Keith Olbermann: 'I'm Coming Out Of Retirement'

[Stuart G]

Source: Huff Post


Keith Olbermann, the acid-witted broadcaster who can’t seem to hold onto a job, said Friday he wants to return to showbiz, but left fans and critics guessing what that might look like.

“I’m coming out of retirement,” Olbermann, a former ESPN and MSNBC host, said on ABC’s “The View.”

Olbermann, 57, said he hasn’t lined up an outlet for his new pursuit. “So, anybody who wants to, just call me,” he told host Joy Behar.

Olbermann, known for sharp and provocative political and sports commentary at his previous gigs at ESPN, MSNBC, Fox Sports, Current TV and CNN, has struggled to hold onto a job. His departures from MSNBC and Current TV were particularly acrimonious. Critics have called him a “bridge-burner.”


Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/keith-olbermann-return_us_56f5a93ae4b0143a9b4847d9

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His voice is clear and precise. I've missed him and welcome him back.

[raging moderate]

1. Thank you, Keith Olbermann.

Hurry.

[monicaangela]

2. I hope so!

It would be wonderful if Keith Olbermann did a show like the one Jon Stewart did, a comedy take on the news or anything where he could actually do what he did on MSNBC with his personal commentary on the news. Loved that show, have missed it since he left.

[Old Vet]

4. [phone]

I so miss his personal commentary at the end of his old show.

[monicaangela]

11. That's something we have in common Old Vet

I looked forward to that portion of the show, I tried never to miss it. If I did, I searched the web the next day so that I could see what he said the night before.

[Surya Gayatri]

7. I fear he takes himself much too seriously to do the brand of

broadside parody that Jon Stewart carried off so successfully.

He's much too thin-skinned and short-fused.

[monicaangela]

10. I would really rather it not

be comedy, I enjoyed his thin-skinned, short-fused assessment of what today's journalist call news. I think that could make a great name for the show. "My thin-skinned, short-fused opinion of the news and today's events. Or something to that effect.

[Surya Gayatri]

12. Agree...he is constitutionally unable to maintain the

vital "distance" necessary for parodic comedy.

[cui bono]

104. He's not a comedian.

He gives great oral editorial rants where he rips evil and idiocy to shreds.

.

[Surya Gayatri]

105. But, he tries rather desperately to do a wonky sort of "stand-up",

often with mixed results.

[cui bono]

106. No, he doesn't. He does rants full of facts, not stand up.

He is arrogant, but he gets it right just about every damn time and in a fantastically direct and righteously angry way.

.

[Surya Gayatri]

107. "Righteously angry"...that says it all, and why I weary of him very quickly.

Keith has a one-note range: outrage. Gets old really fast.

Give me a seriously outraged, but tonally nuanced, Jon Stewart any day. And, there are others like him.

Jon is a genuinely great guy, whose staff, co-workers and even superiors truly love and respect him.

Obermann appears to have the opposite effect on his colleagues and peers. That weighs heavily in my opinion of a public media figure.

[cui bono]

108. That's fine, but you keep trying to describe him as a comedian and he is not a comedian.

You like your politics with humor, fine. Olberman does not do that.

The thing that bothered me about Jon Stewart was how nice he was to people who lied us into wars and lie to the American people on a regular basis. And when he put out the false equivalence of "both sides do it" at some rally he had. He fails to get serious enough about very serious matters. Olberman cuts straight to the bone. He doesn't play nice just so he can have guests who are near traitors on his show. He skewers those who deserve it unabashedly. And we need that. That's why I like Bernie so much. He says what others won't say because he calls them as he sees them. That's what we need if we're going to save this country.

.

[Surya Gayatri]

109. Civility and comity matter. Manichean-like dogmatism rarely works over the long term,

whether in the work-place, on the air waves, or on the international scene.

YMMV.

[lebkuchen]

111. How do you feel about Rachel Maddow?

or Hillary Clinton?

[Surya Gayatri]

112. According to my reading, neither of them has a Manichean grasp of reality or view of the world,

and both of them exhibit an acceptable level of civility, which is a useful trait on the national media scene or international diplomatic stage.

Hope that answers your somewhat cryptically posed questions.

I see that your avatar is the EU. Are you a European resident? If so, "Hi" neighbor.

[lebkuchen]

113. I know several who have given up on listening to Rachel, and certainly Hillary

and it's difficult for me to understand why. Neither have a slash/burn approach to discussion, and from Rachel in particular, I hear a reasoned tone based on facts presented. I think she's very cause/effect, which I appreciate.

Hillary's "it takes a village" hasn't so far inspired a backlash of public outrage, at least no where close to where Trump's polarizing commentary has brought him today.

Nevertheless, the parameters of "acceptable" discourse for democrats seems to be narrowing due to an aristocratic air while the GOP's is widening, oddly due to a lack of choice.

As far as Keith is concerned, there's too much "beyond the pale" theatrics for him not to come out of retirement. He has a sharp memory and quick wit, and there is much to be sarcastic about.

Frohe Ostern!

[Surya Gayatri]

115. Joyeuse Pâques à toi aussi !

Rachel can sometimes be a bit overbearing, but her no-nonsense, fact-based journalism is impeccable.

Agree completely:

"Neither has a slash/burn approach to discussion, and from Rachel in particular, I hear a reasoned tone based on facts presented. I think she's very cause/effect, which I appreciate."

How do you watch her in your German-speaking country of residence? (D, A or CH?) I have to stream her on-line.

[lebkuchen]

120. I stream her, Lawrence and Chris.

All three are incredibly intelligent yet different in their approach. What I particularly like, and I think Keith did it first, was to get away from the usual talking-head guests and bring in non-mainstream experts who are otherwise marginalized by much of the media. That's how Rachel got her start.

Other than streaming, I'm dependent on CNNI and BBC. About a year ago I watched (as much as I could handle) John Bolton being interviewed--and made to look like a laughable fool--by BBC. I e-mailed BBC to request that they stop promoting overused "experts," that BBC's time could be better spent on knowledgeable, thoughtful and non-neurotic guests. Ultimately, I've stopped watching both CNNI and BBC in favor of streaming.

Now I welcome Keith as a mouthpiece with which to vent my outrage abroad.

Alles gute!

[Surya Gayatri]

122. Same here, dependent on CNNI, BBC World and France 24

on the TeeVee. There's also Sky News, but they are an affiliate of Fox, which tells you all you need to know. France 24 is actually very good, but with limited "field reporting" resources.

I also stream Chris and Lawrence. They each have their pluses and minuses, but are generally interesting with, as you say, their selection of "non-mainstream" experts.

Comme tu dis, c'est tout bon...LOL!

[lebkuchen]

124. Some station in France used to have a very good looking anchorman

I felt sure that if I lived in France, I could learn French just by listening to him every day.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. I miss him too...

I cried when he announced it was his last night on MSNBC. He got me thru the Bush years...

[90-percent]

28. ^^^^^^^^^^^^

blown and on 98% nitro


-90% Jimmy

[dem in texas]

60. Yes, I miss him too

He and Frank Rich of the NYT helped me stomach the Bush Administration. I hope that he lands in a place where the powers to be allow him to do his thing. I have a feeling that if he gets a show, we'd better enjoy it while we can because sooner or later he will piss someone off or someone will piss him off and it will be all over.

[RKP5637]

5. I hope he comes back. He's about the only one I've ever trusted on politics. Tells it like it is! nt

[Jenny_92808]

69. Yes. I too hope he comes back!

As you said "he tells it like it is"

[yuiyoshida]

6. He is arrogant

but no one can say he doesn't have talent! Or...as someone once said,
"He's a son of a bitch, but damn it, He is OUR son of a bitch!"

[Surya Gayatri]

8. And, his divo-like arrogance has landed him in hot water

at every gig he's had.

Maybe we can hope that he'll mellow with age.

[mdbl]

29. I hope he never mellows

otherwise he'll turn in to tweety.

[Surya Gayatri]

35. Point taken, but if he doesn't get his ego under control, he'll never

keep another job in broadcasting, unless he buys the media outlet and runs it himself.

[mdbl]

39. Maybe he'll try using Kick Starter

[Bluenorthwest]

51. His criticisms of Current were existentially correct. Current is no more, should have listened to

Keith. MSNBC has stagnated, never flourished, never grown and let's face it MSNBC runs through on air talent like most people run through a box of cereal. How many people of how many different personality types have they fired or caused to walk off? How many remain on air with them for anything like a large number of years? Chris, Joe, Rachel. Were all of the rest of them diva like ego trippers? Or is it that MSNBC, like Current, has actual systemic issues that one anchor after another battle until they eventually part ways.
How long did Cronkite site in that same chair?

It's not Keith, nor is it Melissa, or Ed nor any of the many dozens of departed. MSNBC does not know what it is doing.

[Surya Gayatri]

52. Keith has a much longer defunct CV than just MSNBC and Current.

He's got issues dealing with people and structures.

Like I say, the only way he's going to get and keep another job in broadcasting, is to buy and run his own outlet.

ETA: Cronkite was a decades-long anchor at CBS.

[MADem]

63. He had problems in his sportscasting life, too, with ESPN and FOX Sports.

The MSNBC and Current fiascos are just the most well-known. I agree entirely with your analysis.

Maybe it's a function of years, but I don't have a large amount of tolerance for people who are deliberately disruptive and take a "My Way or The Highway" approach to everything. And when you abuse staff, which he has done, my sympathy for him goes out the window. You don't shit on the workers--particularly the ones who attend to your individual needs.

[Surya Gayatri]

64. ^^^This!^^^

[MADem]

62. CURRENT--the bones and sinews of it, anyway--is now AL JAZEERA. nt

[JI7]

75. isn't al Jazeera US ending also ?

[MADem]

76. Apparently so.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2016/1/13/al-jazeera-america-to-close-down.html

I don't watch it. I'd rather get their take on the news first-hand, rather than sanitized/prettified for US audiences. RT does the same thing--they dress up their propaganda so it appeals to the American masses. It still is what it is, though.

[greiner3]

36. Me thinks you have more than a middling reason for your over the top personal attacks

Against Keith

[Surya Gayatri]

41. Beg pardon? I enjoy his editorial bent, but find him to be a bit overbearing and pompous.

Appears to take his "superior" intellect too seriously by half.

Nothing personal, just observational.

Case in point: the yawning gap between a Jon Stewart or a Stephen Colbert and Keith. No contest.
Jon and Stephen can do comedic, ironic or serious, and still be credible.
Keith has a one-note range: outrage. Gets old really fast.

ETA: The wagging finger reminds of Bernie...LOL!

[yuiyoshida]

78. I like him, I do...

but I know Arrogance when I see it.

[MADem]

79. He's a public figure, and it is not a "personal attack" to comment on his BEHAVIOR.

A "personal attack" would be to call him a misogynist, child molester, or a thief, or a con artist, or a liar--and no one is saying that.

It is DOCUMENTED that he is rude, surly, mean to his subordiates, rude to his peers, obstreperous to his superiors and -- in general -- an utter pain in the ass in the workplace.

If you got in his way, he'd do the same to you. He wouldn't care that you are fond of him and call him "Keith" on message boards.

He's a talented on-air personality, but he is just not a very nice person in his work-day life.

[mountain grammy]

19. Sometimes, the satisfaction I feel listening to Keith,

makes me think, "I'll bet this is how Rush's listeners feel." The difference is, of course, truth, because "he is OUR son of a bitch." Keith is often over the top, but he's also, usually, dead on target. He did one of the best take downs of Bill O'Reilly's bullshit I've ever heard.

[HughLefty1]

54. My experience..

Yeah my feelings too. I enjoy listening to him.

I did however run into him one time at a restaurant in Santa Monica during the height of his MSNBC days. He was a real jerk demanding they open the kitchen for him when it was closed between the lunch and dinner shifts. He walked out in a huff. Like I said I did enjoy his show but IRL he was rude and demanding.

[Chemisse]

9. I've never liked him.

I dislike his style. It's too dramatic, too hyperbolic, for my taste.

[Logical]

23. He is to the point and not polite, i like it but can see why some do not. Nt

[mdbl]

33. dramatic, maybe, but not hyperbolic

unless you weren't concerned about the subject matter.

[Jenny_92808]

67. Thanks for showing your hand

so I can do a full-ignore.

[Chemisse]

118. LOL - We mustn't differ in the slightest from Jenny_92808.

No discussion or diversity allowed.

[stopbush]

81. He had a bad habit of talking too fast and stumbling over his words.

No more so than during his "special comment" essays. The stumbling always diminished the impact of his exercises in Edward R Murrow wannabeism.

[lark]

13. Awesome news

Come on down, Keith Olberman, share your veiws with us, point out the Repug hypocrisy and lies in your inimitable way. We've missed you. Try to get along with your bosses this time so you don't have to leave again so soon, please.

[Wednesdays]

58. If he doesn't get hired by a network

He could go independent and make a vlog or something like TYT.

[JustAnotherGen]

14. He offered sanity during the Bush years

I hope he comes back and lands on his feet!

[SoapBox]

15. Hehe....

Oh this gonna tick some freaks off!

Go Keith!

[dembotoz]

16. and after 8 months he arose from the dead....great easter news for me

and if you are offended by the reference....ask me if i care.....

[fasttense]

17. He saved me from Lou Dobbs

Before Olbermann, the only one railing against the bushes was Lou Dobbs. But Lou Dobbs also railed against immigrants and with that Trump like ranting, I was desperate for someone else.

And then came Olbermann who said things that I was thinking. When I first heard Olbermann's show, I couldn't believe the bushes allowed him on TV. It was rumored that Dick had sent anthrax to reporters for reporting on the bushes. Olbermann was a dream come true during the nightmare of the bush regime.

[redruddyred]

74. sorry i thought that anthrax story was really funny. I LOLed.

maybe not if you lived it. i was a kid.

[TryLogic]

18. His quick wit and eloquence are both a blessing and a curse. I have missed him.

He is a very sensitive person. I presume just reading a news script is way too boring for his taste. I hope he can find his niche. Main stream, corporate, for profit media does not seem to be a good fit.

[LiberalElite]

20. I loved his show but - he's kind of a

self-important diva. How long will it be before he's off the air again?

[Logical]

24. He has trouble with bosses i agree. Nt

[FLPanhandle]

21. Another self obsessed celebrity

Even making such an announcement is full of ego.

Make some calls, line up a gig then make your announcement.

[roguevalley]

32. tell me anything you want any time you want, keith. love ya

[Jenny_92808]

70. He is for the people.

I reject your narrative. Ignore for you.

[GreydeeThos]

22. +1

[Overseas]

25. K&R. Yes please! I look forward to his return.

[ladjf]

26. Good. Get your ass in gear and start helping us.

[zentrum]

27. Good News!

[peace13]

30. The ONLY person to cover Ohio's ( and the country's) stolen election.

What a comfort to come home from standing on a protest line, something very American should have been doing, and hear Keith address the issue. If not for him, zero people would have known.

[mdbl]

31. Still have a few of his old shows from MSNBC on DVR

Hope he comes back so I can replace them with some new ones.

[90-percent]

34. What's up with this difficult diva stuff?

Are we sure we're not just regurgitating some long ago blog posters opinion, that eventually turns into "conventional wisdom"?

Keith does not strike me as a petulant self absorbed egomaniac. He valued humor too much to be that way. I think he does have supreme confidence in his intellect and I'm sure he doesn't like working with incompetent people or empty suit bosses, but he was so generous over the years giving quality time to offbeat and unusual guests.

I just don't buy that Keith was a spoiled celebrity-monster-egomaniac. I do think he might have chafed at being second guessed by corporate suits scolding him for pulling back the curtain on the scam that is modern corporate MSM.

I don't work with him or know him. I just like him and he almost single handedly got me through the dark repressive totalitarian times of the GW Bush treasonous 21st century dark ages.

-90% Jimmy

[Hydra]

47. I was going to say something similar

I think he has the same problems Cenk was having- the News channels want ratings, but they don't want people rocking the boat. It puts them at odds with the people who are successfully calling out the system- it's what people want to hear and gets massive interest, but then the Establishment calls up through their parent companies and tells them to knock it off.

I think it's interesting that Keith did his best work during the Bush admin, but now are saying he was over the top in his criticism because Bush policies are now mainstream policies.

Crazy, looking at it from the outside.

[Kip Humphrey]

37. TYT?

[davidpdx]

98. I was thinking the same thing

Except he do it only for a short term between now and November. If he really wants to come back full-time he needs to do something online with his own resources so he is the boss and he can say what he wants to unfiltered.

[heaven05]

38. hope springs eternal

would be welcome. As to the "bridge burner" reference. The PTB can't handle it when their bridgees are burned with the truth and ALWAYS try to put it off on the other guy.

[MadDAsHell]

40. It's got to be a place with the capital to handle the inevitable "hostile workplace" lawsuit.

I agree with his politics of course but clearly this man was not meant to work directly with other human beings.

It's in fact a little embarrassing that someone who so clearly is such a jerk to his colleagues is basically worshipped by our Party.

[Surya Gayatri]

44. Sadly, I have to agree with the premise of your whole post...

[turbinetree]

42. When he brought out his WORST PERSON Segment........................

he nailed the absolute hypocrisy of what it meant to be a jerk for here is "one" example;

I do hope that he finds a place to bring back his "Countdown", .............................his research team he had was one of the best..................., and he informed us the collective to know what was going on around us............maybe on Free Speech TV

Honk--------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

[redruddyred]

85. wow this was great

thanks for sharing!

[turbinetree]

96. Your welcome.....................

he was and is still one of the best when it came to exposing the right wing, right along when David Shuster would take over when he was doing something else MSNBC, (More stupid News, Bull Cr**p), and when he moved out of the drumpf tower, that also was classic..here's another one you might enjoy watching..................

Honk-------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2106

[redruddyred]

103. that was great!

thanks for sharing!

[turbinetree]

119. Sure any time........................

Honk-------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

[SCVDem]

43. Yay! Keiths coming back! Score!

Time for the ...."ACTION POINT!!!"

[indivisibleman]

45. Yes. I sure miss Olbermann.

He left MSNBC right before the Madison Wisconsin protests and his commentary on Scout Walker was sorely needed.

[WishfulThinker]

46. It's more than about time Keith!!!

We've missed you!!!

[Duval]

48. We've missed him.

I hope at least one media will hire him.

[PatrynXX]

49. didn't know he was out at ESPN but then again

I don't watch ESPN


ahem dads called me a bridge burner I believe it's BS

[bbgrunt]

50. keith!! Choose your bosses well! We love you and need your vision and

independent, intrepid voice. Big welcome back!

[Joe Shlabotnik]

53. Awesome news!

[Jester Messiah]

55. He should do a podcast.

It would be great, take off independently, and he wouldn't have to answer to any network suits.

[rockfordfile]

56. One of the best liberal commentators

[Wednesdays]

57. "... who can't seem to hold onto a job..."

Would I had just a slice of his "failure!"

[Ztolkins]

59. A comment on huffpo read...

"He might be a douchebag, but he's our douchebag."

I think I can live with that, particularly when compared to the Fox crew.

[MADem]

61. He moved out of his pricy "Trump" digs on the upper east side....

...the acid-witted broadcaster who can’t seem to hold onto a job....

Could he have burned through all that money he got when he left Current?

He IS a bridge burner. It's questionable if the amusement he generates is actually worth the agita behind the scenes. I've heard views from both sides.

[porkified]

65. no brainer!

How can you say anything bad about a guy that doesn't see eye to eye with the network brass? All a bunch of tools.

[Jenny_92808]

68. Exactly!

Well said!

[Jenny_92808]

66. I don't know how to take your post since it seems so disparaging toward dem's

So I will wait until I choose "FULL IGNORE" for you, until I see more from you.

I like Olbermann and think that he is a true lefty, progessive.

[AlbertCat]

71. Critics have called him a “bridge-burner.”

It's funny that those who don't like him are not the viewers....

[winter is coming]

92. He's called *himself* a bridge burner.

Olbermann definitely has good points, but his ego sometimes gets in the way of them.

[redruddyred]

72. acid-witted? hardly

too many blowhards in the world of Big Media

"showbiz" is right :/

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

73. Great timing!

[LovingA2andMI]

77. Yes, Yes, and YES!!!

Cannot wait to see K.O. Back on a screen talking politics -- on my TV!

[Zira]

80. He left at the wrong time. The GOP clown car just started it's engine.

There's plenty in this election for a comic. Welcome back Keith!

[Jackilope]

82. The time is ripe ... cable is sold out to the 1%

We need actual and legit news and needed it yesterday, heck, years ago. Programs like HBO's Vice is great as it goes in depth on issues. We truly need something that doesn't go soft on issues and people and I do think Olbermann would have the strong sense to not cave.

Nothing would give me joy like seeing Keith team up with Big Ed, Young Turks and taking away viewers and kicking MSNBC's butt regarding real news, real reporting. Let's get away from other journalists as pundits and "experts" discussing issues. Put those in power on the hot seat with real questioning. If they don't show up, discuss the issue and comprehensive events snd background without them and how they declined to be interviewed. No more softball crap.

The only thing I DON'T miss about Keith is his Thurber readings.

[tularetom]

83. Is it really "retirement" when you've either left every job in a snit or been fired?

I'm sure his spotty employment history is partly due to his attitude toward the state of US broadcast media in the 21st century, and the fact that he had the balls to take on the corporate news establishment.

But the fact remains that Olbermann is his own worst enemy. He lacks a filter and has a wildly exaggerated sense of his own importance. He is the patron saint of disgruntled employees.

I agree with 99% of what he says. But that doesn't mean anything if he doesn't have the opportunity to say it.

[redruddyred]

86. am i really hearing this from a BERNIE SUPPORTER?

cmon you guys, let's show some support for the guy who was brave enough to tell the truth, night after night, and not hide it behind the guise of "comedy".

[Marie Marie]

84. I want to be doing cartwheels over this because I love Keith and

have missed his presence during this election, but I fear he will end up someplace that I can't access. I want him back on MSNBC at 8:00 and I want the bosses to let him alone to do what he does so well. MSNBC needs him because lately, they suck - and they could use his ratings. Hey a girl can dream.... Welcome back Keith, may you land somewhere worthy of your talent.

[Moostache]

87. About damn time Keith!!

The media lacks an outlet for progressive voices and thoughts, but the stage is set for a clarion call to be sounded...get to work Keith, fill the void! I will be watching once more...

[highoverheadspace]

88. I'd love to see Keith reaching a wider global audience.

He was the best of the best at MSNBC.

[libodem]

90. Yay!

I like him.

[brooklynite]

91. Am I supposed to care?

Is he going to present information I didn't know about, or just state opinions I'm supposed to already agree with?

[jwirr]

93. But back where? I do not want him to go back to MSNBC

and save their ass now that they have betrayed so many other progressives.

[sakabatou]

94. He kept my sanity in check during the Bush years

[tomm2thumbs]

95. I bet he is seeing the success of The Young Turks and realizes he can create a similar model

The corporate-run media, in so far as politics is concerned, is starting to lose it's shine and the movement is going AWAY from them faster than they can handle it. As the next generation works its way into YouTube and other online media, networks are becoming less valuable, and will only continue that fall, much like typesetter-careers fell to desktop publishing, and videotapes & CDs fell to direct-digital.

There will simply not be a market for expensive, slanted coverage. People will choose to walk to the truth rather than be pulled into lies.

[Crabby Abbey]

97. YES! I miss Olbermann so much. Fired for wanting to spill the beans like Bernie is doing.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

99. The guy came off like MSNBC would collapse without him....

I've always said that once you think you're indispensable that's when they dispense with you.

[DAMANgoldberg]

100. CNN has a 9P EDT opening...

Also, a sister company, Turner Sports, is in MLB, one of Keith Olbermann's pure loves. A break from "hard" news of AC360 and CNN Tonight, plus baseball in the interim for this year 2016. Then the same for 2017, and only baseball until 2019.

[bkkyosemite]

101. I miss Keith.

[pacalo]

102. Keith, please let it be so!

He's one of the most gifted linguists around & I miss hearing his perspective.

[Crowman1979]

110. Here's my favorite Keith Olbermann moment.

I almost pissed myself laughing.

[marble falls]

114. About time! Great news! Someone else is excited, too:

[polynomial]

116. No, Keith was not all arrogance!

Think about it, Keith Olbermann worked in that very fine tuned industry called television Journalism. Actually, similarly, as to Hollywood yet loaded in the backroom connected high power political money types.

It was news editorials at a contrasting level when you listened to Mr. Olbermann. His arrogance is misinterpreted as earnest effort to educate the American audience when he had the chance.

Some of Mr. Olbermann’s efforts did form sort of shock news approach. But so did Rush Limbaugh offer the same, yet Limbaugh was pure arrogance that was equally brash on loan from God.

God does not loan talent, God will bless you with it. Keith Olbermann is more righteous than the best Right Wing news there was, that is telling what is really happening. The Conservative people want to avoid such honesty or integrity of analysis that affected either party…

Mr. Olbermann taught me about hate radio, and now we have to endure the conservative hate news medium that directs information to create common behavior rather than serving the public.

Our current news media is just a commercial for new French fries at McDonalds or a new Coffee at Starbucks beside “unfair cops” killing blacks or Islam jam up Jihad. It’s my view Conservative America is grooming John Doe citizen for Gitmo in the streets to keep power…

[Paladin]

117. The sooner he's back on the air, the better. (nt)

[Sunlei]

121. republicans have a lot of money to spend, will he "work" for anyone with cash?

[Old Vet]

123. PLease, Anybody who has a doubt about olbermans brillance WATCH THIS VIDEO.........

[AngryOldDem]

125. He's been his own worst enemy as it concerns jobs.

Sad, because we need his voice right now.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

126. Prediction, spends 95% of his time correctly so, attacking GOP. So unlike many here at DU,

he will point out mostly how ugly and terrible they are.

What he will not do, other than about 5% of the time, is SLAM Hillary over and over and over and over like here.

He understands the consequences.

He will be a Bernie supporter but will act like Bernie, on camera that is. Off camera he can be a real ass, but I dont care about that now.