Of all the people to call for a "truce" on excessive partisanship . . .
Interviewing Scott McClellan tonight, Keith Olbermann sanctimoniously suggested that a "truce" on rough political tactics "would be nice." But speaking with John Dean just minutes later, the Countdown host—he who has repeatedly called President Bush a liar and a fascist—reverted to form and regretted that it might be too late to impeach him.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN: [The 1988] election was very much a turning-point election. I think that George Bush, George Bush 41, George Herbert Walker Bush, is a decent individual, and a man who really believes in civility, but he, his advisors around him, knew the only way they could win was to bring down his opponent and go fully negative, and paint Michael Dukakis completely to the left. A guy who had painted himself—who had a record of trying to work to the center in a lot of ways [Ed: ?].
And, um, that legacy continues to this day, and Senator McCain says that he's going to speak out against that and not let that happen. I think that would be good for the country if that is the case. But there are certainly plenty of groups on the Republican side that are going to go forward with that kind of strategy. [Unlike groups on the Dem side. You know, like the kind-and-gentle one that ran the dragging-murder ad against W in 2000.]
KEITH OLBERMANN: Yeah. Truce would be nice.
View video here.
But then, speaking with John Dean just moments later . . .
OLBERMANN: Is there anything to do with this information [from McClellan's book] other to add to the historical record? We've got the Plame outing, Bush's commutation of the Libby sentence, Bush's involvement in the leak. Do the acts constitute obstruction of justice or grounds for an investigation? Because impeachment would be the logical follow-up here, but obviously the clock for impeachment is running down, if it hasn't run down already.
Some truce.
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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Please tell me why.....
May 29, 2008 - 22:30 ET by BEGRUNTthis man is not in a mental institution? He is one nauseating constant rant of insanity.
"If a man does his best, what else is there"?
General George S. Patton Jr.
When is NBC going to demand
May 29, 2008 - 22:31 ET by marvlWhen is NBC going to demand that Olbermann go under the knife and have his tongue removed and the muscles of his mouth shortened? While they're at it, they should stretch his lips, allowing easier insertion of his feet.
Olberman looks to be Run Down....
May 29, 2008 - 22:35 ET by JayTeeThe Olberman Orgasm over the McClellan book must have taken a lot out of him.
It was too bad that even Olbermanic admits he could find nothing new in the book. Who is going to buy a book that is outdated when it was released ? Old Lies, Tired Lies, and now we have an Exhausted Olberman.....he should not have read the book in the Bathroom stall at MSNBC. . .
Olberman needs a LIVE Audience, so when he says something funny like "Impeach Bush" we can hear the Laughter.
Now wait a sec. GHW Bush
May 29, 2008 - 22:42 ET by Dave DNow wait a sec. GHW Bush beat Dukakis by nearly 8 pecentage points gets 300 more electoral votes and about 6 million more popular votes. He was the VP of a popular president and things seemed to be going fairly well for the country at the time. So the conclusion Olby comes with all this info is that the only way Bush could have won was to cheat? Let me guess, Olby also thinks he's a member of the "reality-based" community.
Wasn't this guy Scott
May 29, 2008 - 22:59 ET by nicksmith112Wasn't this guy Scott "Assistant to the Traveling Secretary" of the Yankees? Bad move putting the team in those cotton uniforms.
I'm a refugee from the Democratic Party.
LOL
May 30, 2008 - 07:57 ET by HypocriteHaterSHOWALTER: Well, all of a sudden there's a problem with Tartabull's swing...
"We've got the Plame
May 29, 2008 - 23:04 ET by RESTLESS 1"We've got the Plame outing, Bush's commutation of the Libby sentence, Bush's involvement in the leak."
This is ridiculous. Where is the proof that Bush was involved in th plame leak? Wasn't it her husband that told Armitage, who then leaked that plame was a CIA agent?
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liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
Restless, I was just
May 30, 2008 - 07:10 ET by motherbeltRestless, I was just thinking the same thing as I watched the video. Olbermann did nothing but recycle the same allegations that they have been obsessing over, without proof, forever. They just recite these things over and over, as if they are well-established "facts."
Over/Under
May 29, 2008 - 23:06 ET by JohanWhat's the over/under on Olbermann's head exploding? McClellan would make a fine replacement.
There should be.....
May 29, 2008 - 23:10 ET by BlondeA "Captionfest" to go along with your comment.
That was seriously funny.
And I can just imagine the picture that goes along with it. Hey....new idea for NB's....a great comment. Then we all get to describe the pic that goes along with it. LOL.
Nice. Seriously.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Or..
May 30, 2008 - 12:32 ET by Eileen RightWhat degree of calamity will befall Earth due to the wobble created by the close proximity of their massive heads.
The more this functionally
May 29, 2008 - 23:44 ET by fitzfongThe more this functionally illiterate, fat load McClellan appears on television to promote his glorified toilet paper, the worse George W. Bush looks. The fact that this bloated imbecile passed background checks, not to mention personal interviews, is a serious indictment on the character judgment of this President. McClellan had no business waiting tables in Washington, DC...forget serving as the White House's Chief Spokesman.
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -Ronald Reagan
It's getting sad
May 29, 2008 - 23:52 ET by rammingspeedWe are watching the gradual mental breakdown of a man. Olbermann's hatred has burned away his ability to retain (or know in the first place) the basics about making a case against someone. These accusations against Bush have been investigated and picked at from all angles by the most talented Bush hating investigators there are, and they've all come away pouting for their lack of finding the facts they need.
That's because the facts don't exist. Bush and his administration have not done what his detractors wish he had done.
Keith Olbermann is the most deranged person in the world.
It's really sad when your
May 30, 2008 - 00:42 ET by mrsimeleIt's really sad when your own spokesperson comes out and tells about how bad a President you really are. Even if McLellan were lying, what does this say about the President's judgement?
Wow, it is no wonder why another Clinton is able to run for President, as well as a character like Barack Hussein Obama; the current President has screwed up so badly that practically ANYBODY looks better in comparison.
When has McClellan said
May 30, 2008 - 01:00 ET by mastersofdeceitWhen has McClellan said Bush is a bad president?
He said himself he still likes and admires Bush.
A COUPLE OF THINGS...
May 30, 2008 - 01:02 ET by danybhoy1st, when the hype over Scott McClellan's book is over, he will be disgarded by the left wing media. They won't care about him in a couple of weeks. This is what people don't understand about prostitution, you pay for the whore to leave. The act is easy enough to get, getting them to leave is the hard part. McClellan will learn this the hard way, pun sort of intended.
Impeachment BathTubBoy? Really? Look, Olbermann should be happy that he is not in a mental institution, & should really be thankfull that he works at a media operation that does'nt give a damn how insane he gets, or whether what he says is true. BathTubBoy is nothing, his show is nothing, his opinion means nothing, his ratings are nothing, his blogs at the Kos mean nothing, & his time will come.
"...it's still We The People, Right?" Megadeth
what was the name of that movie?
May 30, 2008 - 10:48 ET by wizardjrHerr Oberloon reminds me of the character in an old (maybe 80's) Follywood movie about a news show where the lead lip mumbler goes round the bend on the air.
'Network' was the original.
May 30, 2008 - 11:00 ET by MassConservThe remake has been renamed 'Countdown'
BTW for a "Press Secretary"
May 30, 2008 - 01:08 ET by nicksmith112BTW for a "Press Secretary" Scotty couldn't even look Krazy Keith in the eye.
A lot of looking down and to the right. Isn't that a person being less than truthful?
I'm a refugee from the Democratic Party.
Why impeachment Keith? For
May 30, 2008 - 02:10 ET by radiofitz34Why impeachment Keith? For one thing, W has only 8 months left in office and for another I don't agree with everything W did during his administration but I could say that about any president. Keith would be a great spokesman for hemeriod commercials since he appears to be so good with blockage of the facts. I hope Keith finds happiness some day. If that were to be possible.
Political Correctness Is a Progressive Disease
To think
May 30, 2008 - 06:02 ET by 10ksnookerThat people voluntarily watch this nut, even small as his audience is, is frightening. He has definitely tapped in the the well of the brain dead, the intellectually challenged, the core of the Democrat Socialist party.
The weird part is
May 30, 2008 - 06:27 ET by sarcasmoThat they kept Keith and dumped Tucker Carlson. I'll admit I've often thought Tucker's a doofus for various reasons, but compared to Olberman...
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
I'm bored by this Max Headroom Wanta-be
May 30, 2008 - 06:38 ET by tracker1973All this re-hashed revelation from McClellan is making me sleepy. Why can't Max (Olbermann) Headroom get someone who can bring excitement to this boring show. Maybe Dennis Miller?
Why was McClellan ever hired to work for Bush?
May 30, 2008 - 10:36 ET by Missouri ConservativeIt's completely obvious that the man is no conservative. He has openly said that he is "intrigued by Obama" and may vote for him, now apparently he thinks that Dukakis was a "centrist". Right, Scott.
Dukakis was an out-of-touch orthodox, reliable liberal, across the board. Obama is a quasi-Marxist and is perhaps the most radical left-wing person to run for president since FDR.
Bush allowed WAAAAAAAY too many people like McClellan into the White House. Michael Gerson and Matthew Dowd come to mind right away....
"women and minorities hardest hit"
As a guy, I've been
May 30, 2008 - 11:39 ET by SickofLibsAs a guy, I've been 'intrigued' by many women (OK, thousands). Can't think a single man I would ever apply that term to, tho...
...could this another one of those 'leg things'?
Keith is a
May 30, 2008 - 19:30 ET by Slicksterself-loathing closet homosexual who wants to be raped by muslims. It's only a matter of time before he explodes and reveals this.