oh brother.
him blaming his loss on the people of this country (tea party) and talk radio show host, show what a loser he was and he was kicked to curb for it. People are tired of these condescending politicians.
He didn't blame his loss on anything.
This article was about his comments on the state of today's political commentary.
So how was he a "condescending loser" who should've been "kicked to" the "curb"? Because he didn't doubt Obama's citizenship and/or patriotism?
Is that really where you want America's dialogue?
What is sad is that is the only "dialogue" he is focusing on. He doesn't dare mention the other 99.9 % of the content from Beck or Palin or any of the other hated rightwing voice boxes.
I wonder if he would have the same opinion about Matthews or Olberman? Speaking of Olberman...can he be any more off line? He goes on the offense against Sharon Angle the other night claiming she is wrong about her claim that Abe Lincoln lost a few elections in his time...he was so proud of himself to point out that he only lost one...according to KO....
Ahhh....but as usual, the world according to Keith isn't always (hardly ever) on the level...
As it turns out, Mr. Lincoln suffered quite a few losses in his political career.
Alas for Keith, who apparently relies on some crackpot if unmentioned website as opposed to checking with, say, the works of Pulitzer Prize winning Lincoln biographer Carl Sandburg, Ms. Angle has the goods:
Here's Lincoln's record with voters, per Sandburg:
1832 -- Lost his first race for the state assembly
1834 -- Won a seat in the state assembly
1836 -- Won re-election
1838 -- Won re-election
1840 -- Won re-election
1842 -- Lost a race for Congress to John Hardin (per biographer Sandburg. Lincoln actually came in behind a friend, Edward D. Baker -- losing his own Sangamon County delegates to Baker. Later, he would name one of his sons for Baker). Lincoln structures deal that Hardin, Baker and finally himself would each serve back-to-back single terms in Congress.
1846 -- Wins congressional seat, succeeding his friend Baker, who had succeeded Hardin. As per the Lincoln deal.
1854 -- Elected again to the Illinois legislature, but loses a race for the United States Senate to Lyman Trumbull. Writes to a friend: "I regret my defeat moderately, but I am not nervous about it." Mary Lincoln was so enraged at this loss that she never again spoke to Trumbull's wife Julia -- who had been a bridesmaid at Mary and Abe's wedding.
1856 -- Loses the vice-presidential nomination of the new Republican Party to William L. Dayton, a former U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Dayton received 259 votes to Lincoln's 115, becoming the running mate of John Charles Fremont. Hearing of his defeat, Lincoln laughs and says, "It must be some other Lincoln."
1858 -- Lincoln loses a race for the United States Senate to legendary rival Senator Stephen A. Douglas. In the course of the campaign, the two travel Illinois in what are known to history as the "Lincoln-Douglas" debates. The debates help make Lincoln -- and his pro-union, anti-slavery argument -- famous.
1860 and 1864 -- Elected and re-elected president.
In other words, Keith Olbermann was not only wrong but so wide of the truth and the facts as to give Bill Clinton on Monica a good reputation. Sharron Angle, on the other hand, was right. Making her remark 100 percent factually correct
All that to say this....
If you're going to blast someone's credibility...make sure your side has some....
