Olbermann Pledges That Every Time He Criticizes Bush, He Will Criticize Clinton

[DeepModem Mom]

I'm reposting this news flash, by request, from the Countdown/Keith Olbermann Forum, and thanks is due BerryBush for the subject line suggestion (see article below for the joke behind it). Yes, ladies and gentlemen, our KO, our liberal lightning rod, is now also the "lightning rod" of NBC Football. Haven't watched a game (except maybe at a Super Bowl party) in years? Get ready for the coin toss!

VARIETY: Television Critics Association: NBC's Hall of fame football lineup
POSTED BY STUART LEVINE

Following the frantic exec session with Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff, NBC's next panel focused on the network's Sunday Night Football package....Sitting in the front row of the stage were NBC Sports topper Dick Ebersol, John Madden, Al Michaels, Bob Costas, Cris Collinsworth and Keith Olbermann. Behind them were producer Fred Gaudelli, reporter Andrea Kramer, future Hall of Famers Jerome Bettis and Tiki Barber, and production exec Michael Weisman.

Michaels, forever known for his 1980 Winter Olympics call "Do you believe in miracles" on the U.S. upset of the USSR in hockey, is an announcing institution....Madden coached the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl win but that almost seems an afterthought at this point. His gravelly signature voice has become ingrained into the minds of football fans that the week's big game only matters if he's doing the color....Costas has won 19 Emmys and feels old school ... in a good way....

The lightning rod of the NBC football shows this year will be Olbermann, who has become a champion for liberals over the past few years. On his increasingly popular MSNBC "Countdown" show, Olbermann pokes and prods the Bush Administration. Whether he does the same thing to Peyton Manning and Terrell Owens remains to seen.

"If I say something negative about Reggie Bush, then I have to say something negative about Clinton Portis," Olbermann joked.

He'll get that chance early on. The network's first game is Thursday, Sept. 6 when Bush and his New Orleans Saints travel to Indianapolis to face the world champion Colts.

But, certainly, his appearance will bring in viewers who might not be as much fans of the game as fans of him.

"With Keith, there comes an interesting heat," said Ebersol. Referring back to Olbermann's days on "SportsCenter," he said "with Dan (Patrick), he changed the way a generation of fans looks at highlights."

http://weblogs.variety.com/on_the_air/2007/07/tca-hall-of-fam.html

[Bake]

1. Damn! Scared me there for a second.....

Bake

[DeepModem Mom]

2. I'll bet Berry is proud! Thanks for posting, Bake.

:)

[Bake]

6. Reggie Bush ... Clinton Portis ... that was RICH!

KO is one smart sonofagun!!

Bake

[muffin1]

5. OMG

me, too. I was literally holding my breath until I finished reading the post!:beer:

[Berry Cool]

3. My personal favorite quote:

"With Keith, there comes an interesting heat."

Couldn't have said it better myself. :evilgrin:

[Cass]

4. Damn. I had heart palpitations reading your headline.

Glad its not at all what I thought.