Talk show hosts are Olbermann's Worst Persons for "whack" the Clintons comment

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Media Matters for America: Olbermann named Beck, Graham "Worst Persons" for Graham's "whack" the Clintons comment

On the June 21 edition of MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann named radio talk show host Michael Graham and CNN's Glenn Beck the winners of his nightly "Worst Person in the World" award for Graham's remark that while watching the Clintons' video spoof of "The Sopranos," he wanted to "see somebody come in here and just whack them both right there."

As Media Matters for America documented, Graham made these comments during the June 20 edition of CNN Headline News' Glenn Beck. Olbermann quoted Graham saying, "Seriously, Glenn, didn't you at one point want to see, like, Paulie Walnuts (character on 'The Sopranos') or someone come in and just whack them both right there? Wouldn't that have been great?" Olbermann added:

How did Beck respond? Did he tell Graham you do not joke about actual violence whether it's against the Clintons or the Bushes or Michael Savage? No. Beck chuckled and said: "No, I did not want to see that," and then smiled that little electro-shock therapy smile of his and let Graham add: "Let's make it happen."

As Media Matters noted, Graham's comments were not edited out of subsequent airings of the program. Instead, CNN aired the same version of the show -- including Graham's remark about wanting to see "somebody come in ... and just whack" the Clintons -- at 7 and 9 p.m. ET on June 20 and at midnight on June 21.

Media Matters has also noted that ABC News hired Beck as a "regular commentator" on "Good Morning America," and Washington Post Radio is reportedly considering hiring him....

http://mediamatters.org/items/200706220004?f=h_latest

LINK TO VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-cG88rLWGk

[Rock_Garden]

1. It may take awhile, but CNN will be sorry they ever hired him. n/t

[AndreaCG]

2. If Graham had said "Let's make it happen" about Bush

He'd have had a Secret Service visit at the minimum, "commentator" or not.