. Haven't you even noticed who the MSNBC comedy team does not have on? Why it's conservatives. Olby-notta, Madcow-not, Chrisy-nope. Maybe if you compared apples to apples your argument would be credible.

"Forget change, I want improvement!"

kg...Here is a

kg...

Here is a summarization of my view on the subject, much of which is a reiteration of opinion which I have expressed on several occasions in the past:

a.  MSNBC is not a "raging leftist" network.  However, regrettably, its programming has definitely--and deliberately--become more liberal in orientation.

b.  Remember, until recently, Scarborough and Tucker Carlson both had prime time shows as conservative counterpoints to Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann [prior to Olbermann, I believe Jerry Nadler occupied his time slot.]

c.  It is true that Matthews is a Democrat and has apparently fallen in love with Obama.  But he is also someone who voted for George Bush in 2000, has spoken highly of him on numerous occasions, and has lavished praise on Republicans such as Guiliani, McCain, Romney and others.  He was also extremely critical of the Clintons and Gore.  Indeed, as I recently noted, he was routinely skewered on the liberal/progressive websites.

d.  Based on the foregoing, one could reasonably conclude that MSNBC, until relatively recently [maybe two or three years ago], if anything, tilted to the right.  Admittedly, such is not the case now.  Particularly in light of the addition of Rachel Maddow to the mix.

e.  I do not watch Olbermann...I do not like Olbermann...And I strongly disagree with his ostensible policy of no conservative guests.  I rarely watch Matthews these days, but I am fairly certain he does have opposing views on his show.

f.  Even though it is a morning show, Joe Scarborough--a self-described Reagan conservative--is afforded three hours, five days a week.  Pat Buchanan and Tucker Carlson and other conservatives are frequent guests.  When Fox News permits a liberal Democrat to host a politically-oriented show for three hours, every day, at any time of the day, then I might be slightly more amenable to the claim the network is only "mildly conservative."

g.  As long as Roger Ailes is president of Fox News, it will never be just "mildly conservative".  He is a right-wing ideologue with a long history of Republican/conservative activism.

h.  The prime-time politcal programming on Fox consists of Bill O'Reilly's Factor and Hannity [formerly Hannity & Colmes, now just Hannity & Hannity].  I do not like O'Reilly.  But I do watch O'Reilly and have done so fairly regularly for the past ten years.  I know even some conservatives don't care for him.  But the fact is, he clearly leans to the right and, with but few exceptions, is a consistent and reliable mouthpiece for Republicans.

i.  Although both Hannity and O'Reilly, to their credit as well as Fox's, allow opposing points of view, the suggestion that their forums are "balanced" is simply an unsustainable argument.

j.  In conclusion, MSNBC is now solidly liberal [but not raging leftist], and Fox News is, and always has been, solidly conservative [which I don't mind at all--it's just their laughable "fair and balanced" slogan which bothers me].

Jer

 

Jer

Based on the foregoing, one could reasonably conclude that MSNBC, until relatively recently [maybe two or three years ago], if anything, tilted to the right. 

and i'm the Queen of England

The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” -- Chief Justice John Roberts

botg... I didn't say "the

botg...

I didn't say "the Queen of England could reasonably conclude"....I said "one", as in one of us common folk, exercising good common sense.  :-)

[And, by the way, congratulations on your "coming out."] ;-)

Jer

jer

1)  you don't argue with the Queen it is bad form chap

2)  i think you confuse common sense with lunacy

3)  no thinking person would confuse me with the Queen or MSNBC with a right leaning network but you seem to.

The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” -- Chief Justice John Roberts

botg... 1.)  You did

botg...

1.)  You did note, and do know the meaning and implication of those little emoticons which were inserted in my post, I presume.

2.)  What part of my statement/admission that MSNBC is "solidly liberal" did you not understand?

Jer

my bad jer

i didn't realize you were joking when you said MSNBC was right leaning 2-3 years ago.  But hey good one ya got me. 

The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” -- Chief Justice John Roberts

Gosh, botg... I was just

Gosh, botg...

I was just about to post a very complimentary remark to you, but then noticed your snarkiness at the last second.  Glad I stopped before embarrassing myself.  [Now, your turn to say I've embarrassed myself anyway.]

Jer

 

why jer

i didn't realize the smilies were required for joking around

;^ )

 

;^ )

 

;^ )

The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” -- Chief Justice John Roberts

Me either, botg...But

Me either, botg...

But I've been burned so much recently over comments which I thought should have been easily recognized as just good-natured kidding, I have started using the smiley symbols much more frequently.

Jer

;^ )

;^ )

Unlike Palin & a Pitbull,Olbermann has no integrity

Olmermann needs help very fast or he will get to the point of no return from insanity

Sorry, but...

BLOWBERMAN IS BEYOND THE POINT OF NO RETURN!

 

 

The Constitution is NOT a conspiracy theory and the founding fathers are NOT conspiracy theorists!

Huckabee - Katie Couric was extraordinarily gentle (with Palin)

You would think that with Gov. Palin attacked constantly by the left, those on the right would be a little more supportive. Don't add Mike Huckabee to that list.

In an interview with Esquire magazine Huckabee said the following:

"There were a lot of unfair things. Sexist things that would never have
been asked of a male candidate." He pauses. "Now I must say I did not
think that either the Charlie Gibson interview or the Katie Couric
interviews were unfair. In fact, if anything, Katie Couric was
extraordinarily gentle, even helpful. [Palin] just...I don't know what
happened. I can't explain it. It was not a good interview. I'm being
charitable."

Perhaps it's just me, but it seems that with all that Mike Huckabee did to ensure that RINO McCain won the primary, Huckabee is still upset that McCain picked Gov. Palin for the VP slot rather than him.

Actually RINO John McCain should have picked Huckabee rather than Gov. Palin. Sarah Palin was much too exceptional to be on the same ticket as someone like McCain. 

----------------------------------------------------------------

For eight years the White House interns have been kept safe from sexual harassment and other unmentionables thanks to President George W. Bush

 

Huckabee is...

A BIG FAUX CON!

 

If he's conservative, then I'm a Chicago Cubs fan!

 

The Constitution is NOT a conspiracy theory and the founding fathers are NOT conspiracy theorists!

We have &%$#@! Hucklebee to thank for McCain

We have &%$#@! Hucklebee to thank for McCain.  :-(

He's a &%$#@! RINO

 

"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media."  -- Lowell Ponte

  Gov. Palin is going to

  Gov. Palin is going to fill the place of George Bush for these bitter hateful people in the MSM.  They are by nature destructive but they can't say anything bad about obama.  Bush is leaving, but viscious attacks against someone will not and cannot stop for them.  Olby especially has made it his shtick to launch attacks against all things Bush and now with the ascension of complete democrat control he is facing the fact that he is running out of targets to rage against.  I guess he will still have his sophmoric war of words against BOR.  MSNBC should be embarrassed this is the best they can do.

MSNBC should be embarrassed

MSNBC should be embarrassed this is the best they can do.

I couldn't agree more.  Talk about being the "Worst Person In the World".  He truly is. 

Sarah ain't bitin' and

Sarah ain't bitin' and these blowhards can't stand it. What they're really po'd about is there viewership is low. Did any of you see Hannity's opening night numbers on Drudge? He beat all of them by a long shot. That tells me even the Obamabots can't stand listening to the same made-up BS these losers on MSObama spew each night.

Notice no matter what subject the Old Media talks about Sarah is injected into the conversation. They are so afraid.

It's simple

The corporate media is run by fascists j-school students who did some deeds for their fascist professor and the corporations running said media are fueled by ARAB/FOREIGN OIL!

 

Palin is from Alaska, home of that scourge of the enviro-fascist conspiracy theorists ANWR.  She wants drilling as do some politicos and most of the American people. 

 

 

Said enviro-fascists and cohorts in the media DO NOT.  THE HELL WITH THEM!

 

 

The Constitution is NOT a conspiracy theory and the founding fathers are NOT conspiracy theorists!

Do you know the


Do you know the difference between Bath Tub Boy and a News Reporter?

Neither does MSNBC.

ROFLMAO, good

ROFLMAO, good one.

"Forget change, I want improvement!"

Just wondering

Is the transition segment from Olby to Maddow called

The Dick then Dike show?

 

Just wondering.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqIyjLxwk-s

 

The jokes' on these two clowns......

.......not keeping mouths shut is a better punchline for Olberman and Maddow.  They spew out nonsensical hatred just about non-stop.  The fact that NBC has Olby on a panel of NFL guys at 1/2time, just shows how clueless and uninformed NBC thinks (knows) most Americans are.  

Why KO might be angry at Palin

Here is what Palin said to John Ziegler in an interview for his documentary:

If that wasn’t enough, when she looked at the back cover of my first film (“Blocking the Path to 9/11” www.blockingthepath.com) and saw the photo of one of the film’s targets, Keith Olbermann, she literally let out a shriek
(after reviewing the tape it was clearly more of a “groan”) and,
pointing to his photograph, declared, “THAT guy is so EVIL! What is
wroing with him?

Interesting.

Interesting indeed.

It would appear that poor Keith was/is justified in his hatred of Sarah. He obviously new months before, that she was going to burst into an endless tirade of venom against the poor chap when shown a photo of him during that recent interview. I wonder when Keith discovered the other attacks on his persona before retaliating on the vicious conservatives. Very interesting.

 

No representation, without taxation!

The Pitbull

Governor Palin will not be silenced by the likes and lies of the MSNB kooks and their ilk.

 By not responding to the slanderous lies, she permits those lies to stand.

 I support her right to respond every single time.

Like rabid dogs who won't let go

The Leftists rag about Governor Palin constantly.  She is inundated with negative, hateful press.  When she tries to get her word out (using that Freedom of Speech thing), then they all, as a pack of hyenas would do, attack as a group.  How dare she!!!

 You do have to wonder how long the Left loons (and some on the Right) will rag on Gov Palin.  I guess until she guess rolls over and plays dead they're going to try and chew on her.  It is funny how they now criticize her for speaking up in her own defense - how dare she is right.  How dare she respond to the continuing stupidity about her son Trig - after all she never made public video of her delivery. 

I guess we missed the opportunity of questioning whether the Obama children were actually sired by Obama.  He didn't even have to prive he was the issue of an American woman - maybe his mother was some surrogate his non-american father slept with?/sarc

Ah, that patented fake laugh

Ah, that patented fake laugh Maddow is so famous for. She does it all the time and manages to make it as forced as possible. 

Hey Rachel: at least she

Hey Rachel: at least she doesn’t look like one..

I just cant figure who un-chained you from the dog house behind the trailer.

 

 

 

Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.

Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.

 

Wrong Keith

Rachel was still flapping her gums so it depends on the PITBULL.

Wardrobe and makeup sure

Wardrobe and makeup sure are working hard to make Maddow look like a girl.  Maybe some day... 

"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me

keith the "blowhard"

Pitbulls can be trained to occasionally keep their mouths closed,but big a**holes always continue to pass obnoxious gas. Sarah knows more about energy policy than the elected jerks, Sgt. Schultz and Corporal Biden ever will know.  Does that ever get reported?  Our Alinsky journalists have made her target #1 for good reason.

Another difference?

What's the difference between a sphincter and an MSNBC host?

 Unfortuantely none once the diarrhea starts.

Oblermann

should be asked "who has the bigger penis?  You or Rachel?"

Well then LOLbermann is

Well then LOLbermann is obviously not a pitbull.

The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy

My bet is on

My bet is on Rachel.. 

 

Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.

Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.

 

Unlike Keith

Pitbulls can be trained to be well-adjusted, productive members of society.

FIRE KEITH OLBERMANN

Here's a great site! Take a look and read some of the comments, then ADD YOUR OWN!!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/fire-keith-olbermann

 Star Trek fans, read number 223! See if you remember the episode.

 

Memo to Keith.

Keith,

If you can't say it to someone's face, shut up about it.

It's a simple rule.  Try it for one week.  You'll come off as being in much less over your head; you might even be able to come up for air.

And now, for a special comment.  Keith, you do sports pretty well.  But you're abysmal in the world of hard news and commentary.  Out of your league, to coin a phrase.  You don't do your own homework, you pursue your worst instincts in looking to vivisect those with whom you don't agree, and your best-ever interview was with Bill Bradley in an ESPN commercial.

In these challenging times, there's only so much epic ratings failure your bosses will tolerate.  After Sean Hannity was finally able to bid adieu to your comrade Alan Colmes, his ratings took an upward leap.  This should tell you two things: First, that quivering, unthinking liberalism isn't received well by the American viewing public.  And second, that Alan Colmes has free time on his hands--and could do your schtick for a lot less money.

--Mike 

www.thebrattonreport...

One Look and You Know Krazy Keith Is Nuts

I don't speak German, but looking at a film of Adolph Hitler, it's obvious he was a maniac. I don't watch Olbermann's show either, but just looking at the expressions on his face when I'm switching channels, it's obvious this man has real emotional problems (a nice way of saying he's nuts).

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