The Nation:Olbermann is without a doubt the best news anchor on television

[Kadie]

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"We Have Not Forgotten, Mr. President." The Nation
Mon Sep 11, 9:49 PM ET


The Nation -- Keith Olbermann is without a doubt the best news anchor on television today. Two weeks ago, echoing the spirit of the legendary Edward R. Murrow, Olbermann took Donald Rumsfeld to task for comparing critics of the Iraq war to Nazi appeasers. Tonight, broadcasting live from above a desolate and still demolished Ground Zero, Olbermann delivered a stirring eight minute commentary indicting the Bush Administration's shameful and tragic response to 9/11. The entire speech is worth watching and reading, so I'm posting the full text below.


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[Omaha Steve]

1. I agree 100%

Edward R. Murrow reincarnated perhaps?

[rodeodance]

2. ok----i will rate it up. thanks for the post

[C_U_L8R]

3. the bravest man in broadcast

errr... courageous man in cable

[wordpix]

16. He IS brave and his ratings keep getting better---the Edward R. Murrow of

his time

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. Thanks Kadie.....

Rated it up. Keith is getting some well deserved attention these days, and I hope it won't jeopardize his job (ala eric alterman).

:hi:

[Kadie]

25. Keith brought me to tears last night.

It was awesome. I had to hit rewind on the DVR and watch again.

[Tarheel_Dem]

32. I know...I even watched the midnight repeat....

and I've only ever done that a couple of times. Each time I've found myself nearly blubbering, and I'm a grown man. Noone deserves the spotlight more than Keith, he has been the lone voice in mainstream television media to take this administration and its harpies to task continuously.

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[Beer Snob-50]

6. Oblberman is good,

but he isn't a news anchor. Neither is tweedy, o'reilly, limbaugh, or the whole cable news ilk.

[Bake]

27. How do you figure that?

Tweety, OReally, etc. are talk show heads. Pundits. KO reports the news, and he most certainly IS an anchorman.

Bake

[Bjorn Against]

29. He is an anchor, although one that is not afraid to express his opinion

Contrary to popular belief news anchors are allowed to have opinions. When they report the news they have to stick to facts, something that Keith does very well.

Just like Edward R. Murrow spoke his mind from the news desk however, there is some room for commentary in the newsroom just so long as that commentary is not disguised as a legitimate news story. Keith never attempted to pretend that his opinion was shared by everyone.

O'Reilly is something completely different than Keith, because O'Reilly does not always report the facts he just straight up lies. There is a difference between expressing an opinion and lying, and that is the line no journalist can cross. O'Reilly has crossed that line, Keith has not.

[bdamomma]

8. Keith stands by himself as far as indepth and honest reporting

this is what we have been missing, too much fluff news, thanks Keith.

[ChiciB1]

9. It IS Obvious That He Has Stood Alone Among His Peers & Most

definitely surpassed them in confronting these Corrupt Revisionists as no other. I, as well as thousands and thousands of others have nothing but praise for his courage to speak out when so many others have looked the other way.

For some time now I have not used the word HOPE because it has had very little meaning for me. Hoping has done nothing, only action will. With Keith Olbermann speaking out as he has done over the past year, we finally see some real action. I can't express my gratitude for the strength of this man. Who would have ever thought that he, one who was basically involved in sports would have become such an advocate for our Constitution and Bill of Rights!

I wrote to thank him myself as I'm sure so many others have. This is the 3rd hard-hitting speech he's given in less than 2 weeks, but there have been others in the past. I wish him all the best and pray that he will remain safe. I worry that those evil doers will have him in their cross hairs.

[drbtg1]

11. You mentioned "others in the past"

The most notable of the others was the Katrina special comment. That comment landed Mr. Olbermann in Rolling Stone's list of 2005's Mavericks, etc.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8957321/keith_olbermann

After the Rumsfeld comment, Rolling Stone is showing it still watches Mr. Olbermann.

http://www.rollingstone.com/nationalaffairs/?p=478

Perhaps a cover feature might be in the future.

[ChiciB1]

26. That Would Very Fantastic... I Still Subscribe To Rolling Stone

and am aware of the others, but thanks for the links. As a "boomer" I stopped getting the Stone for a while, but have always come back. I had so many old issues and one of the commemoration of Elvis Presley that I gave to my sister from way back then. She's a huge Elvis fan, I really wasn't all that much.

I'm more Dylan, Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and many of the era, you get my drift. Last month they did Dylan on the cover! His new CD hit Number 1 last week.

[fasttense]

10. Wow, that man sure can talk.

We have not forgotten, Mr. President.

You have.

May this country forgive you.

The part about his friends' remains being in the air we breath brought tears to my eyes. All I can say to Keith is Amen.

[Alizaryn]

12. It is nice to see it winning the most emailed article!

[LynneSin]

13. Man it's tough to watch his show

It's on the same time as Comedy Central repeats of "THe Daily Show" and "Colbert Report". SInce I try to go to bed around 10-10:30, I usually catch the repeats the next day.

:grr:

I need a Tivo

[Catherine Vincent]

14. Yeah buddy!

:bounce:

[wordpix]

15. Yes, Keith is the best, does the best stories & commentaries

Last night as he was delivering his message and slamming BushCo, I kept saying, "YES, THANK YOU!"
:applause:

[SmokingJacket]

17. I can't believe they let him on TV.

I watched it on youtube. :wow:

It was incredible -- historic!!

[CollegeDUer]

18. MAINSTREAM television; Amy Goodman is best overall I'd say

But go Keith Go!

[file83]

30. Has Amy Goodman ever been granted an interview with *? That would be

awesome!!! She would rock his world - so it'll probably never happen.

[CollegeDUer]

34. She really got on Clinton's nerves

In fact at the beginning of her first DN! book she quotes him talking about her.

[redqueen]

19. Good stuff!

:kick:

And please rate it. :)

[MoJoWorkin]

20. Rated up, with pleasure!

K O brought tears to my eyes, and hope in my heart(something that has been in very short supply over these last many years).

[DUBYASCREWEDUS]

21. I think

we need to tell Dan Abrams how important Keith Olbermann is. I think it was on the Taylor Marsh site that I read that Dan Abrams is now in charge of MSNBC.

[4_TN_TITANS]

22. Powerful stuff....

I can't believe KO hasn't been hauled off to Gitmo yet.

[Kansas Wyatt]

23. Too bad this will not be all over the airwaves

Like all of the BushCo & Republicans, Inc. propaganda is always parroted over the airwaves non-stop.

[Hamlette]

24. done and rec. n't

[redqueen]

28. Click & rate both of these.

:kick:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20060911/cm_thenation/20060925path_to911

[rego]

31. I think "Mike Tyson's Punch Out" puts it best...

[dipsydoodle]

33. Watch it on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1OA2wHcBt4

[amb123]

35. Keith Olbermann - The ONLY true news anchor on television. Period.

:applause: :patriot: :applause: :patriot: :applause: :patriot:

[gully]

36. Story was not rated?

:wtf:

[samsingh]

37. i totally agree - he is amazing

i would pay $20 a month to see a full hour of his newscasts on a regular basis.

[samsingh]

38. he sure is.