Keith Olbermann: Hillary is guilty by association, Obama is an angel from heaven.

[MethuenProgressive]

That 20 minutes of apologist ass kissing by KO said more about him as a person than all of his 'special comments' rolled together.
Shameful.

[NastyRiffraff]

1. Not surprising

I didn't watch; just got home a little while ago. I guess I'll watch it through the tubez.

[roguevalley]

47. watch it before you agree. he played the clips before the interview

and all his questions were firm and fullsome. jeez. wait until you see it before you jump on it.

[JoFerret]

70. "Firm and fulsome"

Crikey!

[sueragingroz]

2. A "special comment" worthy of fear and loathing...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5071482&mesg_id=5071482

[NDambi]

3. Send him a letter..you're wasting your talents here..lol lmao..

Oh man they are hitting Clinton on her lying about Schip right now..

scummy rummy..

[ruggerson]

4. It was pretty weak

journalists are supposed to ask tough questions. Not leading questions that are designed to prompt and help someone say exculpatory things.

[Auntie Bush]

29. Thanks for the comment. Too many people don't get that concept.

KO gave equal time to Obama and Hillary. 15 minutes to let Obama explain
his position on the biggest story in the news in a year and 15 minutes
of Hillary attack saying she wasn't as involved in passing schip as she said. BIG deal! Talk about pulling rabbits out of his hat/ass. So that's what he calls fair and balanced news? Maybe we should alert BillO to Keith's unfair and unbalanced news. Anyone want to go first? I'm afraid I might slip on his slimy floor.

[JoFerret]

75. KO has lost all credibility

Another consequence of the divisiveness of the Obama folk.

[jillan]

5. And you should condemn the sin, not the sinner ---- unless the sinner is Hillary.

unfuckingbelievable.

[NDambi]

6. I wouldn't call her sinner..but then I can't call her what I want on DU..lmao..lol lighten up folks

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

76. No, you should CONDOM the sin. Let's keep it safe.

[splat]

7. He's not Edward R. Murrow after all ...sniffle...sigh

[hell-bent]

23. But he sure gave hints

that he envisioned himself as the next Murrow with his "special comments". I guess he should have stayed with sports.

[mtnsnake]

38. "I guess he should have stayed with sports"

Yes he should have. He was much more at ease slamming women with his sexist remarks when he was a sports caster for Fox Sports Net in the late 90's-early 2000's, prior to working for ESPN.

[rug]

25. Before long he won't even be Marv Albert.

[boston bean]

8. If that is going to be O's "story" then he's in for a rocky road!. It was weak, no repudiation of

the man, we all know to be a hate mongerer.

[Freida5]

9. Ko just hates women

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10092006/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm

KEITH GETS LOW RATINGS IN BED

[Kittycat]

12. Who cares?

That's between him and the woman he slept with. It's also left to interpretation and exaggeration for bitterness :shrug:

[KoKo]

10. I just turned it off when Jonathan Alter was going on quoting Orrin Hatch!

I was waiting to hear KO's interview with Obama...but the "Set Up" turned me off so I had to "tune it out" I couldn't wait for Obama after that RW Set Up who used Orin Hatch's statements against Hillary. Orin Hatch??? :eyes: :puke: But, there are probably DU'ers who think Hatch is a Democrat! :rofl:

[MethuenProgressive]

13. Yup. And one of them is posting in this thread...

I was Hope!-ing KO would speak to the fact he attacked Clinton yesterday for something minor compared to what he was letting BO off the hook for tonight, but no...

[MethuenProgressive]

84. It's a real shame KO lacked the spine to admit what he did was wrong.

[McCamy Taylor]

61. Me too! I'm supposed to believe Orin Hatch over a Democrat! What nerve!

Next KO will be asking me to believe Drudge over Hillary....

Oh wait, he already has! Never mind.
And that goes double for Allison, whom I used to think was a Goddess. Her snide remarks insinuating that if Hillary was not to blame for Wright them she was deriving malicious enjoyment from the meltdown of her party were divide and conquer at its worst. Woman must be a Republican.

[Usrename]

11. Why doesn't Clinton go on his show and explain herself?

Do you think KO would treat her differently if she went on his show?

Of course not, why would he.

[MethuenProgressive]

15. KO spent 12 minutes attacking HRC for what an associate said, and 20 making excuses for BO.

KO was absolutely correct in his book when he said "I am not a journalist, no one in their right mind would ever confuse what I do with journalism."

[Usrename]

28. Why doesn't she just go on his show and explain herself then?

Do you think KO was being soft on Obama when he went right to the heart of the controversy on the very first question?

You know, no one else that I've ever seen can handle this kind of flap any better than Obama does.

I know this must infuriate a lot of people who want to see Obama crash and burn, but it's hardly KO's fault now, is it?

[McCamy Taylor]

62. Did KO ask her to be on his show? He never said anything about her declining an invite did he?

[Usrename]

31. duplicate post

[AX10]

54. Olbermann is a mediawhore and nothing else.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

74. That would require one to be a true fighter, which Hillary is not.

[hell-bent]

14. I wouldn't bother viewing

his stinking show anymore. Could he be getting a "thrill up both of his legs" when talking with Obama? We know Tweety did in one of his legs. KO has become a disgusting individual.

[Skarbrowe]

16. Where did Keith go? I walked into the kitchen to get dinner, came

back and no more Keith. The young woman who fills in for him was there when I got back to the TV? Just curious.

[SIMPLYB1980]

17. LOL!

[MethuenProgressive]

18. Supposedly he's "sick" so we can all tell how important it was for him to come in and kiss BO's ass.

KO has whored himself out.

[mtnsnake]

19. "Keith, I was not PRESENT! during any of the services where Wright said divisive things."

"Honest to God, Keith, if I had been there when he said that shit I would've picked up my church pew and started busting some head."

[hell-bent]

27. :>)

[MethuenProgressive]

30. BO gave the GOP a "Present" with his endorsement of Wright's luancy.

BO never said a single word until cornered like a rat today.

[Window]

46. That isn't true. He spoke about this last year.

[MethuenProgressive]

82. ...

:kick:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

did he really say that? I didn't and won't watch anymore

[mtnsnake]

40. haha, not quite in those same words

;)

[durrrty libby]

20. Bill O'Reilly has nothing on him. Two peas in a pod

I sent him an email and told him that I didn't tune in to watch him fellate BO.

He is no Edward R Morrow. Just another run of the mill hack

[hell-bent]

33. I sort of thought that myself

about him and O'Really. Sad to say that, but sometimes the truth really hurts.

[backscatter712]

21. Wow, simultaneous, coordinated Keith-smearing.

Did HillaryIs44 put you up to this?

Really, Keith's one of the most respected liberals on TV. Now he's the Antichrist?

GMAFB! :eyes:

[hell-bent]

36. No, just a genuine shit head!

[Window]

48. LOL! Didn't you get the memo, Keith is dead to Hillary fans now.

[shaniqua6392]

66. Keith should be dead to all Democrats now.

He should have stuck to bashing Bush because some of us think that eating our own leaves a bad taste in our mouth.

[usrbs]

68. Like Krugman and Clark are dead to Obama supporters

[ProSense]

22. KO did a fine job. Did you catch the piece on Hillary's lie about SCHIP? n/t

[MethuenProgressive]

26. KO spent 12 minutes attacking HRC for what an associate said, and 20 minutes kissing BO's ass.

He did do a fine job of kissing BO's ass.
No wonder he left the set, he's probably toweling off.

[ProSense]

43. Hillary is in a predicament not of Olbermann's making. She is behind because of an

incompetent campaign.

[McCamy Taylor]

63. Orin Hatch a nasty GOP piece of work said she lied. That is proof of nothing.

And who are the anonymous Dem Senators? That is just hot air. Orin Hatch's word does not mean shit and ordinarily KO would not give him the time of day.

[MethuenProgressive]

65. Orin Hatch is now leading the DUbamas by the nose.

And no, the DUbamas have no idea who Orin Hatch is.

[HughMoran]

24. so?

I think it's become apparent who(m) he supports.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

32. Indeed.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

34. gag

[MethuenProgressive]

35. No doubt KO hit his knees after BO left, searching for His image scorched into the rug...

gag, indeed.

[gaiilonfong]

37. LMAO what a loser post

Same ol....same ol'

Olbermann is a great progressive, you are a DLC Hillary supporter...

nuff'said!

[mtnsnake]

45. DLC? Obama has DLC written all over him. He just isn't a card carrying member.

Ford predicted the DLC will play a major role in the issues debate that unfolds in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary process. The group will not side with any one candidate, he said, even though the organization has close ties to a number of potential nominees, from Vilsack to Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Joe Biden (Del.) to Gov. Bill Richardson (N.M.). Even Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) has expressed interest in "finding ways he could work with the DLC," according to Ford. (Ford describes Obama as a "personal friend" and says they talk regularly.)

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/01/fords_next_move.html

From a year ago:

DailyKos straw poll shows shows Kossacks prefer John Edwards 37% to Obama’s 27% with Wesley Clark a distant third at 14% (the Blogometer has checked these numbers at 6K, 13K ,and 16K votes and there has been no change in the %s). Netroots ambivalence towards Obama’s candidacy seems to stem from two related sources: 1) his perceived centrist/Liebermanesque/DLC rhetoric; 2) and his inability/refusal to lead take the lead on a major progressive issue (especially the war).

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2007/01/obama_wire_the.html

The DLC doesn’t necessarily pre-select candidates, but they do keep an eye out for possibilities. Obama has been on their watch-list for some time. Now that they see his sex appeal, they may rally behind him. He could be Hillary without the polarizing effect, a real possibility to hold the office.

http://pieceofmind.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/obama-lieberman-and-the-dlc/

[MethuenProgressive]

83. Obama's performance is pure DLC.

He's a stealth member.

[VotesForWomen]

39. that man became a joke a long time ago. nt

[SaveOurDemocracy]

41. One of the things that struck me was ...

we're supposed to accept, and understand, that Jeremiah Wright comes from a different era, things were different, his views are colored by his experience .... HOWEVER .... Geraldine Ferraro, who also made controvertial remarks is a racist old bitch.

All I'd like to see is some honesty, fairness, and integrity included in the debate ... on ALL sides, especially the MSM. This is why I feel disappointed in KO ... nothing close to even-handed in his treatment of these two incidents.

[KoKo]

51. You make an interesting point there.....really! n/t

[MethuenProgressive]

78. Great observations.

thanks!

[flordehinojos]

42. wonder if he had to leave the set because he made himself sick at some point

during all the ass kissing he did.

[ExtraGriz]

44. kinda funny watching him slobber all over obama

the guy is a joke....

[hell-bent]

49. What Joseph Welch said at the McCarthy hearings

might apply to Olbermann's vitriol against Hillary Clinton. "You've done enough. Have you no decency.sir, at long last?"

[jconner27]

50. Where was the equal time?

Keith Olbermann spent his remaining segement bashing Hillary Clinton over Geraldine Ferraro's comments while her comments were out of line it can't be compare to what this pastor said, yet Keith allow Obama to push some distance between and this Wright person while what two days ago Olbermann would let you believe Hillary Clinton fully endorse Ferraro's comment but tonight Olbermann played Obama PR rep. Yeah that's fair media I wonder will he offer the same chance for Hillary Clinton to explain where she really stands on the Ferraro issue?

[question everything]

52. Was wondering whether the media will start looking into Obama

track record - of whatever there is - but it appears that the emperor's new clothes are still made of gold and jewelry, as far as Newsweek/NBC/MSNBC are concern.

[AX10]

53. Olbermann is a left wing hack.

[otohara]

64. Left Wing Hack - First Time I've Seen

this term on DU.

[meow mix]

55. good title

lost me after that.. lol

[Awsi Dooger]

56. I busted up at the beginning

Olbermann throttled up the emphasis and decibel level, and rattled off at least 3 high octane words to describe Obama's denouncing of the pastor's remarks: "vehemently, ardently and categorically..." Those might not be the exact words. I was laughing too hard to remember them specifically. But you get the idea. Can you imagine Olbermann bending over to that extreme to immunize Hillary? He drifts into self parody more and more with each program.

Obama really blew it with one response, when he insisted he was not present when the specific comments were made. Olbermann predictably tried to let that slide but Jonathan Alter, in a brief detour to journalism, caught it. It's almost impossible to believe that pastor surrounded all his controversial remarks with pollyanna it's-a-wonderful-world type of fluff.

You know damn well more old sermons will be explored, including dates when Obama was known to be in attendance. Then what does he say, if he failed to depart and denounce? To me it's not an issue but that's irrelevant. It will be an issue to others. Obama displayed poor political instincts, and that's what I'm worried about going forward.

[Skarbrowe]

57. Yeah, I think Alter was sadly trying to point out to Keith that Obama

was just caught in a lie, on tape, on his show. I don't have anything against Obama's love for this spiritual advisor and I'm far left enough to agree with some of the things I saw the Rev. say on those videos. I'm just dumbfounded by the hypocrisy of Keith Olbermann. He was my favorite evening news person. He was starting to take those Special Comments a little too far and the one he did on Hillary was beyond belief. I hope all of this gets put away soon. And, uh, Keith was sick? Was he sick and just came in because Obama said he would be on his show and then he left? I'm confused. That was a really strange hour.

The Republicans will try and use this in the fall, but maybe Obama can work his magic and keep the damage to a minimum. McCain has plenty of problems of his own.

[AX10]

58. Olbermann is but a mediawhore for Obama.

I am done with him. :argh:

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

71. How many diamonds do you give him?

[cooolandrew]

59. You got it that is dang right . To put up with al the poop thrown at him he is an angel.

Why do HRC supporters have so little conscience I couldn't live with throwing any unfouded attacks at anyone. Are you lot souless or somethng you freak me out. You keep thowing any vague lie at barakc and hope it to stick that ain't what this party is about.

[AtomicKitten]

60. maybe they mean he makes snow angels in the poop thrown at him

on edit:

which on further thought would actually make them poop angels

[Little Star]

67. KeithO=BillO What a joke he is!

[rodeodance]

69. KO proved last night that he is no longer a jounalist. Once he was. no more.

[barack the house]

72. Of course he is an angel in this he is half white entiteled to outrage at Wrights words...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barack-obama/on-my-faith-and-my-church_b_91623.html

[intaglio]

73. Do you actually have any evidence?

Anything?

Please make your OP substantive and post any evidence of what you say.

Or possibly could you be just a little blinkered? blind? or just plain prejudiced against Olbermann?

Any evidence?

[MethuenProgressive]

77. intag, you didn't watch KO did you?

DUbama followers...
:eyes:

[intaglio]

79. Yes I did and no I saw nothing in his attitude

different from his last interview with Hillary or Bill

[BlueJac]

80. KO is an American hero

He makes more sense than not.

[MethuenProgressive]

81. Don't you mean a "God Damn American" hero?

:eyes:

[MethuenProgressive]

85. IOKIODI