I rarely pay much attention to Keith Olbermann anymore because he’s turned into such a parody of himself, but when he’s good, he’s still really good. This is his Special Comment from last night about the shameful nonsense regarding Shirley Sherrod and the smearjob by Andrew Breitbart and FOX News. It’s rather long, but he’s dead on:
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If Keith’s ranting isn’t your thing, Rachel Maddow does an even BETTER job of taking down FOX News without so much self-righteousness:
I have to take issue with you when you state the Keith Olbermann has turned into a parody of himself. Yes, he’s passionate and he has a palpable disdain for idiocy and injustice. He has never claimed the mantle of journalistic impartiality, and it’s his passion that makes him so compelling.
He’s intelligent, passionate, and well-informed…would that more in the mainstream media could follow his example. His show is well-researched, well-presented, and generally spot-on. Republithugs generally can’t refute him, so they’re reduced to character assassination. Then again, when you’re out of bullets, character assassination is about all you’ve got left, eh?