Keith Olbermann interview…
Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch has an interview with Keith Olbermann about his new Football Night in America duties…
SI: Will you be apolitical on Football Night in America?
Olbermann: Am I going to launch a political diatribe in the middle of sportscast? That sounds like bad programming. You will see exactly as much pure politics in Football Night in America as you did last year.
SI: Have you been formally asked by NBC Sports officials not to discuss politics on the show?
Olbermann: I have not been told that, but the best employers I have ever worked for had the presence of mind to say: This guy knows what he is doing and knows when to do it and when not to do it. Nobody said you cannot go off into a lengthy criticism of the President in the middle of the Election Night coverage on MSNBC. But I did not do that either because that is not the right place to do it. I’m certainly not going to go and take advantage of a situation in which someone has said to me, ‘Hey, we know what your doing. We have no fear of trusting you on this.’ But in terms of specific instructions, nothing has come my way.
It’s nice to know that Sports Illustrated doesn’t know the difference between your and you’re.
Just saying…
Comment by Don — April 25, 2007 @ 11:16 pm
Olbermann: Am I going to launch a political diatribe in the middle of sportscast? That sounds like bad programming. You will see exactly as much pure politics in Football Night in America as you did last year.
He sure has no trouble doing it in the middle of a sports radio program though. Happens all the time on the Dan Patrick Show…
Comment by OverHere — April 26, 2007 @ 9:22 am
He sure has no trouble doing it in the middle of a sports radio program though. Happens all the time on the Dan Patrick Show…
Comment by OverHere — April 26, 2007 @ 9:22 am
I think talk radio and live sports are two different animals. Not to mention the fact that Dan Patrick has brought up Keith’s show and his comments on his show quite often.
Comment by Shaun — April 26, 2007 @ 1:47 pm
I give Olbermann till halftime of the first PRE SEASON game before he makes a political comment. And, i bet 1000 to 1 odds that it is a anti America, anti conservative, anti Republican rant. I bet he figures out a way to have Bush be at fault cause a referee makes a bad pass interference call…..
Comment by JR — April 26, 2007 @ 3:32 pm
Ill take that bet JR.
Comment by Randy — April 26, 2007 @ 3:56 pm
Spud, why is JR’s comment still up? He used the term “anti-America”, and you deleted one of mine a week or so ago when I called the rabid Olbermann haters “America haters” (and I was just using one of O’Reilly/Hannity’s favorite terms). And JR, I guess that 75% of Americans are now officially “anti-America”.
Comment by museglet — April 26, 2007 @ 4:25 pm
Hola Randy and Museglet,
In the words of John Mc Cain in referring to Jack Murtha..” Lighten up and get a life”
Comment by JR — April 26, 2007 @ 7:21 pm