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Olbermann Watch, "persecuting" Keith since 2004


April 13, 2007
Keith Olbermann's Gay-Baiting

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Why does Keith Olbermann care whether Anderson Cooper will discuss his sexuality with reporters? And why is he so angry about it?

Out magazine put Anderson Cooper, ranked #2, on the cover of their "Power 50" list of influential gay men and women. Cooper was asked about it in a recent interview and refused to comment. In a recent profile in New York magazine Olbermann unloaded on Cooper.

"Don't tell me you don't want to talk about personal life [sexuality] when you wrote a book about your father's death and your brother's death," says Olbermann. "You can't move this big mass of personal stuff out for public display, then people ask questions and you say, 'Oh, no, I didn't say there was going to be any questions.' It's the same thing as the Bush administration saying, 'We're going to war, but you really aren't allowed to know why.'"

Olbermann checked his hair in the mirror just as a worried PR assistant materialized. But he wasn't done. "Don't tell me you can't talk about your personal life and then, when they send you overseas and you do a report that consists of your voice-over and pictures of you in a custom-made, blue-to-match-your-eyes bulletproof vest, looking somberly at these scenes of human devastation - like a tourist - and that's your report. Your shtick is your personal life."

It was a vintage Olbermann screed, almost lyrical in its vicious eloquence. But at the same time, it felt off again - too big a gun for too small a target.

Setting aside how Olbermann equates the issue of whether or not Anderson Cooper is gay with the a major war that has resulted in the death of thousands of people, what is Olbermann's preoccupation with Cooper. This is hardly the first time he has attacked the CNN anchor. What gives?

In this case, Olbermann is engaged in the worst form of gay-baiting but to what end? Is it professional jealousy? Fear? Homophobia? The issues has stirred up the gayosphere and created some bad feelings all around.

Keith Olbermann Slams Anderson Cooper's Silence on Sexuality
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Michael Jensen of AfterElton makes note of a New York magazine profile this week on MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann. Olbermann, citing a Men's Journal article in which Anderson refuses to discuss his sexuality, calls foul on Anderson's non-disclosure.

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I am heartbroken. Our very own Basil Fawlty [Keith Olbermann] has gone medieval on Anderson Cooper. Get the gay-baiting details at ETP. Because that’s what this is. Keith Olbermann is a political hack and moral scumbag posing as a moral crusader. He is also a chickenshit....Capus said he got a lot of complaints from inside NBC about Imus’s racism and sexism. Let’s see how many complaints he gets from inside the network about Olbermann’s gay-baiting.

Come out.. or y'know.. not.. that's ok too.
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"I think Olbermann's remarks significantly up the pressure on Anderson to come out" Really? I can't imagine how.

Keith Olbermann takes a pop at Glass Closet resident Anderson Cooper
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In the New York magazine Keith Olbermann discusses the recent coverage about Anderson Cooper living in the Glass Closet. After dissing most modern American political characters, he then takes on Anderson Cooper, in the make up room of all places!


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Maybe Musto's appearances are having an effect on Olby. Suddenly Keith Anally wants to out everyone.

Whoever wrote the above just crossed, way, way, way out of bounds.

The image of Olby/Musto man love will have me shuddering for the rest of the day.

Forget it, I am going to get drunk.

Robert, did you see the aricle I posted yesterday from the huffpo regarding this same matter?

I thought one of the concepts of civil rights for gays is that their sexuality is not the sum of their being. Just as it isnt for heterosexuals.

If there was call from someone on the right for Anderson to come out, Olbermann would abhor that. This is just another example of his shallow and self-serving mode of reasoning.

Journalists have discussed their personal lives and written autobiographys that don't delve into their bedrooms. How many interviewers would say to Barbara Walters, "Yes, you really broke barriers in your career and your mother was quite a stage mom, but what turns you on in bed?"

Yeech...

There's no compelling logic to the argument that Cooper has no moral claim to privacy since he has written about his personal life.

Just keep it real, Olbermann, and say..."Hey, Coop, inquiring minds want to know"...

Posted by: at April 13, 2007 12:54 PM

The worst part about Keith is that he bashed Cooper when he was reporting from Iraq. Mocking a reporters butlletproof vest is really classy. "...looking somberly at these scenes of human devastation - like a tourist - and that's your report." Cooper was looking like a journalist, not an a--hole that hands out a check before an interview.

Not only that, but Olby claimed Cooper had a custom-made bulletproof vest in blue to match his eyes. Olby was silent when people at NBC were spotted in an identically blue vest. Olbypocrisy knows no bounds.

Olbermann couldn't be bothered to go to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. He wasn't standing there in front of dead bodies in the street being eaten by rats like Coop was.

Yes, Olbermann does seem to have a strange fascination with Cooper's sexual orientation.

I think it comes from his insecurity...the need to talk about his perceived rivals.

But since KO has known gay contributors on his show, where's the evidence that Keith thinks being gay is bad or potentially damaging to Cooper?

Yes, public figures SHOULD be able to reveal certain aspects of their personal life and not others...but they are seldom ALLOWED to do such today. KO is perpetuating that environment, but he certainly didn't create it.

Yes, Olbermann does seem to have a strange fascination with Cooper's sexual orientation.

I think it comes from his insecurity...the need to talk about his perceived rivals.

But since KO has known gay contributors on his show, where's the evidence that Keith thinks being gay is bad or potentially damaging to Cooper?

Yes, public figures SHOULD be able to reveal certain aspects of their personal life and not others...but they are seldom ALLOWED to do such today. KO is perpetuating that environment, but he certainly didn't create it.

Posted by: LMAO at April 13, 2007 2:43 PM


Well, he could talk about his "perceived rivals" without having to pressure them into sharing something they obviously don't wish to share. The fact that Cooper is a "rival" it's not an MSNBC or NBC employee that Olbermann is making his case about, speaks volumes about Olbermann's opportunism and of his nature in general.

What better place to see that than in his dealings with colleagues in a business he claims to have esteemed since childhood.

"Not only that, but Olby claimed Cooper had a custom-made bulletproof vest in blue to match his eyes. Olby was silent when people at NBC were spotted in an identically blue vest. Olbypocrisy knows no bounds."

Not too much different than Dollarpocrisy though is it?

I don't know what's worse, the fact that Olbermann is such a liar or that he's such a giant hypocrite.

The truth is that in his L.A. sportscaster days and into his ESPN days was still taking swipes at gays on air. He's also very gay-unfriendly off-air. So what if he has gay guests on air? It's what he says about them off-air and how he treats these gay co-workers off air that matters and the way he treats them is like dirt. He's an untalented hack who will one day slip up on air and have his own "Imus" moment. It's not a question of if, it's just when.

The truth is that in his L.A. sportscaster days and into his ESPN days was still taking swipes at gays on air. He's also very gay-unfriendly off-air. So what if he has gay guests on air? It's what he says about them off-air and how he treats these gay co-workers off air that matters and the way he treats them is like dirt. He's an untalented hack who will one day slip up on air and have his own "Imus" moment. It's not a question of if, it's just when.
Posted by: Olbermann's a Lying Hypocrite at April 13, 2007 4:01 PM

I'm not doubting this, but can you provide even some anecdotal evidence of this? I would be glad to take a look...

If some of it was 'on air' someone's got something somewhere on it, right?

To have gay guests on his show seems to me to be 'gay friendly' not 'gay unfriendly' unless he's overcompensating for something.

>It's what he says about them off-air and how he treats these gay co-workers off air that matters and the way he treats them is like dirt.

Are you one of his co-workers? I'm not doubting this, but how is it you know? Why wait for an 'Imus' moment. If there's 'dirt' show us the dirt!

We can do rumor and innuendo until Jeff's cow's come home...Show us the Dirt!

(...and if you think he's untalented then you and Cecelia are in disagreement. She's on record here saying he is both Talented and Interesting...she just disagrees with his material. Meaning, if he was just 'one of us' he'd be the cat's meow)

Ask anyone who saw him when he worked in L.A. The gay jokes were frequent. It's doubtful that transcripts exist this many years after the fact but it's hardly a secret. It was irksome then and for him to pretend that he never did it is the height of hypocrisy. The bashing of Anderson Cooper is all just a continuation of what he was doing on air back in those days.

>Ask anyone who saw him when he worked in L.A.

Ask anyone who saw him when he worked in L.A.?

Yeah, I'll get right on that...I'll be flying to L.A. in the morning with a tape recorder, a note-pad and nothing else but YOUR WORD.

If it's 'no secret' then why would it only be known to a material witness?

Now I have to do your research for you to prove you're not Rumor Mongering?

That's what I thought...

Hey, I'm not making any proclaimations FOR or AGAINST ko, I just thought you might have had a little more than that...

Guess not...

He's gay-baiting and gay-bashing Anderson Cooper, not to mention insulting his professional capabilities. It's obvious that Olbermann has a seething jealousy towards Cooper and feels that he should be the one making $50 million over 5 years and have the 60 Minutes gig and the best-selling book (a true best-seller, not like Olby's failed effort). Maybe if he spent less time on his butt in the studio and more time in the field, or more correctly, any time in the field, he'd have a new appreciation for the work that Anderson Cooper does. I don't think he's the best anchor in the world, I'm not even convinced he should be an anchor, but at least he's willing to leave the studio to go out and really cover the stories, and he's able to deliver them in an unbiased way.

You guys always think the worst of Olbermann!

What makes you think he hates gays? Couldn't be that Olby is merely trying to expose Cooper to the real gay haters, solely to elimitate his competition? Hmm?

in other words, it's just a business decision for Olby. Nothing to do with homophobia!

WOW!

Now the Bush Supporters are up to defend gays?

How many of you Bush Supporters STOOD UP FOR
TED FAGGHARD?

If you didn't, YOU Bush Supporters STILL HAVE A CHANCE!!

Let's see....uhmmm... Defend Anderson Cooper, a LIB.... or Defend Ted Fagghard?

We Bush Supporters better attack K.O.

It's obvious that Cox has a seething jealousy towards Olbermann and feels that he should be the one making $4 million over 4 years.

Average American Patriot: Did you just use a gay slur against someone? My you libs certainly are selective in whom you show "tolerance" towards aren't you?

And No-Name: How do you know that Bob isn't making $4Mil or more per year?

>It's obvious

You kidding?

What it is not obvious to Johnny Bu$hwipe, (dead last in traffic to his lame site),
and his Cox-sucking cadre is that they are being used, for the handsome amount of
NOTHING!!

Average American Patriot: Did you just use a gay slur against someone?

Oh, wait. I just called TED FAGGHARD against an admitted COCK SUCKER EVANGELICO (R).

My bad. For repeating what the COCK SUCKER admitted.

BTW, How's Ken Melhman (R) doing?
Any chance FAGGHARD invites him to Jesus Camp to have the FAG exorcised out of him?

unpatriot, how your man McGreevey?

Average Amerikan a--hole, your Bush Derangement Syndrome gives you away. With statements like your last post- NO ONE takes you seriously. Honest disagreement and debate is welcome, your frothing diatribes only serve to expose you as a rabid and intellectually void hate monger.

And a fool.

>unpatriot, how your man McGreevey?

I'm still worried about YOUR MAN TED FAGGHARD,
Ken Melhman (R), JEFF Gannon, and your boyfriend The Joker.

You wouldn't want them a second time in Jesus Camp...

Oh, wait.... maybe they need a second, even third cycle through Jesus Camp to get the fag out of them, and join you JEFF...

ooops... JEFF... the 40 oz. happy shooter.

DON'T EVER CHANGE ROYAL QUEEN!

AAP: You're using accusations of homosexuality as if they are something to slur someone with. I thought the liberals were all for gay rights and everything. I have no idea if these men are gay or not and quite frankly, I don't care if they are. But you on the other hand seem to be obsessed with their possible homosexuality and consider it some sort of sinful or shameful thing. I thought liberals showed more tolerance than that. Or does your hatred of all things Republican trump any and all sensitivies you might otherwise possess to a minority group? Whatever, your intolerance reveals you to be not quite the "advanced" liberal thinker you claim to be.

>I have no idea if these men are gay or not and quite frankly, I don't care if they are.

Oh, shiet... the ol' don't ask don't tell policy of Bill Clinton. Shame on you.

>their possible homosexuality

I hate to break it to you. They are FAGS.

>your hatred of all things Republican

Why? I'm a Real Reagan Conservative (R)

>your intolerance reveals you to be not quite the "advanced" liberal thinker you claim to be.

As I've said, I'm a Real Reagan Conservative (R) "advanced" thinker", and that's why I'm against the fag marriage and stem cell research. I'm even for "God's Law" over the Constitution.

Now, please join Royal Queen in the fight against his paranoid hallucinations.

Yeah, you're an "advanced" thinker alright. You rode the short-bus to school didn't you?

" I'm a Real Reagan Conservative (R) "advanced" thinker", and that's why I'm against the fag marriage and stem cell research. I'm even for "God's Law" over the Constitution."

Sure you are.

And Ed Koch will be selected as the next Pope.

pat, you are the "perfect" olbyloon. Nothing but childish spew while running as fast as you can when faced with debate.

"pat, you are the "perfect" olbyloon."

My guess - just a hunch - is that he's the loony leftwinger who used to post under the name "Bushkill Falls, PA".


bush kills is definately lurking, hiding behind a new name. Same ole bushwipe this, bushwipe that, posting usa today and old york times articles of deaths in Iraq while dancing in his trailer.

obama, you can't talk that way about lil mikey's friend. They are "true patriots."

O.K. Bush Supporters

Now that you have decided to step into that one,
let's have you on the record as being pro-gay marriage, pro-stem cell research, pro-gays in the military, and anti ANY gay-bashing (or any other jokes about Hillary being BUTCH):

C'MON Bush Supporters!

STEP RIGHT UP!!

Well we know how you feel about gay-rights when all you can do is hurl it around like an insult. Progressive liberal huh?

They've been glad to have the camel inside the tent pissing out instead of outside the tent pissing in. Except now he's crapping all over everybody.

>Well we know how you feel about gay-rights when all you can do is hurl it around like an insult. Progressive liberal huh?

Sure you do, only in your mind.

You cannot deny that Ted Haggard, Ken Melhman, Jeff Gannon, and all the Log Cabin (R) are what they are.

Now I want to see if you Bush Supporters will take the high road and promise to avoid any gay-BUTCH-innuendo when it comes to Hillary in the '08 election.

STEP RIGHT UP Bush Supporters!

The blog is a-recordin'!

Now that you have decided to step into that one,
let's have you on the record as being pro-gay marriage, pro-stem cell research, pro-gays in the military, and anti ANY gay-bashing (or any other jokes about Hillary being BUTCH):

C'MON Bush Supporters!

STEP RIGHT UP!!

Posted by: Average American Patriot at April 13, 2007 11:11 PM
Everything on that list is wrong, established fact.

Now that you have decided to step into that one,
let's have you on the record as being pro-gay marriage, pro-stem cell research, pro-gays in the military, and anti ANY gay-bashing (or any other jokes about Hillary being BUTCH):

C'MON Bush Supporters!

STEP RIGHT UP!!

Posted by: Average American Patriot at April 13, 2007 11:11 PM
Everything on that list is wrong, established fact.
Posted by: royalking at April 14, 2007 1:21 AM

Oh, good!

You mean every other state and country that recognizes partnerships (not gay-marriage),
Nancy Reagan, advocate for stem cell research,
and gays who quietly served in the military,
all of that is wrong, "established fact"

But I'm still waiting for a pledge from the Bush Supporters, to refrain from any gay-BUTCH-Hillary bashing.

Anytime now, right after hell freezes over.

But I'm still waiting for a pledge from the Bush Supporters, to refrain from any gay-BUTCH-Hillary bashing.

Anytime now, right after hell freezes over.

Posted by: Average American Patriot at April 14, 2007 1:28 AM
burger king, why the fascination with gay-butches? Is that the #1 problem in your world? Gay-butch bashing?

It's all part of the hypocrisy of the liberals. They are all for gay rights, etc. in theory but they hurl out accusations regarding someone's sexuality as if they were insults if someone is a Republican. They can't have it both ways, either you support gay rights or you don't. You can't support it and then turn around and use an accusation, use it to insult or smear someone but yet, the Olbyloons do. They are the kind of people who would have been pro-slave rights back in the Civil war but who still kept slaves of their own because "we treat ours well".

Kinda like Cheney's daughter? She's a very bad lesbian, in case you haven't noticed. The liberal media is hammering her all the time.

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