Blizzard Triggers Meteorologist Meltdown

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2010 An excitable meteorologist by the name of Jeff Kosek, who delivers weather reports for AccuWeather.com, got a little worked up over the blizzard conditions in the nation's Northeast. However, his unique delivery style, albeit perplexing, didn't cost him his job, as an amused Keith Olbermann reports in this clip from Wednesday's "Countdown." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart and His Many Pairs of Glasses Take Olbermann to Task

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2010 Let it be known that MSNBC's Keith Olbermann is not a fan of Massachusetts Sen.-elect Scott Brown. In turn, let it be known that Jon Stewart is not pleased by Olbermann's apparent descent into "the fetid swamp of baseless name-calling" -- except, that is, for his creatively crass description of Rush Limbaugh. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann: Obama Could Face Primary Challenge

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2009 Keith Olbermann has had it with Liebermancare, and he says the president will lose the left and possibly face a primary challenger if he doesn't kill the "heinous mandate" in the health reform bill. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feeling Burned on Health Care

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Dec 18, 2009 Those who denounce the Senate plan imagine that Obama and fellow Democrats possess political muscle to achieve something more. They don't. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Keith Olbermann: Saving American Lives

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2009 The "Countdown" host, having just emerged from a personal encounter with the system, pulls out all the stops for a special hour-long comment on the need for health care reform.The "Countdown" host pulls out all the stops for a special hour-long comment on the need for health care reform. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fox News Drags Kids Into Faux Obama Conspiracy Theories

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2009 The folks at Fox News are outraged after seeing a clip of some New Jersey school kids singing President Obama's praises and have handily spun the story into yet another sign of the Obama administration's relentless indoctrination of unsuspecting Americans everywhere. Problem is, there's similar footage to be found of schoolchildren doing the same for George W. Bush. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Corporate Parents Agreed to Censor Olbermann and O’Reilly

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2009 It's no secret that Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly don't get along, but the two TV personalities have drastically scaled back their attacks on one another ever since a private meeting between GE and News Corp. CEOs determined the feud was bad for the bottom line. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

McCain’s Mama Smacks Back

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2009 Last night, John McCain's 95-year-old mother Roberta appeared on "The Tonight Show" to talk political punditry Watch as she bashes Keith Olbermann and responds to Rush Limbaugh's call to kick her son out of the Grand Old Party “ He does not represent the Republican Party that I belong to," she said . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann Offers Hannity $1K per Second to Be Waterboarded

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2009 So, Sean Hannity told Charles Grodin on Wednesday night that he would agree to be waterboarded "for charity" -- and you'd better believe that that sort of talk wasn't lost on Keith Olbermann. On Thursday's "Countdown," Olbermann upped the ante for Hannity's date with "enhanced interrogation techniques" by offering to open his own pocketbook for the cause. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann’s Tea-Hee Party

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2009 Yes, Keith Olbermann and other pundits (paging Anderson Cooper) had a field day with the right wing's adoption of "tea bagging" as the driving metaphor behind their Tax Day protests. But no, the double entendres didn't start "on the blogs," as Bill O'Reilly's "nice lady" guest Amanda Carpenter suggested on his show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Maddow on the Economy, Olbermann’s Giant Head

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2009 MSNBC's resident smartypants, Rachel Maddow, paid a visit to "Late Night With David Letterman" on Monday to guesstimate the size of Keith Olbermann's coconut, describe her rise to the heights of punditry and opine about how Wall Street is like a bumper-car ring. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bobby Jindal’s Speech Renders Rachel Maddow Speechless

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2009 If you didn't catch it already, take a look at MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow's reaction to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's disastrous speech Tuesday night. This is what is known as good television. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )