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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:05 PM
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MSNBC is now looking to ESPN for political commentary?
Chris Matthews, as we all know, is a colossal douche bag. But what the hell is with this guy from ESPN tonight? As a white guy I'm afraid to comment...but it strikes me as, well...weird. Why is this guy qualified to be a political commentator?

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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:06 PM
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1. I give you Keith Olbermann.
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:12 PM
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4. damn my slow reflexes!
:applause:
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:19 PM
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8. Okay...good point
I forgot about KO's lineage. But hey...KO's earned his chops. He's had his own political show for a while now.

Tweets had some guy on who's only qualification (according to the caption) was "ESPN." So what?

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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:20 PM
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9. i meant to post this elsewhere
Edited on Wed Jan-16-08 06:22 PM by MrCoffee
whoops.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:17 PM
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7. Ko is a trained journalist
with the appropriate papers from Columbia U.
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 08:06 PM
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14. Actually, he has a communications degree from Cornell.
Stephen A. Smith has nothing but a loud opinionated mouth with no brain attached. He seems to think that a loud, opinionated mouth and black skin are all he needs to be qualified to opine on television. He is wrong.
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:06 PM
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2. Who is it?
Keith Olbermann?
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bigbrother05 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:11 PM
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3. Maybe they can get
Dennis Miller.
I think DU should form a National blackout Day, no news.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:14 PM
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5. You mean Olbermann?
he's certainly more qualified than Rush, O'Reilly, Savage, Beck, Coulter, Ingraham, Malkin, etc.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:16 PM
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6. Well it's all sport to these hacks
Men have hedge funds for elections now. Issues are irrelevant.
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ncteechur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:29 PM
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10. Not KO--the guy on hardball. I think he is from BET--perhaps ESPN, too.
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durrrty libby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:42 PM
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11. Stephen A Smith is basically a basketball analyst
Edited on Wed Jan-16-08 06:43 PM by durrrty libby
He had a sports show called Quite Frankly that was short lived

I think he does sports radio too
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Reciprocity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:43 PM
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12. Look what happened was,
the guy was just walking down the hall, when Tweety pulled him into the room for filler.
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comradebillyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 06:51 PM
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13. what kind of qualifications dou you need at msnbc
could he be more of an ass than tucker carlson?
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