Reason No. 791 why Keith Olbermann rocks

[Lyman_Bostock]

The fair and balanced NY Post chimes in on KO's contract negotiations:

KEITH Olbermann needs a king-size reality check. The obnoxious MSNBC gabber is trying to squeeze a whopping 400 percent raise out of his cash-strapped network. Broadcasting & Cable reports the liberal loudmouth - known for his unsatisfying one-night stand with a female fan who later blogged about his disappointing bedroom performance - wants to increase his annual $1 million salary to "north of $4 million." But insiders say hell will freeze over before he gets even half that much, considering that NBC Universal is making massive budget cuts to the tune of $750 million. The popular Olbermann Watch Web site, which keeps tabs on the bombastic blabber, is also skeptical. "There's no way [he'll] get $4 million . . . but by asking for that, when the network counteroffers in the $1.5 million range, he'll take it and the network will think it won," said blogger Fred Bear. He continued, " 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' enjoys a minuscule audience of 469,000, compared to 2.1 million viewers for Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, and a big fat raise is even more doubtful." MSNBC and Olbermann had no comment.

Last night, Countdown had an hour show made up of the Special Comments. I think that it is being replayed later this week.

Keith Olbermann is the Larry Brown of cable show hosts.

He's the modern day **** Cavett or Tom Snyder

I don't recall Cavett or Snyder being as hysterical as Olbermann.

Hysterical? No. Witty? Yes

Snyder is one of my all-time favorites, if only for the smouldering cigarettes that always seemed to be nearby. (I remember when he had Barry White on for an interview, you hardly could see either one of them because of all the smoke they both were generating.)

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Lyman takes history out in the backyard and plays with it again.
Been a while.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/opinion/16255290.htm

 

[Mystery_Meat]

**** Cavett had a guest drop dead on his show, something none of the others can say.

 

[Columbo]

**** Cavett had a guest drop dead on his show, something none of the others can say.

On June 7, 1971, publisher J.I. Rodale, an advocate of organic farming, died of a heart attack during taping. Cavett was speaking with journalist Pete Hamill, and not realizing there was any trouble, said to Rodale, who appeared to be snoring, "Are we boring you?". The program was never aired and a rerun was aired in its place.

 

[Lyman_Bostock]

Lyman takes history out in the backyard and plays with it again.
Been a while.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/opinion/16255290.htm

Better than playing with yourself, which I'm sure you did while reading this story.

Stick to the subject, assclown.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

When you can't win the argument, insult a fellow poster, personally.

Old story.

In fact, that should be your sig.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Tonight's Countdown was a retrospective of the Oddball segments. Good stuff.

 

[DyePack]

Keith O. is as relevant as that Chinese Democracy album.

Your avatar has been torn out, sir.

I got tired of the redheaded flattop, so I switched to a hot female. The pic won't load for some reason.

I'll find another one tomorrow.

 

[OTD]

Shrewd, too.
There was an audience, a growing audience, for some kind of progressive voice on the cable chat shows, and he's grabbed it and run.

Once upon a time (1982) there was a show called "NBC News Overnight" with Linda Elerbee and Lloyd Dobbins that I considered pretty progressive for its time. It was extremely well written, too. It didn't last terribly long, though.

Awesome show . . . I actually used to leave the bar early to watch it.

 

[Birdscribe]

Shrewd, too.
There was an audience, a growing audience, for some kind of progressive voice on the cable chat shows, and he's grabbed it and run.

Once upon a time (1982) there was a show called "NBC News Overnight" with Linda Elerbee and Lloyd Dobbins that I considered pretty progressive for its time. It was extremely well written, too. It didn't last terribly long, though.

Awesome show . . . I actually used to leave the bar early to watch it.

That was a great show. I can remember coming home from HS dances and the late-night pizza runs and plopping down to watch this. Damn, that was good TV: well-written, intelligent and informative.

Sort of like Olbermann. His Special Comments in general -- and the one comparing Bush and his minions to Neville Chamberlain specifically -- are the best-written elements on television today. Period.

 

[JBHawkEye]

The fair and balanced NY Post chimes in on KO's contract negotiations:

KEITH Olbermann needs a king-size reality check. The obnoxious MSNBC gabber is trying to squeeze a whopping 400 percent raise out of his cash-strapped network. Broadcasting & Cable reports the liberal loudmouth - known for his unsatisfying one-night stand with a female fan who later blogged about his disappointing bedroom performance - wants to increase his annual $1 million salary to "north of $4 million." But insiders say hell will freeze over before he gets even half that much, considering that NBC Universal is making massive budget cuts to the tune of $750 million. The popular Olbermann Watch Web site, which keeps tabs on the bombastic blabber, is also skeptical. "There's no way [he'll] get $4 million . . . but by asking for that, when the network counteroffers in the $1.5 million range, he'll take it and the network will think it won," said blogger Fred Bear. He continued, " 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' enjoys a minuscule audience of 469,000, compared to 2.1 million viewers for Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, and a big fat raise is even more doubtful." MSNBC and Olbermann had no comment.

Last night, Countdown had an hour show made up of the Special Comments. I think that it is being replayed later this week.

It won't be long before he torches his career at MSNBC. It's been the way he's operated.

His ratings are too low to be asklng for that kind of money.

 

[Bob Cook]

The fair and balanced NY Post chimes in on KO's contract negotiations:

KEITH Olbermann needs a king-size reality check. The obnoxious MSNBC gabber is trying to squeeze a whopping 400 percent raise out of his cash-strapped network. Broadcasting & Cable reports the liberal loudmouth - known for his unsatisfying one-night stand with a female fan who later blogged about his disappointing bedroom performance - wants to increase his annual $1 million salary to "north of $4 million." But insiders say hell will freeze over before he gets even half that much, considering that NBC Universal is making massive budget cuts to the tune of $750 million. The popular Olbermann Watch Web site, which keeps tabs on the bombastic blabber, is also skeptical. "There's no way [he'll] get $4 million . . . but by asking for that, when the network counteroffers in the $1.5 million range, he'll take it and the network will think it won," said blogger Fred Bear. He continued, " 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' enjoys a minuscule audience of 469,000, compared to 2.1 million viewers for Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, and a big fat raise is even more doubtful." MSNBC and Olbermann had no comment.

Last night, Countdown had an hour show made up of the Special Comments. I think that it is being replayed later this week.

It won't be long before he torches his career at MSNBC. It's been the way he's operated.

His ratings are too low to be asklng for that kind of money.

Fred Bear is a blogger? I thought he was a bowhunter. And dead.

Then again, he liked hanging out with the Nuge.

Oh, Fred Bear, walk with me down the trails again
Take me back, back where I belong
Oh, Fred Bear, I'm glad to have you at my side, my friend
And I'll join you in the big hunt before too long
Before too long

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Man has a right to ask.

Reach for the stars, I say.

They'll say no.

Then the game's afoot.

 

[Freelance Hack]

The fair and balanced NY Post chimes in on KO's contract negotiations:

KEITH Olbermann needs a king-size reality check. The obnoxious MSNBC gabber is trying to squeeze a whopping 400 percent raise out of his cash-strapped network. Broadcasting & Cable reports the liberal loudmouth - known for his unsatisfying one-night stand with a female fan who later blogged about his disappointing bedroom performance - wants to increase his annual $1 million salary to "north of $4 million." But insiders say hell will freeze over before he gets even half that much, considering that NBC Universal is making massive budget cuts to the tune of $750 million. The popular Olbermann Watch Web site, which keeps tabs on the bombastic blabber, is also skeptical. "There's no way [he'll] get $4 million . . . but by asking for that, when the network counteroffers in the $1.5 million range, he'll take it and the network will think it won," said blogger Fred Bear. He continued, " 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' enjoys a minuscule audience of 469,000, compared to 2.1 million viewers for Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, and a big fat raise is even more doubtful." MSNBC and Olbermann had no comment.

Last night, Countdown had an hour show made up of the Special Comments. I think that it is being replayed later this week.

It won't be long before he torches his career at MSNBC. It's been the way he's operated.

His ratings are too low to be asklng for that kind of money.

Considering this is coming from the Post, I'll take it with a grain of salt. Actually, five pounds of salt. This is the same NY Post that called KO a baby for going to the hospital after receiving an envelope filled with an unknown powder. It's also the same NY Post that printed information that may have compromised the FBI's investigation into the matter. Fortunately, it did not.

I don't trust the Post when it comes to reporting on Olbermann because the Post has an agenda. When a more credible news source publishes this information, then I might believe it.

 

[Webster]

And it is interesting that the Post has to rely on Nielsen numbers from The Olbermann Watch website.