Stewart really gave it to Olbermann tonight

[Smelodies]

Clip to follow.

[Chris L]

Cue people who don't watch the show going "Since when does he make fun of liberals?"

[buffcoat]

Cue people who don't watch the show going "Since when does he make fun of liberals?"

"Since when does he make fun of liberals?"

[Reeleyes]

What are liberals?

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Honest question: I've only seen Olbermann on TV once or twice and he pretty much seemed as bad as Limbaugh, et al. Is this accurate?

[masterofsparks]

Honest question: I've only seen Olbermann on TV once or twice and he pretty much seemed as bad as Limbaugh, et al. Is this accurate?

Pretty much, yeah. Which one you find more palatable will depend on your political sympathies, obviously, but as far as flawed logic, overheated rhetoric, and a operating within a bubble so as not to be challenged by a potentially smarter someone who thinks differently than you, they are close to being different sides of the same coin.

[Smelodies]

Here we go:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-january-21-2010/special-comment---keith-olbermann-s-name-calling

[nec13]

Honest question: I've only seen Olbermann on TV once or twice and he pretty much seemed as bad as Limbaugh, et al. Is this accurate?

Stewart's portrayal of Olbermann was spot on. Olbermann is pompous, overbearing, and self-important. He's basically the liberal version of Rush Limbaugh.

In terms of political cheerleading, MSNBC has become just as bad as Fox News.

[Smelodies]

But he was good on SportsCenter.

[nec13]

But he was good on SportsCenter.

This is true.

[orator]

Honest question: I've only seen Olbermann on TV once or twice and he pretty much seemed as bad as Limbaugh, et al. Is this accurate?

I'd say he's around as bad as Limbaugh as a pundit, though not quite, but as a person they're not even close. As a person, Limbaugh is a gigantic racist, mysogynistic, idiotic etc. etc. etc. piece of shit. Olbermann is just a bad pundit.

Rachel Maddow is probably the only good liberal pundit on TV that I can think of.

[Reeleyes]

Honest question: I've only seen Olbermann on TV once or twice and he pretty much seemed as bad as Limbaugh, et al. Is this accurate?

I'd say he's around as bad as Limbaugh as a pundit, though not quite, but as a person they're not even close. As a person, Limbaugh is a gigantic racist, mysogynistic, idiotic etc. etc. etc. piece of shit. Olbermann is just a bad pundit.

Rachel Maddow is probably the only good liberal pundit on TV that I can think of.

Olbermann at least thinks he's fighting the good fight. Limbaugh knows he's idiot fodder and is fine with it.

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Olbermann at least thinks he's fighting the good fight. Limbaugh knows he's idiot fodder and is fine with it.

I think Limbaugh legitimately thinks he's fighting the good fight, especially during this presidency.

[wwwes]

I think pretty much all conservative pundits operate from a place of "I have a lot of cash, how can I make more of it?" first and foremost. With the lone exception of Glenn Beck, whom I think has some sort of psychiatric condition. And I say that being completely sincere, he has the same look in his eye that you see on Timothy Treadwell in Grizzly Man.

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Rachel Maddow almost always impresses me. I guess Olbermann helps me make my point about bat-shit crazy right-wing demagogues on TV and radio. I can tell conservatives that it's just a style that I abhor -- and see? We even have one on the left. Still, somehow, I can't hate Olbermann.