Very rare that you hear such an honestly angry voice within the mainstream media. Olbermann is not happy with the direction that his country has gone in while under the Bush Administration (hear, hear) and he is not afraid to voice it. Just listen to this small segment from one of his latest Independence Day eve rant.
Olbermann is asking Bush and Cheney to resign. You can watch the full rant here. He kinda reminds of this fellow, from the 1976 film "Network."
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211. there are heros and losers- mr. Olbermann you are the most trusted , truthful, patriotic, responsible journalist >>>
Translation: Mister Ubermouth, you spew the party lie with zeal and hatred.
And your minions worship the ground you walk on. Not to mention the lunatics that really believe you're a journalist. I remmember when you were a failed sportscasters. They hated your guts at ESPN and never miss the chance to say so.
Now you are the hero of the lunatic left ... a replacement for Cindy Shehann. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
Thomas J Gassett at 2:19PM on Jul 11th 2007
212. The thing is, as a country we are going to continue to decline unless and until someone, anyone, decides that they can stand up to the madness and the legacy that shall be left behind in 2008. >>
I think it's your mental health that's in decline. You stupid liberal bedwetters are going to save us by electing Walks like a man Hillary? LMAO
First you give us the lunatic Gore, then the cardboard cutout Kerry, and now we get a woman whose only cliam to fame is being publicly humilated by her husband ... and that woman of the future took him back. LMAO
God save us from liberalism.
Thomas J Gassett at 2:24PM on Jul 11th 2007
213. Yes, Kieth can be very funny when it's call for especially when he reports on the crap and lies O'Rielly or Rush, or that other devil.... Coulter say. And even with the satire set up of the Daily Show,Jon Stewart also is very funny in reaviling the truth of what going on!!! In fact, if you want to be well informed about the crisis our nation is facing these day, but you don't want to cry too much,I highly recomend Countdown with Kieth Olbermann, and the Daily Show. Oh yes and if you want to see how ridiculous Fox sounds, is really. Watch Stephen Colvert, he does a wonderful job mocking those "journalists" I guarentee you will enjoy it!!
Keith Olbermann keep up the amazing work you are willing to do and do it so well!!!! You Mr. Olbermann is what integrity and real Journalist is all about!!!
Patty at 2:32PM on Jul 11th 2007
214. Everyone is screaming about the Bush administration and no one seems to care that we're headed for another 4-8 years of the same. It doesn't matter who's elected. There isn't a clear cut canidate, we don't have a Reagan or a Roosevelt on the board. What we have are a bunch of weak-willed lying, potentially dangerous future world leaders.
We're headed for another election where we are faced with the lesser-of-two-evils vote. Over the past two years voting like that has given America Bush, and he hasn't done anything stellar. We've already seen the stickers that say "Don't blame me, I didn't vote for Hilary" and the rest of the pack are just as weak.
Complain if you like, then go find a canidate who actual has plans to fix things rather than rhetoric to spout to appease money donors.
Leilani at 5:35PM on Jul 11th 2007
215. #214 Leilani,
I believe that's the point of Kieth's anger. We must all be as mad as hell at what have happened to our country since Bush took over. However, it cannot end there. We all have a voice and we all have to power of our votes. So to sit around and do nothing or just complain, makes all of us just as guilty as this criminal we got stuck with as a president.
We as citizens of this great nation must shout at the top of our lungs,that we will not take this kind of crap anymore. Keith said and has been saying all the things we all need to be saying!!!
Things will never change if we allowed for things to remain status quo. But,it must start somewhere.
I believe that everything Keith Olbermann said was true and right to the point. How much longer are we going to allow these people to continue with their lies???
Patty at 6:45PM on Jul 11th 2007
216. FROM MOM ZAK: New to blogging, since I do read, but cannot type. Keith Olberman is right on target if he only started on the right foot. THE SUPREME COURT OF THE US, never put Bush or anyone else in the White house,SO WHO DID? WHO GAVE THEM ALL THAT MONEY TO WALK INTO THE WHITE HOUSE, or any of the others on those ballots. It appears the SUPREME COURT OF THE US wanted a corrected process, and demanded a remedy. i THOUGHT A NEW CORRECTED FULL ELECTION PROCESS WOULD BE GOOD.
THEY REVERSED AND REMANDED, CONTRARY TO ALL THE PRESS, IT WAS SO ORDERED, IT SOUNDED MANDATORY TO ME, AND NOT ARBRITRARY, TO ME!
supremecourtus.gov/docket/00-949 (5 pages) also leads your to the 13 page now older opinion, plus the total additional writings equalled 65 pages.
All were to do more not less.
The last two lines are, The Supreme Court of Florida
decision is reversed, and we remand for further
proceedings, not inconsistent with this opinion!
WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP CALLING BUSH PRESIDENT.
LIEBERMAN APPEARS TO HAVE LED EVERYONE OUT OF TOWN.
SINCE HE WOULD HAD TO HAVE HAD TWO ATTORNEYS FOR EACH POSITION HE HAD ON THE BALLETS.
THAT WAS AS GOOD AS VOTING FOR A DEAD MAN, AND THEY
DID ELECT A DEAD MAN IN MISSOURI, HAND COUNTING WENT OUT THE WINDOW, THE ELECTIONS OFFICALS WERE REPLACING THE VOTERS,INSTEAD OF DOING THE COUNTING NO LESS A FULL RECOUNT, OF EACH POSITION ON THOSE BALLOTS, BE IT ANY KIND OF MACHINE. THE BALLOTS DO NOT GO THROUGH A SECOND TIME AND THE VOTERS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE TO PUT THEM IN MACHINES, SINCE THEY ARE CALLED VOTING MACHINES, NO MATTER WHAT KIND. THE ELECTIONS OFFICIALS WERE UNIFORM IN THEIR
FRAUD, ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND MUST HAVE AND STILL HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY ON THOSE PROGRAMABLE MACHINES, AND ARE DRAGGING THERE FEET TO GET RID OF THEM! TIME WAS NOT OF THE ESSENCE, AND THE CONSITUTION PROVIDES FOR SUCH SITUATIONS, AND REPLACEMENTS UNTIL A PRESIDENT AND OR VICE PRESIDENT IS CHOSEN. WE HAVE NOT YET CHOSEN EITHER.
AND LIEBERMAN COULD NOT HAVE DONE BOTH AND THE SENATORS ARE TO BE CHOSEN BY THE PEOPLE. THE GOVERNORS HAVE QUESTIONABLE RIGHTS TO APPOINT AND THEIR MAIN JOB IS TO ISSUE WRITS OF ELECTION IMMEDIATELY AND THEN TO APPOINT SOMEONE ONLY IF THE LEGISLATURE PROVIDES FOR A VERY TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT. LIBERMAN COULD NOT DO BOTH AND HE WAS ESSENTIALLY RUNNING FOR AT BEST ABOUT A 17 DAY TERN IN THE SENATE, IF ALSO ELECTED AS VICE PRESIDENT.
THE SENATE TERM IS 6 YEARS, NOT SEVENTEEN DAYS!
RECENTLY AN ASST ATTY GENERAL TOLD ME THAT THE RECENT CASE GAVE THEM AUTHORITY FOR HIM TO DO THAT.
I ADKED WHO HE HAD CHECKED WITH? AND THE SUPREME COURT WAS THE ANSWER, SO I READ HIM THE LAST LINES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE US FROM 12/12/2000
AND HE ALMOST CHOKED,ON THE PHONE AND COULD NOT GET OFF QUICK ENOUGH. CONNECTICUT HAD BEEN DOING SOME
HAND CHECKING OF SOME OF THE MACHINES THEY AQUIRED,
TO REPLACE THE LEVER MACHINES, BUT I HAD NOT HEARD WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS, DID LIEBERMAN WIN BOTH THE SENATOR AND VICE PRESIDENCY!
GORE IS IRRELAVENT. HE WENT ALONG WITH LIEBERMAN,
AND GORE ALSO IS PROMOTING NUCEAR POWER, THAT ACTUALLY WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENTS, WARMING THE WATERS SURROUND THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, EVERY MINUTE OF EVERYDAY. MOST AROUND THE OCEAN SIDES. THE SHRIMP NOW THRIVE IN THE WARMER WATERS, THAT USED TO BE MUCH COLDER PRE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS.
JUNE ZAK at 9:13PM on Jul 11th 2007
217. ¡June's post speaks for itself and needs no analysis or comment!
Ken Berg at 1:05PM on Jul 12th 2007
218. The constitutional law experts got it right on Moyers' show. Bush and Cheney should be impeached because of their assault on the very basis of our government. If no one athoritatively rebukes them, who ever wins the next election will naturally try to hold on to, and even further expand the powers of the president.
Their repeated assertions of absolute power and politics over all is an embarrassment to democracy. Everything about them is ironic.
Bush and Cheney have committed many impeachable offenses against their oath of office. Anyone who doesn't agree that Bush and Darth Cheney have been awful for this country is obviously trying hard to avoid the facts.
Impeach! Impeach! Impeach!
Steve at 11:40PM on Jul 31st 2007
219. Keith Olbermann is just another liberal with a big mouth.
He gets boing with his take on Bush and Cheney.
There must be something going on with him and O'Reily, why the worst perosn on the world is O'Reilly???
You are sick, Olbermann.
D.Welsh at 3:56PM on Oct 6th 2007