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It was Tuesday, around 6:30 pm. Keith Olbermann and his corporate overlords couldn't wait to hype their amazing 29th-place finish on Monday, premiere night for Countdown 2.0 on Current. The numbers were promptly leaked to the 'right' people, and Olby himself jumped to direct his twitter lemmings where to read all about it.
But oddly, the information provided only told half the story. Current and Oralmann boasted about their ratings in the important, vital, crucial, nothing-else-matters, significant, key demo of 25-54, but what about total viewers? That information was withheld, and remains so even now. Why? That's a question that also occurred to Baltimore Sun television critic David Zurawik, who noted the irony of the situation:
The main reason for such a redacted ratings release is that it makes it easier to spin numbers when the folks are only getting the bright and shiny ones. And isn't that just the kind of corporate spin and truth-shading that Olbermann says his show is so against?...But it is hypocritical, isn't it, to sit in front of a camera from 8 to 9 p.m. five nights a week demanding transparency from everyone else, and then playing the selective-release, PR, spin game with your Nielsen numbers?
But that's Olbermann, isn't it?
It sure is. Mr Zurawik continues:
By the way, as folks like Conan O'Brien know, opening night numbers have a tendency to be inflated. So, let's not go nuts one way or the other over these.
Isn't that a coincidence. Here it is, only minutes before Wednesday's Hour (and three extra minutes of Olby pettiness) of Spin is to commence, and we're still in the dark about the ratings for Tuesday, the day after opening night, which as Mr Zurawik says will likely show a marked decline from Monday's numbers. Not a peep from Edward R Olbermann. Not a peep from Current. Suddenly the hype machine, in overdrive for weeks, has gone silent. Why?
It could be just a minor delay, and if there is any info released on this tonight we'll update this post with the Big News as soon as it becomes available. But what if Olby and Current decide they aren't going to give us any ratings for Tuesday? Or Wednesday? Or any other day where the numbers can't be spun to make Countdown appear to be a success? The infamous, deplorable Keith Olbermann could go on the air night after night and demand everyone else be transparent...while he and his underlings hide the truth from the rest of world. That would truly be one of the Great Moments in Olbypocrisy.
While we await the now long-overdue Tuesday Transparency, we invite you to recap tonight's atrocious episode of Countdown. It will kick off with the Prez talking to us about Afghanistan, and then Oralmann will be on with his instant analysis.
By the way, one of Monkeymann's guests will be Matt Taibbi, who just by coincidence has written a scorching hit-piece on Michele Bachmann. Plus Fat Ass will welcome none other than 9/11 truther Van Jones. Hey, what a great opportunity to attack Bachmann and bash Fox News! After all, both of those are far more important than talking about Afghanistan. It's more of that vaunted Olbermann 'news judgment'.
Comments are open!
For new readers, who may be wondering about some of our Olbermann synonyms and thinking they sound a bit, well, rude, there's an explanation.
Monkeymann: Keith Olbermann on air called Fox's Chris Wallace a 'monkey'.
Fat Ass: Keith Olbermann on air called Roger Ailes 'Fat Ass'.
Oralmann: Keith Olbermann on air repeatedly referred to 'Bill Orally'.
Infamous, deplorable: Used by Keith Olbermann to smear people without specifics, like 'the infamous, deplorable Matt Drudge'.
You see, since we're dealing with OlbyPlanet, we're playing their game. Keith set the standards and the rules, and we're just following his lead.
Monkeymann has a new video up on the web site. About Rand-diate (sorry for the spelling). Obliviously aimed at my Junior Senator Rand Paul. As someone who wants to destroy the social saftey net for the benifit... blah blah blah! I lost intrest. Thing is, the video is only 45 seconds long.
URGENT UPDATE!
Current Ratings Countdown for Countdown on Current TV with the Former Keith Olbermann Week One (1=10K):
Mon - 10
Tue - 9
Wed- 8
Thu - 7
Fri - 6
All right,
The reason I found this site years ago is because I truly just couldn't understand how Olbermann could possibly act the way he does on TV. More than anything, I suppose it was a curiosity in psychology. But, now I really really am disturbed and perplexed.
Keith spends hours, it seems, individually responding to tweets on Twiiter. Why would anyone this successful do that? More so, I can't imagine ANY journalist keeping their job (not even Keith on Current) for giving the type of insults Keith publicly throws out there. I just can't believe it is real.
Examples. (Someone called Keith a "douche" on Twitter) he responds... @EricMorris might want to avoid invoking the word "douche" while wearing a douche haircut
Really?!?!?!?!? What would happen in this world if O'Reilly, Hannity, Maddow, O'Donnel tweets some random kid that they have a douche haircut?
He also tells someone to STFU!??!?!?!?!?!??!?!? what???? Yes there is freedom of speech, but this is simply about being professional in the public arena.
Who can defend this?
Al Gore, you have put someone in charge of the news of your channel that has this type of control? This is worse than what he did at MSNBC.
Here are other examples.... He also responds and repeats the same facts over and over and over (like how cable companies won't let them do full podcasts. etc.) (He also constantly equates importance with how many followers you have on Twitter)... WHY WHY WHY, do I ask WHY? Take SOME sort of high road Keith. STOP RESPONDING!
These are all from @KeithOlbermann
@tommysantos14 Oh for Christ's sake. There are about 1000 communists left in this country & they are deeply offende...
@ken_decesare sheesh I started touting that in 2008
@omgfroyo I think you will agree that I do not reply only to morons
@Wi11yum Seriously, Dude, you have A follower. STFU
@JSto we can't do it. Cable carriers won't less or any other younger networks.
@side45ways I should take advice on how to be liked by somebody with 10 followers?
@markciavola You might stick to salads and soups, Bud.
@DerekWain Holy crap! NO followers! That's tremendous! I've never seen that before. "I'm 61 a lawyer with a varied practice & NO FOLLOWERS"
@kciao @keder So you morons aren't just stupid, you're blind?
@the_zarf Matt Taibbi isn't a hack. You - you're a hack.
@michellemalkin Dear Moron: better look more closely at the photo. We also have 13 contributors: 4 are people of color, 4 are women
By the way... those tweets were not over several days. Most were within the last 6 to 12 hours.
It seems Keithy didn't post video of Worsts. So no abstract. If anyone has a link to video.... please post.
In One Night, Keith Olbermann Obliterates Eric Bolling’s Fox Ratings
??? So what? We've already established that premiere night ratings are always inflated. The better question is why Olby, with all the hype and big tune-in on a premiere night, couldn't beat O'Donnell.
Or...here's a novel idea. Address the subject matter of the post you're replying to. Why is it that Keith Olbermann and Current are keeping their Tuesday ratings secret? Because they're so superiffic that they don't want to crow about them?
Yeah, why not give that a try. Address the subject matter of this post, why Mr Transparency Keith Olbermann is keeping his second-night ratings secret. For bonus points link to a trenchant Media Matters propaganda piece that answers this question.
Who the hell is Eric Bolling?
Regardless, MKDAWUSS has once again stepped in his own s***:
http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2011/03/oh_joy_its_an_o.php#comments
Me: "MKDAWUSS called Media Matters one of his "honest" and "reliable" sources. Honest and reliable sources don't declare war on a television network. Media Matters just publicly admitted the only media that matters to them is FNC. In case you're too stupid to understand that it's called bias."
MKDAWUSS: "That has been one complaint that's been popping up from time to time regarding MMFA - pay attention long enough and there's essentially a set schedule that MMFA follows. It's starting to cater to it's HC fanbase instead of the GP."
Me: "And the other complaint is they don't tell the truth.
Look at this clown deflect. MKDAWUSS doesn't tell you if he's upset about Media Matters listening to they're hardcore followers, he just tells you they're listinening to their hardcore followers. He didn't even do his customary quote at the beginning of the response. So are you a hardcore Media Matters fan MKDAWUSS? You're the one who called them "honest" and "reliable", not me, so it's a good bet you're a big fan.
And you still haven't answered the question: Isn't it a problem for an "honest" and "reliable" source to engage in what Brock described yesterday?"
MKDAWUSS (and this is the best part): "Yeah, I suppose it does. It somewhat loses some credibility on watchdog status as watchdogs are supposed to go after the message and not the messenger, which is what's becoming the case more and more. Like I said, there's essentially a set schedule on the MMFA monitor list."
So what do we have here? MKDAWUSS providing a link from a source he himself has said "lost credibility" as a watchdog.
If you've ever seen a picture of Carlos you'd know his forehead is big enough to tattoo "Liar," "Hypocrite," and his choice of "Moron" or "Idiot" on it.
"Or...here's a novel idea. Address the subject matter of the post you're replying to. Why is it that Keith Olbermann and Current are keeping their Tuesday ratings secret? Because they're so superiffic that they don't want to crow about them?"
Please Carlos, please respond to this by saying "ratings don't matter." Please.
Hmm, let's analyze this article provided to us by MKDAWUSS:
-Apparently Eric Bolling is a rising star at FNC and FBN.
-Apparently Eric Bolling is a "racist" for calling the White House a "crib."
-Apparently Eric Bolling has been a target of Media Matters for some time.
-Apparently Media Matters did not feel it important to tell us what time Eric Bolling's poorly rated show is on-air.
-Apparently Media Matters did not feel the need to mention what Olbermann's ratings were Tuesday night or the fact that Current TV will not release said number.
-Apparently MKDAWUSS has no idea who Eric Bolling is either and just decided to link a story showing Olbermann beating some Fox clown no one's ever heard of on opening night.
-Apparently MKDAWUSS was too stupid to realize that the story he linked was an attack piece on Eric Bolling and the ratings discussion was just a smokescreen.
-Apparently MKDAWUSS forgot that he stated that the fight MMFA has waged against FNC and FBN has "lost credibility."
Moron. Next time read the damn story before you link it and try to play "Gotchya."
One more thing from the article MKDAWUSS provided:
"So, 179,000 demo viewers for Current newcomer Olbermann vs. 14,000 demo viewers for established Fox anchor Bolling."
So because Olbermann's on a new channel he's not "established" anymore?
Having the highest rated show on a cable channel for the better part of eight years means he's not "established?"
Being the face of an entire network means he's not "established?"
MKDAWUSS, it's a good thing you said MMFA has "no credibility" because then we'd have to believe them when they say Olbermann is not an "established" anchor.
Is everyone in the Lejjena family as dumb as you are or are you just a glitch?
Like when Obama's #1 cheerleader and Man Crush tells conservatives that our only hope is Jon Huntsman.... It's the WORSTS PERSONS IN THE WORLD ABSTRACT!!!!!!
Bronze: Newt Gingrich: First olby drops a "Kids in the Hall" reference. Just to prove how hip he is(n't). Newt says that he is hard to work with. And for that Oralmann names him BRONZE? Really, Keith? REALLY! You've had more staffers quit on you than a McDonald's!
Silver: Sister Sarah!: Brings up she quit again. This time she gets Monkeymann's scorn for stopping the bus tour early! She tweaks media-ite (why does that piss olby off, since he hates their boss too). And she refutes a FNC story, why does this piss Keith off again, she bashed her bosses. That alone should make her a #1 guest in the Countdown playbook!
GOLD!: RICK SANTORUM!!!!!!!!: For the sin of blaming liberals for screwing up the schools! HOW DARE HE!!!!!! Olby sez how texas and the koch brothers and FNC blah blah blah. Same olby shit, different Olby day! Whose been in charge of the schools for the past 30 years, Keith? LIBERALS! AND UNIONS! Hey Keith, why don't you rip GE? They pay the Jefferson County School Board (KY) about 4 million a year for 'sponsiering' their text books in math and science. My mom who is a teacher says they are the denses, most inane books she has ever teached from. Why don't you knock on their door and leave the Koch's alone.
Or piss of George Soros.
Another award winning countdown.
FBN doesn't release ratings unless that has changed recently. So how would MMA know what Eric Bollings numbers are? I suppose if they accept the made up numbers from Olbermann about his own show then they would also accept Olbermann's made up numbers for another show.
Also I notice that FNC has 19 shows on each weekday, including 6 repeats. 14 of these shows release ratings that I can find and all 14 beat Olbermann in the key demo, even Red Eye which is on at 3am and the one O'Reilly repeat that posts ratings. So why does MMA go after a business network to compare Olbermann to? Is it because he can not compete against news shows? Why not compare his ratings to informercials or the soccer channel since non sequiturs is all Olbermann seems to able to compete against.
So you all mention that Eric Bolling isn't relevant because he has low ratings and no one here watches him, while John Gibson is, despite the fact that his audience is composed of... well... OlbermannWatch.
And let's clarify the "established" bit. Now, yes, Olby did have the highest rated cable news show while at MSNBC. But his show on Current is less than a week old. New environment, new surroundings. It's a different channel that's part of a different cable package. Eric Bolling's show has been on FNC for well longer than a week. His show is well established.
"That alone should make her a #1 guest in the Countdown playbook!"
Good idea. Let's see if Sarah Palin decided to go on Countdown. It should be a great segment.
And since you mentioned soccer, Barcelona-Real Madrid gets higher ratings than anything on FNC. Several times over.
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/22/cable-news-ratings-for-tuesday-june-21-2011/96306/
As you can see, TV By The Numbers offers ratings for the day and primetime, but not for individual shows. Probably for the same reason Current won't release theirs.
What's interesting is in the link MKDAWUSS provided it has five links to other sources. If you click on "detailed" it will take you to a piece about Bolling's atrocious ratings. It states that Bolling's numbers come from Nielsen, but for some strange reason there's no link to back that up. See for yourself:
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201106160004
There's links to back up just about everything else they say. Except for Bolling's ratings.
I suppose MKDAWUSS knew all about that though. As I stated before he has said in the past Media Matters lacks credibility.
I think we, particularly myself, are taking the wrong approach with MKDAWUSS. He should be commended for sharing such a horrific article with us.
And here I am, making fun of his ugly forehead, ugly sisters, lack of motherly influence, lack of intelligence, lack of credibility, complete absence of character and complete presence of hypocrisy when I should be thanking him for standing up to liars like Media Matters and bringing their continued stream of misinformation to Johnny Dollar's attention.
Thank you again sir.
"So you all mention that Eric Bolling isn't relevant because he has low ratings and no one here watches him..."
Why don't you tell us how Eric Bolling is relevant. Because Olbermann beat him ON ONE NIGHT?
And thank you for confirming that you didn't read the article you provided. Because according to Media Matters no one watches him. But I don't know what to think of that because you're the one who told us Media Matters should not be trusted.
"while John Gibson is, despite the fact that his audience is composed of... well... OlbermannWatch."
I think John Gibson will be the first one to tell you John Gibson isn't relevant. He does however happen to be funny and having worked for a news organization has knowledge of how a news organization works.
And comparing radio ratings to TV ratings? Really? Really? Really.
"And let's clarify the "established" bit. Now, yes, Olby did have the highest rated cable news show while at MSNBC. But his show on Current is less than a week old. New environment, new surroundings. It's a different channel that's part of a different cable package. Eric Bolling's show has been on FNC for well longer than a week. His show is well established."
But aren't you always crowing about Keith Olbermann's "loyal fanbase that will follow him anywhere"? How can you have a loyal fanbase that follows you anywhere and not be "established"?
Michael J. Fox "established" himself as a star on TV. But then he became a movie star. New environment, new surroundings. Are you saying that when Back to the Future came out he wasn't "established" anymore?
"Good idea. Let's see if Sarah Palin decided to go on Countdown. It should be a great segment."
Has she ever been invited? If so prove it.
"And since you mentioned soccer, Barcelona-Real Madrid gets higher ratings than anything on FNC. Several times over."
Never mind the fact that you don't have any proof, so does MLB. And the NFL. And the NHL. And the NBA. And ESPN. And the Olympics. And pretty much every major sporting event in the world.
Congratulations Carlos, you just told everyone the world likes watching sports more than cable news. There's a f****** surprise.
Why won't MKDAWUSS answer Johnny Dollar's question?
"Why is it that Keith Olbermann and Current are keeping their Tuesday ratings secret?" Johnny asked that. MKDAWUSS hasn't responded.
As a matter of fact, MKDAWUSS isn't answering anyone's questions.
Won't answer his own criticism of Media Matters.
Won't answer why Media Matters didn't link Eric Bolling's Nielsen numbers.
Won't answer if he tattooed "idiot" or "moron" on his forehead. Wait, that one was rhetorical.
But he did "answer" a couple of questions.
What did he pick out? Let's see:
1. Keith Olbermann, with his legions of fans that MKDAWUSS himself has said "will follow him anywhere," is no longer an established entity.
But Eric Bolling, who, outside of hardcore Fox Nation, only Media Matters knows exists, is "established."
2. Someone mentions Sarah Palin and MKDAWUSS says "Lets have her on Countdown." I could swear that in an off-handed comment she said yes and when Olbermann found out about it he made a smart-ass remark to the tune of "no." If someone could confirm I'd appreciate it.
3. Soccer gets higher ratings than Fox News. He really said that, like it meant something.
Now for another episode of MKDAHYPOCRITE:
You'll recall on Tuesday that MKDAHYPOCRITE said this:
"Because a premium-tier cable channel that isn't even on all carriers is expected to pull with mainstream powerhouses like FNC and MSNBC. Not to mention that Current is still relatively fringe in comparison to mainstreamers like FNC, CNN and MSNBC."
So we're supposed to have sympathy because Olbermann got his ass fired a total of three times* from two of those corporations and despite having lower standards than MKDAHYPOCRITE CNN doesn't want him so now Olbermann's stuck on a no-name network.
Anyway, today MKDAHYPOCRITE is showing us an article from a place he himself said is untrustworthy telling us Olbermann, who is on a " premium-tier cable channel that isn't even on all carriers," crushed a guy who is on a "premium-tier cable channel" that appears to be on all carriers but reaches the same amount as Current, if that makes sense.
FBN's been around for a couple years now. Current's been around longer. Neither has been able to draw a significant amount of viewers.
So the point of all this is congratulations to Keith Olbermann, who, for one night, beat a cable channel no one watches.
The race for the bottom of the barrel is on.
*For anyone who wants to mention "ComCast didn't fire Olbermann," it's not true. There's are many different ways to fire someone without being fired. It's true. Get over it.
Wussy? Have you ever heard Gibby's show? It has more liberal callers than any other show I've heard, it's great to hear John smack them down.
Has Gibson did a segment on the return of Keith?
Commenting on the earlier post by supercents, yes, his tweets are demented and crazy. He's been doing that for a long time. Like you, I am curious why he responds to critics at all on there. I think it shows an insight into his deeply self absorbed personality. It even gets worse than that though supercents. Olbermann has a history of stalking women. Google "Rebecca Lobo, Olbermann" and you'll see what I mean. Could O'Reilly, Hannity, Matthews, Maddow, ever get away with acting like this? No, probably not. I think everyone in the TV business just kind of accepts that he is nuts and they don't say anything. Sort of like that show "Hoarders" on TV. We all have a relative like that, but never talk about it.
Bill is a technological dinosaur and is not on Facebook or Twitter. His staff runs his Facebook "Like" page, the Twitter @oreillyfactor account, and BillOReilly.com.
supercents, if you want some insight on this Olbermann/Twitter stuff you should ask MKDAWUSS.
MKDAWUSS thinks Olbermann is a "responsible journalist." You can read the argument here:
http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2011/01/olbypocrisy_in.php#comments
He hasn't mentioned Olbermann's journalism credentials since then.
And MKDAWUSS hardly ever discusses Olbermann's Twitter account, especially the parts where Olbermann calls people names and insults them for misusing grammar and spelling words wrong.
Journalists are supposed to be above that. Olbermann is not.