Joe Scarborough Vs. Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews On McCain's Gains In The Polls

***WATCH ROUND 2: SCARBOROUGH V. SHUSTER***

Monday night during MSNBC's convention coverage, Joe Scarborough was describing the surge John McCain has been experiencing in the polls over the last few weeks — but Keith Olbermann didn't want to hear it. Scarborough caught him mocking the suggestion, at which point the "Morning Joe" host rattled off a bunch of poll numbers defending his point and making the case that the McCain camp "has dug out of a grave" and "if this convention had been held two weeks ago, it would've been more of a coronation than a convention."

Olbermann and Chris Matthews scoffed at the suggestion that the race is close, with Matthews asking, "Are we done?"

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Comments

[londongal]

Olbermann is needed to balance what Fox News does every night -- bash Obama at every opportunity.

[connorin]

Olbermann's echo chamber versus the line up on fox which constantly has views from both sides of the aisle...its way past balance ...

KO's show lineup

McCain attack 1
McCain attack 2
Pump up Obama
Bush is bad
O'Reilly is the worst person in the world for doing something not nearly as heinous as KO does
McCain is old
throw paper at camera

[Ethics101]

So, I see you're an avid viewer connorin. Not watching Bill??????

[CostaMesaJoe]

Meh. He didn't say anything but that McCain has a chance. Big deal. He does. Any practical person can see that. This race will be close to the end.
The only reason he is even tied at this point with Obama is because of the low-brow, cheap-shot ads he has been taking out on Obama. Yet, McCain still hasn't put out an ad as TO WHY WE SHOULD VOTE for him.

[yoyoken1]

Keith called him on his crap

[tbone2001]

Maybe I missed him, but I didn't see Joe much after that.?!?

[JJI]

he addressed that this morning. Joe said he "offended" someone last night with what he said.

[eladora]

Just like after the deal with Rachel, he went and called his gop friends for more talking points to use.
He was better a few months ago --seemed more open and conversational. Now he is just arguing and interrupting all the time

[Ozarks]

He put his bucket head in a bucket and sulked the rest of the evening

[SWEETPB307]

THE MCCAIN CAMPAGIN IS DOING THE SAME THING THAT HILLARY DID...IT'S THE ELECTORAL VOTE STUPID!

http://www.pollster.com/

http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/

[avalanch112]

Thank you. A six point national lead is a electoral landslide. ive been saying it for weeks.

[abigail1]

shh. don't tell them.

[flymic]

i dislike Scarbarough. He says everything to fit in line with McBu.sh talking pts.

[BushyDEVIL]

I DISLIKEHIM BECAUSE HE'S THE WHITE OJ...........WHO WE ALL KNOW IS A (REREDRUM)

[txgal44]

Oh please! Joe Scarbrough is a tool! Keith was smart to keep quiet after that. It was about to get ugly! Chris handled it.

[nomobull]

he probably kept quiet because chris handled it.

[BushyDEVIL]

KO CAN HAVE HIS A$$ CANNED ASK DAN ABRAMS....

[JJI]

I knew this would make it on here at some point.

[SULL930]

Oh, that's right...Olbermann is an objective reporter. LOL What a joke! God forbid someone on MSNBC disagrees with the party line! But, hey, they are "tolerant, progressive americans' who let other people's voices be heard. yeah, right

[flymic]

sorry but when a little kid eats dirt you have to slap his hand or else he'll do it again. I have nothing against Republicans, but they do remind me of a little kid eating dirt and up to no good. You guys just need direction.

Hopefully O' will grab you all by the ear and knock some sense into you.

[juevosrancheros]

"A little kid eating dirt"

I can barely get my coffee down, I'm laughing so hard. Thanks for that!

[JeanPaulSatire]

If a kid eats dirt a second time, isn't that punishment in and of itself?

Even if it's not actually punishment, one has to wonder about the kid's ability to learn and whether efforts to teach will be wasted. (They seem to be with Scarborough, anyway.)

[connorin]

so any view that is different from yours is wrong and a behavior that has to be trained away...I seem recall a place where that happened all the time...THE USSR!!!!!

[Teas]

Spoken like a true Fixed New's watcher.

[SULL930]

that's the beauty of all of this...Everyone here proclaims to be a "progressive' until you disagree with their point of view..then you are "stupid" and a "repug" How about trying something like..respecting someone else's views, and NOT condeming them? NAH>>>"progressives " don't do that....LOl hey..You are hypocrites!

[abigail1]

um, check again. Joe talked a lot, his views were heard. Keith just pointed out that Joe's views are stupid.

[whsmith]

who said he's objective? Are O'reilly and Hannity "objective"? I don't believe Keith has ever pretended to be objective - unlike Bill O - he makes it clear what his political agenda his with no nonsense.

[connorin]

see the promo materials for the show...KO is non-partisan, a journalist, unbiased..OH REALLY???

Bill always claims to be a tradiltionalist...conservative on many points, but he does have views opposing conservatives on some issues...

Bill debates his views with those from across the aisle...KO has a small stable of guests who do nothing but agree with him

Hannity has Colmes AND again guest from both sides of the aisle...KO has Maddow and an echo chamber (That's right Keith!)


The fact that you even say that he has a bias would anger the KOS kid KO...even though it is evident even to the likes of you