VIDEO- Keith Olbermann's Special Comment: McCain's disturbing lack of faith in America

By GottaLaff

If you missed this last night, here's your chance to see a doozy. Keith expressed what so many of us wished we could have:

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Video- Eugene Robinson: Why Isn't the Tea Party Crowd Protesting the Arizona Immigration Law?

From Countdown last night, via Heather.

Year to year MSNBC sees smallest decreases of any network in total viewers

Interesting. My guess would be that MSNBC has more loyal viewers.

MSNBC saw the smallest decreases of any network in total viewers. Year-to-year, MSNBC is down -6% in total viewers for both total day and primetime.

MSNBC was #3 in total day/demo viewers behind FNC and HLN. The channel was also #3 in total day/total viewers behind FNC and CNN. MSNBC topped CNN each hour between 6pm-12amET.

"Morning Joe" was the second most watched morning program in total viewers, but struggled in the demo averaging 115K, the fewest of the four.

(snip)

"The Ed Show" was one of the few cable news programs to grow in both total viewers (+25%) and demo viewers (+4%) year-to-year and was the number two program in its time slot. Also, the 5pmET "Hardball" topped "The Situation Room" for the first time in total viewers.

Both "Countdown" and "The Rachel Maddow Show" were down in the demo year-to-year, but Maddow's program did grow slightly (+2%) in total viewers. For the first time since 2000, MSNBC, which airs a replay of "Countdown," topped CNN at 10pmET in total viewers. MSNBC was also #2 in total viewers at 11pmET, which hasn't happened since Maddow's show premiered in 2008.

Though Olbermann's program saw year-to-year decreases (-13% total viewers/-30% demo), 8pmET "Countdown" moved back into the cable news top 10, finishing 10th among cable news programs in total viewers. "Maddow" was #11.

VIDEO- Countdown: Palin wants America to revert back to 1775

By GottaLaff

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This was one of my favorite segments last night, and not because Markos wore a color coordinated outfit. That was just a bonus.

See, Preachy McSoWrong? Even before video, there were these things called-- say it with me-- "doc-u-ments". Try reading the Constitution. Oh wait. She doesn't read.

VIDEOS: Fox News caught in a lie... again

By GottaLaff

When will the ClusterFoxers realize there are ways to reproduce and archive their lies?

After Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) told a town hall audience that they shouldn't believe everything they hear on Fox News, Bill O'Reilly had Coburn on his show to reprimand him for wrongly using Fox as a "whipping boy." [...]

Props to TPM's former video editor Ben Craw for putting together this reel over at Huffington Post:

Oops.

Of course, Keith Olbermann had a thing or two to add:

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VIDEO- Countdown: Republicans use Tea Parties to raise PAC money, spread propaganda

By GottaLaff

As if we didn't suspect:

Just days after the first widespread tea party demonstrators hit the streets a year ago Thursday, Joe Wierzbicki, a Republican political consultant with the Sacramento firm Russo Marsh + Rogers, made a proposal to his colleagues that he said could “give a boost to our PAC and position us as a growing force/leading force as the 2010 elections come into focus.”

The proposal, obtained by POLITICO, was for a nationwide tea party bus tour, to be called the Tea Party Express ...

Watch:

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Here is the Politico article that is being discussed.

Will the Tea Tantrumers et al. ever wake up and realize what's going on? Oh wait. That implies that they'd be aware of, well, anything.

VIDEO- Countdown: Markos Moulitsas talks Palin, violent extremism

By GottaLaff

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Now this is how I like to see Markos dressed... casual, understated.

And despite his regrets about losing his voice, he sounded just dandy.

However, I understand they did ask for photo I.D. before they let him on. MSNBC could get their license pulled for allowing anyone under 21 to discuss violence.

VIDEO- Markos Moulitsas and his shirt on Countdown

By GottaLaff

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We on Twitter enjoy commenting on Markos' wardrobe when he appears on Countdown.

I told him I was putting this video up just to get another look at his shirt. His response:


I told him I had no more time to chat because I was late for my abortion.

Evil. Pure evil. Bwahahaa!

VIDEO- Keith Olbermann's Special Comment on GOPFail

By GottaLaff

Keithgasm:

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Keith to The Boehner: "You lost.... You are behind the wheel of a political Toyota."

Just. Watch. It's a thing of beauty.

Keith is back with a bang.

Keith Olbermann: Senate Parliamentarian declares GOP challenge "a dud"

By GottaLaff

Keith Olbermann just announced that the Senate Parliamentarian had officially declared the GOP plan to sabotage health care reform "a dud". (Keith's words)

Plus, further bills to repeal the legislation will fail, he said.

A Point of Order involving Social Security was brought to the Parliamentarian today by staffers, both Republican and Democrat, said Lawrence O'Donnell. The Dem staffers cited a precedent that favored them, and the Parliamentarian was "taken with it". The Republicans were caught with like deer in the headlights. The Parliamentarian ruled FOR the Dems.

O'Donnell: "If this is what they have, they don't have much."

First challenge: Denied.

Reconciliation will go forward.

Keith is back

By GottaLaff

Keith Olbermann will return to Countdown tonight, with a Special Comment about the health care reform bill passing last night.

I'm willing to bet we'll need to grab the Kleenex.

Welcome back, Keith. You were missed.

Fineman: Kucinich will vote for health care bill

By GottaLaff

Just now on Countdown, Howard Fineman reported that he has heard that Dennis Kucinich will support the health care reform bill. He will be making that announcement tomorrow.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), who's on the record saying he'll vote "no" on a health care bill without a public option, will announce his vote tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM, EST.

Why would he make a big announcement if it is a rerun of his "no" position? He wouldn't. That would be redundant, and we all know politicians are never redundant.

Oh, but I kid the politicians.

More here.

VIDEO: Wolf Blitzer's apology

By GottaLaff

I've been posting a lot about this lately:

And by "this" I mean not only CNN's ClusterFoxy chyron, but Liz "Dickette" Cheney's offensive campaign to paint federal lawyers as terrorist sympathizers, Countdown's analysis, as well as Rachel Maddow's superb mockery of Dickette's twisted efforts.

But the "this" of the moment is the issue of the tasteless CNN chyron you see in the screen grab above.

Wolf got the message:



Too little too late?

Keith Olbermann Off Tonight, Will Be With His Father

By GottaLaff

Oh no. Not what we want to hear.

Help. Help. Help:

Keith Olbermann will not co-host the special edition of "Countdown" on MSNBC tonight as previously announced. Instead, Chris Matthews will host a special "Hardball" with Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie.

Last night, Keith mentioned he would have to take time off if his dad took a turn for the worse (which he told us he had already):

"If he does not recover you will not see me here for a while," Olbermann said. [...] [H]e is with his father this afternoon.

I posted the Special Comment last night, but it's worth a second post:

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Tears.

My heart goes out to the family. Keith has been amazing, and we're all thinking of him.

VIDEO- Olbermann's tearful Special Comment about his father: "Help, help, help, help"

By GottaLaff

Two words: Life Panels.

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Gut wrenching.

He should send this video to every GOP obstructionist, subhuman Big Insurance representative, and Sarah Palin.

Help. Help. Help. Help.

VIDEO- Keith Olbermann's Special Comment on Fear and Racism

By GottaLaff

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Here you go!

Tancredo’s Literacy Test Idea Endorsed By Right-Wing Immigration Activist

By GottaLaff



Keith Olbermann put this issue into perspective so clearly that even this guy could understand it.

Okay, maybe not:

Yeh Ling-Ling, an ethnically Chinese, Vietnam-born, Cambodian-raised, France and Taiwan educated, naturalized U.S. citizen has publicly endorsed Tancredo’s proposal. In an email exchange with reporter Michael Roberts, Ling-Ling wrote:

I believe that in order to be granted U.S. citizenship, immigrants must have a good knowledge of spoken and written English, without any exception. Literacy tests should be given to all U.S. voters — native-born and naturalized citizens alike, so that their votes can accurately reflect their will.

I head a national tax-exempt non-profit organization whose leaders and supporters are racially and politically diverse, including minority immigrants. We do not and may not endorse or oppose political candidates or parties. We believe that some sort of immigration moratorium will be needed so that we can put American job seekers, welfare recipients and non-violent prison inmates to work.

Now back to the Bill Clinton TV marathon already in progress.

Take the Poll: Countdown's Hypocrisy Hall of Shame

By GottaLaff

Go here to take the poll. I'm having trouble deciding. So many hypocrites, so little time....



H/t: HarborGuy

VIDEOS- Tea Party Racism: What The Media Won't Show You

By GottaLaff

We keep hearing wounded Tea Tantrumers whine about how misunderstood they are. They're not racists! They're just grassrootsers who care about their country. Real Americans!

Keith Olbermann put that to rest when he exposed Tom Tancredo for who he is, and who he represents:



Now, in that context, and coupled up with the corporate media propaganda that I posted about earlier (a must read), here's another video. If this is "real America", we're in a heap-o'-trouble:

America's corporate media has been covering up the fact that the Tea Party is based on bigotry, hatred and especially racism toward African-Americans. The Tea Party and "teabaggers" blow away the myth of a "post racial" America. Watch this video and see for yourself the well documented history of Tea Party racism that America's corporate media has been hiding from the world.

I'm not sure the media has completely hidden the racism, but they don't seem to emphasize it, expose a good part of it, or put the Tea Tantrumers' overall message in that context. The more quickly we can expose the worst of the worst and marginalize them, the better.

And while we're at it, let's call out the media when necessary, too. As in daily. As in hourly.

H/t: Gr8RDH

Teabaggers attack Rachel Maddow on Twitter, use "D" word

By GottaLaff

Gee, maybe all these tweets are just satire. That would excuse them, right? Just ask R-Word McCribNotes:

It seems that the Tea Bag party members object to Maddow using the term “Teabaggers” to describe them. [...]

[Y]esterday on Twitter they attempted a pathetic attack on Maddow.

The offended Teabaggers wrote:

WeThePeople1st: RT @victoria_29: RT @RhodesNews: If @RachelMaddow insists on calling us “Tea Baggers,” is she thus gving us implicit permission 2 call her “dyke”? #p2 #tcot 1 day ago from TweetDeck

victoria_29: RT @RhodesNews: If @RachelMaddow insists on calling us “Tea Baggers,” is she thus gving us implicit permission 2 call her “dyke”? #p2 #tcot

CoachDB18: MadCow! Nuf' said! @RhodesNews @RachelMaddow calling us “Tea Baggers,” …thus giving us permission to call her “dyke”? #p2 #tcot #lcot

nana49: RT @RhodesNews: If @RachelMaddow insists on calling us “Tea Baggers,” is she thus giving us implicit permission to call her “dyke”? #p2 #tcot #lcot

WeThePeople1st: RT @RhodesNews: If @RachelMaddow insists on calling us “Tea Baggers,” is she thus giving us implicit permission to call her “dyke”? #p2 #tcot #lcot

RhodesNews: If @RachelMaddow insists on calling us “Tea Baggers,” is she thus giving us implicit permission to call her “dyke”? #p2 #tcot #lcot

Dyke is a pejorative term that people have used to attack the LBQ community both verbally and physically. Women have been called dykes by people who have stabbed them, raped them, killed them. There is no comparison between calling someone a Teabagger and calling someone a dyke.

There's that. And there's this. Ahem:

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The Tea Tantrumers apparently can't tell the difference between offensive, insulting, bigoted name-calling and quoting directly from their own gang of ignorami.

Welcome to the 2010/2012 elections.

Now, if you would, please go read this to see how their sick message gets perpetuated.