Olbermann = O'Reilly

Well, I've had it. Last night was it.

I've watched with some amusement as Olbermann and O'Reilly carried on their silly, self-important slap fight for what seems like decades. But after watching Keith's head nearly explode (again) during his show last night, I need a catharsis. And this blog is where I cathart.

Is that a word?

Anyway, the fact is, Olbermann & O'Reilly are merely opposite sides of the same ridiculous coin. Both spin and fabricate at a furious clip, and both are watched and worshipped by sheep whose minds are as closed as their heroes'.

First, Olbermann, since his stunning bullcrap last night is what finally induced me to vomit this particular blog...

... last night, KO called someone a "right wing water carrier". And you're what, Keith, an "objective journalist"? Are you so far gone that you think you're somewhere in the middle? Holy crap. I don't even know what else to say on that one...

... I'm sure I wasn't dreaming this: MSNBC referring to KO's show as a "newscast." Perhaps I was laboring under the impression that "newscast" inferred some kind of balance, objectivity and reason. My bad. The term "newscast" must now mean "a partisan sheep taking an hour of cable time to rant like an under-medicated lunatic"...

... KO said "Bush lied unintentionally". Keith, doesn't lying imply intent? Does that mean that when you're wrong about something, you're lying, too? Is this a joke? Do you not see the difference between being wrong and lying? Of course not, you don't want to. Not when you can attack someone with whom you disagree.

... KO's record of being afraid to debate anyone on his show continued. Have you noticed that his only guests are people who agree with him? What you afraid of, Keith? Even BILL debates with guests, and he does it every night! Aren't you good enough?

... KO's fixation on BO has long since reached "creepy" levels. KO obviously doesn't understand that he drives viewers to Bill every time he whines. Perhaps KO feels he's elevating himself on the national scene with his bizarre attacks on BO, attaching himself to a bigger star. Hmm. As a matter of fact, this fixation now makes sense.

Olbermann is nothing more than MoveOn.orgTV. He's found his niche, playing to the far-left sheep, and he's running with it. Supply & demand. He's not to be taken seriously, of course, but no sheep are.

As for Mr. O'Reilly...

... there are times his show are simply unwatchable, especially when he launches into his Hannity-like diatribes laced with a disturbing mix of pollyanna and naivete...

... his faux-populist "we're looking out for you" claim has to be one of the funnier lines on television or radio. My guess is that it's his way of saying "...really, I'm not a right wing loon, so I'll occasionally pretend the GOP is pissing me off on something." Right, got it...

... after watching his show for a few years now, I'm still undecided - is his over-the-top pomposity just showbiz like Limbaugh's, or is it an uncontrollable nasty sludge that oozes out of him on a regular basis? My guess is, it's the latter, but either way it simply overpowers whatever "point" he's trying to make...

... another point of curiousity: With his track record, I can't help but think that all the hot babes he has on his show as guest pundits and experts are there for his carnal interests more than for their input and opinions. As creepy as KO's fixation is on O'Reilly, these segments of BO's show are even more creepy.

O'Reilly has done precisely the same thing Olbermann has: He's found his niche, he's identified his sheep, and he feeds them nightly.

Neither man deserves to be taken seriously. But, given their intense hatred for each other, it's absolutely delicious how similar they are.

And that, my friends, is the biggest source of their hatred.

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