Keith's Special Comment Tonight: Hillary "This Time Sen. Clinton, You Have Gone Too Far"

[marmar]

n/t

[WeDidIt]

1. Keith is going to ream her. n/t

[ladjf]

42. I hope not. I hope the Keith will realize that excoriation at this point

would be redundant.

[lisa58]

57. She campaigns every day - he comments every day...

...it's their jobs.

[PoliticalAmazon]

104. NO. It needed to be said and he did it perfectly. It is fucking WRONG to evoke assassination...

Our country's shame and horror is the assasination that laces its way through our history and psyche.

For the love of god, is there no one out there who can get her out of the race? Surely her family can do it. If not, the SDs should immediately switch to Obama.

The Democratic Party HAS to take a stand that this is WRONG and will not be accepted.

[ladjf]

114. I don't disagree with your feelings. I just felt that it might be more

effective to leave it alone.

[PoliticalAmazon]

59. The professor from Rice University said she can't stay in the race after this...

and that this quote will be very bad for her history/biography. He said she's gone to a "dark place" and her friends and loved ones should get her out of the race.

[lisa58]

2. I'm listening

[jenmito]

3. I was just going to start the same exact thread! I can't wait for his Special Comment!

[LisaM]

4. That guy needs to get over himself

and yes, LONG before I stopped watching his show, I thought (and said here) that his special commentaries were pretentious. They make him look silly. He is not Edward R. Murrow.

[marmar]

5. Silly?

To each, his or her own, I suppose.

[Writer]

6. Our liberal Bill O'Reilly in the making. n/t

[jenmito]

13. Bill O'Reilly makes stuff up. Olbermann tells the truth with a passion like nobody else on tv

has the nerve to.

[Writer]

47. I know, I know.

He's not going to report the news, he is going to feel the news at us. I know.

[jenmito]

60. No. He uses facts in his special comments.

[roguevalley]

76. obviously, feeling is something you have a shortage of.

[fed_up_mother]

89. Olbermann is the Bill O' Reilly of the left

He tells the truth, but he also spouts a lot of opinion and like tonight...downright sermonizes. It may be opinions I share, but that doesn't make it news. Actually, I don't consider his show real journalism. Just news commentary. But the screaming sermons are tiresome. And in that way, he is like Bill O'Reilly, but that's ok. We deserve our own. :)

However, I'm not sure I know of any real objective journalism anymore, so that's not saying much. :)

[mod mom]

113. LIKE NO ONE ELSE ON TV-E X A C T L Y !!!!

[Lerkfish]

21. ok, another clinton apologist, I assume

[highplainsdem]

38. Yes, he is.

[lisa58]

7. Okay

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[LisaM]

33. Well I can be a Democrat and have been my whole life

And if you saw how many campaigns I've worked on, how many calls I've made, how many mailers I've sent, how many yard signs I'd pounded in, how many petitions I've circulated, how many booths I've manned at county fairs, and how many doors I've knocked on on behalf of candidates, you would be ashamed of yourself for making such a remark. Democrats are under no obligation to like Olbermann, or any news person for that matter. Not only is it a big tent party, it was, last I knew, a party of free will as well.

It doesn't mean that I have to listen to KO go after Hillary AGAIN. He's off his rocker on the topic.

However, long before now, I thought, and I stand by it, that his Special Commentaries are just self puffery. They make me uncomfortable watching them. He is trying to make himself out to be a modern-day Edward R. Murrow and there is absolutely no comparison (among other things, Murrow was an actual journalist; Olbermann is an opinion guy).

[jenmito]

49. So you never thought his Special Comments about Bush were good?

[LisaM]

55. No, I didn't. I've never liked his Special Commentaries.

After the first one he did (can't remember what it was) I was really turned off. They are more about KO than about his topic anyway. Why doesn't he just light a cigarette and show it in black and white? Seriously. I think he seems pontifical and over the top and I've thought that since the first one.

[jenmito]

62. OK then. I strongly disagree, though.

[LisaM]

65. OK!

Have a nice weekend and don't pound in too many yard signs!

[jenmito]

67. Thanks...

and sorry about saying you can't be a real Dem.

[fed_up_mother]

110. I'm not a fan of O'Reilly. Why should I like it when Olbermann acts just like him?

[Steely_Dan]

54. Excellent Response!

[DerekJ]

17. You need to get over yourself, and stop defending the indefensible.

[Lerkfish]

20. so I can assume you're a clinton supporter?

[TahitiNut]

70. Well, d'oh!

:rofl:

[Lerkfish]

117. I know, was being snarky.

:)

[olkaz]

24. This is called making the perfect the enemy of the good.

Yes, Keith gets a little blustery at times.

But he's an island of progressivism in a sea of garbage. I am thankful for him.

[lisa58]

34. well said

[populistdriven]

48. /PLONK

[BlueStater]

61. Good riddance to you then

You're putting someone on ignore just because they're expressing an opinion that you don't like? Plonk me too. I really don't give a shit.

[hiaasenrocks]

66. Agreed. I haven't watched him in many months because he's so irritating and

his delivery, mannerisms and overblown rhetoric are just laughably pretentious.

[jenmito]

8. And she lied about OBAMA trying to push her out of the race! He said just the opposite!

He's been kissing her butt this whole time.

[McSame]

41. Well kissing her butt is going a little far, but yes she lied again about

Obama!

What is this woman thinking? Delusional as McCain and Bush, if you ask me!

[jenmito]

53. OK, but he's been VERY gracious to her lately. And from what I'm

seeing with the comments on Keith's show by different people, this may really be the end of the road for her campaign.

[lisa58]

56. Welcome to the fray....

...and I agree with the delusional comparison

[Yotun]

9. Bleh- I don't like his special comments nt

[jenmito]

11. Since when?

[Yotun]

45. I find them too scripted... too theatrical...

I like his show, and his opinions, I support Obama, hate Hillary, and agree with his views, but don't like his 'special comments'. As I said, too scripted, too theatrical, too pompous...

just my opinion

ETA: You know what, I'd much rather than all this self-elevating rhetoric monologues journalists and commentators do, they actually went out, found politicians and confronted them with these opinions and actual questions, and didn't take their bullcrap sidestepping to anything that isn't the cheapest of softballs, but confronted them with it.

[jenmito]

58. Too scripted? He wrote what he really felt and then read it to us. They're

bolder than any other commentator on tv I can think of (who's correct in what he says).

[NJSecularist]

12. KO needs to get over himself.

I'm sure we can look forward to another one of his contrived and forced special comments.

[jenmito]

16. So you NEVER liked his Special Comments?

[NJSecularist]

25. I used to like him until he started acting like a douche. n/t

[jenmito]

30. You mean until Hillary played the fear card and he called her on it just like when he called BUSH

on it?!

[NJSecularist]

35. Hillary played nothing.

It's all in the figment of the Obamites' imagination. They'll create any strawman they can to justify their hatred of Hillary.

[jenmito]

40. Funny how YOU used to be an "Obamite." Anyway, it's not a strawman. She DID play the

fear card. Olbermann was a Hillary fan until she did that.

[intaglio]

43. Then you'll be sad to hear MyDD is

"acting like a douche"

http://www.mydd.com/

[marmar]

18. I'm sure the sentiment would be the same if it were an anti-Obama rant, right?

:eyes:

[TahitiNut]

71. Well, of COURSE! After all, Hillary supporters are VERY objective, balanced, and fair.

:rofl: Haven't you seen all the expressions of embarassment and shame they have for the obscene remarks by the candidate they support?

[qazplm]

27. yes Im sure you thought that way

when they weren't goring your particular ox right?

I'm sure you weren't cheering them on when they were focused on the current administration, and I am sure you'd feel the same if they were focused on Obama.

[WA98296]

14. Too far indeed.

[NashVegas]

15. LOL! Pistols At Dawn!

[WeDidIt]

19. "That word is the third rail of American politcs"

Most accurate sentence yet on this issue.

[Kahuna]

22. I've sent out email alerts and set the DVD recorder.

:popcorn:

[Cha]

36. Thankfully we have Keith Olbermann

speaking for freakin' Common Decency.

[chatnoir]

23. I love his special comments

:D

[StevieM]

26. This time KO has gone too far. He will say anything to validate his hatred (eom)

[ORDagnabbit]

31. stop drinking the kool aid and wake the fuck up. n/t

[populistdriven]

51. /PLONK

[AspenRose]

28. That's an understatement

.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

29. I agree... but let me say this.. Keith has hated her guts for 4 months now.

This is not shocking.


I would be more shocked if these words came from someone besides Olbermann or Matthews.


How many times can he say "She has gone too far" before his words are meaningless?

[jesus_of_suburbia]

32. How many times can he say "She has gone too far" before his words are meaningless?

Because I thought it needed to be said again.

[Upton]

37. Maybe she'll win Worst Person

[ladjf]

46. Worst person is wrapped in a type of political humor. Ms. Clinton's

remark shouldn't ever be included in any sort of humorous context.

[Upton]

77. You're right

[WA98296]

39. Jonathan Alter Senior Editor/Newsweek: "Her campaign is over"

[creeksneakers2]

44. Oh no!

Keith is carried away and getting stupid.

[book_worm]

50. historian Doug Brinkley is putting it well with KO

[fed_up_mother]

92. Yes, his comments were right on the mark

[Steely_Dan]

52. So....

Is Keith just going to use the entire show to bash Hillary? I mean I don't see any other subjects. Will she be the "Worst Person In the World?" All three of them. This is out of control. She was referencing how long the process has been...she chose some horrible examples. She IS NOT ADVOCATING the assassination of Obama - Or what some Obama supporters have stated..."She would rather have him lynched.

This entire process and our Party completely disgusts me.

-P

[Cha]

79. Somebody needs to call hilary on her shit..

not sorry that her supporters are fucking bent outta shape.

[Steely_Dan]

107. I'm not bent out of shape...

I don't have a dog in this fight. I dislike both of the remaining candidates and believe they are political poison for the GE.

-P

[Mimosa]

63. Never made a habit of watching KO. This will change!

Mr. Olbermann was right on target tonight.

[rug]

64. Oh good, he's going to make his serious face again.

That's so cute.

[book_worm]

68. I'm sure your candidates boosters like Rush and O'Really also believe that Hillary's comments

were taken out of context.

[rug]

81. I'm sure you do, sweetie.

[jenmito]

69. Was that the one when he was PLEADING with Hillary to not go the way of the Repub. tactics?

[rug]

86. From his face I can't tell if it was then or the time the ferret got down his pants.

[Aloha Spirit]

72. You actully used the word "assassination" in a campaign with a strong racial undercurrent?

[Aloha Spirit]

93. Singed!

[Tatiana]

73. Oh sweet Jesus, he is so mad. n/t

[jillan]

74. Glad to see he is doing his part to unify the party.

[book_worm]

78. it's not his job to unify the party. He's not a democrat or a republican but

a commentator. He calling it like it is.

[fed_up_mother]

95. And he sermonizes just like Bill O'Reilly!

:rofl:

Sorry, but I'd love to see some real journalism, sometimes.

[The Ghost]

75. What was with the gun shot sound? Did u hear that?

[azmouse]

83. I think it was just something dropped in the studio.

But it sure did make KO jump. I don't blame him.

[Seeking Serenity]

87. At first, I thought KO snapped a pencil on his desk.

But when he flinched, I thought, "whoa!"

[PoliticalAmazon]

106. Yeah, I saw the flinch, too. Considering the topic, it's understandable. n/t

[eleny]

84. Keith really flinched.... But he recovered quickly and kept going

A real professional.

[Seeking Serenity]

85. I did. KO flinched at the sound. (n/t)

[Barack_America]

102. Shit. I flinched at the sound. n/t

[Cnote1]

80. Unify the party? Olberman is not a democrat

He calls it like he sees it. Go Kieth he is on fire. Thank goodness for Keith calling her snake comment on the carpet

[Tatiana]

82. Mentions that death threats against Obama began the moment he began.

Asks, "What about YOU, Senator?"

Says no one believes that Clinton is "hoping for the worst of calamities."

Now quoting other times that she mentioned RFK's assassination.

March 6th she used the word assassination, by May 7th she had removed it.

Now she brought it back again. Why?

[WeDidIt]

88. Listing all the times we've forgiven her n/t

[PoliticalAmazon]

108. THAT was quite a disgusting trip down Memory Lane, wasn't it? n/t

[crickets]

111. I had no idea the list was so long.

None of the things he mentioned were unfamiliar, but hearing them reeled off like that was damning in and of itself. It went on and on. Whew.

[Tatiana]

90. Keith is articulating exactly how I feel.

No I'm sorry. No I apologize. No please forgive me.

We have forgiven you for misspeaking about MLK, Bosnia, insisiting MI's vote wouldn't count and then claiming it should, photos of Osama Bin Ladin in a campaign ad, Richard Mellon Scaiffe and laughter at his "deathbed conversion," dozen changing metrics...

Oh hell he's just on a roll now.

[AllentownJake]

91. I'm glad he's on the democratic team

[sniffa]

94. Wow! That was incredible and emotion stirring

Thank you Keith

[Imagevision]

96. Hillary will simply say; screw you, I clarified the assasination comment...

[PoliticalAmazon]

109. KO articulated perfectly how it WASN'T an apology, and that makes it all worse. n/t

[Barack_America]

97. That was powerful. And I usually don't care for his "special comments".

But this one was very compelling.

[Ikonoklast]

98. He gave the Requiem for her campaign.

Hillary has finally killed her political career.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

101. a graceful exit indeed. and inword.

KO got it right.

[PoliticalAmazon]

99. That was powerful. I feel like crying again. How has the Dem Party sunk to this level? n/t

[sloppyjoe25s]

100. This was beyond awesome and correct!!!

Keith is awesome!!!!!

God today was disgusting. I feel like throwing up, taking a shower...

but i think i would end up throwing up in the shower if i think any more about what she said today, and her "if i offended"

'apology'

[apocalypsehow]

103. Just got through listening to his special comment - HAMMER, NAIL, HEAD KO!

Very powerful, and spot-on.

[Swamp Rat]

105. !

[crickets]

112. Excellent job, Keith. Wow. -nt

.

[Beausoir]

115. LOL! He's gone to that well one too many times.

Ted Baxter in a slightly better suit.

What a joke he is.

Even his most hardcore supporters are ashamed of his pandering tonight.

He's such a tool.

[ruby slippers]

116. I'm afraid for Keith... did you hear him mention the anthrax? And,

remember after his first couple of "special comments" he had a scare and had to go to the hospital to be checked out?

I worry for him, too.....

Sad, sad times we have in this world now.

[Beacool]

118. Who cares!!!!

KO is in love with the sound of his own voice. This must be KO's 200th diatribe against Hillary.

BIG DEAL!!!!

Other than the Obama fans, who else watches that network? Their ratings are in the tank.