Frist!

Nationwide? Not on the West Coast of the United States.

It can cut both ways, my bloviated shadow-dweller. Why do the Republicans not care about overthrowing an “Islamofacist” regime that is committing genocide on its own people, a place which can be a possible safe-haven as was Sudan for Osama Bin Laden pre-9/11? What group do they not need to appease as a voting bloc, as this group has not helped the Republican party in the past?

That’s right. Like that logic?

Good for Keith

I hope he got many panties in a bind or woke up some closeted self-thinkers that they dont have to hide anymore

Hahaha the fat turd got owned on national TV.

That Limbaughlls is such a riot…..shouldn’t he be up for an razzie or golden orb or something…or maybe a prison sentence.

I am a HUGE Olbermann fan, but I have to say that this was an extremely disappointing hour. All the commentators seemed to be more interested in making snarky jokes than anything resembling insight; the Bush manual about squashing protest is too important a story to have Mo Rocca making, frankly, unfunny cracks about it — and there was nothing else to the report BUT Rocca. McHale was breathtakingly snide and witless, and even Keith’s line about Paris Hilton’s brain being a vast black hole was juvenile and obvious. I expect significantly more from a “Countdown” show, and I can only imagine the millions of broadcast viewers who’ve never seen it before asking themselves what the big deal is.

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Kieth was basically rubbing salt into the wound that earned Rush LimpBough’s early departure with the NFL.

8 JeremiasX,

Yeah, but KO couldn’t name Cheney every night. It’s more who’s the current worst based on the latest headlines.

The local Denver NBC affiliate (Channel 9) chose not to air Keith. They have received two emails (one from me and one from my wife) castigating them for their choice not to air Countdown. I know the West Coast didn’t get it either, but I have no idea why it wasn’t aired in Denver (other than being bumped for local news pablum).

I just heard that Aaron Russo has died. Sad news indeed.

I like to say that the difference between Iraq and Darfur is that the black is in the ground in Iraq, but in Darfur, it is the color of their skin. Thanks to Rush for confirming my suspicions about how REPUGS really feel about others.

Overall, I thought the show was on the weaker side of the usual nightly edition. Collingsworth was very descriptive of what we face as Democrats; how could Rush be the worst person in the world? A Repug sense of humor if I ever saw one!

I liked when Collinsworth called KO out on the worst person, and he changed the subject really fast!

Yeah, 14, he changed the subject to football, because that’s what the football segment was supposed to be about - football.

So I guess talking about Vick has nothing to do about Football?

I hope that Olberman makes a permanent move to network, and off cable. I love him and it would be a great thing for there to be someone on television who bothered not only to point out the lying that has become the Republicans alternative to debate, to policy, to actually doing anything at all in the service of the country as opposed to the service of their donors. Imagine the fun we might have had if he had been there in 2000 to point out the lies told about Gore? I wonder if they’ll let him stay, though. After all the worst lies about Gore weren’t told by Fox News, but by so-called “main-stream” journalists like Maureen Dowd who created the BS story about Nascar. There are too many to list.

Whenever I see Judith Miller being pilloried for shilling for Bush, Cheyney, and Rove, I wonder when we’re going to wake up and realize that the worst crime was the campaign against Gore without which Judith Miller would have had nothing to write about. The fact that we don’t even seem to remember that is profoundly worrying. It means we still can’t sustain our focus on the real issues. If we don’t wake up, we’ll have Rudy or Mitt for 8 years and more.

Boorring @ 3:

It can cut both ways, my bloviated shadow-dweller. Why do the Republicans not care about overthrowing an “Islamofacist” regime that is committing genocide on its own people, a place which can be a possible safe-haven as was Sudan for Osama Bin Laden pre-9/11? What group do they not need to appease as a voting bloc, as this group has not helped the Republican party in the past?

That’s right. Like that logic?

C&L (if I remember correctly) had footage of Trent Lott saying that Bill Clinton was ‘wagging the dog’ when he went after Bin Laden.

7 David,

Do you regularly watch Countdown? The last part of the show is always fluff stories that, as KO puts it “my producers make me cover” Mo Rocca is perhaps KO’s most regular guest. I agree the final segments often suck IMHO and I’m no fan of Rocca, but I’m more glad that they predictably put it at the end so I don’t have to watch it (thank god for tivo).

All that said, I think it was good idea to dumb the show down a little with “Oddball” and celebrity news stuff and all, especially on a Sun right before an NFL game. It’s still a ratings game and you gotta play to your audience, and that’s an audience KO knows better than anyone else in the msm today. Hopefully he lures a few sports fans to tune in regularly who normally don’t give a rat’s a$$ about news with some of that fluff and he can learn them something important at the beginning of each show.

Yeah, I was actually gonna kinda gripe about the broadcast for having too much Hollywood/dumb content, but justabill makes sense. I don’t have cable so I’m only able to see the clips C&L puts up and was thrilled to see him tonight. I love how he gave O’Reilly a math/truth lesson on network tv… though I’m sure there’ll be no response from Bill.

Countdown will be on at 10pm for the left coast crew. The live Countdown broadcast would have started at 4pm, and that’s where the local affiliates are airing Nightly News and the local news. Doubtful that the affiliates would have been too happy with pushing their news broadcasts back to 3pm.

The blast on Limbaugh was brilliant given how Rush flamed out on ESPN because he played the race card, and here’s Keith starting up his studio gig with Sunday Night Football only a few days after Rush’s latest bit of race baiting (which is pretty much the norm on his radio program).

I love how some of the wingnuts are getting all riled up about Keith, saying that he’s too politically biased to be working a football telecast. In fact, Olbermann is infinitely more qualified than either Rush or Dennis Miller to be on Sunday Night Football given his many years of experience as a sports reporter and sports anchor. For those who don’t regularly watch cable news, Keith Olbermann is still better known as an anchor from Sportscenter. No matter how his politics have come to the forefront on Countdown, no one can objectively look at his experience and deny that Keith is qualified to work a sports telecast. OTOH, Rush and Miller were clearly out of their element working a football broadcast. Obviously, it did not take long for Rush to revert back to being Rush on ESPN’s Sunday Night Countdown. (Oh, the horror of finding out that racist bloviating that works with an audience of dittoheads doesn’t work quite as well with a more diverse audience) And the less said about Dennis Miller on Monday Night Football, the better.

My brother’s a CFO, got his mba from a good school, and loves his sports. He can tell you what college most every starting nfl player for every team went to and he’s even more versed in baseball stats & trivia. But when it comes to news about politics at all his eyes just glaze over kinda like mine do when he talks sports. He’s never registered to vote. He often says things like “Is Bush still President?” and he’s not joking at all. We were talking about a month or so ago and he had no idea who John Edwards or Barack Obama is. Didn’t know and didn’t care to know.

If only KO could lure people like him into watching his show.

I would have preferred Ted Nugent’s recent rant get Worst Person in the World.

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Yeah, what Woochifer 21 said. Every word. Too true

“I contacted the news desk and the person there did not care that Countdown was not being carried and
stated the Steelers show was more important. I’m asking everyone to call 412-237-1100 and ask for the General Manager or email him at: gm@wpxi.com. There is no excuse for this but sadly that is the way it goes in Pittsburgh
most of the time.”

No, I would argue this is the way it is in much, if not most, of the country. Keep a football game on their TV, a beer in their gut and gas in their SUVs and half this country could care less.

….it’s how we got stuck with Chimperor in the first place.

Fat Limpcow always rants when he runs out of drugs.

WBAL in Baltimore (I believe a Sinclair channel) did not air this Countdown.

Ruthless People @ 26:

“I contacted the news desk and the person there did not care that Countdown was not being carried and
stated the Steelers show was more important. I’m asking everyone to call 412-237-1100 and ask for the General Manager or email him at: gm@wpxi.com. There is no excuse for this but sadly that is the way it goes in Pittsburgh
most of the time.”

No, I would argue this is the way it is in much, if not most, of the country. Keep a football game on their TV, a beer in their gut and gas in their SUVs and half this country could care less.

While the country goes down the shitter right in front of their dumbed down faces.
*could somone tell me what “blogwhoring” is??

kbass @ 14:

I liked when Collinsworth called KO out on the worst person, and he changed the subject really fast!

Yeah, Collinsworth acted shocked. He must be a Repub. And, I think he thought KO meant Limpdick was the worst person ever, not just today. Costas corrected it though(just barely).
I’m sure KO was aware it was primetime(not cable) so he didn’t elaborate on it. Pretty good show though, good for Keith(and America).

Thanks…..since Keith’s show won’t be on until 9:00 pm our time, Mountain Time, thanks for the details. /snark/

Shall I still watch?

I live in Houston and was frankly shocked that the local NBC affiliate not only ran it, but put it in the proper time slot. Nothing that liberal has appeared on the corporate owned media here in many, many moons.

I was a bit surprised that some (purported) KO fans were carping about various aspects of the program. Right out of the box, Keith mentioned that the Petreas report won’t be written by the General - a fact I have never heard spoken on any MSM outlet - and I watch NBC nightly and the Newshour along with various talking head programs. How much subversive do you guys think he can get away with on broadcast TV anyway?

Phej Omatic @ 29:

*could somone tell me what “blogwhoring” is??

Blatantly linking to your own blog, especially off topic but not always, instead of actually contributing to the conversation on the thread. I think that about describes it.

I wonder how many viewers Keith had tonight? Hopefully 3 times more than BillO ever had. I bet the attack machine at fixed news are working overtime and BillO has steam coming out of his ears. Good for Keith and America.

I don’t think complaining about a football pre-game show being aired is the way to go. TV networks are a business and if they make more money selling ads for the Steelers pre-game, that is an understandable decision.

Just like when you guys praised the O’Reilly stalker, you are barking up the wrong tree here as well.

Focus on the places it did air and that it got the exposure that it did. It’s not necessary to complain about everything.

I have never felt compelled to comment on a blog before, but seriously, if someone in the management of NBC actually thought that Pittsburgh would consider Keith Olberman more important than (even a preseason) Steeler game, then that person should be mopping floors at mickey Ds.
I for one have the best of both worlds, netsurfing w/ Steeler game on. Oh and a beer.

oh man, SECONDS after I posted this, KO turns up live on SNF halftime.

At least once a month I think ‘there’s no way Rush can top this’! He proves me wrong all the time!
What a maroon!

Spartan112 @ 23:

I would have preferred Ted Nugent’s recent rant get Worst Person in the World.

I’m with you. Nugent should at least have been on the list. And not just for his homicidal ranting. Did you see the cover of his new CD? It’s a nude woman in bondage on a platter like a pig with a hand grenade in her mouth. Check it out:

Ted Nugent: The Motor City Jackass

Wordsmith @ 32:

Thanks…..since Keith’s show won’t be on until 9:00 pm our time, Mountain Time, thanks for the details. /snark/

Shall I still watch?

Yes.

I know I am also guilty and actually tried to avoid specifics until everyone had a chance to see it. Considering that C&L has already posted the “Worst Person” and the amount of nitpicking that has already taken place here, if you want the show to surprise you, you’re probably too late.

I do have to agree with David @ #7 about the Rocca segment, however. That one fell completely flat to me.

justabill @ 22:

My brother’s a CFO, got his mba from a good school, and loves his sports. He can tell you what college most every starting nfl player for every team went to and he’s even more versed in baseball stats & trivia. But when it comes to news about politics at all his eyes just glaze over kinda like mine do when he talks sports. He’s never registered to vote. He often says things like “Is Bush still President?” and he’s not joking at all. We were talking about a month or so ago and he had no idea who John Edwards or Barack Obama is. Didn’t know and didn’t care to know.

If only KO could lure people like him into watching his show.

justabill I was thinking “I wish I were more like your brother”. Sounds kinda nice. Hope he doesn’t change a thing, or else he could end up like us.

So, is this some kinda’ test for NBC to see which way the political wind is blowing? They’ll count up their viewership. Pour over the e-mails and letters they get either for or against Keith, and see how they should schedule their fall line up? Hmmmm, perhaps everyone should e-mail NBC to tell them how much they love Keith before the 28%ers figure out how to turn on their computers.

your nuts!

heh…

In all fairness, the way I understand it is that the west coast affiliates won’t be getting the Countdown feed until 10pm PDT. Like I said, the Nightly News came on at 4pm PDT, which is when Countdown aired live back east. Airing the 7pm and/or 8pm prime time programming after the conclusion of a prime time football game is standard practice on the west coast, since Monday and Sunday Night Football begin at 5pm or 6pm and this is no different.

Also, if people agree that Countdown’s ratings are important, then it’s understandable why the Pittsburgh affiliate would choose to air pregame coverage, given that the Sunday Night Football telecast was a Pittsburgh Steelers game in Pittsburgh. This would have happened in any NFL city with the local team playing a home game on national TV. What I would take more issue with are any other eastern and central time zone affiliates that preempt Countdown altogether under pressure from astroturf e-mailing campaigns or just plain censorship by station owners.

Sorry to break the train of thought on this thread, but just wanted you to know that Arron Russo passed away this past Friday. I came across a great interview with him from this past January. Do yourselve’s a favor and watch it.

http://www.prisonplanet.com/ar....._aaron.htm

#43 Strawberry,

Great point, we need a guy like Keith on before Football or just a nationally run show, instead of the normal scared to death to cross this administration. This may swing a “Red State” or two our way.