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30. Countdown With Keith Olbermann

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:02 PM

Feb 2013

followed by The Rachel Maddow Show was the best two hour news lineup on TV. Back to back of excellent news coverage.

The following video is, according to Wikipedia, KO's first Special Comment on August 30, 2006.

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Thank you Keith Olbermann. [View all] peace13 Feb 2013 OP

Has FR responded to the show? I should wander over there but just can't do it...LOL.. monmouth3 Feb 2013 #1

FR has been down for more than a day now. nt grasswire Feb 2013 #2

^^ hamster pass away? irisblue Feb 2013 #10

... bullwinkle428 Feb 2013 #22

The fumes became too much for the poor little guy.... daleanime Feb 2013 #31

Never to fear, they've got a backup hangout: apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #34

Uh... 47of74 Feb 2013 #54

you beat me to starting this thread grasswire Feb 2013 #3

We do. n/t YvonneCa Feb 2013 #17

He saved our sanity many an evening. peace13 Feb 2013 #32

agreed on everything you said, but for one minor point. Liz Winstead deserves credit corkhead Feb 2013 #4

To those of us who didn't/don't listen to Air America - It was KO who LibGranny Feb 2013 #11

I never missed one of those am shows... annabanana Feb 2013 #42

bring back keith dembotoz Feb 2013 #5

+1000 catbyte Feb 2013 #6

Bring him back on a channel those of us with basic cable can watch! Paper Roses Feb 2013 #8

Oh, if only. Can you imagine what he would have done with Mitt RawMoney? LoisB Feb 2013 #12

yes, please bring him back R B Garr Feb 2013 #51

Exactly. I can't imagine what Bill-O must be like to work for. AndyA Feb 2013 #59

I miss Keith and Countdown. It was a wonderful day when I came across his show. Dollface Feb 2013 #7

Keith kept me sane... ewagner Feb 2013 #9

True that Dollface Feb 2013 #13

and the Worst Person in the World segment rivegauche Feb 2013 #24

KO got me through the Bush years. I wish he was still on the air. ReformedGOPer Feb 2013 #14

Why can't DU offer him some kind of shot? marble falls Feb 2013 #15

I miss Keith. Brigid Feb 2013 #16

Thanks Rachel! coldbeer Feb 2013 #18

Does anyone know just WHAT Keith is up to of late? Plucketeer Feb 2013 #19

Here... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #35

Thanks... midnight Feb 2013 #37

You are welcome. And I really like... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #38

Thanks for sharing this! Plucketeer Feb 2013 #62

No problem. I resisted at first... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #66

he posts many times during the day on Facebook SemperEadem Feb 2013 #60

I soooo miss Keith. guardian Feb 2013 #20

Keith has a FB page and a blog. dgibby Feb 2013 #21

I guess I will have to jump into the future and get a FB account! peace13 Feb 2013 #25

There are several...which is his? truebrit71 Feb 2013 #27

Sorry, my bad. dgibby Feb 2013 #48

Actually, he repeatedly says... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #33

You're right. dgibby Feb 2013 #49

Keith IS NOT on Facebook! - FYI lbrtbell Feb 2013 #64

Not heard before? BainsBane Feb 2013 #23

How the $ush administration sold the Iraq war. peace13 Feb 2013 #26

KO recorded every one of his Countdown shows Kolesar Feb 2013 #28

Was the best political show on TV. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #29

Countdown With Keith Olbermann Unknown Beatle Feb 2013 #30

Very powerful! peace13 Feb 2013 #36

1930 England had a monopoly on the banks... I find this banking monopoly another bit of midnight Feb 2013 #45

Keith Olbermann is as likely to return to MSNBC as is Phil Donahue. mahannah Feb 2013 #39

more's the pity grasswire Feb 2013 #40

True -- he doesn't want to risk being muzzled by corporate Republicans Samantha Feb 2013 #52

Keith you are well missed. MFM008 Feb 2013 #41

KO tweeted he doesn't watch MSNBC, and thus, "Hubris". That's a shame, if true. dsharp88 Feb 2013 #43

I think I maybe missed Countdown 20 times or less Greybnk48 Feb 2013 #44

I had similar thoughts last evening when I caught "Hubris"... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #46

Thanks for this thread, peace13. pacalo Feb 2013 #47

You are very welcome! peace13 Feb 2013 #57

So do I, peace13, but he really, really *belongs on tv* -- he's the *best*! pacalo Feb 2013 #67

I too looked to Keith NeeDeep Feb 2013 #50

Thank God for Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW annm4peace Feb 2013 #53

2 typos... nikto Feb 2013 #55

Thanks for that. peace13 Feb 2013 #56

The first The Wizard Feb 2013 #58

Courage 90-percent Feb 2013 #61

Oh, If Only titanicdave Feb 2013 #63

ditto joanbarnes Feb 2013 #65