Careful thinker, master of the game, pure genius. What else to say to describe Keith Olbermann. The man is a national treasure. He holds nothing back, he simply tells it like it is. He truly holds truth to power. Keith is the reason to own a t. v. set (I stole that one from him). I am just awed by the man. His show, Countdown on MSNBC is the best thing to happen to that network, or to cable news. He is by far, is the reason for the sharp rise in the network's rating.
In a medium dominated by right wing jaw jackers, Keith is most certainly a cool breeze on a hot muggy day. Yes, he is to the left of left, and proud of it (so am I). That's a good thing. He came on the scene right on time. He is what a person like myself has needed for a very long time. He offers liberals something they have not had for long while in public conversation. A Spine. He speaks his mind, he calls the power brokers out on their wrongs. Whether the highest powered government officials, such as President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Or self absorbed opinionated blow hearts, such as Fox News's Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity.
His special comments are the bomb. His worst persons are targeted just right. I particularly liked his special comment on Hillary Clinton invoking Bobby Kennedy's assassination in June 1968 to justify her continuing her campaign for the Dem nomination. Classic Keith at his best. Very well informed, very precise in his delivery, and clearly upset at what Clintion had said. He didn't hold back his indignation on her stupidity. "Because a senator - a politician - a person - who can let hang in mid-air the prospect that she might just be sticking around in part, just in case the other guy gets shot - has no business being, and no capacity to be, the President of the United States." Darkly brilliant coldlboolded truth.
I loved it when he called out his favorite punching bag, Bill O'Reilly. On O'Reilly the phone sex hassling of Andrea Mackris, and the nasty things Billo said to that young woman over the phone lines. The millions paid out for her not taking O'Reilly to court. Especially after Billo was so rough on Bill Clinton for his taking advantage of star struck Monica., Keith gave the orally jerk exactly what he deserved. Utter contempt, for the harassment, and for the hypocrisy.
Keith calls out liberals for screw ups as well. When Barack Obama voted yes on the FISA bill, Keith didn't spare any of his famous venom in the tongue lashing he gave Obama for the vote. When John Edwards put his own self interest above that of the democratic party, and continued his bid to become the democratic nominee for Presiden, knowing full well that if he won the nomination, and when his adulterous love affair got exposed it would almost certain mean the democrats would lose the presidency. On this Keith showed Edwards no mercy.
Yes, Keith is very much a partisan, he is also honest in his beliefs. He doesn't suck up to his side, or unfairly conger up bad things to make the other side appear worse than it is. I guess my only problem with "the master" is that he some time use words that I'm hearing for the first time from him. I get irked because this sends me to the dictionary. Small inconvenience for such wisdom.
Bravo to MSNBC for having the courage to bring people of similar views this independent gem. To the bosses at the network, please do whatever it takes to keep him the air. He is just man we need. In that he is man.
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