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I tuned in because I heard he had made a really interesting rant. I started watching the show because he has an interesting way of showing the news. I spend some time on the net, and I assure you he isn't reporting "liberal" news. If you question that, check out any liberal site and you'll see that there is little overlap between their version of events and Olbermann's. Every time he touches on a "liberal" story, the denizens of the left web flip out... but he doesn't do it often. He mostly reports on the news of the day, but without a conservative slant. He interviews interesting people who don't seem to be spouting talking points or pushing an agenda. What's so "liberal" about this? The only reason Olbermann looks liberal is that cable news has moved so far to the right that anybody who actually doesn't cater to republicans appears to be on the left. If democrats somehow take power, I suspect he will be just as hard on them as he is on this administration. Newsmen *should* be more than stenographers. They *should* try to help people sort out the truth from the lies. And they should tell us when we are being lied to. Truth is not a "liberal" concept, although you'll have a hard time believing that if you spend too much time watching Fox.
