Olbermann Slams Obama: ‘What the Hell is Going On in the White House?’
- Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:09am by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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The members of MoveOn.org aren’t the only Obama supporters seething over his announcement to back down on air regulations: Keith Olbermann took to his show Friday night to rip the president over what he called a “desperately wrong” decision.
The White House said Friday it was dropping its Environmental Protection Agency-backed plan to tighten smog rules put in place by former President George W. Bush, which many environmental activists consider desperately lacking. Republicans had opposed the plan, claiming it would be a further obstacle to business growth.
Olbermann described the move as the president “giving his own supporters a whack across the back of the knees for having the audacity to support him.”
“When the Chamber of Congress pats you on the back, you are doing something desperately wrong. When Boehner’s spokesman compliments you with the Freudian slip, ‘It’s the tip of the iceberg,’ you have made a terrible mistake,” he said. “What the hell is going on in the White House?”
Olbermann also derided the president for using Republican “job creation lingo” in his statement that said since smog standards are set to be reviewed anyway in 2013, Obama did not support asking “state and local governments” to implement new rules that will be reconsidered.
“So, if you’re having trouble breathing, or you just occasionally do breathe, kindly help the president out and hold your breath until the year 2013 or later,” he said.
Speaking to a guest a few moments into the program, he continued his tirade.
“Who on Earth in the White House thinks this is a positive for them and in which delusional parallel universe do they live?” he asked.
Watch the full clip below:
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go2mikerenzi
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:51amlook at his glasses, the temples extend out at a 30 degree angle to get around his fat head, he has always reminded me of Fred Flintstone
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 2:08pmSlobermann Slams Obama: who would have thunk ???
Report Post »CHULAIGUY
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:28amMore like a SNL bit, except he’s not funny. Just STUPID !!!!!!!
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:51amCan’t wait to see all these socialist ******** whining and crying when Barry gets slammed in 2012.
tea he
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:59amActually I am waiting for the pictures to come out, ones where there jaws are hanging, stuck open, due to the sheer shock and muscles locking in place while they try to comprehend how they lost once again.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:12amJust heard the CDC is preparing for a pandemic of APOPLEXY !!
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Seriously, though, I personally will be at home with lots of shelf-stable food, and with weapons & ammo. I feel certain there will be mass riots in most major cities throughout the country.
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gr29az
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:17amHey Tom
You are right on
Report Post »Jethro212
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:58amTom you are so correct, I really hope and pray it doesn’t happen, but I am forced to think it will.
Report Post »Pujols
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:22amOverbite is just doing the new thing. Where was this Azz-Clown 2-1/2 years ago?
THIS MAN IS A ZERO__ MAYBE HE COULD RUN FOR MAXINE WATERS SET?
Report Post »Pontiac
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:47amI’m getting tired of seeing this beady eyed windbags picture. MSNBC needs to hurry up and collapse already.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:58amhear Kieth why don’t you watch this youtube ???
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yro63c7B7A&feature=related
KickinBack
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:10amSometimes I wonder that the only person watching Keith Olbermann (besides Keith Olbermann) is the camera operator.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 12:08pmomg.. i can whine like this guy too.. maybe i’ll make a stupid you tube video… hmmm
i can talk with a deep scary voice, and act like what i’m saying should suprise you. LOL… ffs people are you kidding me? the 1970′s called, they want their tactics back.
Report Post »ropati
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 12:40pmThe libs seem to have gotten over 2010 pretty quickly. In fact, they seem to be in denial that it ever happened. They think Brockie is poised to mop up the conservatives. We’ll see.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:40pm.
Report Post »The only way anyone knows what Olbermann says
is when it gets mentioned here.
He evidently has a show on a network only seen on Mars.
What? It is? Oh.
robert
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 3:45pmThe ratings for MSNBC are so low they constitute nothreat to those on the right….or anybody else for that matter.
This goofy-looking dork wouldn‘t get any publicity at all if he weren’t included on thius site from time to time.
What he has to say shouldn’t be reported at all, because it means nothing and is just brainless, worthless drivel.
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 5:44pmWell the way this Okie sees it if ole Keith would not talk at anytime there would be alot less air poullution,he and Al Gore make a lovely pair.
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 5:54pm@Pontiac: Keith Olbermann no longer works for MSNBC. Al Gore gave him a job at this “Current” TV network. Not really sure what “Current” stands for but it could be for the electricity that they are sucking from the Carbon Credits that Al Gore is selling on the internet.
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:26pmJust gonna flush all these socialist Tur*** Nov.2012
Report Post »Olbie, OhDonl,PigEd and Tingels..oh,don’t forget Al….
need a little racist in the mix….OBMSNBC goin’down..
savagemonger
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 12:21amHope this helps the right. I think it will
http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos
Report Post »db321
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 12:22amObermann – your report just sent thrill and chills down my leg and back up again. Now you two Love Birds kiss and make up – it a little late to start asking “What the Hell is Going on in The WH.
My guess it will probably have something to do with Bush.
Report Post »nwaiting2
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 4:46amThere are 2 problems here he saeems to believe the drival he speaks.And someone who is crazier than him pays for him to speak it.“Alternet Universe” smeone forgot to take the riight meds”. Something is in his cool-aide.. As spokesman for the ‘Obamaland Gazette” He thinks we should cripple the economy more. And it wont hurt the workers. Cause ‘Bush has been secreatly in Whitehouse causing unemploymet to go up 4% points. and our currancy to tank Job loss no problem Obama ” I should say Marion Antoinette. “ Let them eat foodstamps” and Berry luvs them.. Nice Berry down with the poor he’s making a lot of them. LOL In 2012 wake up No More Beary Make them go away …. this is a joke ass comedy that hurts. And no, no unfettered illegal imigration dosent take jobs Nah PLEASE Obwan Nobody Oberman STFU Thanks.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 6:56amobama is still not communist enough for olberman.
Report Post »TheUltimateBattle
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 11:08amhope to GOD you are right…so many dumb a$$es in this country now. I know so many that don’t have a clue as to what is going on.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:50amThe air would be so much cleaner if oberdink and his ilk would stop emitting co2.
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 2:12pmSlobermann Slams Obama: who would have thunk ?
Report Post »EJ1979
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:48amOlbermann may be a liberal, but hes still an American, and our president hates ALL infidels.
Report Post »Laus Deo
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:57amOlbermann is a douche pickle and nothing more.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:09amI agree, O hates all infidels. The only way Oberman would get support from the president is if he converted to Islam.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:15amLAUS DEO
Report Post »I am trying to wrap my head around that comment. Does this pickle have a twelve mile hose attached to it? Just read the garden hose article… pickles and blimps are kinda the same shape.
LibertyWon
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:04pmAre we sure Olberma is an American? He looks like he could be a half brother to Canadian Actor Eugene Levy of “American Pie” fame.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:45amIn the name of Blondie, Rush rush give me yayo Push push give me yayo Oh no
Report Post »jp2feminist
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:42amLove it!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:26pmYes .. as Obama has to PRETEND not to be purposely destroying the country (his ONLY chance of getting re-elected and can then destroy America)… those like OLBERASS who want it destroyed NOW will be MELTING DOWN…. PRICELESS!
TEA!
Report Post »Miami
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:39amWhat kind of drugs is this guy on….?
What a freaking moron, who watching this fool and why? A drinking game…?!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:29pmIsn‘t he on ALGORE’s network? .. NO ONE IS WATCHING! If they didn’t post it here no one would know!
TEA!
Report Post »vthockeydad
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 7:40pmYes, Keith is an absolute moron. After hearing his rants, I wonder if he has had his rabies
Report Post »shots. To think that some people, though I would guess not many, take anything from what
he says.
Jamestownrd
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:39amOne race of constant complainers elected it yhat violates all constitutional law..negroes..own it ,black man
Report Post »Barry Soetoro
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:39amBlaze, why do waste good website space with the opinions of this moron. I didn’t realize he was still on the air. Is he broadcasting on youtube from his mom’s basement? Don’t put his BS on this site. Nobody cares what he says.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:47amMorning laugh…?
Report Post »smokeysmoke
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:21ami think its good to have a media that keeps checks and balances on itself… and for anyone like me who likes to watch MSNBC and turn it into a drinking game…. DRINK WHOLE BEER EACH TIME THEY HAVE ON A GEORGE SOROS FUNDED GUEST…. we realize that these tools are starting to get scared… and there message is changing… how they present it it changing… IF THE BLAZE POINTS IT OUT BEFORE IT BECOMES A NEW POPULAR MESSAGING TOOL… THEY CAN EFFECTIVELY COUNTER ALL OF THIS LIBERAL LIES AS SOON AS THEY ARE ATTEMPTED TO PASS THROUGH THESE TURDS LIPS…. i dont want to see 25% of the blaze monitering curent tv and msnbc… but having a story that exemplifies the bias and change in messiging is good in my book… and they are funny ;)
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 12:19pm@Barry Soetoro — one good reason to keep these morons in mind, ones like Olbarmann, is the part Sun Tzu mentioned in the Art of War in knowing your enemy.
We know where we stand at in the matters of the truth.
We can see each and every move the make, what they say and do, and how they seek to change the meaning of their message, their lies, their hypocrisy, and the hate-bait, race-bait, thuggery that they also seek to accomplish.
In seeing this, we can honestly challenge them, with THEIR OWN WORDS on tape:
“You say this now, yet here, and here, and here you said this…which is truth or is all lies?”
Report Post »azghost
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:37amHas Mr. OLBERMANN ever heard of the jet stream it brings us air from China , Russia and other countries that do not care about the Environment. Will we send them our good air for their bad air Mr.Olbermann?
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:36amI wonder what effect a boycott of Chinese goods would have on our air quality.
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:36amI always find the expression on Olbermans face to be so funny. Does anyone else notice that? It seems to be a sort of super serious, super earnest expression, but with a touch of comedy, as if he really isn’t serious, that it is some sort of act, a bit of a joke, cartoonish.
Report Post »duek
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:42amI have always felt that way about Keith. Feel like I’m watching the satire of SNL. How can anyone take this man seriously?
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:01pmHe had a $30 million contract with MSNBC, think about that, how sick. Gore‘s network can’t have that kind of money but no doubt Olberman is still somewhere in the millions. If it is an act for the money, I give him credit, but more than likely he actually does believe, and the money just reinforces whatever strange notions he comes up with. Even if he did have an epiphany and realize he was spouting crap, the money would keep him in character. How many people on this forum, even true conservatives, if offered $30 millions to be a liberal talking head, would you do it? That kind of money goes a long way.
Report Post »lovebunny
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 1:01amHe looks constipated…
Report Post »Bua
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:34amOlberman took to his show Fri night? What show? The one that nobody watches on Al Gore’s nothing network that nobody watches or the one that he does on the webcam in his bathroom?
Report Post »The Eradicator
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:12amAl Gore has a network?…
Report Post »smokeysmoke
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:03amya it gets something like 90k hours of viewing each night…. i think halo 1 still gets more game time daily than CURRENT TV
Report Post »Da Kingfish
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 5:49pmThis is your tax dollars at work, enjoy…..http://media.causes.com/1098660?p_id=179631924&s=fb_feed&ref=nf
Report Post »Kara_ite
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:33amKeith Olbermann slams The President Obama because Keith has become a “racist”, Right?
Report Post »go2mikerenzi
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:46amtotally only about race…
Report Post »Miami
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:51amNope he’s just mad Obama may turn away from his Communist tendencies, Kieth wants a Castro type to just annul the election and be a complete dictator
Report Post »hogtrashhd
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:32amthis is a load of crap.. obama is doing this for votes.. he’ll okay this if he wins in 2012 and they know it.. evidently they think we’re still stupid.. and they may be right in some cases.. get a grip… and watch the other hand..
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 12:58pmI’d rather ignore the other hand…I think Olbermann has it down his pants!
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 4:22pmIt’s gotten to the point, Obama could Drill for Oil in every State
Report Post »in the Union and I still would not Vote for Him…What ever he
does at this point will be for a Vote….
How about Homer Simson ?? Couldn’t be any worst…..
Indymaverick
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:28amOlberturd is still on TV? Nothing I like better then to see a lib have a meltdown.
Report Post »Jamestownrd
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:32am“What’s going on in The White House”..everything you approved of when employed by your last employer…
Report Post »chazman
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:35am… go to he!!, Oberdork!
Report Post »Canuck GB Fan
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:27amThis freak is still around?
Report Post »THE.GATEKEEPER
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:32amThe Blaze seems to be his only audience. There should be ‘no’ comments on this story including mine.
Report Post »Giveitrevolution
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:25amTEA buddy TEA!
Report Post »Jamestownrd
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:36amre TEA PARTY RULES!
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:24amI am going to say something that will make people mad, but since I am in the process of doing the very thing I’m advocating, I’ll say it. If you are having trouble breathing where you are-MOVE! I have discovered in moving to Ohio to be close to my kids after their dad died, I cannot live here. I lost all my allergies when we moved to the high desert in Calif. I like breathing easy, so I am moving to another high desert. Yes there is a job to consider, but what is more important? Waiting on the government to fix the world with no money that can be spent on it and destroying jobs for others makes no sense. Just get out of where you are, find or make a job (see sandbox) and be where you can be comfortable. The government cannot fix everthing, some things you have to fix yourself. The ninnies that keep waiting for a perfect world through the EPA are literally wasting their breath.
Report Post »Jamestownrd
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:34amI hope you choke Jenny!
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:35amThe Government can’t fix ANYTHING
Report Post »As RR said “Government isn’t the solution, government is the Problem.”
banjarmon
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:37amWell SAID!!!
Report Post »NAVYGUYGRAY
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:41amTypical lib response. NO I WON’T MOVE. THIS IS MY COUNTRY TO IDIOT.
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:01amMaybe some will breathe better if they get vaporized by their enemies by not implementing proper measures and safeguards to protect its people?
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:02amForgive me!
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:08amDon’t step on any snakes when you get there!
Report Post »vtxphantom
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:33amobama is the problem and our congress has been too dam* scared to do anything about it. Congress, grow a pair! You work for us, not that malignant narcissist.
Report Post »SAC crewdog
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 6:33pmMany years ago when I started active duty my first duty station was in California.It was at this very time of year, and driving there from PA my sinuses, as was usually the case at that time of year to, were clogged. Driving out on I-70 I had a great experience; as soon as I hit Denver, I cleared up completely. If only the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT would outlaw ragweed! Or maybe just skip the months of Aug-Oct, that would help. Heck, if they can legislate change to the entire planet’s climate, this should be quite simple! You‘d think by now they’d have stumbled across the idea of banning hurricanes! (After all, if they are so certain they can change the global climate, why not just form a committee for weather control?)
Report Post »Giveitrevolution
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:24amLiberalism is without a doubt a mental disorder. Its unbelievable the way they think. We need more epa regulation at a time like this?! WTF is wrong with them!?
Report Post »RichNGadsden
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:24amSends a tingle up my leg to hear Olbermann freak like this.
Report Post »Cat
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:22amHostile takeover, Keith
Report Post »BONETRAUMA
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:21amBarry gonna lose…TEA 2012!
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:16amAnother four letter S*** word comes to mind when I see this idiot’s mug.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:16amDon’t you love it when the left eats their own? Being such reasonable people, it really is fun to sit back and watch the feeding frenzy.
Report Post »samisus
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:15amForgive me…but we said you didn’t know who this guy was almost three years ago. Of course we knew…it’s funny, he is as radical as we all thought…but for the left he is not radical enough!!!
Report Post »YepImaConservative
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:23amAnd that’s just Olbermann. Obama is MUCH worse, lol.
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