Daily Caller Buys KeithOlbermann.Com, Tells Olbermann: 'We Own You'

The Daily Caller now owns Keith Olbermann--or, at least, it owns his domain name.

The right-leaning website, which has been constantly feuding with Olbermann, announced Wednesday that it had purchased the domain name "KeithOlbermann.com":

"We plan to make The Daily Caller the one-stop online shop for Keith Olbermann commentary," said Editor-in-Chief Tucker Carlson. "We will be THE Keith Olbermann superstore."

As it stands, KeithOlbermann.com is identical to the Daily Caller's regular website. The lead headline, over a large picture of Olbermann: "We Own You."

The site has been a thorn in Olbermann's side for some time, mocking his ratings and accusing him of only bringing on guests he agrees with. Olbermann has responded in kind, often on Twitter. This morning, Olbermann and Tucker Carlson, the site's editor, took their feud to Politico. Carlson told the site:

"This is just the beginning of an online public service project. We'll be rolling out more in the coming weeks and months but I'd love to get your suggestions. Email me anytime at my personal address, [e-mail]."

Olbermann responded to the acquisition, telling Politico, "I hope whoever sold the site got cash."

UPDATE: Keith Olbermann has spoken out again on Twitter, saying that the Daily Caller's purchase of the domain name is illegal:
"Also regarding @TheDailyCaller and KeithOlbermann.com - the law's pretty clear on this, so, nice waste of money, Tuckie."
"it's a copyright case and remarkably settled law"

Comments

[jasev01]

12:08 PM on 08/05/2010

dear KO don't speak on the law without a degree or knowledge of what you are talking about. thanks ~the management.

[RustyWingnuts]

08:43 AM on 07/21/2010

Personally I'm not a huge fan of either but facts are facts and a mutual admiriration society
creating ones own reality doesn't change that.

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[ComaDivine]

03:45 PM on 07/20/2010

Republicans are so mature.....

[bcmom]

03:43 PM on 07/20/2010

Doesn't Tuck have something better to do with this life???

[kuhler]

07:53 AM on 07/20/2010

Tucker Who? I've barely heard of the guy. Olbermann on the other hand, is a household name. Kind of like a gnat swatting at a lion.

[1313]

10:52 AM on 07/20/2010

Tucker has been a fixture in political commentary for much, much longer than Olbermann. Tucker was on CNN when Olbermann was still doing Sportcenter.

[myjs]

12:22 PM on 07/22/2010

It was so great when Jon Stewart took him down.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE

[ernestv]

08:26 AM on 08/05/2010

And... your point is...????

[cvandijk1]

05:05 PM on 07/19/2010

This is Tucker Carlson's site? What a tool.

[DeanSolo]

04:33 PM on 07/19/2010

I own hundreds of domain names and it boggles me why someone as high profile as Keith Olbermann would not protect his "brand" or image by registering his name!!? There has to be more to this story as all Keith has to do is file a complaint with WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and I am almost certain he could take possession of the domain name.

[cvandijk1]

05:07 PM on 07/19/2010

Keith has been too busy doing his job and picking up the slack of the rest of the media. (Although his producers should have thought of it.)

[Graywolf48]

11:21 AM on 07/19/2010

What a childish little silly billy Tucker Carlson is. I think the most annoying thing Olbermann could do to old bow tie would be to ignore him. This is just a cry for attention, a plea for some sort of relevancy on the part of a tiny little man with a horribly bruised ego and a huge jealousy of anything Olbermann. Keith is successful, has a nightly television show and Tucker covets that success, as meager as he would like to make it sound for Olbermann. Carlson has nothing and is nothing but an effeminate little man, a girly-man trying to act tough. Ignore him, as most of the public has done.

[lasjazzman]

11:16 AM on 07/19/2010

It's almost like having Sarah Palin buy the New York Review of Books -- or become president of PETA!!!! Oh, the humanity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[roooth]

11:09 AM on 07/19/2010

Tucker, "Email me anytime at my personal address, [e-mail]."

Can't say I blame Tucker for trying to align himself with Olbermann's name - how far would he get hyping Tucker.com?

[rjhuntington]

06:51 AM on 07/19/2010

You mean KO didn't already own KeithOlbermann.com himself??? Huh?

[bbkenn92]

11:33 AM on 07/18/2010

I'd take Keith Olberman over Tucker Carlson anyday. I hope KO wins this one.

[Simeon Minshew]

10:54 PM on 07/17/2010

http://tuckercarlson.tv

This is just the beginning of an online public service project. We'll be rolling out more in the coming weeks and months but I'd love to get your suggestions. Email me anytime at my personal address, [e-mail]

Post a quote, picture or video of ol' Dickie Bow here: http://tuckercarlson.tv/submit

[ptluzzi59]

10:10 PM on 07/17/2010

how old are these people 12?

[Red45]

07:57 PM on 07/17/2010

Tucker Carlson is so jealous of Keith Olbermann, it's pathetic. He'll never catch up.