"First they came for Tinky Winky..." Olbermann on SpongeBob

[El Fuego]

Great quote! Olbermann said this on last night's Countdown (sorry if this post is a dupe).

"So, to paraphrase a satirical cry across the never, first they came for Tinky Winky and I did not speak out because I was not a Teletubby.

Then they came for Barney and I did not protest because I was not purple.

Then they came for Buster, and Spongebob."


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6895217/

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. He got that from Geni's thread on DU..check last week's blog archives

[Blue Gardener]

4. That's the first thing I thought

He must have been on DU during his vacation. I've noticed he covers a lot of the stories that get a lot of coverage here, even those that are reported much less in the rest of MSM.

[El Fuego]

8. Wow! That is TOO COOL.

Olbermann's lurking on DU! And now the cycle is complete, he got it off DU, it was on his show, and now it's posted all over again.

Wonder if he said it as a "wink" to DU. ;)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

10. could very well be

didn't mean to suggest he ripped it off

[Demit]

2. Oh that is TOO GOOD! Kudos to Keith!! Still laughing...

[davidinalameda]

3. oh my

my first reaction is to laugh because they can have Barney

but if you stop and think, this is an attack on the gay community by proxy

[mattclearing]

5. Yeah Keith, we know you are lurking here somewhere...

:)

[roguevalley]

6. very ancient and effective tactic. you could topple a king in the

old days if you ridiculed them enough. great tactic, KO.

[lasttrip]

7. hey! he got that from du!

on edit: oops, didnt read responses before posting.

:spank:

[mzmolly]

9. What a riot!

:)