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 )

Weekly Video Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2006 In this week?s collection of our favorite videos: Bush talks nonsense; a mayor courageously speaks out against the war; Pat Buchanan longs for the white America he grew up in; Stewart and Colbert address the idol-worshipers of television; and Keith Olbermann gives Rumsfeld a Murrow-style smackdown. 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 )

Olbermann Talks to Coulter Plagiarism Spotter

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 The guy who used special computer software to catch Coulter's pilfering said there were so many instances of misappropriations that he had to quit before his "eyes start to bleed." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jean Rohe Tells Olbermann About Her McCain K.O.

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2006 Our Truthdigger of the Week goes on MSNBC to share her story of standing up to Sen. John McCain. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann Highlights McGovern, Rumsfeld

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2006 Keith Olbermann presents the uncut version of CIA veteran Ray McGovern's confrontation with Donald Rumsfeld. The MSNBC host uses Rumsfeld's own words to throw his lies back in his face--with the help of Newsweek writer Richard Wolffe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann Smacks Down Ingraham

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 The MSNBC host calls radio talk show host Laura Ingraham "desperate" and "stupid" for criticizing the bravery of reporters in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann: Who does Bush ‘think he’s F’n kidding?’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2006 The MSNBC anchor uses a clip from Bush's own State of the Union address to contradict the president's claim on Monday that he never made a direct connection between 9/11 and Saddam Hussein. Olbermann then says: "Who does the president think he's F'n kidding?" Hats off to Olbermann for showing the backbone that is so often absent in media coverage of the president's claims. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann Returns Jab in O’Reilly Grudge Match

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2006 After Bill O'Reilly threatened one of his callers with legal action for merely mentioning Keith Olbermann, the MSNBC host brings on a former state prosecutor to confirm that the only person in legal jeopardy is O'Reilly himself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

O’Reilly Threatens Caller re Olbermann

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2006 Bill O'Reilly and MSNBC's Keith Olbermann have been feuding for a while now (background story here, a video example, and another clip), and on Thursday, when a caller to O'Reilly's show merely mentioned Olbermann's name, Bill cut the line and said, "We have your phone number and we're going to turn it over to Fox security, and you're going to get a visit"--as though the caller was threatening O'Reilly--when in fact O'Reilly was threatening the caller! UPDATE: FOX security calls back. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )