Keith Olbermann Blasts John McCain In Special Comment

Thursday night's "Countdown" brought, as promised, a Special Comment from Keith Olbermann on John McCain's comments that it doesn't matter when we bring the troops home from Iraq on the "Today" show.

Olbermann remained subdued and forlorn as he blasted the Republican nominee for previous statements on the impending success in Iraq and for the hypocrisy inherent in trumpeting his veteran status and yet callously remarking that it doesn't matter when American troops come home. Olbermann's running theme was providing "context" for McCain's "Today" show remarks, a counter to the McCain camp's claim that his remarks were taken out of context.

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Read the Special Comment here.

Comments

[fritzers]

Dear Mr. Keith Olbermann.........you are the best phenomenon that has happened to the TV News in the last 50 years.

One million BRAVOS to you Mr. Keith Olbermann.

Mr. KO, we Americans love your show.......and you are a very unique, powerful and talented journalist.

You are the best Journalist in the world!

You are single handedly trying to save us all from the Fascist W regime, and you are doing just fantastic.

All the good Californians wish you all the power in the world. You are our true American HERO!

Thank you so very much Mr. Keith Olbermann.

[Gifts]

Kieth, you should have been out on School Street, like you are a real Journalist, NOT. Obviously, Hastings High School failed you in so many ways. They were too busy stacking the teachers union with bias "bad" teachers, of which produced you. You must have had Mr Bater for History. We all feel so sorry for you, you are still so not cool, no matter how hard you try, your bias and low tones come over the air so loud and clear. Enjoy your elite cocktail parties, for truly that is your audience.

[Amomma]

I am so happy that by circumstance we do not have a TV. We are in the tail end of the Cascade mountain range and are resisting the temptation to have TV.

I dunno why, but just seeing the clips I can't believe I waited so long to not have this crap (sorry I know lots of you guys like Olbermann). The guy sounds like he has to do a shock, earth shaking rant every week night? I mean past a certain point it is manufactured, over the top.

[sodakhic]

Your fox news rants are getting old, Mr Olberman. If McCarthy was here you would be #1 on the list.The unamerican liberal crap you are spewing is nauseating.I vote for nbc to give Russerts gig to you, Olberman. Your liberal bias would ruin meet the press in one show.

[SarahLee]

Olbermann blasting McCain? Who would have thought?

[americanalien]

Keith should be made a National Hero.

GOOOOOOOOO KEITH!!!

[americanalien]

Keith Rules!!!

[yngcelt]

Keith Olbermann is a blowhard of a jackass who is as bad if not worse than Rush Limbaugh!

[americanalien]

Keith Olbermann is an American Patriot. How would our fragile Democracy survive without him? Who else could save us from the wiles of this disastrous Bush regime? I honestly can't imagine what life would be like without my hero. He is still the only man in America who is willing to speak truth to power when it truly matters, even when it is really inconvenient to do so. I will forever be grateful to him for that. All Americans have a reason to be proud of this man. His detractors are simply jealous of the fact that he stood up for us little guys against the big guns who control power out there and managed to survive. In fact he more than survived, he came out swinging. He is one of the greatest talents that American journalism has ever seen. He is simply in a league of his own. He outclasses Billo and all the other talking heads on television several times over. This man is more than a pundit, he's an American phenomenon like Barack Obama.

[Tobiasism]

The real problem is that McClone tends to undercut his own message with contradictory statements and the 'conservatives' have a hard time with that being juxtaposed. There is going to be a landslide this election.

[americanalien]

You can say that again sister or brother.

[merle7]

He is right isn't it the time to quit when you are ahead. McCain has no idea what he is doing when it comes to the Iraq war. He is still fighting the vietnam war in his mind. Any one who wears a uniform and gets medals or is an officer' and was a POW can be become president, then this covers a lot of people. I don't know why this makes McCain an authority on war, just because he was in one.

[Lonely Moderate Guy]

Why does anyone care what this idiot blowhard says?

He is not a journalist, just a sad, sad man tilting at windmills.

MSNBC should do the right thing and end this sham.

[unscum]

Why should MSNBC can him, they are making so much money off him. Same reason why FOX news keeps O'Reilly. People should really read the ratings for these cable news show before posting such stupid comments.

[SarahLee]

I heard that Olbermann is next in line for Meet the Depressed.

[Eyeful]

By "idiot blowhard" you are referring to McCain, right?

"Tilting at windmills" is a wonderful metaphor for John McCain's view of the Iraq war.

[foolchild0]

"Tilting at windmills" like the Bush Administration countless violations of civil liberties, their illegal war that's cost the lives of more Americans than 9/11, and their bungling of Katrina?

These are not windmills, my friend. These are giants, and Olbermann is helping to slay them.

No wonder you're so lonely. The rest of us are over here in reality.

[elan4444]

For a while it was interesting. He did a good job humiliating the Pres. over the unnecessary war. But we've had enough! I no longer watch the show. What would he do without O'Reilley? It is so much of the same, I could tell you what he is going to be outraged over this evening right now. He needs a new approach, and soon! How about informing our young people about the rest of the world? Like that the President of Chile is a woman? Or that the President of Germany is a woman? Or that Spain's Zapatero's cabinet is 85% women? It's too much Keith, the know-it-all.

[meanguy]

olbermann puts the 'blo' in 'bloviate'

[Kay91]

fox news network does a wonderful job at presenting the facts to american people. i dont know what people have against them, they don't destort they present the truth and you decide! come on you look like a fool!

[unscum]

It doesn't surprise when supporters of what is now fascist political party would consider the mouthpiece of that political party to be factual.

[Tobiasism]

They even Distort.

[BlueStateDave]

Either you have your tongue planted firmly in your cheek or you need a brain transplant.

[Tobiasism]

They do DESTORT.

[foolchild0]

you have got to be one of the dumbest people on this planet.

[jonmonbuckeye]

Um, go back and get an education please. It is spelled distort not destort.

[unscum]

Awesome special comment Keith. If you or your staff are reading this, I'd just like to say your show is the best thing on cable or network TV news right now. Your special comment on McCain's "not important" line lays it all out, with "CONTEXT". Nobody else on TV news has the guts to put it into perspective like you do. Great job.

Screw McCain and the FOX news network as well as the journalist/bloggers/youtubers that supports them both. If you are pissing all three of these stooges off, then you are doing a world of service to this country.