Keith Olbermann Caught Dissing Joe Scarborough on Open Mic

NewsBusters ^ | August 26, 2008 | P.J. Gladnick

[PJ-Comix]

Keith Olbermann seems to be suffering from a bad case of foot-in-mouth disease during the Democrat convention coverage. As noted earlier by NewsBusters' Mark Finkelstein, Olbermann, after commenting ecstatically about Michelle Obama's speech declared that he was "beginning to sound borderline sycophantic." Also last night, an open mic caught Olbermann dissing fellow MSNBC team member, Joe Scarborough. You can hear the dissing on the Olbermann Watch YouTube audio from the John Gibson radio show below the fold but here is a partial transcript:

JOHN GIBSON: I've got to tell you, we have news here tonight! We have the first open mic catastropic debacle of the convention.

VOICE: Sure do, John.

GIBSON: It was over at MSNBC featuring first Chris Matthews and Joe Scarborough and then the voice of bathtub boy, Keith Olbermann, pipes up and it's clear his microphone was supposed be off. This is not pretty. They are supposed to be colleagues. And everyone around NBC except Tom Brokaw is afraid of Olbermann because of the way he got Dan Abrams fired and then bragged about it. Listen to this.

CHRIS MATTHEWS: Now the host of MSNBC's Morning Joe Show, Joe Scarborough who's down on the floor of the Pepsi Center, part of the Pepsi generation, and he's been talking to both campaigns...Joe.

JOE SCARBOROUGH: Hey, thanks so much, Chris. I've got to tell you, there's such a contrast between what these campaigns are saying now and what they were telling me off the record two weeks ago perhaps because of Steve Schmidt's new leadership in the McCain campaign. The fact that the McCain campaign has been leaning forward with one message and their...

KEITH OLBERMANN (interrupting): Jesus, Joe, why don't you get a shovel?!

SCARBOROUGH: According to some McCain people...a a shovel?

[PJ-Comix]

Keith Olbermann once again putting his foot in his mouth.

[sofaman]

Olbermann got Abrams fired? How did I miss that??!!

[McGruff]

I want to see Keith Overman literally explode on election night when they have to announce John McCain will be the next President of the United States.

[Hoodat]

Classless and clueless

[Mr. Mojo]

I’d pay to see the look on Olbermann’s face on election day when he first realizes that his boy B-HO will be following in the tradition of McGovern and Mondale.

[thefactor]

didnt see it. what about the shovel? for all the BS keith thought joe was throwing out there?

[lincolnton]

Yep that’s the only time i will watch that Obama propaganda network. When Keith Olbermann realizes his boy is resoundly defeated. Should be good

[Arkansas Toothpick]

Maybe Joe will "sock Keith in the face and leave him plastered so he can't get up again"

[kellynla]

Olbermann should have stayed in sports...
the guy is such a...well you feel in the blank...
I don’t know who he knows at NBC but why he wasn’t fired YEARS ago is a mystery to me!

[mewzilla]

A related link, which may explain some of this. From July...

Keith Olbermann's biggest booster becomes MSNBC's president

[wildbill]

MSNBC is so low in the ratings that they need idiots like Olberman to give them a boost with his rants.

It’s sort of like giving a shot of amphetimine to a moribund man. Not usually recommended but anything goes in an emergency.

[Hoodat]

I would pay a lot of money to see that. Too bad not very many people will since he’ll be on [P]MSNBC.

[whatshotandwhatsnot]

Someone needs to slap KO with his own purse.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Olbermann got Abrams fired? How did I miss that??!!”

He got Rachel maddow Air America host to take his job so now it will be 2 straight hours of attack republicans. Abrams committed the sin of sticking up for Hillary. Rachel has been guest hosting for him and an daily on his show. Rush even told us this last week on his show.

[ConservativeGreek]

Joe also had a run-in with Schuster.
Schuster claimed to be an “complete independent” but Joe was a republican.

[weegee]

Hey Keith!

[beaversmom]

Keith Olbermann is every weasel guy that’s ever been portrayed on film that you love to see get their just desserts. John Edwards was exposed (to everyone that wasn’t bright enough to see it right off the bat) what a weasel he is. Olbermann will get his some day. You can’t put out that much nastiness and not have it bounce back on you.

[Matchett-PI]

"I want to see Keith Overman literally explode on election night when they have to announce John McCain will be the next President of the United States."

It will even be worse than that :)

[TribalPrincess2U]

I want to see Keith Overman literally explode on election night when they have to announce John McCain will be the next President of the United States.

That would make a tingle go up my leg.