OLBERMANN’S RECOUNTDOWN: New York Observer

[cyn2]

When Senator John Kerry finally came out of hiding on Friday, Nov. 19, and posted a new message on his Presidential campaign Web site, who was holding their breath?

An army of barefoot, pajama-wearing bloggers—and their general, the host of MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

"Regardless of the outcome of this election," intoned Mr. Kerry in a video clip linked to the site, "once all the votes are counted—and they will be counted—we will continue to challenge this administration."

"It looks like an M.C. Escher drawing," Mr. Olbermann said in an interview the following Monday. "Is it past or future tense? Is he recounting or not?"

http://www.nyobserver.com/pages/story.asp?ID=9914
*scroll half-way down for the Olbermann Story

[AmerDem]

1. Olberman is the only one out there

with any hint of journalistic integrity. In typical repuke fashion they start a smear campaign against anything they fear and so starts the campaign against Olberman.

Thanks for the post!

[GreatAuntK]

2. Observer

I resent that people's votes not being counted is referred to as "obscure data" and "tedious if highly principled interest in below-the-radar minutiae." And that "irregular votes" (can't say the "F" word?) are just not important, according to the writer, because they won't change the election.

And... I'm not barefoot, I'm wearing slippers.

[seabeyond]

3. i am barefoot and my toes are cold

but not in jammies, in sweatpants

[Pithy Cherub]

4. Hey, this blogger went the extra mile!

I brushed my teeth, combed my hair and dressed to get pizza! Am wearing bunny slippers though!

[merh]

5. sweatpants, t-shirt and tennis shoes

my feet were cold.

[The Flaming Red Head]

6. Conspiring to call it all a conspiracy theory

is a conspiracy all by itself.

[juajen]

7. Well, gosh, I do love Keith Olberman

But I don't salute him. He's great, but not DU's general. WTF do they think they are talking about?

[w4rma]

8. Suit and tie here. (nt)

[MelissaB]

9. Unpaid research staff...

snip>>>>

These bloggers, said Mr. Olbermann, were his allies: They "can go places I can’t go. They are my minions—like an unpaid research staff."

[LittleClarkie]

10. Speaking as a minion...

Gosh, I feel so special. I'm just going to go perch on my ledge and flap my little leather wings with pride.

[Shopaholic]

11. I wasn't real wild about that minions quote. . .

I don't know what I want to call us but minion wasn't the word I was thinking of!

[The Flaming Red Head]

12. kick