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Title: Olbermann death threat powered letter made fun of by Murdoch’s NY Post
Source: http://www.crooksandliars.com/
URL Source: http://www.crooksandliars.com/
Published: Sep 27, 2006
Author: John Amato
Post Date: 2006-09-27 20:22:36 by tom007
Keywords: None
Views: 784
Comments: 65

Olbermann death threat powered letter made fun of by Murdoch’s NY Post By: John Amato @ 11:05 AM - PDT Submit or Digg this Post

What would the conservative media be saying if Limbaugh was sent a letter like this? The NY Post: "POWDER PUFF SPOOKS KEITH"

Keith Olbermann flipped out when he opened his home mail yesterday. The acerbic host of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" was terrified when he opened a suspicious-looking letter with a California postmark and a batch of white powder poured out. A note inside warned Olbermann, who’s a frequent critic of President Bush’s policies, that it was payback for some of his on-air shtick. The caustic commentator panicked and frantically called 911 at about 12:30 a.m., sources told The Post’s Philip Messing. An NYPD HazMat unit rushed to Olbermann’s pad on Central Park South, but preliminary tests indicated the substance was harmless soap powder. However, that wasn’t enough to satisfy Olbermann, who insisted on a checkup. He asked to be taken to St. Luke’s Hospital, where doctors looked him over and sent him home. Whether they gave him a lollipop on the way out isn’t known. Olbermann had no comment.

You can be sure that it would be front page news for The Post with pictures of Limbaugh going to the hospital–including interviews with the police and anyone one else they could find to make a statement. Then there would be a tidal wave on FOX News–you know the drill.

This is a new low for the right wing media of this country. Since Keith didn’t go public with the story, obviously he was doing what the police wanted and made sure not to cause a scene. He took the correct measures to ensure his safety as anyone of us would. It’s an outrage that in these times, a public figure would get a threatening letter and take it seriously, and then the right wing media would make a joke of it.

Paula Froelich only serves to encourage the wackos on so that they’ll continue this behavior. What a total disgrace.

Here’s a public email if you want to send Paula your thoughts paula.froelich@nypost.com (please show more class than Paula)

I wonder if Keith will be speaking out about this tonight?

(update) David Neiwert "Just in case the folks at the Post have forgotten, what they’re describing here — sending threatening letters through the mail — is a federal crime. Not only that, but fake-anthrax letters are widely recognized to be a form of terrorism, since they clearly "piggyback" off of the still-unsolved anthrax attacks of 2001Olbermann and the terrorists"…read on" Oliver has more… Filed Under: Countdown/Keith Olbermann, Right Wing Stupidity, Media Criticism Trackback | Permalink | Comments | Spotlight | EMail This Post September 27th, 2006

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#9. To: tom007, Cynicom (#0)

Everyone working for the mainstream media deserves one of these letters. If there was no MSM, there'd be no lies promulgated in living rooms.

AngelSpawn  posted on  2006-09-28   5:34:56 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: AngelSpawn (#9)

If there was no MSM, there'd be no lies promulgated in living rooms.

Oldbendover is an opportunist, playing whatever song the public wants to hear.

Cynicom  posted on  2006-09-28   7:34:06 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: Cynicom (#10)

Oldbendover is an opportunist, playing whatever song the public wants to hear.

This tactic is getting old. If you object to the message, tell us what is wrong with the message.

The purpose behind our obsessive and nutty attack on the messenger is obvious. You insult us when you use this shopworn tactic in such a clumsy way.

Minerva  posted on  2006-09-28   11:08:18 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#24. To: Minerva (#23)

You insult us when you use this shopworn tactic in such a clumsy way.

Insult you?

Memory does not recall ever posting to you? As for "us", any others are free to speak for themselves.

Shopworn tactic???? Now that is original.

Perhaps you might be inclined to answer the question I posed to blue, do you recall Murrow of the 30s and 40s???? If you do not, then like blue, you cannot understand what I am saying about Olbermann. Being insulted by what you do not know or understand is indeed a problem.

Cynicom  posted on  2006-09-28   11:17:45 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#25. To: Cynicom (#24)

Insult you?

Memory does not recall ever posting to you? As for "us", any others are free to speak for themselves.

Obfuscation.

You know very what I meant - as does everyone else here. Your silly games are tiresome.

Minerva  posted on  2006-09-28 11:19:42 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: Cynicom (#24)

Perhaps you might be inclined to answer the question I posed to blue, do you recall Murrow of the 30s and 40s????

Get real.

You got called on your tactic. Live with it.

Asking people if they listened to some radio broadcast in the 1930s just makes your tactic more obvious.

Minerva  posted on  2006-09-28 11:21:33 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#32. To: Cynicom (#24)

Perhaps you might be inclined to answer the question I posed to blue, do you recall Murrow of the 30s and 40s????

I guess I missed where you asked me that question. Seems to me you pretty much limit the pool of folks "qualified" to respond to people who were alive and cogent during the 30s and 40s. That's a pretty narrow pool, and as I wasn't alive yet (and had another 30 years to go before I would be) I'm not in it.

I recognize that you are well-aged and have mucho experience; but I suspect that even your cognitive and analytical functions were not fully engaged during the 30s and 40s; and aside from that, just how well did you know Murrow? You heard him on the radio, or was he a buddy? Even those of us born too late to have heard him live can listen to a tape or watch a movie.

Aside from that, we're talking about Olbermann, not Murrow. I never said he was Murrow. I recognize that his "good night and good luck" is a tip of the hat to Murrow. I also recognize that at least in this moment he is telling the truth.

If you pay attention to the media these days, you start to recognize that is a thing both rare and transient, so you ought to pay attention.

bluedogtxn  posted on  2006-09-28 11:29:26 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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