Day: August 11, 2010
Verbatim
Our place, in terms of being considered one of the most corrupt states in terms of politics, is pretty secure. It’s almost like we’ve kind of relegated New Jersey to second place, and Louisiana’s kind of like on injured reserve or something.
— Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar (R), quoted by the AP, on being the last elected governor in the state not to face criminal charges.
Olbermann Schools the White House on the Difference Between Liberals and Republicans
In the segment before this commentary on MSNBC’s “Countdown” last night, Keith Olbermann made a point of saying that he personally likes Robert Gibbs, the White House spokesman and that he believe Gibbs does a good job, so his commentary here is not meant as a personal retaliation against Gibbs’ senseless and badly timed attack on the “professional left” yesterday.
Instead, what Olbermann delivers here is a thoughtful, measured rebuttal to the idea that left-wing media — like the opinion shows on MSNBC and liberal radio talk shows and websites — is just an analog to Fox News and right-wing radio and blogs.
