Did you know Keith was on the radio when John Lennon was killed? That's right! He told us all about how John Lennon's death affected him and where he was and what he was doing. When I think of John Lennon's death, I think, "where was Olbermann? What was he doing? What was he thinking? Did he cry? Did he say something profound? Did Lennon's death affect our hero? Does Keith like "Obladee Obladaa"? And which Beatle was Keith's fave?"

There is so much to know about good 'ole Olby.

I was absolutely astounded by Olbermann's groupiness toward John Lennon. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen him gush all over the screen for the dead Beatle.

Yes, Lennon and the Beatles were music monsters who revolutionized the music scene, etc etc and Lennon's great artistry included a genius for political performance art. But his politics were simplistic mishmash. All he was saying...is give peace a chance...

Though Olbermann is barely old enough to qualify as a baby boomer, we can place his politics squarely within the worst of the sixties era.

Who knew...

It just goes to show you that you can never underestimate Olbermann's lack of savvy and intellectual rigor. His is a surface polish of urbane liberal correctness. Which is why he can never resist the chance to bully the easy target, the current liberal pariah of the day. Like most nonintellectuals he confuses political correctness with intellectualism. He's no Chris Hitchens. Or even Chris Matthews...

HOWEVER-- of late Olbermann has managed to interview a few "experts" who don't seemed to have been vetted for their adherence to his point of view. The interview with the attorney for the 9/11 airline victims is the latest example.

Did you catch KO with the coverage of the Southwest crash in Chicago? I expected any moment to hear him either say that it was a Bush move to distract the nation or caused by Karl Rove. But alas he had to stick to the story. Maybe tonight.

Irony - countdown is the perfect name for his show - how many days does he have left???

When he get the axe - it will be Bush's fault, Tom Delay will have bribed Texas officalis to get him off the air, and of course - public enemy # 1 - Karl Rove will have leaked prior information to the Hall of Fame that Opie discoverd during his briliant tenure at ESPN.

Hey JC,

You have an interesting point! Perhaps Keith, knowing his show is a flop, is attempting to set up a conspiracy charge against anyone who might fire him. Even if a liberal boss fires him, he could always claim, "Look what the right-wingers did! I have been unfairly persecuted!"

Perhaps Keith's sick persecution complex and conspiracy-laden mind create an insatiable need to be fired so that he can lash out at an imagined enemy? I am starting to believe that Keith gets angrier and crazier every day he isn't fired! If Countdown continues to degenerate at this rate, we may see an on-air suicide.

If Countdown continues to degenerate at this rate, we may see an on-air suicide.

In saner times, Olbermann's irresponsible rumor-mongering about the '04 election would have served that purpose.