Olbermann Watch - MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann: Olbermann in Post-Bush Crisis. Must Find New Focus for 17 Million Gigawatts of Incandescent Hate or Risk Spontaneous Human Combustion.

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January 24, 2009

Olbermann in Post-Bush Crisis. Must Find New Focus for 17 Million Gigawatts of Incandescent Hate or Risk Spontaneous Human Combustion.

The Leg is concerned about colleague Keith Olbermann. From the moment Air Force One disappeared over the western horizon on inauguration day (also known at MSNBC HQ as "Mission Accomplished Day," "The Dawning of Perfect Joy," and "The Day of Indescribable Bliss-y Goodness) carrying outgoing President Bush to Midland, Texas, the Countdown host seemed to slip into a bewildered funk.

"He's like a little lost boy now," one perky intern observed. "Albeit, a boy that will grope you then scream at you fetch him a Powerbar."

Since Countdown debuted on March 31, 2003, George W. Bush has done the world a service by serving (along with Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh) as a safety valve-like target for Keith's bombastic, self-important, spittle-flecked rage.

But now the locus of 70 percent of that irrational, Daily Kos-fueled hate energy has been removed and the laser of loathing must find a new outlet or risk melting down. But whom to unfailingly impute bad faith to? Whose difficult decisions to put the worst possible construction upon? Whom to label a "liar" every time they are merely mistaken?

In desperation, Olbermann has recently lashed out at targets as innocuous as John Gibson, pro-lifers, the infield fly rule, and beets. But it just wasn't the same.

And so an anxious world watches and wonders as the East Coast's answer to the Yellowstone caldera builds up pressure. To turn some old Queen lyrics on their head, The Leg wonders, "Won't somebody find KO, somebody to hate?"

{As crossposted at ChrisMatthewsLeg.com}

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By Katy Turic on January 24, 2009 6:58 PM

With Bush's second term ending
Krazy Keith's meltdown is pending
With no one to attack
The political hack
Will just be Obama-defending

By SB_Mich on January 24, 2009 9:19 PM

There's also Campbell Brown lurking up behind him to re-claim 2nd place in viewers for CNN. We all already know that Goebbels-Olbermann already hates woman. When will his attacks against Campbell Brown start?

What's the over/under on KO being fixed in the 3rd place spot (and thus his obvious insanity further coming into his Propaganda Hour)?

I say that by mid-May we will see a complete meltdown of the Minister of Propaganda.

By ktt on January 24, 2009 9:22 PM

Great job, CML. Very entertaining.

KO is on C-Span right now bragging about his new contract kicking in now with a lot of money. (I'm paraphrasing there.) He managed to work that information into an answer about his special comments along with the fact he "has security" to protect him from those who pose a danger to him. Next kiss-up questioner compared him to Murrow. That was in the last 2 minutes which is all I can take of what seems to be a love-fest.

By CountDung on January 24, 2009 10:37 PM

Beets? That bastard!

We all knew it would come to this if Obama won. He lost his schtict.

He's like a washed up comedian with no material. He's the Pauly Shore of MSM.

By orfannkyl

on January 24, 2009 10:41 PM

And Keith was belittling a 19 yo college student.
http://jumpinginpools.blogspot.com/2009/01/breaking-olbermann-takes-on-joe-c.html

what a shame!

By ifticar

on January 25, 2009 8:10 AM

My first comment is about the difficulty of registering to post on this site.

The registration for this site fails to complete due to a site error.

OpenID does not work with Yahoo.com. Yahoo claims the software for this site is out of date.

I don't have a live journal.

Registration at typekey fails with some strange error message about passing email address.

Finally, I got registered with Vox.

By Dinky

on January 25, 2009 9:16 AM

I do believe I could enjoy watching KO if he were to come on Comedy Central.

By jay

on January 25, 2009 11:32 AM

Yay!! first post... I love this damn site

By America47000

on January 25, 2009 2:12 PM

I had similar problems registering, but signing up for LiveJournal isn't hard

By Qpublic

on January 25, 2009 2:44 PM

Whoa! Thanks for the tips on how to register here. I've wanted to piss on Olbermann for months but couldn't get in to unzip my fly.

By cee on January 25, 2009 5:35 PM

Ooo, goodie. We have the left starting to crack with the Gillibrand appointment and the Kennedy clan prepared to inflict pain on poor Governor Paterson....Why are they not taking the charge of their leader in changing their attitudes?....

The poor old tired dynanstic, elitist and undemocratic behavior from The One's political base, even one of his most trusted and closest of allies...I suppose we should all take it as the way things remain and continue with our "childish" ways?

I wonder what the church of SNOBamessiah's man, Olbermann, has to say about this behavior? Will he even comment on it?.....I am leaning towards no because it is, once again....

DEMOCRATS BEHAVING BADLY!

By Mike C.

on January 25, 2009 6:08 PM

I briefly dreamed last night that Keith read a comment I left here on "Countdown." Worse yet, he did a mock impression of me. Thank goodness it was only a dream.

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