Chalk up another in a litany of absurd statements made by MSNBC's Keith Olbermann.
As part of an interview published in Playboy magazine's October issue, Olbermann actually said, "Fox News is worse than Al Qaeda."
I kid you not.
The entire disgraceful quote, offered as a teaser for the full interview at Playboy's website (be advised that pictures of scantily clad women exist on the page as well), was as follows (h/t Inside Cable News via Johnny Dollar):
Al Qaeda really hurt us, but not as much as Rupert Murdoch has hurt us, particularly in the case of Fox News. Fox News is worse than Al Qaeda - worse for our society. It's as dangerous as the Ku Klux Klan ever was.
Imagine that. And this guy has his own show on MSNBC which is being broadcast live before "Sunday Night Football" on NBC.
How delightful.
Update 12:29 | Matthew Sheffield. This pompous comment is also "special:"
Giuliani tried to out-Bush Bush. He tried to get votes by talking about casualties as if another attack like 9/11 were inevitable, suggesting that voting for anyone but him would lead to more people getting killed. That's about an inch from saying, "If you don't vote for me, you'll die," which is another inch from saying, "If you don't vote for me, I'll kill you." And that, to me, is not America. In fact, it's not Earth. I don't usually single out candidates for praise or brickbats, but if they're going to politicize terror, to do the work of the terrorists by terrorizing the populace, I'll come down on them like a ton of bricks. That's my job.
That must be why Olbermann repeatedly denounces people like Al Gore who essentially say "If you don't believe in global warming you'll die."
Oh yeah, I forgot. Olbermann is a liar who only pretends to be non-partisan.
Post facto opinion by Noel Sheppard: An anchor for one of the leading television news networks in the world has stated that a competing network is worse than the world's leading terrorist organization responsible for the killing of thousands on September 11, 2001, and many others around the globe.
He's also stated that this news network is as dangerous as the most racist organization to ever exist in America.
Can anyone explain how this man can say these things and continue to represent MSNBC and NBC?
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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Let's help ol Keith out
September 10, 2007 - 12:31 ET by TruthMongerLet's help ol Keith out here with some more ideas...
"HI! I'M KEITH OLBERMANN AND:
2+2=58730....
Up is down...
Good is bad...
I'm a frackin idiot - so pay me a ton of money and attention, etc..."
Even Better
September 11, 2007 - 16:27 ET by Wildcatter1980(Remember, everything Olbie says is a lie.)
Olbie: "I'm lying."
Others" "If everything that Oblie says is a lie, then he is telling the truth. But, if everything Olbie says is a lie, then he is lying. Illogical! Illogical! Please explain! Please explain! Only humans can explain..."
Olbie: "I am not programmed to respond in that area."
Just my $0.02
P.S. Written with apologies to the writer of the I, Mudd episode of Star Trek, the original series.
E-Mail NBS (C)
September 10, 2007 - 12:36 ET by mattmAnd get this puke OFF of Sunday night football. The guy is a dork who thinks he's funny....
How does such an untalented, irrational and wrong person get such a lucrative and enviable job? Maybe I should ask Whoopi....
And get this puke OFF of
September 10, 2007 - 12:54 ET by rimskyAnd get this puke OFF of Sunday night football.
Couldn't agree more. I tuned into the game and found his ugly puss staring at me and turned it right off! I wonder if the network has a clue about how his appearance might be adversly affecting their ratings.
I was watching the
September 10, 2007 - 13:30 ET by bobthemanI was watching the pre-game show last night and couldn't agree more. It was stomach churning to say the least. I had to watch something else until the game started. When I tuned into the half time show, I kept thinking how absolutely stupid the show was... it seemed like to me they were lost on the set... nothing of value to say... and then here comes KO... worst person in the world crap... the NY Jets fans... geesh... how did this guy get this job?
BATH-TUB-BOY...
September 11, 2007 - 05:43 ET by danybhoyThere is a simple response, General Electric has rewarded him very well for not winning his timeslot, he just bought a $4,500,000 pad in one of Trump's buildings. Just quit buying anything GE, light bulbs, other household goods, whatever. In the end, they are his boss, if he's costing them real money, they might put an end to this.
I do have a question for BathTubBoy, I know that Uncle Rupert & his FoxNewsChannel are evil, "worse then Al-Queda" in your words. Will you, BathTubBoy, look into the war profiteers you work for at General Electric? The very company that overpays your intellectually bankrupt @$$ has more then a few big money military contracts, something I sure you know. I also know that will be ignored by those who think your "special comments" & your "journalism" are worthy actually tuning in to get thier fix of BDS. Talk about YOUR COMPANY & THEIR ROLE in helping the military industrial complex in the mission that President Bush gives them, you won't do it, & you CAN'T DO IT. You know could'nt do it without betraying those you work for or those(only a few idiots who need to be medicated-but they are out there) who hang on your every word. Maybe another news outlet should do an indepth investigative report on GE's war profiteering, like saaaay, FoxNewsChannel.
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
Oh, boy
September 11, 2007 - 08:49 ET by dvdaughtryI am in trouble. My father in law works for GE!
I am not for diversity. I am for what works.
There's not much to say
September 10, 2007 - 12:42 ET by Chris NormanThere's not much to say about a comment like this, except, my eyes are wide and my mouth is hanging open...
evil twin
September 10, 2007 - 13:02 ET by TruthMonger...add a drool bucket and straight jacket and we can call you Keith Olbermann too!
Slap me so I'll snap out of
September 10, 2007 - 13:14 ET by Chris NormanSlap me so I'll snap out of it.
(slap)! thanks, hardly
September 10, 2007 - 13:24 ET by TruthMonger(slap)!
thanks, hardly anyone ever asks me any more:)!
Thanks, I needed that.
September 10, 2007 - 13:25 ET by Chris NormanThanks, I needed that.
When is someone, somewhere
September 10, 2007 - 12:46 ET by bassndudeWhen is someone, somewhere going to put the O boys feet on the fire? Its about time someone took him to task. Orilley is to nice to this camel dung.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Actually after Fox's
September 10, 2007 - 13:06 ET by TruthMongerActually after Fox's Republican-smearing gay-bathroom-sex "report" this morning I think I agree with KO about Fox now...
An anchor for one of the
September 10, 2007 - 12:50 ET by motherbeltAn anchor for one of the leading television news networks in the world has stated that a competing network is worse than the world's leading terrorist organization responsible for the killing of thousands on September 11, 2001, and many others around the globe.
He's also stated that this news network is as dangerous as the most racist organization to ever exist in America.
-NS
It's perfectly OK to say that, as well as saying that Bush is Hitler, Cheney is a Nazi, the surge has failed, and the war is lost.
But don't dare QUESTION THE PATRIOTISM of KO or any of other America-blaming, defeat-preaching, troops-insulting liberal
You make a good
September 10, 2007 - 13:04 ET by ConservativeRexYou make a good point, that old canard doesn't fly any more. I will question their patriotism day in and day out, with out flinching. Fact is, why someone hadn't taken Olby to the woodshed yet is beyond me. He is a spineless, coward, always has been. Well, we continue to let these jellyfish spout off with their unAmerican rants with no recourse. It's time it stopped.
They think they're protected by the constitution, not in my book. They need to be shamed, shamed into submission, on how they treat the country that shelters them , provides them with sustenance and safety. Shame then until they quit, it's worked before, it'll work again. By any means necessary.
Olber comedy news network
September 10, 2007 - 18:17 ET by SportPoliticsThey are playing their hope card - John Stewart's show and Colbert Report are huge winners, so they want to make news "comedy".
So they've come up with this loud mouthed long worded left wing psycho Olbermann. His entire show isn't serious- even though he often pretends to be - so anything they say or he says is always underlined with "we were only joking - lighten up !"
They play the attacks on Fox like newsgossip - it's the inside story on the network battles - of course they are only being "open minded" when they do it - and "showing the public" a "behind the scenes" look at the news family battles... it's " moral " of them to be so open an honest...
This and things like this, their never ending twisted comedy routines they call Countdown and whatever other dancing cartoons they have for the Olberkook hour is ok, because " they are doing a public service making news acceptable and watchable for teenyboppers and MTV heads, and we need so much more participation from the "unconcerned" in order that they "get active" and stand up to government and be "involved". So you need a half insane comedic kookball like Olbermann to do it.
He is styled after the lunatic Bill Nuy the Sceince Guy. Kooky faces at the camera, smart aleck hip talking, strange comedic inflections, it's all one big happy friendly JOKE - it makes learning FUN.
So, I guess it's also styled after the new "teaching methods". It's got to be FUN, you need to be entertained, or you can't learn, we can't keep your attention, we need this made for people with ADD and ADHD - we have to be inclusive for them...
I'm sure they have a thousand more " researched and consulted reasons".
Why does this clown do Sunday Night Football for NBC?
September 10, 2007 - 13:02 ET by Missouri ConservativeWhy on earth would NBC put this blithering idiot on their football broadcast? Have left-wing ideologues infected NBC sports too? Or do they just figure most football viewers don't know or don't care about Keith's nightly left-wing rants night after night on MSNBC?
"women and minorities hardest hit"
...as long as they don't add
September 10, 2007 - 13:04 ET by TruthMonger...as long as they don't add an intolerant ill-informed idealogue like Rush Limbaugh that's just fine by me:)!
Write NBC Sports
September 10, 2007 - 14:51 ET by ricklailHere's the e-mail address for NBC Sports:
feedback@nbcsports.com
I sent them an e-mail about how they have ruined a good thing. I didn't watch it last night but several people told me it sucked. Not only Overbite but Kiki Barber too.
A bonafided and certified member of the beer guzzling, NASCAR watching middle class.
Thoughtcrime
September 10, 2007 - 13:32 ET by compguytracy"The thought police would get him just the same. He had committed—would have committed, even if he had never set pen to paper—the essential crime that contained all others in itself. Thoughtcrime, they called it. Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you." "Don't you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought?… Wow, orwell was so right, big brother lives, long live big brother.
Ceteris paribus
The Oberboob
September 10, 2007 - 13:39 ET by LCT688Some how Iwish it would be possibly to measure his credibility with negative numbers. It might be a closer reflection of reality.
OH.....
September 10, 2007 - 13:46 ET by Bobby JerseyUbermann has finally cracked. While I was watching the game, Uber told Bob Costas that he was the only thing good on the "other network" which Costas had a small piece on Fox. Why does Uber hate Fox so bad? Did he try to get a job on the most watched cable news network and they told him to get lost? I wish Uber would just once debate someone who disagree's with his socialist view. They would show him for his blatant bias. NBC should ditch this guy before he ruins football for everyone who enjoys it. " This the 1,590th day of stupidity of Keith Olbermann"
Uhm he used to work for Fox.
September 10, 2007 - 16:09 ET by Chidi NwachukhuUhm he used to work for Fox.
HE DID...
September 11, 2007 - 04:41 ET by danybhoyBathTubBoy did work at Fox...Sports Net, yes he did. He also worked at ESPN(Disney), & this is his 2nd go around at MSNBC(GE). When you look into his backround, you notice that he tends to burn his bridges where he's worked. When/If his boss at NBCnews leaves/quits/gets sacked/dies unexpectedly, he may be out. In broadcasting, your only 1 boss change away from getting the sack.
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
Who "reads" Playboy?? Thats
September 10, 2007 - 14:09 ET by charlietexasWho "reads" Playboy?? Thats been a joke for decades, "I read the
articals!". yea, right. Who buys Playboy?? The lonely, lesbians,
Keith. No ones going to read his artical, Hef probably wont read
it.
Ratings suggest otherwise,
September 10, 2007 - 14:47 ET by wiwfRatings suggest otherwise, you libtard
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage
morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested,
exiled, or hanged." -Abraham Lincoln
Hef probably wont read
September 10, 2007 - 14:54 ET by Tom1969caHef probably can't read it.
But that's his own fault. His mother told him he'd eventually go blind if he didn't stop that...
~~~
If you don't stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in front of them!
wrong magazine
September 10, 2007 - 14:55 ET by SQL_Samit should have been in playgirl. where the naked homo's could give him a group hug after his interview.
Out of his league
September 10, 2007 - 15:05 ET by fitzfongOlberdouche is the classic example of someone who was really good at something, got bored and thought he could excel at something else...only to fail miserably when it was obvious that he was in over his head. Think Michael Jordan at baseball, Charles Barkley at golf, Bill Bradley at politics. Unfortunately, KO has gone so far over the edge, he's no longer good at what he was once good at.
I agree
September 10, 2007 - 15:09 ET by dvdaughtryHe and Patrick were the best combo on the late edition of Sportscenter.
Oh how I long for the days of the "Big Show".
Now I avoid SC like the plague. Stuart Scott has killed it.
I am not for diversity. I am for what works.
I always thought Dan Patrick
September 10, 2007 - 15:17 ET by fitzfongI always thought Dan Patrick was a lightweight in the Ted Baxter mold. To me, Olbermann carried him. I remember DP going through his entire radio show without knowing the difference between a conspiracy theory and a conspiracy.
Keith...got answers?
September 10, 2007 - 15:06 ET by LionKingKeith...answer these questions before denouncing Fox News:
"It's as dangerous as the
September 10, 2007 - 15:14 ET by mikej"It's as dangerous as the Ku Klux Klan ever was."
How ironic that it was the Democrats that started the KKK back in the late 1800's. It was the Dem's that opposed the Civil Rights Voting Act of 1964 with such names as Robert Byrd and Al Gore Sr. It was the Democratic nominee George Wallace that said "Segregation today, Segregation tomorrow, segregation forevuh!" Yet it's conservative leaning Fox News that is bad?
"If you don't vote for me, you'll die," which is another inch from saying, "If you don't vote for me, I'll kill you." And that, to me, is not America. In fact, it's not Earth. I don't usually single out candidates for praise or brickbats, but if they're going to politicize terror, to do the work of the terrorists by terrorizing the populace, I'll come down on them like a ton of bricks. That's my job."
So I'm assuming, and he may have, that Olbermann blasted MTV, PuffDaddy and Cameron Diaz for their Vote or Die Democratic campaign T-shirts they proudly displayed all over a fawning press?
“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”
Well mikej
September 10, 2007 - 18:29 ET by SportPoliticsLike the other person pointed out, it's ok if they do it, because Bush is the marshall law election stealing global thermonuclear war mongering polluting oil thief lying into war earth destroyer.
So yes, everyone will die, from two things. Total war, and total heat pollution destruction of the earth. It's okay to say it - cause it's true !!!!
It's not fear mongering, it's saving the human race and the planet !
Toyota sponsors the
September 10, 2007 - 15:43 ET by BuffNBoneToyota sponsors the halftime show, they are more likely to listen than NBC is.
"Fighters are fun but bombers make policy"
}}---> Toyota is Chicken too
September 10, 2007 - 18:35 ET by Cool ArrowMaybe we can bilk billions from them like Jesse Jackson did.
~LYDSEXICS UNTIE!~
Olbermann
September 10, 2007 - 16:03 ET by pocomoco“Can anyone explain how this man can say these things and continue to represent MSNBC and NBC?”
Answer: Dan Abrams. (‘nuf said)
Also, I had my Sunday NFL ruined when, on NBC’s NFL sports show with Bob Costas, who should show up as his sidekick but Olbermann.
Can we hope and pray that Abrams has seen the light at the end of the tunnel, which has turned out to be a train wreck in the making if he doesn’t reassign the fool to his former glory days as a sportscaster.
Awaiting Olby's “Kenneth,
September 10, 2007 - 16:43 ET by drillanwrAwaiting Olby's “Kenneth, what is the frequency?” moment ...
It's coming ... You know it is.
and continue to represent MSNBC and NBC
September 10, 2007 - 17:06 ET by wizardjrYou know the answer. One after another, they bring on the most 'Jerry Springer' person they can find because the public whose brains are engaged with reality more than 50% of the time have switched them off - all over the place. The newpapapers are folding. The so-called news shows are foundering. People now have other outlets with real news so they are leaving in droves. What does a Manhatten Island limosine liberal do? Why that's easy - make it sleazy! Think "Rosie the Red" followed by "Whoopi-Trek". QED.
}}---> Pregame and halftime
September 10, 2007 - 17:11 ET by Cool ArrowOlbies moments occur while I'm making nachos waiting for the Cowboys to continue kicking buttocks
~LYDSEXICS UNTIE!~
Isn't Olbermann a big Rush
September 10, 2007 - 17:48 ET by Carl KolchakIsn't Olbermann a big Rush Limbaugh fan? I think Olbermann is the left wing equivalent of Rush Limbaugh. If Olbermann is a fan of Limbaugh's he'll see that as a compliment. Maybe those two could get a special show for halftime on NBC, and wait for the special call on the red phone to see who the worst person in the NFL for the week will be.
"I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane" Waylon Jennings
Carl, either you're being sarcastic, or you haven't
September 10, 2007 - 17:56 ET by RJlistened much to either of these guys. Olberman is a small-minded, bitter man and Limbaugh is the opposite. There's no "equivalency" in style, humor, self-awareness, etc.
I disagree. Rush Limbaugh
September 10, 2007 - 18:27 ET by mostlymoderateI disagree. Rush Limbaugh and Olbermann are very similar. They both separate a nation into "them & us". They both separate a nation that seriously need's to be united to take on the rest of the world.
OK, mostly
September 10, 2007 - 18:31 ET by Cool ArrowWhere should we unite on:
The War
Gay demands
Deviant judges
Abortion
Condescending patronizing race hatred
Taxation
I'm waiting.
~LYDSEXICS UNTIE!~
The War- stop blaming
September 10, 2007 - 19:13 ET by mostlymoderateThe War- stop blaming Bush and win the war
Gay demands- ignore them. Gay's should be in the closet
Deviant judges- more oversight and complete overhaul of judicial powers
Abortion- Stop focusing on the women that want abortions and start focusing on the doctors that perform them. Make it illegal to "profit" from an abortion. Only allow in the most devastating circumstances like rape, molestation, danger to mother, etc.
Condescending patronizing race hatred- eliminate groups that focus on "race" for economic or political profit: Sharpton, Jackson, NAACP, ADL, Black Causcus, BET, etc.
Taxation- lower taxes and strictly forbid welfare programs. Eliminate all social programs that don't work. Stop wasting money.
}}---> OK mostly
September 10, 2007 - 19:17 ET by Cool ArrowI'm on board and so is Rush. But as far as bringing Olbie and the Dems in, you're batting .000
~LYDSEXICS UNTIE!~
...how about Rush is trying
September 10, 2007 - 19:19 ET by TruthMonger...how about Rush is trying to RE-UNITE America - but the Dems like KO are divisive? That will be history's verdict...
mostlymod...
September 10, 2007 - 19:21 ET by LionKingWhat has gotten into you? If I didn't know better, I would think you are evolving into mostlyconservative. ;-)
I have always had those
September 10, 2007 - 19:36 ET by mostlymoderateI have always had those feelings. The only thing that separates me from most other conservatives revolves around the law. For example, I don't believe in placing a "cap" on torts claims.
Well mostlymoderate
September 10, 2007 - 18:39 ET by SportPoliticsas we were told, the nation was joined at the hip for about 2 weeks after 911. It was all downhill from there. (remember that "united front" was "were sad this happened" and "were going to get those sob's" - the first was the left and the dems with some insincerity, and the second was the left and the dem along for the conservative republican answer - which they now reject in favor of diplomacy. After the 2 weeks, the dems said it was all Bush's fault, and the USA's foreign policy- and of course they all still say it is - especially since we are creating more terrorists- we're creative, right ? )
I don't quite understand how ANY current political commentator - or any newscaster can claim they've done anything to "unite" the nation. It just isn't allowed anymore my friend. That's "boring". Like science. Like "the facts". It's Dragnet on downers. It is not allowed. It's like math, and they're all AFRAID of math.
Please refute me, and tell me who is up there "joining the nation together" ? Come on you must have a list of at least 50 ?
O/T So will General
September 10, 2007 - 18:45 ET by ChriswelLO/T
So will General Petreus be "Worse" "Worser" or "Worst" Person In The World?
-cs™
Unfortunately, I agree. It
September 10, 2007 - 18:49 ET by mostlymoderateUnfortunately, I agree. It used to be that the most "un-biased" news there was was the Weather Channel. I mean, c'mon, how could you ever politicize the "weather", right? Then there was Al Gore.
I *know* that the left-wing started this whole mess by liberalizing ABC, NBC, CBS and multiple newspapers around the Country. I *know* we need the Rush Limbaugh's of radio to try and balance things out. My point was simply that he is similar to Olbermann, just on the other side. And no, I can't really think of any particular newsperson that is 100% un-biased; I don't even know if that is possible in this day and age.
I listen to liberal and conservative commentators. I form my own decisions. I guess that's why I can like a Rush Limbaugh but also like an Olbermann; they both make me think.
Ok mostlymoderate, you admit
September 10, 2007 - 19:17 ET by SportPoliticsthere aren't any names you can think of to mention. Then let's take your last statement and analyze:
" They both separate a nation into "them & us". They both separate a nation that seriously need's to be united to take on the rest of the world."
Can I assume by this - that you mean everyone talking their stuff - since you admitted that "unfortunately" that's true. It applies not just to Rush and Olby, but to all of them.
Then you say we seriously NEED to be united to "take on the world". Well, we don't have to take on the world, unless they all really hate us - as the left says.
But we KNOW this is lie- the same as a blue state red state is played. Near 50/50 percentages become ALL 100% nostrums. It's not the just the terrorists that hate us say the left- everyone else does too.
So now you just blurt out we need to be united - they're all dividing us - and we have to take on the world. (that's moderate?)
I suggest, the very way you PUT IT is the problem, the same problem Olbermann has in SEVERITY, and the one you notice in Rush...
Gigantic overstated exaggeration characterized and constructed with ongoing GIGANTIC lies everyone KNOWS aren't true if they actually thought about for 2 seonds.
So, being a moderate- YOU should be the PERSON who DOES THE WORK - to - bring us all together.
You obviously do not. It's all a gigantic war to you - even in the USA - between left and right, and we need to take on the world.
How about
THE TRUTH
" We're fighting the radical Islamists and by ALL COUNTS they are losing a lot more than we are - and MANY other nations in the world are cooperating with our efforts and cracking down on them as well, even some middle eastern nations."
THE TRUTH
See, that's the real moderate truth. That's what moderation is about - not lying, isn't it ?
Gives me something to think
September 10, 2007 - 19:18 ET by mostlymoderateGives me something to think about, that is for sure. Thanks.
Moral Equivalency
September 10, 2007 - 20:00 ET by Sergeant ROCKMy point was simply that he is similar to Olbermann, just on the other side.
You're right. Rush represents the right side and Olberdork represents the wrong side.
...they both make me think.
What specifically does Olberdork make you think about? Killing yourself? Or, the current Worse Person nominee?
Well
September 10, 2007 - 23:54 ET by well99Well I dont care for either.To far right and left.The difference is KOed lies and distorts information.I dont agree with Rush most of the time but he doesnt change the facts.KOed distorts info to push his points.Actually KOed is pretty clueless.He should pick up a history book sometime.That and he needs some wall to wall counseling.It doesnt matter liberal or conservative as long as you put out the facts and dont try lying about it.I will listen to your view.The way the msm is now it is just so over the top.They think were all stupid.Guess they dont know people use the internet.Easy way to fact check.
Just a note:I am centralist I guess.I look at issues the same as politicians.It about picking the best one not the one who belongs to your party or issue your party supports.
The big difference between
September 11, 2007 - 00:04 ET by RESTLESS 1The big difference between these two is that Rush will admit he has an agenda. He says all of the time that he is not a journalist. He has chosen his side and will do what he can to help them win. The msm, Olbermann included, try to have us believe that they are impartial. That is dishonest. At least Rush is honest about it.
Yup
September 11, 2007 - 00:15 ET by well99I agree.Dobermann and the msm try to play they are impartial.It is just so obvious.Also the way they edit a tape leaveing out part of it.So something is taken out of context.They are so blatant with it.I guess they think we dont know how to google info.
Out of curiosity, have you
September 11, 2007 - 10:18 ET by Chidi NwachukhuOut of curiosity, have you read a transcript of Rudy's speech that KO is referring to?
Out of curiosity, have YOU?
September 11, 2007 - 10:39 ET by RJOut of curiosity, have YOU? And what relevance does that have to the post you responded to?
MM, do you really think that makes them "equivalent"?
September 10, 2007 - 19:44 ET by RJThey both "separate a nation into them & us".... That's a pretty limited standard to use in creating an equivalence.
However, you said you "disagreed" with me, while completely ignoring what I said about the broader aspects of their behavior and personalities: "Olberman is a small-minded, bitter man and Limbaugh is the opposite. There's no "equivalency" in their style, humor, self-awareness, etc."
I'd say they're equivalent the way a Porsche and a Volkswagen are equivalent because they're both cars.
P.S. Did you know that for many years Porsches and VW Bugs had many interchangeable parts? don't know if that helps or hurts my argument... ;^>
No comparrison
September 10, 2007 - 20:02 ET by Sergeant ROCKI concur. To compare Rush's logical approach to an issue to that of Olberdork's irrational ranting and raving, is IRRATIONAL in of itself!
Rush is like Olberdork?? Pfffttbbb! Give me a break!!
Intellectual analysis vs ?
September 10, 2007 - 21:03 ET by timotheI've listened to Rush for a long time and it is obvious to me that his conservative ideas are well thought out and well communicated.
I have seen and heard Olbermann for a long time as well and it is obvious to me that his liberal ideas are purposely concealed for the self-centered purpose of gaining respect as a journalist. (which he has never been...he's always been an entertainer)
I cannot see the any kind of reasonable comparison between the two.
Olbermann and Football
September 10, 2007 - 23:42 ET by Dr_LibertyI saw this twit doing commentary on NBC Sunday Football yesterday, alongside the nearly always annoying Bob Costas, and I had to change the channel to tennis. And I hate tennis. Olbermann ruined an otherwise great football weekend. (Go Ducks!)
The only positive thing about Olbermann's presence was that it made me feel sympathetic towards Costas.
I remember Olbermann as a sportscaster in L.A. about two decades ago, and he was annoying then.
<insert witty signature here>
This is the same Keith
September 11, 2007 - 08:53 ET by nythatesusaThis is the same Keith Olbermann who said: "The person Ken Starr has reminded me of facially all this time was Heinrich Himmler"(source:mrc.com).
These views are even out of the Manhattan Media Mainstream. The question is, why does the GOP continue to cooperate with these leftist organizations?
Olbermann makes some more insane charges here, and I'm guessing the interviewer did not ask him to give examples of Fox News being "worse than al Qaeda", or Giuliani being "another inch from saying 'If you don't vote for me, I'll kill you'". This is irresponsible. But I will ask you, KARL KOLCHAK and MOSTLY MODERATE, what specifically has Limbaugh said that is the equivalent of these Olbermann statements?
Will the GOP presidential candidates get some gonads and say they will not talk to NBC News until Olbermann, at least, apologizes? And not some smarmy non-apology apology, but something at least halfway towards contrition.
Some of us are wise, some of
September 11, 2007 - 10:11 ET by Chidi NwachukhuSome of us are wise, some of us are Mark Levin
...and you're neither.
September 11, 2007 - 21:00 ET by fitzfong...and you're neither.