Olbermann stopping ‘Worst Person in the World’ segment

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Say it ain’t so, Keith! Say it ain’t so!

Countdown host Keith Olbermann, in a fit of (toned-down) pique at Jon Stewart’s false equivalence of MSNBC with Fox News, announced tonight that he is “suspending” the “Worst Persons in the World” segment, with an eye toward killing it. To many of the show’s viewers, this is the best part of the show, and equating its elimination with taking the high road misses the point entirely. Don’t kill “Worst Persons,” just be the better person....

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rally-to-restore-worst-persons-in-the-world/

“The anger in this news hour was not an original part of it, nor was it an artifice that we added to it. It was a response to a threat to this democracy posed by Bush.”



Don't stop it Keith!

[Clio the Leo]

1. It is, without question, the WORST part of the show.

Pun intended.

Good on him.

[gblady]

13. totally agree.....

my least favorite part of KO...
found something else to do when the segment was on...

Glad the KO thought about Jon's underlying message.

[Bitwit1234]

14. AMEN to that.

[Qutzupalotl]

16. Me, I could do without Oddball.

To each his or her own, I guess.

But yeah, this is the proper response to Stewart, to take his advice to heart.

[Zoeisright]

18. I tune in at :45 after the hour just for that segment.

I love it. And I wish he wouldn't get rid of it.

[Skittles]

2. sounds like Jon hit a nerve

[thunder rising]

6. Agreed, but we don't have to make KO "Ironman" now that he's done everything he can do.

Jon and Barack are going to kill us all with anxiety attacks, but if we are going to bring this country back together, we gotta tone it down.

I also agree, that KO helped us (Dems) immeasurably and should go down in history like Edward R. Murrow.

[Duke Newcombe]

11. Sounds like introspection, and changing one's behaviors...

...based on new information, or repackaging of time tested info. In other words, skills long since ossified on the Right.

[SheilaT]

3. Actually, although I'll miss it,

I can see where it's time to retire that segment. Sometimes lately I feel as if they're reaching too hard for the Worst Person. It was highly amusing a couple of years ago when he had the feud going with O'Reilly.

It may well be revived if the R's gain control of Congress and start in with the expected shenanigans.

[Supersedeas]

28. and then there are other days when it is not a reach at all.

[abelenkpe]

4. I won't miss it

Lpve KO tho. Every show evolves so it's all good. :)

[xultar]

5. Good! I think in the end he rethought and reconsidered. Bravo Keith.

[Danmel]

7. All those years

And contrary to my teenage daughters assesment,Keith never picked me!

[xultar]

8. ...

:spray:

[Jennicut]

9. It is kind of stale now. Time to do something new.

[Duer 157099]

10. Good. I hate when our side keeps showing the assholes

I don't care how stupid they are and what they do, I simply DO NOT want to see it when I tune into Keith or Rachel or Randi or whoever.

Good.

[budkin]

12. Always good to evolve... props to KO!

[Hekate]

15. It's time to move on to something more chewy, Keith. Thanks.

[madinmaryland]

17. This is fucked up. I'm sorry, but this was one of the few times

that we got to see Repub HYPOCRISY live.

Maybe he kind a different way of showing it, or has he been told to shut it down by the corporate ownership.

[Rincewind]

19. I hope he brings it

back, it's always been my favorite part of the show.

[Uzybone]

20. my admiration for KO just grew a lot

very impressive.

[denimgirly]

21. Repubs are Happy -- Now they can continue to attack with Even Less Call outs.

But at least our side is happy KO is taking the high road even if repubs can now continue to manipulate people by making even more false attacks with even less call outs such as what normally happened with "Worst Person".

Sure we as democrats will always show up at a knife fight with an instruction manual and end up losing every time, but at least we can wake up bruised and bloodied and say at least we were the bigger man by showing restraint -- even if everything collapses around us. So let them have their way because when they get mean we should just take our ball and go home.

Bravo!

[Moostache]

22. Keith needs far more variety of guests and contributors...

Alter, Robinson, Wolfe et al. are on almost every single night, night in and night out...

If you are changing the show Keith, do more investigative reporting and exposes and less interviews with Howards - Dean and or Fineman.

[lamp_shade]

23. Good. He's probably just as tired of it as I am.

[Raine]

24. I don't know if it was that effective ... there are so

many worsts that picking one is impossible.

[Yeshuah Ben Joseph]

25. I suspect this is only temporary.

If the Repukes take over Congress, there is going to be a need for new daily nominations to the Worst Persons list.

[trayfoot]

26. I heard him say that last night........

I am NOT happy that he is getting rid of the segment.

[kjackson227]

27. I usually switch channels during this segment...

of the show, so I'm glad he's discontinuing it.

[cyr330]

29. Gawd. . .

I hope this is not a sign that KO is turning into a big candy ass. I don't think I'll watch his show anymore if it comes to that. I'll give him a chance though & see what happens. I love to see repigs acting stupid & awful, which is what they generally do.

I like Rachel, but she's ultimately too sweet. I like someone with an edge, and I just don't want to hear that they're trying to "bring the country together." It ain't gonna happen.

[last_texas_dem]

30. Disappointing

Hopefully he will reconsider...