Comments on: Update on Olbermann and HuffPuff — What did he say?

By: JD

JD — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:29:54 +0000

Olbermann is a lying crapweasel.

By: eyeball

eyeball — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:13:35 +0000

Can’t seem to load video but will take on faith that Rudy said Assad. He also said this of AhmaD and Assad:

“Hillary and Obama are kind of debating whether to invite them to the inauguration or the inaugural ball,” he added.

1) Olbermann should correct himself abjectly asap and not lay of the boo-boo on the AP since it’s his job to check. Huff too.

2) This does not mean that the second part of Rudy’s statement (above) is in any way statesmanlike — it’s cheap and shabby, like Rudy himself.

3) Wanting ultimately to negotiate with these potentates does not = inviting them to the White House. It means 3d-party talks in neutral countries. To say it is akin to a state dinner is pure smarm a la Rudy. A few past examples: Reagan sent his boys Ollie and Poindy to meet the Iranians with a sac of coin and cake shaped like a key. Nixon went to Damascus to see Assad the Elder in ‘74.

4) If Olbermann doesn’t retract and apologize he’s a weasel.

By: wls

wls — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:58:18 +0000

It seems that the original error here was made by the AP when it first reported on Giuliani’s comments, and quoting him as saying Defendants would invite “Osama” to the WH. I presume this is where the Olbermann producer picked up the story given that Olbermann referred to Giuliani as having said the Dems would invite Osama to the WH. They certainly didn’t watch the video themselves — or they didn’t pay close attention when doing so.

AP has now issued a correction of its misquote. I don’t see the the transcript for Olbermann’s show from last night up yet, so I don’t know if he did so as well. We shall see.

Somehow I doubt it.

By: Techie

Techie — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:27:52 +0000

They are The Deciders.

By: SPQR

SPQR — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:03:39 +0000

Lying or incompetence, with Olbermann it is always a mystery.

By: SiliconDoc

SiliconDoc — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:58:36 +0000

It’s nice that the msm and msnbc are unbiased news sources, only delivering the facts.

By: TCO

TCO — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:28:46 +0000

I don’t watch TV. Have not watched at home for 8 years. Go to bars to see sports.

By: Mike Myers

Mike Myers — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:26:44 +0000

Olberman was a sorry excuse for a sportscaster, but following the Peter Principle he failed upward to a position as commenter/newscaster. He found his shtick in a sort of demented nightly rant that is virtually unwatchable. Indeed, if you look at the viewing figures on his show, he is virtually unwatched.

That said, Olberman never let the facts or the truth get in the way of an opportunity for a spittle spraying rant. Why start now? If you listen to or watch Olberman, you know what you’re going to get. So I don’t watch the pathetic twit.