Olbermann Mocks CNN's Ed Henry Over Obama Smackdown (VIDEO)

So, in case you missed it, CNN's Ed Henry showed up at this week's Obama press conference, having received some drunken advice from Wolf Blitzer at the Gridiron dinner that boiled down to, "Ask him three questions at once, about how dreamy Andrew Cuomo is, and why he won't get mad! Doesn't he love his daughters?" And Ed Henry attempted this, and was humbled, utterly, by a withering response from the president. So Ed Henry wrote an article for CNN that attempted to "rewrite the narrative" and "win the Ed Henry newscycle" with a long and addled alternate account of the incident, in which he was the hero and defeated the president like David Frost won the love of the cheerleader. I have already optioned Ed Henry's article for a movie I'm working on, tentatively titled Untitled Zac Efron J-School Sex Comedy.

Anyway, here's a video of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Eugene Robinson, dumping all over poor old Ed.

OLBERMANN: So, Mr. Henry has a rather sanguine view of himself! is it shared by anybody, did he win that battle of wits and we didn't notice?

ROBINSON: You know I just don't think you are going to see that analysis being picked up very widely. I mean, look, it's like guarding Kobe Bryant. He comes down and does a reverse 360 windmill tomahawk jam in your face, the ball actually hits you in the face on the way down, and then picking yourself up off the court and acknowledging the cheers of the crowd. I mean, dude, you just got owned. Dude, the guy just made you his companion.

I guess this means that President Obama sexually assaulted Ed Henry at a hotel in Eagle, Colorado.

Anyway, I wouldn't talk so big, NBCers. It's not like your guy exactly distinguished himself, with this awesome question.

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Comments

[pfranklin400]

how dare anyone question Obama. You will be attacked if you question OBama. We must all stand by while this dangerous radical liberal bankrupts this country.

[heal57]

I thought Ed Henry was a jerk the way he asked the question; his tone was reminiscent of Sam Donaldson in the Reagan days.

[TheKidd]

Obama won the appearence/wit battle. but it was actually a pertinent question and Obama did kind of lie. Obama is smooth and smart with great political instinct so it looks like Obama is right.

[jwredd]

I don't get where the lie is. Ed Henry was trying to get him to confess that he somehow dropped the ball, wasn't paying attention to the AIG bonus issue, or underestimated it's potential impact. First of all, you can't believe that there is anything going down that the Obama team isn't fully aware of and already working on. Second of all, the whole issue is ultimately insignificant other than the fact that it gives the masses something to focus their anger on and the media makes money by fanning the flames. Henry got spanked for trying to push that crap too far.

[zezel]

Olbermann. The only people who actually watch him are those who desperate to have their opinions confirmed, MSNBC has made an industry out of that over the last year or so. Since when is "journalism" about constantly defending the Prez? Obama can defend himself so do your job MSNBC. Oh yeah I forgot, Chris Matthews literally (on camera) said that his job is to "help this administration succeed". Click. Off goes the television. We live in creepy times.

[Mattie]

you said it perfectly, Olbermann is a joke, and nothing but a cheerleader for the Obama administration. I watched him when he first came on, but soon got tired of his childish comments and his self serving interviews. He only has people on who agree with him, and his special comments were just impossible to watch. I guess we are headed for another Bush regime. When reporters are attacked for asking questions, the questions never get asked. That didn't work out so well for us in the last eight years, and it looks like we don't learn by our mistakes.

[jwredd]

Just keep in mind as you're ruminating about this being just more of the Bush years in regard to the white house's relationship with the media, this president has openly answered more questions with straight, thoughtful­,intellige­nt answers than you have ever heard in your lives. Guaranteed.

As to Olbermann, well, you can pretty much pick your propaganda with your channel selector. Just a guess but, watch FOX much?

[EthylRosenberg]

Actually, we don't watch to have our opnions confirmed, we watch to get more FACTS. Which happen to confirm our well-supported opinions.

[Actionman]

Excuse me for saying, but some of these press folks still see through the lens that they are smarter than this black guy that happen to get elected POTUS.

Therefore, he didn't get smacked down, he made the President run from his question.

BTW, that was CNN's take on it also. Maybe a lack of reality can also be attributed to CNN third place showing.

[Laserbeam]

I laughed so hard when I was watching this last night. Henry really needs to see a therapist about that narcissism thing.

[Kiabell04]

Mr. President laid the smackdown on Ed Henry's @$$. That was classic!! I see Ed tried to rewrite the story in order to save his reputation. Obama put him in his place in a respectful way!!!! Which makes it even worse!

[sincite]

The question is, at the next presidential press conference, will the President call on Ed Henry and refer to him as Ed Henry or will he refer to him as "My Companion?

[bibimimi]

Ed Henry could NOT have brought up Bush's daughters to him like that, nor gotten as eloquent an answer out of him. Where has THIS rabid press corps been hiding?

[YOUCANNOTHANDLETHETRUTH]

I think everyone on this site is correct Ed’s a terrible guy; we should simply bury our heads in the sand and not ask tough questions. Let's ask softball questions instead. I love how Obama goes down a list of people pre-selected to ask questions. This guy is unbelievable.

[bibimimi]

I do seem to recall Mr Bush doing the same thing. Not so unusual or unbelievable.

[steamboat]

Three quick points:

1) You are correct

2) Did the President really ever explain why the administration was so late before becoming outraged?.­..Henry's question was very legit.

3) Is Olbermann ever ever going to have a guest on whose view on a subject is opposite of his? ...Whats he afraid of?

[cinesimon]

1)EH? He's incorrect.

2)EH? Of course he did.

3) EH? It's a different format. Get over it - he's not a bully like Billo. What are you afraid of? Choice?

[Lemmy]

Eugene Robinson mirrors all of "Ivy League" graduate's guests:

"He he he, you're right Kieth, he he he"

[nomobull]

your outrage is unbelievable . ed henry tried to pull a gotcha and got got plain and simple. and that list allows him to answer without everyone shouting over each .

[classc 1]

What exactly is unbelievable about calling on a pre-selected list of people? He calls on media outlets that are both pro and con Obama. If youw atch CNN, you would know that it has become Faux Lite, so calling on CNN was not an attempt to avoid answering the question.

BTW...he DID answer the question..­he like sto know that of which he speaks and get the facts before opening his trap.

[cinesimon]

Classic.

You actually think that's a hard hitting question.

So saith the intellectual majority of the right!

If it ain't a bumper sticker answer, it ain't an answer for the swell troll folk - and all their cousins in the dwindling right wing minority!

[AnthonyVolpe]

That was one of the best things I've seen on Countdown.

Companion. BWAHAHAHAA!!!!

[Kingstone]

ED Henry looked too mean and belittling our President thats why he got smackdown. I hope next time he will be careful. CNN is gone and is loosing its credibility.

[cheferic]

When a reporter is given a chance to ask a question of the president at a news conference; the question
should be about an issue of the day ,and it simply wasn't . The question was ,'why weren't you quicker to show outrage ?' As if the president is going to say "I'm slow to anger,my favorite color is... and my sign is... -this is simply not political journalism -it was supposed to be a question from CNN not TIGERBEAT.

[bibimimi]

Tigerbeat.­...*snort!­*

[krallfan]

I have been "owned" a time or two and I learned from those experiences. I was owned because I did not do my homework and/or I made a situation personal.

Sometimes you have to walk away and acknowledge the brilliance of the other person. If you are in denial, you won't learn a thing and you will be "owned" over and over again.

[bibimimi]

Wise words, sensei. Your sage maturity has gotten you drop-kicked from the press corps. You'll have to settle for having your own opinion.

[reno1190]

MR PREZ THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SMACKDOWN, NOW ED HENRY IS TRYING TO SAVE FACE,1 FOR THE PREZ "NEXT"