Conservative radio talk show host and Constitutional lawyer Mark Levin on Friday called for MSNBC to suspend Keith Olbermann as a result of his deplorable remarks concerning American soldiers and President Bush.
As my colleague Brad Wilmouth reported, Olbermann on Wednesday's "Countdown" "accused the President of 'panoramic and murderous deceit,' and of 'creating' an America that 'includes cold-blooded killers who will kill people to achieve their political objectives.'"
This didn't sit well with Levin who on Friday gave Olbermann the tongue-lashing his employers at MSNBC would give him if they possessed any shred of decency or common sense (audio available here thanks to our friend Johnny Dollar):
Let me tell you, this guy is really the scum of the earth...Hey Olbermann, I said you're the scum of the earth. And you know damn well what I'm talking about. [...]
This is the highest rated guy on MSNBC because he's taken up a radical position which one of his girlfriends wrote me and said he doesn't even believe, but does it, and he does it for ratings, because he knows there are nutjobs out there who will tune him in. But this is over the line. [...]
I'm calling on MSNBC to suspend Keith Olbermann because in the middle of a war, I don't think a phony journalist should be able to use his position to give aid and comfort to the enemy, and worse than that even, to smear the American GI. [...]
"Cold-blooded killers who will kill people to achieve their political objectives." That's how you view the uniform? You're a disgrace. Why are on you on MSNBC? I ask General Electric, "What is this man doing on your network?" [...]
I believe in firing his ass! Why have boycotts and censorship? Fire his ass! And yet, I'm compassionate. I said, "At least, suspend him. Let's meet halfway on this." And I'll tell you why. If in World War II, Tokyo Rose were given a format like MSNBC night after night to undermine the American GI, to give aid and comfort to the terrorists, to pander to the worst elements of American society, to become a propagandist for the enemy, it would not have been tolerated. It's not as if Keith Olbermann brings anything to the table. He's a very dumb guy. He's not qualified to be a newscaster. He's not qualified to hold serious opinions, and that's why he relies on the Daily Kos, a Media Matters, leftwing Democrat operatives for his talking points each and every night. But for MSNBC, and NBC, and GE to prop this guy up and give him a soapbox, I'm sorry. He is the anti-soldier. This isn't an academic matter where we're debating some issue of import, but not an issue of life and death, but he is the mouthpiece, the prominent mouthpiece for our enemy. If you're going to call our soldiers cold-blooded killers who kill people to achieve their political objectives, then you're excrement. You're absolute excrement.[...]
Spitting on the American soldier. You think that's a good thing? You think that's entertainment? You think that's great for this country? I don't expect you to suppot the President. Great. But I do expect you to treat the troops with respect That's correct. [...]
How is it that only the liberals can make issues out of things they want to make issues out of when they're offended? Here we have a guy smearing hundreds of thousands of American soldiers, calling them cold-blooded killers who kill people to achieve their political objectives. I mean, what is this? [...]
NBC clings to this bitter, little know-nothing because he gets ratings from the far left in this country. The hate America, commie-left. They tell everybody, "Watch Olbermann, watch Olbermann." And so he plays to them, he panders to them. I see the hair-splitting going on. The fact is, if he were to compare any American to al Qaeda terrorists, it's so over the top. And yet to do it in the context of the United States military. I know what he's talking about. I'm not going to have the spin fly here, I can tell you that. It is so grotesque. And I am demanding that MSNBC say something about this, do something about this because Keith Olbermann is basically Tokyo Rose in a suit.
Bravo, Mark. Bravo.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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MSNBC is laughable as a news source
May 17, 2008 - 20:22 ET by jefflebowskiWith creeps like Olbermann as their star performers, who can really take MSNBC seriously as an objective news source? Of course, how can anyone take any outlet of the MSM seriously? MSNBC won't reprimand him...he is the star that brings the great unwashed left (a few of them anyway) to their pathetic network.
Olbermann is a disgrace as a newscaster and as an American. He should be ashamed. but what lefty has ever had shame? Right Bill Clinton?
Slapstick
May 17, 2008 - 20:38 ET by Gat New YorkMSNBC is the news version of slapstick comedy. Olbermann and his crew of comics don't have a shred of intelligence and therefore do not even deserve the attention of Levin. When you debate someone you at least want your opposition to have a minimal level of intelligence. Mark should just ignore them since they don't get enough ratings and viewers to matter much.
Grand slam!
May 17, 2008 - 20:24 ET by AgentAmericanMark Levin hits it out of the park and cleans the bases. Take that, Bathtub Bitch!
Drill ANWAR
Boy Howdy Levin! You said
May 17, 2008 - 20:42 ET by bigtimerBoy Howdy Levin!
You said it all...
Problem is...is anybody at GE/NBC/msnbc listening to this traitorous arse hole that gets to spew his filthy shite five nights a week...an agenda is and has been obvious and they have made this piece of scum their slime filled leader...with pride...look at the advertizements for the POS...anybody that talked like he has during the last years against this country during a time of war and the President would of been hauled up for treason and put away fast.... but no, they even put his filthiest POS on half-time on NBC during football...this country really needs to rise up...I do not know what it is going to take, but I do hope I am here to see it...and be part of it in what ever what I can contribute.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Let's let him have it!
May 17, 2008 - 21:29 ET by Logic over emotionThe only way to go after this "bizarrely shaped mental case... with tourettes" (Don't ya love Levin?) is through his advertisers. I do comments over at Olbermann Watch under CountDung and next week I'm going to Tivo Obamamann's show and list all his sponsors. Maybe we can do something with that and get this guy suspended.
He wasn't on Friday, there was some dude guest hosting by the name of Rachel Maddow which is a weird name for a guy - but I digress. I Tivo'd the Thurs. show just for such a movement and will make my first ad list here later.
Hey bt....Levin was great,
May 17, 2008 - 22:31 ET by motherbeltHey bt....Levin was great, but I'm going with Laura Ingraham's take...did you listen to her too?
Her theory is that KO is nuclear in his rage that NBC didn't give him Conan O'Brien's gig and is taking it out on Bush. It fits! If you haven't listened to her, do so. She also cracks up completely at his Shut the hell up "crescendo" as she calls it.
Seriously, though, this is worse than I thought. I didn't think he was referring to our troops being cold blooded killers. I thought he was just talking out his a$$.
If he really meant the troops, I think we should all write to NBC and GE and demand his firing. If he meant the troops, it is simply unconscionable that he be kept on the air.
"...'creating' an America
May 17, 2008 - 20:46 ET by rbosque"...'creating' an America that 'includes cold-blooded killers who will kill people to achieve their political objectives.'"
I find this odd since Democrats support infanticide to get the votes of insane people who have no moral compunction to killing their own offspring.
Teen age killers
May 17, 2008 - 21:00 ET by harry flashmanApocrphyal or not Eleanor Roosevelt was reported describing the Marine Corps of WWII as "Underpaid, oversexed teenaged killers."
Maybe so - Orwell's famous - "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
I dunno about "cold-blooded" - mine was always hot.
And scared.
Way to go Mark
May 17, 2008 - 20:53 ET by DelsaMark you are the greatest. I also listened to Laura by using the link under Marks pic.
Both of you are great. I did not hear this originally because I cannot stand this keith prick
NBC Staffers
May 17, 2008 - 21:25 ET by okiehawk44"...'creating' an America that 'includes cold-blooded killers who will kill people to achieve their political objectives.'"
Your colleague, Keith Olbermann has gone over the line. Will any of you have the courage to refuse to work on any of his shows or to appear with him on NFL coverage this fall?
If not, you need to determine what it would take for you to start defending the country that has given you so much and allowed you so many opportunities.
We should give Keith Olbermann all the publicity he can take.
May 17, 2008 - 21:45 ET by CTAll references to GE, NBC and MSNBC should include the Keith Olbermann Network. Example "The Nightly News with Brian Williams on NBC, the Keith Olbermann Network". All references to any and everyone associated with the employers of Keith Olbermann should be given credit for their association with Keith Olbermann at all times. I wonder what effect this would have if it catches on. How would you like to have your name mentioned in the same sentence with Keith Olbermann no matter what the circumstance?
I wonder who pays for Keith Olbermann's security???
Normally, I resist the urge to want people to be suspended...
May 17, 2008 - 23:00 ET by R D Helm...or fired for their comments, regardless of how offensive they may be, as it tends to rub up against my libertarian sensibilities. I consider it somewhat of a slippery slope that just shouldn't exist in a truly free country.
However, in Olbermann's case, I would support not just suspending him for this, but firing him and then banishing his worthless a$$ to Siberia for a decade or so.
Mark Levin is right. We are at war, whether we agree with it or not. Americans are being killed in this conflict, and people working to aid our enemies in all this, as Olbermann is doing here, should be held to account for their actions.
Keith Olbermann didn't say
May 18, 2008 - 15:33 ET by daenku32Keith Olbermann didn't say a word about a single person who is actually putting their own life on the line in service.
We are in a war that our President has only managed to escalate during his presidency. There is less chance for peace and prosperity today than there was 5 years ago.
daenku32,
May 18, 2008 - 21:00 ET by R D HelmWars sometimes escalate. That is how they are won. Losing this one would have consequences so far reaching for the future of this planet that you don't even want to think about them.
I have no problem with people opposing this conflict. I have many friends, on both sides of the aisle, who oppose it, and with fairly sound reasoning. And what is more, they have never expressed their views in such a way as to bolster the morale of those we oppose.
Kith Olbermann has, and this is hardly the first time.
However, none of my friends, not one, has ever suggested that surrender and retreat is a viable alternative. We tried that in Viet Nam, and the results were horrendous.
The Islamic horde is a far, far greater threat to "peace and prosperity" on this planet than the North Vietnamese ever thought about being. Just look at what is heppening in Africa, Asia and many parts of Europe.
This is a truly global conflict, with dire consequences for the ever shrinking Civilized World should the 7th Century illiterate primitives somehow prevail.
Keith Olbermann didn't say
May 18, 2008 - 15:38 ET by daenku32--
free speech
May 17, 2008 - 22:14 ET by candanceWhile I'm always loathe to encourage pulling someone off TV because of free speech, Olbermann makes it really hard for anyone to defend him.
Furthermore, Don Imus and Howard Stern were removed from public media for saying far less that this. Rosie was kicked off The View for her ideas. It's really up to NBC to drop Olbermann's show because they are the producers.
Levin is right, though - Olbermann is purposely undermining troop morale and taking the side of Al Qaeda over his own government. That's borderling treason IYAM.
"borderling treason ?"
May 17, 2008 - 22:23 ET by harry flashmanFind a convenient wall.
I volunteer for the squad.
And, don't issue blanks - we can tell from the recoil.
Olberman always states with
May 17, 2008 - 22:25 ET by Ryan Mc.Olberman always states with bravado how he will debate others. I so want to see that happen. I know Olberman will never actually do it but a nice debate with Mark Levin would be worth paying for.
Ryan... My 14 year old
May 17, 2008 - 22:30 ET by Clear thinkerRyan...
My 14 year old granddaughter could beat the tar out of Olbie in a debate.
"Abstain from McCain"
Hey Olberman!
May 18, 2008 - 07:43 ET by dronetekYou want to debate? How about you email me at Dronetek@yahoo.com and we can set it up. A no-name shlub Vs the all knowing Olberman.
You have no idea how stupid I'd make you look, you smug pig.
He couldn't even win a
May 18, 2008 - 08:32 ET by Gat New YorkHe couldn't even win a debate in something he spent most of his career in - sports. Which is why he did not work out for ESPN.
MSNBC and FOX
May 17, 2008 - 22:48 ET by The_PumpcropI actually heard a round table discussion the other night where people were STILL saying FOX was EXTREMELY more biased and prejudice then MSNBC and O'Riely couldn't hold a CANDLE to Bathtub Boy in the "fairness rodeo" because Obbermann is so passionate... are you ready..... TO GET THE TRUTH OUT THERE!
Right there are the seven people that keep him on TV.
Olbermann
May 17, 2008 - 22:57 ET by pbthinkerWell, if ratings were the draw, we could hope his rants would lower his ratings, however, his ratings are so low it doesn't make any difference. It should be obvious that MSNBC loves this guy and his opinions, since he's said things in the past that are over the line and nothing has happened.
The same people that applaud Olbermann, are trying to get Rush Limbaugh silenced. To me, that's more scary than Olbermann. The only hope we have is some accountant will take over the reigns at MSNBC, and get rid of the talent that costs more than it's worth. If that is ever the case, Olbermann is gone.
Democrats: Stuck on Stupid since 2000.
Levin has it wrong...
May 17, 2008 - 23:00 ET by JerOlbermann was out of line--way out of line. But he clearly wasn't referring to our troops as "cold-blooded killers".
I thought "The Great One" was supposed to be a smart guy.
Jer
Mr. Bush, at long last, has
May 17, 2008 - 23:43 ET by KarmaMr. Bush, at long last, has it not dawned on you that the America you
have now created, includes "cold-blooded killers who will kill people
to achieve their political objectives?" They are those in, or formerly
in, your employ, who may yet be charged some day with war crimes.
Jer,
You don't believe these words could possibly include "our troops"? Unless or until he has the guts to "name names", and exclude and exonerate others, it's an open field.
karma...If you read the
May 18, 2008 - 01:44 ET by Jerkarma...If you read the words closely, I believe Olbermann is more likely referring to the architects of the war...which is still a cheap shot. Note that he refers to the 4000 soldiers who have lost their lives as dying needlessly--deaths for which their families grieve. His words are actually sympathetic to the troops--but not to the ones who sent them there. Now, that's his opinion and there are many who would disagree [including many in the military who, I suspect, don't want his sympathy, or their mission to be devalued] but, still, it is not a direct attack on our troops as Levin has suggested.
That said, I think Olbermann deserves the heat he is getting--but not to be fired.
Jer
My comrades and I neither
May 18, 2008 - 10:26 ET by BDMy comrades and I neither desire his pity, nor consider ourselves as victims.
And yes, a common view on the far left is that the US military is full of hapless teenagers converted to cold blooded killers who massacre innocent villagers on a daily basis. How else to account for the endless train of garbage movies showing such that Hollwierd is producing?
Jer
May 18, 2008 - 01:59 ET by Logic over emotionBefore Olberhamm mentioned the paragraph you cited he quoted a Bush answer to a question at Politico.com:
"The biggest issue we face is, it's bigger than Iraq, it's this ideological struggle against cold-blooded killers who will kill people to achieve their political objectives.'
Bush was obviously talking about Al Qaeda when he mentions "cold blooded killers" - which is an army. It may be slightly coded but there is no doubt that he is equating the US Army under Bush to Al Qaeda.
Please quit trying to defend this excrement.
Logic over emotion,,,
May 18, 2008 - 02:06 ET by JerI think you're wrong. Al Qaeda has political objectives--our troops have military ones. Live up to your screen name, Logic over emotion.
And I don't defend excrement.
Jer
Your emotions for Olby are showing
May 18, 2008 - 03:32 ET by Logic over emotionI don't see where Olby mentions: "Al Qaeda has political objectives--our troops have military ones." Do you? I'm going by what he says and drawing a conclusion and you seem to be adding to what he says for some unknown reason.
Bush said: "The biggest issue we face is, it's bigger than Iraq, it's this ideological struggle against cold-blooded killers who will kill people to achieve their political objectives."
Olby said: "Mr. Bush, at long last, has it not dawned on you that the America you have now created, includes 'cold-blooded killers who will kill people to achieve their political objectives"?
Who carries out the killings to achieve their political objectives of the two statements above? Ideology? Bush and Abu Ayyub al-Masri?
I'll help you out: The US Military and the Al Qaeda forces. They are the ones who kill people and according to the guy you want to like and defend : They're both cold blooded killers.
You think your 'want to be friend' gives a crap about our brave men? You don't think he would call them "cold blooded killers"? Imagine if you were over there fighting and heard that a main figure at MSNBC said, "You [Bush] sent 4,000 Americans to their deaths for nothing." No one would make this statement and care about the men still fighting. Pathetic.
Incorrect. If you follow
May 18, 2008 - 10:35 ET by BDIncorrect. If you follow Clauswitzian thinking, then you realize there is nodifference between political and military....
Regarding AQ, they have no Political Objective, they neither seek, nor desire to shape policy in a political manner.
It would be a better assessment to say that they seek a SOCIAL objective, that being the creaton of a general uprising in the Arabic world using terrorism which will allow the reinstatement of the old Islamic Caliphate Empire that saw dominion over places such as Spain and southern France.
Our troops have as a strategic Center of Gravity, the prevention of said uprising using Democracy as a Strategic weapon. Normally, some of the tasks being performed by our troops regrding this would be done by members of the State Department as it is up their alley. But as we have seen, the Foggy BOttom Boys, being liberals, are not up to the task.
This is one of those times
May 18, 2008 - 11:49 ET by Jack BauerThis is one of those times we don't see eye to eye. It's a reasonable inference for this reason.
One assumes Obamamann isn't suggesting that President Bush personally goes out and murders people (as in cold-blooded killing). Even Keffy can't be that nuts.
Therfore it is not reasonable to assume he means Bush sends out agents of the state (such as the military, the CIA, the FBI, et al) to do murder on his behalf.
What else can he mean. And it is NO defense to claim you were only following orders if they are illegal order as was establihsed at Nurenberg. Anyone carrying out such an illegal order is just as culpable of murder, and Olbermann specifically stated war crimes did he not?
Ergo -- Olbermann MUST be saying that it is the troops who are also murderers, the same way and the hitman and the person who takes out the hit are equally culpable.
Give it a try Jer
May 18, 2008 - 14:22 ET by acumenI thought "The Great One" was supposed to be a smart guy.
Why not go here, pick a date in the 'Audio Rewind' section at the bottom, have a listen and make up your own mind? I think you will agree Mark has an extroardinary intellect Jer. At the least you will hear a differing opinion than found in most media today. Caution - Mark doesn't suffer fools well.
acumen... I've heard
May 18, 2008 - 15:10 ET by Jeracumen...
I've heard Levin on many occasions and I agree he is very intelligent. My remark was tongue-in-cheek. I should have inserted some sort of symbol after my comment indicating same.
Jer
Calling a soldier a
May 18, 2008 - 01:44 ET by mostlymoderateCalling a soldier a cold-blooded killer is about as low as you can get. But I don't think that is what Olbermann was saying. Yes, Olbermann is a talentless windbag but I believe he was referring to officials in the Bush administration and not soldiers. Atleast I hope not.
partial dittos, mm...[see
May 18, 2008 - 01:49 ET by Jerpartial dittos, mm...[see my comment above]. But, I don't agree Olbermann is a talentless windbag. I do think he needs to cool his rhetoric by several degrees..
Jer
LOL! Right after I posted
May 18, 2008 - 01:52 ET by mostlymoderateLOL! Right after I posted that I read your comment above :-) We must have been writing at the exact same time.
Fine, talentless windbag is a little harsh. I just don't like him. ;-)
mm...
May 18, 2008 - 01:59 ET by JerWell, great minds think alike, so they say.
I want to like Keith, but he makes it really hard some times.
Jer
I do not want to like Keithy Boy, he is a commie pinko jerk
May 18, 2008 - 06:40 ET by demobaterJer,
forget about it, Ok. If you want to find a way to like Keithy Boy, you are no friend to America or our soldiers. He and Mathews and a host of other pinkos routinely diss our troops, our President and our way of life.
They are scum and I DO NOT WANT TO LIKE THEM, ANY OF THEM. I only wish that they could have some camel jockies come after them and then watch them plead for the "killers" to save their sorry buts.
After 911 (remember 911) everybody got a dose of patiotism and wanted action against our enemies. I knew the left would only parrot that position for a few months, it took less than 6 for them to go back to their blame/hate America. The problm with the 24/7 news cycle in this country is that it causes most Americans to forget what happened just last month or last year. They forget that these sorry terds dissing our troops, you know the ones that are keeping their sorry butts, out of harms way, but they will never see that because they are blinded by their hate of Bush, Republicans(which I am starting to dislike), Christians and the way our country used to be before they starting worshipping the trees, polar bears, snail darters etc etc ad nauseum
Now Jer, try to like Christians, Conservatives, Patriots and Mom & Apple pie, try that why don't you, instead of trying to like Keithy Boy...
demobater...How about reconsidering your slander?
May 18, 2008 - 11:27 ET by JerYou state...
Jer....If you want to find a way to like Keithy Boy, you are no friend to America or our soldiers....
...try to like Christians, Conservatives, Patriots and Mom & Apple pie, try that why don't you, instead of trying to like Keithy Boy...
demobater...do you even bother to at least scan all the relevant comments in a thread before injecting scurrilous nonsense such as that?
Apparently not, for if you had, you would have surely noted the following regarding my assesssment of Olbermann's rant:
..."Olbermann was out of line--way out of line."
..."I believe Olbermann is more likely referring to the architects of the war... which is still a cheap shot....."[emphasis added]
...."I think Olbermann deserves the heat he is getting..."
..."I do think he needs to cool his rhetoric by several degrees."
Finally, a closing quip: "I want to like Keith, but he makes it really hard some times." [Read: As a Democrat, I want to like Keith, but he makes it really hard some times."]
However, in spite of those pointed criticisms of Olbermann, you make the stunning insinuations that I am anti-America, anti-military, anti-Christian, and unpatriotic. Shame on you.
Jer
Jer
May 18, 2008 - 12:57 ET by Noel SheppardJer,
Just tossing my two-cents into this, when I first read the transcript, I thought Brad might have gotten something wrong in the following:
Now, it turns out this is how MSNBC is transcribing it as well. However, I've watched the video several times, and I think KO is saying, "There are those in - or formerly in..." That's potentially a key difference, and makes it more likely to me that the first sentence is referring to our soldiers while the second one is conceivably a separate thought altogether intended to castigate Rumsfeld et al. Make sense? ns
Noel...My take is that
May 18, 2008 - 13:22 ET by JerNoel...My take is that Olbermann is framing his rhetoric around Bush's characterization of terrorists being "cold-blooded killers...to achieve their political objectives" and alleging that by prosecuting an immoral war for political objectives which has resulted in unnecessary deaths-- including 4000 of our troops--the architects [Rumsfeld, Wolfewitz, etc.] of that war are likewise culpable.
Once again--since I'm catching some flak--I do not agree with that accusation. I think it is outrageous and deserves to be condemned. A suspension and network rebuke of Olbermann wouldn't draw a peep of protest from me.
But, I still reject the notion he was referring to "our soldiers".
Jer
Jer
May 18, 2008 - 13:34 ET by Noel SheppardJer,
Well, again, having now watched the video about five times, I feel he said "There" and not "They" making the two sentences separate thoughts. Furthermore, even if he did say "They," nobody in this administration is going to be tried for war crimes. It's not going to happen, and he knows it. For him to make this claim on national television is itself grounds for suspension in my view. ns
demo -- Jer's a reasonable,
May 18, 2008 - 11:38 ET by Jack Bauerdemo -- Jer's a reasonable, left-of-center poster here, although I don't see eye to eye with him on lots of stuff!
He also seems pleasant and respectful .. and while I have no idea what he sees in Olberjerk, there's no need to call Jer anti-American or gratuitously insult him.
That's it.
You can bet you bottom
May 18, 2008 - 06:13 ET by badger.You can bet you bottom dollar that Mark Levin will be making the Worst Persons in the World list real soon.
General Petraeus and his military staff members are the perfect definition of soldiers/troops. MSNBC, Chris Matthews, and Keith Olbermann, took turns slamming Petraeus day in and day out nonstop. Matthews and Olbermann could not careless about the military and their missions. A person can be against the war, and at the same time support the military and their missions. Every person that has been in a war/war zone will be the first to admit that war stinks. Has either of these two so called professional journalist been to any of the war zones in support of the troops? If they have I guess I missed it.
I don't see the radio
May 18, 2008 - 07:25 ET by ricklailI don't see the radio ratings but I have to believe that the Great One is reaching more people than Overbite. His show is on WABC plus on Sirius Radio and I have no idea how many other stations nationwide. If he has a million listeners then that is about 100,000 more that that piece of worthless debris on PMSNBC.
I don't know how many times I have written GE about him. It has done no good. As I tell them in all my correspondence, I don't watch any of the programming on NBC, CNBC or PMSNBC. I did watch about 3 mintues of the Preakness yesterday but that has been it. I'll watch the Belmont but that again will be it.
“A debate is a conflict which clarifies a position. A dialogue is a conversation which compromises a position.” –John E. Ashbrook, The New Neutralism II, P. 7
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May 18, 2008 - 08:29 ET by dahliatraversScreechy, excessively emotional, over the top negative: Olbermann's style of speaking epitomizes exactly what not to do if you are trying to persuade or educate people or bring them to your side on an issue.
On the other hand, it is entirely consistent with a circus freak side show. Presumably, for Olbermann's time slot, in terms of audience size and thoughtfulness, MSNBC does not aspire to more than the handful of people who are entertained by a freak show.
For too long Olbermann has
May 18, 2008 - 09:23 ET by motherbeltFor too long Olbermann has been allowed to get away with his hyperbole by making nebulous claims such as may yet be charged with war crimes. (emphasis mine). That is a coward's tactic.
He is pretty brave in his rage, but he won't tell us who has committed what war crimes. He's like the guy in the bar yelling "Let me at him!" while he puts out his elbows for his friends to grab him and hold him back. If he's as angry as he pretends to be, what's keeping him from naming names and exposing their crimes?
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May 18, 2008 - 16:08 ET by dahliatraversHe's like the guy in the bar yelling "Let me at him!" while he puts out his elbows for his friends to grab him and hold him back.
lol. Yes, that's a pretty good description of Olbermann, MB.
I hate Queef also. We've
May 18, 2008 - 10:54 ET by charlietexasI hate Queef also. We've sent letters to PMS NBC, NBC & GE. we are sending letters to their sponsors and boycotting all GE products. The only reason I dont want Queef to go is we need nut job like him on the air to show America what crazys are on the left. At least Queef should apologize. BUT...that will never happen, liberals never apologize. They just spin.
"...he's (Olberman) taken
May 18, 2008 - 14:06 ET by acumen"...he's (Olberman) taken up a radical position which one of his girlfriends wrote me and said he doesn't even believe, but does it, and he does it for ratings..."
I really don't believe this hateful stuff, I just regurgitate it for money. Yeah, swell guy.
C'mon Mark, you've been teasing us for too long. Quit holding back on what else Keith's ex-girlfriends emailed you about this despicable person. Keith shouldn't mind. He makes his living wallowing in slime.
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May 18, 2008 - 14:18 ET by dahliatraversYes, amplification is needed on this point. Let the ex-girlfriend come forth and testify as to the true depth and sincerity of Olbermann's beliefs expressed with such "passion" (... or such something).
Nothing surprises me about
May 18, 2008 - 17:33 ET by mjgNothing surprises me about that network anymore. They are so tainted. Olbermann needs to get fired. I agree. His comments are so far to the left he makes me sick.
I think you are all wrong.
May 19, 2008 - 01:42 ET by JWFYou are trying to follow the logic of a nutball. The operative part of the quote is "will" kill.
Bush has obviously trained a bunch of Manchurian candidates who will start a wave of assassinations come September.
He first experimented on Cheney a while back but did not have the procedure perfected yet as Cheney only managed to "pepper" the target.
Yes. It was the military he was referring to. That is where you get your Manchurian candidates. They are the guys will all the weapons training. Bush will announce he is bringing every one home from Iraq in July, thereby having all his assassins in place in September.
How does Olbermann know? Sticky Notes. Bush has a bad habit of leaving sticky notes with all of his plotting all over his monitor.
How do I know? One of those sticky notes had the password to www.theplottotakeovertheworld.com