It appears that Keith Olbermann might be vying for the title of Most Obnoxious Anchor On Television. First we had Olbermann dissing Joe Scarborough during a live broadcast on Monday from the Democrat convention. Then a day later, Olbermann managed to enrage Chris Matthews during another broadcast. And now it looks like Olbermann is going for broke in the insult department by pushing to have Tom Brokaw banned from appearing on MSNBC as reported in Page Six of today's New York Post:
At a forum on Sunday, when Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell called MSNBC "the official network of the Obama campaign," Brokaw said, "I think Keith has gone too far. I think Chris has gone too far."
Insiders say Olbermann is pushing to have Brokaw banned from the network and is also refusing to have centrist Time magazine columnist Mike Murphy on his show.
This could be payback by Olbermann not only for what Tom Brokaw said at a forum on Sunday but also for Brokaw's criticism of him back in June. Here is a partial transcript of the June 3 MSNBC Democrat primary interchange between Brokaw and Olbermann (emphasis mine):
TOM BROKAW: So all those experiences have formed him, and he does come from what I think is a kind of post-60s family background. His father came from Africa. His mother came from the Great Plains. He lived around the world. And as we get ready for the 21st century, those are very strong credentials. On the John McCain side, 5 1/2 years in the Hanoi Hilton, from a long, distinguished military family. His life has been about service to his country. He was a wild child, by his own admission, as well, and then got into the United States Senate, married Cindy, and six months ago, we were saying he had no shot at this nomination, and won, too. So we have two remarkable stories taking shape here tonight, it seems to me.
KEITH OLBERMANN: And a third one trying to shoe-horn her way into those, the coverage of the first two.
BROKAW: Well, I think that's unfair, Keith. I don't think she shoe-horned her way in. When you look at the states that she won and the popular vote that she piled up, and the number of delegates that she has on her side, she's got real bargaining power in all of this. You'll remember it was on that New Hampshire primary night when people were saying she can't survive the next 24 hours after just Iowa, and here we are at the end of the calendar. And she looks very strong in one of these states tonight, and will have some real bargaining power, and has people, which I think we ought not to overlook, there are a lot of poeple who voted for her who might have been denied that if she'd dropped out -- blue-collar workers and especially women, and it's a delicate time for Barack Obama as he now deals with her because he does not want to disenfranchise them come the fall.
What's amazing here is how many prominent people Olbermann thinks he can get away with insulting at NBC. Does Keith have some blackmail material on someone high up in the NBC organization that gives him the confidence that he won't be fired for his hyperactive hubris?
—P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog.
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Does Keith have some
August 27, 2008 - 12:44 ET by motherbeltDoes Keith have some blackmail material on somehow high up in the NBC
organization that gives him the confidence that he won't be castigated
for his hyperactive hubris?
Really. The man in obnoxious! Why the Big H do they put up with him?
Do they think MSNBC would fold without him?????
the guys digging his own
August 27, 2008 - 13:25 ET by TruthMongerthe guys digging his own grave, faster and faster
good frackin riddance ko
freaking psycho nutcase
makes most other liberals appear downright rational and sane
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
No He Isn't Truth Monger
August 27, 2008 - 13:39 ET by PamIf he were, he would have been fired by now, but alas he is still on. Tom Brokaw did not get to where he is by spitting on his profession, his employer, his collegues, his rival network anchors, nor the people that he covered in his broadcasts. I may not agree with him all of the time, but Tom Brokaw is a journalists journalist. He is not some dillusional psycho that believes his own press!
uh pam, i was talking about
August 27, 2008 - 13:44 ET by TruthMongeruh pam, i was talking about ko
does that help:)?
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
"It appears that Keith
August 27, 2008 - 12:51 ET by Chris Norman"It appears that Keith Olbermann might be vying for the title of Most Annoying Anchor On Television"
"Vying"? :) I think that contest was settled a while ago. In fact, Olbermann's name should be chiselled in the Hall of Shame as "Most Obnoxious Anchor - Lifetime Achievement".
McNotObama '08
Most Obnoxious Anchor
August 27, 2008 - 12:57 ET by P.J. GladnickThanx. I just updated the blog replacing "annoying" with "obnoxious." A more accurate description of Olbermann.
Venomous, too.
August 27, 2008 - 13:15 ET by Chris NormanVenomous too, apparently. Now he's turning on his own co-workers, I really do wonder just how long they'll put up with this snake's nasty ego - provided they can break into his house and find those pictures and negatives. :)
McNotObama '08
Ron Olbermann-Burgandy
August 27, 2008 - 13:33 ET by Jack BauerOlbermann is the living embodiment of Ron Burgandy.
I was thinking Olbermann
August 27, 2008 - 14:08 ET by Chris NormanI was thinking Olbermann sees himself as, and has modeled himself after, Howard Beale in "Network". Like reality imitating art, sooner or later, the network execs will realize he is totally out of control and cancel his contract - maybe not literally following the movie...
McNotObama '08
Isn't Phil Griffin in
August 27, 2008 - 12:58 ET by bigtimerIsn't Phil Griffin in charge of msnbc still...why does he keep blindly letting this man destroy what is left of msnbc...all it is now is a comedy central station that some political junkies like me watch just for the entertainment value of seeing just how far left these nutcases can go...
I detest Matthews, Brokaw and some others.. but for the leftist in the business Brokaw is an icon...
The longer they keep loons like him on calling the shots the worse the reputation of msnbc is going to get...it is a laughingstock, with MediaMatters (Soros) leading the way behind the scenes.
Olbermann is really insane, and his power that he has bestowed is feeding that insanity all the more...it has been obvious for anyone with a normal brain to see.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
This is definitley a case of
August 27, 2008 - 13:26 ET by marpelThis is definitley a case of the patient running the mental hospital. I think KO has some sort of love connection with Immelt, the head of GE. He's managed to make a joke out of MSNBC (like it needed his help) and thinks he's the new Edward R. Murrow. I think Immelt (sp) thinks the same of himself and GE. And both have just ruined their companies. I don't know, but the longer KO goes on, the more mentally insane he becomes. I have visions of that movie, "Network", don't you?
marple.... This is
August 27, 2008 - 13:35 ET by bigtimermarple....
This is definitley a case of the patient running the mental hospital.
ROFL!
That was a great way to put the whole thing in a nutshell.
Btw...on a different note...same can be said for the idiots putting Howard Dean as head of the DNC.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Bigtimer, I agree with you
August 27, 2008 - 14:08 ET by marpelBigtimer, I agree with you about ol' Screamin' Dean. I haven't watched all that much, but I haven't really seen ol' Howie around at the DNC. Maybe he's been on while I'm watching something else.
What I'm stunned at is the incredibly horrible treatment of Fox News at the convention. I've never seen anything like it.
Ashamed
August 27, 2008 - 13:36 ET by cvgbuckeyeThis is a terrible way for a 63 year old Christian, Deacon, Teacher, Marine to feel but confession is the proper path and here goes:
I would give 3 months pay to have just 3 minutes in the ring with that freak/fool of an olbermann. He would come out looking a lot uglier and goofier than he already is. NO, that's impossible since even goofy and ugly has its limits. Not only that but he'd likely just sit down and cry.
I'm ashamed for feeling this way.
Be not ashamed. Obermann's
August 27, 2008 - 13:51 ET by Chris NormanBe not ashamed. Olbermann's so obnoxious, he'd make Buddha snap.
McNotObama '08
Amen, Chris!
August 27, 2008 - 14:00 ET by marpelAmen, Chris!
Coffee-sputtering alert
August 27, 2008 - 14:32 ET by KC MulvilleYou have to give us warnings for lines like that. I can just see the Buddha with his hands gripping the Enlightenment Tree, to prevent him from charging at Olbermann ... "you have to get that &*%$-ing guy away from me!!!"
Buckeye, you made me
August 27, 2008 - 13:59 ET by marpelBuckeye, you made me LOL. Never be ashamed...I feel that way on a daily basis and I am a good (semi good) Catholic widow. If KO wasn't so painful to watch, I would keep the TV on his show continuously in the hopes of watching the "meltdown" as it happens. Either he's going to snap on live TV, or someone else is gonna snap and knock the snot outta him....I'd love to see it happen.
Let's olbercize this delightful fantasy:
August 27, 2008 - 14:13 ET by SickofLibsYou and Olbermoron go into a room and only you come out.
The same way he suggested 'dispatching' Hillary.
Matthews will be next
August 27, 2008 - 13:32 ET by SickofLibsBrokaw out, Madcow in.
Brokaw is the last remaining figment of an actual journalist.
The metamorphosis is almost complete. Olbermoron will soon have his very own personal network.
It's become so bad that we
August 27, 2008 - 13:49 ET by Chris NormanIt's become so bad that we yearn for the days of Brokaw's more subtle and nuanced liberal bias.
McNotObama '08
The name of Goobermann's show is prophetic...
August 27, 2008 - 13:35 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasIronies of ironies...Goobermann's show (dare I call it a program?) is appropriately and prophetically titled "Countdown". And indeed we are now witnessing the count down to his moment of complete self-destruction. Buh bye Goobie!
The answer to terrorism IS war. Next Please!
Who does he think he is?
August 27, 2008 - 14:00 ET by JeffWeimerHe really thinks he's got a set of stones to go up against Brokaw? Methinks the echo chamber he's in is getting to his head.
He's typical lefty. His enemies (i.e. anyone who disagrees) must be destroyed or otherwise not heard, that way his argument will win.
Reality Show
August 27, 2008 - 14:12 ET by BarkerMaybe Keith's liberal colleagues will stage one of those "interventions"; a "you really need some help" moment.
The only thing missing with Keith Olbermann is a knife and a hockey mask.
It's time for MSNBC...
August 27, 2008 - 14:23 ET by AgentAmericanTo settle family business...Corleone style. Perhaps a collection of shredded baseball cards at the foot of his bed...
Drill ANWAR
Good Marriage
August 27, 2008 - 14:37 ET by cvgbuckeyeI think that a good marriage would be olbermann and maddow. I can hear the best man, matthews now, making the post wedding toast: "Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Rachel Maddow". "Mr. Maddow, would you please toast the bride", as keithy shyly giggles.
"TONIGHT, MY FRIENDS, KEITHY WILL SIT ON THE EDGE OF THE BED AND CRY"; the coy little thing!
the first male/female gay
August 27, 2008 - 15:07 ET by TruthMongerthe first male/female gay marriage?!?
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
Olbermann = Hubris
August 27, 2008 - 14:32 ET by MikeknaJThat's all there is to it. Hubris. And the end is inevitable.
Brokaw is a news icon. Regardless of whether or not you agree w/ him all the time or think he has some biases, he is an icon. He certainly has 100x the credibility that Olbermann could ever dream of having. And Chris Matthews, who is much more partisan as an observer/commentator than Brokaw, still has credibility that Olbermann doesn't have. At least Matthews attemps to play it down the middle at times, and brings opposing viewpoints onto his show to debate.
Olbermann is digging his own grave. One day he'll fall into it. MSNBC execs are making a deal with the devil by giving him so much power. The short term gains are not worth the long term consequences.
Apparently Kos is now working to get Scarborough fired. Olbermann contributes to Kos, btw...
http://www.olbermann...
"The shadow proves the sunshine" - Switchfoot
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Blithering Idiot!
August 27, 2008 - 14:36 ET by ChasvsWe can only hope that this blithering idiot pushes just a little too hard and get's his head handed to him!
Then again, as long as they keep crap like this on the air they'll never be seen as a credible news agency!
Hey Keith, keep it up you dumb box of rocks!
Better Sourced?
August 27, 2008 - 15:44 ET by TexndocI wish this story were better sourced than a gossip blog (Page Six). They've gone after Olbermann and O'Reilly and others with blatantly stupid stories. I don't think Olbermann would war with Brokaw, I think he's a little girl who gets flustered when Mr. Brokaw says his name and treats him seriously. I'm not defending Keith but First they came for the douchebags, and I didn't care, then they came for the....
Doc, I used to live in NY,
August 27, 2008 - 15:51 ET by marpelDoc, I used to live in NY, and read Page 6 faithfully. I would say, in my experience, they've been about 80% correct on their stories. That's really not bad for a "gossip" column. I don't know for sure, but the story sounds credible. Given the mental illness of KO, I tend to believe this.
Keep these guys out in the forefront
August 27, 2008 - 15:47 ET by Redrowan2000With Kos and Moveon.org and 5th columnists like Soros backing them and Huffington etc., I say keep them on TV and let the public continue to see what this hate America crowd is all about . Including Chrissy and Madcow and Danny Abrams. This station just may be the tipping point for Mclame to win. The American public is never to be underestimated in some areas but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. Well this rule doesn't apply to liberals but you know what I mean.
Don't let the bastards grind you down."
Red
Keith Olbermann
August 27, 2008 - 16:42 ET by boozythis guy is a freak..a communist, socialist freak....sad to say he is part of the humankind....geeeezz..maybe NBC needs to set a special rubber room, with kiddie toys to send him to when he goes into his tantrums.....sad...sad..sad...glad we do not have this issue with the Fox channel celebrities....of course these guys are republicans
Just don't watch the loser anymore
August 28, 2008 - 04:28 ET by Jersey DaveJust don't watch Olbermann. Like the end of that Twilight Zone episode where the nasty guy was left all alone with his masks because nobody wanted to play his dumb games anymore.
Mouth
August 27, 2008 - 17:55 ET by KansasgirlIt can't get any better than this! Popcorn.