Keith Olbermann

[jfrancispastirchak]

Now I must correct my response to landtuna. How silly I must have looked, rambling on about an Oberman/Clinton feud, when your post referred to Bill O'Reilly, not Bill Clinton. I misread your response :-[, and the clock ran out on time allotted to "Modify".

To elaborate just a little, KO's on-air antics often outscore those legendary temper tantrums of Democrat Howard Dean, whose my-way-or-the-highway liberalism often disgusted even fellow Dems. Getting back to the on-air rivalry between KO & Bill O, O'reilly has blown a gasket or two on the air himself. But even if they disagree with cable news' ratings leader, viewers embrace O'Reilly's character and integrity, two qualities KO rarely brings to the screen. O'reilly markets hard-hitting analysis, while KO spews hate-speak, which he can thank for NBC's decision to bench him from their coverage team in the last presidential election.

 

[landtuna]

Now I must correct my response to landtuna. How silly I must have looked, rambling on about an Oberman/Clinton feud, when your post referred to Bill O'Reilly, not Bill Clinton. I misread your response :-[, and the clock ran out on time allotted to "Modify".

To elaborate just a little, KO's on-air antics often outscore those legendary temper tantrums of Democrat Howard Dean, whose my-way-or-the-highway liberalism often disgusted even fellow Dems. Getting back to the on-air rivalry between KO & Bill O, O'reilly has blown a gasket or two on the air himself. But even if they disagree with cable news' ratings leader, viewers embrace O'Reilly's character and integrity, two qualities KO rarely brings to the screen. O'reilly markets hard-hitting analysis, while KO spews hate-speak, which he can thank for NBC's decision to bench him from their coverage team in the last presidential election.

According to what I read at the time KO's absence from the coverage team was due to his falling out on matters of principle with his bosses. He has never been one to fail to criticize his own employer if he felt the need. Whether this is right or wrong is pretty much immaterial.

KO does occasionally go off on a foam-producing rant which I agree is virtually unwatchable. Billo, by comparison though seems a smarmy used car salesman. You can certainly question KO's methods and excesses but you can't question his heart. Billo doesn't seem to have a heart.

I have not watched KO or Billo since the 2008 election so you may consider my comments slightly out of date if you wish.

 

[Laurence Glavin]

I must say in K.O.'s defense that he can really turn it on in a positive way, as he did last night (Tuesday): one of his W-U-U-R-S-T Persons in the world was Rick Berman, a corporate lobbyist and apparent cheapskate. Berman probably took a fee from and anti-union group, but in a spot, ACTED OUT THE PART OF A UNION "WORKER". Keith then told a story about a personal interaction with Berman,. Yikes, was it funny. In a week when Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are on one of their too-many vacations, some of the best humor on TV right now is being delivered by the O-man.

 

[TVWorldwide]

O'reilly markets hard-hitting analysis

If Bill O'Reilly's sideshow passes for "hard-hitting analysis" these days, then American television is in an even worse state than I thought. No wonder many thinking people are turning to the BBC!

 

[FreddyE1977]

Have they built Keith a new set? Because according to published reports that was what he was
holding out for.

If he hangs in there I'm sure his ratings will go up. As a self-confessed right winger, I find his show is
Must See TV anytime the Left is having a bad day. I find his meltdowns extremely entertaining!

 

[jfrancispastirchak]

According to what I read at the time KO's absence from the coverage team was due to his falling out on matters of principle with his bosses. He has never been one to fail to criticize his own employer if he felt the need. Whether this is right or wrong is pretty much immaterial. KO does occasionally go off on a foam-producing rant which I agree is virtually unwatchable. Billo, by comparison though seems a smarmy used car salesman. You can certainly question KO's methods and excesses but you can't question his heart. Billo doesn't seem to have a heart. I have not watched KO or Billo since the 2008 election so you may consider my comments slightly out of date if you wish.

Actually, to the contrary, I find your views quite refreshing. Opinions are sovereign entitlements, unique to the sincerity in which they are offered. Facts require corroboration, but opinions don't. I think we both aspire to the same virtues, sincerity and truth.

Bill O does get boorish sometimes. I watch him for the excitement he brings to TV, not because I always agree with him. While my contempt for KO is greater, I trust his heart is indeed in the right place.

 

[jfrancispastirchak]

O'reilly markets hard-hitting analysis

f Bill O'Reilly's sideshow passes for "hard-hitting analysis" these days, then American television is in an even worse state than I thought. No wonder many thinking people are turning to the BBC!

Think again-- FOX, like NBC, CBS and ABC, frequently takes heat for being the alleged mouthpiece of a big-buck corporate owner. But BBC is no less prone to slanted coverage, since it's operation is funded by the British Parliament.

Here in the USA, O'reilly's analysis often rankles the right, just as it does the left. You won't get that kind of balance from BBC.

 

[TVWorldwide]

Here in the USA, O'reilly's analysis often rankles the right, just as it does the left. You won't get that kind of balance from BBC.

Actually, the BBC's tough-but-fair approach to news analysis gets both left-wing and right-wing ideologues upset on a regular basis. (And the government that owns it often fears it, so significant is its independence.)

 

[chrish]

This guy can't even get along with people of his own political stripe, his next appearance may be into a cell phone camera screaming into a megaphone off his back deck.

 

[jfrancispastirchak]

This guy can't even get along with people of his own political stripe, his next appearance may be into a cell phone camera screaming into a megaphone off his back deck.

Or he may announce a third party run for president.