Keith Olbermann: Simply the Worst

Playback Editor on 02/23/07

I am basically a guy that will give everyone the benefit of the doubt. I really try to do quite a bit of research before I open my mouth and rip into anyone. Keeping this all in mind, I cannot help but to keep commenting on MSNBC's Keith Olbermann because I find him to be such an outrageously nasty, insecure specimen that it amazes me.

This is a guy that was a sports commentator whom basically got fired from ESPN because of an outrageous, obnoxious personality memorialized by temper tantrums. He will be remembered for later going on air to apologize for his tremendous insecurities. Somehow years later he ends up hosting a prime slot show on MSNBC and his daily agenda is not to be believed.

Olbermann and his show offer absolutely no perspective other than their own, juvenile far-left political outlook. He will never have an interview subject on air that challenges his views. Instead, each night he teams up with a crew of regulars that share his pompous, condescending disdain for anyone that doesn't share his opinions.

(More to come)

Hillary, Barack, Britney and Oscar

Playback Editor on 02/23/07

The upcoming Academy Awards ceremony will provide an interesting window to see just how tuned in (or out) Hollywood's elite are today compared with the rest of the planet.

I was shocked to see Hollywood godfathers like Geffen and Spielberg throw themselves behind a completely unknown commodity (Obama) after their long standing love affair with the Clintons. All I can tell you is aptitude aside, Obama the politician has nothing to do with their selection or support. That decision reeks of a personal vendetta between the Clinton's and their former cohorts.

I can see Geffen and Company, brewing at the Clintons over not saving the dolphin of their choice and deciding to teach her "a lesson." Team Geffen raised tens of millions of dollars for Bill and Hill over the years. They were Lincoln bedroom regulars. They would never just change horses over little matters such as policy which could easily be nuanced. Something of a personal nature went down. You can see it in Geffen's strategically selected, personalized attacks. He called Hillary old. He went out to hurt her and more than likely did.

Obama is an interesting guy, full of charisma and quite bright. However, he has next to nothing on his resume that would afford him Democratic front runner status. However, until proven otherwise, he radiates exceptional and moldable potential. Team Geffen are idol makers. That is their business. Hill's hill got a bit steeper.

Academy Award night is Hollywood's annual coming out party. The rest of the universe gets a scripted peek inside of Dreamland. I will be interested to see how host Ellen DeGeneres and the dozens of other speakers choose to address the political climate. Their decisions might make for better television than the rest of the show.

Charles Krauthammer on the Transparent, Dishonest Strategy of the Democrats Reguarding the Funding for Iraq War

Washington Post Columnist Charles Krauthammer dissects the Democratic attempt to cut off funds, end the war but manage to remain supportive. Net/Net: nice try but ultimately transparent and accountable.

No Way To End A War
By Charles Krauthammer
Friday, February 23, 2007; Page A19

The United States has fought many wars since 1941 but has never again declared one. No one abroad declares war anymore either, perhaps because it has the anachronistic feel of an aristocratic challenge. Whatever the reason, today Congress doesn't declare war; it "authorizes" the "use of force."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/22/AR2007022201453.html

Victor Davis Hanson on the Hypocrisy of the Democrats

For the longest time I have observed politicians who once lined up behind President Bush on the matter of Iraq attempting to reposition themselves as the polls shifted. I have found it lame, pathetic and transparent every time one of them tried to justify their decision by saying they were"misinformed," as if they were lied to and moved ahead as innocent babes in the woods.

If they were misinformed, they were no more misinformed than the president as all information led all to believe that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and was working on establishing a nuclear arsenal as well. If their position runs deeper, claiming they were purposely mislead by a self-serving Administration bent on personal agendas, then they are far too naive and unfit to govern with any authority in my book.

Victor Davis Hanson points out the hypocrisy in the claims of so many of these fair weathered, transparent hustlers.

Disingenuous Party

The Democratic antiwar problem.
By Victor Davis Hanson

Why did a majority of Democratic senators — such as Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, and Chuck Schumer — vote to authorize a war with Iraq on Oct. 11, 2002? And why is this war now supposedly George Bush’s misfortune and not theirs?

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Y2I3YzM1NGZiNjNjNDIzMzU1N2ZhNjM3NDlmNDQ1ZTE=

Thomas Friedman: Monday Morning Quaterback

Tom Friedman of the NY Times writes an interesting but incomplete column critiquing the Bush Administration's decision making history and resulting ramifications, but manages to leave out many key details, diluting his argument.

One of the points Mr. Friedman and so many others leave out is that without the president's strong stance on Iraq, North Korea would never have come back to the table as the U.S. would have been continued to be viewed as an empty threat. Many in the world may despise Bush, but they do take him quite seriously.

A Foreign Policy Built on Do-Overs
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: February 23, 2007

Watching the Bush team wrestle with Iran, North Korea and Iraq reminds me of something that used to be said of the Reagan administration: The right hand never knew what the far right hand was doing.

http://select.nytimes.com/2007/02/23/opinion/23friedman.html