Keith Olbermann Apologizes For RNC's Graphic 9/11 Tribute (VIDEO)

A visibly upset Keith Olbermann apologized to viewers Thursday night for the graphic 9/11 tribute played in the lead-up to John McCain's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.

Olbermann said of the video:

"If at this late date, any television network had, of its own accord, shown that much video tape and that much graphic video tape of 9/11...it, we, would be rightly eviscerated at all quarters, perhaps by the Republican Party itself, for exploiting the memories of the dead, and perhaps even for trying to evoke that pain again. If you reacted to that video tape the way I did, I apologize. It is a subject of great pain, for many of us still, and it was probably not appropriate to be shown."

Watch Olbermann's reaction:

The graphic video in question (WARNING: MAY BE DIFFICULT TO WATCH):

Comments

[genseric13]

KO made a fool out of himself and lost his job. Too funny. The vainglorious people always get their comeuppance.

[Indie2008]

Keith Olberman is fearless. I don't always agree with him but I admire that. He recently had the courage to scrutinize Sarah Palin's association with her church, which no one else seems to want to touch. Surprising in light of the attention given to Barack Obama.

[yngcelt]

Yes, courage like those men who took those planes and flew them into the WTC, the Pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania, right Bill Maher?
And where was his criticism of Obama and his association with a hate-mongering racist pastor? Keith has his face planted so far up the collective asses of the Democrat party and liberals everywhere, they have to spread their cheeks for his to blow his nose!

[wiseapple]

Yes, I heard him mention that she speaks in tongues. After her speech at the convention, I think he could have been more explicit and made mention that it's mostly 'forked tongues'.

[petey64]

say goodnight Keith, no matter where you go or what you will be doing you will always be just another partisan hack......­..

[SeanOcali]

Being partisan does not mean you are necessarily a hack. Anyone who's watched Countdown knows what a genius he is and that he is the furthest thing from a hack one could imagine.

[UltraClassic]

AND promptly get's demoted back into that spider hole called "Countdown­."

[Vote For America]

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[themoviepi1984]

what crap! NBC corporate beasts sold out! to what fear from new world order neo-cons! what a joke!

Keith is one the only people with a heart on network news! fox news is not "Fair and balanced" they funnel everything back to a war, hate, division agenda. Keith had to come on to battle all the lies and fear of the GOP!

NBC wake up! the internet is the only last TRUTH and the everyday people are the real reporters and journalists!

[AmazingChicken]

Thank you Keith for telling it. Playing to America's fears is a loathsome and disgusting habit that should be publicly (and I don't mean in Blogspace) recognized as such.

How long can The Man keep this up?

[MourningDude]

Was that more, or less graphic than this video given prominent placement on HuffPo today?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/08/afghan-children-killed-in_n_124798.html

[MourningDude]

That's was graphic?

Come on, the way Keith Olbermann was going on, I thought they had video loop of people jumping off the roof or something.

I thought it was a respectful remembrance.

[birdiegirl123]

I agree with Keith. Keith, keep doing what you're doing. Speaking the truth.

Some people would rather hear lies, and have our country continue down this path of destruction caused by the Republicans, than to vote for a black man. I hope the economy, foreclosures, gas prices, unemployment, wars, etc become even moreso and all you a$$holes reap these wonderful benefits for putting McCain and Palin into office.

[MrSanFran]

I wonder if this had anything to do with Keith getting knocked off his anchor chair
along with Chris Matthews.

[Vinca]

I just turned on MSNBC, and Keith Olbermann will be on as usual, I am glad, I don't know about Chris Matthews

[pcplz]

ANGER!! I am so da*n tired of the Rpgs doing this to us. Using us this way.

NO MORE, NO WAY, NO MCCAIN!

[ilcapo]

wow,that s the first time I ve seen that video and let me tell you that the GOP knows no bounds as to how low they will go to get votes,absolutely disgusting to use 9/11 as a political ploy and they ve done it again and again and most Americans are too dense to see that the GOP are trying to scare them...I m starting to think the GOP will pull this election out again because one thing I ve learned is that you can never underestimate the stupidity of the American electorate in choosing it s leaders,we re doomed.

[Hvnly777]

It's truly amazing how unashamedly the Republicans use 9/11 over and over to spread FEAR among the American people; but it's even worse that they use it over and over for political gain!

"They Republicans don't know how to govern; they know how to win elections.­" ~ Bill Maher ~