"Little" men, like Olbermann, must work at feeling good about themselves. He knows that in a side by side match-up with Mr. Day, his "shortcomings", in all their manifestations, would be stark and very apparent.
Just ask Olbermann's ex-girlfriend.
We owe guys like Mr. Day our gratitude for the freedom we enjoy. We don't owe Nimrods like Ober-Man the pixels in this post.