Olbermann: I’d Sacrifice My Personal Success For A ‘Responsible Presidency’

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/27/olbermann-kurtz/

This morning on CNN’s Reliable Sources, Washington Post reporter Howard Kurtz interviewed Keith Olbermann, host of MSNBC’s Countdown.

Kurtz tried to press Olbermann into conceding that he is thankful for Bush’s unpopularity because his show’s success is due to his criticisms of the Bush administration. Olbermann responded that if given the choice between his current success and a new President, he would choose the latter:

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Nobody used to say anything about O’Reilly’s “making it up as he goes along,” Olbermann argued. He later assured Kurtz that if Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) or Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is elected President the show would “not change much.”

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That is my greatest hope, that he continues to hold "their" feet to the fire, not matter who "their" is.

of today's Reliable Sources interview?

oh thank you SFJ..

http://thinkprogress.org/

:hi:

NGU.

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Kurtz_asks_Olbermann_about_pummeling_OReilly_0127.html

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I'm watchin' it now-the birthday boy is the best thing on TV

And he is one of our greatest assets- he isn't afraid to speak truth to power.

I wonder how many people will stop watching him when he tells the truth about our leaders?

The truth only matters when you aren't benefiting.

the democrats when they don't do what they promised us they'd do.

Krugman, Olbermann, Maddow, Kos, Ezra Klein, Molly Ivins (RIP)... they seem like genuinely decent, happy, warm-hearted people who love their country.

That, too, sets them apart.