"At what point does someone at NBC/Universal stop to consider whether it is appropriate for a 'news anchor' on its cable news network to launch personal attacks against a public figure's family?"

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If they haven't yet after several years of immature, unprofessional and hateful attacks against many, including Mr. O'Reilly, then they never will.

It is too bad they do not consider the many who are victims of such abuse as Olbermann so crassly uses the issue as a cheap joke.

You beat me to it, Cee. The answer is a resounding NEVER!!!!!

WOW what drugs is this Buffy (Big Ugly Fat F@#King Ying-yang) taking? If you do not count number one cable station then we are number one cable station. Did he go to the "BAGHDAD BOB" school of reporting or what? I wonder if there someone writing for him and seeing how many stupid things they can get Olberjerk to say. This has to be a parody of a news show. Keith you are not Edward R morrow you are more like Ted Baxter.

Hey Olbermann, how come we never hear about your father?

Glenn Beck brought up Keith's "intrude with the facts" bit (sans the besmirching of William J. O'Reilly, Sr.) in Hour 1 of his radio show today. He and his producer deservedly mocked him. It was great.

Holy Goddess Mariska!

What a idiot! Now this will be war! And will someone post Beck's rant on this. A O'Reilly/Beck double team on the factor.

And what is in that red mug of his on the set? That might answer some questions.

I e-mailed the excerpt (from my Glenn Beck Insider podcast) to Johnny.

dennis, Do not insult Ted Knight by comparing his comic genius with the unintentional comedy of Olbermann.

You are right; Mr. Ted Knight was funny and a professional. This Buffy is a joke and pathetic. My apology to Mr. Knight for the comparison. Buffy is a mommy boy what father would be proud of him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejcvnF88VQk&feature=related

Bill O'Reilly would kick Olby's ass
And Keith's in the heavyweight class
A cowardly twit
Too scared to bring it
Just a slovenly bag of gas

I absolutely love this video. His explanation of the ratings is absolutely priceless! So, let's get it straight Olbermann, since you disagree with the opinions and facts put forth on the Fox News Channel, you call it propaganda and therefore claim that it's you, if fact, that actually have the highest rated cable news show, uhhhh, aha, ahahahahahaha! That's priceless. Then you say that you lead in viewers under 35 (oh really, prove it), then you say that you lead in all other news other than Fox, but of course that isn't nightly, and you failed to mention the vast separation between you and the other channels, compared to Fox, and the fact that Fox beats you all, combined!

Then of course, you make up some story so it fits your agenda, and try to call Bill O'reilly a liar, without letting your audience know when and where the quote came from, or whatever it was you said. Then, a pointless claim about the difference between AA and AAA, who cares?

Oreilly mentioned MSNBC tonight, by saying they're ratings have fallen 23% over the past year, and then tells us that the 9am show with super hot Megan Kelly beats the 8pm show (yes, that's you Olbermann), by 37%!

Ohhhh Olbermann, so weak, and so pathetic...

Olbermann and the rest of the left have taken on the tactic of calling political opponents "liars," based on their opinions and perceptions.

This change in tactic is obviously affected how Olbermann assesses his very own situation. The "truth" in Olbermann's world is that his is the #1 news show on cable.

Let us break that perception down....We already know that Olbermann has called himself a reporter, hence his belief that COUNTDOWN is a news program. Well, that belief is wrong. Olbermann is a partisan advocate for a particular ideology and 99.9% of COUNTDOWN's content is designed to support and forward the left's agenda. A reporter, or journalist, would not anchor such a show.

The other lie is that it is a #1 show. J$ has provided the proof that that is wrong on the other thread with regards to the ridiculous claim of an under 35 demo win. And even compared to shows on other networks during NON PRIME TIME, COUNTDOWN is a distant second in both total viewers and the demo.

Claiming FNC is not a news network is not only a lie but shows the bitterness and shallowness of the competator. It also is a cheap shot at the hundreds of professionals at FNC that work hard to provide a resource millions of Americans have come to rely on for information and analysis.

So, calling others liars has eroded the rational judgement of the accuser.....Cankles Keith O cannot tell the difference from a cheap, bitter conclusion based on years of defeat to a competator from a rational assessment of the current state of fact. FNC is #1 and GROWING these last several months with specific personalities pulling numbers of viewers that were once thought impossible for cable....Sometimes O'Reilly beats CBS EVENING NEWS, for goodness sake.

It is over, NBC NEWS. I will not call Olbermann a liar because that implies he knows he is telling a falsehood....I believe he actually believes his rationalizations are actual truth! Keith Olbermann has become a bitter, blind partisan incapable of objective and rational analysis. Pull his plug....he does a great disservice to his viewers, to the reputation of NBC NEWS and to the rational and civil debate that is needed in our nation, presently.

VERO POSSUMUS! Wee weed?