Wed Jan 23, 2013, 08:15 PM

malaise (106,031 posts)

You know who deserves a lot of credit for the return of the progressive agenda

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Keith Olbermann - damn I still miss him. He did a lot to put the liberal agenda back on the front page and he tore the Wingnuts a new one night after night.

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You know who deserves a lot of credit for the return of the progressive agenda (Original post)	malaise	Jan 2013	OP
I completely agree. His show was the BEST written news show on TV.	JaneyVee	Jan 2013	#1
I think we have done better since he left...	ProgressiveProfessor	Jan 2013	#2
My wife thinks he's mentally ill	reteachinwi	Jan 2013	#4
He might be, but it doesn't make me like and respect him any less..	whathehell	Jan 2013	#7
Agreed	reteachinwi	Jan 2013	#9
Ditto	malaise	Jan 2013	#10
Me, too. I'd never miss his show...loved his snark. Wonder long he'll be in the Media Dog House?	libdem4life	Jan 2013	#3
Regardless of the size of his ego, and perhaps some ill-considered	annabanana	Jan 2013	#5
100% correct	malaise	Jan 2013	#11
Agreed...	KharmaTrain	Jan 2013	#6
KO is the reason more places now show MSNBC	malaise	Jan 2013	#12
I agree.	Arctic Dave	Jan 2013	#8
I loved him for helping get me through the 2008 campaign. Maddow, Schultz, O'Donnell and	ancianita	Jan 2013	#13
There is no Rachel without KO	malaise	Jan 2013	#15
Truedat.	ancianita	Jan 2013	#19
we do! :)	Phillip McCleod	Jan 2013	#14
What progressive agenda has been proposed? nt	woo me with science	Jan 2013	#16
There are some cornflakes over here	annabanana	Jan 2013	#17
I miss KO he was a light in the darkest days of this Corporate takeover of Government	Drew Richards	Jan 2013	#18

Response to malaise (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 08:19 PM

JaneyVee (3,820 posts)

1. I completely agree. His show was the BEST written news show on TV.

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Wed Jan 23, 2013, 08:19 PM

ProgressiveProfessor (22,144 posts)

2. I think we have done better since he left...

Even when he was a sportscaster he was a flaming asshat. His style did nothing for us

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Wed Jan 23, 2013, 08:27 PM

reteachinwi (550 posts)

4. My wife thinks he's mentally ill

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but he was the only one calling out Bush and Cheney when most everyone else felt it was necessary to salute.

The edit is because I couldn't resist.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=PVyXbTn-YIo&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPVyXbTn-YIo

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Wed Jan 23, 2013, 09:17 PM

whathehell (11,428 posts)

7. He might be, but it doesn't make me like and respect him any less..

I miss him. I just wish he'd get his act together

and get a new show he can stay with!

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Response to whathehell (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 09:49 PM

reteachinwi (550 posts)

9. Agreed

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Response to whathehell (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 06:19 AM

malaise (106,031 posts)

10. Ditto

He still promoted the liberal agenda and exposed Bushco big time.

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Response to malaise (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 08:21 PM

libdem4life (1,783 posts)

3. Me, too. I'd never miss his show...loved his snark. Wonder long he'll be in the Media Dog House?

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Response to malaise (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 08:36 PM

annabanana (45,573 posts)

5. Regardless of the size of his ego, and perhaps some ill-considered

ultimatums. . . .

He was the FIRST to call out ON TV the neo-cons and the disastrous Iraq invasion. He called out Rummy for calling dissent Un-American and for that I will forever thank him.

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Response to annabanana (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 06:19 AM

malaise (106,031 posts)

11. 100% correct

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Response to malaise (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 08:37 PM

KharmaTrain (30,724 posts)

6. Agreed...

...before Keith, MSNBC had the likes of Alan Keyes, Laura Ingraham and Michael Weiner. Pitchfork Pat was a "moderate". Keith was truly a lone voice in the wilderness and had to restrain himself. I recall an email he responded to a DU'er explaining how he had to tread carefully and if he got viewer support he would take more chances...which he did. Credit also goes to Phil Griffin who was KO's big ally in those early days. The two of them should get credit for bringing Rachel over as well as many of the regular "contributors" we see today.

It was a shame to see Keith burn out...which he had done at ESPN and it happened in his first MSNBC tour in the 90s and then again in recent years and then at Current. I think his downfall was getting too wrapped up in the personal side of the biz...the clash of egos and wasn't able to play well with others. I figure he'll make a great instructor at Cornell...