Olbermann is a moron. Pasting together segments of Obama to make him say things he didn't.

[iiibbb]

Poor form. Easily youtubed and taken out of context. Luckily he's only waited to the night before... but what a stupid special comment.



Added a rebuttal.

I got Olbermann's point... but why bother? And I cruise other boards, so I know how the other side will take any shred in an effort to discredit Obama. Some of the pasted-together crap, taken without the context of the rest of Olbermann's special comment, could feed that fire.

I don't think it was a good idea, I think the same point could've been made without doing what he did, and therefore I think it was a stupid thing to do.

Sorry if it offends you, but some of your skins are thinner than an oil film.

[RoccoR5955]

1. You just didn't get his point, did you? n/t

[Lumpsum]

55. It wasn't his best campaign comment, and a bit lackluster for the last one, BUT...

It obviously went over your head.

Luckily, the rest of his viewers have more than 4 brain cells.

Edit: I was talking to the OP, not the poster above me. I clicked the wrong reply button.

[Ian David]

2. If Olbermann is a moron, then you must need mechanical assistance to swallow your food. n/t

[IndianaGreen]

3. Looks like it went right over your head!

:eyes:

[Mojambo]

4. Wooooooooosh! n/t

[fascisthunter]

5. tomorrow your Party Loses Power

And KO nailed McSame.

Enjoy!

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[Roland99]

12. I know you are but what am I?

:P

[Dennis Donovan]

7. That sound? Keith's Election Comment flying over your head...

Duck!:D

[RepublicanElephant]

8. uhhh...

:sarcasm:

[trumad]

9. Actually dude---you're the moran...

are you that dense that you didn't get what Keith was going for?

[Lisa0825]

10. FAIL

[speedoo]

You totally missed his point.

You should reconsider who is the moron.

[WeDidIt]

11. If Olbermann is a moron, that makes you a carrot. n/t

[RoyGBiv]

13. Here's a little help ...

http://www.hometips.com/articles/repair_drywall_wallboard.html

[blueknight]

14. LOL!

what a idiot! dude, are you serious?

[ShortnFiery]

15. You completely missed the point. He was being hypothetical and asked people

what they would think if Obama had make all THE GAFFS that Grampy has actually made.

[Why Syzygy]

16. I thought it was risky too.

Sorry you're taking such flack. I wouldn't call him a moron. Maybe just a little too trusting in human nature.

btw, I GOT IT. Contrast. Not a good technique when we are fighting for breath.

[Ikonoklast]

17. Dude. Get a clue.

[Jansen]

24. 8 year olds dude..

8 year olds.

[DainBramaged]

18. Here

[MadMaddie]

19. You do know that he was making a pont right?

He was saying, "If Obama would have made the statement that McCain did would he still be a viable candidate?"

Keith's point is, Obama had to be perfect! Everytime they raised the bar Obama met it...not so with McCain.

[iiibbb]

34. Keith's point was fine, but could be made without the edited clips.

[Left Is Write]

20. No, sorry. That's a fail. Keith Olbermann is not a moron.

[baldguy]

21. The point, my tapioca brained friend, is that McCAIN GOT A PASS!

For all his stupidity, for all his gaffes, and for all that he JUST PLAIN GOT WRONG he got a pass. The corporate media has been shoring up the McCain campaign for months now. Olberman was just exposing the built-in bias.

[iiibbb]

42. And my point is that Keith could've made the point wihtout putting words in Obama's mouth.

[Captain Lance Bass]

22. KO can be a pompous ass at times NT

[Ichingcarpenter]

31. And some here can be pompous idiots n/t

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[DainBramaged]

26. Pizza, coming right up, get the slicer ready

[Sebastian Doyle]

28. Got the slicer right here

heh heh heh heh !!

[melody]

27. Give me a break -- that would be only be blatantly obvious

I thought the segment ran a little long but I thought he made his point well. And it's not "luck" he did it the
night before -- obviously its use by the GOP was the reason KO waited till now.

[AlCzervik]

29. Something wicked stupid this way comes.

[OneGrassRoot]

33. Cool line. :) n/t

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[Laura PourMeADrink]

32. don't you realize that you can not speak your mind here or dissent

without getting slammed? There is no polite discourse - just agree or get flamed

[xultar]

35. ain't that the truth.

[iiibbb]

36. You think... the thing is Keith could've made the same point without the clips.

[jenmito]

45. They're MCCAIN'S exact quotes! IF anyone would be dumb enough to put Olbermann's segment on

youtube, someone else would just put up all the video clips of McCain saying those things.

[Left Is Write]

56. Not to mention the fact that these were obvious edits.

They were choppy - perhaps left so on purpose - and obviously chop-n-pastes. It would be hard to use them against Obama when even an untrained ear can hear that these clips were heavily edited.

[jenmito]

59. Yup. Anyone daring to take Keith's segment out of context by claiming they're OBAMA'S words,

unedited, would be humiliated in a minute!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

46. I didn't see it, sorry

[Ichingcarpenter]

50. 'I didn't see it, sorry' but you have an opinion on something you know

nothing about.. There is a Texas joke in there somewhere

[Laura PourMeADrink]

60. My comment was only addressed to someone stating an opinion

and immediately a shitload of people unload with vehemence. Just get off my back and I will do the
same.

[ShortnFiery]

38. No, disagreeing is fine, misinterpreting the INTENT of the narrative will score you

"a correction." :shrug:

[iiibbb]

44. Nothing wrong with Keith's intent, it's putting words in Obama's mouth that was foolish.

[jenmito]

37. It's "Olbermann."

[ShortnFiery]

41. I guess you didn't see the segment? Most people understood the narrative. eom

[jenmito]

47. I don't think you meant that post for me. n/t

[milkyway]

39. I agree with the OP. Channel flippers and the easily confused might not have gotten the obvious

point. KO's comment was actually quite astute, but I wish he had just read the comment, or waited until after the election.

But whatever. At worst, it will cost a handful of votes. Obama will still win by 10 million+ votes and 180+ EV.

[iiibbb]

48. Thank you.

[RollWithIt]

40. Epic Fail.....

Seriously.

[peoli]

43. morans!

[amborin]

49. i can't stand olberman---he's so over-rated and full of himself

[LiberalHeart]

51. Sorry you're getting trashed for expressing your view. I had the same reaction.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

52. I guess

Olbermann needs a sarcasm smiley for people like you.:eyes:

[Patsy Stone]

53. There are two "n"s in Olbermann.

Please make a note of it.

[mwei924]

It's like 12 hours before the polls open. Seriously, it's not gonna matter.

[DainBramaged]

54. Here again

[clarkgabe]

57. Yeah, I have to agree

O love watching Olbermann, but I was thinking the same thing while watching tonight. I mean, the election's tomorrow. Why did he have to put htis on tonight? I mean, there really was no point to it. The casual viewer who does not usually turn into watch him and of course the YouTube (things taken out of context) crowd would see things the wrong way. Poor taste Keith. I'm a fan of yours, but this was not right.

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[DainBramaged]

61. "He's just another talking head douche "

My opinion of you just did a 180!

[silverojo]

62. I love KO, but...

I agree this was lame. Looked like something David Letterman would do.

IMHO, it would've been better to dub McCain's voice over Obama video--it'd have gotten the point across with no fear of it being YouTubed out of context.

[ncteechur]

63. I liked it. I don't think he needed the clips. But he was exactly correct.

If Barack Obama had had all the missteps that McCain-Palin has had, the media would have buried him for it.