Tag: Countdown with Keith Olbermann

"I heard Tucker Carlson, then a new MSNBC host, rattle off a list of conservative conspiracy theorists he thought was damaging the United States of America: Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, and Glenn Beck."

"'Yes, they were lured on false pretenses -- that's true -- but when they got to Martha's Vineyard, they were certainly treated very humanely. Is that really kidnapping?' Yes! Yes it is really kidnapping!"

During Erin Burnett OutFront, the anchor covered a story published by New York Magazine in what it called a six-month investigation into Hunter Biden's laptop, which Olbermann panned.

Olbermann first took his latest shot at CNN CEO Chris Licht, reiterating his claim that when the pair worked together at MSNBC he thought Licht "ate paste", before turning his attention to Tapper.

"And I'm sorry to say this under these circumstances but I never saw Bernie Shaw be nice to anybody."

"And his act was the same in 1978 as it is in 2022. He was a cop jock-sniffer."

Keilar said Biden shouldn't have utilized Marines in the background of his speech. Olbermann pointed out last week the only reason those Marines were in the background was because that's where they're permanently stationed at the facility.

"But CNN deserves to be singled out. We know it has installed a hatchet man for Joe Scarborough as its new president."

"Mispronounced his name like that three times in 30 seconds. Q-toe. Its Cueto. C-U-E-T-O. He has been a major league pitcher since 2008."

Olbermann said Travis "redefines dumbf*** racist" for his opinion. Travis countered by saying he couldn't be labeled racist after comparing athletes of different races, while pointing out the similarities between Irving and Rodgers with Ali for their standing up to government policies. He also called COVID "our modern era Vietnam".