God Damnit, Keith!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

You just set the bar high. That was the most powerful piece of oratory I have heard in years. It brought me to tears.

Thank you for a breath of sanity.

[onecent]

1. WOW. WOW. WOW. WOW. I fear for his .....

life and job.

That was beautiful and don't ask me to repeat it because it was FAR TO MUCH FOR MY MIND TO DIGEST AND REPEAT...but trust me...
It was beautiful!

OMG!

I tried to tell my husband, but words cannot be found.

I'm going to tape it at 11:00.

[bertha katzenengel]

9. I don't follow KO - what channel will repeat at 11 PM?? Thank you. n/t

[bobbolink]

19. Sorry you're not getting a reply -- Keith is on MSNBC.

It will repeat later tonight.

Hope you can catch it!

Sounds like the rest of his newscast was well-worth watching, also.

[JanusAscending]

28. I live in Ct. and we get KO repeats at midnight here.

I'm assuming because you're in the same time zone as I am, so will you,(on MSNBC) Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but believe me, it's worth staying up for. I held my breath through most of it, savoring every word, and crying at the same time. GOD BLESS K.O.!!!O8) :bounce: :thumbsup: :yourock: :woohoo: :applause: :patriot: :loveya:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

34. It will repeat at 11:00 CST tonight on MSNBC

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

32. I think this may have been a piece of history.

Setting the Tivo to record the replay.

[Radio_Lady]

41. Keith Olbermann for President! What a voice! What sentiment!

Wow -- wow -- wow! I hope he keeps his job!

[shadowknows69]

50. I'm sure he's too humble to think so

but the Name Olberman may indeed become said in the same breath as Murrow and Cronkite someday. If shit continues to go south in this country he'll be remembered as one of very few voices brave enough to speak the truth in media.

[question everything]

54. Thanks for the reminder. Turned the TV now (nt)

[AlCzervik]

2. he was excellent and he spoke for many tonight.

[JerseygirlCT]

3. Exactly the language I used.

He set the bar high. And then exceeded even that.

[John Gauger]

4. wow

People with TVs seem to be going nuts over Keith tonight. He must have really hit it out of the park. My dad wathces him. Maybe I'll give him a ring.

[bobbolink]

24. Welcome to DU, John!

:toast: :bounce: :toast:

[mikelewis]

52. watch him here and welcome to DU

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2112543

[bbgrunt]

5. I had to hose down my tv. And the best part

was the fact that his speech became a preamble to Bush.

But you're right. I don't know how long they will let him go on like this. Joe and Tweety looked extremely nervous when the picture switched to them.

Flood them with e-mails:

[e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]

[malmapus]

27. Thanks, just wrote all of them...

I'm still sitting here, slightly stunned. That was such a powerful broadcast and just wow. I'm way beyond pissed now.

[John Gauger]

6. wow

People with TVs seem to be going nuts over Keith tonight. He must have really hit it out of the park. My dad wathces him. Maybe I'll give him a ring.

[truebrit71]

29. He was superb. Simply superb.

.

[havocmom]

30. There are places to view it online

crooks & liars (transcript along with video)
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/09/11/keith-olbermanns-special-commnet-on-bush-who-has-left-this-hole-in-the-ground-we-have-not-forgotten-mr-president-you-have-may-this-country-forgive-you/

And as a backup (crooks & liars is probably PRETTY busy now too)
http://www.truthstream.org/?p=234

Enjoy. It was BEA-U-TI-FUL

Get links out to others without TV.

Get emails flying to KO, MSNBC, Abrams and Keith's sponsors.

[bobbie]

39. Thank you havocmom!

And yes, Crooks and Liars is pretty busy...as is DU

[Swamp Rat]

7. Damn straight!!!

I'm glad he made the point that Bushler hasn't even created a memorial at ground zero... the hole remains.

:kick:

[bbgrunt]

8. I had to hose down my tv--it was steaming. And the best part

was the fact that his speech became a preamble to Bush.

But you're right. I don't know how long they will let him go on like this. Joe and Tweety looked extremely nervous when the picture switched to them.

Flood them with e-mails:

[e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]

[blonndee]

26. Emails sent!! n/t

[Maru Kitteh]

45. Did it! Emails sent!

just............. AWESOME.

[bobbie]

48. Email addresses in previous post!

Thanks for the addresses bbgrunt.

Here's my kinda lame letter. But the point is just to write in support of Keith.

Oh, interesting. I got the following autoresponse back from [e-mail]:
(And the message at the newsvips site: "Thank you very much for your interest. The panel is currently full." :))

10:19 pm (0 minutes ago)

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[karlrschneider]

10. SHIT. Our power went off just as it started (lightning hit something)

and just as I got the generator ready to fire up - had to put gas in it- power came back on and I missed the whole damn thing. :grr:

[shraby]

12. It's repeated later tonite.

[mcscajun]

14. Video here...

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/09/11/keith-olbermanns-special-commnet-on-bush-who-has-left-this-hole-in-the-ground-we-have-not-forgotten-mr-president-you-have-may-this-country-forgive-you/

[havocmom]

31. and here

http://www.truthstream.org/?p=234
in case crooks & liars gets swamped.

[GAspnes]

51. C&L is running pretty slowly

Must be lots of folks wanting to see Keith telling the truth like that.

[TOhioLiberal]

56. and here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH7zaxAGMWk

[Generic Brad]

40. Damn right lightening hit

That was Keith, my man.

[bluethruandthru]

11. I haven't heard a commentary of that caliber since..

since, Gee...I don't think I've ever heard anything quite like that. It was even better than one of President Bartletts speeches on The West Wing. Seriously though...I'm still in awe!

[spanone]

13. Yes that was most excellent. Whew.

:dem:

[TahitiNut]

15. I'm old enough to remember Murrow and Cronkite.

I remember being a bit disappointed that Walter toned it down.


I'm heartened that at least one talking head has the gonads to Tell The Truth ... and appalled that he's the ONLY one.

Stay out of small planes, Keith. You're needed more than you can imagine.

:applause:

[Nikki Stone 1]

16. Best 9/11 statement, bar none!

" How dare you, Mr. President, after taking cynical advantage of the unanimity and love, and transmuting it into fraudulent war and needless death, after monstrously transforming it into fear and suspicion and turning that fear into the campaign slogan of three elections? How dare you -- or those around you -- ever "spin" 9/11?"

[Window]

17. Superb!

Just WOW!

[Berry Cool]

21. It reruns at midnight ET on MSNBC

in case anyone missed it and wants to watch/record on their TV.

Amazing.

[Raffi Ella]

18. BRAVO to Olbermann

He spoke the words I so desperatly needed to hear tonight.BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO Keith!

[Nikki Stone 1]

20. AMAZING!

" How dare you, Mr. President, after taking cynical advantage of the unanimity and love, and transmuting it into fraudulent war and needless death, after monstrously transforming it into fear and suspicion and turning that fear into the campaign slogan of three elections? How dare you -- or those around you -- ever "spin" 9/11?"

[Berry Cool]

23. It reruns at midnight ET on MSNBC

for anyone who wants to watch and record on their TV.

(Reposting, not sure it got through first time, sorry, DU is a mess)

[havocmom]

22. fire up keyboards, people. Email KO, MSNBC, Abrams

AND DON'T FORGET: Send notes to sponsors, congratulating them on their part in making sure such a fine program is on the air!

[AngryOldDem]

25. Keith is the Edward R. Murrow of our generation

And a national treasure.

I have never, ever heard a more eloquent speaker.

[lost-in-nj]

33. WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW!

:cry: :cry:
everything I ever wanted to say. everthing I have ever felt..


lost

[gully]

35. Can anyone believe this guy was "just" a sportscaster?

He's amazing.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

38. Hell, it TOOK a sportwriter to put that together...

They are some of the best writers in Journalism.

[gully]

44. Consider ME convinced.

eom

[shadowknows69]

55. No doubt

I've been trained in journalism, whatever that means, and I've spoken professionally in radio on talk and music formats but I never even wanted to attempt sportscasting in particular. To be great you need a much quicker tongue and mind than I posess.

[bobbie]

46. That was remarkable, and he quoted Rod Serling

From The Monsters are Due on Maple Street, my favorite Twilight Zone episode.

Closing Narration
"The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices, to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own..."

Fantastic fire and brimstone editorial.

Good night and good luck Mr. Olbermann...

[gully]

49. Welcome to DU.

:)

[shadowknows69]

53. My favorite Ep too

I actually stood up and cheered when he started talking about it. I actually had an english teacher make us read the teleplay of this, act it out even, that was my first knowledge of Rod Serling. I had some great english teachers.

[durrrty libby]

36. The truth is.....We Fucking Love Keith Olbermann n/t

[uppityperson]

37. Oh My God. THAT was wonderful

I needed that today. whew, wow. Thank you Keith.

[napi21]

42. I'm still saying WOW! I'm also a bit afraid for Keith.

Do you realize NOother HOSAT ever even comes close to that kind of criticism of this admin? I surely hope in all their reorganizing they don't do something really stupid!

[Luna_Chick]

43. Talk about balls-alicious

This is one extraordinary fellow. Thank you, KO!! :yourock: :applause: :applause: :patriot:

[BigBearJohn]

63. Balls-a-licious! GASP! LMFAO! I'm stealing that one! hahahahah

I LOVE IT

[Luna_Chick]

64. That's a Jon Stewart term, not mine

It's how he'd previously described Steven Colbert's priceless flaming of the chimp. :)

[Gloria]

47. Here's the link to the text that was sent out today ahead of the show...

Here, a preview of Keith's comments tonight.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/#060911a

[lonestarnot]

57. Unmistakable lies! re this administration over the last 5 years!

[Az_lefty]

58. Wow, I am just floored...

:applause:

[gauguin57]

59. That was the best thing to come out of the pathetic U.S. media in

the past five years!! ... since this whole mess began.

Keith is the best. He out-Murrowed Murrow tonight!

Beautiful and profound!

AND, he included the words "impeachable offense"!!!

[gauguin57]

60. Wow, KO on fire, Matt Lauer all up in Bush's grill ... go MSNBC/NBC!

The Peacock and MS Peacock are handing Bush his behind today!

[oasis]

61. kick for K.O.

[NuttyFluffers]

62. that was some breathtaking oratory

someone deserves a guinness!
:toast: