While some of us are trying to help bring clarity and focus to the importance of clear-headed rationalism (thank you Zylos), others are busy trying get us to be "relevant" and "germane" while flinging red herrings about mythical battles between talk show hosts and comic book heroes. I mean, come on! What's next Mr. Smackwater? A hypothetical battle between a unicorn and Paula Poundstone?

Clearly Ms. Poundstone would win. But that's not the issue. The point is that it's all interconnected. The sooner we come to understand that we're all breathing the same air, the better off we'll be. And as long as Olbermann has a platform from which to corrupt the public unconciousness, we're all in grave danger of becoming slippery-minded no-goodniks.

So to you, Mr. Smackwater, I say "good day!"

Selah.

It is extremely refreshing to read about Mr. Olbermann and his views concerning the news and this administration. I only disagree with Mr. Olbermann on one key point. Mr. Olbermann, there are issues that have not yet received proper coverage in the news in much longer than four days. The value of re-visiting such issues should in fact have the power to be resurrected,addressed, and broadcasted for the public good.

It's too bad there are so few media outlets in the U.S. that allow news people with divergent views from this administration to have equal time to simply report the facts. The news as a liberal entity hasn't existed freely for quite some time and it's time to truly have sources, and the emphasis here is on "sources", for balanced and information packed reporting of the news.

Hey Olbermann, I know you are reading this and you've heard it before from me, but here goes again:

I love the first two segments of your hour-long show.

Then it turns into total useless shit.

Top Three Soundbites

Celebrity News

News My Producers are Forcing me... (bullshit)

Worst Persons in the World

I know you like Channeling Edward R. Murrow, but if ever came back to life and saw what you do, he'd strangle you on the air.

Murrow hated the whorehouse that broadcasting turned into. It helped make his decision to walk away from it.

Do you really want to be like Murrow? Then cut out the frivilous crap.

I can tell you from watching the show that these are all relevant and interconnected topics. Do you think that just because it doesn't fit into your nice little blog format that it isn't totally pertinent? These are the issues that effect Americans like you and me every day and until someone else brings these issues to the table I think it's my duty to engage people in a discourse that is a little more valuable than sucking up to the Salon staff or praising the glorious Keith for doing exactly what he gets paid to do by the Corporate Hegemon. In fact, that is precisely why Keith would loose in your proposed battle! Keith is only an instrument of his handlers so he cannot be expected to fight without some sort of heads up display of the time in the fight or an assistant waving him toward his opponent’s vulnerable areas! He'd just come out all smart and independent, but in the end the Factor and Batman would bring his flaccid ass to the curb with nothing more than good old fashioned conservative moxie. I should also add that the utility belt gives an unfair advantage because the other two weapons are only good for bludgeoning and the utility belt has a wide assortment of wires and diversionary devices that can be used to trip and confuse. Even if Keith had a projectile weapon like throwing stars or a crossbow, he would only get one of his opponents before he had to reload and then batman would get him or pop smoke and render his weapon useless. In the end I think the spread would be (maybe a Factor casualty fluke, being that he’s such a big lumbering target) but definitely a Batman 2-1 victory.

While we all appreciate your enthusiasm on the topic - and that topic is Keith Olbermann - please try to focus. We're trying to talk about Keith Olbermann, his politics, his battle with O'Reilly, etc., not meat subsidies, focus groups, or the White Stripes. Try to focus that energy on the matter at hand, not inane asides....

My question: Keith Olbermann vs. Bill O'Reilly, but with a twist. Keith gets to team up with Dan Patrick, O'Reilly gets Batman (Adam West). Keith has a hockey stick, Dan a baseball bat. O'Reilly has no weapons (seriously, he's like 6'7" or something already) and Batman has his standard gear (utility belt). No prep for either side, fight takes place in an abandoned warehouse.

When I watch people like Keith and John Stuart I’m sorry I’m a Libertarian because it means it’s my job to educate those who fall prey to the polarization tactics of corporate media providers. They know what demographics they’re playing to through constant focus groups. They know you right down to your toilet reading and the White Stripes songs you ripped off of an illegal site. They plug in the topics and the products all the same. They rig the game so that free markets can’t work on their own, instead of an invisible hand, we get an invisible opinion group! Like there’s any question as to why John Stuart’s book is selling at Borders overstock for 30% off! Ralph Nader, at least he has the courage to speak his mind directly to his demographic, so they know that someone old cares about them. Then they can piss off their establishment parents when they throw away their vote on a car wreck of a candidate. If knowing and sharing the stories and opinions that don’t get covered is a crime, then I’m a freedom-fighting-revolutionary-criminal. Many people know the choices in front of them only serve the status quo, I’m here to say there are alternatives!