Keith Olbermann: Fox News Makes "Worst Persons In The World" (VIDEO)

Countdown's "Worst Persons in the World" tonight included House Republicans, for comparing themselves to the Iranian protesters (for which one in particular, Pete Hoekstra, is being mercilessly mocked on Twitter), Newt Gingrich, for misquoting the Declaration of Independence in his latest column, and finally, Fox News, for their indignant responses to Obama calling them out for their coverage of his administration during his interview with CNBC.

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Comments

[gs425]

09:49 AM on 06/19/2009

I think that the two dozen people that watch Olbermann already know that.

[christopherflynn]

01:35 PM on 06/19/2009

more like two dozen X 10 to the sixth magnitude, you mor**on...

[heartsick]

06:16 AM on 06/21/2009

Exactly. Everyone should tune in. Keith is informative, backing up his claims with actual film footage, direct quotes and historical references.

[LeftWingBedlam]

06:17 PM on 06/22/2009

better practice up on that math dude.

he wishes he had half that many viewers.

[LeftWingBedlam]

06:16 PM on 06/22/2009

You think its really that many?

[ConfuciusSay-]

06:52 PM on 06/22/2009

I watch him in Trinidad W.I.
He's followed worldwide.

[Vieux Charles]

12:48 AM on 06/19/2009

One might actually believe Olbermann - had one never watched FOX News.

Calling a FOX News a "political entity" this coming from MSNBC, the GE owned syndicate whose failing parent company actively solicites energy dollars from the administration. In return Obama can be assured only favorable press and entire mini-series dedicated to the administration.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30892505/

Barf!

And the rest of Olbermann's rants, a bunch of unsupportable tripe. As for FOX News being largely anti-Obama, yes absolutely. Somebody has to be. With the rest of the MSM being completely in the tank for the guy FOX News is the only network that will air dessent.

[CynAnne]

03:55 AM on 06/19/2009

Well, Vieux, "..dessent.." could be another word for the bullsh*t Faux airs every day..but, if you meant the word 'dissent', then Faux far exceeds realistic parameters for the definition of that, instead sinking their 'programming' straight into dark, dank, hate-tinged rhetoric..! ;) ...

[Vieux Charles]

09:26 AM on 06/19/2009

All emotion and no facts. How can argue with that?

[connorin]

11:57 AM on 06/19/2009

if dissent is BS, then I guess that is what all your favorite networks broadcast for the eight previous years then, right?

[LORISNJ]

07:29 AM on 06/19/2009

As the great statesman Adlai Stevenson once said..."I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them. "

And there you have the difference between Fox and MSNBC (Ed, Keith, & Rachel; sometimes Chris, and never Joe) MSNBC may run more negative stories about Republicans than positive ones but at least they are the truth - whereas Fox News definitely runs more negative stories about Democrats but while there might be one fine grain of truth to the stories they run it is mixed with so much obfuscation, misdirection, opportunistic editing, and out-in-out falsehoods that whatever truth was in a story gets hidden by the chitload of minutia.

And truthfully, if someone is doing a good job, has the support of a vast majority of the people, and is not being dishonest or deceptive; then why must anybody or any media outlet have to be Anti-Obama. If President Obama deserves criticism he will get it from everyone - when it is deserved and warranted - not because for every positive there must be a negative! That type of thinking is sooooo pre-Obama!!!!

[Vieux Charles]

09:38 AM on 06/19/2009

"Has not been dishonest or deceptive"

You've perfectly illustrated the problem by relying totally on the propaganda media.

Lie #1: Out of Iraq in 16 Months

FAIL: We're at 19 months w/ a combat force of 50,000 remaining after that

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Lie #2: Lobbyists
"If you are a lobbyist entering my administration, you will not be able to work on matters you lobbied on or in the agencies that you lobbied during the previous two years,"

FAIL: William Lynn, a lobbyist for the defense contractor Raytheon just before his nomination to the DoD. William V. Corr, lobbied as an official with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, just before being nominated for deputy secretary of health and human services. Cecilia Muñoz, now director of intergovernmental affairs in the Executive Office of the President, formerly lobbied for National Council of La Raza.
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Lie #3: He Read the Spendulous Bill

FAIL: The provisions for the AIG bonuses were in the Bill, yet Obama (you know the guy who signed the bill) was "apparently" unaware of it (coincidentally a couple days AFTER the press went nuts over the issue).

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Lie #4: predicted GDP growth projection

FAIL: Obama specifically referenced 'Blue Chip Projections' as being "perfectly consistent" with his "assumptions" on GDP growth. This is false. The Blue Chip projection is only 2.1 % next year, instead of Obama's 3.2 %, and less than 3 % in each of the next three years instead of Obama's 4 % or better.

[derekc06]

12:23 AM on 06/19/2009

Olberman... spot on, yet again...

[CynAnne]

11:48 PM on 06/18/2009

Ah, the evening-shift tro//s have clocked in. Welcome to our duped, doped devotees of Faux's reflecting pools of yellow-rag rhetoric..! ;) ...

[Vieux Charles]

12:14 AM on 06/19/2009

Just following you. Where's the link?

[CynAnne]

03:48 AM on 06/19/2009

Right here, Vieux..EIGHTY-FOUR pages of yellow-rag rhetoric, to read at your leisure (or, as in Faux's case, 'lie-sure'): http://mediamatters.org/search/tag/fox_news_channel ..once again, I'm ever so glad to help those with the nasty selective amnesia that afflicts wingnutters..! ;) ...

[protagonia]

03:38 PM on 06/19/2009

I love how you phrase things CynAnne. You rattle the snakes very well.

[NCarolinaObserver]

11:27 PM on 06/18/2009

KO is a broken record...thats why no one watches his show

[christopherflynn]

01:41 PM on 06/19/2009

only those with a higher than 6th grade education...

[sarabono]

08:07 PM on 06/18/2009

KO is on?
snooooooooooozzzzzzzzzz 47 people watch his show, or is it 4.7 or .47

[protagonia]

03:39 PM on 06/19/2009

Scared? You come off as such.

Why?

[BambooHarvester]

05:07 PM on 06/18/2009

"Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Olbermann!"
~

[dillydawg]

05:23 PM on 06/18/2009

KO is a little to 'Over The Cliff Left' for my taste. However, he does provide news info and/or relevant commentary throughout his show.

[MyGuyO]

05:07 PM on 06/18/2009

Go get the whole lot of them, Mr. Olberman.

They are not a substantial news station...always telling lies to fit their stories.

Yippee! Yippee! Yippee for Keith Olberman. Yousa Boss. Keep up the good work.

[jimrs6]

05:05 PM on 06/18/2009

Hey, Keith, while you were obsessing over Fox, Nancy Grace took your distant second place away. Better get her on that list.

[pinkyboo]

05:07 PM on 06/18/2009

Grace is a disgrace- she lied about the way her fiance was killed to gain sympathy and to outrage people. She assumes that everyone is guilty and she is more and more becoming a Bill O with t its.

[10SNE1]

06:36 PM on 06/18/2009

Most of us Libs are not couch potatoes....we get our news online from multiple sources and watch MSNBC on the web when it fits our schedule. We are busy keeping our minds and bodies active, participating in life, not letting Fox News tell us how to live it.

[babo74]

07:03 PM on 06/18/2009

I love your reasoning why the Obama TV network (pmsnbc) is bringing up the rear end, consistently. You libs are just sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo busy participating in life no time to watch hot head self-destruct, shown 3 times nightly!

[OhComeOnNow]

07:04 PM on 06/18/2009

Fanned and Faved!!

[Chicagofan1]

02:55 PM on 06/18/2009

Love KO. He is so hot when he is angry (which is 99% of the time). KO is my favorite "fat cat".
Thank you FOX News for Keith's rating and enough material to talk about every night.

[jordan3189]

03:04 PM on 06/18/2009

I'm happy for you and the twelve other people that watch him.

[Sheila Davis]

04:09 PM on 06/18/2009

I guess that makes me lucky 13. I'd rather watch KO any day, any time than almost anyone on Fixed News save Shepard Smith. Fair and balanced my *$$.

[pinkyboo]

04:59 PM on 06/18/2009

Keep living under that delusion - gee you are truly pathetic.

[letscutthebs]

02:45 PM on 06/18/2009

A poll:
This news is:
a) unexpected b) illuminating c) groundshattering

[jordan3189]

02:36 PM on 06/18/2009

Who's keith olbermann?

[1969z28]

04:37 PM on 06/18/2009

He's your worst nightmare.

[connorin]

12:04 PM on 06/19/2009

KO = A scared bully supposed-know-it-all with a bullhorn and a need for cialis according to karmabites

[Marilynleigh34]

06:12 PM on 06/18/2009

he' a guy that is obsessed with Fox News.

[enlighteninglad]

06:29 PM on 06/18/2009

Probably because he believes in integrity and truth, not propaganda and contrarian positions just to be contrarian.

[breakingpoint]

02:26 PM on 06/18/2009

Republican MUST Give up their Tax Payer Government Health Care NOW

[LiberalBuzz]

02:19 PM on 06/18/2009

Gotta love KO. The rightwing hates him with a passion for calling out their lies, hypocrisy and BS.

Just look at the tro//s on this board. It's the same when Al Gore is being written about,they swarm the post decrying him.

Same with KO. The trogs come here acting as though they speak for everyone and know the truth.

[jimrs6]

04:59 PM on 06/18/2009

They don't hate him. Just laugh at him.

[pinkyboo]

05:02 PM on 06/18/2009

I'd laugh at Bill O' but it's rude to laugh at lets say "specially challenged" people.

[wehrke]

02:13 PM on 06/18/2009

Keith complaining about Fox news? This is news worthy?

[doublehelix68]

02:20 PM on 06/18/2009

You complaining about fox being called to task yet again?

This is worth posting?
Go back to the drudge report, you tro//

[Lemmy]

04:22 PM on 06/18/2009

Touched a nerve wehrke. It's because they know it to be true. Hee hee . . .

[poaster]

08:05 AM on 06/19/2009

Or that lame site foxnation.com, for developmentally challenged people.