MSNBC Re-Signs Keith Olbermann

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2007 MSNBC has asked Keith Olbermann to stay on as the host of "Countdown" for at least four more years. The left-leaning broadcaster is the network's golden boy, with a ratings jump of 85 percent over the last year, thanks to his unique synthesis of Edward R. Murrow-style commentary and a wicked sense of humor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

’24’ Creator Surnow is ‘World’s Worst’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2007 Olbermann put Joel Surnow in his hall of shame for ducking a meeting with the head of West Point, who wanted "24" to tone down its constant "torture works" message. Watch the video, and read about the West Point meeting. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Disturbing Iraq-Iran Parallels

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2007 Olbermann put together a video package that compares Bush's 2002 rhetoric about Iraq with his 2007 rhetoric about Iran. It's not pretty. Also, see this Vanity Fair article, which has more frightening news on the topic. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weekly Video Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2007 This week, our collection of Truthdig-flavored videos includes GOP senators grilling Condi on Bush's troop escalation plan; a brutally ironic film reminding us that Saddam Hussein was a 40-year CIA asset; and "The Simpsons" on global warming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weekly Video Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2007 This week's selection of Truthdig-flavored videos includes Jon Stewart probing Washington Post reporter Rajiv Chandrasekaran about Bush administration follies; Sen. Jon Edwards teeing off his presidential run; and an impassioned Keith Olbermann decimating the case for a "surge" of troops in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Olbermann to Bush: ‘You Do Not Own This Country’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2007 During another of his notable special comments, Keith Olbermann took Bush to the woodshed over reports that the president plans to sell a troop escalation in Iraq as a "sacrifice." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conservative Radio Host Wants Dissenters Detained

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2006 Conservative radio personality Mike Gallagher appeared on Fox News on Tuesday to vent his anger at "The View" host Joy Behar for comparing Donald Rumsfeld to Hitler. Without a shred of irony, Gallagher then called for the government to round up Behar, Matt Damon and Keith Olbermann and "take the whole bunch of them and put them in a detention camp until this war is over, because they're a bunch of traitors." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Feingold Questions Study Group’s Judgment

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2006 Flipping through the news channels on Wednesday, one would have seen an endless parade of pundits and politicians praising the Iraq Study Group's report One exception was a man who was critical of the war before it was in style, Sen Russ Feingold (D-Wis), who told "Countdown's" Keith Olbermann: "The fact is, this commission was composed apparently entirely of people who did not have the judgment to oppose this Iraq war in the first place" Watch it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann Slams Challenge to ‘Civil War’ Label

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2006 Keith Olbermann handed L. Brent Bozell III the "Worst Person in the World" award for challenging NBC's decision to refer to the Iraq war as a civil war. President of the Media Research Center, Bozell said of NBC's decision, "Probably 100 generals in the field in Iraq would disagree." Watch it Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann Outperforms Trash Media

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2006 Keith Olbermann's synthesis of in-depth Murrow-esque reporting and hard-hitting opinionated analysis has attracted a growing audience and turned the O'Reilly model on its head. The Nation magazine has a profile of broadcast journalism's rising star. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Olbermann Weighs In on Elections

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2006 With another of his stirring essays, Keith Olbermann speaks to the stakes of Tuesday's elections: "Saddam Hussein will get out of Iraq the same way 2,832 Americans have, and thousands more He'll get out faster than we will And if nothing changes tomorrow, you, Sir, will be out of the White House long before the rest of us can say we are out of Iraq" . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Olbermann: GOP Is Biggest Terror Org in USA

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2006 The MSNBC host uses a recent GOP ad and a copy of Webster's Dictionary to buttress his argument that the Republican Party is the largest terrorist organization in the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )