Maybe it’s just me. Maybe I’m the only person on Earth right now that sort of feels sorry for Keith Olbermann. Sort of.
His ratings are in the tank and continue to dive. He’s been pwn3d by Tucker Carlson. Even the punks at Journolist don’t like him. (That’s gotta smart.) And the latest attack on his oh so frail self-esteem is the news coming from Sports by Brooks that Olbermann has been removed from the NBC’s Football Night In America. NBC has said it was due to “Olbermann’s weekday commitment to MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann” Sure.
Despite his thesaurus fetish and efforts to portray an image of stoic journalistic integrity, Olbermann is an embarrassment to the once fine tradition of news reporting and anchoring. His regular tirades have become nothing more than self-characterizing and only the politically inept and mentally stunted actually take him seriously anymore. For those old enough to remember, I can easily see parallels between his career and that of the funny yet self-destructive Lenny Bruce. Can you say downward spiral?
Now the real question: How does the greatness that is Major League Baseball continue to allow Keith Olbermann to tarnish its blog pages with his musings? His nightly tirades on MSNBC are often aimed at the very people that fill the stands of baseball parks across our great land.
And before anyone gets their hippy panties in a wad, yes, I realize that Olbermann has every right to speak his mind. So do I. How often have have we heard that those in the limelight should be held to a higher standard. This applies to politicians, athletes, musicians, actors and other highly visible personalities including people with daily television shows used to trumpet personal opinions. When your platform of choice is used to smear, distort, and stoke anger, you need to be called on it. Facts are important things that cannot be ignored; if Obermann actually engaged in thoughtful discussion and legitimate debate, this site might not even exist. But he doesn’t.
Well… After watching this video I’ve had a change of heart. I can’t feel sorry for such a hateful, misguided and self-absorbed windbag. If you happen to agree with my opinion, please stop by our Respect The Great Game web site for more info and maybe even donate to our cause.
