It All Sounds So Familiar

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Two things came across to me in watching this back and forth between KO and Howard Dean. First Howard Dean's arguments for why they should move the Park 51 project in an effort to "compromise" echoed almost exactly the arguments you hear for why gays should accept civil unions instead of actual marriage or why DADT shouldn't be repealed. In short he never really comes up with a good reason for the people behind the project to accept such a "compromise" other than the fact that other people are upset about it.

One has to wonder how many "compromises" minorities and women would have taken over the years had Dean been in charge. I mean plenty of people were upset about the Civil Rights Act and it even split up a political party. Guess maybe Dean would have said instead of the right to vote we could have "compromised" and just uped it from the slavery days of 3/5ths of a vote to 4/5ths.

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The second thing is maybe the more stunning revelation for a guy like Dean. After all wasn't it Howard Dean who kept slamming President Obama for continually reaching out his hands to Republicans on the health care bill only to be rebuffed? Now Dean is imagining some sane people opposed to Park 51 who would actually have enough power to negotiate on that side of argument's behalf? Really? Notice that when Keith keeps pressing him on exactly who that is Dean just keeps running from the question. Its because there ISN'T anybody that fits that description. And Dean is quoting from a flawed poll to justify all this bullshit.

Maybe it's just me but I think that interview may have been the end of folks seeing Howard Dean as some kind of progressive lion. You half ass expect this kind of mindless pandering from Harry Reid who is scared shitless of getting booted out of the Senate. But Dean literally had nothing to win with his stance and took it anyway.

Welp, more power to you on that one. And happy trails.

His Words, My Sentiments

Keith Olberman brangs it on home!

Treating America Like A Brand Name

Keith pretty much says it all...

Why Bushies Are Pussies

Im glad to see that Keith Olbermann allowed Lawrence O'Donnell onto his show to finish his thoughts from yesterday morning about former Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen. The point he made that stood out the most to me is that Bushies are allowed to say whatever vile and despicable thing they want to about President Obama but if you say anything at all in response, even things that are factually true, they act like you kicked their dog or something and go running for cover. Their poutrage is so over the top as to be laughable, but when they have allies in the media like Joe Scarborough they have nothing to worry about. They can spew all the venom they want and he will cut people's mikes off and go to commercial when you lob the bombs back at them.

Pussies, the lot of em.

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Y'all Musta Forgot

Video archives kill most wingnut "If Bush woulda done this...." freakouts. Nice move by Ms. Maddow once again exposing their hypocrisy.

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Stop The Name Calling You "Sick Puppies"

George H. W. Bush needs to sit his ass down somewhere. Just because you are old don't mean we forgot about Willie Horton asshole.

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Keith Olbermann's Health Care Reform Special Comment

I watched this whole thing twice last night. I won't say all of it was eloquent or perfectly put together but if nothing else it was damned compelling for just about anybody willing to watch.

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Take It Away Keith!

Bought And Paid For

Keith Olbermann's special comment on those members of Congress who are representing the health insurance companies rather than their constituents.

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Does The Word "Waterboarding" Give The Impression Its "Fun"

I doubt it. However that was a point that Erich "Mancow" Muller seemed to be making last night on "Countdown With Keith Olbermann". Its of course telling that every single layman who has been waterboarded confirms that its torture. Watching them get waterboarded seems to confirm to any reasonable person that its torture. But maybe there is some perception out there that "sprinkling water" on someone is not a big deal. I don't know but I do know that its been labled torture for centuries and we have prosecuted and put to death soldiers from other countries who did it to our people. Maybe it IS just a matter of messaging but I don't think it can reasonably be argued by anyone anymore that waterboarding isn't torture.

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Notice that according to Mancow Sean Hannity called him and reiterated his belief that waterboarding isn't torture. Funny if he is that confident that it isn't why won't he allow himself to be waterboarded?

Rhetorical question of course.

Mancow Is More Of A Man Than Hannity

I absolutely LOVE this move by Keith Olbermann last night. Now its going to be hard for Sean Hannity to shake the appearance that he is much more of a coward than Erich "Mancow" Muller, a guy he competes with for radio audience share. I don't think it will motivate Hannity to finally actually submit to waterboarding, we can still hope though can't we, but I do believe that it will make some of his listeners and viewers look at him with a lot more skepticism.

Recap

Senator Whitehouse went on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" last night to recap the hearing he held yesterday about the Bush Administration torture program.

Stay Tuned

Keith Olbermann had Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on last night to talk about the hearings he is holding today to get to the truth behind the olc memos. After hearing the interview things are bound to get interesting today.

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O'Donnell Calls Out Hannity On Countdown

What can I say, Lawrence O'Donnell has been on fire of late. I don't know if he is just really offended as most of us are about the fact that we tortured the detainees or if he is just getting more aggressive in expressing his views, but O'Donnell is telling it like it is here lately and I applaud him for that. Last night he so accurately described the mentality of the Sean Hannitys of the world. Its called projection and as he said Hannity is soft and because he knows torture would work on him he thinks it would be good to do to other people. Such an utter and complete PWNING.

Now I just hope that he is on Morning Joe sometime soon to bust Joe Scarborough in the mouth with the facts.






Bonus clip of O'Donnell tearing Liz Cheney a new one yesterday after her ridiculous interview on MSNBC.

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The House Republicans Are So Full Of Fail

I guess House Republican leadership figures taking a page out of Bill O's ambush journalism book is just what they need to get back in power. I mean reading scripts on the floor of the House? Seriously? I guess all of those 119 people are SOOOOOOOOOOO impressed.

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Amanda Terkel On Countdown

Amanda Terkel did a great job last night on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Good to see her standing up for herself and her organization ThinkProgress.org

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Just Call Him Dick

Keith Olbermann on the terrorist Dick Cheney and all the many ways he has shown his hate for this country.

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Yeah, What Keith Said

Keith Olbermann special comment on prosecuting Bush Co.