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• Glenn Beck Hearts John Birch Society And Wins Worst Person In The World

  Published: July 28, 2007, 9:34 am

  Tags: Msnbc, Countdown Keith Olbermann

  way to land yourself atop Keith Olbermann’s fruit loop list. Of course, BillO runs in a close second with his jihad against Daily Kos, prompting Keith to fire a friendly shot across Markos’ bow:  Download (2058)   Play (2736)  Download (771)   Play (1612) Olbermann: “Oh yeah, Daily Kos baiting

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• Keith Olbermann Updates The Nexus Of Terror And Politics - Creating Terror Scares

  Published: July 27, 2007, 3:45 pm

  Tags: Msnbc, Terrorism, Countdown Keith Olbermann

  On “Countdown” Keith Olbermann talked with Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News about President Bush’s use of trumped up terror alerts to drown out the roar of scandals plaguing his administration. As the heat was turning up on Alberto Gonzales and contempt of Congress charges being brought against Harriet Miers and Josh

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• Countdown: More Political Problems for the Pentagon?

  Published: July 27, 2007, 12:01 pm

  Tags: Oversight, Robert Gates, Wesley Clark, Countdown Keith Olbermann

  Gen. Wesley Clark talks with Keith Olbermann about Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ response to Sen. Hillary Clinton, the games the Pentagon is playing with Congress’s attempts of oversight, ostensibly on the say-so of the White House and the tragic story unfolding surrounding Pat Tillman’s death.

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• Tillman Story Reveals Shortfalls in NBC's Journalism

  Published: July 29, 2007, 8:57 pm

  Tags: Nbc, Journalism, Msnbc, Nbc Nightly News Brian Williams, Countdown Keith Olbermann, War Coverage

  report) on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann with Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org:  Download (0)   Play (0)  Download (0)   Play (1) Which reporting made you feel like you understood the situation better? UPDATE: Apparently, both MSNBC & NBC operated from AP’s report of Tillman berating a soldier

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• Countdown: Cenk Uygur on Opinion Media

  Published: July 31, 2007, 5:03 pm

  Tags: Journalism, Fox News, Media Bias, Countdown Keith Olbermann

  Download (210)   Play (265)  Download (97)   Play (146) (h/t Heather) Keith talks to our buddy Cenk Uygur about the dishonesty of FOXNews billing themselves as “fair and balanced news”…

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• Countdown: Worst Person in the World

  Published: August 3, 2007, 6:45 pm

  Tags: Progressive Politics Action, Countdown Keith Olbermann, Bill O Reilly

  Download (0)   Play (0)  Download (0)   Play (0) Well, you win some, you lose some. Our buddy, Mike Stark was featured in Countdown’s WPitW segment, although you could see that it pained Keith Olbermann to include him–and to defend Bill O’Reilly.

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• Countdown: FISA and Fear Mongering

  Published: August 3, 2007, 10:01 pm

  Tags: The House, Nsa Wiretapping, Jonathan Turley, Countdown Keith Olbermann

  to SilentPatriot for videos) Keith Olbermann covers the breaking showdown between President Bush and Congress. Can you believe that Mr. One-Full-Year-Of-My-Eight-Years-In-Office-Was-Spent-On-Vacation is complaining about Congress taking their August break instead of giving him the rubber stamp he’s looking for his wiretapping program?

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• Countdown: Worst Person in The World

  Published: August 4, 2007, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Republican Hypocrisy, Right Wing Stupidity, Countdown Keith Olbermann, Bill O Reilly

  (108)   Play (220) Keith makes some fine ones in the Friday’s Worst Person in the World contest. BillO demonstrates he’ll throw his supporters under the bus in the charade of being fair (be very afraid, Debbie Schlussel, he’ll be going after you soon); President Bush confirms (as if there was a doubt) that he prefers

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• Under the Bridge

  Published: August 4, 2007, 9:05 pm

  Tags: Rachel Maddow, Government Policy, Countdown Keith Olbermann

  Olbermann had on Air America’s Rachel Maddow to discuss the meta-ramifications of our crumbling infrastructure, as evidenced by the collapsed bridge in MN.  Download (123)   Play (104)  Download (71)   Play (79) (thanks to Heather for videos) There aren’t Republican bridges and there aren’t

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• CLIPS: Olbermann named Denver radio host "Worst Person" for mischaracterizing Gen. Clark's comment about Tillman

  Published: August 6, 2007, 4:09 pm

  Tags: Bill O Reilly, Countdown Keith Olbermann, Msnbc, Attacks On Progressives, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine

  3 edition of MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann named Denver radio host "Gunny" Bob Newman the "winner" of his nightly "Worst Person in the World" segment for, as Colorado Media Matters documented, mischaracterizing retired Gen. Wesley Clark's comments on the July 26 edition of Countdown about the death of Army Ranger Pat

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• CLIPS: O'Reilly named "Worst Person" for claiming Americans don't want Mexicans "clustering in neighborhoods"

  Published: August 3, 2007, 3:07 pm

  Tags: Bill O Reilly, Keith Olbermann, Rush Limbaugh, Countdown Keith Olbermann, Fox News Channel, Msnbc, Premiere Radio Networks, The O Reilly Factor, The Rush Limbaugh Show, National Security Foreign Policy, Terrorism

  also frequently appears on Olbermann's list, as Media Matters has noted (here, here, here, here and here). On May 17, Olbermann named Limbaugh the "winner" for complaining that Democrats are not asked "why there are no women and minorities on stage" during presidential debates. From the August 2 edition of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith

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• CLIPS: O'Reilly named "Worst Person" for attack on Dodd; Ingraham named "runner-up"

  Published: August 7, 2007, 1:36 pm

  Tags: Bill O Reilly, Keith Olbermann, Laura Ingraham, Countdown Keith Olbermann, Fox News Channel, Msnbc, The Laura Ingraham Show, The O Reilly Factor, The Radio Factor, Westwood One, 2008 Elections, Attacks On Progressives, Government Elections, Media, Propaganda Noise Mach

  Democrats have done.' " Olbermann then observed: "Except that's not what the Times editorial said. It said, in fact, the exact opposite. It insisted on updating the law to meet current advances in technology." From the August 6 edition of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann: OLBERMANN: Our runner-up, conservative water

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• Countdown: The Netroots' Influence on the 08 Campaign

  Published: August 7, 2007, 1:28 pm

  Tags: Election 08, Countdown Keith Olbermann

  Download (2)   Play (2) QT later… Keith Olbermann and Chuck Todd discuss the impact that the netroots (as exemplified by the appearance of the Democratic presidential contenders at YearlyKos last weekend) are having on politics and the ‘08 campaign.

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• AFL-CIO Democratic Forum: Digging down to China

  Published: August 7, 2007, 8:30 pm

  Tags: Election 08, Debates, Msnbc, Democratic Party, Campaigns Elections, Countdown Keith Olbermann

  The most outstanding remarks early on in the forum came from Congressman Dennis Kucinich. The question was on China and whether they should be considered a friend or foe. Kucinich brought the house down with his comments, even the other candidates couldn’t hold back. Take a look…  Download (5)   Play (2)

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• Olbermann named Fox's Gibson "Worst Person" for mocking Stewart's "heartfelt anguish" after 9-11

  Published: August 15, 2007, 2:22 pm

  Tags: Keith Olbermann, Countdown Keith Olbermann, Msnbc, Attacks On Progressives, Media, National Security Foreign Policy, Propaganda Noise Machine, Terrorism

  14 edition of MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann named Fox News' John Gibson the "winner" of his nightly "Worst Person in the World" segment for, as Media Matters for America documented, mocking comedian and Daily Show host Jon Stewart's expression of grief in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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