Why I miss Keith Olbermann so much.

[AngryDem001]

I remember watching this epic smack-down with my jaw on the floor.

[Prophet 451]

1. I miss him too

He was a pain in the ass to work with by most accounts but I watched every episode all the same.

[olddots]

2. He loves the game

Wants to see it played well if its politics or baseball he loves the game and gets pissed at the bad players and loves the great ones

Damn I miss him ...he loves the game of life snd gets upset when it sucks .

[RiverLover]

3. That was so awesome. Thanks for reminding us of this clip.

I miss him too. MSNBC blew it.

[maddiemom]

10. And I'm one more in agreement. The so-called "Left" ( just a fraction left of center

In today's world) where Limbaugh can get away with his piggish,inane statements, and Hannity gets away with downright ignorance, cannot support Keith, or the much respected Phil Donahue, a tiger in support of his beliefs, but always an intellectual and a gentleman in defending them.

[peace13]

4. ESPN...Keith has been following the 'hands up don't shoot'....

He is fired up and speaking out. If you need a fresh dose of KO check it out. Last week he even called Bill O the worst person in the sports world!

[Enthusiast]

8. He hasn't changed. He will risk his job to tell the truth. I imagine he has an enormous following.

But, if the PTB feel he needs to be silenced he will once again have to go bye bye.

His rant on race relations and sports last night was just brilliant.

[ScreamingMeemie]

31. +1

[lonestarnot]

5. I miss him tooooooo!

[marble falls]

6. That one was the one for me, too. I was so angry and he worded it the way I felt it.

[Enthusiast]

7. Occasionally we need to watch this so we're reminded just how horrible these miscreants were.

They should have been punished for their crimes. The media was not only complicit in their crimes but, still to this day, aid in the cover up.

[Enthusiast]

9. K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations!

[bigwillq]

11. Keith O is a brat.

Sure, he said some good things, but his ego got in the way. I don't miss him.

[chervilant]

36. Then, why even open this OP,

much less comment on it?

(I'm sure you're aware of projection, and "hating" something in someone else because you dislike it in yourself ...)

[bigwillq]

38. I opened it so I could offer my opinion.

Just like everyone else on this thread. That's kind of the point of a discussion board.

[chervilant]

39. Meh...

Beyond your penchant for stating the obvious...

PROFFERING your negative opinion of Mr. Olbermann hasn't generated any meaningful "discussion," other than my observation herein above.

[bigwillq]

40. Never said it had to be meaningful.

But it hasn't stopped you from "discussing" it with me. You could of left it alone, but you chose to reply to me initially.

[chervilant]

41. I chose to address your mean-spirited jab at Keith Olbermann.

Beyond that, you've been a big

[Jacoby365]

12. Keith O is brilliant

And not afraid to speak his mind. He used the term "mental dwarfs" in this rant. Unfortunately Washington DC is filled with mental dwarfs. We need some truly great lawmakers in this country. And they are in short supply.

[ladjf]

28. "We need some truly great lawmakers", yes, but the political machine has

been designed to disregard candidates who could be "great lawmakers" in favor of controllable stooges, put in power by
special interests to carry out their nefarious ambitions. The "political machine" isn't broken, it's working fine for those who engineered it.

[SoapBox]

13. I miss him as well...

I just plain old stopped watching MSNBC...my nerves couldn't take it anymore after the last Presidential election.

[Martin Eden]

14. KO helped inspire this poem I wrote for Bush when he left office:

(what I'd like to say to his face)


I'd tell you to go fuck yourself
But that is much too kind
Because if you could perform that feat
You'd take pleasure in your behind

I'd tell you to eat shit and die
But you deserve much more
You should suffer all the grief and pain
Of your misbegotten war

Though I can never make you feel
Or think, or understand
I'll take solace when you hear your name
Cursed throughout the land

From inside a lonely prison cell
Dark and bare and cold
Where every day you pay for your crimes
Until you're sick, heartbroken, and old

Then when you finally leave the earth
You fucked over oh so well
If there is a God and afterlife
You're going straight to hell.

[mountain grammy]

20. Well said, and, if there is a God, he is going to hell.

[LittleGirl]

15. I never saw that epic take down

so thanks for sharing. That was brilliant.

[DrewFlorida]

16. I second that emotion!

Keith Olberman was the most effective voice against the bullshit of the right-wing. I was sorry to see him leave MSNBC and the prime time limelight.

[mtasselin]

17. Free Speech TV

Keith, I sure do miss you, America misses you and needs you back. How about we try to get Keith, Martin, Rachel, Lawrence, Randy Rhodes and any other liberals on FREE SPEECH TV. There is a network that could use the support and they already have the inter-structure to make the move to the big leagues, not only would they succeed, but they would become a force in America. So if any one is listening it could take some time, but lets get this done for the sake of AMERICA.

[mountain grammy]

22. Thumbs up! Support Free Speech TV!

[Odin2005]

18. I loved KO's special comments.

He really wanted to channel Ed Murrow.

[Greybnk48]

19. I miss Countdown too.

I not only love him, but I miss that show (when it was at MSNBC); the format, the delivery everything. Still grieving for the loss.

[goddess40]

21. Our entire family listened to him every night

My daughter, SIL, two teenage grandsons and I listened to him and had good discussions after the show. I do miss him a lot. Written by HelenWheels.

[wyldwolf]

23. He is a very talented media person for sure and knows how to make a point

Too bad he's also so petulant no one in the industry wants to work with him.

[mountain grammy]

24. Every day in every way, KO tells the truth.

[ejbr]

25. He did done told him! N/T

[fadedrose]

26. Who do we write to to get him back on "News"

as well as sports.

He'd fit on CNN in something like "Crossfire" where it's okay to argue, but that's about the only place he could hold a job on CNN. But MSNBC is the perfect place, their ratings are not that good, and Keith would only help.

I don't Twitter or Like. I hate them programs. But if I did use them, that would be the place to start a movement to get him back in the News on MSNBC.

Maybe you folks could start something over there (other than arguments) and see if being a pest over Olbermann meets with success.

I wonder what companies would be the best to email about sponsoring a program of his . . .

[procon]

27. You're right

MSNBC must do something to boost its rating simply to remain competitive. Bringing back KO would produce instant buzz and excitement in a liberal audience that was more focused on his explosive and inciteful opinions than his backroom feuds with the PTB at MSNBC. MSNBC can fire more hosts and jockey around their scheduling, or try to plug their bleeding ratings with more dubious and vapid personalities like the young mr Russert or Farrow, but nothing drives viewer interest like conflict and controversy, and if he's anything, KO is a fire starter.

[ybbor]

29. I miss him too

I stopped watching news on TV after he left. I get all my info here.

[fredamae]

30. Imo-Olbermanns Only

problem was the fact he would Not "kowtow" to corporate media biased bs ideology.
He's lay bare, for all to see, the Heart of our problems.

MSNBC might just Boost their ratings-big time-if they brought him back.

[niyad]

32. I miss him, too.

[pacalo]

33. My husband is impressed by Rachel Maddow, but KO was the only one who could entice him

to watch political programming. My husband watches Keith on ESPN now.

MSNBC should bring him back -- Keith is the king of commentary.

[retired rooster]

34. I miss K.O. so much.

Come back to us Keith, our Country need you.

[colsohlibgal]

35. Miss Keith And Cenk

MSNBC and Phil Griffin answer to their corporate owners, neither one of those guys were going to be told where they could go. Cenk turned down a boatload of money to stay because he wanted to go where he wanted to go.

[diabeticman]

37. I do too.... My wife just really felt her "outdoor" shout was lost when he lost his political outlet