Keith Olbermann

I know everyone is entitled to their own opinion. This blog is my opinion. It's what I believe and what I'm thinking. People discount bloggers as uneducated and as a waste of time. Even so, everyone has an opinion and everyone has a right to voice their opinion. Some stay quiet, say nothing, hoping all along that someone will say what they're thinking. While I may only have one or two readers I do anything but stay quiet.

Politics is an interesting beast. Nothing can divide us more than when you put on your Democrat or Republican hats. You can be great friends one minute, but the second you start talking politics all bets are off and the gloves come off. The hatred and anger fueled by political opinions is a damn shame, but it's what our country is all about. Everyone has a voice and everyone's opinion, in theory, is respected.

I've said all that to say this. My opinion is that Keith Olbermann of MSNBC and Football Night in America is without a doubt one of the more clueless anchors in the liberal media. It's not his opinions that I have a problem with. I don't agree with him on much of anything, but again that doesn't bother me. What bothers me is his "shock-jock" delivery method and the hatred for all things that don't represent his opinion.

When he gets on a rant, the veins in his forehead start to swell and he progressively leans closer and closer to the camera as if he is about to fly through the TV and wrap his hands around your neck in hopes that you'll feel all the rage and anger he feels. It's really quite remarkable to watch him rant. The guy is without doubt certifiable. It's amazing that Keith Olbermann is the same guy that along with Dan Patrick make up one of the best sports tandems in TV history. His creativity and touch on the work he did at ESPN and now at NBC on Football Night in America is hard to duplicate.

Again, just my opinion, but I prefer Bill O'Reilly. For some reason the liberal media and political leaders appear to be threaten immensely by him. Aside from George W. Bush, John McCain and Sarah Palin he might be their favorite punching bag. He's obviously saying something they don't agree with and he's obviously making a pretty good point. Otherwise, why bother? He's objective, calm and fair. He asks tough questions of everyone and he willingly gives all opinions a chance to make their case against him. To his credit, Obama is the only one to take him up on this and again was one of the better interviews I've seen with Obama. Bill asked Obama tough, but fair questions, and Obama was very upfront with his answers and I honestly walked away from those segments with a lot of respect for the way Obama handled himself while talking to O'Reilly.

As for all the haters.....If you're so sure you're right and O'Reilly's so wrong then why not settle it one on one?