Posted on 05/29/2008 8:30:55 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Of all the people to call for a "truce" on excessive partisanship . . .
Interviewing Scott McClellan tonight, Keith Olbermann sanctimoniously suggested that a "truce" on partisanship "would be nice." But speaking with John Dean just minutes later, the Countdown host—he who has repeatedly called President Bush a liar and a fascist—reverted to form and regretted that it might be too late to impeach him.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN: [The 1988] election was very much a turning-point election. I think that George Bush, George Bush 41, George Herbert Walker Bush, is a decent individual, and a man who really believes in civility, but he, his advisors around him, knew the only way they could win was to bring down his opponent and go fully negative, and paint Michael Dukakis completely to the left. A guy who had painted himself—who had a record of trying to work to the center in a lot of ways [Ed: ?].
And, um, that legacy continues to this day, and Senator McCain says that he's going to speak out against that and not let that happen. I think that would be good for the country if that is the case. But there are certainly plenty of groups on the Republican side that are going to go forward with that kind of strategy. [Unlike groups on the Dem side. You know, like the kind-and-gentle one that ran the dragging-murder ad against W in 2000.]
KEITH OLBERMANN: Yeah. Truce would be nice.
View video here.
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Hypocrisy ping to Today show list.
Olbermann is a tax cheat and a dead beat in NY State...just like Franken...
Oh my, can Olbersissy be that stupid. This is like Bill Clinton wanting everyone to stop adultery.
Anyone who is as focused on hatred as this guy is, has serious personal problems. His anger comes from somewhere, perhaps he was molested then left by a playmate model when he was 25 years old.
Hypocrisy as an art form...
Olberman needs commitment to an institution - his Bush derangement syndrome has now moved into uncontrollable status
It might be too late?!!?!??
I wish I could be a complete moron and get paid 6 or 7 figures a year...
“Keith Olbermann sanctimoniously suggested that a “truce” on partisanship..”
Doberman is getting a lot of bad press, drawing attention to GE’s Immelt and for a meager audience is about to be forced to walk the plank.
Hissy Mathews has the long knives out for him as well.
Taxes for thee, but not for me...
More evidence that Scott M. is a pathetic whore for the left. What ridiculous b.s. To put all the onus on Republicans for ending division and partisanship - total b.s.
As for the ‘88 campaign, that is another cartload of donkey manure. Dukakis WAS/is a leftist, far out of the American mainstream, who LIES about it. I live in Mass. at the time, I knew very well that he was a doctrinaire hardcore left-liberal, and then he wanted to pretend his campaign was only about “competence not ideology” — that was one of the most dishonest national campaigns ever seen. It was also b.s. because he had no claim to competence above the Bush, Sr. team — the pitiful Dukakis campaign showed what his “competence” was really worth.
I think you meant “Playgirl” model, didn’t you?
I'm working on a new song - "You're McCain", suung to the tune of "You're So Vain".
I'll bet he thinks this race is about him...
Go ahead Rats, make my day.
...actually not. ;^)
I really think it’s in poor taste to put mentally ill people on the air.
He just looks hateful as a human.
I wonder if Der Doberman molested male German Shepard's during his teen years?
Jeez, I’d still be happy if that happened to me.
No, no, no........this guy is simply a poor survivor of a botched partial birth abortion. They sucked out the brain but he lived. Blowmemann ia the scummiest person in the world.
Touché ....
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“(Rupert) Murdoch staunchly defended the Fox News Channel’s “Fair and Balanced” motto as accurate, adding that even Bill O’Reilly “gives both sides all the time” — a remark that prompted laughs from the audience.
So why aren’t there more liberal voices on Fox News, Kara Swisher asked? Murdoch replied that he would hire a liberal voice if he could find one that was strong enough.
“Would you hire Keith Olbermann?” Swisher asked.
Murdoch’s response: “No, I fired him five years ago… He’s crazy.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/dnotebook/2008/05/29/murdoch-obamas-a-rock-star/?mod=blog
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