Olbermann Rescinds Charity Offer for Cowardly Hannity

[G_j]

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/140220/olbermann_rescinds_charity_offer_for_cowardly_hannity/


Olbermann Rescinds Charity Offer for Cowardly Hannity
Posted by Faiz Shakir, Think Progress at 11:50 AM on May 23, 2009.

"Mancow Muller had the guts to put his mouth where his mouth was, and the guts to admit he was dead wrong."


Last month on his Fox News show, torture enthusiast Sean Hannity claimed he would agree to be waterboarded “for charity…for the troops’s families.” MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann immediately took up Hannity’s pledge, offering $1,000 to charity for every second Hannity withstood waterboarding.

Over the next 30 days, Hannity went completely silent on his pledge, opting not to go anywhere near the subject of waterboarding again. Olbermann repeatedly reminded Hannity of his pledge to donate to charity in his name, but to no avail.

Last night on Countdown, Olbermann announced that he was rescinding the offer to Hannity, and instead giving $10,000 to charity following radio host Erich “Mancow” Muller’s waterboarding attempt. Olbermann promised to donate to the charity Veterans of Valor, founded by Sgt. Klay South, who administered the waterboarding to Muller. Olbermann revealed that Mancow’s publicist had contacted Olbermann’s show yesterday to see whether Olbermann would make a similar offer to Mancow as he did for Hannity:

OLBERMANN: Mancow Muller had the guts to put his mouth where his mouth was, and the guts to admit he was dead wrong. As you saw, he not only said it is torture, but that he had nearly drowned as a boy, and it is drowning, and that he would have admitted to anything to make it stop.

So the offer to the coward Hannity — a thousand dollars a second he lasted on the waterboard — is withdrawn.

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[badgerpup]

1. "And as to Mr. Hannity..."

"...you, sir, are now unnecessary."

OH, SNAP! :applause:

Understated, dismissive, not even worth getting annoyed over.
Now THAT'S a put-down.

[Selatius]

2. Hannity will always remember this day. When confronted with reality, he ran away.

He will, of course, never admit it to anyone, but when he is alone, he has himself as a witness. I hope it will stick in his mind like a splinter for the rest of his days.

[SpiralHawk]

3. "Leave us Republicon Chickenhawks alone. Whimper." - Hannity

"Whimper. It's not nice to pick on Republicon Chickenhawk propagandists like me and Rush, and O'Reilly and Beck just cause we Talk Tough, Tell Lies, and Hide Under the Bed. Whimper."

- Sean "Gucci-Loafers-Deferment' Hannity (R - Propagandist)

[Spirochete]

4. So he's out about $8,000 more

than he would have been had Hannity taken him up on it.

[MurrayDelph]

5. So Hannity is "Brave Sir Robin"?

Brave Sir Robin ran away, bravely ran away away.
When danger reared his ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled.
Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about, he turned his tail, he chickened out.
Bravely taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat.
A brave retreat by Sir Robin.

[G_j]

7. thanks

that was perfect!
:rofl:

[Festivito]

6. Didn't Hannity break after getting a middle seat in coach?

That's what I heard.