For fuck sakes, Keith...

[blueclown]

Stop focusing on Rush so much, Keith. You are just giving him the attention he so desperately seeks. There is nothing wrong with talking about him for a minute a show, but segment after segment about him? The dancing blob?

I love your show Keith, you average 1 million a night so obviously you are doing well in the ratings, but it gets tiring seeing that fat blob on your show every day.

[masuki bance]

1. What's the reason he keeps talking about r*sh?

[azmouse]

8. Right now it's because Limbaugh challenged MSNBC

to not mention him for one month. So of course KO has to do something on Limbaugh every day. :eyes:

[Cha]

24. IOW..stfu limpbaugh..we'll

do what we want.

[Butch350]

50. Looks like Rush's reverse syke is working huh?

[HopeOverFear]

2. OMG! It's funny though

but you're right he needs to stop giving Jabba the Rush the attention

[Rosa Luxemburg]

45. The more Rush is on the more stupid he appears! They can throw Michael Steele in too!

remember the GOP wishes that Rush will disappear

[AllentownJake]

3. Keith's doing his job

Trust me focusing on Rush as much as possible is a good thing. The more attention Rush gets in the MSM the better for us!

[taterguy]

4. Keith Who? Don't be so fucking obtuse

Or is this some reference that only the "in" people get?

[Patsy Stone]

6. Olbermann (nt)

[taterguy]

10. What the fuck does "nt" mean?

Help someone out who's not hip to the lingo

[Patsy Stone]

15. No text

It means you can just read the subject line and don't have to click on the post because there's nothing else there.

[taterguy]

17. Why not just type "don't have to click on the post because there's nothing else there"

[eShirl]

18. too lazy. nt

[NorthCarolina]

23. LOL. nt

[dorkulon]

27. Dude, why the fuck be so rude about it?

Nearly everyone here knows what "nt" means. Why don't people just type the words "laughing out loud" or "In my humble opinion"? Because it takes longer, duh.

[Harry Monroe]

32. I never knew what "nt" meant. tfem.

Go ahead and figure out what that acronym means!

[lbrtbell]

31. Ever try fitting that in a subject line?

You can't.

I'd further suggest that it's not a good idea to tell the regulars that their established shortcuts are stupid. ;)

[taterguy]

47. . . .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8438149&mesg_id=8438187

[cherokeeprogressive]

51. Olbermann. And hey. you really "don't have to click on the post because there's nothing else there"

[xxqqqzme]

54. cuz it's longer than the post line. Really nearly 5 years? nt

[Adelante]

61. Patsy answered you politely

Why not step back?

[taterguy]

63. fdmkekek

[Hieronymus]

40. Thanks, after years on the board I never knew what n/t meant. N/T

[DRoseDARs]

43. Bloody Hell, you've been here since '05, pushing 17,000 posts(!) and you don't know?

*face-palm*

Good grief.

[islandmkl]

11. Warden Samuel Norton: What? What did you call me?

Andy Dufresne: Obtuse. Is it deliberate?

[taterguy]

13. Not helpful in any way shape or form

[Drunken Irishman]

19. I love tater tots.

[islandmkl]

22. i always like a little 'humor' without depth of context...

i didn't mean to baffle him with a reference to Shawshank Redemption...my bad....

[taterguy]

25. All tater tots or just some tater tots?

Some of the frozen tater tots you buy at the store are really nasty

But when you find some that are done right . . .

Mmmmmmmmm, that's good eating.

[Drunken Irishman]

26. I don't like the onion flavored ones.

[islandmkl]

20. you used 'obtuse' and i merely found a fitting example...

helping you was not my goal...

i prefer achievable pursuits...

[Ilsa]

30. I never knew a movie could disgust me so much, then make me feel so good. nt

[Tektonik]

39. you're my hero

:loveya:

[azmouse]

5. Even worse, it's not just KO.

It seems every newscast has to report on what Limbaugh says each day.
If I cared to know what that asshole was saying, I'd tune in... and that is something I'd never do because I don't care.

[Towlie]

7. I think you're right. He should stop talking about Limbaugh altogether and really freak him out.

[GoCubsGo]

55. I think that's what Keith is trying to do now...

Looks to me like he's trying to goad Rush into completely flipping out and shooting himself in the foot. It seems the more Keith keeps poking him, the stupider his comments get. One of these days, he's bound to go off the deep end.

I actually enjoy Keith's battles with Pigboy, Billo the Clown, Glenn Dreck and the others. It's comic relief, and I really need that these days.

[lordsummerisle]

9. The dancing blob in the corner is way too distracting

I can't watch it.

[liberalmuse]

12. How many years has the big, white junkie been able to spew his junk...

uncontested? I got rid of cable because I couldn't even handle surfing by the news channels, but it's a good thing if KO is outing this Goebbels wannabe. Someone needs to do it.

[snake in the grass]

29. To be fair...

...Limbaugh is no Goebbels. He is more of a Julius Streicher.

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

[lbrtbell]

33. Damned straight!

The more Rush BLIMPaugh and his idiot listeners are exposed for the hate-spewing, out-of-touch, racist mental midgets that they are, the better it is for the Democrats. Rush is the best thing the Dems have going for them, because he keeps the Republican party on the lunatic fringe.

BTW, the bouncing Rush is HILARIOUS!!! You can just imagine how Rush goes ballistic every time it's used, because he specifically mentioned (in his "challenge" to MSNBC) that he didn't like them playing that CPAC video.

Also, can you imagine how frustrated Billo The Clown must be, with Rush getting all the attention, for a change? Between BLIMPaugh and Glenn Beck, poor Billo must be feeling awfully neglected. He'll have to start talking even more insane crap than usual, to compete with those two raving lunatics.

Keith needs to keep exposing Rush's paranoid conspiracy theories, because it keeps the media talking...and the more that Joe Q. Public thinks that Rush speaks for the GOP (which he does), the more the GOP will be considered a haven for crazy people (which it is).

Give 'em hell, Keith...Lord knows they've put US through hell for years, and have it coming to them!!

[xxqqqzme]

56. I loved how he called

dennis miller - 'former comedian now in the entertainment relocation program that is fixed news'.

[Renew Deal]

14. Maybe Keith is trying to get the attention he desperately seeks.

A feud with pillhead benefits Olberman.

[masuki bance]

28. I think that was r*sh's original point. nt

[jenmito]

16. I disagree. Making Rush the head of the Repub. party is BRILLIANT! He even challenged

any Repub. politician who disagrees that Rush is the head of the party to come on his show and say so.

[NorthCarolina]

35. It is a brilliant strategy. I am finding it hard to understand the angst

towards the efforts being made by Schultz/Olbermann/Maddow here on DU. Their approach is exactly what Democrats have been hoping for in the MSM since the rise of the Fox News Dem Bashing Dynasty...now we finally have it and Dems complain? If you're one of those displeased with the Schultz, Olbermann, Maddow lineup...try Fox News...maybe some Billo is exactly what you're craving.

[MadMaddie]

36. I agree

Rush wants to continue to spew his filth in his basement and he wants to stay under the radar.....no the exposure is good, it shows how fucking crazy he is.

[NorthCarolina]

37. I think the nuance of their skill and tact are apparently lost on some nt

[KansasVoter]

21. You don't get it do you???

When Rush asks to be left alone Keith did the opposite.

Rush HATES the CPAC video. Rush is starting to look like a mental case. I love Keith beating him up!

[AnotherMother4Peace]

34. Because Rush is the head of the GOP - the one that top GOPers apologize & bow to - They

kiss his butt - his big pilodinal cyst, chicken hawk butt. Because he is the head of the GOP, I'm glad Keith is shining a light on all of his crap.

[scrappydo]

38. I love every segment Keith does on Limpballs....

....and I love the bouncing effigy of Rush....it must make Rush crazy every time it is up because as someone else noted, Rush was not happy with the coverage of his speech and the way he acted on stage, only makes the point that Rush has a few loose bolts shaking around in his head.

And I agree that Keith, Ed, and the others need to cover Rush - tonight Keith even questioned if Rush was becoming insane. When you see the coverage of Rush, you really have to wonder if Keith doesn't have a point.

[xxqqqzme]

58. He's not happy w/ it cuz it shows how

jacked up he was/is. I don't think I've ever seen a finer example of someone strung out.

[vaberella]

41. I'm actually glad it's Rush and not Bill O'Reilly---he was killing me with Bill-O. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

42. In the past, I would have agreed with you.....

... but now I'm all about anything that keeps Limbaugh as the spokesmodel of the GOP. The middle hates him as much as we do and his BS needs to stay at the forefront of "What is the GOP doing today!" storyline.

The administration made a pointed strategic move early on to put the focus on him ... and it was genius.

[zulchzulu]

44. KO is doing the correct thing in attacking Limbot AND painting him as the Fat Face of the GOP

Like it or not, Limbot gets a lot of ears daily. He also thinks he is the heart of the GOP.

Keith just points it out that Rush is a fucking idiot. Hopefully, Rush takes the bait and attacks back. That would mean more numbers and attention to Keith.

[ecstatic]

46. I didn't see it but I agree with you. I'm sick and tired of Rush &Cheney

It was cute at first but the joke is no longer funny. They are both disgusting and should be ignored.

[Overseas]

48. I really like those bits that expose Rush's poisonous rantings.

Rush says some hideous things and I find it helpful that they are exposed to a broader audience.

People may think Rush is just another commentator, reviewing political news from a different perspective, but he does far more aimless rambling to stoke his listeners' fears.

Without Keith's exposing it, I wouldn't have known Rush was perpetrating the rumor-mongering about President Obama wanting to close down car dealerships that donated to Republicans. (Thanks to Keith and the Huffington Post and Nate Silver, I can see how totally ridiculous that is, since car dealerships give a lot more to Republicans in general, and they've done the research to demonstrate that.)

The bouncing Limbaugh icon is merely a response to Rush's request that MSNBC reporters stop exposing his lies. Republican leaders may have to bow to Rush's every need and apologize for making any criticism of him, but the rest of us don't have to. The bouncing Rush says "Sorry, pal, no can do," can't leave your poisonous lies to stand unchallenged.

I understand the abstract notion that criticizing someone on air gives them more media attention, which you wouldn't want to do in the abstract-- but Rush already gets millions of media dollars and millions of listeners.

If it is understood more broadly how vicious and unfounded his commentaries are, yet how they are still sometimes picked up by Republican legislators and woven into their speeches, that will help more Americans understand the quality of right wing rhetoric.

[Yavin4]

49. I Disagree With You 100%

What has made Rush and Sean so powerful is that they spew lie after lie without ever being challenged on it. Keith challenges them every day, and it's good for his show and our cause.

When one side of the debate can lie at will and be taken as credible opposition, it distorts our democracy.

[Bucky]

52. It seems to help Democrats in the short run to keep Limbaugh in the spotlight

The more the voting public associates Republicans with his intolerance, the harder it will be for them to mount a serious opposition over the next couple of years.

Historically, most presidents only get their agenda work done in the first 2 years in office. Everything after that is a rearguard action or handling sundry international crises. Reagan, Clinton, and both Bushes all fell into this pattern--I doubt Obama will be all that different.

[leftynyc]

53. Complete agreement

I'd also appreciate not seeing that Mancow scene for the umpteenth time. It was a big story and I appreciate that it was told but if I wanted to watch torture, I'd buy an underground video.

[redqueen]

57. Disagree... I love that he's needling him and pointing out his lies.

[rcrush]

59. ratings ratings ratings.

Thats all its about. On either side.

[ljm2002]

60. I'm enjoying it...

...especially since it does seem to be getting under Rush's skin.

I think Keith has a knack for that -- witness his effect on O'Reilly. I think that's why he's pursuing this Rush thing so much: he senses that it's getting on Rush's last nerve.

Those videos of Rush jerking around like the big fat jerk that he is, can only serve to cement a negative picture in the minds of those who watch. And that has to be a good thing. IMO

[izzybeans]

62. A good portion of his show is spent on other media types. It's annoying but necessary.

Rightwing propaganda went unchallenged for far too long.

Olberman has had a single-minded fascination with Bill-o the clown for awhile. At least he's branching out now.

[rocktivity]

64. Twenty four hours ago, I might have agreed with you

But last night changed everything.

Limbaugh and Co are more dangerous than ever, and undermining them has therefore become more important than ever.

:headbang:
rocktivity