tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102001187385871188.post5825084155709088411..comments2023-04-02T08:55:59.178-05:00Comments on So Long Keith Olbermann: Cry Me A RiverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102001187385871188.post-26058405469632320052008-11-13T11:44:00.000-06:002008-11-13T11:44:00.000-06:00anon--I base my observations on Keith's own words....anon--I base my observations on Keith's own words. He has mentioned a difficult childhood, arguing parents, psychological testing, and skipping a grade due to his high I.Q. That is not good for a child with psychological problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102001187385871188.post-10449376160071699612008-11-12T16:40:00.000-06:002008-11-12T16:40:00.000-06:00My guess is that Mr. Olbermann knows that Mormons ...My guess is that Mr. Olbermann knows that Mormons are not a cult and vote their conscience regardless of what their church leaders say.dr_shredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195087562913720617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102001187385871188.post-24217686350011485782008-11-11T22:50:00.000-06:002008-11-11T22:50:00.000-06:00Marinara--do tell about KO's "unusual and difficul...Marinara--do tell about KO's "unusual and difficult life." In what way(s)? On what facts do you base this statement?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102001187385871188.post-19507434657126421932008-11-11T22:37:00.000-06:002008-11-11T22:37:00.000-06:00I disagree. There was nothing to say prior to the ...I disagree. There was nothing to say prior to the vote, and by all indications, it was not going to pass. I wish Keith had let loose on those cultist Mormons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102001187385871188.post-6466190289898360362008-11-11T15:40:00.000-06:002008-11-11T15:40:00.000-06:00I like Keith Olberman. I consider himto be one of...I like Keith Olberman. I consider him<BR/>to be one of the original voices that<BR/>spoke out against the madness of the<BR/>past 8 years. Divisive, maybe, but you<BR/>have to fight fire with fire.<BR/><BR/>I enjoy his show, for the most part, but<BR/>when he gets to those special comments,<BR/>I find myself cringing in pain. It's<BR/>not the content, which I usually agreed<BR/>with, but the form: bloated, long<BR/>winded, repetitive. He could winnow his<BR/>10 minute rants down to 2 if he followed<BR/>Professor Strunk's dictum: "Omit<BR/>needless words!".<BR/><BR/>Eric Severeid or Edward R. Murrow, he<BR/>ain't.<BR/><BR/>While his special comments have improved<BR/>somewhat in the past two months, he took<BR/>a giant step back with last night's<BR/>special comment on Prop 8. It was, in<BR/>his own words "horrible". He went from<BR/>merely maudlin and judgmental to well,<BR/>mental. I thought he was going to start<BR/>blubbering. I felt embarrassed for him<BR/>and profoundly disappointed.<BR/><BR/>It was an eye-opener. I'll never think<BR/>of Mr. Olberman the same way again.dr_shredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195087562913720617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102001187385871188.post-20021885878826502112008-11-11T11:39:00.000-06:002008-11-11T11:39:00.000-06:00I actually had to turn it off, it was pretty phone...I actually had to turn it off, it was pretty phoney. Sure would have been nice to give this passioned special comment BEFORE people actually voted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102001187385871188.post-75559776728057374632008-11-11T11:10:00.000-06:002008-11-11T11:10:00.000-06:00His ego doesn't understand that people who know hi...His ego doesn't understand that people who know him, who aren't merely fans, or mindless fans, may be offended by his choice of words, or at the very least, find them laughable or ironic when irony was not intended. His inner self <I>might</I> understand, but it is too busy hiding from everything.<BR/><BR/>Keith has had an unusual and difficult life. This is what has shaped his ego and dictates how he relates to others in the only way he has learned how. Even with his big ego out front for all to see, Keith is afraid of people. He can't relate to them. There is some risk involved for him to communicate with <I>individuals</I>, so he speaks to as few as possible, and only in the context of his work, or sports. <BR/><BR/>We don't separate the public from the personal because we have a solid, if incomplete picture of what he is like in private, and have found him wanting. We compare what he says and does in private to what he says and does in public, and this has turned out to be more fun than watching his show! Sometimes we are scornful of him when the comparisons diverge more than what we feel is normal. But Keith is not a normal person, and I don't say that out of contempt. I don't think he is mentally unstable or anything close to it. This is more like a personality disorder. You could count on one hand the number of people he calls friends, and I don't think he has anyone he loves. Not even Katy. Does this sound like someone who deserves scorn? <BR/><BR/>I wasn't put off by his emotional display. It was a good SC, but the outpouring of emotion seemed out of place over this subject. But that could be because I am not interested in this issue and have not spent any time thinking about it. There are many more important things to worry about now. This is like flag burning. I don't want to hear about it, and stop trying to distract us with it!<BR/><BR/>Can't help wondering though, was Keith "upset" about this because he thinks he is supposed to be? Or is he genuinely upset about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102001187385871188.post-73990590978494491252008-11-11T08:15:00.000-06:002008-11-11T08:15:00.000-06:00KO scolding others for being divisive? lolKO scolding others for being divisive? lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com