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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
For years, Republiations have been wrapping themseleves in the flag and beating Democrats senseless with the flag pole. Olbermann has demonstrated by example that Democrats can also use the language of liberty and American principle to attack Republican policy forcefully and honestly. Americans respond to the drama and intensity of that kind of language not only as entertainment, but even more because it speaks to our moral core and sense of decency.
The fact is that Democratic policy is more principled, and indeed conservative, than that of the Republications. In just his two most famous commentaries, Olbermann pointed to this fact in the area of Bush's style of governance by analogizing the Bush administration to WWII-era facist regimes (with a dissoluation of the rule of law, attacks on the intelligensia-- especially science-- and a policy of fearmongering and falsehood). We can go further by pointing out that Democrats are more fiscally conservative than Republicans by standing for balanced budgets and investiment in the future, rather than balooning deficits and a burdening of future generations. We can go further by pointing out that Democrats are more conservative on national security than are Republications by promoting energy conservation and the dissolution of the oil economy-- which has the double security benefit of disentangling America from our incindiary presences in the middle easy, and of avoiding mounting environmental disasters.
We have the facts. We have the moral high ground. Now, we need to follow Olbermann by giving ourselves a voice.
"the Bush administration launched its pre-election anti-terror public relations blitz"
The Bush regime has never had an anti-terror PR campaign. It is a pro-terror - terrorize the US public - campaign.
Zylos, I'd like to gently nudge you towards the realization that you are an idiot! I don't know what you think that little tirade had to do with this disscusion, it's people like you who fill up these message boards with ass backward arguments that promote little more than your own pitiful ego.
If you want to get involved join a real party because Libertarians are just Republicans who want to smoke weed! (I definitly think you smoke too much weed at that)
I might also add that Libertarians need to wake up and realize they're spliting every vote they get involved in, to the detriment of the whole nation.
You guys are even worse than the Green party, at least they only screw over the Left! If you don't want to contribute something intelligent than go protest against the protesters somewhere like the rest of your party members fresh from the retard factory ...
Always loved Olbermann as he makes me laugh out loud with his on air musings and sarcastic "truthiness" (to steal a word from Steve Colbert). Unfortunately, he comes on at the same time as the Daily Show with John Stewart and the Colbert Report - two other great humourous commentators.
I hope he never backs down. There can never be enough people pointing out the absurdities of this current regime.
We love you Keith!!
I had gathered for a while that [liberals] had felt themselves very underserved in the media, and a reasonable analysis would suggest that's true overall.
The liberal media is under-serving the liberals? Who would have thought?
Without hard working, media-savvy intellectuals like Zylos to keep the likes of the Olbermans in line, I can't imagine where this country would be today. I mean, come on! The Green Party is completely past its prime. Today, even Ralph Nader realizes that the real action is with the New American Progress Party of Youth (NAPPY). As part of their post-Libertarian, anti-Green agenda, they make it clear that Olberman's brand of mealy-mouthed hand-wringing flim-flam trickery is destroying not only decent American values, but our environment as well.
Besides, everyone knows that in 2006, we can only believe what we hear on the 700 Club or in internet chat rooms. Keith, do us all a favor, go back to ESPN sports highlights, and just "put the biscuit in the basket."
Selah.
Thank Jesus for Keith Olbermann!
I remember his snarky commentary as being a big reason to watch SportsCenter during baseball season and ESPN2 when it first launched some 12 years ago. I wondered what the hell was going on when he joined MSNBC, but now I see what's going on. Incrementally over time, he's become one more voice for sanity and reason on the airwaves along with Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Al Franken, Joan Walsh, etc. They are all beginning to amplify what most of us feel especially on this day, 5 years after that awful day. The mainstream is finding its voice thanks to people like Keith. Now we can say, "We're the USA and we're better than this animal shit our leaders are feeding us. We're better than these fools who are trying to keep us afraid for their own purposes. To line their own pockets and keep their stupid war going. We're the USA, and the buck stops here. We're done with the bullshit."
Keep telling the truth, Keith. We're ready to hear it now. Thank you again!
Keith Olbermann is the Hunky Hunk with a brain that makes erudite women like me get all weak in the knees (Think harrison Ford in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' lecturing in the classroom). I don't care if I agree with him about everything on his show, the man looks good doing it!
Aside from Al Frankin (love you too Al, but not like that) he is the only man who has stood up to O'blowhard on a National level, and not only not backed down, but won! Yippppeeeee! Brains beat the bully, now that is something to teach the kids!
I agree Musto is a bit difficult to watch. During his segment I usually close my eyes and imagine Keith doning his leather jacket and fedora taking out his trusty whip, lashing it through the air until it catches on to a set scaffolding and swinging out into the night ready for adventure.
I love you Keith!!! xoxo
...but the pacing of the show drives me nuts. As far as I can tell I don't have ADD, but this show seems designed for 10-second attention spans.
What is particularly frustrating about this is the way it trims back and hems in Olbermann's brilliance. I'm sure I'm not the only one starved for his brand of deeply intelligent take-no-prisoners commentary. But if Countdown is the only way to get Keith, I will continue to starve. It is literally nerve-wracking to sit through your show, Keith. Do you have the clout by now to change the format?
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