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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 12:48 PM
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Aaron Brown (formerly CNN): "Olbermann…smarter…more talented" than Bill O'Reilly
Good to see that Brown is returning to TV on PBS

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/generalities/aaron_brown_on_king_olbermann_oreilly_himself_83736.asp

Brown says he never felt like a real cable guy. That doesn't exclude him from having opinions about it, thankfully.

His take on the battle at 8 p.m. between MSNBC and Fox News Channel, for example:

Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly "are both larger-than-life figures," he says, but Olbermann is "smarter, funnier, better read and eminently more talented."

Welcome back, Aaron Brown.
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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 12:49 PM
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1. Well, duh!
I always liked Aaron Brown and was sorry to see him go.
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 12:50 PM
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2. I'm really galad he's coming back.
I always found him to be a nice man and well informed.

When he was at CNN, he and Sparkly shared many an e-mail, sometimes several a day. He was extraordinarily accessible.
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 12:51 PM
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3. Aaron Brown was too 'boring' for cable news.
I enjoyed his show; he'd sit with newspapers and go over the next day's headlines. He has a brain and it's nice to see he's got a new gig more fitting to his style. :hi:
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 12:52 PM
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4. I think they are both "regular sized" fat guys, and Olbermann is slightly more intelligent than
O'Reilly--but not by as much as I used to think. He's starting to believe his own publicity, kinda like Morton Downey, Junior.

They're only larger than life because they can't push away from the donut tray...
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 06:34 PM
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15. Thank you for your concern about their weight.
I'm sure they care.

And for your concern about Keith's intelligence and his believing his publicity. I'm sure he will also give your concern there all attention it is due.
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 06:43 AM
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19. Well, unlike perhaps you, I really don't care what he thinks.
And I rather doubt he gives a shit what I think, either. The only one in high dudgeon here appears to be you.

If Olbermann trolls the web looking for instances where people are talking about him, he's pathetic, as well.
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 08:03 PM
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17. wow. since weight is important to you, how fat are you? Enquiring
Edited on Thu May-01-08 08:05 PM by roguevalley
minds want to know.
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 06:41 AM
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18. Well, this is the internet. We all look like Superman on the internet! NT
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 12:52 PM
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5. Welcome back, Aaron.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 12:53 PM
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6. LOL. Nice of him to point that out!
:applause: But we already knew that!
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Bonobo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 12:54 PM
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7. He was just as much an arrogant, superficial asshole when he was on top. Don't fool yourselves.
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shain from kane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 12:57 PM
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8. Aaron Brown, now appearing as Mr. Obvious.
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 01:28 PM
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9. No shit, Aaron.
:eyes:

The only one who can't see that is probably Bill O'Reilly.
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mnmoderatedem Donating Member (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 02:05 PM
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10. uh, yeah...
... my toenail clippings are smarter, better read, and more talented than billo.
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nichomachus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 02:23 PM
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11. Breaking news
Sun rises in the east
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Uncle Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 02:26 PM
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12. Maybe, but I hear Bill O'Reilly has softer skin. n/t
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 04:13 PM
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13. Kick
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 04:15 PM
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14. No shit Sherlock! n/t
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cindydivine Donating Member (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 06:39 PM
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16. Captain Obvious...
He just wants to hang out with the cool kids.
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