MSNBC Convention Coverage - What's Wrong With This Picture?

Keith Olbermann on Hillary Clinton's DNC Convention speech: "Grand slam. Grand slam out of the ballpark, across the street. Across the buildings across the street . . . I don't know how it could have been better. I don't know how it could have been better, Chris."

Keith Olbermann on Fred Thomson's RNC Convention speech: "I think it's fair to say, nearly entirely militaristic in nature and touching to some degree on who John McCain is and what he would do, but mostly standing him next to a flag and a gun."

Because Thompson's speech largely focused on McCain's POW experience, and included details that should cause the skin of any American to crawl regardless of party affiliation, Olbermann's comment revealed that he has recently achieved a new level of desperation (I didn't think it was possible either). I mean, someone hand this guy a Patriot of the Year award for altogether dismissing 75% of the speech. "A flag and a gun???" What the hell does that even MEAN? No wonder Joel McHale, host of E's "The Soup" and frequent brown-noser of celebrities he'd like to impress, just called Olbermann "one of the finest newsmen of his generation." LMAO at you, Joel, but not for the usual reason.