The Blue Blogs were atwitter over the past week with OlbyLoons commenting on the apparent demise of the #1 Keith Olbermann blog in the world. Here are some highlights...

Anti-Olbermann website quits after MSNBC host's contract is extended

The Raw Story

You have got to be kidding! Olbermann a bully? What is wrong with these Conservative nitwits? they have the likes of Limbaugh and O'Reilly, and the Queen of Hatred Coulter! SHEESH!
I'm happy for Keith olbermann!

lynn | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 1:06 pm
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The fascists had to realize that they could not succeed. Olbermann's reality based show (and his intelligence) could not be downed by the nationalists and their propaganda.

But, and that is much more important, their giving up proves that the American people are tired of deceit and honor a show that informs about the neocon bastards.

Gandhi | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 1:09 pm
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Good on Olbermann, he is a journalistic powerhouse. He is not afraid to tell us the truth, even when it's dirty, and he is not afraid to expose the lying crooks who are ignorant of both history and the meaning of the words they speak.

Olbermann is one of few people I would say qualifies as a national hero, as he tries to substantially raise the level of public discourse. People can establish all the authoritarian "Watches" over whoever they want, but don't expect the rest of us, non-warmongerers, to be convinced by your reactionary, neo-fascist bullshit.

Mike | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 1:13 pm
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Heehee, Haahaa, I'm trully loving this...that's just the beginning. KUDOS Keith we Love YOU!!!Go Olbermann.

Why don't they watch Faux Noise?

Freethinker | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 1:15 pm
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Shucks, Olbermann must be sad about this -- you know you're really getting ahead in the world when the miscreants put up websites against you.

. | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 1:21 pm
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I have been watching Kieth's pieces over tha past couple of years and have been very impressed with his style. He cuts to the quick and is concise in his statements. I am happy to see he has been given "growing room." I look forward to Kieth doing more in the future in actual reports. Maybe soon he will do some hard investigative reporting, something sadly lacking from the MSM these days.
JAG | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 1:23 pm
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"his assault on the journalistic standards we hold dear,"

What "journalistic standards?" Mud-slinging, wingnut propaganda, half-truths, full lies and anti-democratic proto-fascist drumbeating?

Keith Olbermann speaks truth to power. The right can try and vilify him as some kind of leftist kook if they wish, but the fact is that he has demonstrated fealty to the Constitution (which neocons seem to disdain), accountability and excels in calling out these cretins on their lies. There is a very good reason why his viewership is up, up, up and that Countdown is the most frequently 'TiVo'ed program of all.

This country is NOT as inherently 'conservative' the the right would have you believe; we never have been.

Congratulations, Keith on your 4 year renewal. To Robert Cox, STFU.

dionysis | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 1:35 pm
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Keith Olbermann is a different kind of person for the GOP to deal with. He's an ex-sports guy so he been around battles, yelling, etc. I think the GOP is jealous of the Olberman that he exists. He can't be talked away like Wolf Blitzer or Hardball. An anti-site of a person is lame, it speaks to the impact of the person. Can anyone speak out GOP or just you? Geez

BruntLIVE | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 1:44 pm
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I suspect the reason why the Olbermann Watch site closed is that it was a Republican "think tank" operation (not unlike the "think tank" that found Algore's utility bills) that hoped it would torpedo Olbermann's chances of being renewed.

Well, guess it didn't work so time to pull the plug on the funding.

Biggus Diggus | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 1:49 pm
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lol right wingers!

Freakaloin | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 2:01 pm
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Insert "Cut and run" comment here.

slappy magoo | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 2:04 pm
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"Journalistics standards that we all hold so dear?" That is EXACTLY what Keith - AND ONLY KEITH - has been doing. I am sorry that Mr. Cocks believes that the heads at Fox Noise Channel are journalists but Olbermann is the new and much-needed Edward R. Murrow of our times. Now if we can just get Fox Noise to shut down we can bring back journalistic integrity for good!
Keith Otherman | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 2:19 pm
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conservatives will have to learn that they are not going to stop the truth from coming out...

chuck h | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 2:29 pm
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I'm very happy to see Olbermann's contract extended.

I laugh at those who criticize him, because the truth hurts, don't it?

We need more journalists like Keith. Keep up the good work!

Patience Lost | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 2:31 pm
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Olbermann Watch - now that's a laugh - What is with these right wing nut jobs. I mean they really just don't get it.

Olbermann is speaking truth to power like nobodies business. The only reason he's a threat is because he exposes their lies and distortions in the context of reality which they can not stand to have pointed out to them because they are disingenuous retarded snobs.

The "right" thinks they are fighting for something when the very thing they claim to be against is what they are.

The only real explanation for their thuggery is that in their denial they are simply projecting that which about themselves they can not face head on.

What else can account for the tragedy of opposites that seem to flow from their mouths like a river of ineptitude and lack of moral accountability.

Cox closed down his sight because it was irrelevant. His fake crusade to hold up the pillar of journalistic integrity is and always was a huge joke.
911truth | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 2:41 pm
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These are the same morons who think that FOX isn't a propaganda machine. Listening to Olbermann is like getting much needed oxygen.

Lukas -
http://lukas.pridedepot.com

Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 3:02 pm
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Keith Olbermann is a breath of fresh air. We need more like him instead of the bunch of spinless so called news men we have on the network news.Impeach Bush/Cheney

clyde paige | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 3:08 pm
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Although once in a while Keith gets a little too left-leaning to be 100% objective, nevertheless I think his show is one of the more entertaining and fact-based programs on any channel. I love his anti-Bill O'Reilly comments!

sirpaulj7 | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 3:14 pm
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I used to post on the site, but quit after the elections. I felt the site was irrelevant at that point. The analyses by Johnny Dollar and Robert Cox were so moronic, even a three year old could rebut their arguments. No offense to three year olds.

hit_escape | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 3:15 pm
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The Repug thugs are amazing!! Olbermann doesn't lie; he always backs his statements up with fact sheets. That is something the neo-pigs don't do; maybe because so many of them are dyslexic?!? Thank God I can read; if I had to depend on Faux my brain would wither away.

azbenny | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 3:25 pm
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Oh riiiigt, they have done more harm than good? Well if that were the case O'Rielley's rating should be through the roof with all the negative attention he gets.

The Phoenix | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 3:41 pm
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While I like Keith's show, I wish he show some stones and actually have someone who doesn't agree with him and debate the issues. This news show with parrots as his experts gets a little old and it is something you'd expect from Hannity.

PC | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 3:49 pm
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Who is this Cox sucker, anyway and where did he come from? Is he a front for O'Reilly?

JazzMan | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 4:18 pm
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I have always found Keith Olberman to be fun, interesting, and a true patriot. He has a way of getting his points across in a way you want to listen to. This country could use a few more Keith Olbermans and a lot less of the stale and rancid conservative baloney, sliced thick. Do I feel safer today, than I did before 9/11...................NO

Buck Raye | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 4:27 pm
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Journalistic standards is what is totally lacking in the right wing world of lunatics and whore mongers that would attack their own mother if she were a Democrat or opposed to this insane and murderous conflict that they created ,so fuck them all and we're going to incarcerate as many of them as we can catch so get ready bastards we're coming for you.

Badfinger | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 4:32 pm
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Hey Robert Cox...listen up...

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

big dan | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 4:47 pm
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I've noticed that many online Republicans are cowards who can't deal with defeat.

CD | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 4:56 pm
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THANKS MSNBC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Gullible | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 4:57 pm
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BiggusDiggus: I agree with you that Olberman Watch was probably the product of a Right Wing Think[less] Tank. They are really very repetitive in their group-think.

There is an AMA/Insurance Industry think tank creation called Quack Watch that spreads itself all over the internet spreading disinformation about every sort of non-conventional health care. It also provides its "experts" to state medical boards for prosecutions of alternative health care providers. It's called "trying to keep your market share" when 90% of the population is fed up with the allopathic medicine monopoly which is propped up by our government.

By-the-way, the word "Quack" comes from the German word "Quecksilber" (Quicksilver - mercury) and was used to describe the barbers and blacksmiths who used mercury-based dental fillings in the 19th century. Now the American Dental Association calls mercury-free dentists "quacks."

Hildagard of Bingen | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 5:19 pm
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Simply, Olberman says what alot of us are thinking. Democracy and truth has a way of pissing this administration off. MSNBC has Olberman....Fox has Rick (man on dog) Santorum. No wonder this web site gave it up. LMAO

La Reina de la Mota | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 5:56 pm
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Olberman is such a bully, backing up eloquent, logical criticisms of BushCo with verifiable facts and historical evidence!

What kind of modern journalist behaves with such a lack of respect for our rulers?

jimbo92107 | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 6:11 pm
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Olbermann is awesome. No one will miss your pathetic site, Mr. Cox-Ucker!

robert cox-ucker | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 6:17 pm
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Thank you, Keith, for fighting for our Constitution. The Bushlicans are dismantling it. You would think that they would put our Constitution above the Party, but NO, they support that Anti-American Imperialist, Bush.

Just what I think... | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 6:48 pm
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Keith, Helen Thomas, Frank Rich, the late Molly Ivins.....patriots who stand tall against the traitorous BushCo media minions.

Rottweiler | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 7:00 pm
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The reason they shut down was that they realized you can't argue with the truth. Keith Olbermann ROCKS and this Robert Cox is just one of the kool-ade drinking minions trying to make a buck off propaganda, much like the bully/terrorist Annthrax Coulter, and that lot. Good riddance, asshole!!! HA!

Bobo the Clown | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 7:31 pm
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Hey everyone, click the link that goes the RIP page - there's an email there - and you can tell Robert Cox what you think!!!! I just did...

Bobo the Clown | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 7:35 pm
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"Assault on the journalistic standards we hold dear" what might those "journalistic standards" be? Head-in-the-sand regurgitation of the Fox Noise channel?
Thank God for Keith! He's the only broadcaster that, I feel, provides some intellectual responsibility to news. Who else stands up to Bush rhetoric? Glen Beck? Hardly...

Jonathan | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 7:49 pm
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Don't these jokers get it?

It's not their website that caused them problems.

It's their policies, their bigotry, their hate speak, their general take on what's good for America that Americans across the country are waking up to and rejecting in mass.

jogger | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 8:14 pm
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You know whats really funny about this?
First the claim that they have drawn too much attention to Countdown and Olbermann with their blog. HAHAHA
that site got NO TRAFFIC! THey were ranked down in the cellar at 650,000 SO how they called attention to KO on a site no one visited is beyond me.
The other thing is reading the message they have up there now. As any wingnut that is beat will do, they play the victim. Boo hoo
"We wish all of you the best over the next four, painful years." O PULLEEEEZE! Cry me a river!

Secular Progressive | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 8:48 pm
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the wingnuts are jellous of him because he is smart and handsome and he always calls them on their bullshit.

pattyMe | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 9:21 pm
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Mr. Cox your name suits you. Remember sweetie the truth will set you free. People out in the real world see you rightwingnuts are really fruity.

SouthernYankee | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 9:27 pm
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Love Keith O.
Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity, Beck & other weasels, beware ...
Keith will shine a light on you, and like roaches, you'll scurry for darkness.
Hah!

DeppFan | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 9:44 pm
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Truth hurts. Liars eventually destroy themselves.

Gene | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 9:57 pm
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Where is my Roger Ailes blow up doll when I need him?

Sean Godamnity | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 10:58 pm
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"...his assault on the journalistic standards we hold dear"

I nearly spit out my drink when I saw that!

Daniel | Email | Homepage | 03.02.07 - 11:01 pm
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I winder if this does indeed bring up a good point. Does all of the attention that we give the right-wing nuts of FoxNews and right-wing radio actually help them by giving them free promotion and free advertising?

SteaM | Email | Homepage | 03.03.07 - 2:56 a
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Can you believe that republicans go to the trouble of setting up sites where they can criticize someone who tells them they're wearing no clothes. How twisted is this? Republicans want totalitarianism.

simi | Email | Homepage | 03.03.07 - 6:01 am
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These people at Watching Olberman give themselves a lot of credit thinking their website actally helped promote Olberman. I know i never heard of them before this article..

Freeman1 | Email | Homepage | 03.03.07 - 6:55 am
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You may be amused with the following site. It is a Google cache:

http://209.85.165.104/search?q=c...clnk&cd=1&gl=us

You can see for yourself how bizarre this site was. I was especially interested in a "Special Alert" that first questions the site alleged role in Olbermann's popularity; and the next piece called "WOW Losing Steam"

Elphin | Email | Homepage | 03.03.07 - 9:18 am
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Everytime some neocon group throws a fit, or holds a boycott, or puts up an ANTI-SOMETHING website, they always try to find a way to feel like even though they failed they still had some kind of impact.

Frankly, if it weren't for this story I would have never heard of them.

Mark | Email | Homepage | 03.03.07 - 9:22 am
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Jimbo92107 asks....."What kind of modern journalist behaves with such a lack of respect for our rulers?" Answer.... the kind of journalist that recognizes our "rulers" have no respect for us...the citizens of this nation. The "rulers" of this nation are criminals, one and all. Why should we respect them?

La Reina de la Mota | Email | Homepage | 03.03.07 - 10:55 am
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I noticed that there were only "positive" posts in this forum. I know there must have just as many "negative" posts, why were none of those displayed? Fair? At watchingolbermann, they allowed the "olbyloons" to spread there hatred on a daily basis. Go try making a post at the "newshole", unless you say "I love Keith" it won't get through. Fair? There will be another watchingolbermann....

jeff | Email | Homepage | 03.03.07 - 12:47 pm
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I have turned more folk on to Keith than their crappy website. I promice to continue untill everyone knows the truth.

Keith is Truth!

sellitman | Email | Homepage | 03.03.07 - 3:22 pm
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"There will be another watchingolbermann"

... and it will probably be as futile and childish as the last.

VoR | Email | Homepage | 03.03.07 - 4:58 pm
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Jimbo92107 asks....."What kind of modern journalist behaves with such a lack of respect for our rulers?" Answer.... the kind of journalist that recognizes our "rulers" have no respect for us...the citizens of this nation. The "rulers" of this nation are criminals, one and all. Why should we respect them?
La Reina de la Mota

Geeeez...I hope you're just kidding. The original poster was, ya know. Or do you know?

Joe Hill | Email | Homepage | 03.03.07 - 9:09 pm
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Has Robert Cox Finally Lost His Mind?
http://watchingolbermannwatch.bl...t-his- mind.html

First, there was nothing. Then came a long-winded, tediously arrogant message. Now there's a picture of a dead animal on the front page of OlbermannWatch.

Here's a screenshot...

fram tokimn | Email | Homepage | 03.05.07 - 7:50 pm
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Just more of the victimization mentality of the right-wing. Boo hoo, we don't have 100% of the media on our side so we have to cry out liberal bias! Keith Olbermann bullies us!

ucsbclassics53 | Email | Homepage | 03.07.07 - 7:09 pm
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Media-wise, it doesn't get much more Orwellian than Olbermann Watch.

Had this jackass been around back then, and had the Internets been too, I'm sure he would've launched Murrow Watch.

MediaBloodhound | Email | Homepage | 03.07.07 - 8:42 pm
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I'm not the sort of person who would kick a person while they're down but...Aw hell, who am I kidding? That's the perfect time to do some kicking, so here goes...

I had never heard of this Olberman Watch website until about three minutes ago and I consider myself fairly well connected when it comes to the news. Sorry to burst your pathetic little bubble Mr. Cox but you had absolutely NOTHING to do with KO's ratings going up. Your website had about as much impact as a mayfly going head to head with an eighteen wheeler. You should be able to tell from my tone whom I consider to be the mayfly and whom I consider to be the truck.

Do the world a favor Mr. Cox. Buy one bullet and rent a gun. I'm sure even you can figure out that little bit of arithmatic.

AF_Comm_Guy | Email | Homepage | 03.07.07 - 11:27 pm
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OlbermannWatch: "Goodbye, cruel world"

Daily Kos

Weeeeelll goooood fer them. At least they did something right by increasing KO's viewership. Now they want to quit while they are ahead. hmmmmmmm If you are looking for Truth, you better be ready to change your mind.

by jimraff on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:04:19 PM PST
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So what's gonna happen To WatchingOlbermannWatch? Waaaah!

http://watchingolbermannwatch.blogsp...

Here's what they say:

I'd like to think that Bob Cox and his gang saw the proverbial light - that they realized bullying, misinformation, name-calling, etc. was not only wrong, but a shining example of the most irresponsible misuse of the blogosphere as a conduit of information and creator of community.

I'd like to think that, but I'd probably be wron. Politicians and diapers need to be changed frequently -- often for the same reason.

by KnowVox on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:19:23 PM PST
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Well, youshould start http://watchingwatchingolbermannwatc... It would be hilarious. This chain could go on forever, such is the wonder of the internets.

Kossacks Under 35 Thursdays at 9 EST!

by kath25 on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:36:20 PM PST
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Hey, I clicked it just for fun... and got a 404 error. Somebody start this site! LMAO Politicians and diapers need to be changed frequently -- often for the same reason.

by KnowVox on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:47:25 PM PST
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That's hilarious!

by feelingsickinMN on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:35:26 PM PST
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Off the charts...... I am falling out of my chair

by vyllyn on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 07:52:40 AM PST
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How about a site called WOW!!

Watching Olbermann Watchers.. hehehe

by Demfem on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:56:36 PM PST
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Their motto "I like to watch." Chauncy Gardener

by Emerson on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:00:34 PM PST
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Isn't he Bush's older, smarter brother?

by Ken in Tex on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:04:00 PM PST
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Nope, that's Bush I've been saying for years that we elected Chauncy Gardner to the Presidency.....just like what they were plotting in the movie. Yunno, everything in Network has come to pass as has Being There. Be afraid, be vewy vewy afwaid. Their reality has lapped our satire.

by grog on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 05:33:04 AM PST
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a reco from a Peter Sellers fan

by Patriot4peace on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:06:07 PM PST
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ditto! :p

by Pandoras Box on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 04:50:40 AM PST
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Already Exists It's called the NSA.

by Phlip on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 02:53:14 AM PST
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Reminds me of the old... (0 / 0)

SPY 1: Oh my god, they know!
SPY 2: But it's OK because we know they know.
SPY 1: But what if they know we know they know?
SPY 2: We already know they know we know they know ...

etc.

by CharlieHipHop on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 07:14:11 AM PST
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You might think that But I couldn't possibly comment...

by annetteboardman on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:20:10 PM PST
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Bob Cox and his gang see the light and realize their bullying is wrong. As If!

by madgranny on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:46:06 PM PST
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Too chilly for them in cyberspace?

I guess they thought it was time to throw another blog on the fire.

by cmnh on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 05:14:55 PM PST
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THEY SHOULD Buy up their website addresss! That would really rub it in!

by MadAsHellMaddie on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 05:49:46 PM PST
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aww...don't flatter them that much. I never heard of them. I watched Olbermann because he's GOOD!

by jhwygirl on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 06:45:53 PM PST
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can someone tell them I hope the door hit them in the azz on their way out?

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with but one step"

by testvet6778 on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:05:11 PM PST
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And their parting shot is that they take credit for the increase in ratings. Long may their egos wave.

by mojavefog on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:08:27 PM PST
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yea, to be honest. I had never heard of them before reading this diary. So count me in as someone who started watching Olbermann over the past year due in absolutely no way to the "entire staff" at Olbermannwatch.

by davidkc on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:42:38 PM PST
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My question is who in the hell was funding a staff of 60 to do this?

by jhwygirl on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 06:48:37 PM PST
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I think it was actually... one lonely dude in his parents' basement. In fact, I visited the blog once, and after reading one particularly odious posting, I left a comment that said something like, "I bet your parents are so proud of you. In fact, I bet your mother is upstairs baking you cookies right now."

by snookybeh on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 10:32:47 PM PST
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Ooooo, nicely cut!

by Bugsby on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 10:39:23 PM PST
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thanks, it felt good... ;-) n/t

by snookybeh on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 07:46:42 AM PST
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Perhaps it was a rhetorical 'we'... Typing with his one hand while the other had a date with his...ummm. That makes a threesome.

by 417els on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 01:37:18 AM PST
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ummm...a date with his Staff. Threesome? Ummm... That's still more like the unitary executive branch as far as I can tell. And, I, for one, welcome the rise of our dark OlberLord. Say, does that make the ex-blogger a heavy duty Policy Wank? When life gives you wingnuts, make wingnut butter!

by antirove on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 03:56:27 AM PST
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On their way out...they took a poll to see if they should shut down. 18% said "Yes, immediately." n You can still access cached posts. Here's a funny one that slams Watching Olbermann Watch and boasts that:

Olbermann Watch is the number one Keith Olbermann blog in the world

That was February 19. Less than two weeks later they're defunct. Let's hear it for #1.

by KingOneEye on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:11:45 PM PST
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Yer doing a heckuva job Olbermannwatch. Heh.

by Webster on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 06:00:20 PM PST
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I don't know about the door, but their azz is gettin' the message. Real people think you are stoopid. You know, not really smart and stuff. Because real American's like to hear the real story. They know Bill O'Reilly is entertainment. Yeah, it's stoopid entertainment, but so were the Three Stooges. I enjoy the Stooges, myself. Some day, when WE have taken our country back, I'm gonna watch the O'Reilly tapes and laugh my ass off. Hope you treat your children to this cultural silliness that happened back in the 00's. Terrorists can only kill citizens. It takes a government to kill a country.

by funluvn1 on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:39:01 PM PST
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you can tell them yourself

olbywatch@olbermannwatch.com

Here's my message to the dearly departed:

Don't be sad.......you still have Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh, etc. Unless, you've really quit because you're afraid that Olbermann's ratings will eventually surpass all your favorites. Oops, that's probably it, isn't it?

Didn't mean to rub it in...................much.

by AlyoshaKaramazov on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 06:48:44 PM PST
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Worst persons in the Goodbye Cruel Wooooorld!

by operculum on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:13:39 PM PST
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It would be absolutely kewl.. If Cox was KO's Worst Person in the World!

by RichM on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:18:55 PM PST
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Or just make him one of the "newsmakers"

after "Oddball"...what would be a good tag song if he was #1?

by Cali Scribe on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:50:26 PM PST
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Woody Guthrie's "So Long, It's Been Good to Know Ya"

by newmexicobear on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:22:14 PM PST
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Eeek, I would hate to see Keith turn into one of those self-promoting pundit types. I really hope he doesn't comment at all on his commenters. It's a level of abstraction that is irrelevant to the journalism he performs and it would negatively impact my impression of him if he let himself become the story like that. It's enough that his occasional exchange of personal words with Bill O'Reilly sometimes becomes the story.

by Loquatrix on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:54:43 PM PST
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I'm willing to bet it'll be on top 3 newsmakers.

I love Keith's show but there is a fair bit of self promoting on it. The Bill-O spots, especially the ones where Keith cites the ratings, are an example. But he's self-deprecating, at times, as well. Keith took the bronze for WPITW, one day last week. His journalism is still good but his producers force him to take time covering an awful lot of crap. For all his eye-rolling about worthless celebrity stories Anna Nicole (or Judge Larry) have had a fair amount of coverage. So has Lindsay Lohan and Tom Cruise. I tape it, however, and FF by these things. Often, I skip story #5 entirely. The time could be taken by better stories. Especially since story #4 has been Scooter's spot for the last God-knows-how-long.

by rainmanjr on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:08:18 PM PST
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In one of his interviews... ... he admitted that even he needs to cover something lighter at the end of the show (if it's not a Special Comment night). While I suspect he's 'way less than thrilled with the whole "Anna Nicole Smith is still dead" stories, he'll keep covering the "celebrity" stories if only for the, um, irony.

by FlyingToaster on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 05:42:45 PM PST
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The other reason he does it is that he picks up a lot of viewers in the tail end of his show. Gets them hooked on the sugary stuff and before you know it, they're eating real news for dinner.

by Webster on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 06:03:01 PM PST
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In the "CBS Sunday Morning" interview, he said that the news these days needs to be a little serious, a little silly, a little snarky, and with some bit of pop culture...

by Cali Scribe on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 06:27:00 PM PST
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Soooo.... um, We had held out hope that MSNBC would allow Olbermann's contract to expire even up until the last few weeks.

So does this guy live, like, in an alternate reality? One where Olberman's ratings are tanking? One where Bush's approval ratings are 85%, and where the Republicans have routed Congress, due to our breathtaking success in Iraq?

In other words, do he and Dick Cheney share the same dimension?

by Dale on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:41:53 PM PST
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or dementia?

just saying...

by ColoTim on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:16:54 PM PST
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Same diff n/t

Nah, those with dementia are blameless

Goopers choose to be evil.

by The Werewolf Prophet on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:52:10 PM PST
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Not only did his contract NOT expire...

...but he will have a far expanded presence on NBC.

Olbermann will gain audience reach about which O’Reilly can only fantasize (please no falafel jokes). That additional exposure will drive new viewers to Countdown, fueling further growth of that program and MSNBC. The cable news wars will get hotter with O’Reilly becoming even more unhinged as his show is overtaken by the enemy. Look for O’Reilly to accuse Olbermann of treason and then spend the rest of the hour emulating Nancy Grace.

by KingOneEye on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:41:49 PM PST
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We all know which "staff" this wanker consulted..

by Dood Abides on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:31:58 PM PST
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Wimps

www.oreilly-sucks.com has been up and running since at least 2002.

Guess what happens on August 2!

by pontificator on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:07:06 PM PST
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since 08-26-01 to be exact

http://www.oreilly-sucks.com/...

Now THAT'S stamina!

by pontificator on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:15:42 PM PST
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tremendous stamina even to watch the idjut for that long...

and a very very strong stomach.

by dougymi on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:27:46 PM PST
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And

SweetJesusIhateBillOReilly.com (the best domain name on the Internets) is approaching its third anniversary.

by GTPinNJ on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:16:51 PM PST

I love SJIHBO! And if I may pimp myself:

Bill O'Reilly's
Stalking Points Memos

Stephen Colbert's "The Word" set the standard for blowhard pundit satire. I just couldn't help wondering what it would look like to apply the same treatment to the king of blowhard pundits.

by KingOneEye on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:53:45 PM PST
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I just watched a couple of those..

GREAT stuff KOE!

by GTPinNJ on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:04:02 PM PST
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Remember

http://www.oreilly-sucks.com/... and http://sweetjesusihatebilloreilly.com are fighting lies spewed by O'liely.

Notice that the OlbermannWatch had nothing to recommend itself, it wasn't sharp and witty, no sense of humor, etc., it fell down trying to fight truth, just the way it should be. I'm pleased that Olbermann's numbers are increasing.

by fumie on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:45:02 PM PST
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I love KO but I never thought that it was straight news, more like commentary, which has an entirely different standard. That said, I think Olbermann is one of the best of the best for saying it like it is.

by Sychotic1 on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:07:16 PM PST
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...But this one is A hoot...GBCW...admitting their dumb site only helped Olberman get more viewers.

by FishOutofWater on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:50:38 PM PST
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Personally, anytime I hear a news person or network claim to be objective or 'fair and balanced,' I know immediately not to trust them. I would much rather know a person's biases (as well as education, experiences, paycheck signers, etc.) and be able to factor this information in when evaluating the supposedly objective info they are offering.

I think we were probably better served in the bad old days when every group with an axe to grind had its own little newspaper.

Hey, wait a minute! I almost forgot about the Intertoobz--it IS the bad old days! Yay!

Olbermann kicks ass. Why? Because I like him. I like that while delivering news of the day he seems to share my take on the world. That said, I hope that I would not cut him any slack on the facts. I want him to tell the truth.

by kamakirii on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:05:58 PM PST
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Sour grapes much?

If Olbermann is considered to trash "journalistic standards" that they hold dear, I shudder to think of their opinion of Fox Noise Channel.

by slackjawedlackey on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:07:40 PM PST
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Taking my toys and going home, dammit. n/t

by tvb on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:08:56 PM PST
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screw you guys ...

Eric Cartman ... webmaster at OlbermannWatch.com ... who knew?

by wystler on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:14:33 PM PST
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Yea!! Kenny's dead! LOL

by KnowVox on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:21:04 PM PST
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you bastards!!! (n/t)

by wystler on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:31:03 PM PST
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Nah Nothing to do with toys. He's too busy watching Olbermann now. Another convert, looks like. The reality-based world is much easier to live in - no constant inner struggle between logic and a failed ideology.

by armadillo on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 06:39:19 PM PST
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Perhaps Mr. Cox has been operating under false pretenses. First he admits to getting people to watch Olbermann thereby helping promote sanity in our national discourse. Next he admits that what he did was a mistake, and he shuts down his blog and creeps away. He must be a Dem. No Republican would ever admit an error and then give up the game. No, Mr. Cox sounds too reasonable to belong to the pure Olbermann haters of the Right.

by hestal on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:08:58 PM PST
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Mr Cox also seems to be the founder and president of that esteemed group, The Media Bloggers Association.

And:

Cox sits on a number of citizen media advisory boards including NewAssignment.net, Newstrust, Center for Media and Public Policy at The Heritage Foundation and others.

http://www.mediabloggers.org/...

by operculum on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 10:26:04 PM PST
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"Standards" the journalistic standards we hold dear.

I'm guessing these would be fluffing and covering for the administration, uncritically repeating official lies, not checking facts, not investigating, helping the GOP with political revenge, attacking Democrats with distortions and slander, and any number of other integrity-lacking practices which have seeped into the 'mainstream.'

by Captain C on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:10:47 PM PST
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Amazing... That is what immediately jumped out at me, too.

Glad I refreshed before I posted something nearly identical, but probably a little less comprehensive.

by GTPinNJ on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:14:37 PM PST
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No - He means it as "We hold "ere"

'ere in our pants.

by Little on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:22:09 PM PST
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thank you so much for this diary!

i was 'involved' with this site for a a day of two following my tom delay blogwhen k.o. brought it up--there is a link on the right-side of the blog to the clip--on his show and email told me i had to check out what these idiots were saying... what a crude group of the most oddly obsessives i had been around...

and, i had simply put them out of mind...thanks for the update! it is great to see them flush themselves down the cyber-sewer where all right-wingers belong!

by james risser on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:15:44 PM PST
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And it's a special bwa-ha-ha-ha that they blame their failure on a "compliant media."

by matt n nyc on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:07:48 PM PST
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Boo Frickin Hoo

Don't let the door hit ya
Where the good Lord split ya.

And another right-wing fucktard runs for his mother.

Cheerio, Mr. Cox. Don't come back.

We've been raptured. Daily Kos is Heaven.

by TruthOfAngels on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:26:13 PM PST
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Hahahaha

by turneresq on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:35:18 PM PST
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So he just gave up.

"Screw you guys...I'm going home." "Nobody cares, fata$$."

by redrelic17 on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:36:28 PM PST
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after careful consideration and consultation with the entire staff ...

by Grand Moff Texan on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:39:27 PM PST
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"The journalist standards they hold so dear"?

Since when????

Dumb fuck. Good riddance.

by edwardssl on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:39:36 PM PST
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he didn't say what kind of standards

Example: repeating Republic party talking points as "news" meets their standards.

Telling the unvarnished truth does not.

by onanyes on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:55:06 PM PST
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Who are the journalists they like?

Brit Hume? Bill Orally? Give me a break.

by Blackacre on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:12:25 PM PST
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or perhaps that Einstein of a neocon

Michelle Malkin?

by jhwygirl on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 06:54:14 PM PST
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You Need to Understand Right Wing Logic...

...and the workings of what is laughingly called the Republican brain..

See..like the veep said..the fact that Britain is pulling out a good portion of their troops in Iraq..at the same time that the prez is pushing his surge..that's really a good sign..not a bad sign..

So..using this logic..the statements being propelled out to the world from the proprietors of Olbermanwatch that shutting down their little endeavor is really a good thing...well..makes sense..

See..?

by chicagorich on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:40:04 PM PST
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Gosh, I see what you mean. AAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

by edwardssl on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:44:46 PM PST
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You're right they were making too much progersss, as bush would say

by jancw on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:18:03 PM PST
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Someone snag that website address now...

...and make it a fan page. That should be a shock to the people who hit that site for it's original intended purpose.

by rebirtha on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:44:25 PM PST
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Not available yet.

Here is a cached screenshot:

Notice the little Hitler?

by KingOneEye on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:24:54 PM PST
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looks exactly like Robert Cox

by sgary on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:39:33 PM PST
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Is _that_ the pudgy, melon-headed ex-owner.. of the site? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

by bustacap on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:47:56 PM PST
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yes possibly to both picts

by sgary on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:55:49 PM PST
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That explains sooooooo much, y'know? n/t

by bustacap on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 05:09:13 PM PST
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brilliant - n/t (1+ / 0-)by aitchdee on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:32:32 PM PST

Or redirct to "Either Relevant or True"

a total lovefest for KO if I ever saw one!

by mad ramblings of a sane woman on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:42:38 PM PST
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The owner of

KeithOlbermann.org is already interested in acquiring the domain and using it as a redirect to his site...

by Cali Scribe on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 06:32:28 PM PST
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Oh darn

by maxomai on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:45:00 PM PST
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Hahahahahahahahahah!

Journalistic Standards?

we have done more harm than good over the past 2+ years in keeping Olbermann in the public eye at a time when few were watching his show and even less cared about his assault on the journalistic standards we hold dear.

And yet they're shutting down because their attention has caused Olbermann's ratings to rise?

Olbermannwatch.com!

Today's worse persons in the world!!!!!!!!

by MA Liberal on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:45:01 PM PST
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not today's worse

oday's most mediocre.

by jimraff on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:10:30 PM PST
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To quote Chris Matthews

"HA!"

:)

(They're having a lot of fun with this at the KO.O forums...)

by Cali Scribe on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:47:16 PM PST
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To quote Nelson Muntz

"HA ha!"

by Loquatrix on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 02:57:45 PM PST
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knee slapping hilarious..

at a time when few were watching his show and even less cared about his assault on the journalistic standards we hold dear.

Now THAT is funny. What a moron. Keith is popular because gasp he has journalistic standards - most others teeter on a mere knowledge of those standards, the rest wouldn't know said standards if they slapped them in the face.

Good Riddance Olbermannwatch.com, go find yourself a useful hobby!

Raising them right (or LEFT as the case may be!)

by mytribe on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:03:49 PM PST
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HA@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

How I love this kind of transparent shit.

Oh, my, yes!

Some defunct right-wing fucking-nutjob website is ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE for Keith's success, and all hundredfortyleventhousand of the site's contributers (read "one guy") have decided to pull the plug.

This reminds me of every troll who ever got caught being a troll and said "Thank you all who wrote me off-site with your letters of support."

May I reiterate ... HA@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

by Baldwiny on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:03:59 PM PST
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Olberman watch... Worst Person in the World!

by Soul on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:04:24 PM PST
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Nah... (0 / 0)

... they're more like the "Most Nebbish Person in the World". Hardly the same class as OReally? or Beck.

by FlyingToaster on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 05:51:29 PM PST
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Perhaps they've moved on to more honest tasks...

like documenting how Democrats want to destroy christmas or that all Muslims are terrorists.

Thank Allah for impartial media watchdogs.

by Five of Diamonds on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:06:24 PM PST
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What?

Anyone want to see how much that domain name costs?

I think I'll start a new one.

by otto on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:09:00 PM PST
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goodnight and good luck

sucka!

by vivadissent on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:10:51 PM PST
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Have any liberal "watch sites"

ever just given up like this?

isn't this what the wingnuts call "cutting and running"?

by matt n nyc on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:10:53 PM PST
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Does journalistic standards refer to the non-stop propaganda and lies administered by the Bu$hCo Cabal on a daily basis? Must be, 'cause when KO blows the whistle on all the lies, those "jounalistic standards" take a real whuppin'!

Bwahahahahahaha!

Goodbye, cruel Olberworld!

by Little Lulu on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:11:05 PM PST
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How I will miss jonnydollar and robert cox

I used olbermannwatch as a form of political pornography on occasion.

What will they do with themselves, or each other, now?

by sgary on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:12:20 PM PST
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Every lump of shit eventually dries up and blows away...Olbermannwatch.com is no different.

Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.

by darthstar on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:12:49 PM PST
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Surely

He must have meant "journalist" standards.

by otto on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:15:12 PM PST
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DO let the door

hit you on the ass on your way out.

And, uh, thanks for all you've done. You've been great. Really.

Liberal.

by GOTV on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:24:24 PM PST
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Follow the money

Anyone have any idea who funded Olbermann Watch?

I added Robert Cox to the tags. Likely, he'll resurface in some charming guise, so useful to keep tabs.

by CalifSherry on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:24:59 PM PST
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He always does. (0 / 0)

Robert "Sucksalotta" Cox. Infamous.

by Ghost of Frank Zappa on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:24:40 PM PST
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Great idea on tagging these bastids

Gotta love dKos.

by checkmate on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 11:18:40 PM PST
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"Compliant media" my arse

Yeah, right. Like the media's been kissing Olbermann's ass 24/7 and trumpeting his greatness. Piss.

by Nathan Hammersmith on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:27:33 PM PST
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The Media

is only as liberal as its conservative owners.

by Bill Glass on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 05:38:40 PM PST
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LOL

Olbermann's sucess is due to them. They probably got more hits today then they've ever gotten in their whole time.

by Unstable Isotope on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:28:24 PM PST

HAHAHAHA... (

too good!

by liberalsouth on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:28:36 PM PST
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Gee I never would have known about Keith Olberman if I hadn't of stumbled across OlbermannWatch a couple of years ago. I'll miss them... yeah right.

by bunk on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:34:56 PM PST
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Olbermannwatch & Robert Cox,

"we wish you well..."

by mad ramblings of a sane woman on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:37:57 PM PST

I got them a going away gift... (

by Olds88 on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:38:10 PM PST
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I first heard about the website today right here

Well, it was a wild ride and now it's over - a full 60 seconds of knowing about it. Thank you.

by munky on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:40:04 PM PST
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same here

it was a short, fun ride.

by davidkc on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:43:39 PM PST
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darn...you mean I missed the entire

span of that site? how could this happen? All my life all I ever wanted was to visit a website made by 3 (18 if you count the voices in their heads) weirdos who have nothing better to do than complain about a TV show.....sheesh

by scratchinmybutt on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:54:51 PM PST
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to quote The Bard:

Alas sweet OlbermannWatch, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow... NOT!

by homerun on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 03:57:50 PM PST
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Wow, they were so famous I'd never heard of them!

This is right up there with Trevino and Hot Soup shuttering their websites.

by Phoenix Woman on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:07:42 PM PST
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Hilarious

They (he?) really thinks that this website caused Olbermann's ratings to rise? I don't think I've ever witnessed such blatant self-aggrandizement and delusions of grandeur...

by Boris Godunov on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:10:17 PM PST
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That's funny.

Yeah, more harm than good.

Obviously the only reason for KO's skyrocketing ratings is because of this website I've never heard of.

If they're really worried about declining journalistic standards they have to look far further than someone who is a kindred spirit to Edward R. Murrow.

by Stymnus on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:19:03 PM PST
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First I ever heard of him. Maybe he should go out business more often. :)

by cskendrick on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:20:25 PM PST
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What a long, strange trip it's been.

Well, for me it's been about 30 seconds - the time it took me to read this diary. Never heard of the site or its "entire staff" (of thousands, no doubt), and to be honest, I'm glad I hadn't.

Perhaps - going out on a limb here - their site wasn't really the driving force behind Olbermann's popularity? It might have been the content of the TV show itself?

What an entire staff of wankers.

by Topaz7 on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:21:58 PM PST
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I never knew OlbermannWatch existed

they flatter themselves

by JLFinch on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:26:52 PM PST
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KO is the effin conscience of the country. Go Keith !!!!

by hester on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:41:16 PM PST
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Revenge is a dish best served with Pinto Beans and Muffins - Armando Guitierrez -Ricardo Montalban Freakazoid

Considering the likes of Limbaugh would gloat and circle Air America like vultures as it teetered on Bankruptcy, It seems only fair we gloat over the demise of this site.

by JML9999 on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:42:31 PM PST
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Well,

I couldn't resist sending them him a 'Farewell and don't let the door hitcha where the good lord splitcha on your way out' message. :)

by Esjaydee on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:59:56 PM PST
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Spooking right wing nuts!

Way to go Keith!

by GUGA on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 05:10:02 PM PST
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Entire staff ???? As in like ALL of the staff ? Everybody ?

So how were they paying for this charade ?

Bake sale ? I can see it now.

"Support our Emperor, Buy a Bagel !"
"Falafels for Fascism !"
or maybe "Cookies to Counter the Communist Olbermann !"

by fedupinca on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 05:23:17 PM PST
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You did what?

[W]e have come to the conclusion that we have done more harm than good over the past 2+ years in keeping Olbermann in the public eye at a time when few were watching his show and even less cared about his assault on the journalistic standards we hold dear.

I think you give yourself too much credit. Olbermann doesn't need you to stay in the public's eye. Before this very moment, I had never heard of olbermanwatch.com, and after this moment I will undoubtedly forget it ever existed. But I'm sure I will go on watching Keith Olbermann. He's a welcome breath of fresh air in this stale, missing blonde, runaway bride, Anna Nicole, bald Brittney, Nick & Jessica, Beauty & the Geek, Terri Schiavo, teacher screws student, another famous movie star goes into re-hab, Dixie Chicked media circus.

The last thing we need is you fucking lurking around here, like a sea gull looking for a discarded potato chip bag and merely shitting on a freshly washed windshields . . . Good riddance!

by Bill Glass on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 05:32:47 PM PST
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Robert Cox was last seen frantically going through the trash bin outside of Nashville TN residence

by shpilk on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 05:37:17 PM PST
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RIP OlbermannWatch

bwahahahahaha

by joanneleon on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 06:06:41 PM PST
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I know it's Standard Operating Procedure

The Olbermannwatch website has been scrubbed, and in its place is only a terse, unhappy message:

[W]e have come to the conclusion that we have done more harm than good over the past 2+ years in keeping Olbermann in the public eye at a time when few were watching his show and even less cared about his assault on the journalistic standards we hold dear.

I know it's standard operating procedure for journalists to kiss GOP posteriors, but why would anyone think it causes harm when they don't do so?

by Judge Moonbox on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 06:20:08 PM PST
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I've never even heard of ....

Olbermann Watch. For them to think they helped Keith 'soar' to popularity just shows how delusional they are.

I love it when the right has to admit they're wrong!

by WI Dem on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 08:33:19 PM PST
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Another thought....

Don't you think Keith would get a chuckle out of this? Oh yeah, we should definitely let him know about it, it just might make his whole day complete!

by WI Dem on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 08:38:04 PM PST
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Well, I guess it is time for the:

title=

for the

title=

Conservatism is Dead!

by Eternal Hope on Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 09:12:31 PM PST
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Staff of 60?

We ought to hire these guys, whoever they are! Where else can we find 60 dedicated kooks? I'm sure that talent could be redirected to the light side and put to some good use.

Are their resumes on bayareakooksforhire.com?

by Liberal Thinking on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 12:04:13 AM PST
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I was wondering where all our tax dollars were going, since its obvious it hasn't been for the troops. Kind of explains the missing $18 billion or whatever it was.

by FreeTradeIsYourEpitaph on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 07:15:52 AM PST
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\'kbye, OW... & I mean that...

Luvya, KO. Keep 'em coming.

by x on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 01:38:41 AM PST
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waaaahhhh...

what a bunch of whiners.

by john doh on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 04:28:03 AM PST
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don't let the door etc. etc...

by Keone Michaels on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 05:23:38 AM PST
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That was such a terrible site

Popped in a few times last year. Writing was mediocre, enthusiasm poor...even they didn't seem to believe in what they were doing!

Rock on, Keith.

by MissAnneThrope on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 06:01:39 AM PST
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Their first mistake was the name.

Apparently people interpreted it as:

"Olbermann! Watch!"

So I guess they were indeed effective.

by paul minot on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 06:20:22 AM PST
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jobs for them

in Iraq and some 60 soldiers could at least come home.

by FreeTradeIsYourEpitaph on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 07:19:06 AM PST
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Olbermann-whatzit?

Never heard of it!

What fraction of a percent of Olbermann's NEW viewers have heard of it?

Not many. That's my guess.

by Fishgrease on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 07:39:36 AM PST
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Ignorance Formula

I wonder when these rightwing denial hacks will discover that the reason their crude attacks backfire is that their rightwing heroes compete with their targets only on the basis of monopolizing attention. As soon as Fox's dimwitted audience sees the shiny, new show at all, they watch it instead of the tired old Fox Noise. Just on primitive animal instinct.

Reality is cruel to those who can't appreciate it. Trying to damage Olbermann by "exposing" him (without any basis but whining and lies) just gives Olbermann exposure to an uncritically thinking audience.

by DocGonzo on Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 08:06:08 AM PST
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Anti-Keith Olbermann website throws in the towel after realizing it wasn't making any impact anywhere on any level. Editor interviewing for position with Homeland Security
Fark

2007-03-02 01:56:29 PM nickyhopkins

It's amusing that they're claiming responsibility for why Keith Olbermann is so popular.

"we have come to the conclusion that we have done more harm than good over the past 2+ years in keeping Olbermann in the public eye at a time when few were watching his show"

Riiiiiiight.
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2007-03-02 02:36:28 PM Jabber

Did anyone actually know that this site existed? They didn't do a very good job of establishing themselves.

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2007-03-02 02:47:15 PM Mordant

Jabber: Did anyone actually know that this site existed?

I can think of at least a half dozen people here who are probably pissed off about having to find a new homepage.

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2007-03-02 03:00:29 PM Lionel Mandrake

"There is no disguising the fact that we have been extremely unhappy with the recent decision of NBC Universal to not only retain Keith Olbermann for four more years but to elevate him in an unprecedented fashion"

That's what happens when a show's ratings are soaring.

Oh yeah, Mr. Cox:
i159.photobucket.com

HA HA!

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2007-03-02 03:10:40 PM for good or for awesome

Man Keith Olbermann is awesome. I think if I was the president I would cry for an hour after his show.
"How could you be so profoundly stupid Mr. President?"
Did you really think the American people would fall for that Mr.President?!?"
Something like that.

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2007-03-02 03:32:07 PM HumbleGod

"Watching Olbermann Watch"? Honestly, I'd never heard of it.

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2007-03-02 03:45:48 PM Poolio

from the site: So, after careful consideration and consultation with the entire staff, we have decided the time has come to retire OlbermannWatch.com.

I wonder how many people (person?) constituted the "entire staff".

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2007-03-02 03:47:50 PM mild7

Smart people don't watch or care about Olbermann.

Olbermann viewers probably can't or don't read much.

Not a hot market for a niche website either way.

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2007-03-02 03:48:19 PM SherKhan

Poolio

So, after careful consideration and consultation with the entire staff, we both decided the time has come to retire OlbermannWatch.com.

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2007-03-02 04:00:27 PM mikeandeichmann

Who is more foolish, the fool who sets up an irrelevant website bashing a media talking head, or the fool who sets up a website to bash an irrelevant website bashing a media talking head?

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2007-03-02 04:03:13 PM nickyhopkins

mild7,

Not a hot market for a niche website either way.

They aren't claiming that they're folding because of lack of revenues or uniques, they're folding because they're claiming they were SO HOT that they actually propelled Olbermann to the next level.

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2007-03-02 04:05:22 PM Poolio

I'm preparing to launch WatchingOlbermannWatchShutDown.com

I'll be hiring up to 60 people, and the office will have a foosball table.

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2007-03-02 04:09:02 PM moops

Ironically, Cox took some responsibility for Olbermann's growing ratings.

yes, because we all know correlation equals causation. i've been choking the bishop more often in the last year. in that same year, olbermann's ratings have climbed.

therefore, my masturbatory habits are responsible for olbermann's increased ratings.

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2007-03-02 04:10:14 PM HotWingConspiracy

Anyone want to buy watchingwatchingolbermannwatch.com?

The internet is getting tediou