‘Countdown’ on Democratic Cowardice

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2007 Keith Olbermann and Newsweek's Howard Fineman vent their disbelief and disgust over the Democrats' war funding capitulation. Fineman likens the move to pushing piles of chips into the pot and then folding when the last card comes up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann Debunks White House E-Mail Claims

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2007 Keith Olbermann interviews a computer forensics expert, who explains various ways the White House might uncover those pesky missing e-mails. All in all, the chances that up to 5 million e-mails have completely disappeared are very slim. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann Catches Conservatives Shaming Themselves

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2007 Keith Olbermann takes aim at Newt Gingrich for blaming residents of New Orleans for the devastation of Katrina, "comedian" Rush Limbaugh for suggesting that Barack Obama could own Al Sharpton because of their ancestry, and, of course, Ann "Coultergeist" for calling John Edwards "that name." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MSNBC Re-Signs Keith Olbermann

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2007 MSNBC has asked Keith Olbermann to stay on as the host of "Countdown" for at least four more years. The left-leaning broadcaster is the network's golden boy, with a ratings jump of 85 percent over the last year, thanks to his unique synthesis of Edward R. Murrow-style commentary and a wicked sense of humor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Disturbing Iraq-Iran Parallels

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2007 Olbermann put together a video package that compares Bush's 2002 rhetoric about Iraq with his 2007 rhetoric about Iran. It's not pretty. Also, see this Vanity Fair article, which has more frightening news on the topic. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann Outperforms Trash Media

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2006 Keith Olbermann's synthesis of in-depth Murrow-esque reporting and hard-hitting opinionated analysis has attracted a growing audience and turned the O'Reilly model on its head. The Nation magazine has a profile of broadcast journalism's rising star. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Olbermann Weighs In on Elections

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2006 With another of his stirring essays, Keith Olbermann speaks to the stakes of Tuesday's elections: "Saddam Hussein will get out of Iraq the same way 2,832 Americans have, and thousands more He'll get out faster than we will And if nothing changes tomorrow, you, Sir, will be out of the White House long before the rest of us can say we are out of Iraq" . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Olbermann: ‘Why Does Habeas Corpus Hate America?’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2006 Keith Olbermann responded to the passage of the torture bill with this tongue-in-cheek investigative report on habeas corpus. (Video & Transcript) Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

9/11 Panelist Slams ABC?s Fib-U-Drama

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2006 On Wednesday?s ?Countdown,? 9/11 commissioner Richard Ben-Veniste, above, added his voice to those criticizing ABC?s credibility-challenged 9/11 ?docudrama,? saying: ?It was quite clear, as the 9/11 commission report states, that Clinton authorized the CIA and the American forces to get Bin Laden?capture or kill?and this miniseries does not depict it accurately.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann to Bush: ?Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir?’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2006 Keith Olbermann has been on a roll lately, contesting the administration?s ?recent Nazi kick? with a series of essays. This time the ?Countdown? host went after the man himself, saying: ?Mr. Bush, you are accomplishing in part what Osama Bin Laden and others seek?a fearful American populace, easily manipulated, and willing to throw away any measure of restraint, any loyalty to our own ideals and freedoms, for the comforting illusion of safety.? (Video & Transcript) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Olbermann Puts Rumsfeld to Shame

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2006 Keith Olbermann delivered a masterful retort on Wednesday to Donald Rumsfeld's recent diatribe on fascism. With a commentary as apt as it was eloquent, Olbermann excoriated the defense secretary's very patriotism: "In what country was Mr. Rumsfeld raised? As a child, of whose heroism did he read? On what side of the battle for freedom did he dream one day to fight? With what country has he confused? the United States of America?" (Video & Transcript) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )