The traditional media has been slow to come to grips with the American public's distrust and dislike of President Bush -- sentiments clearly reflected in opinion polls dating back well over a year. Almost alone among the network newscasters, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann is channeling that sensibility. Channeling it -- and amplifying it. In fact, the increasingly shrill Olbermann is fast becoming the Howard Beale of the anti-Bush era: He's mad as hell, and he's not going to take it anymore. His newscast-ending "special comment" yesterday was a doozy. Here's the text ; here's the video.
"Increasingly shrill" is an apt characterization, but he's worth having around. Where is that show, "I'm gonna kick your ass", anyway? I bet Keith would be great on that. Olbermann's Special Comments |