Keith Olbermann

Lots to talk about tonight with Congressman Anthony Weiner, Democrat of New York. Congressman Weiner, let's go straight to the phrase of the week -- deem and pass. Has it been decided that that is the way you will vote on this on Sunday? REP. WEINER: Well, before we get back into the weeds of the process, a little hat tip to the president.  

Geraldo Rivera criticized Fox News host Bret Baier for his interruption-heavy interview of President Obama Wednesday. Friday morning on radio program "Brian and the Judge," Geraldo — a Fox News host himself — said that Baier should have treated Obama with more respect. "At a certain point, you gotta recognize...when the President seemed exasperated and frustrated and unable to complete a sentence, I thought at some point you gotta make a difference between the guy who's the senate whip or the house wh

At a certain point, you gotta recognize...when the President seemed exasperated and frustrated and unable to complete a sentence, I thought at some point you gotta make a difference between the guy who's the senate whip or the house whip, or the assemblyman, the leader of the state senate   -Geraldo Rivera

 

Last night's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann " was an encore of Olbermann's hour-long Special Comment on health care. During that hour, Olbermann, who lost his father last Sunday, called for action on health care reform and asked viewers to donate to the National Association of Free Clinics. As a result, NAFC raised more than $2.1M from more than 32,000 donors.  

I'm a sucker for the guy who wrote Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis and always pay attention to a journalist with that kind of soul. That said, Howell Raines shows a bit of hypocrisy in his piece about journalism's failure to call out Fox. His criticism of Fox's Roger Ailes raises visions of the equally raucous MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow and The Ed Show . Asking aesthete print journalists to referee two bare-knuckle behemoths is reasonable but daunting.

The American people do not want Obamacare.   -Howell Raines

 

Near the end of the 10AM ET hour on MSNBC Thursday, anchor David Shuster criticized Fox News anchor Bret Baier for having "interrupted the President numerous times" in a "contentious" and "heated" Wednesday interview. Shuster later accused the network of bias: "Fox is far more – far more conservative overall than MSNBC could ever be liberal." Shuster brought on left-wing Mother Jones editor David Corn and David Freddoso of the Washington Examiner to discuss Baier's interview with Obama.

interview people who are Democrats and [are] not as soft on that.   -Rachel Maddow

 

Time now to call in Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus. Congresswoman, thank you very much for your time tonight. Are you surprised that Dennis Kucinich switched his vote?  

With us tonight from Capitol Hill is Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, who sits on both the Budget and Finance Committees.  

Michael Moore: crusader and "common-man" - with a net-worth in the range of $25-50 million, appeared on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" with fill-in Lawrence O'Donnell March 15, continuing to fight the good fight against capitalism and health insurance companies. Moore predicted the Democrats' ObamaCare will pass, "But this bill, as good as many of the thing are in the bill, you know - young people can stay on their parent's insurance until 26, that's a great thing - it's a death sentence for literally

Their only crime - for dying - their only crime that they would have committed was they were a citizen in the United States of America   -Michael Moore

 

Keith Olbermann shares some of the details of his personal experience dealing with difficult medical decisions for his ill father and the importance of talking with loved ones about end-of-life care and the value to Americans of including "life panels" in any health reform solution.  

Spokane County sheriff's deputies said a woman was hiding nearly $26,000 in her bra when she was booked into jail for investigation of theft. Lukeisha A. Harris was one of three Seattle-area residents arrested Friday as part of an alleged fraud ring. Deputies said they used phony Oregon driver's licenses and counterfeit credit cards to obtain cash advances from Spokane banks.