A Special Comment...

[Divine Discontent]

Keith, for nearly 8 years yours was a voice on MSNBC that called out the powerful when they spewed forth their vitriol upon the people and took actions that were suspect, or were frankly downright malicious.

And, in your showing now being no more, it is the people who are harmed.

You Sir, are a special Human Being.

You have made us all a little more closer to one another, and helped us know there was a voice out there speaking on behalf of the people when so few in the media dared to...

We are so very grateful to you, and always will consider you a friend, and a master at telling a story...

[annabanana]

1. k&r . . .n/t

[butterfly77]

2. Kick,kick,kick &recommended!

:kick:

[jillan]

3. You -----

Made me cry :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Divine Discontent]

15. jillan, I was already doing it when I posted.

sorry to make anyone else sad, but I'm really disheartened by this... I hope he comes back quickly somewhere.

:hug:

[jillan]

16. I was right there - going between feeling sick to my stomach & wanting to cry.

[Divine Discontent]

22. it's quite upsetting,

I wonder where he's gonna go. We really need him out there. He is amazing to listen to. His closing tonight was wonderful, despite being sad.

[Plucketeer]

56. My sentiment

EXACTLY!!! KO, we NEED you!




LIFE IN A GOP NIRVANA

[blaze]

4. Thank you sir.

Please do not fade away quietly.

[yellerpup]

5. Kick.

What happened?

[blaze]

7. KO

Dumped. :(

[yellerpup]

10. He's resourceful.

He'll be back. I was watching tonight when he made the announcement and read himself off the air with Thurber. A WTF moment for me. Can't wait to hear the details on what went wrong with his contract negotiations and am even more curious to see what he does next. Thanks. :hi:

[Tracyjo]

6. ..

[madamesilverspurs]

8. K & O

...that is not a typo.


-

[MiddleFingerMom]

9. We really NEED him and I hope we don't have to go long without him. k&r n/t

[calimary]

12. No kidding. Especially since the bad guys took over the House of Reps.

Damn.

Just DAMN.

[frogmarch]

11. K&R

We'll miss you, Keith.

[Major Hogwash]

13. It's like they did it to us ON PURPOSE!

I remember when Keith started and I thought, geez, isn't this the guy from ESPN?
Then I remembered my grandpa's favorite saying, "Don't argue with someone who has the facts on his side."

And Keith had the facts!!!
He connected the dots for a lot of us.
He had my attention for the entire 8 years!
Every night, almost.

He was on Letterman's program the night that McCain canceled an appearence to be on Dave's show, saying he had to go back to Washington because of the phony "banking crisis" in 2008 and then McCain appeared on CBS News with Katie Couric!!

My gawd, what a night in television history that was!!
Caught a phony baloney politician lying out of his mouth to the entire country!!!

[Divine Discontent]

17. "And Keith had the facts!!! He connected the dots for a lot of us."

spot on.

I hope he finds a way to keep being easily available for us to hear. He truly galvanized MSNBC into what it is with his well made show.

[1776Forever]

14. Where are the millionaire/billionaires who say they are liberals? Damn!

Why don't they start their own network?

Did anyone hear Ed Schultz say tonight "If I couldn't talk about things that affect the middle class than I don't want to be on this show"? I did! Is this going to be the way it goes from here? Let's hope not!

K&R

[Divine Discontent]

18. Yes, they could do it. And, it's going to be interesting to see how long Ed's there. n/t

[Youth Uprising]

26. I don't expect Ed to last long

He' one of the loudest and most outspoken voices in there. I don't think the new management is going to take to kindly to him, or Cenk for that matter.

[Divine Discontent]

27. good point. Cenk certainly won't like this, and Ed, God bless him, he's not gonna take orders. n/t

[Avalux]

19. I would never have made it through 8 years of Bush Hell without Keith.

He was the only media voice out there who put my thoughts into words. It was comforting to turn on KO and know that he spoke for me; a bright beacon of truth during very dark days.

I hope Keith knows what he means to me and all of us.

[Divine Discontent]

21. "I hope Keith knows what he means to me and all of us. "

I really believe he does...

We wouldn't have made it through those dark years without him. At times a lone voice of dissent against the most powerful people in the world, that takes guts.

[ClayZ]

33. I could not have stayed halfway sane

... were it not for K. O. And DU!

K &R

[russspeakeasy]

60. DITTO

[Patsy Stone]

20. Amen

K&R

[SteveG]

23. Amen! (nt)

nt

[kentuck]

24. I have to kick this one.

Thanks Keith! :-)

[Divine Discontent]

25. hey kentuck, hopefully he sees it, as I know he checks out DU from time to time, and what better

time for him to check it out than now and know we thank him so much.

Thanks for kicking! :hi:

[kentuck]

35. I hope so.

His efforts are greatly appreciated.

[Overseas]

28. K&R! Excellent! //nt

[Divine Discontent]

32. as I head off to bed, that is one word that describes KO - Excellent! thank you, Good Night and...

Good Luck.

[highplainsdem]

29. K&R

[Lugnut]

30. K&R n/t

[onestepforward]

31. K&R!

[sabrina 1]

34. Lovely comment ~

:kick:

[pacalo]

36. Ditto!

Especially this part:

YOU, SIR, ARE A SPECIAL HUMAN BEING!

[PufPuf23]

37. Is Keith Ob. gone from MSNBC?

This makes me ill if so.

Just came back to DU.

I liked KO as a sports writer.

[me b zola]

38. K&R

[PufPuf23]

39. Having now read this thread double ill

and feeling creepy about our leadership and those that control wealth and power.

KO is a genuine person and profesional.

[orleans]

40. every night i would watch his show with my mother

we'd make coffee at six, have some dinner and head out to the living room by seven o'clock with our coffee cups in hand, settle in and turn on keith.

after his show we would turn on "whatever"--until rachel came onto the scene. then we'd stay tuned and watch her.

on some nights when i worked late she would watch keith and when i got home she'd say to me: "you have to watch keith tonight" and then she'd tell me what was on his show. so i'd watch it on the rerun and my mom would still be up and in the living room and she'd watch it all over again with me.

every night. monday through friday. all the time. for years.
it was something we both looked forward to.
it was one of the few things my mother looked forward to.

my mom was older--she never went out. this show was an important part of her life.

my mom passed in the autumn of 2009

i want to thank keith for giving us this wonderful show--for being so open-minded--a trait my mom highly valued. and i want to thank him for sharing his humor, thoughtfulness, sarcasm, subtleties, and bold, meaningful commentaries that helped to make the final years of her life a little more enjoyable and interesting.

it was great.
it really was.

[Rhiannon12866]

41. K&R. Beautifully stated.

;(

[Swamp Rat]

42. Thank you Keith Olbermann!! ... I hope to see you again soon on a better network.

:yourock:

[lonestarnot]

43. One w/o the convicts.

:toast:

[Swamp Rat]

45. Ain't dat da truth, dawlin'!

:hi: Way'at lonestarnot! :hug:

[lonestarnot]

47. Swampie if you need food and water that is not poisoned, I will send you some!

[Swamp Rat]

48. I've been eating mostly canned tuna lately, and frozen veggies.

Our local seafood supply, what I normally eat, is too hazardous. I have also stopped drinking from water fountains, and don't trust some of the local farms.

Thanks for the offer, but I have adjusted to what is available that is not poisoned.

I can't wait for crawfish season! At least the mudbugs aren't affected by the BP fuck-up, but I bet they will be very expensive this year.

[lonestarnot]

49. mmmm damn that looks good! Breakfast lunch and dinner!

Don't forget the :toast: :beer: :hug:

[PatSeg]

53. It appears that there is a competition clause

in his contract which would forbid him from going to another network for a certain period of time (probably two years). David Shuster said something to that effect last night on Anderson Cooper's show. Hopefully there will be ways Keith can still reach his audience without violating the terms of his contract.

[Vickers]

44. Who was it that used to have the "Keith Olbermann Estrogen Club" or sumpin like that?

I always got a smile from that one.

[B Calm]

46. K&R

[Enthusiast]

50. K&R

What a sad development.

[lib_wit_it]

51. Still haven't heard exactly what happened--Rachel made it sound like he was not kicked off, but I"m

getting the idea he was. If so FUCK MSNBC, and the Republicans, and Ronald Reagan, and Dick Cheyney, and Glen Beckkk, and Limblech, and Scary Pallin, and all the rest of the Right Wing, mafia. Jeeebus, They're still gonna be on tee vee and Keith is not?!! WTF??!!

[trayfoot]

64. When did Rachel address this issue?????

I missed that. What did she say?

[kernelfarmer]

52. K&R (nt)

[WillyT]

54. HUGE K & R !!!

:patriot:

:kick:

[Tripod]

55. K&R!

:applause: :(

[Paper Roses]

57. Thanks for helping us see things for what they really are.

We will miss you, please come back somewhere soon.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

58. Thank you Keith..

K&R!

[gateley]

59. Beautifully stated. Thank you for speaking for many of us. nt

[nolabear]

61. K&R for KO

[SalmonChantedEvening]

62. K&R!

:applause: :hug:

[myrna minx]

63. Thank you Keith. I am so saddened by this - I think I'm still in shock.

:cry:

[Kurovski]

65. Kick. (nt)

[Highway61]

66. Big K &R!