Sensible Liberal: Keith Olbermann

Pigs are flying outside my window as I write this, but one thing I strive for on this blog, aside from the passionate expression of my views, is intellectual honesty.

So when Keith Olbermann criticizes Wanda Sykes for her Rush Limbaugh comments, I am compelled to acknowledge it.

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Granted, Olbermann said Sykes was “99% within the bounds of good taste and within the bounds of the funny.” If that were an actual calculation, Sykes would have had to speak for an additional hour and a half. It was more like 75-80%. But anyway … better than nothing.

That isn't to say Olbermann is completely off the hook in my book. He's recently called Miss California Carrie Prejean a “Nazi” for opposing same-sex marriage (which makes Barack Obama and tens of millions of other Americans Nazis too, I guess.) and has been waging this bet for Sean Hannity to be waterboarded.

So, it seems Olbermann has taken the first step is to acknowledge a fellow liberal has gone over the line. Next step: Buy yourself a mirror, and look into it.