No need for Olbermann to apologize

[helderheid]

Noel Sheppard is one of the best writers at The American Thinker, and that is saying a lot. Just as are his columns and comments that have appeared on AT since its inception, Mr. Sheppard’s letter

http://newsbusters.org/node/7563

to MSNBC general manager Dan Abrams regarding the on-air diatribe of Keith Olbermann this past Monday is cogent, eloquent and passionate. But the request Mr. Sheppard makes of Mr. Abrams – to force Mr. Olbermann to apologize – is unnecessary.

On the contrary, those of us who have witnessed Keith Olbermann and his disgusting ilk should encourage them to keep talking. Keep shouting at the moon, keep their tinfoil hats at the ready, keep degrading the adult leadership that is in place and keep slandering the President of the United States. Rather than demand Mr. Olbermann’s apology, we should ask Mr. Abrams to put more of Mr. Olbermann on the air and let the ratings speak for themselves. Let Mr. Olbermann continue booking guests who merely parrot what he thinks. And rather than slinking away after offering what would be an insincere apology, let Mr. Olbermann and the others add to the mountain of evidence that the Left has amassed to prove its own myopia and treachery.

One of the more dastardly aspects of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their loyal stooges was their congenital reaction to dissent from their propaganda: Censorship. We saw it during the eight years of lies, deceit and stupidity of the Clinton administration. This tactic surfaced again just last week, when the philanderer and failures shouted with incandescent rage that the truth about the inattention to the terrorist threat allowed a foundation to be built for the attacks of September 11, 2001 might be shown. The incessant and forever incomplete “legacy project” needed to be altered again. Such a program as “The Path to 9/11” shoots yet another hole through the carefully constructed image that is all based on lies and incompetence.

Obviously, Mr. Sheppard is not asking that Mr. Olbermann be taken off the air permanently or temporarily. Mr. Sheppard is not asking for censorship. But what he is asking of Mr. Olbermann is impossible. People like Mr. Olbermann have no conscience, no moral compass. Facts are shifted and distorted until a sliver of “evidence” can be shown to prove whatever maniacal fantasy he has dreamed up for that evening’s program. Mr. Olbermann is not a journalist, nor a pundit. He is a man with a fake tan who happens to have his own program on a cable outlet that has difficulty attracting viewers.

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[Richard Steele]

1. Gee, Noel, PROJECT much?

What tripe.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

17. dude! you stole my line!

that's all I could think while trying to read that slop...

Project much?


:rofl:

[SammyWinstonJack]

46. Not even half way through that garbage, I was thinking the same thing.

repugs sure are good at that, aren't they? :rofl:

[wryter2000]

58. Me three

Classic projection. Freud would be delighted.

[Cleetus]

2. sheesh

Jesus.

[Jim Sagle]

3. Whadda buncha shit.

[NVMojo]

4. What the F????

[Erika]

5. Keith was brave and wonderful

We need to contact those who wished to "punish" him.

[pk_du]

6. A right wing hate-blog called "The American Thinker"... I'm

pissing myself laughing....

[Erika]

13. The right wing wing ultra hate sites have seen their day

We've grown sick and tired of their narrowness.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

57. More like American Stinker

nm

[Nite Owl]

7. Their lies are all that they

have and they don't like to be faced with the truth. Note that whatever they do they work to call the opposition the same thing only they try to be louder.

Lies, deceit, stupidity of the Clinton administration? Think he needs to substitute * there instead.
Booking guests that parrot what he thinks? Think he means Fox intstead?
People like Mr. Olbermann have no conscience, no moral compass? Faldwell, Robinson, Dobson, Scaiffe, Cheney, Frist they have morals? Recommending assinations? Don't think that is moral.
Let those ratings speak for themselves!


Glad he is an irritant to them, let him continue to be thorn in their side and expose the miserable bastards for what they are.

[Robbien]

8. The minute a person speaks the truth, the GOP asks for an apology

It is their way of seeking cover. The Democrats in DC always seem to back off and issue an apology.

Betcha Keith has something else in mind.

[Pacifist Patriot]

42. Drives me insane! You are absolutely correct.

[Warren DeMontague]

9. He lost me utterly at "adult leadership"

Yeah. Adult leadership.



Drunken adults who make up lies and excuses to go break into the neighbor's house and assault them, shit all over their own house, and run their kids' credit card bills through the roof.



Adults who can't even string together a coherent sentence.



:rofl: :crazy: :rofl:

Adult leadership. Fuckin' CRACK. ME. UP.

[Erika]

10. American Thinker is really American allmost thinker

They are now a joke.

[BurtWorm]

11. "adult leadership ?!!??!"

:spray:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Is this the "leadership" of an *adult*?!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mp4vLBvU1bA

[wryter2000]

60. Ye gods

I've I'd been Lauer, I would have been thinking "get your fucking finger off my chest."

[Lautremont]

12. That letter isn't convincing in the least.

My feeling is that there was no better day for Olbermann's editorial remarks.

[Erika]

15. The right wing theme song should be "running scared"

Their chickens(hawks) ctions are coming home to roost and if they think we'll run, they are dumber than dumb.

[rubberducky]

14. Kieth is the only one who consistently speaks .......

what is on the minds of at least 50% of America. Does this fool realize, that "we" have NO other outlet. We have NO voice except for one hour a day.

[gratuitous]

16. For all the "lies" Sheppard asserts have been told

He can't find room to cite even one. Curious.

[jaysunb]

18. Delusion has no limits....

:evilfrown:

[alittlelark]

19. An embarassing diatribe that historians will use as a footnote.

n/t

[Raffi Ella]

66. That they will !

It is so perfectly fitting that they would respond like this...

[karlrschneider]

20. Noel Sheppard? Was he in a Xmas play or something?

I never heard of this little prick before and hopefully will never again. Fuck the little Noel shitbag.

[Erika]

22. You can contact him at their email address.

Just use submit an article function. I'm plain old sick of these far right wingers spewing their hatred.

[Webster Green]

21. "the adult leadership that is in place"...

Guess he missed the Matt Lauer interview with the chimp. :rofl:

[sharpknife]

23. did Justin Timberlake just flash Keith Olbermann's boob?

what planet am i on where someone has to apologize for speaking from the heart? $10 bucks says Bu$h couldn't point out WTC1 from WTC2 if he was looking at a picture (pre-9/11).

[wryter2000]

61. Welcome to DU

:hi:

Funny post!

[me b zola]

72. I've got $20....

...that says that bush* couldn't locate the state of NY on a map of the US.

Welcome to DU, sharpknife! :toast:

[judaspriestess]

24. Reads to me like he's talking about the *ush admin

all he did was replace the Clintons name on it.

Adult administration? the one in office with the idiot moron who said "he can't imagine someone like Bin Laden enjoying the joys of Hanukkah"

[GetTheRightVote]

25. KO's speech is probably the best I will ever hear in my life time..

He speaks so very, very well, if only the Dems were as well spoken. You can hear the pain, sorrow and angrier in his voice, he really feels the pain of 9/11.
I hated seeing the liars on the tv while I only felt sorrow for the past, 9/11, the lives lost, the pain felt by the love ones, felt by the rest of us in our shared pain.

I have so much respect for KO, he sounds like a man who has had enough of the lies.

Thank you KO, thank you so very much !!!!!!

:kick:

[Skittles]

26. now f***ing conservatives want apologies for the truth

but they think it's A-OK to call anyone questioning the war "Hitler appeasers" - keep making asses out of yourselves, you f***ing repukes

[symbolman]

27. This speech by Olbermann

was the closest we'll ever in our lives to Edward Murrow since his death.

KO is the man who in our times stood up and said, "Have you no Decency Sir?"

A sentence that changed the world.

Thank you Keith, we got your back!

[kelliebrat]

28. What a crock of horseshit

The rethugs wouldnt know TRUTH if it jumped up and bit them on their sorry asses.

KEITH ROCKED!!

[Shakespeare]

29. Goons like that pretty much prove String Theory to be true....

....as they clearly exist in some other, completely foreign dimension. I marvel at their ability to get things so totally backwaards.

[wiley]

30. Beware of Incestuous Amplification. This piece is just a discharge,however

Whatever actually wrote this has serious and unforgiving gastrointestinal issues that may require anal or rectal surgery. I hope, as I do for every human being, that he does not suffer needlessly, as he is making anyone who reads his fetid ejaculate. The tubing on that bag needs to be adjusted.

[tenshi816]

31. Oh. My. God.

This bit amazed me (but I don't know why, because normally nothing people like this say surprises me anymore):

"Even though it’s not fair and a glaring double-standard, the Left will indignantly howl at even the suggestion of making Mr. Olbermann or Helen Thomas or David Gregory or Molly Ivins or Eugene Robinson or anyone else apologize for their outrageous words and actions."

Why should any of these fine Americans be "made" to apologize for exercising their Constitutional right to free speech?

[TheWatcher]

32. Here is the e-mail I sent this piece of trash

Keith Olberman's commentary was brave, heartfelt, and
it was the Truth.

Something the Giggling Murderer who squats in the
White House has not told since he has been there.

I often wonder how people like you sleep at night.

Knowing that we were led into a WAR based on lies,
fabrication and Fantasy.

Knowing that these monsters posing as leadership
allowed an entire US Metropolitan City to DROWN.

But then again, you probably sleep soundly within your
bubble, because like most right-wing freaks, you have
no conscience, no recognition of fact, logic, or
reason.

The people you worship and support are nothing more
than Power Drunk, common THIEVES and GANGSTERS, who
are neither clever nor articulate, possess not a shred
of ideology or conviction, who care nothing for your
interests or the interests of the people, but the
accumulation of as much money, power, and control that
they can get their hands on. What is sad is that you
do not realize you are nothing to them but a means to
an end.

At least the Nazis had ideology.

Like Keith said last night, "May The Country Forgive
You."

I will not be as kind.

Go Fuck Yourself.

Better yet, ENLIST. At least show us all that you
aren't a pant-shitting coward like the rest of your
so-called "leadership", especially Cheney, who NEVER
SERVED HIS COUNTRY ONE SINGLE DAY OF HIS LIFE.

Oh, but THAT'S right.....Republicans don't fight wars.
They send other people to do their fighting for them.


Enjoy this delusional time in history while it lasts,
you pathetic, irrelevant twit.

When the Pendulum finally swings, may it lop the heads
of you and your ilk right off.

Your comeuppance will be epic.
************************************************************


The world WOULD be better off without these people. I'm sorry, but it would.

[WernhamHogg]

33. Excellent response

Excellent response, but you know if it's read, they will only read as far as "Keith Olberman's commentary was brave". Hearing or reading anything factual (aka - anything that contradicts the right-wing talking points) is something NONE of the people who still support Bush is capable of.

[laylah]

34. ..

BRAVO! :woohoo:

[tom_paine]

35. They project like Nazis, the lie like Nazis, they ARE Nazis

For the moment, their murderous vioolence remains untapped. Sometime in the future, if these these trends remain unaltered, it will.

And it will work. Look at the Milgrim Experiments. And THOSE were performed on Americans from the Height of Old America. Americans with more critical thinking skills and belief of liberty than the walking zombies that today comprise the Imperial Subjects of Amerika.

Look what they did:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

For the Busheviks, who have already been softened by years of Nazi-style propaganda, dehumanization (of themselevs and their enemies), and cult-type programming (thanks, Rev. Moon!), the numbers will be much higher, the murder much more pervasive.

I only hope it is later rather than sooner, and that I will not be around to see it.

But it is coming, dear God it is almost certainly coming in some form or another.

[Clark2008]

36. Have you noticed that everyone is talking about Keith now?

That's the shiny lining of all this right-wing spew: we're not talking about O'Lielly. We're not talking about InSannity or the vile Coulter.

We're talking about a REAL newsman. Someone who looks at facts and calls 'em like he sees 'em. Not someone whose sole purpose is to mimick the right-wing media talking points of the day (I doubt you could get someone like Keith Olbermann to mimick anyone's talking points - the right's or the left's).

While I think that most of what these rightwingers say is a bunch of mean-spirited, ignorant bile, the fact is that THEY are in the minority now, even if not yet so in Congress. Most Americans hate the unnecessary Iraqi War, most Americans think, as Keith pointed out (not that wingers get metaphors), that the Bush Administration has done more to divide this country than unite it and most Americans think the Bush Administration has squandered the good will of the world after 9/11.

They're hurting over there - and, well, they're lashing out at the truth Keith speaks.

[mcscajun]

55. Everyone...even the Freeps

over in Freepville.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?s=olbermann&ok=Search&q=quick&m=all&o=time&SX=450810a26f67c0fccb341c6907eb8d139902dc3e

[Clark2008]

63. I love how they're always saying his rating are low, so no one

hears him, yet they keep complaining about what he says.

[magellan]

37. This guy isn't very clever.

He unwittingly makes clear his station in life as just another mindless mouthpiece among BushCo's propaganda subjects. There isn't a single insult in his diatribe that hasn't been said a thousand times before by high-ranking Repubs.

If anyone on the Right had a single real thought that didn't come to them sanctioned by the Bush** regime, they'd be disgraced and banished to the Left.

edited to correct what I think was an error

[progressoid]

38. The American Thinker!! That's fucking rich!!

[C_U_L8R]

39. Proof republicans are panicky

the stinkers are pooping their pants...
their end is coming soon...
and we can all smell it.
peee--uuuuuu

[Liberal Dose]

40. Everyone, and I mean EVERY ONE of the people to whom I sent KO's 9/11

speech said they wanted to stand up and cheer. The right is now afraid of Keith Olbermann, and I intend to do everything I possibly can to make sure he stays on the air. :patriot:

[Canuckistanian]

41. I agree with him on one point

"put more of Mr. Olbermann on the air and let the ratings speak for themselves"

If I'm not mistaken, Keith's ratings have soared lately.

And notice another thing? There is NO attempt to answer a single point that KO made. Just the usual stale RW talking points.

dicksteele is right. Project much?

[Pacifist Patriot]

44. Hey, I agreed with that too!

[niallmac]

43. Notice these character assasinators cannot argue points?

I am sorry but these are 1930's Germany tactics. Attack the
individual and to hell with his/her message.

[Canuckistanian]

48. Exactly

Just denounce your opponent as an obvious liar, without giving any credible reasons WHY they lied.

They used it successfully on Clinton, Gore, Kerry.

It seems to be a winning formula for them.

[izzybeans]

45. In other words: how dare you question MY king! Have you no Shame?

We are loyal subjects, bow to your superior! Now boy!

[npincus]

47. What??? Olbermann should apologize????

For what? Not expressing the opinions of his corporate masters? Why the fuck hasn't ABC apologized for advertising propaganda as history? Keith calls his segments "commentary"- that is not false advertising. "Commentary" means it is one man's thoughts. If people don't like it, they don't have to watch. Has O'Rielly ever apologized for his idiotic commentary? Has Hannity? Shouldn't FUX apologize for broadcasting RW crap?

Some "Liberal media". Message to Shepard: Kiss my ASS.

[rodeodance]

52. I expected these typ of messages to come in hordes.

[oc2002]

49. Another Right wing facista propandista? Realy nothing new here.

Olberman has a right to call the President a failure and a disgrace, which most people agree on. That blogger has nothing to add that dipsutes anything Olberman has said.

[maine_raptor]

50. Backwash, pure and simple. n/t

[quiet.american]

51. Typical. Claims "slander" but offers no refutation of the facts. n/t

[ooglymoogly]

53. is this what happens when a bunch of hate filled nincompoops

dumber than rocks get together and call themselves the laughable "american thinker"...george orwell you were so prescient. 'murkin freeptards' would have been a more accurate title for this bunch of poseurs marching to a nazi drummer.

[mcscajun]

54. Noel WHO?

Even before the past few weeks and Keith Olbermann's OUTSTANDING commentaries came to my attention, I at least knew Who He Was.

Repeating our top story: Noel WHO?

Special to Noel: Go away, little man.

[Jed Dilligan]

56. If someone kicked the shit out of this Sheppard clown,

"God Forbid," he would be about four inches tall when it was over.

[Matariki]

59. Interesting. Fits w/ George Lakoff's idea that the republican meme

is that they are the 'adults'

"Keep shouting at the moon, keep their tinfoil hats at the ready, keep degrading the adult leadership that is in place and keep slandering the President of the United States."

[Marr]

62. Really, Freepers- get over it. Stop being such wimps.

Freepers, Olbermann said nothing more shocking or partisan than any standard Hannity/Hume/Cavuto/O'Reilley weeknight musings. The only difference is that Olbermann didn't have to lie to support his argument.

You know, I don't think you people really believe your "liberal media" bull. If you did, it wouldn't shock you so deeply to see an ounce of liberal commentary. That's what a liberal media would look like, Freeps- now imagine there was a channel that hosted nothing but that specific opinion 24-7. Now imagine it billed itself as "fair and balanced". Now imagine that it openly advanced lies to support the commentary.

You Freeps would go insane in a day if the tables were turned.

Wussies.

[Raffi Ella]

65. Ha!!You got that right.

Waaaaaaaaaah wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wahhhhhhhhhhhhh Freeps!

Think I'll go write Keith another Thank You letter,I'll CC in his bosses too. :)



Oh,Thanks for posting this - I'm rather excited that Keiths commentary is causing them to cry like this :kick:

[insane_cratic_gal]

64. Guests who Parrot his ideas? Umm Hellooooo

You have a sitting asshat who only puts people around him because they parrot his ideas.

Pot meet Kettle anybody?

I think Keith was fantastic and brave for telling the truth, even more so in a media climate that coddles this president.

[bleever]

67. Ew.

I can't believe I stepped in that.

[EstimatedProphet]

68. What a fucking asshole

[warrens]

69. Go to fuck, naziboy

And take your fascist punk shithead lying piece of shit "president" with you, you nazi bastard.

[Pachamama]

70. We and KO are "Degrading Adult Leadership?"

Who are they kidding? Is this what they think is "Adult Leadership?"

:rofl:

[merh]

71. I'm willing to sacrifice my time and personally investigate whether

or not Keith's tan is fake. I'll happily make that sacrifice :blush: in search of the truth. ;)

Other than the uncertainity with the truth of that one comment, I find the rest of the text full of distortions and lies, but what else can be expected from the right. :shrug:



Let me take this time to again thank Keith Olberman for his courage and for saying what so many of have had in our hearts. Keith spoke for me on that night. :hug:

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: