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Olbermann: What Do ‘We’ Do About Obama Special Olympics Gaffe?
FinkelBlog ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 03/20/2009 5:47:31 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Does Keith Olbermann see himself as some sort of Junior Assistant to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs? Over at Contentions, Jennifer Rubin has noted that in discussing the Obama “Special Olympics” comment, the Countdown host asked a guest “what do we do–what does he do, about that?” Translation: how do “we” repair the damage?

By the way, Olbermann scooped his own network on the gaffe. “Tonight” had already been taped by the time Olbermann went on the air at 8 PM EDT last night, and as you’ll see from the YouTube, he had somehow gotten an advance look and rough transcript of the show.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackobama; keitholbermann; leno; specialolympics; tonightshow
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1 posted on 03/20/2009 5:47:31 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; netmilsmom; Diogenesis; MEG33; PGalt; ...

Olbermann wonders how to help Obama cover on Special Olympics gaffe. Ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 03/20/2009 5:48:31 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Conservative criticism of the liberal media: www.finkelblog.com)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Olbermann and Matthews so want to have a 3 way with Bambam.


3 posted on 03/20/2009 5:50:21 AM PDT by Vaquero ( "an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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Olbermann wonders how to help Obama cover on Special Olympics gaffe.

Why are we surprised? There's no reason to act impartial any longer.

4 posted on 03/20/2009 5:50:35 AM PDT by bcsco (Obama says "Buy", investors say "Bye")
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Remember when these hethens raked Rush over the coals for his Michael J. Fox “gaffe”?

Olbermann, why don’t you do that? Rake Obama over the coals for being such a classless moron.

/wishful thinking


5 posted on 03/20/2009 5:50:52 AM PDT by JenB987
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Gee, you mean Olbermann is just a whore for the Obama administration. I never noticed......


6 posted on 03/20/2009 5:51:20 AM PDT by Always Right (Obama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I think the best Uberdork can do here is to say, as a former participant in the Special Olympics, he personally does not take offense, so no one else should either.


7 posted on 03/20/2009 5:51:41 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Seriously. I don’t understand why anyone should be offended. Barry nailed. He SHOULD be in the Special Olympics.


8 posted on 03/20/2009 5:52:49 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Instead of special olympics 0bama should have said twit olympics.


9 posted on 03/20/2009 5:57:39 AM PDT by culpeper ( When traitors are called heroes, dark times have fallen - Roland Deschain)
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10 posted on 03/20/2009 5:57:55 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

What you’ve always done, Olber-moron; don’t cover it!


11 posted on 03/20/2009 5:59:53 AM PDT by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
It's fun to laugh at the Bumbler in Chief about his gaffs when the teleprompter is off, but the guy is absolutely dangerous.

Here is what he also said on Leno's show: "It's spectacular what is being down (sic) now with plug-in hybrids, where not only are you getting the hybrid technology, but now you can plug it in at home in your garage. And potentially we could see cars getting 150 miles to a gallon of gas. And when you get home you could potentially sell the energy in your car back into the grid, back to your utility and get money."

He actually believes you can plug in your car, drive it, and then sell the electricity back to the power company. This idiot is setting our energy policy!

12 posted on 03/20/2009 6:00:13 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Global Warming Theory is extremely robust with respect to data. All observations confirm it)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Keith said: “What do ‘we’ do?” ...

Hope this helps, Keith—

Here’s a couple ideas that worked for similar goups:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven’s_Gate_(cult)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonestown


13 posted on 03/20/2009 6:00:37 AM PDT by Mac from Cleveland (How to make a small fortune in the Obama era--first, start off with a big fortune....)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I'm not offended by his remark and as far as I'm concerned, this is a non-issue. There are so many other things we can have fun dragging Obama through the mud with,now and in the future.
14 posted on 03/20/2009 6:00:50 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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Re: #13

Why the G-—D-— Wiki link doesn’t pick up the final parenthesis I don’t know.....link won’t work if you click it-have to copy/paste it.


15 posted on 03/20/2009 6:03:12 AM PDT by Mac from Cleveland (How to make a small fortune in the Obama era--first, start off with a big fortune....)
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To: culpeper

..... or maybe the gay olympics.


16 posted on 03/20/2009 6:04:08 AM PDT by tractorman
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To: Vaquero

I always figured Keith for a “Menage a Uno” kinda guy...


17 posted on 03/20/2009 6:05:59 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (Here's hoping the Kennedy family trust is in deep....with Madoff)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
"Does Keith Olbermann see himself as some sort of Junior Assistant to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs? " You bet your life he does! Just look at how concerned he is for the President-
18 posted on 03/20/2009 6:06:40 AM PDT by joethedrummer
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To: Always Right
Gee, you mean Olbermann is just a whore for the Obama administration. I never noticed......

Stop insulting whores.

19 posted on 03/20/2009 6:16:32 AM PDT by Eagle Eye (Obama - Doing a job that an American should be doing.)
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To: norwaypinesavage
This idiot is setting our energy policy!

This guy lives in the world of make believe. The DVDs he gave Brown don’t work in Europe!

His economic plan is plagiarized:

“The John Galt Plan,” Wesley Mouch was saying, “will reconcile all conflicts. It will protect the property of the rich and give a greater share to the poor. It will cut down the burden of your taxes and provide you with more government benefits. It will lower prices and raise wages. It will give more freedom to the individual and strengthen the bonds of collective obligations. It will combine the efficiency of free enterprise with the generosity of a planned economy.” Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged , p1124

And most of their followers believe it. This is beyond belief.

20 posted on 03/20/2009 6:18:19 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is an EVIL like no other, and must be ERADICATED)
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