Quote of the day
posted at 10:34 pm on October 7, 2009 by Allahpundit
“This, ultimately, is about death.
About preventing it. About fighting it. About resisting it. About grabbing hold of anything and everything to forestall it and postpone it, even though we know that the force will overcome us all – always will, always has. Health care is, at its core, about improving the odds of life in its struggle against death. Of extending that game which we will all lose, each and every one of us unto eternity, extending it another year or month or second…
It is your skin. Literally. And it is in the hands of people, insurance companies, who can still make money by betting against your good health. There is only one comfort here and it is cold indeed. Profit while you can, insurers. Sickness and death wait not just for your customer. They also wait for you. And they are double-parked. The doctor who treats you and the pharmacist who makes you pay through your nose are not your enemies in this. It proves they are as much victims as you and I are. And the time has come to realign the battle here, so that it is not just us versus the entire medical and health care establishment, it is us, and the doctors, and the nurses, and the pharmacists, and maybe even some of the hospitals, against the real enemy: The insurance companies… the Insurance companies who are right now at war against America!…
Death is the issue! How can we not be unified against death?”
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Poor guy. It must be the whole Letterman thing; he doesn’t know how to explain the Palin wig!
And the Number One Reason to Accept That Job Offer from David Letterman:
1. After the sex, he lets you keep the Palin wig
DSchoen on October 8, 2009 at 1:17 AM
What I don’t understand is how can Olbermann be doing the Sunday Night Football gig? I can’t watch any segment that he’s on, and I suspect at least 30% of the potential audience feels the same way — it would be more but with his small MSNBC audience most don’t even know he HAS a show. Why would NBC chose to limit its audience by having this kool-aid drinker on a FOOTBALL show? Is that their way of saying: In Your Face?
Christian Conservative on October 8, 2009 at 1:18 AM
Not bad.
Definitely agree that an imploding USD/economy will be part of it.
The real trigger for rebellion will be when gas prices skyrocket with food and Obama tries to restrict speech and take away guns or stop the internet.
Sapwolf on October 8, 2009 at 1:20 AM
It’s more like saying ‘screw you taxpayer!’ when GE receives their bailout.
Chaz706 on October 8, 2009 at 1:22 AM
The fact that stupidity like this makes it on the air offends me.
Didn’t he begin this by complaining about the care his dad received? Isn’t his dad on Medicare? “How do they get out of the hospital?” What a joke! Medicare has to employ social workers to help patients fight early discharge. Why are they discharged early? Because Medicare doesn’t pay.
What is more important than Healthcare? Food. Does that mean that the government needs to take over all the farms and grocery stores?
And if the government is supposed the help us live, then shouldn’t abortion be banned?
Heywood U. Reedmore on October 8, 2009 at 1:28 AM
I find myself wishing O-b would lose his little game of life real soon. He’s such a lard-azz I can’t believe somethings not sneakin’ up on him.
Griz on October 8, 2009 at 1:29 AM
Was Keith a big supporter of life for Terri Schiavo?
EscapeVelocity on October 8, 2009 at 1:30 AM
Ohhhh. I like that idea.
His expression in that photo on the front page makes him look constipated.
NathanG on October 8, 2009 at 1:35 AM
Will they be bringing Dr. Kervorkian in as Chief of Operations for the Public Plans End of Life counciling?
EscapeVelocity on October 8, 2009 at 1:38 AM
Next, on Countdown.
Keith’s War on Insanity: When Brain Cells Go Bad.
Spoiler Alert: He’s losing.
sgtstogie on October 8, 2009 at 1:38 AM
Blubbering baboon of buffoonish bathos.
Keith SCAREMONGERman.
Puling pismire pimping for the progressive pinheads.
profitsbeard on October 8, 2009 at 1:46 AM
I see we have the next William Safire. :)
NathanG on October 8, 2009 at 1:49 AM
This clown is going to have a heart attack on air.
He goes on to talk about the great care his father gets and the rips the system that provides that health care.
lavell12 on October 8, 2009 at 1:57 AM
A drama queen as a new pundit. Edward R. Murrow: facepalm.
Mallard T. Drake on October 8, 2009 at 1:57 AM
And they call Beck “mad man”?
PattyJ on October 8, 2009 at 2:01 AM
Is the government less bureaucratic and more responsive than an insurance company? If your insurance company messes up you go get another insurance company. When all that is left is the government to run healthcare where do we go when they mess up? No where, that’s where.
That’s when death is all that is left to us. Hurry up and save the taxpayers some money. Die already.
petunia on October 8, 2009 at 2:06 AM
Since when do health insurance companies make profits”betting against your good health”? Everyone on the planet knows that insurance companies make money from betting that you’ll be healthier than expected instead of being sick.
cpaulus on October 8, 2009 at 2:09 AM
I bet Olbie’s aiming for the title of America’s Anchorman. If we go down to dictatorship, Oblie will probably be the #1 spokesperson for the government among the ‘free’ media.
Liam on October 8, 2009 at 2:17 AM
I like how the silvery play button on the above video looks like a piece of duct tape over Keith Olbermann’s mouth.
Left Coast Right Mind on October 8, 2009 at 2:29 AM
I don’t know about that. There seems to be a lot of contenders. I think there needs to be a PPV Royal Rumble Cage Match to the Death for all the whores in the MSM who want the coveted chair beneath Obama’s podium.
Left Coast Right Mind on October 8, 2009 at 2:31 AM
What, no violin music?
yoda on October 8, 2009 at 2:50 AM
Looking at Keith Obaman I would have to conclude that the central issue of healthcare is not death, but botox.
Nice speech. Keep working on that degree, Keith.
virgo on October 8, 2009 at 3:00 AM
You know what else is a leading cause of death? Falling off the water skies as you jump over the shark.
Orange Doorhinge on October 8, 2009 at 3:09 AM
Somebody made a comment about the “uncivil” at town halls weeks ago and I asked if they ever watched Keith.
Compare this verbose goof and his substance to Beck. Yea, you see what I mean, don’t you? And TIME made Beck out to be a clown.
IlikedAUH2O on October 8, 2009 at 4:06 AM
PackerBronco on October 8, 2009 at 4:06 AM
PackerBronco on October 8, 2009 at 4:08 AM
Lou Cannon says stop whining, Olberman!
DON’T make Lou Cannon come down there!
(Or do. Watching the slap fight that ensues as two betas do their worst to make a cat fight look like a championship cage fight by comparrison might be pretty funny, actually.)
SuperCool on October 8, 2009 at 4:20 AM
Yup, everyone else has a voice but the unborn.
The moron is a hypocrite.
Kini on October 8, 2009 at 4:26 AM
Olby’s looking kinda ragged. Like someone used his face as a mop. No he doesn’t clean up filth. He spews it.
YoungAmerican on October 8, 2009 at 4:28 AM
So what, this tool get dorky glasses and he thinks that will give him some intellectual cred? Sorry bub.
voxpopuli on October 8, 2009 at 4:38 AM
I can’t listen to more of this. Almost 2 minutes in and he’s said NOTHING. I hate people who can’t get to the point. Spit it out.
Jeff from WI on October 8, 2009 at 4:48 AM
Pfffft!
That’s all.
hillbillyjim on October 8, 2009 at 5:09 AM
Has anyone said it yet? Death Of A Salesman. The Tragicomedy of Willy-Keith Lolberman.
Randy
williars on October 8, 2009 at 5:39 AM
Sheer Evil and Hatred.
rob verdi on October 8, 2009 at 5:55 AM
Demagogue much bathtub boy?
csdeven on October 8, 2009 at 6:16 AM
I refuse to listen to this or even read it.
Terrye on October 8, 2009 at 6:46 AM
Olberman – biggest idiot of all time?
Certainly in the top 5.
reaganaut on October 8, 2009 at 6:51 AM
Um, correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t insurance companies make more money if you stay healthy?
Kafir on October 8, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Witness, if you will, the negativity of this Olberman statement, particularly the piece about the “game which we will all lose.”
It is the language of the left, in full splendor. Negative to its core.
And, he conveniently ignores the quality of life aspect of healthcare, which is arguably more important. This has to do with the plethora of procedures and medicines that deal with everyday maladies and annoyances.
These things seldom have anything to do with extending one’s years but everything to do with making those years enjoyable or at least not miserable.
TXUS on October 8, 2009 at 7:04 AM
KO gets more comments on HA than viewers during prime time.
horatio on October 8, 2009 at 7:14 AM
Obviously, he confuses life insurance with health insurance–a good example of liberal ignorance of the eeevil business world.
horatio on October 8, 2009 at 7:17 AM
I refuse to watch NFL football on NBC while he is on the show. I have never seen a pre game, halftime or post game show that has him on it. I only watch if the Green Bay Packers are playing. The rest I get the highlights from Sports Central or the NFL network.
I refuse to purchase any product that advertises on any program that he is engaged. I go to great lengths to not hear his voice, or see his face. He is, was, and always will be a moron. Oh yes he went to the lesser of the two schools. As a graduate of the true Cornell the people on the campus knew who was who.
Jdripper on October 8, 2009 at 7:34 AM
Is KO really worth all of that?
highhopes on October 8, 2009 at 7:36 AM
This is a bizario screed…
Dritanian on October 8, 2009 at 7:40 AM
He is a good reliable topic along with Palin bashing, Christian bashing, Romney Bashing, and pop culture. Allah would achieve the perfect storm of blogging if somehow Palin and Romney got into a cage fight match at a fundamentalist revival meeting.
highhopes on October 8, 2009 at 7:40 AM
Now wait a minute, I thought the enemy was death???! He sounds like a true crackpot, he should apply for a czar position. And what’s with the farty old glasses?
4shoes on October 8, 2009 at 7:51 AM
$800 BILLION Healthcare plan covers 25 million of the 47 uninsured. Seriously, this is criminal. The agenda is CRYSTAL CLEAR, and it’s not about healthcare.
marklmail on October 8, 2009 at 7:52 AM
I caught the last few minutes of this tirade last night. Hilarious!
Babino on October 8, 2009 at 7:53 AM
Moron, insurance companies make money not by betting AGAINST your good health, but by betting FOR your good health. They lose money when you get sick and they have to pay a claim.
KH15 on October 8, 2009 at 7:55 AM
When I can stomach watching him at all, very little, all I keep thinking to myself is “He is a such a douchebag.” I really can’t think of another person that fits that definition quite as well.
momof2 on October 8, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Yes and no. It is about healthcare as it represents one sixth the US economy. Seizing healthcare and putting it under the control of radical socialists is a means to an end. Oh! And don’t think for a minute that under control of the filthy liar and his corrupt party healthcare is going to be better.
highhopes on October 8, 2009 at 8:00 AM
So the insurers are victims?
That whole paragraaph is a mess…just like the idiot who wrote/said it.
Deanna on October 8, 2009 at 8:01 AM
I guess we have to go after “big funeral homes” now as they are making it on death. I hope Harry and Nancy P don’t catch on as we could have a government funeral home takeover, with the option that everyone must die and be disposed of./s
wepeople on October 8, 2009 at 8:02 AM
I can’t wait until Comcast fires his ass.
rockmom on October 8, 2009 at 8:06 AM
Yeah, he makes me feel alot better about nationalized heathcare. He looks like one of those Nazi guards at a deathcamp.
theaddora on October 8, 2009 at 8:08 AM
The new lefty entitlement: Immortality
WordsMatter on October 8, 2009 at 8:09 AM
This bum is a certified moron and a rancid piece of dog feces.
rplat on October 8, 2009 at 8:10 AM
This is what Olbermann thinks is going to sway people? Two things you can always count on death and taxes…isn’t he making that point? Who watches this penny theater?
Dr Evil on October 8, 2009 at 8:11 AM
This, coming from a douchenozzle whose death most Americans wish to be responsible for.
Coronagold on October 8, 2009 at 8:16 AM
That same question could be and has been said about abortion. Glad to see that many younger Americans are becoming prolife and have joined in the prolife movement.
texasconserv on October 8, 2009 at 8:21 AM
The war against death is lost. How do I know? What is our exit strategy?
BohicaTwentyTwo on October 8, 2009 at 8:29 AM
I’m shocked that you people laugh at someone with such an obvious handicap; He can’t help it if he was the result of a failed abortion!
Cybergeezer on October 8, 2009 at 8:44 AM
The Left love to spout nonsense.
marklmail on October 8, 2009 at 8:52 AM
I am completely against death.
But in Olbermann’s case I’m willing to make an exception.
And with Osama Bin Laden.
And the Gitmo prisoners.
And the Taliban.
Well, maybe not completely…
profitsbeard on October 8, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Hardly anyone is watching KO anymore. I think he’s ranked near the bottom of the heap.
AnninCA on October 8, 2009 at 9:08 AM
“United against death” – wow what a profound intellect that man has.
Hilts on October 8, 2009 at 9:10 AM
KEITH………YOU LIE!!!!!
PappyD61 on October 8, 2009 at 9:14 AM
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/fire-keith-olbermann#
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/fire-keith-olbermann#
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/fire-keith-olbermann#
The man is an incompetent fool!
afotia on October 8, 2009 at 9:18 AM
If you watch MNF just turn the sound down. It’s all about the action on the field anyway.
We go to the insurance company, they don’t go to us. They provide a service and we pay for it. We’re betting with them that we stay healthy, not the other way around.
Kissmygrits on October 8, 2009 at 9:19 AM
How can we not be unified against death?
Roe V. Wade, baby. Roe V. Wade.
gryphon202 on October 8, 2009 at 9:22 AM
Did anyone watch Glenn Beck yesterday?
He had a chart up about claim denials. MOST of them from medicare.
Greeeaaaatt
bridgetown on October 8, 2009 at 9:31 AM
“This, ultimately, is about death” Really?! And did you know peanut butter has peanuts in it?!
LadinPlaid on October 8, 2009 at 9:53 AM
Exactly. Having a hard time giving credibility to any liberal that claims to be “unified against death”. Maybe unified against their own deaths, others, not so much.
rukiddingme on October 8, 2009 at 9:57 AM
Mr. Olbermann regularly calls Republicans the “leading terror group in America.”
Now he calls for Americans to “unify against death” (unify equals agree with him, of course).
A call to unity with terrorists? Don’t be surprised if the
“terrorists” don’t answer.
SteveMG on October 8, 2009 at 9:57 AM
Death to Goldstein! Yeah!
We all love Two Minutes Hate!
High point of the day!
Haiku Guy on October 8, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Mr. Obygolly or Ogerman (choose for yourself) again anoints himself one of the Devil’s henchmen, who has the right to tell you that your choice of life over death is wrong.
This man must run simple sentence through a spell checker and chooses the most inappropriate suggested. Also, he creates his statements using a Catharses manual not a thesaurus.
MSGTAS on October 8, 2009 at 10:21 AM
I’ve been playing a little game with Olbergoebbels’ show for awhile now. While watching O’Reilly, I’ll flip during a commercial and see how long it takes for him to say, “Palin,Bush,or O’Reilly”, flipping back to Bill’s show as soon as Olbergoebbels says any of the three names. So far I’ve never made it past the eight second mark. If it wasn’t for Palin, who’s now just a former Governor, Bush, now just a former President, or Bill, who kicks his ass so bad in the ratings it’s not funny anymore, this tool has no show..The moonbats who get their “news” from him alone are in for a shock when Obama loses the next election, or as I predict he’ll be frog marched out of office long before them….
Olbergoebbels is a deranged human…something..Maybe the missing link….
adamsmith on October 8, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Suddenly it all makes sense. The libs were offended by Sarah Palin’s “death panel” comments because they wanted to paint the insurance companies as the death panels. Unfortunately, the experience of other nations with socialized medicine shows that Palin’s comments were far closer to reality.
nkviking75 on October 8, 2009 at 11:05 AM
I think we should pass a law against death…anyone dying should be given a life sentence…
right2bright on October 8, 2009 at 11:06 AM
What an idiot! Insurance companies are betting you WON’T get sick. The person buying the insurance is betting her or she WILL get sick.
If these people only understood the basics about insurance, perhaps we could get something accomplished.
karl9000 on October 8, 2009 at 11:14 AM
More proof that progressives are an arrogant bunch of pie-holes. They always think they can control everything, from Mother Nature to God. Save the planet! Defeat death! How do sane babies grow up to be sneering narcissists?
yogi41 on October 8, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Well the scumbag couldn’t very well say that the insurance companies prey on your fear that you will get sick, now can he? This is exactly what Obama is doing.
csdeven on October 8, 2009 at 11:21 AM
For some reason, this reminds me of Darkwing Duck.
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 8, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Has anyone got a link to his crying episodes? I was hoping that would be here. I didnt get it turned over there in time to see anything but the end. I guess he wont be making fun of Beck for crying anytime soon, eh? What am I saying is, no surprise, he’s a hypocrite! Should be back to it by Monday.
This whole tirade was just bizarre. His dad should have had Cadillac care. Remember all those millions they pay Olby for some reason? He could have flown in specialists and round the clock nurses. Rule no.1-Dont use a personal tragic story about not being able to get the best possible care when you are a millionaire. Takes the wind out of your arguement.
I am glad the libs are now worried about unnecessary death, though. I guess that means no more aborted babies. Right?
di butler on October 8, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Don’t they bet against your bad health?
Count to 10 on October 8, 2009 at 12:20 PM
You weren’t against the death of that cat you wear on the top of your head!
chickasaw42 on October 8, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Seriously, wouldn’t it be far more effective and unobtrusive to simply prevent insurance companies from terminating coverage within a certain window of having accepted an application? That would solve so many of these “nasty insurance company” stories. For those who can’t get coverage in the first place due to preexisting conditions, each state should have a high-risk pool that the fed gov’t helps out with. Pretty much everyone agrees that the poor and sick should get care even if they can’t afford it, so let’s tailor the cure to the poor and the sick! Why is this so hard to understand?
alwaysfiredup on October 8, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Ave, Keef! Te morituri salutat!
mojo on October 8, 2009 at 1:15 PM
I’m in ur telebision fightin’ def.
spmat on October 8, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Olby doesn’t seem to be too concerned about life for the unborn.
steelman on October 8, 2009 at 1:50 PM
I had the ‘good fortune’ to hear all of Keith’s ‘Special Comment’ (my boss insists on watching this crap at work–I’m sure there is some kind of labor law being violated here)
I can say that I forced myself to try to retain an open mind when they announced the topic of the show despite my utter detest for Olberman. I can honestly say that I got about 2 minutes into it before he started spouting off ludicrous facts and figures compiled by the most biased sources ever and knew it was going to be typical Olberman tripe.
The whole meme with his dad was ludicrous too. He talked about how he spent all he could to help his dad (not mentioning that he had to spend extra because Medicare won’t cover it all) He of course, pushed for a single payer system…either not knowing, or too ignorant to know, that he wouldn’t be able to spend lavishly in a system like that.
It really is just a losing battle for him and his kind and they need to get serious about enacting actual reforms that people actually want (tort reform, increased access to more companies across state lines, plans that don’t have minimum coverage standards, i.e. allowing us to have plans that only cover the catastrophic events) not ones that HE and his DRONES think people want.
MannyT-vA on October 8, 2009 at 5:49 PM
Racist death, only killing living things.
Rbastid on October 8, 2009 at 6:51 PM
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