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February 03, 2010

Low Ratings May Doom Keith Olbermann?
— Ace

What a dick move I just did. Yes, that's the way Andrew Malcolm sells the story on his LATimes blog, but he knows it's not true, the same way I know it's not true, but he knew that headline would grab people, and, well, yeah, I figured he was right.

So, okay, I just sort of lied. The question mark doesn't make it okay. Olbermann isn't going to be fired because everyone else at MSNBC (maybe except Maddow, who knows) has lower ratings and they've tried and tried for an actual ratings-winner and Keith Olbermann was as close as they came. And he failed, too.

MSNBC is a basket-case and always has been and always will be. And when you're always in the ratings cellar in every single timeslot, well, Keith Olbermann's smaller-than-Hot-Air audience of 268,000 still looks okay by comparison.

So Olbermann will probably not be fired, at least not until MSNBC finally goes dark, which probably won't happen either, because it's still dirt cheap to run true-crime documentaries all weekend and the channel can afford to lose a bit of money with NBC's wallet behind it. (Although, you know: NBC itself might not continue as a bona-fide network.)

Still: Dishonest headline aside, Olbermann's ratings are back where they belong. In the toilet.

There are a couple of reasons for KO's frustration and anger and volume and core meltdown over the Massachusetts election outcome, among other issues of galactic import. For one, lots more ranters around nowadays on all sides, including that colleague of Keith's with the hugest head in TV. Please, no 3-D for him!
Also, Olbermann's showboat is sinking. Listing in you-know-which direction.
It's as if he thinks talking LOUDER will keep his low cell battery from dying.
Worst, Olbermann's network president, Phil Griffin, is publicly praising him, always an ominous sign in television. While referring to his host almost in the past tense. "Keith has been our tentpole," Griffin says, adding later, "I'm pleased with where we are."
Where they are, as Jeff Bercovici points out over at Daily Finance, is way behind the big boys over at Fox News, Bill O'Reilly and gang. In fact, Keith is so far behind Bill, he can't even make out the state of the license plate, let alone the numbers. Bercovici thinks Americans may be outgrowing Olbermann's schtick.
In the most desirable TV demographic of 25-54, which Keith will soon outgrow himself, "Countdown" lost 44% of its audience from the beginning of President Obama's term until this year. It could have been worse -- say, 45%.
Olbermann averaged 268,000 viewers last month in that sector. That's just several thousand sets of those eyes more than Campbell Brown over on CNN. According to one count, Keith even finished in that time slow behind Nancy Grace. Nancy Grace!

Olbermann rode the Bush Derangement Train to... well, never to good ratings, but he could occasionally claim he beat an O'Reilly holiday repeat in a particular demographic.

But those glory days of incandescent mediocrity are far behind him. Yes, once upon a time, he blazed with the light of a nearly-average star; long ago, he soared high to almost-middling heights. He can still recall the days of wine and roses when moderate ratings were almost within his grasp; when he very nearly sipped the modestly-sweet nectar of almost-median performance.

One day he will tell his grandchildren -- well, grand-nephews and grand-nieces -- about his meteoric rise to the middle, or close to it anyway, and his fall -- not a terribly long fall, but enough to give you a bruise -- back to the bottom.

One day, he will say wistfully, I almost came pretty close to nearly getting a nontrivial number of people knowing vaguely who in the hell I almost was.

Thanks to Kent.

Punching Up: As you all know, when you pick a fight for attention, you punch up, not down. You take a shot at someone bigger, with a bigger audience. You don't get into spats with people with smaller audiences, because while that helps them, it doesn't really help you very much.

Keith Olbermann is going out of his way to mention Hot Air, even when Ed Morrissey offers a pretty routine bit of commentary about a non-issue. It's really just an excuse to mention Hot Air.

Because Hot Air is bigger than Keith Olbermann is.

So, why does Hot Air return the favor, flattering a guy with a smaller audience? Well, probably jut because it's TV, and that seems like it should be bigger and more influential than a blog. But it's not.

We are in a weird time where the lowest-ranked cable TV shows are now actually more poorly rated than the biggest blogs. And it's weird, now, because we're just not used to it. We're still thinking TV is big leagues, blogging is for wannabes.

But that is changing. Keith Olbermann's show is nothing but a ranty blog with camera-changes. Vidblogging never took off on the internet because it's too slow and boring -- people read much faster than someone can talk.

But vidblogging is now the centerpiece on MSBNC, because TV has always been slow and boring. People are used to it.

I can't yet claim this site beats Olbermann, or even pitiable pudgebunny Chris Matthews.

But...

Well, my ratings will go up, and theirs will continue going down.

We'll meet in a place Keith Olbermann considers his comfort zone -- in the middle.

Posted by: Ace at 09:29 AM | Comments (153)
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1
I think it's inevitable that they go to an informercial format and just replay their network news a couple of times a day.

Posted by: Dang Straights at February 03, 2010 09:32 AM (fx8sm)

2 "Keith has been our tentpole," Griffin says.

Heh. Tentpole.

Posted by: Jane D'oh! at February 03, 2010 09:33 AM (UOM48)

3 Keith who?

Posted by: Average American at February 03, 2010 09:33 AM (5hNfB)

4 "Keith has been our tentpole," Griffin says, adding later, "I'm pleased with where we are."

Is that a euphemism for something?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 03, 2010 09:33 AM (7BU4a)

5 Right... well, they are on most cable systems, which is a valuable fucking thing (as Blago would say) in and of itself, so the channel will probably persist in ways like you suggest.

Posted by: ace at February 03, 2010 09:34 AM (jlvw3)

6 (Although, you know: NBC itself might not continue as a bona-fide network.)

I've been talking about that to some friends as well. I cannot think of a single thing on NBC that I watch. And I watch a lot of tv.

Plus I don't care if it's not true, it's still fun to think about Keith getting the old heave ho.

Posted by: alexthechick at February 03, 2010 09:35 AM (8WZWv)

7 They should make a Keithy Olbermann dildo. Cause when he is pretending to be angry he vibrates. One thing they need to do thou is make it bigger unless they sell it in Japan.

Posted by: quite googleable at February 03, 2010 09:35 AM (EiH7n)

8 I get better ratings than Olbermann with this crap. http://tiny.cc/F8vBd

Posted by: Keith Morrison at February 03, 2010 09:36 AM (7rOET)

Nancy Grace....bwahahahah1

Posted by: eleven at February 03, 2010 09:36 AM (7DB+a)

10 Tentpole? Never heard . . . get that thing out of here Diane.

Posted by: Charlie Gibson at February 03, 2010 09:36 AM (qwK3S)

11
they get advertisers, right?

So they're pulling in some coin.

Posted by: This is rtogkrlfvc at February 03, 2010 09:37 AM (z37MR)

"Is that a euphemism for something? "

Quickly knocked down

Posted by: MDr VB1.0 CS1st at February 03, 2010 09:37 AM (ucq49)

13 Isn't this what the left predicted for Rush after the GWB win?

Posted by: Cluebat from Exodar at February 03, 2010 09:37 AM (BuYeH)

14 The fact that a nothing of a man that is Keith Olberman can be considered a
"tent-pole" for any network is frightening!

Posted by: McLovin at February 03, 2010 09:38 AM (RwvN1)

15 Ratings Schmatings!

What really matters is ad sales.

Posted by: Kos at February 03, 2010 09:38 AM (+zo63)

16 "This is the finger I file for unemployment with"

Posted by: Keef at February 03, 2010 09:39 AM (W5NBA)

17 >>Also, Olbermann's showboat is sinking. Listing in you-know-which direction.

Listing toward krazy.

Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 03, 2010 09:41 AM (0FiCa)

18
Mathews will quietly retire for 'health reasons' (i.e., expensive detox) is my guess.

Posted by: Dang Straights at February 03, 2010 09:41 AM (fx8sm)

19 O/T K-Mart Blue Light at Drudge: Brown Demands to be Seated

Posted by: RushBabe at February 03, 2010 09:41 AM (LKkE8)

"Tentpole"

Sooo......is that what's up his ass?

Posted by: Roadking at February 03, 2010 09:41 AM (y55H4)

One thing I don't get is why NBC gets all the grief for Keith. It's MSNBC. That MS at the front means MICROSOFT.

How come Bill Gates is never questioned about his support for this loon? What if Microsoft wanted the MS removed. How long would Keef's sandbox stay in operation.

I say it's time to lean on Microsoft.

Posted by: TakeFive at February 03, 2010 09:42 AM (/3pxq)

22
Is Dan "wig" Abrams still running MSNBC into the ground?

Posted by: This is rtogkrlfvc at February 03, 2010 09:42 AM (z37MR)

23
I keep telling Keith not to be a f*cking retard!

Posted by: The Rahmster at February 03, 2010 09:43 AM (fx8sm)

24 If MSNBC goes dark Jon Stewart will definatley be the hardest hit with all mining for comedy gold that he has been doing there.

Posted by: Roadking at February 03, 2010 09:43 AM (y55H4)

25
K-Mart Blue Light

Can't touch a flaming skull.

Posted by: Dang Straights at February 03, 2010 09:44 AM (fx8sm)

26
You know what's funny?

Think of the people/shows canceled by MSNBC.

Phil Donahue
Curtis & Kuby
Jesse Ventura
Alan Keyes
Mike Savage

who else?

Posted by: This is rtogkrlfvc at February 03, 2010 09:44 AM (z37MR)

27 Those last paragraphs are one of the finest and most accurate eulogies for a salt and pepper wind tunnel I have ever read.

Posted by: Komissar Vladimir at February 03, 2010 09:44 AM (SOrDj)

28 MSNBC is a basket-case and always has been and always will be.

What's weird is that I can recall a time, several years ago, when I would tend to seek out MSNBC for news coverage, particularly of breaking news (not political stuff, but more like disaster or crime news). CNN and Fox tended to inject too much "analysis" way too early in the stories' timeline; MSNBC tended to have local boots on the ground quicker.

'Not sure if that component of MSNBC is still functional, because I basically boycott the network now, but at one time I think it was a good news station.

Posted by: Y-not at February 03, 2010 09:46 AM (sey23)

Hey Keith,

Moo....

Posted by: greetings from Cownell University Alumni at February 03, 2010 09:47 AM (Vu6sl)

Keith Olbermann's smaller-than-Hot-Air audience of 268,000

Actually, that's audience in the 25-44 demographic. His overall audience skyrockets into the substantial six-figures!

Posted by: MSNBC publicist at February 03, 2010 09:47 AM (ElI+6)

Give me Matthews ambushing Dean 2 hours a day and I'll be a loyal viewer.

Give me Matthews shoving a rolled up newspaper in Dean's mouth like Ash on Ripley and I'd pay for that shit.

Posted by: eleven at February 03, 2010 09:47 AM (7DB+a)

32 Don't forget "McEnroe." I think that was MSDNC.

Posted by: Keef at February 03, 2010 09:47 AM (W5NBA)

33 And this on the same day that Katie Couric gets publicly humiliated on Drudge. It's a sad day for mainstream journalism.

The problem that MSNBC has is the same problem that the moonbat Democrats have. They are looking for unobtanium. MSNBC is looking for someone that can actually sell this moonbat nonsense and the moonbats are looking for a politician that can actually make moonbat policies work. The problem is not the Olbermann or the Obama. The problem is the solutions MSNBC and the Democrats are trying to ram down our throat are batshit crazy.

Posted by: WalrusRex at February 03, 2010 09:47 AM (xxgag)

34 Oh, and as to the comment about nothing worth watching on NBC. I still watch The Office. Well, not on NBC. On Hulu. But still.

For my money, there's no better cure to PC idiocy than a comedy centralized on its absurdity.

Posted by: Komissar Vladimir at February 03, 2010 09:47 AM (SOrDj)

Main reason: people who aren't ultra-partisan saw use in him taking the ruling party to task in the Bush years. There is little use for a guy going on TV to protect the ruling party.

Plus, while his "Worst Person in the World" as a title is somewhat tongue in cheek, the rest of his show is not - he really believes and wants viewers to believe that every item is a life-or-death struggle of Good v. Evil. That's a hard pace to keep.

Posted by: CJ at February 03, 2010 09:49 AM (9KqcB)

36 Although I would love to see msnbc go dark, I really don't want that SOB reporting on any sports channel, my Sony Bravia is to big to kill but I did kill a 20" once during the W and hanoi john the traitor back and forth, almost went to jail too for discharging a firearm in the city limits, luckily the cop was a Vet. Heh

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 03, 2010 09:49 AM (IIHY9)

37 i so do not understand the tv industry. one would think you get paid by having more viewers, so a ranting twat like KO would have been sent packing long ago, right? so are the exec's at msnbc, if there are indeed some adults there running things, must be saying 'sure, keefie is a flaming asshole, but he's a left-wing flaming asshole, so it's ok.' this, to a good capitalist like me, makes no sense, but whatever. now, if they wanted a rating bonanza, they'd have a show where all the poor staffers, interns, and low-level flunkies that have had to work KO sit around and swap true stories about what a pathetic loser he is. not to mention the females he's subjected to his keefieness. ewwww. you know you could fill an auditorium with people who've had contact with him and therefore hate him, and there'd be enough material for 10 seasons of the 'Keith: What a Dick" show. use that show as a lead-in for keefie's real show, and he'd actually have some viewers on hand to endure the thing.

Posted by: KilltheHippies at February 03, 2010 09:50 AM (94ai5)

38 The thing about viewers versus readers, though, is that KO has those eyeballs for the better part of an hour. I suspect Hot Air readers don't spend anywhere near that much time, on average, at the site... and most of the ones that do are constantly refreshing just one or two comment threads.

I hit HA several times a day, but I'll bet I spend less than 20 minutes reading articles there, and I rarely bother with comment threads.

Posted by: Russ at February 03, 2010 09:50 AM (UHp/e)

Posted by: RushBabe @21

Nice. I hope he also asks the Rules Committee to look into the legality of the votes that Kirk cast.

Posted by: arhooley at February 03, 2010 09:50 AM (ElI+6)

40 Keith Olbermann: Ratings :: Helen Thomas : Tumesence

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Posted by: BumperStickerist at February 03, 2010 09:51 AM (ruzrP)

41 When will your paychecks match?

You have vastly lower operating costs, web ads are drastically less expensive to produce then tv spots, demographics can be collected with every eyeball, and a direct channel for sales exists - the click -- why shouldn't you make more money then KO.

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 09:51 AM (CPefM)

42 Maybe MSNBC will just ask Keith to take a big pay cut, as rumored for Cougar Couric.

Posted by: MDr VB1.0 CS1st at February 03, 2010 09:52 AM (ucq49)

John Edwards Photographed In Secret Love Tryst With Tiger Woods Wife Elin Nordegren?

Um, no. But we did use a question mark.

Posted by: The National Enquirer at February 03, 2010 09:52 AM (QKKT0)

Hey Keith,

We've got your backside just like you had ours.

Posted by: The Chickens at Cownell Agricultural University at February 03, 2010 09:53 AM (Vu6sl)

Laura Ingraham once had a morning show on MSNBC.

It was called Watch It! And it sucked.

Posted by: arhooley at February 03, 2010 09:55 AM (ElI+6)

Well, my ratings will go up, and theirs will continue going down.

Hey, Ace, you are in the top forty in the wiki political blog ranking thingy, and that's pretty damn good.

Posted by: huerfano at February 03, 2010 09:55 AM (sf1Eo)

FTFY

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 09:55 AM (QrA9E)

48 Fortunately, Keith can fall back on his education in cow deworming.

Posted by: FreakyBoy at February 03, 2010 09:56 AM (Q41Zh)

49
Dennis Miller had a funny and interesting show on CNBC...

but he also had a chimp on the show regularly.

I hate fucking chimps. I hate all monkeys.

Posted by: This is rtogkrlfvc at February 03, 2010 09:56 AM (z37MR)

50 I think what you're supposed to do, Ace, is warn people that Olbermann will incite people to violence with his paranoia and hate. It has nothing to do with reality but it seems to work for the PuffHo crowd.

Posted by: Crusty at February 03, 2010 09:57 AM (GvSpB)

51 Obama to announce resignation?

Posted by: FireHorse at February 03, 2010 09:57 AM (cQyWA)

52 (Yeah, that is kind of a dick thing to do.)

Posted by: FireHorse at February 03, 2010 09:58 AM (cQyWA)

53 O/T K-Mart Blue Light at Drudge: Brown Demands to be Seated

Posted by: RushBabe at February 03, 2010 01:41 PM (LKkE

I thought it was announced a couple of days ago that he would be seated the 4th, tomorrow. I remember discussing it on here (with SiM).

BTW...anyone else get a weird google screen when the click on the story at Drudge?

Posted by: Tami at February 03, 2010 09:58 AM (VuLos)

Obama to announce resignation?

Wishful thinking or positive thinking? You decide.

Posted by: huerfano at February 03, 2010 09:59 AM (sf1Eo)

55 Phil Griffin confirms what we already knew...

Keith Olbermann Is a Flaming Tentpole.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at February 03, 2010 09:59 AM (mHQ7T)

56 America needs Keith Olbermann. If the man serves no other purpose, he is quite effective in reminding us all how terribly debilitating mental illness can be.

Posted by: Soap MacTavish at February 03, 2010 10:00 AM (554T5)

I hate fucking chimps. I hate all monkeys.

We have a procedure for that.

Posted by: Dr. Zaius at February 03, 2010 10:00 AM (QKKT0)

58 We are in a weird time where the lowest-ranked cable TV shows are now actually more poorly rated than the biggest blogs. And it's weird, now, because we're just not used to it. We're still thinking TV is big leagues, blogging is for wannabes.

Yeah, easy to think that way. New media and all. Especially since TV has forever had "gate keepers," those responsible to ensure that those who fill the time slot are talented or at least interesting; which has made broadcast journalism an elitist gig. The blogoshpere operates under the "Have computer, will Blog" prerequisites. With zillions of bloggers (Even me with my pitiful readership of 4. I'm coming for you Olbermann!) even the top dogs might forget their actual influence, and fall prey to the elitist media establishments pretentious self vision of credibility.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 03, 2010 10:00 AM (0q2P7)

59 who else?

That nappy headed Imus.

Posted by: Tami at February 03, 2010 10:00 AM (VuLos)

60 Phil Griffin's quotes in that story are bat-shit-effing-crazy. Would not hire that dude even for the most menial task, too much of a liability.

Posted by: John Galt at February 03, 2010 10:00 AM (F/4zf)

61 Tonight's Woooorrrsst Perrrrsssoooonnnnn Innnn Theeee Worllllddddd is a rightwing extremist teabagging racist sexist homophobic blogger known as "Ace".

Posted by: Keith Olbermann at February 03, 2010 10:01 AM (wPZU5)

It comes down to the Cost/Benefit analysis with the ratings. There is something similar to actuarial tables for ratings. To be profitable a show must meet a certain level of ratings based on its cost. That is one reason SciFi shows have a hard time on network TV. The cost of the special effects drives up the need for very high ratings.

For a show like Countdown the single biggest cost is KO himself. You have to figure that his ego demands a really high salary. So it will all come down to what is the ratings break even point, where Keith's salary makes his show unprofitable?

Posted by: Eric at February 03, 2010 10:01 AM (3f3uN)

One day, he will say wistfully, I almost came pretty close to nearly getting a nontrivial number of people knowing vaguely who in the hell I almost was.

Or he could say in a raspy voice;

I coulda been a contender.....

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 10:01 AM (QrA9E)

Charlize Theron Promises Night of Wild Sexual Ecstasy To Pathetic Blog Commenter?

Could happen, you know.

Posted by: Cicero at February 03, 2010 10:02 AM (QKKT0)

65 BTW. I've got a liberal friend (Common I live in California, I CANT avoid them ALL) who didn't even no Olbermann existed. Funny seeing he was the target audience.

I told him if he ever needed to get his liberal rage going that he should tune in.

You see Mr. Olbermann Sir! We can be civil.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 03, 2010 10:04 AM (0q2P7)

Posted by: WalrusRex at February 03, 2010 01:47 PM (xxgag)

+100

Posted by: RushBabe at February 03, 2010 10:04 AM (LKkE8)

67 Tonight's Woooorrrsst Perrrrsssoooonnnnn Innnn Theeee Worllllddddd is a rightwing extremist teabagging racist sexist homophobic blogger known as "Ace".

Don't forget advocate of violence against women...... and hobos.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 03, 2010 10:05 AM (0q2P7)

68 On Rush today he mentioned that a 19 year old girl from NZ was selling her virginity to the highest bidder for college tuition, she had one bid for 45k......WTF???

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 03, 2010 10:05 AM (IIHY9)

Keith Olbermann Is a Flaming Tentpole.

That's not a tentpole. It's one of those umbrella hats.

Posted by: huerfano at February 03, 2010 10:05 AM (sf1Eo)

70 Obama gets a clue?

Nahh, that'll never happen

Posted by: Hatchet Five at February 03, 2010 10:05 AM (wPZU5)

Bringing teh funny.

We are in a weird time where the lowest-ranked cable TV shows are now actually more poorly rated than the biggest blogs. And it's weird, now, because we're just not used to it. We're still thinking TV is big leagues, blogging is for wannabes.

So I guess it follows that Ed and Allah make more than Keef.

Posted by: FUBAR at February 03, 2010 10:05 AM (1fanL)

72 Rumor has it, Keith has problems in the tentpole department.

Posted by: Bumbles McBama at February 03, 2010 10:05 AM (pLTLS)

73 Katie Couric to "Back that Thang Up" tonight on live TV to convince management she deserves that huge salary?

Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at February 03, 2010 10:05 AM (Vu6sl)

74 John Gibson will show up predicting a return of Olbermann to "Bathtub Boy" status in 4... 3... 2...

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at February 03, 2010 10:06 AM (jGaqA)

75 Damn you to hell, sock!

Posted by: grouchyunderalls at February 03, 2010 10:06 AM (pLTLS)

76
you really think she's a virgin?

or 19?

Posted by: This is rtogkrlfvc at February 03, 2010 10:07 AM (z37MR)

77 I wonder whether Comcast's acquisition of NBC makes a difference in the management of MSNBC in particular. I also wonder whether Microsoft will ever tire of this useless property - it already has the makings of an independent media network via XBoxes.

Posted by: stuiec at February 03, 2010 10:07 AM (7AOgy)

78 I hate fucking chimps

from Chim-pan-A to Chim-pan-Zee?

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_{funniest.Simpson's.Musical.Bit.Ever}

Posted by: BumperStickerist at February 03, 2010 10:07 AM (ruzrP)

79 86,

You never know these days with kids, but she should praise the Lord that I'm not her Dad!

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 03, 2010 10:08 AM (IIHY9)

80 Heidi Klum and Marisa Miller promise all-night threesome with overweight blog commenter?

Posted by: Hatchet Five at February 03, 2010 10:09 AM (wPZU5)

81 90,

Not overweight, but I am a commentor, mmmmmmm I can haz a wish can't I?

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 03, 2010 10:10 AM (IIHY9)

82 And this on the same day that Katie Couric gets publicly humiliated on Drudge.

Worse than the lesbo dirty dancing with children present? I'm scared to click over there now.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 03, 2010 10:11 AM (mR7mk)

83
I can't yet claim this site beats Olbermann

Ah, I see what you're doing. You are bucking for Worst Person in the World status.

Hey, D'Olberman, you're not worthy to hold Ace's loincloth!

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie at February 03, 2010 10:11 AM (1hM1d)

He can still recall the days of wine and roses...

More like days of ginger-ale and daisies.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 03, 2010 10:12 AM (oLULt)

85
_{funniest.Simpson's.Musical.Bit.Ever

ha! sung to Amadeus, if I recall rightly}

Posted by: This is rtogkrlfvc at February 03, 2010 10:13 AM (z37MR)

86 92 Nothing requiring that degree of eye bleach, for sure.

Posted by: Hatchet Five at February 03, 2010 10:15 AM (wPZU5)

87 One thing about liberal douchebags the more outrageous things they say and do the more they support each other, definitely ball dipping heaven for me when they finally lose everything and go back to their farked up lives as nothings.

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 03, 2010 10:15 AM (IIHY9)

88 Olberchild likes the shitty after taste of hind tit. He likes it because he knows it's better than he deserves, and the best he will ever get.

Posted by: maddogg at February 03, 2010 10:15 AM (OlN4e)

89 ...including that colleague of Keith's with the hugest head in TV.

When did Cavuto leave Fox?

Posted by: David in San Diego at February 03, 2010 10:15 AM (GF+6V)

Worst, Olbermann's network president, Phil Griffin, is publicly praising him, always an ominous sign in television. While referring to his host almost in the past tense. "Keith has been our tentpole," Griffin says, adding later, "I'm pleased with where we are."

Heh! It's pretty bad when even your boss says you're the biggest dick. It must be so hard for Keith.

Posted by: Barack Zoolander Obama, Male Model at February 03, 2010 10:15 AM (CfmlF)

91 Dammit Ace, stop insulting bunnies in this horrid manner! If this keeps up, you'll need to watch your back while grail questing and canoeing.

Posted by: monty python killer bunny aka snowball at February 03, 2010 10:16 AM (cniXs)

92 The only thing that pays attention to Olberman is his monkey--when he spanks it.

Posted by: Corncob Supporter at February 03, 2010 10:16 AM (ktYjH)

Hey, D'Olberman, you're not worthy to sniff hold Ace's loincloth!

There, I fixed it for you!

Posted by: Barack Zoolander Obama, Male Model at February 03, 2010 10:17 AM (CfmlF)

Maybe if Olbermann wasn't such an unhinged dick, more people would watch him?

I'm just thinking out loud here.

Posted by: Jim in San Diego at February 03, 2010 10:18 AM (F09Uo)

95 When he locks the bunker doors and marries Eva Braun, we'll know it's over

Posted by: slade at February 03, 2010 10:18 AM (XsHAM)

96 104,

Jim we've been friends for a long time, but don't type shit like that bud.

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 03, 2010 10:19 AM (IIHY9)

97 One of the more disturbing things about Odormann is that the current occupants of the White House probably consider him an objective source of information.

Posted by: Captain Hate at February 03, 2010 10:22 AM (Sghlv)

98 The "fat lady" is warming up

Posted by: Neo at February 03, 2010 10:22 AM (tE8FB)

56 but he also had a chimp on the show regularly.

The monkey used to push the button to play the dean scream.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 03, 2010 10:23 AM (cniXs)

100
yeah, I just don't like monkeys

Remember the last show with the monkey? It was kinda sad.

Posted by: This is rtogkrlfvc at February 03, 2010 10:25 AM (z37MR)

101 Low Ratings May Doom Keith Olbermann?Low ratings are nothing new to Olbie. I have always imagined his demise will be brought on by a felching exercise gone horribly wrong.

Posted by: Desmond 2-2 at February 03, 2010 10:26 AM (dP6Ky)

102 Olbermann has a fat fanny, not nearly as muscular as Andy's. This is a big problem in those circles.

Posted by: Banjo at February 03, 2010 10:27 AM (1DQ52)

103 I honestly wonder what Keith Ohlberman's LDL's and cholesterol levels are, plus his blood pressure has got to be sky high. I think that if he doesn't kill himself, he's going to stroke out on air.

Posted by: runningrn at February 03, 2010 10:30 AM (CfmlF)

104 Remember how, when the Clinton era was coming to an end, the left kept telling us that there was no future for Rush Limbaugh? Yet, Rush keeps steaming ahead, the gold standard for talk radio.

1 year after The Won took office, Olbermann is spiraling into the low throne.

Posted by: amos at February 03, 2010 10:30 AM (gDWoG)

105 Here's to your ratings going up.

Posted by: Mr. Chumpo at February 03, 2010 10:31 AM (dDysH)

106

"Keith has been our tentpole"

You have to click refresh pretty often to be the first to get in on a straight line like that.

Posted by: slug at February 03, 2010 10:31 AM (n8Nln)

107 I'll bet Levin talks about this today. And makes special mention again of what a tiny wee wee'd perv olbi is.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 03, 2010 10:32 AM (cniXs)

108

Oh yeah, and Ace already alluded to it, but it bears worth repeating:

BOOOOSH'S FAULT!

Posted by: runningrn at February 03, 2010 10:33 AM (CfmlF)

109 Keefums should threaten to commit suicide on the air if his ratings don't go up. People would flock there daily to see 'if this was the day'.

Posted by: GarandFan at February 03, 2010 10:36 AM (ZQBnQ)

110

I think that if he doesn't kill himself, he's going to stroke out on air.

I thought the same thing. And then they introduced Ed Schultz on PMSNBC. So now I give Ed top billing on that one.

I dunno about you, but when I disagree with someone, the first thought in my head usually isn't "hey I'd like to throw a party just to invite these people over so I can urinate on them".

Posted by: grouchyunderalls at February 03, 2010 10:38 AM (pLTLS)

111 MSNBC will make the big comeback once they return all my phone calls and give me my own show. Imagine my brand of photography on the television!

I think they were fascinated by my special coding that digitally bans viewers who are bad crazy and dissent from the views presented on the host's show.

I told Andi about it and he was GOBSMACKED!!11!!!

I told Kos about it, and he bitched about my hotlinking stealing his bandwidth

Posted by: Cahrsel Jhonsno at February 03, 2010 10:45 AM (sYxEE)

112

"Maybe Keith can pitch pots and pans or Sham Wows or something."

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Posted by: reason at February 03, 2010 10:52 AM (XiVKO)

113 106 104,

Jim we've been friends for a long time, but don't type shit like that bud.

Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 03, 2010 02:19 PM (IIHY9)

It is pretty funny that the secret to KO's success and longevity was just handed to him for free, and even if I called him up and said that to him, he still wouldn't do it. To me, that's the cool part.

Posted by: Jim in San Diego at February 03, 2010 10:56 AM (F09Uo)

114 Keith Olbermann? B+

Posted by: B. Obama at February 03, 2010 10:57 AM (SPSOE)

115 Nice of you, Ace, to give the poor shmuck a shout out. God knows, he needs all the attention he can get.

Posted by: RM at February 03, 2010 11:00 AM (1kwr2)

116 It's time for the final countdown.

Posted by: President Obumbles at February 03, 2010 11:02 AM (DH/cp)

117

Remember the golden age of TV back in the 50s and very early 60s?

It was a time when there were damn good shows that were entertaining whether they were comedies, classics, or variety shows. It was a time when the news was considered a public service and we could actually believe it (or so we thought).

Why did we lose those days? That would make a wonderful research project for someone writing a thesis.

Of course in a liberal university you would never get your pHd on it.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 11:02 AM (QrA9E)

118 Know what'll really make your ratings go up ace? Picture of your dong. Or that hot pole vaulter from a few years ago. Your choice.

Posted by: mr.frakypants at February 03, 2010 11:12 AM (zOP98)

119

If MSNBC wants to keep this person on air, despite sinking ratings, fine - I have not and will not tune in anyway.

Where I draw the line is having to look at that face during my football coverage - he is no longer a sports commentator, so please put him back in his sewer and off of an all-American programme.

/rant off

Posted by: DWT at February 03, 2010 11:13 AM (g1LvW)

120 Bath Tub Boy bites it again......

Soon "olbermannwatch" will have more views that that piece of dreck's TV show.
At that point, the universe will be sucked into a black hole.

Posted by: SantaRosaStan at February 03, 2010 11:15 AM (JrRME)

121 KO was in the right place when Bush Derangement Syndrome was at it's height and he had the most heinous case. Now that Bush only exists in Oliar's excuse drawer, Keefie is just a peculiar, obnoxious loudmouth and there's no audience that wants to identify with that. The thing that I can't understand is though he never had great ratings he got clout, big bucks and the great office. But then again, look what we've got in the WH. Go figure.

Posted by: ontherocks at February 03, 2010 11:17 AM (HBqDo)

122
An MSNBC insider reveals Keith Olbermann will appear in a special sweeps week episode of To Catch a Predator. To cross promote his Countdown show, Keith will name himself "Worst Person in the World" for attempting to lure a minor to have sex with a mashed up bag of meat.

Posted by: Katie Couric's colon at February 03, 2010 11:27 AM (Oxen1)

123 the reason you're not bigger than Kieth is because people like me just steal your links and don't let people know about this place... it's my super secret moron place, I don't want too many people to know about it... Sorry Ace... I'll donate again today.

Posted by: Kaptain Amerika at February 03, 2010 12:35 PM (k1LKK)

124 Do you like it when people say mean-but-true things about Keith Olbermann?

"Of course you do. Well, this is the most brutal Olbysmashing IÂ’ve ever read. And IÂ’ve read ours."

Another highlight: "And then it gets rude."

http://dctrawler.dailycaller.com/2010/02/02/
do-you-like-it-when-people-say-mean-but-true-things-about-keith-olbermann/

This one's even better. Keith Olbermann knows how to treat the ladies

With videos and still images, Jim "Treacherous" Treacher goes all in.

http://dctrawler.dailycaller.com/2010/02/03/
keith-olbermann-knows-how-to-treat-the-ladies/

Posted by: Looking Glass at February 03, 2010 12:45 PM (LJSfA)

125 NSDNC and Obermann are on the downtrend, their fortunes are tied to the adoration/hero worship of BHO and progressivism. . As the idol tarnishes, so do the acolytes. America is a center/right country with the MSM all focused on left/far left point of view, so Fox has most of the center/right market to itself. MSNBC and CNN could never counter program against Fox because the conservative audience did not trust them and they never understood the frustration that many had with the MSM. The brilliance of O'Rielly and Hannity is that they could tap into this frustration and convert it to ratings. Beck is the same, but CNN could not use him effectively because they refused to listen to his point of view. Roger Ailes could be the Steve Jobs of network news. He has a vision of what his audience wants and has both grown and acquired talent that attracts and retains and audience. Fox has the same dominance that the iPod has. If Obermann, Matthews et al continue to be a goldmine for Jon Stewart material and the NBC news brand continues to be tarnished then expect Comcast to make changes. Either way MSDNC will be different 12 months from now.

Posted by: John at February 03, 2010 12:49 PM (6FYZ6)

126 133, Oby is so toxic that I could not seem him going to Fox, more likely PBS or Bloomberg television. Perhaps he could do a show with Charlie Rose and spend all of their time interviewing columnists for the NYT, Washington Post and the remaining liberal dems left in office after this election. They could all bemoan the stupidity of the electorate and discuss the brilliance of BHO.

Posted by: John at February 03, 2010 12:55 PM (6FYZ6)

127 Keith Olbermann? Never heard of him...

Posted by: The Planet at February 03, 2010 01:05 PM (/bVuS)

128 The question is when the loser will be removed from NBC's Sunday Night Football? They try to cross market him to get him more audience, but he just pisses off the normal people who want to watch the game

Posted by: SAM at February 03, 2010 01:32 PM (mFIDw)

129 So, Death wins after all.

Posted by: toby928 at February 03, 2010 01:42 PM (PD1tk)

130 Even by criticizing that scumbag, you're giving him more attention than he deserves. Ignore Matthews and Olberman. They're so slimy that they aren't even worthy of being criticized anymore. They're invisible nobodies now. I suspect that there more viewers of test patterns than viewers of their vacuous shows.

Posted by: Guest at February 03, 2010 03:57 PM (ITzbJ)

131 "Keith has been our tentpole," Griffin says, adding later, "I'm pleased with where we are."

Hngh, Hngh. Euphemism? Yes. Hngh, Hngh. Keith has been our raging hardon. We are pleased,...er...he pleases us,...uh...hngh, hngh....

Posted by: davboz at February 03, 2010 08:01 PM (WAEEo)

132 <i>Well, my ratings will go up, and theirs will continue going down.</i>

In order for that to happen, perhaps you can get e-safe to take you off the "forbidden pornography" list so that I can read your stuff at work. They just put you on last week. I don't know why since you were not any more offensive than normal. Maybe it is your retarded comments thingy.

Posted by: Mark in Texas at February 04, 2010 04:16 AM (oEBcV)

133

Hey Hey not so fast. Olberdouche did get national attention once. Last August Rahm did mention "those FUCKING RETARDS at MSNBC."

Posted by: Nazi astroturfers at February 04, 2010 04:22 PM (68tQb)

134 Just one observation: Thank your teacher that you can read (it may not continue for much longer under Mr. Duncan). It says more about our literacy that more are reading Hot Air than are watching the Boob on the Boob Toob.

Posted by: stew247 at February 06, 2010 04:23 AM (umqmj)

135 His ratings have been MSNBC's "tent-pole" the only trouble seems to be they are trying to set a tent up in China on this side of the globe...lmao. If there is the Anti-Rush Olbermann is it, including in factuality as well as content.....couldn't happen to a nicer jerk...

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