KEITH OLBERMANN 5th anniversary special tonight on nbc @ 7pm est.

[RepublicanElephant]

here's to 5 more years of countdown!
:toast:

[pacalo]

1. I'd love to see an entire hour of the "best of Keith". Happy 5, Keith!

[Subdivisions]

2. As I was reading the subject line of this post,

Wolfie was on CNN saying he would have a special edition of the Situation Room tonight. Funny thing about is, he did not say why.

Wonder if CNN is trying to deflect people away from Keith's show.

[cbaker3122]

3. I'll be Sure to Miss that Gem....

I used to TIVO Olbermann every day and watch it religiously, until he turned on HALF his audience and started crucifying Hillary. Its very disturbing to see him spending even a second bashing Hillary when Bush and his cronies are still in power destroying this country. I hope and pray that Benedict Arnold's, I mean Keith's, show is cancelled, once the election is over and they then realize he lost half his loyal democratic following. I can't even stand to look at him.

Just thought you might want an alternate opinion besides the Olbermann lovefest you're apparently fishing for with this thread.

[Subdivisions]

4. Benedict Arnold? WTF? I reserve my welcome. n/t

[WA98296]

6. Those who value DEMOCRACY over FASCISM appreciate Keith Olbermann

Besides, HRC is a moderate republican.

[cbaker3122]

9. Not buying it

When the supposed critic of facism starts spending all his time viciously attacking the non-facists, then he is no longer appreciated by me, and the many other Hillary supporters.

Now, by all means, go back to your Olbermann lovefest, and cheers on five years. The first 4 1/2 were great.

[PA Democrat]

40. "all his time viciously attacking the non-facists"

When you make ridiculously gross exaggerations like that, people will tend to discount what you have to say. Olbermann is the ONLY member of the media who regularly goes after McCain. He deals with the Bush administration's lies every single day, he goes after corporate excess and crimes every single day, but all you see his Hillary "bashing".:eyes:

BTW, it's fascists.

[Berry Cool]

10. What makes you think the OP wants an alternate opinion?

As for your future posts, I'll be sure to miss those "gems."

[cbaker3122]

12. I'll insist on it

No offense, but you're not really my target audience. You seem more like the type who likes to lock yourself in your room and "agree" with yourself.

[malaise]

11. Whatever

My only criticism of Keith is the stupid horse race section. It takes away too much time from his more serious discussions.

[cbaker3122]

13. Well he had me until....

He had me until he started railing against a Democrat instead of putting all his engergies where it deserves to go, speaking truth about this nightmare of a corrupt President we have.

[Bjorn Against]

20. Olbermann has put more energy into going after Bush than anyone else in the media...

There is no one on television who has spoken out as loudly against the Bush regime as Keith has, and he will no doubt continue to speak out against them loudly. He realizes however that sometimes you need to speak out against others besides Bush as well, and when Hillary chose to compare herself to a Bush clone like McCain, and suggest that McCain was a better candidate than Obama and when Ferraro made her blatantly racist remarks and many Clinton supporters defended those racist remarks Hillary opened herself up to Keith's attacks. He did not say anything negative about her until she crossed a line, and she deserves all the criticism she has received from him.

[cbaker3122]

34. Obama's Own Words

Sunday, June 26, 2005
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
By Jeff Zeleny

"If he were white, he once bluntly noted, he would simply be one of nine freshmen senators, almost certainly without a multimillion-dollar book deal and a shred of celebrity. Or would he have been elected at all?"

If you're going to rush to the defense of Wright, I'm gonna point out that Obama said the same thing that Ferraro did many years ago. I'm sorry if facts offend you so, you and Keith can go have a candlelight dinner and excoriate non-Obamaniacs together.

Yet, I don't even care about what Ferraro said, but it just shows the Obama supporters' hypocrisy. I guess that whole 20 year preacher/mentor/advisor thing doesn't matter because its Saint Obama, but if you're Hillary the evil one, one acquaintance making one comment (matching what Obama already said) is just the most horrible, vile evil thing in the world, worthy of Olbermann's bile on national TV against a member of his own party.

I wish you a speedy deprogramming when this is all over.

[Bjorn Against]

42. Obama did NOT say the same thing as Ferraro...

And that hit piece you posted did not quote Obama as I don't think Obama used the words "he once bluntly noted" when talking about himself. You are using a hit piece that quotes some unnamed source saying that Obama said something that he did not say. Obama never claimed his skin color was an advantage in him getting elected, he said it brought him more media attention yes, but that is much different saying that his skin color was an advantage to him.

But "I'm sorry if facts offend you so".

[cbaker3122]

47. Have another Swig of your Kool Aid

Sounds like you're quite angry that Ferraro isn't a racist. Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm sure you've got other race cards in your deck to play.

Just have another swig of the Obama Kool Aid and you'll feel better again. Like some wonderful drug, isn't it--makes you blind to all those unpleasant, pesky "facts" that keep harshing on your buzz.

[high density]

24. So you want him to be blind to when the Democrats screw up?

That's just as bad as Fox News in my opinion. He still spends plenty of time on the Bushco nightmares. Clinton's blunders get followed as well, and it's not like he's making the stuff up. When it comes to Clinton, she's bringing a lot of that on herself with the way her campaign is being run. I think his most major misstep recently was the hour and a half of breathless reporting on the Obama passport breach. That was just completely silly.

[cbaker3122]

35. Come now, be honest

When you say you want Keith to cover "Democrats screwing up" you REALLY mean you want Keith to cover "Hillary screwing up". Disingenuousness is easy to spot, even on a lifeless computer screen.

So, let's not pretend you haven't been sipping the Obama Kool Aid and swooning from it. If Keith ever criticized Obama you'd be viciously attacking him as relentlessly as the other "unity" and "change" Obama supporters.

[malaise]

28. He's done more of that than anyone else on M$M other than

Dan Rather.

[Divine Discontent]

17. Miss it baker

it's your choice. but when I read your title of your post I knew instantly you were a Clinton backer who was gonna say Keith is focusing on the wrong person.

That's where you're wrong imo. I believe Hill IS the right person, because she is slandering Obama right and left, as is her husband. As are her operatives like Carville. They behave like people running for a mayoral position in Arkansas.

[cbaker3122]

33. Clinton Backer and Proud of It

I am a proud Clinton backer, in case you think you cleverly discovered some big secret of mine. But you are right about me missing something. I missed exactly what SHE has said about Obama that has been so absolutely terrible and beyond the pale. Obamaniacs are so caught up in their blind hero worship that any small criticism is just the most offensive outrageous "how dare you!" thing. Now, after Bill Clinton being "the first black President" and the Clintons being beloved by the black community, they are all of the sudden racists, evil conniving sub-humans. Are they really? And why exactly do people like Keith and you HATE Hillary? Because of political sniping? Deserving of hatred? Of being labeled as evil?

If you think this minor sniping is so offensive, you're going to have an anuerism in the general when Republicans, who don't have any boundaries, get a hold of Obama.

I just wonder if Hillary wins the nomination, if Keith Olbermann would be defending Hillary in the general like he should. You can have your Keith lovefest all you want, but he has really disappointed a lot of people like me who will never watch him again.

[Divine Discontent]

45. he backed Hillary on the air...

towards the end, about an issue with Dick Morris, and also was very fair to her throughout, I thought. Since you didn't watch I thought I'd let you know.

[cbaker3122]

48. On the Fifth Anniversary Show?

I didn't see it, so I'll take your word for it. You can imagine for a Clinton supporter its hard to watch such a turncoat, and even worse if he says something semi-nice about her and then turns again. Very disorienting.

If he wants to keep his whole audience, he should focus on the worst President in the history of man, Bush, and we will all be there with bells on and TIVO's set, like I was.

[SeattleGirl]

23. Mmmm, Benedict Arnold? Sounds like a RW talking point to me.

But if you don't like Keith, don't watch him.

You don't have to come in here, though, and spread your dreck all over the place.

[cbaker3122]

36. Reading is Hard, isn't it?

I think you missed the part where I made clear that I don't like Olbermann anymore because he turned on his own party by attacking Hillary?

Is that an "RW" talking point?

And as far as you telling me not to "come here" anymore, I'll check to see if your name is mentioned in the 1st Amendment as the free speech gatekeeper.

[bbernardini]

27. Well, you missed him defending Hillary.

I'll give you credit, though. At least you didn't call him Hitler.

[Forkboy]

30. Welcome back!

[Irishonly]

5. Wow

It doesn't seem like five years. After the debacle of a primary is over and Keith can get back to covering all of the news I would move to him to take over MTP. Primary weary person here. Keith wouldn't let anyone by with their spin.

[Roy]

7. Keith hosting meet the press??

No republican would show up!

just like they promised to boycott crossfire until CNN agreed to turn it into a farce.

[cbaker3122]

14. David Gregory is likely being groomed for MTP

He's hosted before, and he does a good job. He's drinking the Obama Kool Aid a bit, but still is not bad.

Honestly, I think its time for Russert to hit the dusty trail. It drives me nuts when he puts a quote on screen and then completely misreads it, skipping over words, transposing phrases, reversing words and mispronouncing things.

I don't need a rocket scientist, but let's get a "reader" in there.

[Phred42]

22. They need a Woman hosting MTP - Rachel Maddow!

Keith would be great too. Gregory will keep his head down. Schuster would be better

[cbaker3122]

37. Maddow yes, Gregory yes, Schuster--Fox News double agent

Maddow makes logical sense to me most of the time. I'm not sure what you mean by Gregory keeping his head down, but he's done a good job everytime he's hosted. Very well researched and even handed.

David Schuster is a hack, and still has that chip from Fox News planted in his head. Let's not forget his little suspension for saying Hillary was pimping out Chelsea. I don't care who you support, that's just very sad to hear.

[Phred42]

43. Remember that Olbermann worked at FOX at one time

I think Schuster got a bad wrap on that one.

I think hes a good reporter that got put in the wrong position that day. He does his homework, understand the dtat he has and is able to communicate it well. Schuster sat in for Tweety a couple of times last year and did a great job.

[cbaker3122]

46. Tweety, Schuster and the Gang

I didn't know Olbermann worked for Fox. I'm still pretty disgusted with Schuster's "pimping Chelsea" comments. I think to be fair, his reporting is concise and usually perfectly sourced, but those are packaged, prepared stories. When he made that pimping comment I think he spoke from his true feelings because it was an extemporaneous comment.

I don't know, I just thought it was so out of line. But as far as out of line is concerned, no one compares to Tweety. (Love that name for Matthews.) There are whole websites devoted to what a sexist, rude, mean-spirited pig he is.

I read one article just listing some of the quotes he's made about Hillary and other women, and they would blow your mind, regardless of what you think about her.

My mom actually thinks he's either started drinking again or is on some kind of drugs. (She is a Republican, but even she notices it.)

[myrna minx]

8. K&R n/t

[Divine Discontent]

15. was going to post this, thanks for doing it!

CHEERS TO FIVE MORE YEARS!

[jn2375]

16. Keith has a post at Dailykos about tonight this is going to be awesome

[mitchtv]

18. I wish he had stayed neutral in the Primary for Dems

It's getting harder and harder to watch it here at my living room. I still like Worst Persons, but. He is entitled to run his show any way he wants to be sure, but now he 's losing Dems. Hillary is my second to last choice.

[cbaker3122]

38. Finally, someone else noticed

I said the same thing in my earlier post:

"I used to TIVO Olbermann every day and watch it religiously, until he turned on HALF his audience and started crucifying Hillary. Its very disturbing to see him spending even a second bashing Hillary when Bush and his cronies are still in power destroying this country. I hope and pray that Benedict Arnold's, I mean Keith's, show is cancelled, once the election is over and they then realize he lost half his loyal democratic following. I can't even stand to look at him.

Just thought you might want an alternate opinion besides the Olbermann lovefest you're apparently fishing for with this thread."

Perhaps a little strongly worded, but I was so sad and shocked when he started doing that. It was so totally unnecessary and really mean. I know 3 people, plus my mom and bf who don't watch him anymore. Very sad.

[cal04]

19. Keith:The Commander-in-Chief Threshold Test

by Keith Olbermann
Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 12:10:41 PM PDT
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/30/145243/636/932/487230
Well, it's not a Special Comment, and with one possible exception, I don't think it's particularly nasty towards one side more than the other in the current Democratic Endlessness.

But, if like me, you've recently been called out by Governor Ed Rendell or James Carville, you probably need a few yucks.

So tonight when the show celebrates its 5th Anniversary with our special on NBC, we will be laying on the network folks, four minutes' worth of our exclusive "discovery" of the actual "Commander-In-Chief Threshold Test," the existence of which was revealed by Senator Clinton and Mr. Wolfson earlier in the month.

That's right: if you hear any small explosions or "thunk"-like sounds just after sunset, that may be one of your neighbors exposed to this kind of stuff for the first time, since it's on real tee-vee.

So you know what's coming: we have a video package illustrating the seventeen questions on the test.

QUESTION NINE: How often should the commander-in-chief joke about nuclear holocaust?
Ronald Reagan: "I've introduced legislation to outlaw Russia. We begin bombing in five minutes."
Let me repeat Question Nine: How often should the commander-in-chief joke about nuclear holocaust?
John McCain: "The Beach Boys Song? Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran."

We have everybody in here from LBJ to Bob Dole, seen everywhere from inside tanks, to inside (then outside) the stage at the incredibly dangerous pancake-flipping contest.


QUESTION SIXTEEN: Explain the fallacious reports of any interaction between secular groups amid the 90% Shia population of Iran, and the violent groups of extremists in 35% Sunni Iraq identifying themselves as Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia?
And no help from other students.
John McCain answers.
Senator Leiberman corrects him.
I said no help.

And not to give it all away, but just one more.


QUESTION SEVENTEEN, the Commander-in-Chief Field Danger Assessment.
Watch this videotape carefully.
Is this a dangerous situation on the front-lines somewhere requiring the Commander-in-Chief to run to his or her vehicle, or is this a meet-and-greet photo-op at an airport?
Bonus points: Is that a little girl with a poem, or a sniper.
A very short sniper.
With a poem.

OK, I take back what I said about it not being particularly nasty towards one side more than the other.
Plus Worst Persons, Bussssshed, Rachel Maddow, Richard Wolffe, Lewis Black.
Mort Lindsey conducts the orchestra.

[Faygo Kid]

21. THANK YOU for this post!

Please forgive the caps. This is great!!

[orleans]

25. k&r n/t

[Ronnie]

26. We didn't watch.

Did he show any animals in distress? We stopped watching when we noticed what a giggle he got out of animals stuck in odd places, running into windows, falling out of trees, or getting their heads lodged inside containers. That was a real turnoff for us. So, we turned it off forever. I really don't think he's a nice man.

[AJ Franklin]

29. Since Olberman became an Obama flak

he has become boring and lost his edge. I don't watch him anymore at all. I think he is a son of a bitch for treating Hillary the way he has while not dealing honestly with all-talk-barack's scandals. I think he has sex dreams where he does strange things to Obama's body parts. In any case his ratings are diving and he won't be around much longer. ESPN doesn't want him back and he has nowhere else to go. Good riddance.

[Forkboy]

31. Welcome back!

[cbaker3122]

39. Finally, a truth talker

I said the same thing in my earlier posts:

"I used to TIVO Olbermann every day and watch it religiously, until he turned on HALF his audience and started crucifying Hillary. Its very disturbing to see him spending even a second bashing Hillary when Bush and his cronies are still in power destroying this country. I hope and pray that Benedict Arnold's, I mean Keith's, show is cancelled, once the election is over and they then realize he lost half his loyal democratic following. I can't even stand to look at him.

Just thought you might want an alternate opinion besides the Olbermann lovefest you're apparently fishing for with this thread."

Are his rating really diving? I hope so, he deserves it. And what did he think would happen when he puts on a fiercely pro-Democrats show and then turns on one of the 2 major Democratic candidates?

If you look closely before commercials, you can see him sipping the Obama Kool Aid.

[EFerrari]

32. Darn, I missed it! I hope some of it goes up somewhere.

Happy Anniversary Keith & Co.!

:toast:

[bdamomma]

41. I almost forgot Keith was on.

my 15 yr. old son had to tell to turn the channel!!!

[Razorblade01]

44. It's also Air America's 4th Birthday today!

Can't wait to see them hit #5. I made a $100 bet 4 years ago with some trolls that Air America would last at least 5 years...it's counting down now to the last year!