Olbermann awarded O'Reilly, Miller "Worst Person" "bronze" for false accusations about Clinton
On the February 16 edition of MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann awarded Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly and Fox News contributor Dennis Miller "[t]he bronze" in his nightly "Worst Person in the World" segment for, as Media Matters for America documented, falsely asserting that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) did not attend any memorial services for victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Olbermann stated that Miller played "the straight man feeding Orally [O'Reilly] the question, 'Did Hillary Clinton not even attend one 9-11 memorial service?' Bill-O [O'Reilly] of course replied, 'That is correct.' " Miller had asked O'Reilly: "I always liked the way [former New York Mayor] Rudy [Giuliani] stepped up to the memorial services for the 9-11 people. Didn't he attend like hundreds and hundreds of them? And didn't, in fact, The [O'Reilly] Factor do some research back then that Hillary Clinton did not attend one?" to which O'Reilly replied: "That is correct." Olbermann then explained that, contrary to O'Reilly's assertion, "[e]ven one of the senator's sleaziest critics said in November of 2001 that she quote, 'attended three highly publicized memorial services.' The critic who said that, the critic who O'Reilly just contradicted? Bill O'Reilly."
From the February 16 edition of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann:
OLBERMANN: That's ahead, but first, time for Countdown's list of nominees for "Worst Person in the World."
The bronze: Bill-O is slipping. He only gets in tonight by sharing the medal with ex-comedian Dennis Miller. Poor Dennis, he had be the straight man feeding Orally the question, "Didn't [Sen.] Hillary [Rodham] Clinton [D] not even attend one 9-11 memorial service?" Bill-O, of course, replied, "That is correct."
Well, it isn't. Even one of the senator's sleaziest critics said in November 2001 that she, quote, "attended three highly publicized memorial services." The critic who said that, the critic who O'Reilly just contradicted? Bill O'Reilly.
Col. Roy Campbell discharges Olbermann from service for having to play off of O'Reilly to get ratings. Once Billo retires Olbermann won't have a leg to stand on.
"Once Billo retires Olbermann won't have a leg to stand on."
I'm sure Murdoch will find someone equally stupid to fill the void...
Yeah, there doesn't seem to be any immediate shortage of fatuous popinjays in the conservative media. Hey, that BilldO vocabulary tape is really working.
But to be fair, I think Olbermann is quoting BO'R quoting BO'R out of context.
OR... some SP has been re-dubbing the audio on The Factor.
Speaking of "something stupid to fill the void," who cares what K.O. has to say about ANYTHING? If anyone should be designated "worst person", it should be Nancy Pelosi for getting ready to appoint William "Cold Cash" Jefferson to the Homeland Security Committee.
perfect example of the republican talking points of the day being disseminated by minions.
Sorry, Wolf, but I gave up on the Republi-crats several years back when George II refused to protect America's borders and went on a spending spree that made Demo-cans look like tight-fisted misers. Next comment?
Ya all say that, and then go running back to nationalistic flag wavers when it comes time to put your vote where your mouth is.
What do you mean by that, BitterBoy? Since when is loving your country and your flag a bad thing?
The flag is only a symbol. If you're looking for something to revere, try the constitution.
I'm afraid "Worrier", that I hold the Constitution in greater reverence than most members of congress, the judiciary, George II and probably even you.
I bet you can eat more apple pie than Worrier, too. Your mom must be so proud.
I think you're correct. He probably can eat more apple pie than I can.
But if he eats too much, he'll have to get a larger flag to wrap himself in and or to hide behind.
He means that people like you who complain that today's republicans aren't conservative enough will still nevertheless vote republican in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and the rest of your lives.
You don't earn gravy points with us by disagreeing with Bush a couple times. Even Rush does that.
What does "You don't earn gravy points with us" mean? Is this a site to have a dialogue or is it some kind of a Left Wing brainwashing asylum?
Oh, and StEEve", how do you know how I vote? That's right, you don't.
News flash: you are on a left wing website. You are talking to left-wingers. They are the "us" I referred to.
As for how you vote, I just noticed you singling out Nancy Pelosi instead of the massive war criminals across the aisle. People who do that vote republican.
If you don't want to look like a repulican stooge, feel free to direct your ire towards who most deserves it.
Steeve,
I don't need or want to earn any gravy points or brownie points from you or any other Liberal here. What I and others want to do is be able to make a point without being dismissed simply because it doesn't jive with the majority opinion.
clsn_lx1315 made a valid point. IF Olbermann were being FAIR [something you & others complain Fox and most of the media isn't], then giving Pelosi a Worst Person In The World Award for appointing William Jefferson to the Homeland Security Committee would be perfectly feasible. That YOU lashed out about the mere suggestion makes you no better than those you rail about on the other side.
BTW, MMFA welcomes ALL points of view...even if you don't.
At best his point is off topic and at worst its to divert the issue away from BOR and Miller and their comments about Clinton. Regardless of how you feel about Oberman that doesn't change the comments made by BOR and Miller.
If you would like to discuss Oberman and the awards he gives or start your own "worst of" then I suggest you go to another website or start your own as this thread is clearly not about Nancy P.
MMFA does welcome all posters, however there is nothing wrong with pointing out how C is attempting to highjack this post.
Stay on topic Jeter. That appointment, while controversial, did not manifest as an out-and-out lie...that's the kind of stuff that really puts you in the running WPITW. Then again, actually commenting on the topic wouldn't really allow you to get your gibes in, would it?
He means that people like you who complain that today's republicans aren't conservative enough will still nevertheless vote republican in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and the rest of your lives.
We more than likely will. The Democratic and Liberal positions on just about everything are way out of line with Conservative ideology. And before you all jump on me, GW is not a Conservative. I actually don't know what he is. The increase in spending and size of Govt. are not highlights for his Conservative portfolio.
well, yeah. Your brief reference to Pelosi appointee Jefferson was on the news earlier, specifically Mathews yesterday on Hardball. Mathews was hammering that with the same fervor he was hammering president's day be called Washington's day.
And you don't think it's a big deal that pelosi would appoint "Cold Cash Jefferson" to such a sensetive position? The man is RIPE for bribery. Kind of like John "ABSCAM" Murtha. But hey, pelosi's going to return integrety to government, right? What an absolute joke. And you fell for it!
clsn_lx1315 , have you been listening to that tape of Murtha not taking a bribe?I thought only Hannity was goofy enough to find that incriminating.
You mean the tape where the foul-mouthed Murtha said if anyone could make things happen for a payoff, he was the GD, MFing one to do it? No, I didn't see that on Hannity's show. I don't watch Hannity. He's a buffooon's buffoon. How is his show these days?
Hannitty's show is an accidentally entertaining as your posts.
Do you have a link to your Murtha paraphrase? All I've heard is a bit with him refusing a bribe.
Here you go:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2131539854655700584&hl=en
clsn, I skimmed through the first five minutes of real estate prices and hotel room rates before I noticed that the video is 53 minutes that I don't have to spare.
I'm going to assume that the righty media is playing the most sensational/incriminating bit of this,given their hatred of Murtha.What I've heard in that clip, played for months now, is Murtha NOT taking a bribe, but leading some cats he's doing business with to believe he might be open to the idea.
This kind of thing happens a lot in grown-up world.If you're selling pants, and your customer asks you if their ass looks big, you lie.And no one gets hurt.
If it's just the naughty words that have you getting the vapors, that happens a lot when guys are sitting around without the women in the room.If you don't believe me, next time your husband or boyfriend has friends over, put a glass to the door and listen.
(I'm assuming you're a young woman or stay-at-home mom, otherwise you'd be more aware of these things. Excuse me if I'm wrong)
You don't have 53 minutes to spare? Who are you trying to kid HBL? Judging from the amount of time you spend here, you have nothing BUT time. Go ahead and ignore the tape. Murtha's a fine congressman with impeccable character. You know it's true. Al Franken told you so.
CSL - hard to take you seriously when you didn't answer and single one of his points and instead you continued to insult him.
But having a "conversation" about this topic really isn't really what your intrested in is it?
Was Jefferson ever indicted for the charge you are referring to. It appears to me that of all the Republicans that went to jail for the same thing Jefferson should have followered them if he was guilty and the Republicans were in control of the House at the time. Do you think something else could been there other than just what Jefferson was accused of.
Who cares about who Pelosi appoints for ANYTHING? Bush still thinks that, if he spends enough taxpayer money, everything will turn out peachy in Iraq.
What's that? Avoiding the question by bringing up a completely unrelated topic? Why I never!
I'm sure Murdoch will find someone equally stupid to fill the void...
Billo fills a much-needed void.
heh
And Miller won't have a leg to hump on either.
I watch Olbermann anbd he has plenty of materials to pick from. O'Reilly just happens to be a stunningly good repeater !!! I would say there is going to be a time that this love fest will come to an end.
The Colonel? Discharging Oblermann? I'm shocked. I'm sure the Colonel will give Bill-O a big, fat raise for... I dunno, NOT being Olbermann.
Quite without O'Lie-ly, Olbermann has made me a fan with the eloquence and passion of his special comments: there is no one in my memory who has so well expressed the needs of this nation - not even Russ Feingold! Even more impressively, he has remained quite formal in his address of these issues, and of the malefactors and miscreants responsible for the subversion of our Constitution and our nation.
Bush still thinks that, if he spends enough taxpayer money, everything will turn out peachy in Iraq.
I agree with you. I never saw it before, but Bush is beginning to show a D mentality with his war. The D's believe if they throw enough taxpayer money at social problems here, homelessness, AIDS, education, health care, etc, everything would be peachy. But unlike the D's, Bush has the common sense to keep the raising of taxes away from the top 2 percent. Those folks pay enough already, IMO.
"The D's believe if they throw enough taxpayer money at social problems here, homelessness, AIDS, education, health care, etc, everything would be peachy" -Dave
Your joking right? Or are we going to have to throw you in the brig with col. Roy? (as he put it on another thread).
No, I'm not joking. How is Bush throwing more money at the war different from the D's throwing more money at social programs, both expecting better results?
It's different because even NOT COUNTING the war, defense spending is so much higher than social spending. What you've asked is very much like the husband who says to his wife, "How is my buying a porsche different from your buying a new dress?"
Kevin,
My point is its not the amount of money, ( I know defense spending is the highest for any country ) its the fact that no matter how much money is thrown at either, it will not solve the problem. Therefore, I contend that until we have a plan for both, neither will have a resolution.
My whole point in making that statement was that it was irrelevant and off-topic. Even more so now that you've dragged "D's" into it.