Even the denizens of Journolist -- the mainstream "journalists", pundits and academics of the left -- thought Keefus was an arrogant, offensive misogynist.
Salon's Rebecca Traister agreed Olbermann regularly displayed his contempt for women. "Olbermann has a terrible record of going out of his way to talk about young, attractive women he believes to be stupid in grotesquely dismissive and oversexualized terms."
Traister had written the same thing in her columns for Salon, for instance calling Olbermann out when he "felt free to call [Paris] Hilton a slut on air and speculate about whether anyone had ever ejaculated in her face."
Blogger Lindsay Beyerstein said maybe the time was now to take down Olbermann. "When we liberals were fighting for political survival after 9/11, it was important to be disciplined and to pick our internal battles very carefully. Now that the Democrats are in charge and progressivism is ascendent, we can afford to demand more from our leaders.
"We can certainly afford to smack down Keith Olbermann when he spouts misogynist garbage," she said.
University of Chicago Professor Harold Pollack said at the end of a long hard day, the last thing he needs is an hour with someone like Olbermann...
Hey, how come Olbermann hates beautiful women? mmm
And Olbermann demoted by NBC and YANKED off anchoring 2008 election, replaced by Gregory.
Bill OReilly wins. keith the FAUX journalist had one sick rant too many..as I predicted. Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews YANKED from covering election 08 as top anchors... now they're just analysists...like...Bob Beckel and mika haha
NEW YORK — MSNBC said Sunday it is replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as co-anchors of political night coverage with David Gregory, and will use the two newsmen as commentators.
The change reflects tensions between the freewheeling, opinionated MSNBC and the impartial newsgatherers at NBC News. Throughout the primaries and summer, MSNBC argued that Olbermann and Matthews could serve as dispassionate anchors on political news nights and that viewers would accept them in that role, but things fell apart during the conventions.
Gregory, the veteran Washington hand, will anchor MSNBC's coverage of the presidential and vice presidential debates and election night, said Jeremy Gaines, network spokesman. The change was first reported by The New York Times.
The tipping point appears to have come during the Republican convention when Olbermann, after the network aired a Sept. 11-themed video prepared by the Republicans, said that MSNBC should not have shown it.
MSNBC executives, who had publicly defended their anchors' roles while privately monitoring it throughout the political season, made the change over the weekend after discussions with Olbermann. Despite the controversy around him, Olbermann has been a hero with left-leaning viewers and keyed MSNBC's growth among coveted young viewers.
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During her acceptance speech last week, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin talked about the "Washington elite" not accepting her qualifications for the job. Some delegates on the convention floor began chanting, "N-B-C, N-B-C."
Olbermann began to have difficulty keeping his opinions in check, or simply stopped trying.
He sarcastically dismissed GOP pundit Pat Buchanan on the air after Buchanan said the GOP had been enlivened by the entrance of a conservative Republican.
"Those reading US Weekly with the picture of her and her youngest daughter with the word 'scandal' written across it won't be so happy," Olbermann said.
He expressed little sympathy at another point when GOP anger at rumors over the Internet about Palin were being discussed.
"We'll see if people feel sorry for unfounded rumors on the Internet," he said. "If that's the case, Sen. Obama's probably standing up and cheering and waiting for people to feel sorry for him."
Perhaps most embarrassing, Joe Scarborough was discussing positive developments in John McCain's campaign at one point when Olbermann was heard on an offstage microphone saying: "Jesus, Joe, why don't you get a shovel?"
Scarborough, a former Republican congressman and host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, got in another nasty on-air exchange with MSNBC reporter David Shuster, and Matthews snapped at Olbermann on-air when it appeared Olbermann was criticizing him for talking too much.
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@unfortunatebeam...The Chief Varmint of all democrats has been quoted...as a pocket-globalist..by the way....has been quoted as saying how the Constitution must be dismantled...people need to wake up...there is a clique behind the scenes, pulling the strings here...everyone that ran for president in 2008 was a member of the CFR..(except R. Paul and for all I know he is an intalled spoiler)...why do we keep playing their game, that they run, and they own? Politics here are contaminated.
martianshoes 5 days ago
@jondoe91941 lol yeah sure Olbermann can't read and doesn't do any research *rolls eyes*. Wow, you're all such sad little hopeless angry idiots misdirecting your anger and frustration at totally the wrong targets when those you vote for and believe are fucking you in the ass on regular basis. For instance, just recently almost 100% of Repubs in congress voted for prolonged detention. Much less democrats did. At least there are a few more democrats that believe in the constitution.
unfortunatebeam 3 weeks ago
@lover38 Anyone who says "fox is my news info for me" is instantaneously discredited and invalid. The now more than ever (with the Murdock scandal) corrupt and deceiving Fox faux news actually convinced you that they were the "news info" for you when you used to "love the dems" just before Obama? Doesn't take much to sway you does it? But judging what you're saying in your post, it's seems like your none-to-bright anyway so it doesn't surprise me.
unfortunatebeam 3 weeks ago
@996mxm a "commie"? Oh hello, what's it's like stuck living in 1954 douche? Income inequality is at an all time HISTORICAL high. Hence communism, TRUE communism, not the totalitarian fascism in the guise of "communism" in the 20th century, is more appealing than ever. When a tiny percentage of people are the only ones gaining wealth, as it has been for 30+ years, how could it not be? Personally I don't think it works (obviously neither does capitalism), but I can see how it would be appealing.
unfortunatebeam 3 weeks ago
everyone knows this guy is a commie
996mxm 3 weeks ago
Both Olbermann and Rachel Maddow are so left wing nuts if i have ever seen one i have watched them both and im turned off in less then a minute, fox is my news info for me i used to love the dems until obama was running how can people want to vote for this idiot president who has done nothing for us Hispanics or blacks but makes us poorer but go ahead keep blaming bush and all other natural disasters for our financial crisis o yeah and wall street to what a bunch of idiots but may GOD BLESS usa
lover38 3 months ago
@oheart Considering Olbermann clearly doesn't know how to read I doubt he does any research..
jondoe91941 4 months ago
@aquabuddah I never said FOX wasn't propaganda you human dildo.
thotkrime 4 months ago
@thotkrime No, #Fox is propaganda. #p2 give facts, #Fox is all #GOP meme, sliced & diced for easy consumption by idiots & fools.
aquabuddah 4 months ago