Video: Olbermann blames Bush for Virginia Tech massacre
posted at 5:20 pm on April 17, 2007 by Ian
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And so the blame game begins. Keith Olbermann tried to blame President Bush and the Republican Congress for yesterday’s massacre because they “allowed” a ban on 9mm clips like the one used to murder 32 people to expire. Transcript:
At least one of the weapons used by the shooter is believed, as we said, to be in nine millimeter semi-automatic pistol, which would be like this one, with a clip designed to hold more than 10 shots. Clips like those were banned under the Assault Weapons Law of 1994, but Congress and President Bush allowed that law to expire more than two years ago.
How about blaming the guy who did all the killing?
(hat tip: Olbermann Watch)
Update: Bob Owens at Confederate Yankee says the ban did not cover high-capacity magazines:
High-capacity magazines have been around for more than half a century, and the sale of high-capacity magazines was not impacted whatsoever by the 1994 Crime Bill. These magazines were freely and commercially available, both in retail stores and online, without interruption, for the 10-year life of the ban, the decades preceding it, and afterward.
(Thanks to a comment from rivlax.)
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My goodness what an unfeeling fool.
Zetterson on April 17, 2007 at 5:22 PM
Took longer than I thought it would.
aero on April 17, 2007 at 5:22 PM
If anyone needs to check the reliability meter of Olberdouche, check out the words on the bottom of the screen.
But, he was.
amerpundit on April 17, 2007 at 5:26 PM
You expect any less?
NBC must be proud of their fair-haired sociopath.
JammieWearingFool on April 17, 2007 at 5:27 PM
You all know Bush was responsible for the Holocaust, and Hitler coming to power, too. Right?
amerpundit on April 17, 2007 at 5:27 PM
10 bucks he has one in his desk.
Limerick on April 17, 2007 at 5:27 PM
Rove is missing some emails. Thus, we cannot rule him out as the second shooter.
JammieWearingFool on April 17, 2007 at 5:28 PM
MSNBC… That channel I blocked and do not miss from my TV lineup.
Olberfriggindouchebagmann.
Mazztek on April 17, 2007 at 5:31 PM
This douchebag couldn’t fire a weapon if he had to.
Jaibones on April 17, 2007 at 5:31 PM
Then he would have reloaded after ten shots Olbermann.
What’s your point?
Keljeck on April 17, 2007 at 5:33 PM
Limiting number of rounds in a clip is ridiculous. Sooner or later you have to change clips unless you are Barney Fife.
Wade on April 17, 2007 at 5:33 PM
Is THIS enough to get this guy off the air? Won’t this anger his compassionate base?
CrimsonFisted on April 17, 2007 at 5:34 PM
Heh.
Dog bites man story, this.
Slublog on April 17, 2007 at 5:35 PM
He probably shots blanks.
Wade on April 17, 2007 at 5:35 PM
I wonder what it feels like to go day to day with such hate, that you have to link everything bad in the world on President Bush?
Now compare President Bush’s speech today, to the diarrhea that just came out of this idiot’s mouth.
Who, would you say, contributes more to troubled minds in this world to perform such horrific acts?
PinkyBigglesworth on April 17, 2007 at 5:39 PM
Can ya digg it?
Ian on April 17, 2007 at 5:42 PM
I can’t believe it.
I mean the fact that it took this long for Olberdouche to blame Bush – I figured he would have done it yesterday.
thirteen28 on April 17, 2007 at 5:44 PM
Watch it…better not draw attention to all the first hand accounts by women on the internet about what a crappy lover he is.
Topsecretk9 on April 17, 2007 at 5:44 PM
Hey guys why is everything in italics on the main page? That’s not a permanent change I hope, just an error…
Patriot33 on April 17, 2007 at 5:45 PM
The gunman had 2 hours to reload, and 2 guns. I’m pretty sure the size of the magazine had little to do with anything here, Olberdouche.
amerpundit on April 17, 2007 at 5:46 PM
Now it’s all in red.
amerpundit on April 17, 2007 at 5:47 PM
sunday night football is going to be so much fun! ugh.
thebrokenchair on April 17, 2007 at 5:48 PM
I’m afraid I’m going to have to boycott Sunday Night NBC football now that this fool is working on it.
the Right-ospher should be playing up all the racist, sexist and bigoted remarks this fool has made on TV to go along with the Imus story, something about msnbc
jp on April 17, 2007 at 5:49 PM
I knew it wouldn’t take long for the “blame bush” mantra to begin. I surprised it took as long as it did.
vcferlita on April 17, 2007 at 5:54 PM
How absurd. Even with the assault weapons ban in place all Cho would have needed would be one or 2 more magazines to make up the difference.
Secondly, Bush would have renewed the AWB had congress passed it.
Bodacious2182 on April 17, 2007 at 5:55 PM
Um … as far as I know, he’s not just being his usual douchebag self – what he’s claiming is a factual lie.
I could be wrong – check the research – but my (admittedly feeble) memory tells me that the 1994 ban did NOT prohibit those clips.
You might want to check the details. I think he may be flat out wrong. If not, sorry.
Professor Blather on April 17, 2007 at 5:55 PM
I told MRS. OBX Pete this morning that they would blame this tragic incident on either President Bush or global warming. It was said in semi-jest but lo and behold Olbermann did it. Now lets guess who will blame it on global warming. Al Whore? Rosie? Who knows?
OBX Pete on April 17, 2007 at 5:56 PM
So who does that liberal POS blame for gang on gang crime when illegal weapons are used?
SouthernGent on April 17, 2007 at 6:02 PM
“Olberchoad” Is it time to change his medication? I am glad OlbyWatch picked this up. At least he has one viewer. I am sure his mom stopped years ago.
dallas94 on April 17, 2007 at 6:02 PM
That’s an insult to douchebags. You give him too much credit.
Texyank on April 17, 2007 at 6:03 PM
Wait, this idiot is going to be on the broadcast team for Sunday Night Football??? Is that a joke? You’re kidding, right?
Zorro on April 17, 2007 at 6:05 PM
Ian, Bob Owens at Confederate Yankee says the 1994 bill did nothing at all to restrict high-capacity magazines:
I know Bob, and he knows guns.
rivlax on April 17, 2007 at 6:07 PM
When I went home from work yesterday at 6PM I bet him five dollars that someone would find a way to blame this incident on President Bush within 24 hours.
Olby is so damn reliable. :)
Money in the bank.
JayHaw Phrenzie on April 17, 2007 at 6:12 PM
When I went home from work yesterday at 6PM I bet him five dollars that someone would find a way to blame this incident on President Bush within 24 hours.
Olby is so damn reliable. :)
Money in the bank.
JayHaw Phrenzie on April 17, 2007 at 6:12 PM
done.
Ever notice how these incidents bring out the gun-control advocates in full force, but they mysteriously fade away the closer we get to an actual election?
billy on April 17, 2007 at 6:13 PM
And coming this fall–Olbermann gets to take his act to NBC’s Sunday Night Football, so that NBC can say,
“nyah!” to Rush Limbaugh.
Ed Driscoll on April 17, 2007 at 6:14 PM
The assault weapons ban, IIRC, banned the manufacture of 10+ round magazines, but not the sale of 10+ round magazines that were manufactured before the ban. So you could still legally buy and own larger capacity magazines.
Also, someone should tell Olby it’s a “magazine” and not a “clip”.
dorkafork on April 17, 2007 at 6:14 PM
Blame Bush. Blame the expired gun ban. Blame our ‘violent culture’. I even saw a post today that suggested he may be a victim… yes a victim of hate crime, (his Korean heritage), and this is what caused him to snap.
dalewalt on April 17, 2007 at 6:16 PM
The ban did not prohibit possession of the magazines (they aren’t clips), merely the manufacture of new ones for retail sale. You could still freely buy and possess high-capacity magazines manufactured prior to the ban, and they weren’t hard to find. The only difference between then and now was the price; during the ban, I shelled out $120 for a 15-shot mag for my Glock 9mm. Today I can grab the same item for about $20.
Blacklake on April 17, 2007 at 6:18 PM
This country would be such a better place without Olberdouche and Tehran Rosie.
A much better place.
shooter on April 17, 2007 at 6:21 PM
Who’s going to be the first to “Blame it on Global Warming ” ?
Ten bucks says it’s Matt Lauer
Texyank on April 17, 2007 at 6:24 PM
Blacklake touched on it, but it’s worth emphasizing that “clip” and “magazine” are not interchangeable terms – they’re very different things.
One guess as to whether Olbermann used the right word.
Levy on April 17, 2007 at 6:27 PM
Of Course just like Jim Webb Democrats believe lawas are only for the “Little people” to follow not their almight selves
Example
Corzine’s SUV Over 90 mph Before Accident
April 17, 2007
ABC News’ Paul Fidalgo Reports: The 2005 Chevrolet Suburban carrying Gov. Jon Corzine, D-N.J., was traveling at about 91 mph before it crashed into a guardrail on the Garden State Parkway in Galloway Township, N.J., this past Thursday.
According to a report from New Jersey State Police, the vehicle carrying Corzine made contact with the rear of a pickup truck, which itself was moving to avoid striking a mile marker on the right shoulder of the road.
The report also stated that Corzine was not wearing a safety belt, and asserts, “New Jersey traffic laws require the wearing of seatbelts for all occupants of front seats. It is the driver’s responsibility to ensure that all front seat occupants under the age of 18 are properly restrained by either seatbelts or child safety seats.”
Corzine’s vehicle had dropped in speed to about 30 mph just before impact with the guardrail. All occupants in the governor’s vehicle were injured, but “Governor Corzine sustained the most serious injuries, being thrown within the vehicle during the impact.”
Corzine suffered multiple fractures in the accident, and in stable condition while recovering in Cooper Hospital in Camden, N.J. after a third surgical procedure on Monday. Until he can return to work, New Jersey Senate President Richard Codey is serving as acting governor.
William Amos on April 17, 2007 at 6:28 PM
I haven’t read all the comments … but I still haven’t heard or read the proper diagnosis from anyone in the media. The explanation for this crime is quite simple … the unfortunate kid suffered from schizophrenia.
Anyone who is familiar with this tragic disease can spot the symptoms and the pathology immediately. He was a 23YO young man with a creative inclination. He had previously set fires and “behaved strangely” … all clear indicators of the onset of schizophrenia.
Unfortunately … no one took the time or cared enough to make the proper diagnosis. If he had been treated for the disease … with the latest psychotropic medicines … this would not have happened.
Why was he not treated? He was away from home … so his immediate family members could not observe him. His teachers and administrators and fellow students probably didn’t want to be “judgmental” … God forbid anyone should use their judgment these days … so he went untreated and the symptoms worsened.
Schizophrenia is a terrible disease … which strikes mostly young men like the killer … but it can be diagnosed and controlled. Unfortunately for everyone … in this case it was not.
Lisa Condo on April 17, 2007 at 6:29 PM
OH yeah, forgot…
FIRE THE DOUCHE! Olberdouche must go.
shooter on April 17, 2007 at 6:45 PM
Any excuse to blame Bush for anything.
Funny, I don’t remember any lefty pundit douchebags there at the service today praying for the families of the victims.
infidel4life on April 17, 2007 at 6:46 PM
Someone had better get counselling for Olbermann before his tiny brain completely atrophies.
rplat on April 17, 2007 at 6:48 PM
Here in Philadelphia, most of us use Philly.com for local news as it’s run by the Inquirer and Daily News. Philly.com links a few sponsored blogs from its homepage, one of which is run by one of the most rabidly liberal, BDS-deranged people I read on the internet, Will Bunch. Who really wouldn’t be anyone important were his blog not linked directly from the Philly.com homepage.
I think his second post on the VT story was a plea to Bush to have the decency to stay away from the event today and not use it as a cheap publicity stunt to boost his sagging approval rating, along with a DKos link in which a VT alum said the same thing. I’ve never posted anything on that guy’s blog, but I did today. It takes a lot to offend me, but that did the trick.
World B. Free on April 17, 2007 at 6:49 PM
Bryan Williams on Nightly News is almost as bad, asking the President “What are we gonna do about these guns?” or something similar.
Not surprised, though.
hillbillyjim on April 17, 2007 at 6:59 PM
Ok, wait a minute,wait a minute….
How are Olberman and other media jackasses able to get away with bold-face lying about the gun ban legislation? If the high-capacity clips were not covered under the ban, certainly someone in the media knows this.
Michelle? O’Reilly? Hannity? Levin? Someone please correct this nonsense and flag it as the liberal-biased crap that it is!! Now is NOT the time for their selfish games.
unamused on April 17, 2007 at 7:01 PM
shooter, watch what you ask for – they are so embarrassing to the Left, and the same types who fired Imus are keeping them…just enjoy the circus.
Entelechy on April 17, 2007 at 7:03 PM
First of all, how sad is it that any one of us could have written that (Olbermann’s comments), knowing exactly what this douche would say?
As for this:
Assuming this is the case, who wants to bet we’ll never hear a retraction from Olbermann?
RightWinged on April 17, 2007 at 7:03 PM
I blame post trumatic stress disorder from Rosia’s ching chong ing all over the place!
sonnyspats1 on April 17, 2007 at 7:06 PM
Rosie (sp)
sonnyspats1 on April 17, 2007 at 7:06 PM
I don’t know, but sometimes there seems to be a limitless supply of people who do…
taznar on April 17, 2007 at 7:08 PM
And I liked Sunday Night Football. Oh well I wonder what BBC America has on?
This has been a bad week for me. I find out Kiran Chetry is now at CNN, Tiki Barber is on the Today show and Olberdunce is going to be football.
/and it is only Tuesday.
LakeRuins on April 17, 2007 at 7:10 PM
Lisa Condo on April 17, 2007 at 6:29 PM
There was a report from Douglas Kennedy that he was taking some antidepressants. That would have disqualified him from purchasing or owning a firearm.
Zorro on April 17, 2007 at 7:12 PM
Olbermann needs to look in the mirror before he makes comments like that – trying to increase your audience size from 10 to 15 Olby??
Rick on April 17, 2007 at 7:12 PM
I’ve never understood this whole fixation on the number of rounds a magazine can hold. As someone pointed out above, the difference between a 10-round and a 15-round magazine is the frequency with which they are changed.
On an average semi-auto, an empty magazine can be dropped and replaced with a loaded one in a few seconds. I don’t think the inconvenience of having to do this a few more times with the smaller capacity magazines is going to stop a determined psychopath.
My memory is hazy. Did Olberphallus blame the Wright brothers for their role in 9/11?
SailorDave on April 17, 2007 at 7:19 PM
What isn’t Bush to blame for in the wacky world of the Left?
Those large magazines never went off the market. The police were allowed to sell theirs on the second-hand market which led them to do so to get brand new equipment every year for nothing.
Tantor on April 17, 2007 at 7:31 PM
I’m not sure that’s true – do you have a source for that? (I’m not being argumentative, I’m just curious and I can’t find any evidence to back up what you say.)
Levy on April 17, 2007 at 7:34 PM
why oh why is this clown still on television? I guess we all need a reason to feel smarter than someone else.
And PLEASE tell me that he is not on Sunday night football! First Gumble on the NFL network and now this??? Guess I will have to spend my Sunday and Thursday nights doing anything but watching foozeball.
jdsmith0021 on April 17, 2007 at 7:38 PM
MSNBC should take a hard look at Keith Olbermann, who is a genuine blithering idiot. Puleezzze, give us a break, by giving him a five year supply of “Viagra,” and a long vacation to the South Pole.
byteshredder on April 17, 2007 at 7:39 PM
To help elect Republicans.
Professor Blather on April 17, 2007 at 7:52 PM
When do we get the obligatory Rosie View spin on this?
This is after all, a fools paradise to
blamecomment on.Kini on April 17, 2007 at 7:58 PM
Bush Derangement Syndrome strikes again.
Yo, yo, yo, what d’ ya know?
BDS has got to go!
Mojave Mark on April 17, 2007 at 8:05 PM
Get a clue Olbermann, it’s hate speech from people like you and communist professors who pushed a deranged young man to kill 32 innocents and himself yesterday: it doesn’t matter that those deaths were caused by a 9mm firearm or a propane bomb or and ax, it was the indoctrination he received along the way that created this horrible outcome.
Blame yourself!
Speakup on April 17, 2007 at 8:19 PM
Like I said yesterday, in the comment section of Ian’s other post, Video: MSNBC already cashing in on massacre, pimps new gun control special
Opinionnation on April 17, 2007 at 8:41 PM
Please tell me you a joking. No one would be foolish enough to put this turd on Sunday Football.
Wade on April 17, 2007 at 8:44 PM
And what Olberdeuche is talking about is the FEDERAL ban. Not the STATE ban, which is still fully in effect in most states.
Mazztek on April 17, 2007 at 8:58 PM
Levy, this is on Drudge now.
Entelechy on April 17, 2007 at 9:59 PM
Sorry. Resubmitted.
Olbermann is a sh*t-stain on the fabric of our society.
fogw on April 17, 2007 at 10:11 PM
Sorry to have to break the bad news – he was hired to host the pre-game show.
And I like Sunday Night Football, so this hurts.
Slublog on April 17, 2007 at 10:53 PM
Olb is ate up with hate. I believe the word is acrimonious. Anyone with a conscience must boycott the Sunday Night game. That is the only voice that will be heard.
Griz on April 17, 2007 at 11:36 PM
Apparently a little over 24 hours, to answer my own question.
Mallard T. Drake on April 18, 2007 at 12:53 AM
Ian – why does HA put this idiot on the site – he gets more viewers here than on MSNBC – He is an idiot and should not be taken seriously. I heard NBC is gonna have him do sports again. Maybe field hockey or girls pre teen basketball would suit him.
iam7545 on April 18, 2007 at 12:55 AM
They’re Democrats, no naturally they get a free pass for that sort of thing. But you knew that.
ReubenJCogburn on April 18, 2007 at 2:45 AM
So naturally, that is. Stupid non-typing fingers.
ReubenJCogburn on April 18, 2007 at 2:46 AM
Levy just gave a shout out to Hot Air regarding this thread. ^^
JayHaw Phrenzie on April 18, 2007 at 3:11 AM
The above post refers to on tonights Red Eye, of course.
JayHaw Phrenzie on April 18, 2007 at 3:12 AM
I actually like Olbermann when he’s doing sports – I think he’s great when he does the first hour of the Dan Patrick radio show – so I got no problem with him joining the Sunday Night Football crew.
I’m assuming, of course, that NBC told him that if he brings up politics he’s gone…
Levy on April 18, 2007 at 3:30 AM
BUSH LIED, THE SCORE IS TIED
Jim Treacher on April 18, 2007 at 3:49 AM
You’re right. Let’s all just pretend that his efforts over the past few years to undermine America’s effort in the GWOT never happened. Here’s a little reminder of what this POS is all about. Enjoy your football games America.
forged rite on April 18, 2007 at 3:49 AM
I think everything that is bad in the world is Shrillery’s fault. She is pure evil I say, EVIL!
lynnv on April 18, 2007 at 8:14 AM
I feel your pain.
Rather than just bitch here, let MSNBC know how you feel about Olbergasm.
BacaDog on April 18, 2007 at 8:45 AM
He better have one in his desk since everyone has read the published reports that he doen’t have one in his pants.
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on April 18, 2007 at 8:56 AM
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