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- ggnictee, on 02/24/2008, -5/+146Whether you're conservative or liberal, republican or democrat, the most zealous religious fanatic or the angriest atheist: this is almost so depressing it physically hurts. We all knew this was going on, but laid out in a time line like that it's painful to watch.
Then again maybe it's just a coincidence. Maybe I'm just being paranoid. Maybe I should accept the explination I am given.
...and yet it moves. - carlz, on 02/24/2008, -11/+85Keith is the ONLY ONE with a national audience who is speaking truth-to-power. I watch his show every night, and he never fails to amuse and educate me.
- SeethisPass, on 02/24/2008, -4/+75The people you should fear the most are the people who promote, fear.
- tungcheehwa, on 02/24/2008, -6/+59Nero fiddled while Rome...
- SeethisPass, on 02/24/2008, -5/+41In order to defeat terrorism it is only necessary to replace the leaders who are professional terrorists. Terrorism didn't exist until our country made it up in a think tank somewhere in the mid to late 1970's. Unless, that is, you believe that the middle east is in the drivers seat concerning our interventions there.
Some of those in countries that the U.S. has invaded and had previously bombed, try weakly to defend themselves in the absence of an actual fighting force, that's called terrorism and I for one am not afraid of it coming here unless it is organized by our own professional terrorist leadership. Follow the benefit and the money. Terrorism should be a registered U.S.Government trademark. - benroy, on 02/24/2008, -5/+40I hope that Keith Olberman doesn't end up like Gordon Deitrich from V for Vendetta.
- zoezack, on 02/24/2008, -1/+33This is probably why Olbermann's ratings are so high.
- TrevaLVF, on 02/24/2008, -4/+36A digg up for everything, except for the final three sentences.
I think, you know (or you ought to) that it is not just coincidence. You're not just being paranoid. By no means should you accept the explanation given, especially if it's given the questionable "official" stamp. Something is very wrong here and not enough are on our side for us to act as United States Americans to defend our country from domestic tyrants in power. - jordansampson, on 02/24/2008, -5/+36I really hope you guys come out of all of this the beacon of freedom and hope you once where.
- fatlip, on 02/24/2008, -3/+33lol anyone ever read that book 1984? it was good
- chopenik, on 02/24/2008, -2/+27The very definition of terrorism.
- Banelos, on 02/24/2008, -2/+27If you put a frog into boiling water it will jump up immediately, but if you gradually turn up the heat it will just keep sitting there even while it boils. I think it's something we can observe with us humans as well.. As long as big changes come gradually we hardly notice them.
- Eddylee, on 02/24/2008, -7/+31I was just about to comment on how Bush was our Nero. Nice, tungcheehwa.
- smacksaw, on 02/24/2008, -4/+27Well that was all very truthful and concise, but let's not get the facts in the way of our being in perpetual fear.
- TrevaLVF, on 02/24/2008, -2/+24Thank you. I hope, we do, too.
- nblsavage, on 02/24/2008, -3/+25So, did we actually manage to capture Bin Laden? No? Oh all we've manage to do is push draconian laws and give the terrorists an active recruitment base in Iraq? Define success. I don't think we can handle much more of it.
- apc3161, on 02/24/2008, -1/+23If anyone has the time, watch this BBC documentary.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2081592330 ...
It shows how when the White House talks about "catching terrorists, and having rock hard evidence" in many cases they are full of *****. One such case involved finding a tourism video of 4 arab teenagers who visited Disney World, they were later caught and then there was a press conference talking about how they arrested 4 terrorists, despite the fact that they were later released as their was no evidence against them. The video shows how their dancing with Mickey Mouse, going on Splash Mountain, dancing in a goofy manner to theme park music, etc was interpreted as hidden terrorist messages by the DHS.
So when the government says , "today we have strong evidence" or "we unfoiled a terrorist plot" take it with a grain of salt, because they are just trying to make a case for themselves. - imapluralist, on 02/24/2008, -9/+30Way to sum it up.
sidenote: At 4:22 I thought the lady bent over and ripped one. - hiphoc, on 02/24/2008, -6/+26Yes, a great flase flag op by the Romans to build hatred for the christians and use them as a scape goat as Rome was collapsing. How history repeats itself.
- thestaton, on 02/24/2008, -1/+20thank you Mr. Olbermann. thank you.
- Endemoniada, on 02/24/2008, -0/+17"The War on Terror" seems to be missing a few words. Try "The War on the Lack of Terror" for size. It fits!
Bush has done nothing but to promote more fear, more doubt and more uncertainty in American, and international, citizens. He has even gone so far as to inspire more "freedom fighters" to upgrade themselves to "terrorists", all in the name of cementing his power and influence.
War doesn't rid the world of terrorism, peace does. Get rid of the differences, and you get rid of the need to blow each other to bits. Go to war, and the one and only outcome will inevitably be an increase of terrorism and violence. I'm not naive, I know peace is a commodity in this world. That doesn't mean we shouldn't do everything in our power to pursue it.
Bush promotes terrorism, because without terrorism he is lost. Without terrorism, he would be seen as useless, something he has convinced a great part of the American people that he isn't. - GhostyBoy, on 02/24/2008, -1/+17Olbermann is the example of what a real reporters does. Exact quotes, videos and time-lines. He goes out of his way to make sure that his statements are accurate, unlike the majority of dancing monkey news anchors who just take on little fact or quote and speculate endlessly on it.
Way to go Keith, please continue to show these hacks what journalism looks like. - h4ckler, on 02/24/2008, -2/+18I'll add this to SeethisPass' comments. "Those who surrender a little liberty for a little security will forfeit both and gain neither."
- hawkeye17, on 02/24/2008, -1/+17Goebbels would be proud of Bush Co.
- dupswapdrop, on 02/24/2008, -3/+18When will mr bush stop his war on the American people?
- Sil369, on 02/24/2008, -16/+31The bushco probably have plenty more terror scares lined up for the rest of the yr. And the biggest ones will surface come election time, then just stop … these ppl are having fun with this, ALWAYS using it to their advantage. TELL me 9/11 wasnt fixed.
- moletimer, on 02/24/2008, -0/+15'People should not fear their government, their government should fear the people'
- bigp3rm, on 02/24/2008, -1/+16I love you Olbermann and all that you do. Keep the light on these criminals.
- ThndrShk2k, on 02/24/2008, -2/+17It's not just the liberals that dislike bush, a lot of the conservatives don't like him either.
He's not keeping us safe with stretching our military to the brink of exhaustion.
Extremists attack us because they hate us for ***** with their society. There would be still some who hate us because we are more fortunate, but majority of the ones who are enlisted in their terroristic activities dislike us because of more local reasons (AKA What we are doing over there, when they don't want us over there)
Osama is either dead and we were never looking for him. A third unthinkable choice would be that our service personelle are too stupid to find him, and that is an unforgivable insult.
The economy is going down BECAUSE of Bush and his spending. If he was a true conservative we wouldn't be this much in debt.
So how about you fact check the real world for once? - chrisgnv, on 02/24/2008, -1/+15You can't prove it either way, buddy, so you people who blindly accept everything spoon-fed to you from an administration that has repeatedly lied and lied again make me puke.
- bbardlbradd, on 02/24/2008, -2/+16What does America mean to you? What do you think a democracy is about? Do you even know who you are?
Bitch, you're an American. America is about personal liberty, or at least, the concept is based around humanitarian prosperity. What is best for the individual, because a government by the people to control the people must support something that we all believe in, ourselves and our right to freedom in conjunction with our sociological environments. So long as we do not step on each others feet, we can walk where we want to.
So, America is about personal liberty, America is about you. President Bush thinks so too, right? Big daddy wants to protect us from the boogie monster by making us sleep naked in his bed, where he can watch over us better. I don't think so. I don't want to give up my personal freedom to do as I please because there are bad people in the world. I am not a bad person, and I happen to live in a country that proclaims to be the pinnacle of humanities, and liberty. This government, in theory is structured to liberate good people, and to criminalize those who aren't, for the good people, but that's not how it works anymore. The U.S. government today is faithless, it doesn't see the good, it throws all of us under the same umbrella. We are all watched over, we are all subject to suspicious inspection.
***** that, I am not a bad person. I was not asked to live, I was not asked whether or not I wanted to be born in America. Life for me in uncomfortable and intrusive, so I understand other people well. No person was asked to be here. We all just happened, and now we all have to live with each other. I do my part as a moral agent and I expect others to do the same. No one steps on another person's feet. If we have to be here, lets try to make it as smooth and enjoyable as possible. No conflict, and my time is well spent. Most people will agree with me, that they aren't here to start *****, so who is the government looking for? What are they doing? What are they doing with our lives? They are stepping on my feet, on my friends and family. They are walking all over us.
There's not one person that I know of that w00ts for the Bush Admin because they are walking on America's feet. No one here, that has a mind, supports the war in Iraq, and the constant lies and the pure undeniable confusion that mainstream media and Bush Admin provide us with. America isn't the prison cell of the planet, there are TONS of good people, everywhere, and American culture is well underway to becoming a global export. We are finally developing an original culture, something that is truly American, but it's withering now. America is headed to be plagued by humanitarian blasphemy, so we should start backtracking now, while we still have a chance.
"The world order is changing get used to it." Yes it is, but do you see the rest of the world kiddo? The rest of the world is set to malfunction. Russia, China, Japan, look at them. These are the worlds superpowers we're talking about. Russia and China are both experiencing tremendous economical boosts from adopting (or adapting) capitalism to their way of things... But look at how their gov. is set up, where are it's focuses and who has the power? Here in America, so long as we believe in ourselves, WE have the power. ***** the government, it's only there because we want it there, remember? We need education, much higher education, for our next generation. We need them to be inspired to fight against our government and keep the people free.
BTW, sorry this is so long and probably hard to follow, and I have one more thing to say.
***** terrorism. - EarlOfLade, on 02/24/2008, -2/+15That comment is excellent evidence for Olberman doing the right thing.
When the opponents resort to name calling and not countering the arguments brought forth, we know the truth is close. - chrisgnv, on 02/24/2008, -1/+14If Bush is fighting terrorism and keeping us safe then why were so many pre-9/11 whistleblowers ignored? It could have been prevented--we had the intel. If Bush is "keeping us safe" then why did 1300 people die in Katrina when it could have been minimalized had we handled the aftermath with more efficiency? If Bush is fighting terrorism and keeping us safe, then why have nearly 4000 American troops died and over 28,000 American troops have been wounded in Iraq fighting a war based on "false, innacurate, and deliberately misleading" information? And that's not to mention the 600,000+ overall death toll in Iraq, or does that not matter as that includes non-Americans? And if he's keeping us safe, then why are most of his "terorrism" alerts seemingly always based on incredible, outdated, or doubtful information?
- gernblansted, on 02/24/2008, -2/+14Is Olbermann's timeline a lie? Prove it - point out where he lies, because I pretty much remember everything he talked about, and I noticed at the time a number of terror alerts which always at least SEEMED to be timed to make America fear and stop thinking. Even Bush officials admit most of the alerts were if not bogus at least wrong. Now Bush says we will all die (more or less) if his Telco buddies don't get not only retroactive immunity, but immunity for all future crimes carried out against America, essentially putting them above American law in perpetuity.
Yah, we can trust AT&T. They NEVER overcharge me. - an0nymous, on 02/24/2008, -3/+15amightywind indeed.
- ToastyMallows, on 02/24/2008, -4/+16Amazing, Keith is great.
- EarlOfLade, on 02/24/2008, -2/+12"unpatriotic"
Oh yes, he has no flag pin on his lapel, he doesn't swallow Bush jizz without thinking and he doesn't think evolution is fake because the bible says so.
Yeah, he must me a god damn commie!
Excuse me while I puke! - lotsa1s, on 02/24/2008, -0/+10Yea, I'd rather watch American Idol and talk about celebrities.
- GhostyBoy, on 02/24/2008, -1/+11Yes he does. He called out Hillary Clinton on her Iraq vote.
- inactive, on 02/24/2008, -3/+12"raging liberal" lol are you even familiar with his thoughts on clinton - buried
- bruce86, on 02/24/2008, -2/+11so does anyone else thing, rush limbaugh sounds exactly like the voice of london
- drmangrum, on 02/24/2008, -1/+10It's called symbolism.
- inactive, on 02/24/2008, -0/+9I was impressed by the Alberto Gonzales simultaneous testimonies.
- taquitohater, on 02/24/2008, -2/+11Chimps can recognize themselves in mirrors.
- adooga, on 02/24/2008, -2/+11I don't think you know what neo-liberal means.
- GhostyBoy, on 02/24/2008, -4/+12Controlled demolition so far is the strongest hypothesis for why 3 buildings fell that day. For your consideration:
a) The buildings fell at nearly free-fall speed. With tons of steel supporting the building it is unlikely that they would have offered virtually no slow down or resistance to collapse.
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/n ...
b) Never before in history has a steel framed building collapsed due to fire, yet on 9/11 it happened 3 times in one day.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va& ...
c) Building 7 (the most blatant smoking gun) was not hit by a plane, yet still imploded at nearly free-fall speed, straight down later on that day.
http://www.betterbadnews.com/2006/04/11/popularity ...
d) Up to six weeks after the collapse, pools of molten metal were found in the rubble of all three buildings, suggesting the possibility of the use of the compound thermate or thermite, commonly used in controlled demolition.
http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2006/911-Thermite- ...
e) The name of the company that did the clean-up after 9/11 was called Controlled Demolition Inc. They were one of the very few companies liscenced to perform a controlled demolition, and they were key players in getting rid of the rubble (evidence) at ground zero. http://911review.com/coverup/groundzero.html
This is just the tip of the iceberg. The case for controlled demolition remains both strong and plausible. - MacNyce, on 02/24/2008, -2/+10Hey flip2trip, what is your level of education? There are many people out there that think like you do and I was wondering if you considered yourself an educated person? Do you blindly follow others because you are told to or there are consequences if you don't. This is not an attack but an actual question. I'm a college dropout and have figured out that our president is a criminal. How come you have not? Where do we differ and how come?
- GhostyBoy, on 02/24/2008, -4/+12I remember when someone first suggested it to me. "Some people are saying there was bombs in the towers to make them fall like that." I was like "that's the stupidest ***** thing I've ever heard."
Then I saw the documentay 9/11: Press for Truth, and the 9/11 families are publicly asking for a new investigation and that there questions weren't answered. I wanted to find out why all the money was going to war and revenge if we hadn't satisfied the requests of the victims families.
I've done dozens of hours of research and fact-checking since then, and the official story is crap. It doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
Ask yourself if you have honestly sat down and taken the time to do some unbiased research on the matter? If you are curious or skeptical about 9/11 feel free to send me a shout and I will be glad to take the time to go through as much as I can without moving too much into the realm of speculation.
The truth is stranger than fiction, and this one takes the ***** cake. - dacjames, on 02/24/2008, -0/+7Your comma is unnecessary, but your point is excellent.
- Dugout21, on 02/24/2008, -0/+7We need people like Olbermann now more than ever.
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