Fmr. NY Lt. Gov. To Olbermann: "Do You Have the Backbone (and the Facts) to Debate Me?"

[RamboLiberal]

Former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey is challenging Keith Olbermann to a debate after he called her a shill for Big Pharma:

If Keith Olbermann of MSNBC could defend the health provisions slipped into the stimulus bill on their merits, he wouldn't be resorting to personal attacks on me. Olbermann calls me a shill funded by the drug industry (2-12-2009). That's not true.

I am not paid by the pharmaceutical industry or by the Hudson Institute. I hold only an honorary Fellows position at Hudson, and take no money or benefits from it. If Keith Olbermann has the courage, I invite him to debate me on his program.

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Olbermann took up the issue on his show Thursday night (below) after McCaughey wrote this commentary on Bloomberg.com about some of the health provisions in the stimulus bill. Olbermann's objections also included the fact that McCaughey's commentary was picked up by Rush Limbaugh, the Drudge Report and Fox News.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/msnbc/fmr_ny_lt_gov_to_olbermann_do_you_have_the_backbone_and_the_facts_to_debate_me_108717.asp

I hope KO does take this shill on.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. That woman is a repuke tool and was telling bold-faced lies on FAUX NOISE.

I would love to see KO wipe the ground with her.

[babylonsister]

2. Olbermann will. This woman is a shrill shill. I have read numerous

articles about her; she's in it for the moola. Rock on, Olbermann, as long as you don't get in trouble legally.

[KakistocracyHater]

3. no she's in it for god

that paper has the words:"In God We Trust".......:sarcasm:

[mmonk]

5. A green one.

[KakistocracyHater]

6. ha! you mean the 'pagan' Tara-abomination

to real Christians! No, it is the Holy Image of God "himself" in the very word "God", & they collect these tokens of divinity & even create whole sermons around the belief that those with the most 'holy' papers are most loved by God.;-)

[October]

4. Wow, that's a lot of hearts. I'm impressed.

Sorry for the distraction -- the hearts were a beautiful sight. :)

[RB TexLa]

7. He shouldn't. She doesn't deserve the forum.

And that is exactly what he should say. "you do not deserve to be here."