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December 24, 2005
Voice of Reality 2005: Keith Olbermann
For being the only cable news reporter to cover what's truly important and to do so with a depth which is in short supply elsewhere on televison. For being the only reporter to cover the irregularities of the 2004 election; for standing his ground against his corporate bosses; for taking on Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter, and Rush Limbaugh; and for delivering what was a truly historic commentary about the Katrina disaster.
Countdown with Keith Olbermann isn't the highest rated cable news show. But it should be. Keith doesn't tow any party line and rarely mixes news reporting with commentary in a single segment. In an era in which punditry rules the day, Keith opts for a show in which the news speaks for itself. And when watchdogging is needed, Keith dives in with both feet, but without beating us over the head with self-important demagoguery. He's smarter than that and refuses to patronize his audience by overemphasizing what needs to be said. The Fox News slogan "we report, you decide" actually applies to Countdown more so than anything actually on Fox News.
Keith is old school in the spirit of Edward R. Murrow -- yet, at the same time, his show is way ahead of the news curve. Signing off with, "Good night, and good luck," Keith reminds us what news used to be as well as what it can be. It can be fun without being moronic. It can be muckraking without being biased. It can be insightful without being boring. It can infuse new technologies of information gathering (blogs, for example) without excluding those who aren't tech savvy.
For all these reasons and many more, Reality Based Nation names Countdown anchor Keith Olbermann our Voice of Reality for 2005.
Posted By Bob Cesca | December 24, 2005 10:50 AM | DIGG ME!
Comments
I agree. More Olbermann; less Scarborough.
Posted by: TomChicago at December 26, 2005 08:38 AM
I never miss Countdown. The only show on television at the moment worth watching!
Posted by: Karen at December 31, 2005 04:51 PM
I agree with Karen. She must be VERY smart.
Posted by: Marilyn at December 31, 2005 05:18 PM
Hey Keith, still worried about that AIDS thing? You limp dick faggot...piss poor on ESPN, and non-watched on MSNBC...must suck to be a fucking loser?
hOOt
Posted by: Hoot Gibson at January 2, 2006 12:24 AM
Hey Hoot....I'm surprised you even know where MSNBC is on your TV. It's patently obvious that you're a Fox "fair and balanced" viewer. You don't have a hateful, judgmental bone in your body.
Happy New Year!
Posted by: Karen at January 3, 2006 11:53 AM
I love Countdown, though I do think they include too many undeserved potshots and opining. Like that guy who was rehabilitating a vulture to fly... Keith said something about "I bet this guy doesn't have a girlfriend". I like the show Keith, but f*ck you. Sometimes. And lose the popsicle stick puppets. It undermines your credibiity.
Posted by: NDC at January 4, 2006 01:47 AM
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