Tag: Keith Olbermann

Olbermann ‘apologizes’ for not criticizing Brown enough

Keith Olbermann has been taking heat from his critics for his blistering characterization on Monday’s Countdown of then-candidate Scott Brown. On Tuesday night he blasted back.
“I wanted to apologize for calling Senator-elect Scott Brown an irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model, tea-bagging supporter of violence against women and against politicians with whom he disagrees,” Olbermann [...]

Olbermann: ‘Seedy’ GOP politicians show terrorists how to sow havoc

Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) was widely condemned by liberals last week after he sent out a fundraising letter which used the failed Christmas Day airplane bombing to promote his campaign for governor of Michigan. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has come in for his share of criticism as well since he uncritically endorsed Hoekstra’s [...]

Olbermann: Health reform opponents ‘approve’ 45,000 deaths a year

Conservative radio host Neal Boortz stirred up controversy on Monday with a Twitter posting saying, “ObamaCare will do more damage than a successful terrorist bombing of an airliner …and kill more people as well.”
Boortz, who has a well-deserved reputation for making deliberately offensive remarks, has been an active promoter of the American Seniors Association, [...]

Denver Post mocks lawmaker for denying he compared Obama to terrorists

Colorado Republican State Senator Dave Schultheis had the dubious honor of being named “Worst Person in the World” on Thursday by MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann for his unfortunate use of Twitter.
“Don’t for a second, think Obama wants what is best for U.S.,” Schultheis tweeted. “He is flying the U.S. plane right into the ground at [...]