Video: Cal Thomas slams Olbermann; spews “hot air”
posted at 7:29 pm on November 25, 2006 by Ian
Conservative columnist Cal Thomas slammed Keith Olbermann (note the graphic) on this weeks edition of “FOX News Watch”. Thomas chose Olbermann as his pick for the “FOX News Watch” Turkey Award because the MSNBC host accused him of using hair dye “along with his other inaccuracies”.
Cal seemed confused as to know what network Olby works for, however when his memory served, he said “nobody is watching anyway”.
Moderator Eric Burns interrupted Thomas and began to say “he didn’t famously deny it”, however Cal jumped in to quip it wasn’t famous because no one watches it anyways.
“Keith Olbermann is the greatest contributor to global warming because he spews more hot air than any other cable television host. Now if he only had a rating.”
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I believe the rest of it, lock and stock…the hair dye thing…not so much. Cal rocks anyhoooo.
seejanemom on November 25, 2006 at 7:41 PM
I liked Cal with a mustache better.
lorien1973 on November 25, 2006 at 7:42 PM
That’s why I couldn’t get on earlier… traffic was so heavy after that “shout out”. You got me, I was actually expecting a plug.
RightWinged on November 25, 2006 at 7:55 PM
Or was that a plug… just sort of a subliminal message sort of thing?
RightWinged on November 25, 2006 at 7:56 PM
Keith who?
Olberman?
Who’s he?
William
William2006 on November 25, 2006 at 7:59 PM
Olbermann is still alive?
Cal will soon be named WPITW, and will be the feature of a special commentary.
JammieWearingFool on November 25, 2006 at 8:14 PM
Long live Cal Thomas. One of the most clear-thinking journalists around today. I never miss his columns anywhere. As for turkey awards, where was Neal Gabler?
thedecider on November 25, 2006 at 8:38 PM
Cal seems to be moderate in his veiws since he shaved the ‘stache. Still fun to watch though.
Scot on November 25, 2006 at 8:49 PM
“THUMP”!!..What was that?..that was KO fainting because someone on another network said his name..something he’s been trying to get O’Reilly to do..because somehow he thinks it’ll help his ratings..well Cal you’ll be on KO’s WPITW list monday or maybe he’ll do one of his “special comments” about you.
mlong on November 25, 2006 at 8:56 PM
(ready your sarcastic rimshots)
Don’t you mean Neal….. Gobbler. Oh man, I’m the best!
RightWinged on November 25, 2006 at 9:25 PM
yeah….but is his hair dyed?
regardless it was a pretty funny clip, speaking of which did anyone see paul mooney on fox the other day on the kramer thing?
THAT was funny
crr6 on November 25, 2006 at 9:27 PM
Don’t ya mean Veal Gobbler. Zingggggg
Texyank on November 25, 2006 at 10:06 PM
Gobbler
R.W., I think about 100 posters just said “Dammit! He beat me to it!”
:-)
Tony737 on November 25, 2006 at 10:07 PM
I actually saw Olbermann once and thought it was a spoof, like SNL or the Daily Show.
JustTruth101 on November 25, 2006 at 10:25 PM
I thought he was Eugene Levy
Texyank on November 25, 2006 at 10:34 PM
What does it say about Ellis Hennican that he makes you miss Neal Gabler?
Ellis puts the “ill” in “shill”.
Pablo on November 25, 2006 at 10:39 PM
i’m in pain ;-)
thedecider on November 25, 2006 at 11:11 PM
…and there’s Ellis Whassisname with the white coif right next to him. Must’ve been a tough call…Olbermann or Ellis…which is the biggest penis in search of a purpose…decisions, decisions….
…but Ol’ Cal did look better with a ‘stache. Most folks gain a little panache when sporting a womb-broom…look what it’s done for Rosie….
Puritan1648 on November 25, 2006 at 11:12 PM
Hey, at least Cal has hair dyed–my hair died.
Dr. Charles G. Waugh on November 26, 2006 at 1:24 AM
The “Turkey Award” is misnamed when applying it to Olbergasm. I’d post the correct name but AP will censor it — guaranteed.
georgej on November 26, 2006 at 5:39 AM
I think Cal meant to say that Olbermann should have his own column at Hotair.com.
Halley on November 26, 2006 at 7:46 AM
…but Ol’ Cal did look better with a ’stache. Most folks gain a little panache when sporting a womb-broom…look what it’s done for Rosie….
Puritan1648 on November 25, 2006 at 11:12 PM
OH man Puritan, what a hoot! Normally I look forward to your extensive and thoughtful prose, but when I read this I burst out laughing so hard that I woke the dog. She came into the room tail wagging wondering what the joke was. I couldn’t stop laughing long enough to tell her, so she went back to bed.
Now my sides hurt, painfully funny Puritan. Thanks
JohnnyD on November 26, 2006 at 8:36 AM
Even if Cal does color his hair, I don’t care.
“Henny Penny”, with that shock of white hair, could use a dye job. Better hurry though, because he always thinks the “sky’s falling”.
“Gabby” Gabler touches up his facial hair.
Those two libs bring out the worst in me.
doingwhatican on November 26, 2006 at 10:02 AM
Hard to believe a 64-year-old man who clearly dyes his hair would bring this on himself.
Valiant on November 26, 2006 at 10:04 AM
Olberloser isn’t even a turkey. The giblets maybe, but definitely not the turkey.
SouthernGent on November 26, 2006 at 1:34 PM
Har. Har. Har.
Ian on November 26, 2006 at 2:21 PM
If the biggest thing that Olbermann can find to complain about Thomas, is that Thomas uses hair dye… that’s really pretty nit-picky… then Olbermann really is a big turkey.
Go Get ‘em Cal…
Indeed!
Lawrence on November 26, 2006 at 4:09 PM
okay… someone has to say it …. carpet/drapes….. now I have to go puke
RightWinged on November 26, 2006 at 5:58 PM
Turkeys feel indignant.
Entelechy on November 26, 2006 at 11:59 PM
Keith who?
He would be the guy who has been a hot topic on this blog for some time now. Glad to help.
honora on November 27, 2006 at 10:56 AM
Oh come now, you can do so much better than that. Yes, it’s fun to laugh at the laughable. But you have to admit, Cal probably did more for his ratings in two minutes than he’s ever done for himself. I’m sure that HotAir is on his Christmas card list for the bump his ratings get because of his mentions on this site.
Freelancer on November 27, 2006 at 3:49 PM
The point is, if Keith O is such a waste of time, why is he so highly profiled on this site? As any fool knows, the opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.
He has landed on a successful strategy–bait Bushies. His ratings are up by about 75% versus a year ago, so clearly it’s working. And you folks are playing right into it. You really want to piss him off? Ignore him.
honora on November 27, 2006 at 4:28 PM