Olbermann’s Rolling Stone interview…
With an article title guaranteed to send these guys into a tizzy, Rolling Stone’s Mark Binelli interviews Keith Olbermann…
Olbermann clearly relishes his feuds and doesn’t seem to worry much about sparking new ones. When I ask him why he thinks Katie Couric’s stint as CBS anchor isn’t working, he shoots back, “It’s simple. She’s not good at it.” (Asked if he’d take the gig himself, he says, “Of course. But I don’t think they’d ask me.” A few weeks later, MSNBC extended his contract for another four years and announced that he will contribute reports to NBC Nightly News.)
Last June, the Daily News printed e-mail exchanges between Olbermann and hostile viewers. The host advised one correspondent to “go fuck your mother” and another to “kill yourself.” He also told a fan that fellow MSNBC host Rita Cosby was “nice but dumber than a suitcase of rocks.” Though the e-mails were meant to embarrass Olbermann, they only served to underline what people already know and like about him. It’s hard to imagine Tom Brokaw even bothering to respond to an e-mail critic, let alone writing “you couldn’t be stupider, wronger or dumber,” but Olbermann’s status as a loose cannon is a large part of his appeal, and the sizable ego he brings to the table makes him the perfect foil for the likes of O’Reilly.
There’s also a companion piece, “The Top Five Rants of Keith Olbermann” with YouTube video of each rant…
“The Most Honest Man in News
Keith Olbermann is mad as hell — and unlike Rush Limbaugh, he’s not faking it”
That’s great!
Speaking of tizzies, I imagine one is going to start here in just a few…. lol…
Comment by Shaun — February 22, 2007 @ 7:53 pm
I watched “Countdown” everyday very years, however since he went “FAR LEFT” last summer and became a “NUT CASE” I stopped watching him. At first I tried to watch a few times a week — he had changed and not for the better. So now I have “NOT WATCHED” even 5 minutes of his show in over “5 MONTHS”. He is like the Natalie Holloway saga — “AN OLD STORY”. I watch almost all other MSNBC shows but as for Keith Olbermann he is just an “ANGRY, RESENTFUL OLD MAN”.
Comment by Aunt Mary — February 22, 2007 @ 9:53 pm
Sorry — everyday for years,
Comment by Aunt Mary — February 22, 2007 @ 10:30 pm
This article doesn’t deserve the dignity of a response. But it is hard to let it go unexamined.
I don’t watch KO,the Anchor-Without-A-Clue.
I learned a year or more ago that he is the biggest toad in the pond.
Comment by cella — February 23, 2007 @ 1:25 pm
“The Most Honest Man in News”
That’s the funniest line I heard so far this year.
Comment by puck — February 23, 2007 @ 6:36 pm
“The Most Honest Man in News”
Really? You’re kidding me right?
Comment by Josh — September 10, 2008 @ 9:58 am