Olbermann asks for apology

Keith Olbermann, on his MSNBC program, "Countdown", for Sept 18, 2006.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/

In response to what has become known as "The Rant in the Rose Garden". Keith asks for an apology, to Colin Powell and to this nation as a whole.

President Bush was asked by reporters to respond to allegations of torture, and Powell's letter, which contained the line "The world is beginning to doubt the moral basis of our fight against terrorism."

http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/politics/powellarticle3.pdf

Olbermann's remarks also shed light on what many have come to believe is the *true* reason for Bush's insistence on having his policies appoved immediately. The fact that some of the 'detainees' from the recently-admitted-to 'secret facilities' are now being transferred to Guantanamo Bay.

Many in the Bush administration are very worried about what will happen, if those 'detainees' are interviewed by the Red Cross *before* the new Bush policy on torture becomes law.

Matt Lauer, on NBC's "Today" show, attempted to shed light on this as well, in his interview with Bush. Lauer mentioned the CIA's 'secret facilities'. Bush's response was, "So what? Why is that not within the law?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrUFIDFi8is

The interview was also discussed on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-fUSuNKBk0

Lauer was correct in then noting that "the head of Amnesty International says secret sites are against international law".

http://web.amnesty.org/pages/stoptorture-060907-features-eng

Bush was again evasive and attempted to deflect concern with fearmongering, telling Lauer, "these are people that want to come and kill your families".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipton_Three

http://www.abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1629283

Especially telling was Bush's response to Lauer's mentioning of 'waterboarding', a medieval torture that is used to this day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding#Modern_waterboarding

Any questions?

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[Darusdei]

heh u yanks seem to be quite nazi fans.

who used the waterboarding, fear/war mongering and ofcourse ur own "Homeland" term by Adolf :)

[my15minutes]

darus - if all i had to go on, about us yanks, was our current president, and his supporters? i might think that too.

but i'm sure you'll recognize, in Keith's statement, and my desc (here and in my other clips) that there have been voices of dissent, here, all along. yes?

peace.

[klscott1]

Olbermann is finally back to doing what he knows how to do...announcing sports.

Hes such a pathetic crybaby when he hears the words "George Bush"

LOL!

[my15minutes]

klscott1 - Wow. I guess you're one of the 20% of this country that still thinks Bush is competent.

Goes a long way in explaining why you so desperately need to get laid, that most of your Favorites list is soft-core porn.

LOL!

[blueBlackpurple]

Bush apologize?

Don't hold your breath waiting for that.

Bush = worst President in U.S. history.

[hateyousomuch2]

Excellent. Perfect arguments.  Olbermann is becomeing one of my favorite people.

[Garycubfan]

Hopefully, radical jihadists have Olbermann in their sights.

[macgeek2004]

@ccfb40

Read a fucking non-partisan, accurate history book. Reagan RUINED this country. Jimmy Carter actually did some really good things for this country. If the following presidents had been like HIM, we'd be in a futuristic utopia now, complete with solar power and hydrogen, electric, or solar/electric cars, instead of a dystopic, corporate slum where everyone's broke and we're paying $4/gal for gas!

[slapme7times]

olberman has balls

[intrepgun]

jimmy carter didnt create the problems he had to deal with. and he was one of the only presidents in history to try to do things without creating backwards ass new laws that he could overstep. read a fucking book.

[ccfb40]

jimmy carter! it took a RONALD FUCKIN REAGAN to bring us out of that shit

[BidenGirl8]

KO is the bomb!!

[BidenGirl8]

rofl....

[BidenGirl8]

lol... did he really say that? too funny!!

[antwanp]

Who cares who says it, if the message is correct and moral!

[AZnative72]

My focus is on the content as opposed to the mouthpiece.