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April 9, 2007

Olbyloon Reaction to the New York Article

Since Stephen Rodrick of New York Magazine wasn't as blinded by Olbermann's BS as writers usually are, you could expect that the Olbyloons wouldn't be happy with the article. And you'd be right. Some samples of reaction to the article from the usual suspects. First let's go to Democratic Underground and their "I need Estrogen Brigade" where they had this reaction:
Oh wait, they had no reaction. None whatsoever. The article doesn't exist. Why doesn't the article exist? Because it's not 100% fawning of their man that's why! DU has a long history of ignoring anything that is less than complimentary of their cult leader.

New and Updated to include reaction from Daily Kos!

Okay, so on to Either Relevant or True: And what's this? Why there's a grammatical error in the main post! Someone alert the Olbermann-grammar police at once so they can correct "Becky"! And at EROT, it seems that "Gilbert" is miffed. Why? Because the writer: "

(did) knock Keith for donating to the Clinton Global Initative?

Yes Gilbert, the writer did. You see, real journalists don't practice checkbook journalism. Your boy though, does. And it looks bad when that's pointed out in an article like this doesn't it? There's a reason for that. It's against journalistic ethics, something Olbermann obviously knows very little about.

Now on to our personal favorite, Keitholbermann.org, where the Olybloons running the asylum that is that website can always be counted on for endless hours of amusement and spin. And oh, they certainly don't disappoint this time!
Says "Charity Froggenhall.

Stopped reading halfway through. They make him sound like a complete psychopath.

You said it Charity! Reading about JFK appearing to him in a dream, bloody head and all, and his freak-out over Princess Diana and "blood on all of our hands", yes, he does come off as a psychopath. Wonder why that would be?

And "SLFriend", A moderator at Ko.org (ooh, impressive huh, anyone ever notice that site has more moderators than actual posters?). Anyway, "Slfriend" opines, "

I had a feeling this article was a 'Hatchet Job' after reading the title."

As opposed to the usual 100% kiss-butt pieces, which is what the Loons of course, is all the Olbyloons ever want to see when it concerns MSM articles on Olbermann.
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And Marie, ah, Marie. She believes the article was error-ridden! Why you ask?

For example, it's logical that if Katy came to NY from Cali, she moved in with him -- not the other way around. If the author was careless on obvious details like that, what else did he screw up?"

Let's review the article, shall we?

Once a recurring "Page Six" figure for his dating escapades, Olbermann recently moved in with his girlfriend, Katy Tur. Yes, she is a 23-year-old 2005 graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, but the relationship marks his first attempt at cohabitation

While the article does say that Olbermann moved in with her, but apparently Marie discounts the idea that Olbermann and Tur moved into a NEW apartment together. See, this is what makes me love chronicling the adventures of the loons oh so much. And does anyone else remember that as recently as last month, the loons were still trying to claim that Katy was much older than 23? They don't have much of a track record when it comes to being correct about their assumptions on Keith Olbermann. But that doesn't stop them from trying to proclaim they know him. They can always be counted on to find some technical loophole or strange phrasing that allows them to declare the entire article false.

But Marie saves her venom for those evil unnamed sources!

And whoever those unnamed "souces" are, I wish they'd come out from under their
rock. "But I don't buy anything contributed by unnamed
"sources." Bullshit cowards.

Bullshit Cowards? Oh my. You mean like the people who post here in his defense who can't be bothered to even think up a user name? Or perhaps like Olbermann himself who ridicules Anderson Cooper for going to Iraq with a blue bulletproof vest when Olbermann sits high and dry and safe in his studio and refuses to even be seated on set with guests who are in the same studio copmlex he is! Yes, in that case Marie, "Bullshit Coward" does describe Olbermann perfectly! Thanks for thinking up that phrase for us. I'll use it in the future.

And you knew that an Olberwatch slam just had to be there didn't you? And you'd be right, here it is

Hmmmph. That's certainly not the Keith Olbermann I watch. Who wrote that, Robert Cox?

Grumbles another,

"that writer definitely had an axe to grind."

Yeah, kinda like Olbermann and O'Reilly/Fox/Bush/fill-in-the-blank, huh?

And then there's this from "The Roser":

Well, I hate the title, Limbaugh is a partisan liar, a bigot as well, but the article seemed fairly balanced. I wish he'd quit with the Anderson Cooper stuff though. To use his term, it comes off as fictionalized anger."

But Roser, Olbermann has admitted he's a partisan! And he has been caught lying--more than once. Seems like the perfect comparison to us.

And Fictionalized Anger? Olbermann? Just because he pulls a "Special Comment" out of his back-pocket every time his ratings start to go south, why that doesn't mean they're fiction does it? Well, you said it. We didn't. We just believe you.

And protests Lauralu: "

It didn't seem like the writer got it right about what Keith is doing and what he represents. There's so much more to what he's doing on C/D than bitch slapping george."

Oh yeah, there sure is. Like Olbermann's grudge matches against O'Reilly/Fox/Bush/fill-in-the-bank. And don't forget video clips of polar bears and Hollywood Gossip!

And then there's this bit of vomit-inducing girlyfan worship, "

Ladies, don't you wish you could have known him at 16 and kept him company watching TV in that single dorm room of his? When I saw that picture (the one in the opening post), I thought if I'd been there I'd have jumped in his lap. What a cute young man."

And since nothing can top THAT remark, I'll end my post here. For now. I'm sure the Olbyloons will be back for more. And so will I!

Update: The Kossacks at Daily Kos have weighed in! And what do you know, one of them is deluded enough to think that Keith, "I'm a watercarrier for MSNBC and my buddy Phil" will actually make Imus a WPITW pick!" We know that the Olbyloons don't live on the real earth with the rest of us, but this one is out there even for Olbyplanet! What does Jill at Daily Kos want?

Well, Keith?.... WELL, Keith?! If ever there was a time for a "Worst Person.." or a "Special Comment," this is it. Let's see if you have the stones to stand up to your money-whore overlords at MSNBC and call for this vile gasbag's firing.Let's tell Olbermann it's time to speak out and do the right thing:countdown@msnbc.com

Well that would be the thing to do if Olbermann wasn't a hypocrite, but we clear thinkers know he is. And as usual, the Olbyloons spring to Olbermann's defense with the following,

Give him a chance...Keith's already proven he has more 'stones' than every Bush and Cheney combined. Of he ignores this issue on the next Countdown, then have a rant about it.

Yeah, we won't hold our breath on that to happen!

Then there's this. . .

why Olby isn't allowed to criticize his co-workers.
I'd like to think think that if he would/could criticize his co-workers he'd do something about Scarborough trying so hard to be cute/funny/edgy/Colbert during their transitional throws.

Hmm. If that rule actually existed, then Olbermann never would have been able to repeatedly bash Dan Abrams. Or Tucker Carlson. Or Rita Cosby. Or Chris Matthews. Come to think of it, is there anyone that Olbermann works with that he hasn't critizied? No, we didn't think so.

Obviously, the diary writer at Kos was making entirely too much sense for the Olbyloons who then decided to turn on her.

this is the crappiest "diary" of the day...normally if someone is ranting, there is an obvious object of the rant...so you're targeting keith olbermann... why?To be attacking countdown for this is one of the stupidest things yet.

and

Maybe you have'nt watched Olbermann a whole lot Jillcrenz, but I've been watching him from day 1, and the guy nails it. Your criticisms of something that hasnt happened yet are crap, and even if he did'nt mention it I certainly would'nt hold it against him. The guy is the only one on the airwaves doing any real reporting at all, best of all he's a liberal.I think you could do more to further our causes, then some inane attack on Olbermann.

But aren't liberals supposed to stand up against things like racism and sexist statements? Hmm. Guess not.

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31 Comments

By VOK on April 9, 2007 5:54 PM

I apologize for not reading any of the above, but I just wanted to point out that when people come to this site, their reaction is not primarily "gosh, I had no idea how evil KO is and I'm glad someone is out there is spending counteless hours documenting said evils..." but rather "An anti-Keith Olberman blog.... Really. You're serious? OMG they really are serious! WTF is wrong with these nutcakes?"

Many of these people may stick around and can't resist responding to the four or five fervent, right-wing, nukemallandletgodsortemout posters. But honestly, the most compelling topic here is how could otherwise functionally intelligent people, of which there are at least 3, actually do this? Is there money involved? Inquiring minds want to know.

By HOBBY: Olby-sessing on April 9, 2007 6:13 PM

"...spending counteless hours documenting said evils..."

VOK, with the material Olbermann & his Loons give us, this blog pretty much writes itself.

By Brandon on April 9, 2007 6:35 PM

"VOK": Actually, the traffic at this board and Olbermann's ratings would indicate that most who come here agree with the rest of us: Olbermann is a joke and his fans are nuts. It took me all of 5 minutes to write the above. As "Hobby" said, this blog pretty much writes itself between Olbermann's idiot statements and contradictions and the offerings of his fans at their blogs. Money Involved? No, this is a labor of love for me. And it provides me with immense amusement as well. The more outraged you loons become about what I post about you, the more amused I become. It's all good!

By Anonymous on April 9, 2007 6:57 PM

"VOK, with the material Olbermann & his Loons give us, this blog pretty much writes itself."

Right. And since you guys are, on the face of it, insane, this blog pretty much reads itself too. Just letting you know.

By Anonymous on April 9, 2007 7:02 PM

"It took me all of 5 minutes to write the above."

Hey, however you want to categorize your weird obsession is fine with me.

"The more outraged you loons become about what I post about you..."

I guess if I had read your 5 minute summary thing I would know what you are talking about and I am sure I would be horribly outraged or whatever other emotion you are after. Here. if it makes you feel better about your time expenditure: WHY DAMMIT STOP EXPOSING OUR HIDEOUS LIES IT IS MAKING ME SO MAD I HAVE TO TYPE CAPITALS. OOOOOO. I'LL GET YOU YOU DIRTY RAT.

By HOBBY: Olby-session on April 9, 2007 7:16 PM

I love it when the Loons visit. They use their fingers prettier then a $20 whore.

By Brandon on April 9, 2007 7:43 PM

I love how they claim they don't read my posts yet will post comments in my threads repeatedly, claiming they don't care. Sure you don't care. That's why the Olbyloon blogs repeatedly delete threads where I've linked to their lunacy, or disable comments, If you didn't think you looked nuts to the rest of the world, you wouldn't care what I wrote in my posts but most importantly, you wouldn't be censoring and deleting your own threads. If I were to write a movie script and try to write about crazy, obsessed fans, and wrote a few of the true-life adventures of the Olbyloons, a studio would reject them as not being believable. That's how crazy you people are. But oh so entertaining.

By royalking on April 9, 2007 8:19 PM

Posted by: VOK at April 9, 2007 5:54 PM
Why are all the olbyloons so seemingly selfrighteous pricks? Is it a self esteem problem? Why do you keep bringing up the money question? You seem to be doing a lot of posting here, who is paying you?

By Brandon on April 9, 2007 9:16 PM

I've explained this once before, but it bears repeating. From what I can tell, the majority of them are either unemployed or underemployed. Wal-mart workers, convienience stores, gas stations and the like. Or else they're "professional students" who remain in college to avoid the real world out there. I read one entry recently by one of them where she discussed the apartment building she lives in that sounds like a crack den. So yes, I'd say that the self-righteous attitude they adopt online indicates that their off-line lives are ones of quiet desperation where they feel powerless and helpless. Still others I think believe that if they defend him often enough, Keith will "notice" them and that they too can enter the great "Date Keith Olbermann" sweepstakes.

By royalking on April 9, 2007 9:22 PM

Posted by: Brandon at April 9, 2007 9:16 PM
This explains lil mikey's obsession with Ulbermahn! Thanks for clearing that up for me, Brandon. Much appreciated. The "self righteous" part was a no-brainer, the "getting a date" part I was unaware of.

By Cecelia on April 9, 2007 9:22 PM

Posted by: VOK at April 9, 2007 5:54 PM

Since popular and controversial figures often inspire such responses (there are anti-Bill O'Reilly blogs, anti-Britney Spears blogs, anti-New York Times blogs, etc.) how particularly compelling should we find statements that could only come from Olbermann fans or people who had little interest in him whatsoever and might say as much about a blog on coin-collecting?

By Anonymous on April 9, 2007 11:10 PM

Cecilia, being one of the top nutcakes, takes offense at those words !

By Brandon on April 9, 2007 11:15 PM

Hey Loon--are you upset because I reveal what a bunch of idiotic whackjobs your fellow Loons are to the rest of the world or are you upset i haven't featured your posts yet?

By royalking on April 10, 2007 1:01 AM

Cecilia, being one of the top nutcakes, takes offense at those words !

Posted by: at April 9, 2007 11:10 PM
I really wish you loons would figure out who the top "nutcake" is!

By Beth on April 10, 2007 1:37 AM

"Or else they're "professional students" who remain in college to avoid the real world out there."

Oh, Jeez, I wish I was a "professional student." That'd be great -- one class a semester, kickin' back on the quad with a beer pong table and my iPod -- yeah right. Try again. I'm 20, a full-time student at one of the most competitive universities in the country, which just happens to be situated in New York City (don't believe me? have someone check my ISP), a much better place to live than, say, uh, Tennessee? And I'm working my butt off part-time to try and save money for rent this summer so that I can -- you guessed it -- work to save money for the fall, and on and on. You know why I'm on this site at 12:35 in the morning? Because this is my free time, when I'm not in class or at work or doing homework.

Unlike you a--holes, who apparently don't even have Wal-Mart jobs. I hear they expect you to, y'know, show up every now and again and put on that cute little vest so you can smile at all the fat housewives. No wonder you're swanning around here at 2:00 in the afternoon. Some of us have lives, and I'm just gonna kick back and enjoy mine and bask in your envy.

You don't get to call me an Olbyloon until you get a real job, or a COLLEGE DEGREE. Dicks.

By royalking on April 10, 2007 2:06 AM

You don't get to call me an Olbyloon until you get a real job, or a COLLEGE DEGREE. Dicks.

Posted by: Beth at April 10, 2007 1:37 AM
We won't ask how you support yourself and pay for school, we've seen your web cam shows.....

By Beth on April 10, 2007 2:33 AM

We won't ask how you support yourself and pay for school, we've seen your web cam shows.....
Posted by: royalking at April 10, 2007 2:06 AM

Yeah, that'd be nice. Would pay more than being a librarian, that's for sure. But at least this way, I can string together a coherent sentence AND sleep at night knowing that I'm not wasting my life hating someone so much more powerful, intelligent, and handsome than me.

Wow, Olbermann really hit the trifecta, didn't he? No wonder all you guys are so low on the IQ scale -- he got all the good stuff, while you fell out of the idiot tree and hit every branch on the way down. I'd say I'm sorry but -- really, at this point? It's just funny.

By Mike on April 10, 2007 2:37 AM

Jeepers Brandon, it's been a while since you last tried to stereotype the 'Olbyloons'. I had almost forgotten that it was you who did it the last time.

THIS so called 'Olbyloon' is self employed, chooses his own hours to work, and has no boss to answer to (except my wife, of course).

That, in a nutshell, is why you might see one of my posts any time of the day or night....or you might not...it just depends on whether I feel like it or not.

I'm pretty sure most of the other so called 'Olbyloons' would defy your ridiculous stereotypes as well.

By Richard on April 10, 2007 2:43 AM

The link you posted to the DailyKos regarding their reaction to the NY Mag article is only their and their commenters reaction to the Imus fiasco. Nothing about the magazine article there.

By Mike on April 10, 2007 2:43 AM

Beth, I doubt if Jeff (RoyalKing) even knows what the words 'coherent' or 'trifecta' mean. There actually are some more intelligent right wing Olbermann haters on this site than Jeff.

By Richard on April 10, 2007 3:13 AM

Oh, and get this! I tried to register at the KO.org forum and was banned as soon as I tried logging in for the first time. I have never registered for this site before, and you cannot post without doing so first. And, you cannot contact a moderator without logging in, so there's no way to ask why I have been banned when I had not even made a post yet?! Ass backwards, that place. I guess I will have to post here, instead. Don't mind, do you?

By Brandon on April 10, 2007 9:39 AM

Unlike the Olbermann fan forums, free speech is not banned here at Olbermannwatch.

And Beth? I have two college degrees. live in a gate-guarded community, own three luxury cars, and am quite gainfully employed. Unlike, your fellow Olbyloons who bitch and moan about their jobs at Wal-Mart, the Quick-E-Mart, and their 10th year in college. I'll be happy to link to those posts for you if you'd like.

By Babson on April 10, 2007 10:00 AM

Checkbook journalism means that journalists pay for stories/sources. It does NOT mean a journalist uses their checkbook to donate/support/buy groceries. I know it's hard when English is not your first language...

By VOK on April 10, 2007 11:33 AM

"And Beth? I have two college degrees. live in a gate-guarded community, own three luxury cars, and am quite gainfully employed."

No one can come into my area without talking to the guard, who will be like, "You want to see Mr. VOK? Is it important business?" I also have one room where almost everything inside is plated in 14K gold. That's classy, and that is living the good life! I have it all because I step up to the plate and am a strong leader. I also have street smarts AND book smarts, and when a mission-critical thing comes up, I'm up to the challenge. And I'll step up when I need to, and get things done and take it to the next level. I doubt you've stepped up to the plate as much as I have, and been a strong leader. Do you step up to the plate, Brandon? Are you a strong leader? How come Robert Cox runs this site and you just post here. Don't you think if you were really stepping up to the plate, you would own this site?

By royalking on April 10, 2007 11:55 AM

Posted by: Beth at April 10, 2007 2:33 AM
Funny, I'm laughing, too!

By royalking on April 10, 2007 12:00 PM

That, in a nutshell, is why you might see one of my posts any time of the day or night....or you might not...it just depends on whether I feel like it or not.

I'm pretty sure most of the other so called 'Olbyloons' would defy your ridiculous stereotypes as well.

Posted by: Mike at April 10, 2007 2:37 AM
It also depends on what name he happens to be posting under. An olbyloon very deep in denial.

By doc on April 10, 2007 12:12 PM

Just a thought. Maybe Keith's parents should not have relied on the television to serve as their child's babysitter during his formative years.

The guy seems to have issues of neglect and abuse in his background.

By HOBBY: Olby-sessing on April 10, 2007 12:52 PM

I'm 20, a full-time student...
Posted by: Beth at April 10, 2007 2:33 AM

Seems like Beth is the perfect "demo" for Olbermann.

By Brandon on April 10, 2007 1:09 PM

VOK: There's no finer leader than Bob Cox! Besides, I have other duties outside of monitoring the ongoing lunacy of the Olby-nuts.And who could improve on the perfection that is Owatch!

By Cecelia on April 10, 2007 1:11 PM

Just a thought. Maybe Keith's parents should not have relied on the television to serve as their child's babysitter during his formative years.

The guy seems to have issues of neglect and abuse in his background.

Posted by: doc at April 10, 2007 12:12 PM

Not to mention being beaten up by all the neighboorhood girls.

By Lukey on April 10, 2007 3:38 PM

"KO could have prevented O'reilly's rise. KO responsible for 2006 election." What an ego-maniacal blow-hard. After 2008, KO will return to his rightful place in irrelevant land.

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