Keith Olbermann News

Olbermann Will Be Chief News Officer For Current TV

11:09 am EST February 8th, 2011 | Media | 17 Comments

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On his conference call announcing his new venture, Keith Olbermann has announced that he will be chief news officer for Current TV, with a tv show debuting later this year. Olbermann says it will be “news that is produced independently of corporate interference.”

Topic: Current TV, Keith Olbermann

VIDEO: Keith Olbermann’s Countdown Signoff

4:05 pm EST January 22nd, 2011 | Media | 62 Comments

It’s too bad. When much of the media was giving a pass to the Bush administration’s malfeasance, or actively cheerleading it (Fox), Olbermann was one of the few to say “what the fuck is going on here?” as the right tried to destroy America.

No doubt, this departure is evidence of how Comcastic the future will be: No liberals allowed on the teevee, they may say mean things!!!

Topic: Keith Olbermann, MSNBC

Daily Caller Idiot Tucker Carlson Sent Around Phony Olbermann Emails

10:10 pm EST November 9th, 2010 | Media | 25 Comments

Conservative journalism strikes again.

Tucker Carlson boasted in July that his site, the Daily Caller, had bought the domain name for liberal MSNBC host Keith Olbermann. Carlson, a conservative journalist and pundit, even said he would start using the email address keith@ keitholbermann.com as a gag.

So it was interesting to see that Olbermann allegedly sent some angry emails to the Philadelphia Daily News’ Stu Bykofsky using the email address keith@ keitholbermann.com.

Phawker.com, which published the exchange, claimed it was “guaranteed 100% for real.”And Bykofsky later confirmed to media industry watcher Jim Romenesko that he was writing to keith@ keitholbermann.com, which he believed to be Olbermann.

Although emails were indeed sent back and forth, it wasn’t Olbermann on the other end.

(Sent in by reader M.I.)

Topic: Daily Caller, Keith Olbermann, Tucker Carlson

Christine O’Donnell Invokes Maddow, Olbermann To Scare Up Campaign Cash

3:37 pm EST October 5th, 2010 | Republicans | 16 Comments

Christine O’Donnell just sent the following e-mail out via Redstate.com (whose founder described her campaign as “amateur hour”, but I guess if the checks clear…):

We all knew that my opponent couldn’ t hide behind the failed policies of Obama, Pelosi and Reid forever. Even the liberal media led by Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann can’t cover up the truth.

I’ ve been an hard-working citizen, who is only running so we can finally get the real change we need in Washington. My opponent has been a politician for years and is running away from his record. Since he has been in a leadership position on the New Castle County Council, spending has risen 33%.

Marc Rubio, Scott Brown, and now Christine O’Donnell have all based fundraising appeals around MSNBC hosts – but we’re supposed to believe that MSNBC’s progressives haven’t had any impact. Imagine.

The e-mail:

Topic: 2010 Election, Christine O'Donnell, Delaware, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, U.S. Senate

VIDEO: Countdown Shreds Fox’s Fake New Black Panther Story

12:24 am EST July 13th, 2010 | Media | 71 Comments

The right has a fail. Again.

ALSO READ: Why Didn’t Obama’s DOJ Go After The New Black Panther Party For Voter Intimidation?

Topic: Fox News, J. Christian Adams, Keith Olbermann, New Black Panther Party, Race

Don’t Self-Censor The News

9:08 pm EST April 27th, 2010 | Media | 27 Comments

I had an interesting discussion today with a friend about news and how American news censors itself. As soon as I heard Sen. Levin quote the Goldman Sachs e-mail about the “shitty deal”, I sighed. The mainstream media would bleep out those words. Why? Because the mainstream press still acts as if this is the Victorian era and we’ll all have to find our fainting couches if someone says a dirty word.

The words from these e-mails were a key element in why Goldman was on Capitol Hill in the first place. They were pumping and dumping “shitty deals” and knew it, and in my opinion if you’re in the news business you should be reporting what was said and not “s***** deals” or calling it “vulgar”. Thankfully someone just reported what happened: Keith Olbermann.

It’s 2010, there’s no need for the news to censor itself. Tell us what happened. Naughty words included.

Topic: Goldman Sachs, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC