Olbermann Slams O'Reilly For "Lynching Party" Remark

Last night on "Countdown," Keith Olbermann slammed Bill O'Reilly for saying on his radio show, "I don't want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there's evidence." In an ironic twist, Olbermann used the words of President Bush — who just last week said, "Some Americans do not understand the effect that references to nooses and lynching can still have" — to excoriate O'Reilly's insensitive remark.

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Comments

[Kundera]

Find a show where Olberman doesn't slam O'Reilly. He is obsessed with O'Reilly. Well, I don't blame him, Olbermann is on the bottom of the ratings pile, clawing up with bitterness and idiocy.

[SatinPanties]

And you would know idiocy, residing there permanently.

[Kundera]

Good comeback Potsie!

[kentay305]

bill is just at it again trying to stir up something for ratings... i heard that trash and didnt give it a second thought... we know hes insensitive and arrogant..­. im just waiting on the day i would be watching tv and they catch bill on tv all bloodied and beaten from his unconscious ways.. i know violence is not the answer but sometimes you just have to be unconscious about some results...­so he has the raisins (not testicles) to say it... he should be brave enough to pay for it...he knows when to say that on talk radio... say it around some blue collar folks that would love to make the news for punishing him physically

[Advocate123]

It is so pathetic that O'Reilly was talking about giving Mrs. Obama the benefit of the doubt and Olbermann turned this into a typical stunt because of one word.

[kroses98]

This is a very appropriate "slam," Keith, but you should also slam your cohort, Chris Matthews too. He has been making some very inappropriate remarks lately, not the least of which was his harassing of that poor Texas senator, which he did in your company during the election results commentary on Tuesday night. Matthews sounded like he was off his medications, and was extremely "un-journalistic," and you should be embarrassed to be in his company! He would have been an excellent candidate for your "Worst Persons" segment! YOU, who are the essence of journalistic integrity should not be paired with such a mean clown! He demeans you, and everything for which you stand!!!

[dajay]

Keith Olbermann doesn't stand for anything anymore. That guy has become such a pansy sitting next to that fat face Chris M. every night during the primary season.

Keith, too bad you never had a pair of balls. You sucked up to the biased Obama coverage, like everyone else on your network. You never gave Hillary a fair show, after New Hampshire.

I hope you have to sit next to Chris Matthews and listen to his fat voice, for the rest of your loser career buddy.
P.S. I wish I could return the two books I bought that you wrote. I shouldn't have spent a penny on you, you big phony, sellout.

[kroses98]

He didn't sit next to him last night. They each had separate programs. I think he has had it with Matthews, after that Tuesday night thing! I hope so! I still like Keith!

[dajay]

kroses98, There have been plenty of instances that Keith could have used in "Worst Persons" segment that came right off of his network and his show.

The material alone from Chris Matthews, the David Shuster *pimped* comment, and things that Keith himself has said. Why didn't Keith put Chris and David in his worst persons segment. That's where they belonged, right up there with BillO'Reilly and Fox News every night.

[dotbed1]

Why would Bill O'Reilly make the comment that "he is not quite ready to lynch michelle Obama . What is wrong with this man and when is someone going to tell him enough is enough. We are trying to heal our country of mean spirited bigots like O'Reilly . He has the just can't help myself syndrome . It would be interesting to hear what he says when the mic & cameeeeeras are not rolling .

[dajay]

This bigot will get away with it and all the people who are bigots just like him, will keep listening to him and give ratings.

[larry278]

Way off thread: People who proudly bear the name of Lynch may wish to bookmark this clip to show to wise acres who call their family "a lynch mob'. It couldn't hurt.

[rar1964]

Very true...ver­y funny :-)