Last night on the MSNBC program "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," the host gave the runner up position to his daily segment "World's Worst Persons in the World" to General David Petraeus. View video here. After the negative reaction the smear ad from MoveOn.org received last year it should be well-known by now that name calling Gen. Petraeus is not the way to go. Apparently Mr. Olbermann didn't get the memo. Hat tip: Greg Pollowitz.
Here's the partial transcript:
OLBERMANN: They‘ve already gone after “Newsweek,” the “New York Times” and this newscast, so no doubt the McCain campaign will shortly be threatening the latest journalists to ask him questions he deemed too tough, Ellen DeGeneres. That‘s next, but first time for COUNTDOWN‘s number two story, tonight‘s worst persons in the world.
The bronze to Comcast Cable. You remember them, pulling us off the basic tier in Portland, Oregon. As political as it might have seemed, it looked like a pure business deal from here. Until today, when Comcast‘s Boston outlet fired veteran news man Barry Nolan (ph) after a two-week suspension. Nolan‘s crime? He publicly protested the Boston area Emmy awards crowd for giving its annual governor‘s trophy to Bill O‘Reilly.
Tonight‘s runner-up, General David Petraeus. It turns out his role as a press flack for President Bush began long before his embarrassing testimony to Congress last September. Pentagon documents say that hoping to soften up the military panelists scheduled for “Meet The Press” on August 28, 2005, Pentagon spokesman Larry DiRita had a deputy assistant secretary of defense contact Petraeus in Iraq and ask him to start shilling. Petraeus promptly got on the phone to each of the military analysts and gave them supposedly insider accounts of how well things were going in Iraq.
But our winner, Iran-contra star Ollie North, still posing as an expert on something on Fixed News. North and Sean Hannity were merely smearing a translator at Gitmo, the one who was falsely accused of helping detainees, against whom all charges were dismissed. The man had said some of the detainees told them they had seen desecration of the Koran. North promptly chimed in about alleged terrorists, quote, who we all know have made up lots of stories.
Consider this, North depends on the idea that the detainees at Gitmo make up stories about Koran desecration or about being abused. But he can‘t seem to understand the prospect that those same detainees could just as easily make up apocryphal terrorist plots or absurd confessions. Oliver North, today‘s Worst Person in the World!
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Question: Who would you
May 23, 2008 - 14:28 ET by marpelQuestion: Who would you rather be in a fox hole with? Gen Petraeus or Keith Olbermann?
I thought so...
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May 23, 2008 - 14:35 ET by Cool ArrowLara Croft
Hands down. Hands on?
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Fellow Texan, Cool
May 23, 2008 - 14:38 ET by marpelFellow Texan, Cool Arrow...Hands around KO's neck...Keith wouldn't want to be in a fox hole with me, and I'm a girl...I'd smack the crap out of him.
PS, I'm in San Antonio. :o)
'PS, I'm in San Antonio.
May 23, 2008 - 14:47 ET by RESTLESS 1'PS, I'm in San Antonio. :o)"
Same here. Unsane too.
GO SPURS GO!!!!!!!
»→ The Texas Connection
May 23, 2008 - 14:51 ET by Cool ArrowBy the way, Maxine Waters just released a statement that Davey Crockett deserved to get shot over the Alimony.
/sarc
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2 Dang funny, Cool Arrow!!!
May 23, 2008 - 15:02 ET by marpel2 Dang funny, Cool Arrow!!! LMAO
Cool Arrow, may your
May 24, 2008 - 09:47 ET by marpelCool Arrow, may your daughter be blissfully happy. I'd rather talk about Texas and wish your daughter well. Those things are real, but KO is a nightmare....how's that for staying on subject? :o)
We better beat the Lakers in
May 23, 2008 - 15:01 ET by marpelWe better beat the Lakers in Game 2!!!!! GO SPURS GO!!!
I'm in Austin
May 23, 2008 - 15:02 ET by ontherightGo Spurs Go!
A Texas-friendly wave to all
May 23, 2008 - 15:05 ET by marpelA Texas-friendly wave to all my fellow Lone Stars.
Back at ya
May 23, 2008 - 15:07 ET by ontherightand let's raise a beer or two for our fighting men and women all around the globe, tonight during the game.
Well, I might as well say
May 23, 2008 - 15:08 ET by Free ThinkerWell, I might as well say hello from New Braunfels too. And go Spurs go!
»→ Free Thinker
May 23, 2008 - 15:27 ET by Cool ArrowAnything happening at Gruene Hall this weekend? Dumb question.
How's the flow from Canyon Dam?
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Friday - Band of Heathens
May 23, 2008 - 15:35 ET by Free ThinkerFriday - Band of Heathens (nice sound, play around town alot)
Saturday - Chris Knight - (good show by the way)
Sunday - Gary P. Nunn (Texas classic)
Monday - Zack Walther and the Cronkites (quite a local following, good band)
Greune Hall would be the perfect spot for a Central Texas Newsbusters Chapter meeting. I'd buy the first round!
As far as the river goes, I pretty much get off it once the rubber hatch happens. Flows are perfect for a nice float though.
»→ The Guadalupe on Memorial Day
May 23, 2008 - 15:07 ET by Cool ArrowIf my daughter wasn't getting married tomorrow, I'd be tempted to tube the loop a few times and dry off at the Shanty.
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Cool... May your daughter
May 23, 2008 - 15:15 ET by bigtimerCool... May your daughter have many happy and blessed years of marriage.
Have a memorable day tomorrow....
Cheers to all!
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
»→ Thanks, bt
May 23, 2008 - 15:19 ET by Cool ArrowShe's 22. Graduated from College 2 weeks ago, and getting married tomorrow. Daddy's only baby girl.
The 2 older brothers are a source of pride also.
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Already had "the talk" with
May 23, 2008 - 15:32 ET by CortillaenAlready had "the talk" with the young man, then? You know, the one where you calmly explain exactly how many kinds of pain you'll put him in if he should mistreat your girl? ;)
www.rhjunior.com Great comics with a hefty dose of Christian and anti-nutjob goodness.
"With your mind as high as Mt. Fuji you can see all things clearly. And you can see all the forces that shape events; not just the things near to you." -Miyamoto Musashi
»→ Yeah, cort
May 23, 2008 - 15:34 ET by Cool ArrowHe's a great kid.
They are going to do just fine.
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CONGRADULATIONS!
May 23, 2008 - 16:06 ET by CTCarbon Credits Smoke'em if you got'em!
I spent last weekend in
May 23, 2008 - 16:27 ET by RESTLESS 1I spent last weekend in Port A with the family. It was the little ones' first trip to the coast. I'm still peeling dammit!! It was fun though, and I got some fresh seafood at a great price. :)
SPURS
May 23, 2008 - 15:17 ET by UnsaneSAN ANTONIO in the HOUSE!!!
Let's go SPURS!!!!!
P.S. Olbermann is an idiot. He couldn't hold a candle to Gen. Petraeus.
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Unsane,
May 23, 2008 - 16:28 ET by RESTLESS 1Thanks for the P.S. Someone should keep us on topic. :)
depends
May 23, 2008 - 14:36 ET by ort777It depends what the rules of engagment were - i.e. friendly fire allowed?
Good article
May 23, 2008 - 16:13 ET by Logic over emotionBrian Williams does not agree with Oralmann, Williams is at least semi fair to the right or at the least disguises it.
http://media.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NTI5NWVjNTQ0YzA5MmQyOWMyNTcyNDYzZDY5ZWUzNTI=
Rumor is Oralmann will take Russerts place when he goes on vacation. Wonder what the later thinks of that?
I name Olbermental "Idioter"
May 23, 2008 - 14:30 ET by mattmI name Olbermental "Idioter" person in the world.
I named him this from his
May 23, 2008 - 14:37 ET by red_dragon311I named him this from his last stupid remark
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
-Thomas Jefferson
Not Thomas
May 23, 2008 - 16:20 ET by mooreusmcHey Red,
I think the quote you have in your signature actually came from an address to congress by Gerald Ford in 1974.
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/626591
noted and corrected
May 23, 2008 - 16:30 ET by red_dragon311A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
-Gerald Ford
So do I.
May 23, 2008 - 14:58 ET by mjgSo do I.
It is becoming a sad day
May 23, 2008 - 14:39 ET by bigtimerIt is becoming a sad day in hell that filth like Olbermann have the freedom to speak because of great men and women of our military past and present.
Ungrateful rotten no good b#$t*rd.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Hi, Bigtimer! I couldn't
May 23, 2008 - 14:44 ET by marpelHi, Bigtimer! I couldn't agree with you more. I'd like to see that low life come to San Antonio to our BAMC facility and the Intrepid rehab center and say the things he has, face to face, with those tremendously brave men and women...
I THOUGHT SCUM WAS SUPPOSED TO FLOAT
May 23, 2008 - 14:40 ET by CTBATHTUB BOY IS LOWER THAN WHALE DROPPINGS
You have to remember
May 23, 2008 - 14:45 ET by Logic over emotionPetraeus is a cold-blooded killer.
Tonight over at Olbermann Watch http://www.olbermannwatch.com/ I'm going to list his advertisers. Please feel free to contact them. Maybe I can get someone over there to write some sort of form letter.
It seems that writing to GE (owner of MSNBC) get no results because they love the feminine bespeckled one. They equate people who want him off the air (or suspended) to new viewers.
Logic, thanks so much. I'll
May 23, 2008 - 14:55 ET by marpelLogic, thanks so much. I'll look for the list on the other website. I wrote to MSNBC and advised that I would be writing their advertisers, but could never find a list. This will be great. I don't mind doing my own form letter...Thanks again!
I think Olbermann would name
May 23, 2008 - 15:01 ET by Chris NormanI think Olbermann would name Jesus Christ as "worst person" of the week just to push the envelope as far as he can go and anger as many conservatives as possible. He is the king of trolls.
It turns out his role as a
May 23, 2008 - 15:00 ET by Free ThinkerIt turns out his role as a press flack for President Bush began long before his embarrassing testimony to Congress last September.
So, in Olberman's mind news of American success is embarrassing? Olberman is the only embarrassment in this discussion. Fortunately, men like Petreaus couldn't give a rat's ass about the small minded, slanderous, idiotic opinions of some of the people he is risking his life to protect. Petreus should be his best person of the year since he is defending the freedoms that allow Olberman to make such distasteful and moronic comments. Keith, take your own advice and shut the hell up!
olberman said that they
May 23, 2008 - 15:01 ET by seaniepolberman said that they called the general "in Iraq" and referred to "supposedly insider accounts"
wouldn't being in Iraq make you more likely to have an "insider account"?
should we have asked a scientist in antartica? would they have had a better "insider" account that someone INSIDE IRAQ?
Keith, do us a favor and
May 23, 2008 - 15:27 ET by radiofitz34Keith, do us a favor and just come out and say that you are a communist. Not that we don't know already, it's just that your 15 viewers (including your mother) should be aware of this. Please, we already had Tokyo Rose and Hanoi Jane. We don't need your verbal excrements on a daily basis. If you want to give yourself to the fatherland, go right ahead. Just do us a favor ...and get off the air on MSNBC. Enough is enough already. When will you at long last, give up? It's embarrasing to think you might actually be an American.
Well, that's my comment.
Political Correctness Is a Progressive Disease
Is their any other tv
May 23, 2008 - 15:07 ET by general companyIs their any other tv personality that deservs his a$$ kicked more then oberdude. He must go home in a Wells Fargo truck.
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Reversing the Tide
May 23, 2008 - 15:21 ET by BacchusIt's become abundantly clear that there can be no political solution to the mess over at MSNBC, only a military solution. Soon there will be a media awakening in America (and I don't mean like the one in Chris Matthews' pants). Support General Patraeus, support the troops.
Hey....Queef...just say
May 23, 2008 - 15:25 ET by charlietexasHey....Queef...just say it.....you hate our troops, just admitt it.....loser person in the world!!!!!
Queef....meet any new women on the internet??? pervert.
Krazy Keith has tried to
May 23, 2008 - 15:25 ET by nicksmith112Krazy Keith has tried to reinvent himself as a friend to our military.
Remember not so long ago he portrayed our military as murderers, torturers, and rapists on a nightly basis....see his nightly abu ghraib coverage from a few years ago. Showing those picture each night killed American troops!
I'm a refugee from the Democratic Party.
Keith Olbermann, why do you hate our troops?
May 23, 2008 - 15:26 ET by SupermanKeith Olbermann is always putting down our soldiers. On any given day you will see Keith Olbermann calling our soldiers "mercenaries", "terrorists", "cold blooded killers", or "Worst Person in the World". I'm getting really sick of it and I hope that NBC thinks long and hard before they give Keith Olbermann another multi million dollar contract.
"They've already gone
May 23, 2008 - 15:33 ET by SickofLibs"They've already gone after...this NEWSCAST..."?
Who the hell is he kidding?
What's it gonna take to squash this vile insect? STAY ON HIM, MARK!
"After the negative
May 23, 2008 - 15:35 ET by TE"After the negative reaction the smear ad from MoveOn.org received last year it should be well-known by now that name calling Gen. Petraeus is not the way to go."
You may be unaware of it, but Olbermoronn was the leftist freak who first call Petraeus "General Betray Us". MoveOn.org stole that from Olbermoronn, but failed to give Olbermoronn credit for that smear in their ad. You may also be unaware that prior to David "Karl Rove will in fact be Indicted" Shuster saying that the Clinton campaign had "pimped out" Chelsea Clinton, Olbermoronn declared on his unwatched leftist freakshow that George W. Bush had "pimped out" General Petraus. Sorry, that I don't have the links. Just check out Olbermannwatch.com. They have the quotes and videos.
TE, I have to disagree -
May 23, 2008 - 16:24 ET by SickofLibsTE, I have to disagree - you're giving this a-hole way too much credit (for being the first to use 'Gen. Betray Us'). He doesn't have the brain power to come up with anything original. He stole it from someone else, I guarantee.
ps - Hey, Olbermann... Comcast dumped you because of a technicality - average ratings lower than Jack LaLanne's juicer infommercial
What to say! What to say!
May 23, 2008 - 15:42 ET by coffee260Through all my outrage and gnashing of teeth, I can't find words to express my utter contempt for this man. I once prayed to God that he would find it in his heart to not be such a dishonest, and disgusting human being. So now I have two choices. Keep praying or write him and his employer and give them a piece of my mind. What should I do?
Both! (but personally, I
May 23, 2008 - 15:47 ET by SickofLibsBoth! (but personally, I wouldn't waste 2 seconds praying for this POS; he's beyond redemption)
The worst part?
May 23, 2008 - 15:48 ET by UnsaneThe worst part of all of this?
This scumbag's program will be shown on AFN, and among those in the audience will be those in Iraq and Afghanistan.
It was all I could do to prevent myself from destroying the TV in the chow hall when I happened to be in there for his show...
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Unsane
May 23, 2008 - 16:00 ET by Logic over emotionTalk show host Mark Levin said (paraphrase), "You know those Al Qaeda slimes have only one channel on in their cave and when Overbite comes on they jump in the air and fire their guns."
Funny, sad and true.
Glad to know LOLbermann can
May 23, 2008 - 16:32 ET by wiwfGlad to know LOLbermann can keep detaching himself from sanity and normal America, and that he doesn't support our troops.
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
MSMBC Crock
May 23, 2008 - 16:48 ET by ScrapironThe president granted MSNBC an interview. They immediately 'altered' the video and showed it on their slime stations. They made two assumptions, one wrong- that they had the only copy of the video, one right-people who watch MSNBC are so stupid they wouldn't catch on. Nothing else to say about an outlet that would get you shot if you turned it on in my home.
Old, Retired and glad of it.
Olbie vs. Hillary
May 23, 2008 - 20:41 ET by bigtimerDid anybody hear the insane rant against Hillary tonight from this crack-pot? Hillary has to rue the day she helped start Media Matters and work with Soros...it was something else...and she was glad when Imus was gone with her help...too funny now.
I will say one thing, if I was Ubermann I would go nowhere near Parks like Fort Marcy.
Hillary what goes around comes around...and boy oh boy have you ever reaped what you have sown.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Right now Olbermann is probably right proud of himself.
May 23, 2008 - 21:09 ET by CTHe probably thinks he will get credit for bagging Hillary and is home now looking for the right place to mount her head on his wall. Karma or call it what you want the bile this scum spews out has got to come back at him sometime. I just hope it's painful and we get to watch.
Keith Olbermann - Mayor of
May 23, 2008 - 20:50 ET by GeoGolfKeith Olbermann - Mayor of Douchebagistan
Slow news day, Keef?
May 23, 2008 - 20:55 ET by Roger the ShrubberSlow news day, Keef?
Keith Who?????
May 24, 2008 - 05:43 ET by expatriotUnsane, I have to watch AFN and fortunately I am working when he is on. Hence the title. If everyone ignored him would his show be like a tree falling in the woods?
He does not deserve to be denegrated by the readers of NB. All it does is give him legitimacy which he does not have. Saying that, all that was printed here so far is pretty much on the mark. Lets not give him any more credit. As Newt said, "let him wither on the vine, and die". Or something like that.