Video: Time for the daily “Olbermann antagonizes another colleague” clip
posted at 11:40 am on August 27, 2008 by Allahpundit
First Shovelgate, now this. In Kayo’s defense, I think this is less a case of him calling Matthews a bigmouth than Matthews’s sensitivity to being called a bigmouth leading him to take offense where none was intended. Note that Olby doesn’t say Chris was running off at the mouth; he says both of them were (“us”), self-deprecatingly, whereupon Matthews explodes — and not for the first time yesterday, either. Then again, Olbermann’s never been above smearing his enemies by running segments imputing unconscious intent to the otherwise innocent things they say, so let’s go ahead and return the favor by assuming that even if he didn’t know he meant to insult Matthews, he actually did mean to. Just because.
Either way, this isn’t remotely the most insulting thing he said last night. Exit question: What kind of cretin equates Democrats who work for Fox News with wartime enemy propagandists? Exit answer: The same kind of cretin who thinks Fox News is worse than Al Qaeda.
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This tool will get punched soon.
Just a hunch.
And it will be on film.
Towash on August 27, 2008 at 11:44 AM
Stay classy Olby. I can’t wait for the day when MS-NBC finally wakes up and gets rid of this loon.
Lance Murdock on August 27, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Are they imploding over there at MSNBC? There seems to be daily clips of MSNBC hosts going after each other. what happened to professionalism…oh, I forgot…it’s MSNBC,
bopbottle on August 27, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Ha – I think a Matthews vs. Olbermann meltdown would be hilarious!
CP on August 27, 2008 at 11:46 AM
I can’t wait for JOE to throw him off stage someday. JOE will kick his ass soon.
lavell12 on August 27, 2008 at 11:46 AM
This right here is why Chrissy is a Democrat. One word: FEELINGS. These people are still children even as they slip into old age.
D0WNT0WN on August 27, 2008 at 11:47 AM
I agree. He will eventually say something to the wrong person and he will get what he deserves. It’s hard to fathom why MSNBC is not clamping down on him. Oh well, I guess it makes for good comedy.
Get Wright on August 27, 2008 at 11:47 AM
That’s how it looked to me when watching the video. I think that when Matthews said ‘I’ll wrap it up’, that was in response to the producer in his ear telling him to quickly end his point so they could move on. It’s interesting that he got P/Oed with Keith.
…. as someone else said already, ‘must be hell on them with their terrible ratings and stocked full of d* heads.’ It’s like a pressure cooker. If the low ratings and the d* heads continue to chafe, then there will be some really awesome nastiness on MSNBC.
Epic.
wise_man on August 27, 2008 at 11:48 AM
Is there still a playground rule about not hitting somebody with glasses?
flyoverland on August 27, 2008 at 11:48 AM
The dumber they are the harder they fall!
Griz on August 27, 2008 at 11:50 AM
Two liberals demonstrate to all of us that “they even hate one another”
jake-the-goose on August 27, 2008 at 11:50 AM
The fact that a bullying blowhard like Olbermann can rise so far in the ranks doesn’t speak well of MSNBC as an organization. What on earth is the management thinking? Is this just a tax write-off or something?
Slublog on August 27, 2008 at 11:51 AM
MSNBC has a real problem on its hand. When Chris Matthews starts snapping at Olbermann, things aren’t going well.
MSNBC has giving Olbermann too much power for short term gains. Long term his tenure at MSNBC is going to destroy the channel.
Rupert Murdoch fired Olberman because he thought he was crazy. I think the MSNBC chief should really consider wether having Olbermann on board is worth the cost. The other employees are suspicious and on edge. It’s not exactly a recipe for long term success.
coolrepublica on August 27, 2008 at 11:51 AM
I understand how they would go off on Joe, because he doesn’t follow in lockstep with them. But it’s bizarre to see Olby and Matthews get into their little lover’s spat like this. Who knows. Maybe Olbermann likes to joke with Matthews’ ‘thrill up my leg’ comment off air and it’s beginning to show. But then again, I’ve learned to never attribute a complicated explanation to something that can easily be explained by the petty and unprofessional behaviors of these two worthless mouthpieces for the democrats.
wise_man on August 27, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Thet deserve each other….creeps.
wildweasel on August 27, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Please dear God, please let Matthews and Olbermann battle it out on TV. PLEASE!!!
Get Wright on August 27, 2008 at 11:52 AM
When is this guy going to just lose it on the air and physically assault somebody?
HA should start a pool.
I’ll take 10:00 EST on November 4. That should be about when Obambi makes the greatest concession speech ever.
NoDonkey on August 27, 2008 at 11:52 AM
What happens when we reach the point that there is no one left who is willing to work with Olberman?
MarkTheGreat on August 27, 2008 at 11:54 AM
These two loons deserve each other…
Two putzes in a Obama-pod…
RocketmanBob on August 27, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Olby doesn’t care who he pisses off as long as George Clooney is still willing to play him in the sequel to Good Night and Good Luck. This guy could be the most pathetic piece of crap since Nifong.
gash on August 27, 2008 at 11:55 AM
I’d like to see Scarborough b**ch-slap Olby a bit, like he did with Schuster!
RocketmanBob on August 27, 2008 at 11:56 AM
I know that everyone here hates KO — but you all have to understand that he is a ratings powerhouse at MSNBC. Whether or not the management likes what he says/does is irrelevant because he sells advertiser time.
After all gang, it’s not about the politics or the prose — it’s about the money. Apparently, Keith appeals to an audience that will buy the same crap that Fox and CNN viewers will buy.
http://thepajamapundit.com/
thePajamaPundit on August 27, 2008 at 11:56 AM
It’s the inevitable hangover from the Kool-Aid binge. After the sugar’s gone, the bully starts pinching and kicking the littler kids. Then the squalling for mommy begins. In the real world, the grown-ups come in and cooler heads prevail. The scary thing is, at this party the biggest bully is in charge. It’s gonna get real ugly. And it’s gonna be fun as hell to watch.
CornFedBeauty on August 27, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Would that be am or pm?
MarkTheGreat on August 27, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Welcome to MSNBC – - All Olbermann, all the time.
Rick on August 27, 2008 at 11:59 AM
I think Olby is wearing VERY thin on his comrades. He already ran one of them out on a rail, the rest can’t be feeling too comfortable either, and when he went off the other day with the “shovel” comment it seemed to really piss Matthews off. You can see it in the body language that Olby’s co-hosts seem to have had enough.
Grendel2000 on August 27, 2008 at 12:00 PM
those dropping Obama numbers are wearing on these tools and it’s showing BIG TIME … too good.
redrock on August 27, 2008 at 12:02 PM
I’m surprised at how pretty much everyone at the NBC-MSBNC conglomerate gets awfully bad along with each other. Scarborough hates Olbermann and Shuster. Olbermann hates Scarborough back. Matthews envies and therefore hates Olbermann, much as he envied poor Tim Russert, may he RIP. What a mess. Very unprofessional, even beyond the bias issue. Does make for fun clips though
Baphomet on August 27, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Second Exit Question:
If MSNBC had to fire one and the keep the other, who do you choose????
Me: FIRE olby, KEEP chris the thrilla’
battleoflepanto1571 on August 27, 2008 at 12:02 PM
MSNBC is a trainwreck! All tripe, all the time!
sabbott on August 27, 2008 at 12:03 PM
I lifted this one off of another poster on HA just the other day and it fits very well with your point:
Big John on August 27, 2008 at 12:03 PM
There’s nothing quite so funny as a bunch of girly liberal Democrats having a cat fight. This has been more fun already than I dreamed it could be.
Jaibones on August 27, 2008 at 12:04 PM
I think there is a wrong perception about Fox.
Remember Bush’s DUI during 2000 election? Well, Fox chose to reveal it (refusing to delay 15 minutes Bushies asked) even after AP & ABC dissed the story at first.
Now, Fox’s James Rosen seems to have the tape of Bill Ayers, Fox is NOT releasing yet while refusing to air the Ad criticizing Obama’s association with him. Looks strange to me.
Anita on August 27, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Let’s not get carried away here.
Rick on August 27, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Olberdoofus for Barry’s press Secretary if he wins for the win!
sven10077 on August 27, 2008 at 12:05 PM
LMAO at Matthews response to the “running off at the mouth.” LMAO. I can’t believe this network.
Dubn8tr on August 27, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Olber who? Never heard of him.
Bishop on August 27, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Don’t forget that Gregory and Olbermann despise each other, and Olby had Abrams canned.
Rick on August 27, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Rick, ignore PP. He’s a troll in HotAir clothing. We tweaked him a few times earlier this week, but now we just scroll on by.
Mr_Magoo on August 27, 2008 at 12:10 PM
When a ship is sinking, it makes a lot of noise.
Vashta.Nerada on August 27, 2008 at 12:11 PM
I think I just felt something furrowing up my leg.
Borislav on August 27, 2008 at 12:11 PM
This is like watching a marriage go bad. They cannot contain their paranoia when out in public. Sad. The only thing that keeps them going is their hatred for others.
pt on August 27, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Steny is happy he is sitting by….
Yes watch the poll numbers tank when they thought they would go up…
I don’t know if McCain/Romney wins it but this is political theater and this is my FAVORITE spector sport! I don’t even know why my husband even wants to watch D-backs games when this stuff is going on. He liked boxing too. This is much much better. Brain boxing.
petunia on August 27, 2008 at 12:12 PM
At MSDNC it seems their so called talent is getting along as well as their candidates.
EconomicNeocon on August 27, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Poor Chrissy. This has been building up for almost 8 years now, which just happens to correspond with the number of years GW has been in office. The pressure and frustration has been building and building. He’s about to explode. With Obama losing his sheen, Chrissy is on the (l)edge.
Mr_Magoo on August 27, 2008 at 12:14 PM
You’re assuming they have them.
Mr_Magoo on August 27, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Yeah, just go to his site…tell you all you need to know.
Not enough to embed it in his name apparently….got to put a link in to…
BigWyo on August 27, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Geez, everyone at MSNBC is a little on edge. One would think since they are at the DNC they would be in Heaven and in a all around good mood.
terryannonline on August 27, 2008 at 12:17 PM
The Witness-Protection Network and “ratings powerhouse” shouldn’t be used in the same sentence without the word “opposite”.
Captain Hate on August 27, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Watch it again carefully:
IMHO: Mathews = Drunk/sleep deprived
-Wasteland Man.
WastelandMan on August 27, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Ratings powerhouse?
Yes, he scores well in the 18-22 year old, living in mommy’s basement, unemployed dope smoking, paint huffing demographic.
What do they advertise when KO’s on, Cheetoh’s, Ding Dongs and Keystone beer?
NoDonkey on August 27, 2008 at 12:23 PM
I believe I first saw it from the same person, here, Big John. (It’s a famous quote from some time ago, I think, but in any case,) So whoever he is, thanks.
wise_man on August 27, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Does MSNBC have any idea why ESPN fired Keith Olbermann TWICE?
gabriel sutherland on August 27, 2008 at 12:25 PM
I seriously look forward to the day that Olbermann winds up saying the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time and winds up getting the geography of his face rearranged live on TV.
pilamaye on August 27, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Olby seems to have great sway over the talking heads at MSNBC. One minute Matthews is Walter Mitty-ing himself into believing he can dethrone Arlen Specter and the next he is faced with the reality that if he falls into disfavor with Olby he could be tossed from MSNBC.
Olby’s sway — btw — is because GE is giddy with excitement that they actually have a tool on the payroll with no shame or integrity. He will do anything they say, to include being a whore for the Democrat party.
grdred944 on August 27, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Excellent!
Mark Burnett couldn’t have put together a better reality TV meltdown.
Why do I picture Olbermann either crying or screaming “I’ll sue”! if and when it comes to blows on the MSNBC set?
186k on August 27, 2008 at 12:31 PM
I’m sorry but Olbermann is an absolute embarrassment to “political commentary.” And I’m not saying this because he’s a leftist. There are people who are respectable political analysts on the left, that’s not the problem. However, Keith has no credibility. He told Scott McClellan his book is a “primary document in history”! What an absolute joke. The man is an emotional reactionary and has no business that requires critical thinking.
terryannonline on August 27, 2008 at 12:32 PM
Sorry I meant to write:
The man is an emotional reactionary and has no business doing a job that requires critical thinking.
terryannonline on August 27, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Chrissy and Keith-o the Klown would never come to blows. They would both just turn beet red, start yelling at each other and then drown each other in flying slobber. Chrissy would win, his chin is usually wetter, although Olbergoebbels does have some distance as when he delivers his “Speshul Komments”………Still would like to see Scarborough crack the back of Olbergoebbels head with a baseball bat. I’d put up his bail money to see that….
adamsmith on August 27, 2008 at 12:42 PM
These guys remind me of Kent Brockman and Arnie Pye on The Simpsons. (“Arnie, how are the children?” “I can’t see through METAL, Kent!”)
Damian P. on August 27, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Praise be to God he spared us the “quotation marks” hand signal. He IS going to get physically handled one of these days, a la Jim Everett v. Jim Rome.
Independent Conservative on August 27, 2008 at 12:46 PM
And now I feel compelled to talk about the Who, or Roxy Music or anything but the topic at hand.
Obviously the Who are by far the more important band with regards to music history. Part of this is due to the fact that (much like the Beatles) the Who’s music was driven by two highly creative minds, Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend.
Townshend (in my view) gets too much credit sometimes, but the fact is his musical vision dominated two of their three most important contributions to Rock ‘n’ Roll: “Tommy” and “Quadrophenia.”
Outside of those themed albums, The Who were a heavily “singles” band, cranking out plenty of top 10 hits (in the UK if not always in the US). Daltry’s flexibility was critical for this music. And as he has pointed out himself, even Townshend’s music sounds best when Daltry does the singing.
I’ll save part 2-6 on the Who before starting on Roxy, assuming we keep seeing posts on this particular topic.
doufree on August 27, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Cat Fight!
Brat on August 27, 2008 at 12:49 PM
I liken Chrissy and Olby as each a leg of pair of Corduroy pants and they are doing a cross country run with no underwear… the chaffing will be brutal and no way will you come in first.
GoodBoy on August 27, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Remember that guy who always tried to be the smartest, wittiest person with the last word?
Yeah, I hated him too.
Anyway, McCain has a slight lead over Obama; or, minimum, they’re tied. No bounce for Obama with Biden, no bounce with the first two days of the convention.
That’ll cause his supporters in the media to go after one another.
SteveMG on August 27, 2008 at 12:56 PM
onlineanalyst on August 27, 2008 at 1:09 PM
I’m getting the feeling that Chrissy is feeling like Hillary. He was in charge of the Network and then comes in this empty suit, who just pushes his way through and assumes the mantle of control.
PappaMac on August 27, 2008 at 1:22 PM
And they both start with “O”
Mr_Magoo on August 27, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Aren’t these boys started to look a little tired? CM’s hair is all messy and his face is showing the faint wrinkles of constant anger, irritation, and despair. Classic how being a liberal can do that to you.
Then there’s McCain and Cindy. You can’t say that either of them REALLY look their age. Look around at your Republican friends and notice that being a Republican makes you look younger too!
Sultry Beauty on August 27, 2008 at 1:34 PM
I actually used to respect Matthews as a journalist. I know he’s a big lib, but his enthusiasm for politics was always infectious.
Now, however, I can’t stand to see his face, much less hear his voice. Why? Because he willingly sits there next to Olby and lets his own reputation go down the toilet. If Matthews had 1/10 the integrity I once thought he had, he’d protest Olby’s place at MSNBC and stage a walkout. He’s smart enough to find another job (CNN, FOX, ABC…), but he’s apparently NOT smart enough to recognize that his reputation has been forever stained by the taint of Olby’s own rectal droppings.
Gartrip on August 27, 2008 at 1:41 PM
“Thrill going up my leg” sank his journalistic boat
marklmail on August 27, 2008 at 1:47 PM
I say it’s all just a big ratings gimmick. The entire on-air crew of a major network could not possibly be that petty and ridiculous. Everyday it sounds more and more like The View.
Infidoll on August 27, 2008 at 1:56 PM
Everyone knows at MSNBC that if Obama loses now, they will have gambled the house on the wrong cards.. OUCH.
No wonder they are all stressing so hard, beyond the usual stress of having a wacked out former sportscaster turned maniac calling the shots there.
saus on August 27, 2008 at 2:02 PM
I saw this live. Hilarious. Matthews is pissed that Olbermann is the new MSNBC prima donna.
Speedwagon82 on August 27, 2008 at 2:03 PM
I just don’t know what it is about Olbermann that just elevates my blood pressure… it’s the voice, the semi pseudo intellectual vocabulary with a bit of mis-pronounced French words to highlight the especially annoying elitism, that haircut, those eyeglasses that just scream – hit me! I wish Keith lives a long live. But nothing would make me happier to read a headline in the NYT’s that Kieth was found in his closet at room temperature from autoerotic asphyxiation.
Sergei on August 27, 2008 at 2:04 PM
I wonder when MSNBC is going to realize how damaging Keith Olbermann has been? The guy’s an absolute slug!
byteshredder on August 27, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Those two pusses together don’t even make one Katy Curric.
TheSitRep on August 27, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Some writters here at HA spend way to much time surfing the LGBT sites to find stuff to post here.
Why would anyone care what Matthews says to some LGBT rag, and then link to it, unless of course…..
WoosterOh on August 27, 2008 at 2:17 PM
I think a lot of it comes from the fact that they both think they are MSNBC’s it guy. They also think that they are MSNBC’s Bill O’Reilly, only they don’t get that Bill doesn’t run FOXNEWS.
- The Cat
MirCat on August 27, 2008 at 2:19 PM
That’s exactly right. They are getting short term (albeit still third place overall) gains from Olbermann. But in the long run they are absolutely destroying their credibility, not only with conservatives but with Clinton-Dems. And the irony is that it’s Olbermann who despises O’Reilly for his partisanship and Fox for their lack of being fair and balanced, but MSNBC is doing that exact same thing on the liberal side twice as intensely. It’s been like that on the channel now for quite some time, but this convention coverage – and I use the term “coverage” lightly – has taken it to whole new extremes, the way that Olbermann (the anchor, not the commentator) has slobbered all over himself with Obama-partisanship and sychophantism.
MikeknaJ on August 27, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Something was obviously dealing with Matthews leg. It wasn’t tingling but perhaps his hemorrhoids ripped loose.
wepeople on August 27, 2008 at 2:34 PM
They are going to be so upset this fall when the American people go against their wishes and their urgings this fall.
Whatever did they do to deserve us?
The media deserves better. They deserve people who will vote for whomever the media tells them to. Because they media knows better.
I mean, after four years of J-school and five years covering city council meetings, you know pretty much all there is to know, don’t you?
NoDonkey on August 27, 2008 at 2:39 PM
But if NBC was the least bit embarrassed by Olby, why would they put him on their NFL telecast?
There’s a choice there and the demographic is far different from the sorry loners and young dorks who watch the Olby show.
NBC believes in Olby, I conclude.
NoDonkey on August 27, 2008 at 2:42 PM
I flipped back and forth last night among FNC, CNN and MSNBC…and while I’ve seen tons of examples online and heard the comments about how far left MSNBC is, I was still amazed. KO basically openly mocked the McCain camp’s presser re: Hilary’s speech. In what world is this journalism. KO’s a joke.
pjaromin on August 27, 2008 at 2:43 PM
This man needs an enema.
HornetSting on August 27, 2008 at 3:09 PM
I smell fear!
Love the unity shown by the hacks at MSNBC.
TroubledMonkey on August 27, 2008 at 3:42 PM
But if NBC was the least bit embarrassed by Olby, why would they put him on their NFL telecast?
When they start feeling it in to pocket book they will react.
KO is setting himself up for a BIG fall here soon. I see bad things happening to him and he will have only himself to blame.
TroubledMonkey on August 27, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Sissy fight, sissy fight!
oakpack on August 27, 2008 at 3:45 PM
They should both be taken out back & shot. Start over.
/sarc
Willie on August 27, 2008 at 3:53 PM
I am sure Al Jazeera needs an Anchor – Apply Keith, Apply !!
defendfaithandfamily on August 27, 2008 at 4:52 PM
T R A I N W R E C K
D2Boston on August 27, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Matthews is annoying, but at least you can picture him liking some conservatives. I think its time for the adults like Brokaw and Williams to tell the MSNBC honchos that its Olbermann or them.
Speedwagon82 on August 27, 2008 at 6:34 PM
I’m reminded of Point / Counterpoint with Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtain back when Saturday NIght Live was still funny. Will it be Chris with the line “Keith, you ignorant sl*t?”
NTropy on August 27, 2008 at 6:59 PM
I’m with you on Olbermann being an embarrassment to political commentary, and a complete lightweight. And “emotional reactionary” is a perfect description.
But I’ve seen very few journalists capable of even reasonable thought, much less critical thinking. So the contrast between Olbermann and others is not as sharp as it should be.
Basically, he’s an airhead among airheads. The only way he can hold up his end of an argument is to control the microphone. And then I wouldn’t count on it.
Wasn’t he the other idiot with Matthews that attacked Michelle Malkin over the “Swift Boat Vets” ads? They agreed she was “self-loathing” since she had defended to a degree the Japanese internment of World War 2, but was herself “Asian.” The boy geniuses didn’t seem to realize that Michelle Malkin was from the Philippines, which was horribly mistreated by the Japanese during World War 2, so there was no particular reason to expect her to identify with the Japanese. Apparently they figured that all “Asians” are a single ethnic group: a rather racist world view, frankly. It would have been interesting to confront them with their own racism, if you could have made them realize it.
That was right before the last Republican Convention, and led to Zell Miller’s famous telling off of Matthews.
tom on August 27, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Chrissy hissy fit.
jgapinoy on August 27, 2008 at 8:51 PM