Olbermann Challenged: 'Do You Have the Backbone to Debate Me?'

NewsBusters ^ | February 15, 2009 | Noel Sheppard

[St. Louis Conservative]

A health policy expert who Keith Olbermann eviscerated during Thursday's "Countdown" has officially challenged the disgraceful MSNBC personality to a debate concerning provisions in the soon to be enacted stimulus plan that will negatively impact healthcare in this nation.

In a press release issued Friday, Betsy McCaughey stated (h/t TVNewser):

If Keith Olbermann of MSNBC could defend the health provisions slipped into the stimulus bill on their merits, he wouldn't be resorting to personal attacks on me. Olbermann calls me a shill funded by the drug industry (2-12-2009). That's not true...If Keith Olbermann has the courage, I invite him to debate me on his program...Mr. Olbermann, do you have the backbone (and the facts) to debate me?

[Lakeshark]

No.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

No, and no.

[farmer18th]

I’m always kind of surprised to remember that Keith started out his career as a sportcaster. He seems more the interior decorator type.

[nufsed]

KO will declare him tomorrow’s worst person in the world.

[okie01]

There was a day when bullies dreamed of growing up and getting a badge.

Now, they want a camera and a microphone...

[gwilhelm56]

Overbite ... Backbone?? hahahah
FACTS??? HAHAHAHAHEHEHEHElolololololol

Overbite only has 2 moving parts .. a mouth and a BUTT.. and THOSE are INTERCHANGEABLE!

[Askwhy5times]

Olbermann is an idiot. Enough said. The Intellectual Redneck

[Long Island Pete]

If Olberwoman had the backbone to debate anyone, he would have conservatives on his show.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

If Olberwoman had the backbone to debate anyone, he would have conservatives on his show.

it certainly would be a step in the direction of that bi-partisan civility we keep hearing about. But the cheering section does not want a civil exchange.

[SandRat]

OaferMann hasn't got the ***** to face her, much less the brains to know how to properly debate.

[windsorknot]

Who watches this guy aside from a few bugger-eating, bed-wetters?

[Tarheel]

Olbermann does not have the backbone, the brains or the b**** to debate this woman. If he debates her, I will watch his show that evening and will cheer loudly when he turns into a babbling idiot as she verbally destroys him.

Oh wait, he is already a babbling idiot,therefore just fill in any appropriate adjective and noun that denote intellectually challenged individual.

[SECURE AMERICA]

he wouldn’t be resorting to personal attacks on me.

Ah yes he would. He is such a hate filled loser moron that he would still personally attack you. It is who and what he is...

[truthguy]

Olbermann and MSNBC are both a disgrace. MSNBC wasn't always so bad. I guess they were in search of ratings but going over the hard left hasn't helped their ratings.

Olbermann is an intellectual coward. He never has anyone on who disagrees with him. He would never debate anyone because he would get killed in a debate. He knows this and he knows he be exposed for the fraud he really is. Actually anyone of any intelligence already knows KO is a fraud.

I actually don't watch very much of MSNBC but I do check from time to time to see if anything has changed. It hasn't.

[truthguy]

be=will be. Didn’t proof read close enough.

[St. Louis Conservative]

MSNBC used to be a half-decent network. When it was run by Gerry Nachman, they were a balanced network. Once Griffin took over, they went left and became the official pipe organ of Barack Obama. It’s kinda unreal how sycophantic the network is as a whole. Anyway, you’re correct about the ratings. They are mired in third place in overall viewers and in the key demo. FNC annihilates them by 2 & 3-1 in both overall viewers and the demo, putting lie to the claim that they are capturing “younger viewers”.

[elpadre]

If he were to debate her, you can be sure he will talk over her so that no one will be able to hear her side. That is the format he loves to use - as do most of the talk shows.

[JennysCool]

I’m always kind of surprised to remember that Keith started out his career as a sportcaster. He seems more the interior decorator type.

Makes me shake my head too. Olbermann and Dan Patrick's "Big Show" on ESPN was probably the most hilarious and entertaining sports highlight show in the history of the universe.

What the hell happened???

[Vehmgericht]

I think it was very unkind of Betsy McCaughey to challenge Kieth Olberman the way she did. It brought to mind Sarah Palin shooting wolves from a helicopter. Of course an invertebrate will not by definition have a backbone.