Keith Olberman has to go

Great speech, as expected, by Barack Obama. But I want to talk about the post-speech pundit coverage.

Keith Olberman has to go. He is so utterly, profoundly partisan. He loves--absolutely loves--to hear himself talk, and he does wax with considerable poeticness. He's an articulate guy. But tonight, I heard him practically giving political speeches in favor of Obama. He gushed like a geyser. I kept switching back to Fox News, the bastion of Republicanism, and found far more objective, balanced coverage. And for me to say that is quite an admission.

Olberman has to go. NBC is flush with great journalists--Brian Williams, Tom Brokaw, David Gregory, Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell. Why, of why, do they feel compelled to put their most partisan voice, Olberman, as anchor of their political coverage? It just amazes me. Because on all other fronts, MSNBC has the best political coverage, in my book.

CNN just doesn't have the stable of heavyweights. And although I consider Wolf Blitzer to be fair and objective, I just can't listen to him. The beard and voice combine in some insidious way to drive me nuts.

Olberman has to go. I like his show--he's a very, very good show host. It's a creative, funny, fun show. But please, don't let him out of that cage.

Posted on August 28, 2008 11:25 PM|

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