Countdown
Overbearing Olbermann Slams His Boss, Lou Dobbs, Ann Coulter, You Name
December 5th, 2006 10:25 AM
For a man that is averaging a paltry 600,000 viewers an evening, he sure is full of…himself. MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann sat down with the folks from Radar Online for an interview published Monday (hat tip TVNewser), and it must have been hard to get his head through the entranceway. First, he did what most employees learn at an early age is a no-no – he took on his boss. His interviewers asked: “Dan…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: November 25 to December
December 1st, 2006 2:08 PM
Ever wonder what makes Keith Olbermann such a fine journalist? Well, according to the former sportscaster, it’s the fact that he doesn’t "make the facts up" like Rush Limbaugh does.PBS host Jim Lehrer trumpeted his objectivity in a more creative way. Using a food analogy, the anchor deemed himself the "flavor of neutrality." (Just a thought, but where do the liberal flavors originate? Ben and…
For Disputing Iraq in 'Civil War,' Olbermann Names MRC/NB's Bozell 'Wo
November 30th, 2006 9:33 PM
On Thursday's Countdown, MSNBC's Keith Countdown made Brent Bozell, President of the Media Research Center which runs NewsBusters, the “winner” of his nightly “Worst Person in the World.” Bozell's offense? Asserting that “probably a hundred Generals in the field in Iraq would disagree” with describing the situation in Iraq as a “civil war.” Olbermann demanded: “Okay, name them. We're waiting.”…