Don't be surprised to soon see Keith Olbermann display a picture of Randi Rhodes on his "Worst Person In The World" segment while pompously intoning, "Have you no shame, madam?"
And what would be the cause for this "honor?" Well, yesterday Randi emerged briefly from radio obscurity to blast Olbermann's one hour special comment on ObamaCare that he delivered earlier this week. And it wasn't just a quick blast. She went on a rampage against him for her entire three hour show. To get an idea of the tone of the attack, here is what Randi posted on her blog:
Last night's Countdown on MSNBC was devoted to a one-hour "special comment" by Keith Olbermann. I always thought a comment was a brief observation. Evidently I was wrong about the "brief" part. I'm sorry, but that was the most self-indulgent hour I've heard since Emerson, Lake & Palmer broke up. Keith! Talking for an entire hour isn't a comment. It's a filibuster. Olbermann railed on for an hour about how we need healthcare reform. Keith, the best thing about stating the obvious is that you can state it pretty quickly. At least most people can. Watching that there were a lot of things I wanted to hear Keith Olbermann say. But mostly I wanted to hear him say "And in conclusion..."
Ouch!
Apparently Randi seems determined to alienate what few leftwing listeners she has left. The angry rants against her for daring to criticize Olbermann were posted at the Daily Kos as well as at the Democratic Underground here and here. Some samples of angry Kossack and DUer rants hurled at Randi:
She spent the whole three hours tearing down last night's Countdown on MSNBC devoted to a one-hour "special comment" by Keith Olbermann.
She railed on her radio show today that the one-hour commentary by Keith Olbermann last night as elitist and unintelligible.
It hurt to hear it. But, like witnessing a car wreck, I loyally listened the entire 3 hrs
I have heard randi complain that Keith steals all of her material.
Hmm... Keith stealing Randi's material? Now we know why he sounds so sanity-challenged.
A couple more comedic morsels:
She also took credit for the success of Keith and MSNBC. Later in the show she said that she, Randi, has no ego.
randi seems to be upset that keith never acknowledges her...
You can read even more leftwing invective hurled at Randi Rhodes for blasting Keith Olbermann over at the DUmmie FUnnies.
—P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog.
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There's Big Trouble in Liberal City
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 07:14 ET by allanfPerhaps a "fight" is MSNBC's anodyne to low ratings.
Randi sees Keith's one
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 07:25 ET by motherbeltRandi sees Keith's one hour, and raises him two!!
LMAO!!
She railed on her radio
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 07:32 ET by motherbeltShe railed on her radio show today that the one-hour commentary by Keith Olbermann last night as elitist and unintelligible. -DU commenter
And tonight, Keith will respond:
Elitist ? Moi ??
I didn't even listen to Keith, but it seems to me that Randi is right (even a blind squirrel......)
But she's slow. It took her this long to realize that Keith's whole show is a masterpiece of self-indulgence????
P.J., you gotta suck up to Matthew, my friend!
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 07:50 ET by KC MulvillePJ, having to suffer through multiple hours of Olbermann and Rhodes must have been hell. My advice is to start sucking up to Matthew, so you don't get these crappy assignments. You gotta get off the MSNBC beat. Sooner or later it's going to get you down.
Randi Assignment
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 08:05 ET by P.J. GladnickActually this story was MY idea. I actually ENJOY writing up Randi Rhodes stories. My only beef is that she has become so obscure over the past year, she only rarely becomes newsworthy. Also there is the fact that I inadvertently brought Randi to the attention of Air America back in 2003 by featuring her in an "Al Gore At the Movies" review when she was still unknown on the national stage.
I guess you can call me a Rhodes scholar.
To each their own - LOL!
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 08:14 ET by KC MulvilleWell, between you and Randi, you're definitely the scholar.
This is why some animals eat
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 07:54 ET by BKeyserThis is why some animals eat their young.
Worst person of the day
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 08:01 ET by TomoramaNo fan of Ms Rhodes, but she has him pegged to a T.
I guess the network had no Palin, Bachman or Bush sucks stories so they had to just let bathtub boy talk about something he knows bleep about for an hour.
Number 18 in the ratings and climbing Keith?
A great man once said, YOU only get out of life what YOU put into it, he obviously wasn't a liberal.
Who is Randi Rhodes, and
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 08:07 ET by MazziWho is Randi Rhodes, and why should I care?
Of course, anyone who blasts Olbermann scores a few points, but she is either A) preaching to the choir - if her audience is conservative or B) talking to brick walls - if her audience is liberals.
My guess, offhand, is that she is not a conservative. Why? Because a three solid hour rant about anything is not generally a conservative trait. In my experience it's usually only liberals who can focus on one subject exclusively - conservatives tend to be all over the place. Which is why talk radio is owned by conservatives. They are much more interesting!
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Is she the one who hit her head?
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 08:18 ET by jon_torlinIs this the same one who somehow fell on the sidewalk, cracked her head and claimed it was a republican conspiracy against her?
If so, maybe that knock on the head did something useful. Any takers?
-Jon
Separated at Birth?
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 08:24 ET by HoosierEmDoes anyone else think Randi Rhodes and the Obama administration attack dog Anita Dunn look like sisters?
Nothing Better
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 09:13 ET by Airforce_5_OIt just warms the empty chambers of my heart to see a liberal bitch'n slap fight in the media.
Liberalism: The haunting feeling that someone, somewhere, can help themselves.
CAGE MATCH...
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 09:27 ET by danybhoyHow funny would it be to see a catfight between these 2 clowns? I don't know who I would want to win, but I would bet on Randi. She might be more insane & unhinged then BathTubBoy.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Randi Rhodes is a bitter
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 09:28 ET by fitzfongRandi Rhodes is a bitter drunk who tried to blame her dog for her own alcohol-related pedestrian "accident"...but give the girl some credit. Most self-indulgent hour since ELP broke up? Now, that is funny.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Go get'em Randi.
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 09:33 ET by jdhawkGo get'em Randi.
I bet she could beat him in
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 09:50 ET by mattmI bet she could beat him in a fist fight, too.
Randi
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 15:21 ET by NorthCoasterOccassionally the Left is right. Sorry about your luck Keith......NOT!