Oh Wow! Keith's mom passed away...

[Ecumenist]

God bless his heart.

[CatWoman]

1. you beat me to it

RIP, Mrs. O

:hug:

[JitterbugPerfume]

2. he is doing a tribute

:cry:

[CatWoman]

7. he's making me cry

:cry:

[TahitiNut]

16. You too, huh?

Damn TV got all blurry again.

:cry;

[CatWoman]

18. that was an awesome tribute to his mom

:hug:

[BlooInBloo]

3. :( RIP, mom.

[Fuzz]

4. Nice tribute

[EFerrari]

5. I don't have cable right now but, I'm so sorry to hear that.

Take good care of you, Keith.

[fishwax]

6. nice tribute here

[OwnedByFerrets]

8. Anyone who doesnt have tears welling up, doesnt have a heart.

My thoughts are with you and your family KO.

[Ecumenist]

12. This probably explains his frequent absences in the last 2 weeks. nt

[malaise]

13. Yep

He's a tough guy to be hosting the program tonight.

[cherish44]

9. Godspeed Mrs O.

A life well lived

[bluestateguy]

10. I must have been living under a rock somewhere

I swear I do not remember that story about Chuck Knobloch and Mrs. Olberman (though I do remember Knobloch being a klutzy fielder).

[nc4bo]

11. Seems she lived a full and happy life.

I thought I heard Keith say she died a couple weeks after being diagnosed with cancer.

RIP Mrs. Olbermann.

[xchrom]

14. May Peace be with Mr Olberman and the family and friends. nt

[Twinguard]

15. My condolences to KO and his family.

I truly admire his strength and composure tonight. I was a mess (still am some days) when my mom died.

His tribute was very touching.

I think you did your mom proud tonight Keith. My hat is off and my heart goes out to you tonight.

[BobTheSubgenius]

17. All my best to the Olbermanns.

I hope to be able to see the tribute to which you all refer online, but Keith's courage and humanity are a great tribute, in and of themselves.

Godspeed, Mrs. O. Goodnight, and good luck.

[pleah]

19. I'm sorry to hear that.

:(

[chill_wind]

20. I am so sorry. Keith is a strong person

but I feel for his loss and grief. I hope he takes the time he needs in the hard healing time passages yet to come.

[lonestarnot]

21. Oh man. Just now watching the rerun.

[bdamomma]

22. His mom sounded like a wonderful person

and she raised such a good son, deepest sympathy to the Olbermann family. She was some tough lady, after sustaining an injury of baseball hitting her face.:(

[Lugnut]

23. RIP Mrs. Olbermann.

:( Condolences to Keith and his family.

[teachthemwell15]

25. Mrs. Olbermann produced quite a son...

.... thank you, Mrs. Olbermann for the gift of your son. Yes, absolutely rest in peace.

[orleans]

24. that was so sad--really sorry to hear about your mom, keith

and that last picture of her holding you was lovely.

wonderful tribute--i know it's an incredibly surreal feeling to write one for your parent--you did a great job.

[rvablue]

26. Sorry KO! And that was a really nice tribute. Mom got him into baseball! n/t

[lostnfound]

27. She raised a good man with clear eyes.

Peace to her family.
What a nice tribute.

[Awsi Dooger]

28. I was crying all the way through his tribute

She seemed like a great lady, and very interesting. I remembered the baseball incident at Yankee Stadium.

My mom died suddenly almost 4 months ago. Last year I was so annoyed at Olbermann during the primaries but last night some of the themes were parallel to comments I made in my mom's eulogy. I made sure to keep going and going. Mom loved praise and I wasn't going to short her in that setting.

A few years ago Tiger Woods won the British Open and broke down on the final green. His dad had died two months earlier and I thought it was strange he was that emotional after a couple of months had passed. Now I realize how idiotic I had been. Four months later and I'm still stunned and lacking energy. Olbermann made a similar remark last night, that he couldn't fully relate to someone else's loss of a parent until now, after his mom died.

[chill_wind]

29. I just finally caught up with the video tonite.

Beautiful tribute, true to his character. Keith Olbermann is a class act. Always has been, always will be. Marie Olbermann had the wonderful joy of knowing she raised her son well.