Posted on 02/06/2010 5:32:42 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Speaking last night on his show ‘Countdown,’ MSNBC host Keith Olbermann blasted what he perceives as a conservative-led conspiracy to convince Americans that his show’s popularity has faded precipitously since the election of President Obama last year. Among the collaborators in this bizarre right-wing scheme, he alleges, are the Los Angeles Times, Daily Finance, and Page Six.
Writes the Top of The Ticket blog at the Los Angeles Times in the post that infuriated the MSNBC host (not exactly a biased right-wing outlet, despite Olbermann’s comments):
Olbermann’s network president, Phil Griffin, is publicly praising him, always an ominous sign in television. While referring to his host almost in the past tense. “Keith has been our tentpole,” Griffin says, adding later, “I’m pleased with where we are.”Where they are, as Jeff Bercovici points out over at Daily Finance, is way behind the big boys over at Fox News, Bill O’Reilly and gang. In fact, Keith is so far behind Bill, he can’t even make out the state of the license plate, let alone the numbers. Bercovici thinks Americans may be outgrowing Olbermann’s schtick.
In the most desirable TV demographic of 25-54, which Keith will soon outgrow himself, “Countdown” lost 44% of its audience from the beginning of President Obama’s term until this year.
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Olberdork is so crazy, he thinks the LA Times media critic of his tiresome ravings is a right wing conservative.
>>“Countdown” lost 44% of its audience from the beginning of President Obama’s term until this year<<
From 10 to 6.6 people (the .6 is one kid who doesn’t pay attention while it is on much).
Flatliners get unplugged.... ‘cos there’s no more down to go.
MSNBC is delusional. No one watches Maddow, Oberman, or even Mathews, ok maybe a couple hundred thousand delusional liberals.
ONLY Sick Puppies would watch that creep.
I think you are crazy to think you even have ratings.
Then again, your taste is all in your mouth.
I hate it when I wake up in the morning and Barack Obama is President.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=sgm&id=1532895026#!/pages/I-hate-it-when-I-wake-up-in-the-morning-and-Barack-Obama-is-President/258864891156?ref=ts
Does anyone know if Overbite was abused or neglected as a child? I would bet $100 bucks he was. Any takers?
I use to watch him with a buddy for the sole reason, he would lose it like Peter Finch in Network or have a heart attack..
It seems he is closer to that moment..
Olberman should be grateful for the criticism and the controversy. It's all he has left.
Typical liberal projection.
Highest rated show on TV if you don’t count everybody else.
Aw hell, “Peewee’s Playhouse” reruns do better than this wus.
Olbermann is a tent-pole, all right...!
Only one year, and he’s become as delusional as Ceaucescu.
I dispute your calculations. Since all of his viewers are drugged and only about ten percent of their brains function that means he actually has 100 "viewers" but the functional number is reduced to ten.
>>Olberdork is so crazy, he thinks the LA Times media critic of his tiresome ravings is a right wing conservative.
Truly he’s an idiot. I live in Hollywood and every lib I know of reads the LAT. Any editor of the LAT would rather slit their own throats than be associated with anything conservative.
Does anyone know if Overbite was abused or neglected as a child?
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I’m sure he had to cough up his lunch money on more than a few occasions.
If you are a tv host and you have to spend time trying to defend your ratings on the air, you are telling the world what your ratings say.....no one cares about you.
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