[lbo-talk] Olbermann

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Mon Nov 27 15:50:18 PST 2006


Says here Olbermann doesn't vote.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-et-olber27nov27,1,4153203,full.story?coll=la-headlines-politics

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>Olbermann's occasional soliloquies ­ typically a
>no-holds-barred excoriation of the Bush
>administration ­ have dramatically elevated his
>profile in the last several months, especially
>in the liberal blogosphere, and helped drive up
>the ratings for the third-place cable news network.
>
>The longtime sportscaster, who doesn't vote and
>eschews any political identity ­ "I may be a
>Whig, possibly a Free-Soiler," he quipped ­ has
>nevertheless become an unexpected folk hero for
>the frustrated left. One woman approached him in
>a New York restaurant recently and burst into tears as she thanked him.

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