Stewart Impersonates Olbermann, Gives 'Special Comment'

1000% with Stewart on this one. Keith just screams and hates on people all day now, warranted or not. Partially why I have stopped watching his show as much as I used to.

Now only watch when big things went on that day and want to hear why he's got to say

I love this. It saddens me that I have not been able to stomach Olberman for several years. While I'm generally in line with his views on things, I find his on-screen histrionics unwatchable, and his general approach to the issues of the day nearly as dishonest as the approach taken by most of Fox talking heads.

Too funny. But as a woman I have to agree with Olberman. Brown should have stood up against the horrible comment made at his rally. If he didn't hear it, then he should have spoken out about it the next day. Violence against women is a serious issue and that type of hostile rhetoric should always be condemned.
And Brown offering his daughters up to the public was irresponsible and embarrassing. I think the entire country cringed at that moment. It was also a sexist remark.

This is one of the weaker TDS skits. I give KO a lot of props for speaking out against a sea of rightwing disinformation and lies. He may be pompous and gruff at times but I'm still glad he's given the air time to speak. I know it's hard to do, but watch Glenn Beck for 10 minutes. He's literally encouraging violence against (progressive)Dems. THAT guy is a true danger. There's no comparison.

Whether or not I agree with Olberman, politics isn't playground, and republicants play for keeps. Democrats need to stop worrying about hurting feelings and get in the game or we'll forever be apoligizing for one or another faux transgression.

It wouldn't surprise me in the least after next election to have 99-100 seats in the Senate and still not be able to pass a bill because Dems want it to be a bipartisan effort.

Olbermann and Maddow are the only ones with the guts to say the truth on TV. And I very proud of them.

I am amazed at how many right-wing trolls love to hang out at TPM. Guess they don't have jobs.

Right wing trolls? In this thread? Where?

Awesome as always - Stewart I mean.

Olbermann, on the other hand, does of course go too far on occasion and has tended to over do the number of his "special" comments. That said, many of them are great pieces of opinion wrapped in entertaining and sometimes very powerful prose.

Bottom line - I would miss and the country would be worse off if either of these showmen were not there to balance the hairsprayed banality of evil that is Faux news.

Keep up the great work Keith and John. And, of course, TPM.

Got to say - I love my Keith. But Jon is right on. Keith can present the correct ideas with an annoying pomposity. He really should continue with truth and dial back the histrionics...

Stewart's brilliant bit is both a paean and send-up of Olbermann, something Olbermann will greatly enjoy, I have no doubt. I hope both men keep doing what they do, and I have no doubt about that happening as well.

To those who don't get it, I'm sure Keith "gets" Jon's piece.

Now if only you'd hear this kind of "my own kind" criticism on Fox News.

Stewart was just giving Keith a free rerun.

I've fallen off the Keith Olbermann bandwagon primarily because he tends to react first, think later on some issues, and his show is often too much about HIM and not enough about the news...that kind of ego-driven stuff becomes intolerable after a while. It's too bad, because Keith is intelligent and bold and could be a great journalist, if only he'd forget about Keith.

I vastly prefer Rachel Maddow's more understated and intellectual approach to her show.

Ben Affleck as Olbermann was funnier.

While I immensely enjoy Jon Stewart's show, it seems that at times he and his writing staff feel the need to show how un-biased and balanced they are by ripping on so called "liberal" commentators.

My fear is that this is fodder for the conserva-droids talking points: "See, even liberals hate Olbermann," "Look at the libs ripping each other apart."

Yes, Olbermann can be hyperbolic–he's on tv for Chrissakes!! But the bottom line is this: millions of people are in danger of not receiving healthcare because the voters of Massachusetts voted for a malicious fraud who claims to drive a truck. You can make any argument you want about the quality of the Coakley campaign, but this was the time to step up and instead the voters went truck nutz.

If Olbermann can't call out a charlatan without being criticized by people who supposedly agree more or less with his political perspective, then maybe we should just give the GOP the reigns and pretend 2000-2006 never happened. I'm glad Keith is doing what he does and I hope never relents.

Summary: I didn't feel it was one of Stewart's funnier bits, and there are far worse people who deserve to be the objects of his mockery.

When liberals wonder why conservatives are so determined to put group loyalty over thinking for yourself, this is why. Conservatives won't go after each other like this, at least not unless they're sure the microphones are turned off. If we want liberals to think for ourselves, and our commentators to tell what they see as the truth even if we don't like it, then things like this will happen. Olbermann can look to Maddow for an example of how to reply to Stewart when you're sure you're right and Stewart is wrong.

This is genius and funny as hell!

Obviously it's fine to satirize liberals. I do have some concern, though, that Stewart is falling into the trap of drawing a false equivalency, "pox on both their houses" mentality when the right wing is a million times worse than Olbermann ever could be.

Pat Robertson said that Haiti essentially deserved the earthquake because they were in league with the devil. Rachel Maddow pointed out difference between Obama and Bush in terms of attention paid to disaster relief. On the Daily Show segment, Stewart essentially lumped them together. Even if you think that what Maddow said was "too soon" in Stewart's words (I don't think it was, but the point is at least debatable), it's light years away from Robertson and his bile.

Keith's response was spot-on perfect.

"He copies Ben Affleck pretty well. I give it a B-"

[clap]

Keith's comments and analysis do more positive things for Progressives (and Democrats in general) than most anything Jon Stewart does. While Stewart is the frat house show-off, Keith is the intellectual with the more forceful arguments for his positions.

And while Keith does go over the top occasionally, his comments (like those of Rachel Maddow) are usually spot-on perfect.

I really believe in this kid.

Rachel Maddow & Amy Goodman are the best!

It was funny.
Olbermann and Stewart both have one thing in common as they are fake newsmen on comedy channels.
Keith may have sniffed one too many jocks.
His 15 minutes are up.

Republicans have no heart. Democrats have no brain. Independents have no clue. The rest of us have no hope.