Does anyone actually like Keith Olbermann?

He's disgusting. In all the years I've watched him, I've never once seen him say something positive about a Republican or, for that matter, something negative about a Democrat other than HRC.

I'm scratching my head trying to figure out why NBC puts him in the 8:00 slot. SOMEONE has to be watching him for them to continue to air his show.

what is there to say about republicans that's positive. well they want to tax the poor and send young Americans to war to die for oil. i don't love olbermann and i don't watch the countdown very often but at least he's better than all of Fox news

"what is there to say about republicans that's positive. well they want to tax the poor and send young Americans to war to die for oil. i don't love olbermann and i don't watch the countdown very often but at least he's better than all of Fox news"

"fresh2deafbill said:

"what is there to say about republicans that's positive. well they want to tax the poor and send young Americans to war to die for oil. i don't love olbermann and i don't watch the countdown very often but at least he's better than all of Fox news"

This is true, for the most part. However, Kieth Olbermann can be annoying."

Well yeah. I'd probably rather watch a fat woman's child birth for 100 hours straight more than the O'Reilly Factor.

He seems like a pretty big troll.

"Well yeah. I'd probably rather watch a fat woman's child birth for 100 hours straight more than the O'Reilly Factor."

wow, maybe you guys have been drinking a little to much koolaid.

I agree with most of his opinions. With people like Bill O'Reilly polluting the airtime, it's nice to have someone on the opposite end, even if he's just as biased and aggressively opinionated. And yes, people do watch him. Countdown is the highest rated show on MSNBC.

"He's disgusting. In all the years I've watched him, I've never once seen him say something positive about a Republican or, for that matter, something negative about a Democrat other than HRC.

I'm scratching my head trying to figure out why NBC puts him in the 8:00 slot. SOMEONE has to be watching him for them to continue to air his show."

"what is there to say about republicans that's positive. well they want to tax the poor and send young Americans to war to die for oil. i don't love olbermann and i don't watch the countdown very often but at least he's better than all of Fox news"

"wow, maybe you guys have been drinking a little to much koolaid."

"fresh2deafbill said:

"what is there to say about republicans that's positive. well they want to tax the poor and send young Americans to war to die for oil. i don't love olbermann and i don't watch the countdown very often but at least he's better than all of Fox news"

Tax the poor and send young Americans to war for oil, huh?

What kind of idiot are you, exactly?

The Democrats pull for the higher taxes (you kinda need higher taxes for a bigger government), the rich already pay a massive amount of the country's taxes, and last I checked, Dems wage war, too, and we are in no war for oil.
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"fresh2deafbill said:

"what is there to say about republicans that's positive. well they want to tax the poor and send young Americans to war to die for oil. i don't love olbermann and i don't watch the countdown very often but at least he's better than all of Fox news"

Tax the poor and send young Americans to war for oil, huh?

What kind of idiot are you, exactly?

The Democrats pull for the higher taxes (you kinda need higher taxes for a bigger government), the rich already pay a massive amount of the country's taxes, and last I checked, Dems wage war, too, and we are in no war for oil.
"

"Silverain said:

"fresh2deafbill said:

"what is there to say about republicans that's positive. well they want to tax the poor and send young Americans to war to die for oil. i don't love olbermann and i don't watch the countdown very often but at least he's better than all of Fox news"

Tax the poor and send young Americans to war for oil, huh?

What kind of idiot are you, exactly?

The Democrats pull for the higher taxes (you kinda need higher taxes for a bigger government), the rich already pay a massive amount of the country's taxes, and last I checked, Dems wage war, too, and we are in no war for oil.
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no war for oil?! bill o'reilly, the most republican person on the face of the planet, has admitted that this is a war on oil.

a bigger government is exactly the opposite of what this country needs right now as the government has flat out torn this country apart.

yes democrats wage war. AT SOME POINT IN A COUNTRIES LIFE WAR HAPPENS. you can't stop that.

rich people don't pay a penny more than a poor person does

so the next time you call someone an idiot how about you look in the fuckin' mirror u moron
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one can only hope this country will wise up

"Silverain said:

"fresh2deafbill said:

"what is there to say about republicans that's positive. well they want to tax the poor and send young Americans to war to die for oil. i don't love olbermann and i don't watch the countdown very often but at least he's better than all of Fox news"

Tax the poor and send young Americans to war for oil, huh?

What kind of idiot are you, exactly?

The Democrats pull for the higher taxes (you kinda need higher taxes for a bigger government), the rich already pay a massive amount of the country's taxes, and last I checked, Dems wage war, too, and we are in no war for oil.
"

no war for oil?! bill o'reilly, the most republican person on the face of the planet, has admitted that this is a war on oil.

a bigger government is exactly the opposite of what this country needs right now as the government has flat out torn this country apart.

yes democrats wage war. AT SOME POINT IN A COUNTRIES LIFE WAR HAPPENS. you can't stop that.

rich people don't pay a penny more than a poor person does

so the next time you call someone an idiot how about you look in the fuckin' mirror u moron
"

unless u take a side u dont get ratings.  that is why no one cares about anderson cooper

Olbermann used to be funny, then someone must have told him he was smart enough to be a serious analyst, now he's just annoying.

Olbermann should be fired. Msnbc thought his show would have better rating's then Bill O Rily's show and it never has. He just sounds like a bitter little girl all the time. I love when he makes these long speech'es as if he were the voice of wisdom. This guy is an annoying ass wipe. He should have stayed in sports. Guess when you give out hum jobs you can get any job.

He's so petty and far up his own ass. It wouldn't be so bad if there was tension. I can watch, say, O'Rielly, cus he invites people on who absolutely oppose everything about him so if nothing else its dramatic. Keith's guests, conversely, are basically obliged to nod politely at Keith's feathery soapbox leftist rhetoric. Now that Russert's gone the whole network's a pretty big joke.

The universe is about balance. Everything has its Nemesis.

Therefore if there is a Bill O'Reilly there must be a Kieth Olbermann. If you kill Bill O'Reilly, Keith Olbermann would cease to exist.

 It is the way of the Universe.

And yes I like Olbermann, but I find that he tries too hard to be funny, which he shouldn't. He's on a news channel, if he wants to try comedy he should apply for a time slot on Comedy Central.

Its nearly as bad as that 1/2 hour news hour, abortion, on Fox news. Who the fuck thought that was a good idea?

LOL @ calling Bill O'Reilly an independent. Thats what they all say.

A lot of people who never ever have seen O'Rielly's show sure do have strong opinions on it. If your only insight is Kieth's daily jab aka "worst persons", well you're missing quite a bit and you might want to consider watching the show and getting and informed opinion. I agree with almost nothing he says but his show is just more entertaining. That's why the ratings are high, people who don't like him watch him as well because he goes nuts every other debate. Its just great. Kieth would be great, too, if he had the balls to invite people on who think he's full of shit.

"A lot of people who never ever have seen O'Rielly's show sure do have strong opinions on it. If your only insight is Kieth's daily jab aka "worst persons", well you're missing quite a bit and you might want to consider watching the show and getting and informed opinion. I agree with almost nothing he says but his show is just more entertaining. That's why the ratings are high, people who don't like him watch him as well because he goes nuts every other debate. Its just great. Kieth would be great, too, if he had the balls to invite people on who think he's full of shit."

Neither is a legitimate news source. Its editorializing. Its not unlike sermons at church. Someone with a more eloquent vocabulary parroting your pre-existing sentiments. I kind of feel bad for anyone who actually uses either show to get real news. They're both supposed to be entertaining (Kieth's show is broken up into segments based on theme, closer resembling a late night show or variety hour than real news) but only one is. Both could be if Kieth was able to take lumps live and be a smug knowitall to his critics off-script.

I have never seen him.