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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-01-06 11:24 PM
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19. I think his producers made him ask that.
And he obliged.
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  -If Olbermann thought Colbert went over the line, you have to ask.......... Proud2BAmurkin  May-01-06 11:04 PM   #0 
  - Shit I missed this. What a disappointment KO! poop on a too far! and  lonestarnot   May-01-06 11:05 PM   #1 
  - I watched the show tonight and KO did NOT say that.  anitar1   May-02-06 02:38 AM   #67 
     - Exactly. Keith DID NOT say that! Dana Milbank did!  VolcanoJen   May-02-06 02:40 AM   #68 
     - I caught the show after my post and was planning on coming back here  lonestarnot   May-02-06 08:19 AM   #71 
  - Could be any number of reasons  walldude   May-01-06 11:09 PM   #2 
  - excellent points all, but it does NOT diminish my deep disappointment.  Gabi Hayes   May-01-06 11:14 PM   #5 
     - My son had baseball practice so I missed the show  walldude   May-01-06 11:22 PM   #14 
  - Makes the CIC look even worse than ever. It was very poor judgment  The_Casual_Observer   May-01-06 11:12 PM   #3 
  - The CIF? Cheapened the office? What???? ....n/t  WiseButAngrySara   May-01-06 11:16 PM   #7 
  - Yeah, for worse, that's what the bastard is. And I am God damn sick  The_Casual_Observer   May-01-06 11:19 PM   #11 
  - really, how does one cheapen something that has been utterly devalued?  Gabi Hayes   May-01-06 11:20 PM   #12 
     - This one has really put my ass over the edge, it isn't funny anymore.  The_Casual_Observer   May-01-06 11:22 PM   #15 
        - I think I know what you mean. sorta.  Jigarotta   May-01-06 11:29 PM   #20 
        - The ugly part is that you know it was contrived. No way was jr  The_Casual_Observer   May-01-06 11:31 PM   #21 
           - Can't see it being contrived.  Jigarotta   May-01-06 11:49 PM   #29 
           - Sure, bush left it up to chance.  The_Casual_Observer   May-01-06 11:52 PM   #30 
              - some chance that Colbert was considered 'part of the team'  Jigarotta   May-02-06 12:04 AM   #35 
                 - I didn't hear colbert say anything like "People call me a nitwit"  The_Casual_Observer   May-02-06 12:09 AM   #40 
                 - from certain audience reactions  pansypoo53219   May-02-06 12:47 AM   #49 
           - I saw it as another "F*ck You" from the Little Lord.  fooj   May-02-06 12:02 AM   #34 
              - Here's a knee slapper, Medicare is going bankrupt in 12 years  The_Casual_Observer   May-02-06 12:06 AM   #37 
                 - You can laugh, cry or do other emotional things but does it matter  nolabels   May-02-06 01:08 AM   #52 
        - Gabi had a thread on Saturday evening about the B* self-parody  WiseButAngrySara   May-01-06 11:33 PM   #22 
           - I think that is was no good because jr obviously wasn't unwitting.  The_Casual_Observer   May-01-06 11:37 PM   #23 
              - B* was pissed! So was Laura. You're saying his anger was feigned? ..n/t  WiseButAngrySara   May-01-06 11:44 PM   #27 
                 - He was probably pissed because the whole thing flopped.  The_Casual_Observer   May-01-06 11:46 PM   #28 
  - So you are saying criticism hurts America?  Zynx   May-02-06 12:24 AM   #47 
  - I'm saying that it wasn't real criticism, and furthermore, a transparently  The_Casual_Observer   May-02-06 12:31 AM   #48 
  - The only one cheapening the office is Bush  fujiyama   May-02-06 01:15 AM   #53 
     - Colbert did nothing.  The_Casual_Observer   May-02-06 01:32 AM   #55 
        - Your posts are from bizarro world  incapsulated   May-02-06 01:45 AM   #58 
           - Thanks!  The_Casual_Observer   May-02-06 01:46 AM   #59 
           - Yeah, me and Colbert are secret Bush operatives, like you say.  incapsulated   May-02-06 01:49 AM   #60 
              - Never said that. But I believe that the whole thing was intended  The_Casual_Observer   May-02-06 01:57 AM   #61 
                 - You already said Colbert had to be in on this great PR for Bush  incapsulated   May-02-06 02:03 AM   #62 
                 - Puhlease..  sendero   May-02-06 03:04 AM   #69 
                 - I'll meet you in the secret prison camps in the southwest  snooper2   May-02-06 09:18 AM   #79 
           - I'm not trying to offend  qanda   May-02-06 08:34 AM   #77 
  - I'd like to see the context.  tuvor   May-01-06 11:12 PM   #4 
  - doesn't matter about that particular comment...the entire segment  Gabi Hayes   May-01-06 11:17 PM   #9 
  - I'll reserve my own judgment until I have a chance to see it.  tuvor   May-01-06 11:24 PM   #18 
  - he asked his guest if he (the guest) thought it went too far  orangepeel68   May-02-06 12:00 AM   #32 
     - That's it?! You must be kidding.  tuvor   May-02-06 12:07 AM   #39 
        - I'm pretty sure that's it  orangepeel68   May-02-06 12:13 AM   #42 
           - Well, thanks for the firsthand account.  tuvor   May-02-06 12:18 AM   #44 
  - It's all about bravery. KO is many miles removed from George.  higher class   May-01-06 11:15 PM   #6 
  - My theory  Eric J in MN   May-01-06 11:17 PM   #8 
  - It is baseball season and it is Keith  Mabus   May-01-06 11:40 PM   #24 
  - Keith DOESN'T think this  ZombyWoof   May-01-06 11:18 PM   #10 
  - then why did he let that pusillanimous little toadsuck speak FOR him?  Gabi Hayes   May-01-06 11:23 PM   #16 
     - I agree Milbank sucks camel scrotums  ZombyWoof   May-01-06 11:42 PM   #26 
        - I'm responding to your post without having yet read the entire thread yet  WiseButAngrySara   May-01-06 11:56 PM   #31 
        - ;-)  ZombyWoof   May-02-06 12:06 AM   #36 
        - fantastic summation of Dana's smarminess.  bunny planet   May-02-06 08:30 AM   #75 
  - This is just plain ol' male-ego-type professional jealousy. It  amitten   May-01-06 11:20 PM   #13 
  - Interesting perspective! I like KO so much, that I always imagine him  WiseButAngrySara   May-01-06 11:40 PM   #25 
     - Well, and I could be totally wrong. I don't know him or how his  amitten   May-02-06 12:14 AM   #43 
  - "Truthiness To Power" Olbermann had that on his screen when starting  OmmmSweetOmmm   May-01-06 11:24 PM   #17 
  - Probably not.  fooj   May-02-06 12:07 AM   #38 
  - I didn't expect them to show any shame and that's pretty damned  OmmmSweetOmmm   May-02-06 11:14 AM   #83 
  - It wasn't Howard Fineman. It was Dana Milbank. NT  NYCGirl   May-02-06 09:28 AM   #80 
     - I realized that later! I tend to confuse the both of them. Thank you  OmmmSweetOmmm   May-02-06 11:00 AM   #81 
  - I think his producers made him ask that.  cat_girl25   May-01-06 11:24 PM   #19 
  - He didn't say he thought Colbert went to far  EstimatedProphet   May-02-06 12:01 AM   #33 
  - objection, your honor! Counsel is leading the witness.  hfojvt   May-02-06 12:50 AM   #50 
  - I think subconsciously, KO doesn't like competition as the left's darling.  kerry-is-my-prez   May-02-06 12:09 AM   #41 
  - This is such horseshit, where on Countdown did KO say any of this?  crispini   May-02-06 12:20 AM   #45 
  - Bingo  EstimatedProphet   May-02-06 12:54 AM   #51 
  - Brava, Crispini!!  RevCheesehead   May-02-06 01:16 AM   #54 
  - Exactly, and who cares what Dana Milbank thinks?  myrna minx   May-02-06 08:30 AM   #76 
  - KO didn't say that  leftofthedial   May-02-06 12:22 AM   #46 
  - You cant please everyone so you got to please yourself.  DanCa   May-02-06 01:37 AM   #56 
  - My speculation : Colbert must be swift boated  iconoclastNYC   May-02-06 01:41 AM   #57 
  - No, He MADE SURE He Didn't Say It  politrix   May-02-06 02:10 AM   #63 
     - It's Called "Stacking The Deck"  politrix   May-02-06 02:12 AM   #64 
  - It's called a difference of opinion  LittleClarkie   May-02-06 02:12 AM   #65 
  - THIS Is Called Defending A Guy You Like  politrix   May-02-06 02:29 AM   #66 
     - Oh, please.  crispini   May-02-06 06:33 AM   #70 
        - Following you out of the thread. n/t  Norquist Nemesis   May-02-06 08:25 AM   #73 
  - yer amurkin alright....detader!  lonestarnot   May-02-06 08:21 AM   #72 
  - We are talking about the M$M here  dogday   May-02-06 08:29 AM   #74 
  - My letter to Keith...  DTinAZ   May-02-06 09:13 AM   #78 
  - Is there a transcript or replay of Colbert's address???  skip fox   May-02-06 11:07 AM   #82 
 

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