Special Comment: Keith's Kos Diary Preview

[Patsy Stone]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/12/184352/231/636/475338

A Special Comment On Clinton And Ferraro
by Keith Olbermann

Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 04:02:59 PM PDT

I do not do this lightly, and I do not do this happily.

There is no exaggeration in this preamble, and when I say the words on "more in sorrow than in anger" on the air tonight, I will mean them and mean them profoundly.

As ever, forgive me for quoting myself.

By way of necessary preface, President and Senator Clinton -- and the Senator's mother, and the Senator's brother -- were of immeasurable support to me at the moments when these very commentaries were the focus of the most surprise, the most uncertainty, and the most anger. My gratitude to them is abiding.

Keith Olbermann's diary :: ::

My point tonight is that the resignation of Geraldine Ferraro from the Finance Committee of Senator Clinton's campaign is a lost opportunity for the candidate to do simply do the proverbial, cheesy, cornball, 'right thing.'

Instead, the Comment will trace the path down which Senator Clinton's advisors led her:


Do they have Senator Clinton herself compare the remark to Al Campanis talking on Nightline -- on Jackie Robinson day –- about how blacks lacked the necessities to become baseball executives, while she points out that Barock Obama has not gotten his 1600 delegates as part of some kind of Affirmative Action plan?
(snip)
Do these advisors have Senator Clinton invoke Samantha Power -- gone by sunrise after she used the word "monster" -- and have Senator Clinton say, "this is how I police my campaign and this is what I stand for," while she fires former Congresswoman Ferraro from any role the campaign?
No.
Somebody tells her that simply disgreeing with and rejecting the remarks is sufficient.
And she should then call, "regrettable," words that should make any Democrat retch.

There is much in the decisions made by the Senator and her strategists that was obvious, mistaken, and damaging.
And there is the grimmer prospect. That these, as Howard Fineman suggested on Countdown last night, were not mistakes at all.


It sounds as if those advisors want their campaign to be associated with those words, and the cheap... ignorant... vile... racism that underlies every syllable.
And that Geraldine Ferraro has just gone free-lance.
Senator Clinton:
This is not a campaign strategy.
This is a suicide pact.

[Berry Cool]

1. Yep, kids, fries are definitely up.

This is not going to be easy for him (hell, he even used my words, and I'm feeling too serious to bounce about that tonight).

It will be good, though. More than good.

[SeattleGirl]

2. Unfortunately, he is going to get torn limb from limb on DU by

some people when this airs.

I just don't get the fanaticism of some people (and I include people in both the Clinton and Obama camps in that category).

Suddenly, people who were heroes to the left are being dumped overboard because they dared say something not 100% supportive of "their" candidate.

The ugliness in GD-P lately just makes me want to cry. I'm not kidding; I read some posts today that nearly had me in tears, because they were written by DUer's I have admired for a long time.

I wonder if people will ever recover from the rabid hostility some people throw out there.

I wonder if the Democratic Party will heal from all of this.

[Patsy Stone]

4. You'll enjoy this:

There is an uncomfortable fanboy feeling (44+ / 0-)

when I tell myself that I have recced KO's tip jar.

I'm 50, and I feel a bit funny.

Yet I do it.

Few people count these in these end days of our first thug Presidency.

But KO is one.


The Perfect is the Enemy of the Better
by dabize on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 07:08:25 PM EDT

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Yeah, how do you think it feels over here? (64+ / 0-)

I'm 49.

Off to makeup.

This is sounding all so very wrong.


"If you're going through hell - keep going!" -- Winston Churchill
by Keith Olbermann on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 07:11:05 PM EDT

[Patsy Stone]

3. I put a tip in the jar.

At least GDP can see he isn't jumping for joy this time, but they'll probably say he is anyway.

[Berry Cool]

5. I saw that.

:-)

When I read Flyarm today...unbelievable. :shrug:

[Patsy Stone]

6. I didn't see it

and I'm not sure I want to. :cry:

[WilliamPitt]

7. Gad zooks.

That was both barrels followed by a hand grenade...and it wasn't even the transcript of his Countdown statement.

Must. Find. Repeat. Broadcast.

[RevCheesehead]

8. The commentary is posted in the Videos forum.

I watched it twice, since I didn't get to see the show yet tonight.

Nice to see you here, Will! :hi:

[WilliamPitt]

9. I like this place.

Y'all are, like...sane and stuff.

:)

[RevCheesehead]

10. Yeah, but be careful...

This place is loaded with estrogen and floaty hearts. :loveya::loveya:

[SharonRB]

11. Will!

Welcome to the KOEB. You should join us more often. We are all absolutely sane and we all get along -- what a concept. No flame wars in this group.

Nice of you to stop by.