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- chewood, on 10/11/2007, -11/+84Bush has again showed everyone in the world that we have the worst President and VP in the history of our great country. It it time that Congress does something about this situation.
- johnlandes, on 10/11/2007, -4/+9Our government in Canada fell last year over some advertising deals that went to corrupt goverment friends. The whole nation was in an uproar over it, even though no members of the government were actually even aware of the deals.
Kind of seems trival compared to what Bush has done, and yet your congress remains completely incapable of acting. Even the saviour of the dem's, Obama, is against impeaching.
Keith can make whatever comments he would like, but unfortunately, it seems to be falling on deaf ears.
America has brought democracy to Iraq and Afghanistan (not very well, but it is in place), but the American people need to earn (yes, earn) their own democracy by standing up to their irresponsible, corrupt and immoral goverment.- silverwolfe, on 10/11/2007, -10/+1Did you just call Obama the savior of the Democrats?
Wow...- stauken, on 10/11/2007, -6/+2I'm hoping that was sarcasm like a mf'er. Maybe it isn't, but I really hope it is.
- johnlandes, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4do people always need to put a /sarcasm after a comment?
Can someone please explain to me what points exactly they disagree with my statement?
- toddcat, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1You're right johnlandes. I was born in Britain, moved to the US when I was 16, and all you hear when you live in other countries is about the land of the free, home of the brave. And it's a great advertisement. But to really justify that title, people need to stand up for their democracy. And people in the US are much more concerned about getting an iPhone. This country is going down the tubes unless people take to the streets and DEMAND their Congresspeople institute impeachment proceedings.
- silverwolfe, on 10/11/2007, -10/+1Did you just call Obama the savior of the Democrats?
- Justinsb, on 10/11/2007, -1/+11Don't worry about the world. The world doesn't give a flying **** about Scooter Libby. The world would like to see Bush, Cheney and a good portion of the US Govt. brought before the Hague for war crimes - along with Bush Sr. Reagan (I know too late) and even Clinton - remember that medicine factory he blew up in Sudan trying to get Osama? That was the countries chief source of vaccines - thousands and thousands have died of easily preventable disease because Sudan couldn't afford to rebuild and the US refused to help.
The world would like to see the US withdraw it's forces from ...well just about everywhere really, and pay reparations to those that it's harmed (though there really isn't enough money in the US to do that. The world would like to see the US take climate change seriously, and stop making more and more powerful weapons - not to mention dirty bombs (see enriched plutonium) - again the world doesn't give a flying **** what happens with Scooter Libby, or Paris Hilton for that matter.- ccg1125, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0I have to disagree with you. I am not going to debate whether or not these things should or should not have been done because that is pointless. They have already happened and so there is nothing we can do about it. The bottom line is the US can not just leave Iraq now or else it will become a harbor for terrorist. That is the bottom line. As for the Sudan, there may still be room for the argument that the least the government could do was pony up the money now. However, at the time of the attack they were known to be harboring a KNOWN terrorist. Where was the guarantee that they would not use the money to help Osama instead of build a new hospital.
As for the libby thing:
The bottom line is this is not unprecedented. Clinton pardoned Mark Rich and Sandy Berger and in my opinion they did things that are far worse. The bigger question is whether or not the executive office is abusing their "check and Balance" against the Judicial Branch of Government. I think that pardoning has its place and I have not seen all of the facts. I am not saying Bush was right to do what he did but it sickens me to hear the Dems screaming about this (especially Hillary) because they said nothing when Clinton went on his pardoning rampage.- Justinsb, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2The U.S. is currently harbouring KNOWN terrorists - unfortunately most of them are CIA - the fact is that you blew up the largest pharmaceutical plant in the country and even though you knew and admitted that it was a mistake, you refused to help fix the problem. Basically, Clinton couldn't be seen spending millions of dollars fixing the mistake because of the Lowinski thing. Clinton's inability to keep his "pickle in his pants" has cost the lives of thousands of Sudani's. That, regardless of how you look at it, is criminal.
If the thousands, probably tens of thousands, of people who died had been American - Clinton would have been forced to resign and probably would have faced criminal charges. There is not difference, as far as the world is concerned, between Republicans and Democrats - One is brutal and honest about it, the other is brutal and pretends to be nice.
- Justinsb, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2The U.S. is currently harbouring KNOWN terrorists - unfortunately most of them are CIA - the fact is that you blew up the largest pharmaceutical plant in the country and even though you knew and admitted that it was a mistake, you refused to help fix the problem. Basically, Clinton couldn't be seen spending millions of dollars fixing the mistake because of the Lowinski thing. Clinton's inability to keep his "pickle in his pants" has cost the lives of thousands of Sudani's. That, regardless of how you look at it, is criminal.
- ccg1125, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0I have to disagree with you. I am not going to debate whether or not these things should or should not have been done because that is pointless. They have already happened and so there is nothing we can do about it. The bottom line is the US can not just leave Iraq now or else it will become a harbor for terrorist. That is the bottom line. As for the Sudan, there may still be room for the argument that the least the government could do was pony up the money now. However, at the time of the attack they were known to be harboring a KNOWN terrorist. Where was the guarantee that they would not use the money to help Osama instead of build a new hospital.
- Harboggles, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Bull ***** *****. I have friends in Europe I was talking about libby to them and they're like wtf?
- Justinsb, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2Well, it sounds like your friends in Europe might want to read once in awhile. Europe, however, is not the rest of the world. Compared to everything else going on the Scooter Libby thing is mindless trivia and American navel gazing. I mean, everyone was shocked that you let someone named Scooter into a position of power, but beyond that no one cares - everyone is not as obsessed with America as America is. T
- toddcat, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I think you're underestimating the degree to which America is analyzed in the rest of the world justinsb. It's clear that this is a clear case of priviliege granted to someone with the ear of a powerful man. If ever power purchased freedom, this is the case. And believe me, as someone who was born and lived a while in Britain, and other countries, the US likes to consider itself the center of the world and the rest of the world, while not granting that, does watch very carefully what is going on here. And this is a prime example of the preference Bush grants the powerful.
- Charlotte_Web, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2Wow, if your European friends flipped out over the Libby pardon, you should read them the list of hundreds that Clinton pardoned and really blow their minds!
- Darksidevoid, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2You know it's really annoying when people respond to these kinds of comments and say "But... But... But... CLINTON PARDONED HIS FRIENDS!" Guess what? I'm not proud of Clinton for it. He had a power trip, let the presidency get to his head a little. It happens, we're human. And are you suggesting that because Clinton pardoned people who were guilty of their crimes, our outrage over the pardon of Scooter Libby should somehow be nullified? Two wrongs don't make a right.
- qdkk, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2The crimes concerning Libby deal with the death of 3500 American soldiers and an illegal war perpetrated on the American people by Bush and Cheney. Clinton's pardons don't come anywhere close in comparison.
- toddcat, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Charlotte: can't you keep your focus on the actions of the man who has been President for 6.5 (oh so very long) years rather than trying to claim equivalence? You're not even denying that Bush did something wrong, you're saying that Clinton did it as well. Never heard of two wrongs don't make a right?
- Darksidevoid, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Yep, I'm not really surprised. The rest of the world hates Bush43 almost as much as we do.
- Justinsb, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Truly I just find it sad. Both your commentary and that I got dugg down for my response. The reason that the U.S. is in the state it's in is because you don't know a god damned thing about "the rest of the world" after everything I laid out the best you could come up with is "bull ***** *****" I know someone in Europe who cares. The US can't see beyond it's own borders, beyond it's own media. You think that everything that happens in the U.S. is of international importance. It's not. The truth is that the US is done. You have no ideas, no creativity, no real power anymore...nothing. The U.S. is irrelevant. And your "I know someone in Europe who cares" comment just proves it.
The U.S. learned nothing at all from Vietnam. It's learned nothing at all from Iraq and Harboggles..is no better than Bush or Cheney he/she will claim to be, but not really - you don't know anything about "the rest of the world" and that's the problem
- Justinsb, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2Well, it sounds like your friends in Europe might want to read once in awhile. Europe, however, is not the rest of the world. Compared to everything else going on the Scooter Libby thing is mindless trivia and American navel gazing. I mean, everyone was shocked that you let someone named Scooter into a position of power, but beyond that no one cares - everyone is not as obsessed with America as America is. T
- johnlandes, on 10/11/2007, -4/+9Our government in Canada fell last year over some advertising deals that went to corrupt goverment friends. The whole nation was in an uproar over it, even though no members of the government were actually even aware of the deals.
- RedSaber, on 10/11/2007, -10/+62Wow.... this is great stuff! If only more journalists would speak that way.
It's about time impeachment makes it way in the mass medias!- scoobydoo84, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW. One of the most eloquent speeches truly worthy of a 4th of July celebration. More than any member of congress this man captured the heart of democracy in one speech. BRAVO Keith. This speech alone qualifies him to be president!! Olberman 08!! Start the campaign!!
- ccg1125, on 10/11/2007, -3/+0Are you kidding the LEFT WING MEDIA is crawling with journalist that say crazy crap like this every day.
- scoobydoo84, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@ccg1125
You and your ilk are TRAITORS!! You call this crap while supporting criminals like W and cheney. Treasonous traitors you and your bunch. A cancer on democracy!!
- scoobydoo84, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@ccg1125
- Rigbymatt, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I stood up and clapped.
- bsharwood, on 10/11/2007, -7/+54This is a great comment. Why don't we see more of this! Here's to Mr Olbermann!
- otakushark, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Go to YouTube and search his name. Plenty of great, insightful and powerful commentaries there.
- phazed247, on 10/11/2007, -8/+58Articulate and resounding. Too bad our congress falls extremely short of this caliber of thinking.
- chrisgeleven, on 10/11/2007, -7/+54It is time we go after the Bush administration with everything we got. He has just made a complete mockery of the constitution. How can you pardon someone who was in your own administration and was accused (nevermind found guility) crimes that were done in the name of this administration?
Time for him to resign.- ccg1125, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1Correction, the only thing he was found guilty of was perjury. He was never found guilty of leaking anything because it was proven that it was actually someone else who did the leak. Now whether this was a "complete mockery of the constitution" is completely a different story. The bottom line is this is not unprecedented. Clinton pardoned Mark Rich and Sandy Berger and in my opinion they did things that are far worse. The bigger question is whether or not the executive office is abusing their "check and Balance" against the Judicial Branch of Government. I think that pardoning has its place and I have not seen all of the facts. I am not saying Bush was right to do what he did but it sickens me to hear the Dems screaming about this (especially Hillary) because they said nothing when Clinton went on his pardoning rampage.
- qdkk, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1He is guilty of obstruction of justice, which is even worse than perjury.
- LastVisibleDog, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Seems "all you've got" is ignorance and blind devotion to an idiot. Liddy was found guilty of having a faulty memory during the investigation of a non-crime - read that again, it was found that NO CRIME WAS COMMITTED in regards to Plame. Libby had a faulty memory in regards to this politically motivated witch hunt that uncovered no crime. No connection to the president or a crime was ever discovered - Olbermann is a liar and an idiot and you are a parrot. The only mockery of the constitution here is yours and Olbermann's complete ignorance of the document.
- DoctorJazz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Sandy Berger was NOT pardoned. Every President has gone on what you call a "pardoning rampage" in their last days in office. Bush will too, which is why we have to wait until these criminals are out of office before we prosecute them.
- ccg1125, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1Correction, the only thing he was found guilty of was perjury. He was never found guilty of leaking anything because it was proven that it was actually someone else who did the leak. Now whether this was a "complete mockery of the constitution" is completely a different story. The bottom line is this is not unprecedented. Clinton pardoned Mark Rich and Sandy Berger and in my opinion they did things that are far worse. The bigger question is whether or not the executive office is abusing their "check and Balance" against the Judicial Branch of Government. I think that pardoning has its place and I have not seen all of the facts. I am not saying Bush was right to do what he did but it sickens me to hear the Dems screaming about this (especially Hillary) because they said nothing when Clinton went on his pardoning rampage.
- maxwellpower, on 10/11/2007, -7/+69Resign.
- mrASSMAN, on 10/11/2007, -3/+8He should take a cue from Blair.
- swrostmore, on 10/11/2007, -6/+60RESIGN. is the new IMPEACH!
- fuzzmeister, on 10/11/2007, -2/+13Maybe that's one good thing Nixon did, to set the precedent of getting out before the ***** absolutely hits the fan.
- LooseCannon1, on 10/11/2007, -10/+2Or maybe our leaders shouldn't resign when they make tough decisions that aren't popular. Why don't we just take a poll every time a decision needs to be made and we can go without government?
This weeks poll: Which network pulls more polls out of their asses?- swrostmore, on 10/11/2007, -1/+15I agree, our leaders should not resign when they make tough decisions that aren't popular. On the other hand, Bush should resign.
- Bdog2g2, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3At the very least, they should be held accountable for their decisions, regardless of how tough or unpopular. Everyone in Congress and the White House, serve at the pleasure of the people.
Unfortunately, its the people who have forgotten this fact. Election 2004 was nothing more than American Idol: White House Edition. Screw the real issues and who's the best candidate, lets just pick the "Sanjaya" (i.e. Bush) to see how bad can it get. Or lets just vote out the one descent candidate (Kerry), because we don't like the way he looks. - Dregga, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9"tough decisions that aren't popular"
Ha.
More like "stupid decisions that were obviously stupid before they were acted upon."
- LooseCannon1, on 10/11/2007, -10/+2Or maybe our leaders shouldn't resign when they make tough decisions that aren't popular. Why don't we just take a poll every time a decision needs to be made and we can go without government?
- anythingButGrly, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6I thought CONVICT was the new IMPEACH!
- Charlotte_Web, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2RESIGN yourselves to the fact that Bush and Cheney will be finishing out their terms in office.
- blackacre, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2Done. Not happily, but done.
- toddcat, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Resigning is much too honorable for Bush. If he would have done that, he would have done it long ago. Call your representatives, state representatives, state senators.
- fuzzmeister, on 10/11/2007, -2/+13Maybe that's one good thing Nixon did, to set the precedent of getting out before the ***** absolutely hits the fan.
- obliviousfool, on 10/11/2007, -6/+36Watching this made the transition to the 4th of July less disheartening than it was shaping up to be. We have a friend in the mainstream media and his name is Olbermann!
- skyshock1, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3I agree. It's just a damn shame that more people watch crap like O'Reilley. Olbermann's ratings are in the toilet apparently.
- Charlotte_Web, on 10/11/2007, -7/+3Yeah, what a shame... lol!
Olbermann is a hack. He tried for the longest time to goad O'Reilly into a war of words on their respective shows, no doubt to try to bring his sorry ratings up. O'Reilly was smart and never took the bait.
Here's my latest word for Olbermann... RESIGN!
- Charlotte_Web, on 10/11/2007, -7/+3Yeah, what a shame... lol!
- skyshock1, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3I agree. It's just a damn shame that more people watch crap like O'Reilley. Olbermann's ratings are in the toilet apparently.
- bbrigg1, on 10/11/2007, -6/+20Hahahaha, sweet camera change when addressing Bush. Olbermann whips ass.
- ILoveher, on 10/11/2007, -6/+28Today Keith Olbermann spoke the words that many people have been thinking. This marks tomorrows July fourth a real Day of independence; not simply a day where we remember when the signers did what they did, but a day where Americans are slapped awake by truth in the media, a rare thing these dark days.
- Bdog2g2, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7"President Thomas Whitmore: Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind.
"Mankind." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice:
"We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight!" We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!- Worldchrisis, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Haha, love that movie.
- Bdog2g2, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7"President Thomas Whitmore: Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind.
- Niffer, on 10/11/2007, -5/+46This was without a doubt his best comment since the first one on Rumsfeld. Just when I thought I couldn't get any madder about this *****, Olbermann brought it to a whole new level.
- skyshock1, on 10/11/2007, -12/+11Flashbacks of the Republicans during the Clinton presidency... everyone clammoring for impeachment. We really have to stop electing these ***** morons to office.
At least the GOP had the balls to follow through. Dems need to step it up.- MrKrinkleDude, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11Gotta agree. Repubs clamored to impeach Clinton for a BJ, cigar, and what is is. And here we have the Dems doing nothing but running their mouths off knowing that nothing will come of it. People need to get off their asses and actually do something real.
- BevansDesign, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I predict that someone will come here and say "omg but Clinton committed perjury", as if lying about his personal life is even remotely as bad as what Bush and his pals have done.
- ericdano, on 10/11/2007, -36/+8Olberwho? What? He is still on the air?
- tensuns, on 10/11/2007, -2/+13YouTube Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN-eGOtBGbg - eker, on 10/11/2007, -20/+2Brilliant piece of demagoguery
- ThomasPaine23, on 10/11/2007, -21/+3And Tomorrow Keith will probably end up seeing gitmo firsthand or being hit by a bus....... Clank those suckers on TV K.O. cause SOMEBODY needs to! Dude where's my country?
Seriously if you are tired of Corporate shills check out Ron Paul.... - mal1964, on 10/11/2007, -4/+18"Booyah!"
- timothybryce, on 10/11/2007, -22/+6Maybe in Keith Olbermann's overactive imagination, but yeah...pretty sure Bush is still President.
"In that moment, Mr. Bush, you broke that fundamental compact between yourself and the majority of this nation’s citizens — the ones who did not cast votes for you."
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Bush won the popular vote after most of this stuff that Olbermann accuses him of went down.- SwabTheDeck, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6You're not wrong, you're just an *****.
- swrostmore, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2Big Lebowski FTW
- mrdoyle, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2It's not a matter of being a democrat or a republican, it's not even about who you voted for. He has put himself above the law, the same law that you, I and every single citizen of this country obey.
- SwabTheDeck, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6You're not wrong, you're just an *****.
- formulathree, on 10/11/2007, -20/+12
Why does Keith Olbermann even try. We're a ***** apathetic population that is controlled by fear and lack of education. Members of Congress do not fear their constituents, but rather abuse and profit from them. A trip to Washington is an opportunity to line your pockets and further your career in the private sector once you've completed your prostitution for the political action committees.
Stay apathetic.
Stay uneducated.
Stay fearful of the government.
Follow orders.
Nothing is going to change so shut up Olbermann. Get back in line and read from the tele-prompter.- formulathree, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8
Ah yes, the thumbs down button. This is the extent of the American attention span. Sit on your couch, eat potato chips and watch Oprah.- ziffel, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4I agree. You getting voted down kind of strengthens your point. I think all they saw was "shut up Olbermann", missing the point of course.
- forgetfulca, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2'they' being the knee-jerk, trigger happy git-the-gist-of-it fad-voting morons. Precisely the problem to any online discussion. Watch how a comment first gets rush voted down, then guiltily voted back up when someone says 'why are you idiots voting it down, he meant the opposite?'
- ziffel, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4I agree. You getting voted down kind of strengthens your point. I think all they saw was "shut up Olbermann", missing the point of course.
- Niallgriff, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Formula, you are right of course, but it is insanely depressing to think so. What can we do to get the American people to care about their country?
- forgetfulca, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Get invaded, or revolt.
As for being invaded, you might pick Canada as your oppressor of choice. We're polite, and you'll like Tim Hortons. We're also just as apathetic politically, and could use the cultural shot in the arm that invading someone might give us. Whaddaya say?
- forgetfulca, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Get invaded, or revolt.
- PopePhred, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I have made a similar comment regarding America's apathy in conjunction with the First Amendment. While I agree with Olbermann, I know that his views have been voiced and will ultimately be ignored by the majority. Even if the majority pays attention, their apathy will win the day. Hooray for the First Amendment, the best invention for keeping the masses in line!
- formulathree, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8
- Treason, on 10/11/2007, -5/+36Keith Olbermann 2008
- scoobydoo84, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Got my vote!!
- bblades, on 10/11/2007, -5/+21Keith keep on fighting the good fight.
- Yankidank, on 10/11/2007, -10/+6Too bad us Americans are too lazy to do anything about this situation. And try to remember that if he resigns Cheney takes over.
- jango381, on 10/11/2007, -5/+12IMPEACH! IMPEACH!
- swrostmore, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4who are you talking to? You know the internet can't impeach, right?
- cantoral, on 10/11/2007, -3/+21There are some members of Congress ready to impeach him, all the American people have to do is give the go ahead.
- beejive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+21Amazingly well said. Now if congress would get some balls and take him to task.
- Sundownvf111, on 10/11/2007, -2/+17to Bush & Cheney....
show some intestinal fortitude you honor-less arrogant bastards and resign. - redrighthand, on 10/11/2007, -2/+17What must I sign in order to add my voice to the impeachment movement?
- flr666, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3http://www.impeachbush.org/
- otakushark, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8...a letter to your Congressional representatives.
- toddcat, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1That's right. Go to www.house.gov, www.senate.gov. Go to your state's website and find the name and number of your state representative and senator and CALL them!!!!
- wtchoax, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Impeachment - supposedly via this http://www.democrats.com/topelosiandjudiciary
ten reasons to impeach:
http://moralsurgeon.blogspot.com/2007/10/ten-reaso ...
- TTwoA, on 10/11/2007, -2/+13I don't usually post here (passive Digger, sadly), but I must say one thing about this... Holy awesome. =]
- GrownupPhan, on 10/11/2007, -2/+14Wow! Finally, someone on point and ON FIRE about the outrage!
- jimmoses, on 10/11/2007, -2/+21This Oberman fellow is quite a firebrand. From the other side of the pond, US politics appears so corrupt and dumbed down, I always wondered if there was any substance to it at all.
I have changed my mind. Americans actually do have the ability to smell a rat in office, and Oberman is able to able to articulate that most eloquently.
He's a bit of a firebrand, it's true, but you need one. - TJATL, on 10/11/2007, -23/+5Ahhh....the "Hammer and Sickle" Online Leftist Army is back on the march again!
See what happens when Keith Olbermann doesn't have the quality researchers he had on ESPN...
"Finally tonight, as promised, a Special Comment on what is, in everything but name, George Bush’s pardon of Scooter Libby."
He wasn't PARDONED. If you fail to comprehend this, please do some research for yourself. I know it's hard when you're on the left of the political spectrum and you are use to the government officials (public school teachers, etc.) and crazy lefty loonies (Rosie, etc) telling you how to think and filling you with endless propaganda, but try REALLY HARD to think for yourself ONE TIME! You can do it!
"In that moment, Mr. Bush, you broke that fundamental compact between yourself and the majority of this nation’s citizens — the ones who did not cast votes for you."
Keith, makes me lol. Bush did get the majority of votes in the last election, 50.7% and that equals to 60+ million votes. That is something that even Bill Clinton couldn't accomplish in both of his elections. You seriously aren't saying that Bush didn't get the same amount of votes as the majority of American citizens are you? You do realize there is a voting age, that you have to actually register to vote, and most important SHOW UP TO VOTE. Sure Bush didn't have the majority of the population, for obvious reasons, but he did get a majority of those that cared enough to show up.
Quit being sheep! baaah
and the burying begins...- Dregga, on 10/11/2007, -7/+2YEAH, BUSH IS MORE POPULAR! HURRRRR! SUCK IT LIBS!
- ziffel, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9No one's arguing that Americans made a foolish mistake, especially in the 2nd term. But you say that as if he'd win again if an election was held today. We also have a guy who has the lowest approval rating of any president in U.S. history, and has remained below 50% approval for longer than any president as well. So a lot of those that voted for him are now saying "oops". And as for your "he wasn't pardoned" bit, Libby received what amounts to a pardon, and also Bush stated today that he is still considering a full pardon.
You follow this complete walking disaster and call us sheep?- TJATL, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0It's typical for someone on the left of the spectrum, when pointed out the flaws in ones argument, to completely ignore the those flaws and entirely change the subject.
Approval ratings, even though they actually mean nothing and like any poll never a true reflection, have nothing to do with Olbermann's flawed statement. Nice attempt at avoidance though.
Again, if you don't understand that he wasn't pardoned, then you are feeding into the propaganda spewing from the mouths of America's undercover Red Army.
WTF are you guys going to call it if he does get pardoned?
I'm not a Bush sheep by any means, just an independent libertarian thinker that calls ***** on both sides.
- TJATL, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0It's typical for someone on the left of the spectrum, when pointed out the flaws in ones argument, to completely ignore the those flaws and entirely change the subject.
- BigFoot48, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Its unfortunate when you have to look for buried comments to find rational comments.
- commonprejudice, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0"in everything but name"
English isn't your strong suit is it? - HypocriteDigg, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Why do neocons always say things about liberals that are actually true of themselves? Sheep? Give me a break neocon fascist. Next thing you know you'll be calling liberals fascists as well.
- swrostmore, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1Upset about Bush? Don't know what to do?
http://digg.com/political_opinion/Upset_about_G_W_Bush_Consider_This_New_Revelation_Clinton_Did_It - Gotar, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8I say if you want the congress to do something why not write your state's senator and representative a letter or email them. It may sound old fashioned but even if you do that little thing it can mean a lot. Tell em how you feel, just don't be rude! Make it happen!
- wtchoax, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Impeachment - supposedly via this http://www.democrats.com/topelosiandjudiciary
ten reasons to impeach:
http://moralsurgeon.blogspot.com/2007/10/ten-reaso ...
- wtchoax, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Impeachment - supposedly via this http://www.democrats.com/topelosiandjudiciary
- Ezekiel25:17, on 10/11/2007, -4/+6Bravo, Keith Olbermann, Bravo
- hendrix2124, on 10/11/2007, -5/+7he is completely right, but let us not forget that the democrats will not save us. They all have the same bosses (everyone except ron paul)
- torrentkid, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Watch the WHOLE VIDEO AT
http://www.theindietribune.com/2007/07/keith-olbermann-special-comment-on.html - flatbush, on 10/11/2007, -13/+1All Keith Olbermann wants is ratings. Wise up.
- toddcat, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1How can you be so clueless? You think this much passion is manufactured? You think he writes such passionate speeches, such biting constitutional and civic criticism, just for ratings? The man is right. Bill O'Falafel gets ratings, but he's full of crap. To write such thoughtful, biting commentary reflects a greater desire to comment on the state of the American scene, something that too many other journalists are much too passive to do, and which this country greatly needs. This man is a patriot and makes intelligent comment, much more than can be said for Monkey Boy and his puppet master.
- caseman77, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6Bush and Cheney took turns bending over the Statue of Liberty, they oughta take it from behind this time.
- GARussell, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9Very powerful speech.
- apothekari, on 10/11/2007, -2/+14Resign Resign Resign Resign Resign!!!
- toddcat, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1If they had the honor to resign, they would have done it. We The People will have to enable it. Call your senators, call your representatives, call your state senator, your state representative.
- qubesquare, on 10/11/2007, -3/+9I re-watch this over and over again... There is still hope in America. If even just a few members of this democracy can see the ills of this administration then maybe not all hope is lost. It's time for Bush and Cheney to hit the road.
- toddcat, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1So make that call. Call your representatives and senators. That's what representation is for.
- andyyoung1, on 10/11/2007, -11/+4Yea, let's spend a couple a hundred million dollars of tax money and a bunch of blowhard time trying to impeach another president. Forget Social Security, Health Care, HMOs, Umemployment and the voting problems that got us here in the first place. Brilliant.
- diggbaddy, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3I think you didn't watch the video. Keith is calling for Bush/Cheney to resign. Sadly, he tries to appeal to their sense of honor. Bush/Cheney wouldn't know honor if it had 20 million barrels of oil under it. Still, we can loudly call for them to resign. Keith got it going. Let's echo his statements. RESIGN RESIGN RESIGN!
- GrownupPhan, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2I hate the thought of that too, but that's apparently what they're counting on.
- akashra, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7We've all joked at one point or another "Colbert/Stewart '08", but what about "Stewart/Olbermann 2012"?
- illDemon, on 10/11/2007, -2/+24I joined Digg just so I could digg this.
- Seeker135, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Welcome! For more info, go to www.truthorlies.org Olbermann is the best.
- Drewboy64, on 10/11/2007, -2/+18Wow... that left me speechless. Fantastic job by Keith Olbermann, put every word he said on fire and kept it truthful and with great meaning. That takes some guts to say stuff like that, I applaud him. Extraordinary articulate and very well said.
- ozroy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5This is a very interesting comment.
Why does it take guts? Why should it take guts to say something like this? Anyone should be free to speak like this without fear of consequences, especially from the government.- mace2, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Keyword being "should."
- TJATL, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Everyone is free to speak like that without fear. Look at micheal moore, rosie odonell or any other crazy person on the left! Oh yeah, cynthia mckinney. the left can and have said the craziest bs without fear.
- ozroy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5This is a very interesting comment.
- flatbush, on 10/11/2007, -17/+4Separated at birth: Keith Olbermann and Minister for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda: Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels. The similarities are too great to be ignored.
- DoctorJazz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8The amazing thing about wingnuts like yourself is this endless projection of your own worst faults onto those who are courageously trying to save what's left of our country from your fear and ignorance and magical thinking. Olberman merely states the obvious truth and you call it propaganda. While your feudal masters in the Bush regime spout a never ending and utterly shameless stream of blatant lies and it doesn't bother you at all. Can you explain?
- madtimber, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6So I sit here tonight, having just watched Keith's comments about Bush's latest debauchery, and i cant help but ask myself how things have gotten so bad in this country lately? And I think, who's to blame? Is it us, the people? Is it the Congress? Is it anyone?
One view, is that it is indeed the people's fault. We as a country elected a sub-par public servant. We as a country have sat idly by and watched him bend laws, break laws, and show no regard whatsoever for the constitution that this country was founded on. We as a country stood behind him during one of the most darkest times in our history, because we knew that it was Country that mattered, not partisanship politics. Home is everything.
Another view is that Congress is to blame. There hasnt been enough impeachment support for Congress to act upon. Why? What does an impeachment mean for both sides? For the republicans, it adds insult to injury. An impeachment would signify their confession. They know they're wrong and have been wrong on Iraq, 9/11, WMDs but they dont want to have to admit it. By actively participating in an impeachment binds and shackles all of their political careers because that will be fodder for Democrats. So that leaves the burden up to the democrats to push an impeachment thru. But why havent they? The '08 election is the answer to that. The Dems do not want the Reps to spin an impeachment as a political witch hunt. Thus reducing the chance that a Democrat will be elected president. They're content with holding out on removing Bush until the election replaces him. It saves face for them. But I dont think we have time to be saving face....
So who's to blame? I think we're all to blame. And I say that totally multi-partisanly. We've elected these folks, they've failed us, yet we dont care to replace them. As I'm writing this, i've noticed that its July 4th now, the birth date of our independence from tyranny. Thats kind of ironic, isnt it? That we've come full circle, back to the place our fore fathers despised and sacrificed so much to get away from. Is it time again for revolution?
When do we stop being sheep, and start being the shepherds?- flatbush, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1Go to sleep. You're over tired. You're not making any sense.
- thebigh81, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I tried to DVR record this but couldn't because the next show had already started on MSNBC. Thanks for the YouTube link. I'm saving this.
- Xill, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3He forgot to accuse Bush of the 600000 + Civilians killed in Iraq.
Gosh what a mess the New World Order has made of this world. - arcarael, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3can't touch this! na na na na na na na na, can't touch this! olbermann 2012. this guy is a righteous dude... *****, why don't more people get a clue!! i knew ***** like this was gonna happen from day 1. the entire bush presidency has been a complete fiasco. he needs to resign or be impeached! and if he won't give up the office we need to have like, 10,000 people march in there and physically remove him. less than a third of the country agrees with what he's doing—and that was before scooter gate. we need to get that ahole outta there and start to heal the country.
- flatbush, on 10/11/2007, -4/+0You can't be the Cowardly Lion, because you have courage. You can't be the Tim Man, because you a heart. I know. You must be the Scarecrow, because you don't have a brain!
- jedikv, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Dude - you are deluded. Olbermann is a partisan hack
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