$7.5 Million/Yr. Olbermann Casts Himself As ‘Hoi Polloi’

FinkelBlog ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

If Keith Olbermann wants to say it’s wrong for honchos at firms getting bailout bucks to bag big bonuses, fine. But the Countdown host should lose the man-of-the-people shtick.

On this evening’s Countdown, Olbermann engaged in a gripe-fest about bonuses, corporate jets, etc. with Rep. Maxine Waters. Then, teasing the next segment, came this.

KEITH OLBERMANN: Fortunately, at for one instance, Morgan Stanley, there will be no more of those bonuses to angry up the hoi polloi, like us.

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[governsleastgovernsbest]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Hoi polloi ping to Today show list.

[Fred]

that photo reminds me of a butt.

[Reagan Man]

Olbermann gets $7.5 million per year!

WOW... what a waste.

[livius]

These people make me upchuck. Time to limit the salaries of broadcasters to $50,000 per year. Want to see a riot break out?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

As a member of the Butts of America Society, I resent that remark ;-)

[G Larry]

Hmmm....will have to pay attention to network advertisers and be sure to boycott them.

[Panzerlied]

“Hoi Polloi and Tres Gay”, eh Keithykins?

[GeronL]

Shouldn’t all these left wing media types accept a $500,000 limit?

[Texas Eagle]

7.5 million dollars???

How many viewers does "Uberschmuck" have?

I mean besides his gay lover.

[Mr. K]

$7.5 million to be on the bottom of the ratings????????????????

what a laugh

I bet even both his listeners agree

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I'll just call him 'nouveau riche'. Oooo. That HURTS doesn't it, Olby? Pillock.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

He went to Cornell. Was he an aggie or something?

;-)

[Eagle Eye]

The Hoi Polloi don’t even use the words Hoi Polloi!

[Mogwai]

He certainly wears lousy suits, and his hair looks like crap.

[jveritas]

Hypocrisy is a must trait in liberals and it gets worse with hateful lunatic anti-American liberal like Olbermann.

[jveritas]

Excellent idea. Let us see these hypocrites go crazy.

[ozzymandus]

I saw Olberboy claiming his father was a policeman, and that he was the first member of his family to go to college. However, his Wikipedia entry says his father was an architect and his mother a schoolteacher. Gee, I wonder who's lying??

[Brilliant]

Why does the bankrupt media pay these outrageous salaries?

[airedale]

He helped Obama get elected and Immelt his slot as an adviser to Obama. I wonder how much GE and Immelt are going to make as a result of the actions of NBC News?