Keith Olbermann at least allows his guests to answer how they want, usually because they are willing to say what Keith wants to hear. Olbermann’s mindset is clear from the direction of his interviews because his long questions, far too long and boringly delivered, I might add, are loaded with the answer to his question. Talk about softballs. Then, again, most every guest he has is on-camera because he knows how he or she will respond to his over-the-top or weak witticisms. As with any comedian, not everything works all of the time.

More than anyone on TV, Keith Olbermann reminds me of Stephen Colbert and “The Colbert Report,” but not in a good way. Both men are manic. One is very funny, the other, not so funny all the time. One is a true comic. The other is not. Your make the choice. If there is a copycat around it is Olbermann of Colbert, down to the attitude, the rapid-fire delivery, the sometime madness, feigned or real, and even the segment on Colbert that reminds me of Olbermann’s “Countdown “and his “Worst Person” of the day or week or month, whatever. Does Olbermann realize this or am I being too analytical?