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Powder Puff Spooks Keith (Olbermann demands trip to hospital after receiving soap powder)
NY Post ^
| September 27, 2006
| Paula Froehlich
Posted on 09/27/2006 10:22:05 AM PDT by dead
MSNBC loudmouth Keith Olbermann flipped out when he opened his home mail yesterday. The acerbic host of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" was terrified when he opened a suspicious-looking letter with a California postmark and a batch of white powder poured out. A note inside warned Olbermann, who's a frequent critic of President Bush's policies, that it was payback for some of his on-air shtick.
The caustic commentator panicked and frantically called 911 at about 12:30 a.m., sources told The Post's Philip Messing. An NYPD HazMat unit rushed to Olbermann's pad on Central Park South, but preliminary tests indicated the substance was harmless soap powder. However, that wasn't enough to satisfy Olbermann, who insisted on a checkup. He asked to be taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where doctors looked him over and sent him home. Whether they gave him a lollipop on the way out isn't known. < snip >
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: girlieman; olbermann; powderpuff
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To: onyx
Ping. Some great wise cracks here;)
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posted on
09/27/2006 11:34:16 AM PDT
by
bwteim
(bwteim = Begin With The End In Mind)
To: Mr. Mojo
42
posted on
09/27/2006 11:44:39 AM PDT
by
OldCorps
To: dead
I can't believe MSNBC pays him enough to live on Central Park South.
I guess they don't pay him based on his ratings.
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posted on
09/27/2006 11:49:39 AM PDT
by
wireman
To: brownsfan
He's a major jerk, but this is not the way to handle jerks. Someone went too far, obviously. He probably sent it to himself. A typical moonbat trick.
44
posted on
09/27/2006 11:58:40 AM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: dead
Howie Carr just played a cut of Olbermann saying that Chris
Wallace is a bully, a monkey, and a hyena re: the Clinton
interview. "This goes to show how few people watch Olbermann
on MSNBC: it takes 2 days for this news to break out on the Net..." (I guess the video of it is on Youtube.)
To: raccoonradio
To: PaForBush
Actually if I was a controversial public figure and the same thing happened I'd call 911 with concern also. If I was a controversial public figure I'd have someone else opening my mail.
47
posted on
09/27/2006 12:21:47 PM PDT
by
Sue Perkick
(The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment..John MacArthur)
To: dead
How long will it be until I can hear his "911 call" on the Internet?
48
posted on
09/27/2006 12:50:24 PM PDT
by
Pagey
(The Clintons ARE the true definition of the word WRETCHED!)
To: dead
49
posted on
09/27/2006 1:10:43 PM PDT
by
henbane
To: bwteim
Who would have his home address?
Drama queen.
50
posted on
09/27/2006 1:40:40 PM PDT
by
onyx
(1 Billion Muslims -- IF only 10% are radical, that's still 100 Million who want to kill us.)
To: dead
A note inside warned Olbermann, who's a frequent critic of President Bush's policies, that it was payback for some of his on-air shtick. Karl, you went a little too far this time.
;-)
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posted on
09/27/2006 2:42:22 PM PDT
by
beyond the sea
( May Byron Nelson ............ rest in peace.)
To: onyx
Exactly. There'd be a better chance of weird envelopes showing up at MSNBC for Gooberman.
52
posted on
09/27/2006 2:46:17 PM PDT
by
bwteim
(bwteim = Begin With The End In Mind)
To: dead
One thing to note is that this is a Post article and according to MacRanger:
That is IF this incident really took place, seems the police haven’t a clue what The Post is talking about, neither is there any report of a Hazmat unit being dispatched.
To: bobsunshine
Olbermann is doing and saying outrageous things to make himself relevant..but no one cares.
54
posted on
09/28/2006 12:25:31 PM PDT
by
Neverforget01
(He tried,he failed,he lied)
To: PresidentFelon
55
posted on
09/28/2006 12:28:56 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(Declassify the Joe Wilson "Report!")
To: dead
what is he afraid of?
there are no terrorists,
it is all a conspiracy cooked up by carl rove to keep the dims from winning elections.
56
posted on
09/28/2006 12:29:51 PM PDT
by
edzo4
To: Mr. Mojo
He probably knew it was soap, and that is why he was fearful of it.
57
posted on
09/28/2006 12:30:45 PM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of an American Soldier)
To: Brad from Tennessee
My first thought was Morton Downey Jr
58
posted on
09/28/2006 12:32:03 PM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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