I guess it was inevitable that the ever envious KO would soundly thrash Jon Stewart for last night's Oscar show. Jon may not have had his "A" game but I don't think he disgraced himself either and there were some good bits here and there. I don't know how many of you saw Keith on his last guest appearance on Jay Leno's program. It was just embarassing...very unfunny and uninteresting with much forced laughter and Jay didn't seem to be able to hide his boredom. Finally, is there anyone creepier and so totally unfunny as Michael Musto? Just one question....WHY?

I like how people on this site act as if Keith Olbermann is the king of spin. The leak case is important, and as much as republicans would like to see it on the back burner, it's just not going to happen if you watch Countdown, get over it.

And that link you gave for Bob Edgar is just funny. It's hillarious to see a religious right-wingers view of a liberal person.

"It is, however, inconceivable that God intends his church to be used as a front for left-wing politics"

What so he'd prefer right-wing politics? And who is this chick to know anyways?

Seems like the serious news is shrinking to down to under 10 minutes now...

Does Countdown not see how double-standard it looks to preach about leaks and whistle-blowers this way?

If you use their logic, you could say that Libby was just a whistle-blower who passed on news of improper operations at the CIA...HEY!!! He did!

No, wait. Libby shouldn't be let off the hook. He leaked classified information.

No, wait. He isn't charged with leaking classified information... Just with alledgedly misleading the special investigator, which hasn't been proved yet either.

Confusing.

No, here's the problem - the only leaks that the Administration is talking about prosecuting are the ones critical of the Administration.

The August 29th transcripts that were leaked last week to counter the negative press on the Katrina tapes? Those transcripts were declared privileged by the Administration when Congress demanded them, but now that they could be used to help the President's credibility, they were "leaked". As far as I know, no one from the Justice Department is beating down the doors to find out who let that particular cat out of the bag.

But leak something that "damages" the Administration and suddenly it's off to the Big House for you and the reporter you talked to. What kind of double standard is that? Positive leaks will be ignored (or encouraged), negative leaks will be prosecuted?

The Ave Maria idea won't fly - violates the Establishment Clause.

> Those transcripts were declared privileged by the Administration when Congress demanded them

Were they classified? Comparing Katrina tapes with national secrets is a Olby-style trick. I thought you were better than that.

> the only leaks that the Administration is talking about prosecuting are the ones critical of the Administration.

Um, perhaps you might of heard of this fellow. His name is Scooter Libby. Can you think of a bigger, more thorough leak investigation going on than that one?

I like how people on this site act as if Keith Olbermann is the king of spin. The leak case is important, and as much as republicans would like to see it on the back burner, it's just not going to happen if you watch Countdown, get over it.

No it isn't. Nobody cares about the leak case. Do you ever hear anyone talking about it? Did you even know who Scotter Libby was before this? Does it have any barring on your life at all? No, it's one CIA agent outed by one unimportant member of the white house staff. That's all it really is.

If KO wants to know why his ratings are low it's because nobody cares about the leak case. It's like O'Reilly said tonight while people waste time talking about no WMDs or Guantanimo or any other pointless topic he is going to talk about the war on terror. Now which is more important some outed CIA agent or how America is fighting the war on terror? Because I'd rather know about the war on terror then about two people who I dont even know or care about.

Were they classified? Comparing Katrina tapes with national secrets is a Olby-style trick. I thought you were better than that.

You miss the point. The administration was ordered to provide all relevant documents to the Congress. The transcript was relevant, but they claimed privilege at the time. Now, six months later, the document mysteriously reappears and is suddenly "not privileged"? What changed from then until now?

Um, perhaps you might of heard of this fellow. His name is Scooter Libby. Can you think of a bigger, more thorough leak investigation going on than that one?

Wait a minute, let me see if I have this right...you scoff at the Leak Case and declare it no big deal. Until there's a glimmer of using it to say "hey, they investigate all leaks" and suddenly it's this great big shield?

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

Trekkie writes:

"But leak something that "damages" the Administration and suddenly it's off to the Big House for you and the reporter you talked to."

Trekkie, this sentence says alot about you. The issue is not whether these leaks damaged the administration, although you wish it were so. No, the issue with the NSA leaks is that the leaks DAMAGE NATIONAL SECURITY. You know, national security, where we try to figure out where the terrorists are.

Exactly what do you think Bush got out of the NSA program? Transcripts of your Star Trek conversations? Your mother's "to do" list? (You know, "buy son new underwear, buy son new vulcan ears.") No, he got, "subject X talked about bombing domestic targets X times with subject Y in Pakistan." Exactly how did that threaten your ultra-secure way of life?

As for the infamous Plame leak case, The BUSH administration appointed the special prosecutor. They decided (wrongly, I think) to allow this stupid case to go forward at taxpayer expense DESPITE the fact that good 'ol Val was not undercover, was publicly known as a CIA agent and was outed by her husband long before all this manufactured controversy.

By the way Trekkie, have you seen this:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ellen-ladowsky/pedophilia-and-star-trek_b_5857.html

The LA Times recently ran a story about the Child Exploitation Section of the Toronto Sex Crimes Unit, which contained a mind-boggling statistic: of the more than 100 offenders the unit has arrested over the last four years, "all but one" has been "a hard-core Trekkie."

It must be true -- it is from the Huffington Post! Is this why the NSA scares you Trekkie?

It must be true -- it is from the Huffington Post! Is this why the NSA scares you Trekkie?

That story is crap - even the detectives who talked to the L.A. Times admit that their statements were overblown and misrepresented. And don't you dare throw something like that in my face again, sir.

Exactly what do you think Bush got out of the NSA program?

I don't know. Moreover, the courts don't know and that's what's disturbing. There has to be some oversight. Someone has to be a check against overreaching by the executive.

Besides, any terrorist who didn't think we weren't spying on them is a damn stupid terrorist. So I'm not exactly clear on how this gives the terrorists any more information on our tactics than they already had or could infer.

Trekkie,

I am sorry -- I didn't really think that story was true. Trekkies are already lonely, awkward nerds -- the last thing they need is to be further maligned. I mean, talk about hitting someone when he is down.

Anyway, you wrote:

"Besides, any terrorist who didn't think we weren't spying on them is a damn stupid terrorist. So I'm not exactly clear on how this gives the terrorists any more information on our tactics than they already had or could infer."

Trekkie, you have a bad habit of pontificating while being "not exactly clear." You are not an intelligence expert, despite your capabilities with your tricorder. If the NSA is getting info from the program, who are you to say that the terrorists are already on to them? Maybe the NSA have code-breaking software, anti-encryption software, and other technology in play, and further revelations on the program will damage results further? Perhaps a few terrorist sympathisers got sloppy on the phone with their cousin in Pakistan talking about their friend the domestic terrorist? Maybe the sphincter tone of these people goes up when they think they are being watched aggressively and they clam up? Who are you to say?

Here's an example from your world (television and movies). On TV, mobsters are aware they might be under surveillance. Should the cops walk up to the mobsters and tell them they are watching? Is that a smart move? Why not, since the mobsters probably already know they are being watched?

Terrorists communicate, and they do it in multiple ways. Sure, they could use carrier pidgeons or letters, but most likely they use (or would prefer to use) the internet or a phone. Intercepting these communications just might help, dontcha think? I mean, I know you are fully aware of the inner workings of the NSA, but isn't it possible that a career intelligence agent might be able to find something out via surveillance? How about you forget that Bush is in office and pretend the President is Ariana Huffington when you argue your points -- it might allow you to think clearly.

I thought KO was Mr. Baseball. He demanded that Ken Burns make corrections within his baseball documentary a while back. And now -- upon the news about the death of Kirby Puckett -- what does the Grand Jock-Sniffer have to say, "Puckett's career cut short because of being hit in the face and causing glaucoma in that eye."

Remember, not MSNBC, but MSN"BS".

Kirby Puckett batted right-handed and was hit in the upper cheek on the left side of his face. His eye that was disabled by glaucoma was his right eye. Hey, Keith, it is called journalism -- look it up.

I am sorry KO's father never actually allow him to play baseball -- he throws like a girl.

DanteMN

KO really said that the hit caused the glaucoma? (I didn't see the show)

Maybe I'm confusing ball players, but I thought Dennis Martinez broke Puckett's jaw in 1995; doctors said that there wasn't any correlation between the hit and the glaucoma.

I also thought that Puckett said himself that there was no link between the two issues. In Dan Patrick's book with Keith Olbermann, KO said something to the effect that he thought that Puckett said this to remove any guilt from Martinez.

Whatever the cause, it's sad that Puckett died.

This guy Michael Musto is one strange looking dude. He looks like a cross between Mr Potato Head and Andy Rooney (with the eyebrows). Did anybody catch happen to catch this weirdo's little barb about Charlnton Heston being "uncut"? Eeeeeewww, is this guy creepy or what? He fits right in with Olbermans other favorite little fem Moe Rocca.

Moe Rocca,Craig Crawford,Richard Wolffe,Michael Musto,what a crew.I don't let my kids watch Countdown any more;TOO SCARY

Bill said: "Moe Rocca,Craig Crawford,Richard Wolffe,Michael Musto,what a crew.I don't let my kids watch Countdown any more;TOO SCARY"

Me neither. I have no desire to explain the antics of Olbermann to any child. Last fall, Countdown ran the recycled Dateline piece about child predators, then KO later the same hour had Andy Borowitz on to talk about Scooter Libby's novel. Olbermann played the serious faced newsman when introducing the predator story and then shortly turned to giggling wannabe comedian when talking about bears and young girls with his guest.

I thought it was extremely poor taste to run both stories on the same night. The Libby book had nothing to do with any angle you could take with the so-called lead case and could have been scheduled for another night.

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MAJOR OLBARRASSMENT ALERT! MAJOR OLBARRASSMENT ALERT!
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From the horribly biased TVNewser:

FNC's Sean Hannity has landed the first television interview with Howard Stern since his showdown with CBS CEO Les Moonves. It airs tonight and tomorrow on H&C...

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Olby kisses Stern's foul-smelling tushie, and ends up interviewing Mo Rocca and Michale Musto every night while Fox gets the Howard Stern exclusive time and time again! Keith Olbermann, doormat to the stars!

Perhaps this is why you don't get interviews Keith:

The Scoreboard: Friday, March 3
25-54 demographic (total viewers now unavailable thanks to the spinmasters at TVNewser, but Keith is STILL LAST):

8pm:
1. O'Reilly: 368,000
2. Grace: 191,000
3. Zahn: 160,000
4. Countdown: 137,000 (LAST)

9pm:
1. Hannity&Colms: 422,000 (FIRST)
2. King: 181,000
3. MSNBC Investigates: 146,000
4. Prime News: 105,000

You see Keith, it is a one-way street with you and your entertainment buddies. They are happy to accept your groveling, and happy to allow you to sit in your chair looking like an idiot when you ask for interviews. Couldn't happen to a bigger jerk.

Hi everybody!

Uh! Oh! It looks like things aren't looking good for Trukie's and Non's buddies over at Stale Air. Check out the link.

www.nypost.com/entertainment/60684.htm

YIKES!

Oh, don't worry Puck.

You know the old saying, "a cat's poop always lands under its feet"? Splattering soon at the extremes of an AM dial near you, Air America's cast of all-star psychotic complainers! Hear Jeanine "the buffalo" Garuffalo yell "Bush sucks" at the top of her lungs! Listen to Randi Rhodes cough up a piece of lung while massaging Cindy Sheehan's feet! Enjoy Al Franken's glorious nasal incoherence! Savor various left-wing loon conspiracy theories and vacuous declarative sentences, interspersed with commercials for Jacoby and Meyers, Obesity Help, and Anti-Psychotic Medication trials!

I wonder if Olby is behind this legislation? It originates in New Jersey, and would hurt Olbywatch something fierce:

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A1500/1327_I1.HTM

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman PETER J. BIONDI

District 16 (Morris and Somerset)

SYNOPSIS

Makes certain operators of interactive computer services and Internet service providers liable to persons injured by false or defamatory messages posted on public forum websites.

Don't call Olby a jerk on Olbywatch, or you will find yourself in the pokey!

Here's a nice quote from Anderson Cooper's blog: "Be honest about what you see, get out of the way and let the story reveal itself". Nice and something that KO might do well to emulate. I won't hold my breath waiting for that to happen, though.

I think that quote is more speaking out against Yellow Journalism. Keith doesn't go out of his way to make false news. Keith is honest with what he sees, and he only responds to O'Reilly or others after they do something stupid (Phone Sex, insulting other channels).

"Olby kisses Stern's foul-smelling tushie, and ends up interviewing Mo Rocca and Michale Musto every night while Fox gets the Howard Stern exclusive time and time again! Keith Olbermann, doormat to the stars!"

Bill O'Reilly's interview with Yankee manager Joe Torre must have nearly killed poor Olby.

Olbermann, Rocca, and Musto are the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost of Oddballs.

O'Reilly should find out Olby's favorite celebrities and interview them one by one! I only wish Mickey Mantle were alive to do O'Reilly's show today!

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