Anyone catch Olbermann's special comment on Bush?

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:22 pm

Keith Olbermann stepped up and slapped Bush's plan to use the word "sacrifice" as an excuse to send more troops to Iraq.

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A bit melodramatic for a "journalist" but....ouch.

Post by **tnf** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:23 pm

Yes. I like his special commentaries, but I think he did get a bit dramatic on that one. I think if he wouldn't have changed the tone of his voice it would have helped.

Post by **R00k** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:55 pm

I was just about to post this. I haven't seen it, just read the transcript.

Our policy in Iraq has been criticized for being indescribable, for being inscrutable, for being ineffable.

But it is all too easily understood now.

First, we sent Americans to their deaths for your lie, Mr. Bush.

Now we are sending them to their deaths for your ego.

I think the guy deserves some kind of award - hell, maybe a medal.

Post by **stocktroll** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:24 pm

i think bush is a homo
now suck my cock too faggots

Post by **seremtan** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:31 pm

lol, i was thinking he reminded me of ed murrow while he was talking, and he signed off with "good night, and good luck"

our british obsession with avoiding partisanship in broadcasting means we don't really have an olbermann equivalent here

Post by **R00k** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:32 pm

stocktroll wrote:i think bush is a homo
now suck my cock too faggots

Christ, were you born retarded or did the priest's cock smash your brain?

Post by **Nightshade** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:52 pm

Post by **R00k** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:36 pm

You know, I hear Jerry Falwell can heal that for you.

But only because you're a true believer.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:12 am

seremtan wrote:our british obsession with avoiding partisanship in broadcasting means we don't really have an olbermann equivalent here

best not to confuse objective reporting with monotone reporters

Post by **seremtan** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:50 am

yes, best not to do that, whatever that means

Post by **SplishSplash** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:34 am

seremtan wrote:lol, i was thinking he reminded me of ed murrow while he was talking, and he signed off with "good night, and good luck"

our british obsession with avoiding partisanship in broadcasting means we don't really have an olbermann equivalent here

It also spares you the O'Reillys though

Post by **seremtan** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 1:17 pm

we have them in print though. richard littlejohn is the british o'reilly equivalent

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:36 pm

seremtan wrote:yes, best not to do that, whatever that means

british Jim Lehrers

Post by **menkent** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:52 pm

fuck that guy has on a lot of makeup. he looks like a damn oompa-loompa.

Post by **seremtan** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:06 pm

it's US TV. all presenters are dynamically smart-blurred on the fly

Post by **Grudge** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:59 pm

I saw a bit of Oprah's show the other day, smart blur festival, everyone had skin smooth as a baby's bottom, fucking crazy.

Post by **Fender** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:04 pm

I don't think make up people have adapted to HD yet. People don't look that made up on SD, but when you see them in HD it becomes quite apparent.

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:39 pm

Olbermann does a nice little recap of Bush and his credibility:

Boot to the head

Olbermann: President Bush makes no secret of his distaste for looking backward, for assessing past results.

But in our third story on the Countdown tonight… too bad.

Any meaningful assessment of the president's next step in Iraq must consider his steps and missteps so far.

So, let's look at the record:

...then he destroys him on-air.

Also note this was recorded BEFORE Bush's speech.

Post by **seremtan** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:15 pm

that wasn't quite the fire-breathing olbermann i was expecting