KEITH will tell you he is an arrogant asshole

[BeachBuckeye]

But he is good at what he does.....really good.

[kimmerspixelated]

1. Remember a few years back?...

There was a group of women who completely went gaga over him . They were KOEB! Or..
Keith Obermann Estrogen Brigade!

[Captain Hilts]

7. Sure do...

Then word got out that a guy pushing 50 was consistently dating women around 30....

[apocalypsehow]

17. Senator Obama is the Democratic nominee. Get over it. n/t.

[SammyWinstonJack]

19. And so?

:shrug:

[frylock]

18. nice work if you can find it

[CC]

9. They are still here.

We meet nightly for the live show here. There are even some guys that brave the estrogen.

[kimmerspixelated]

13. Oh, I had no idea KOEB lived on the DU!

I really thought it was someplace else. Maybe I'll check in sometime. To me, he's sexy just because he speaks the truth so much of the time- and still he hasn't been fired!

[silverweb]

2. Can you imagine...

...even for a minute, a journalist and TV news host WITHOUT a relatively large and very secure ego? He'd be pulverized in 10 seconds flat!

Keith is NOT an "arrogant asshole," but he is an outspoken, brilliant, opinionated talker with a correspondingly large ego -- and thank goodness for that!

[EFerrari]

3. All you guys who love microphones have attitude.

The difference is, your attitude is entertaining.

lol

[KharmaTrain]

4. Ego Is What Makes You Suceede In That Biz...

Look at how these talking heads are obsessed with their own words...putting their own egos and careers ahead of all else. I laughed the other day when I turned on Chicken Noodle Nuze and there's a cameraman shooting a picture of another cameraman shooting the CNN bobblehead talking to empty seats. My father used to call these morons "mental masturbators".

Yes, these people are assholes, but that's how they got to "the top" (unless they slept there)...real journalists need not apply.

Cheers...

[EFerrari]

8. You have to have something between you and all that rejection.

And Keith doesn't claim to do any original reporting, does he?

We seem to have our journalists and commentators/entertainers a little mixed up. Not that you can tell the difference these days. lol

[KharmaTrain]

15. I Love The Term "Gerbil Wheel"

The 24/7 "news" cycle has turned into a Roman Circus. Every time I turn on these asshats, Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry" plays in my head.

It's a major reason I got out of wanting to be a "radio star"...I saw how creative, talented people were scorned while the ass-kissers and bastards got moved ahead. It was 20 years ago this month I was working at a 50,000 watt "blowtorch" and was told by management that I was "too liberal" and if I wanted to be a "big star" I had to get with the "program". It made me sick. The more you sucked up to the corporates, the further you advanced...those who didn't...the next station they worked at said "Shell" on it. I have ZERO regrets...things worked out better for me in the long-run.

I can still tell the difference betwee a journalist like an Amy Goodman or Josh Marshall...and both admire and respect them for being able to fight the good fight.

:hi:

[taterguy]

5. You'd be arrogant too if you could do this

But since the guy's been dead for 30 years I don't know why anyone cares

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hngmb0pTcMY

[Captain Hilts]

6. He spends too much time on opinon and speculation. nt

[EFerrari]

10. When did he claim to be a straight newscast?

:crazy:

[endthewar]

12. No use talking to crazy people

Keith's job is to give speculation and opinion.

[EFerrari]

14. You're right. And the take away is, people can't recognize the difference

between reporting and editorializing. :scared:

[endthewar]

11. Umm, isn't that his job?

:shrug:

[MrCoffee]

16. I miss SportsCenter with Keith and Dan Patrick...The Big Show

[fascisthunter]

20. Hey Hey Hey..... Howdy Guy!

PS - "Why drink and drive, when you can smoke and fly?"