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Truth and Consequences: Special Comments on the Bush Administration's War on American Values
 

Truth and Consequences: Special Comments on the Bush Administration's War on American Values

by Keith Olbermann

Short, sharp, and oftentimes shocking, Keith Olbermann’s “Special Comments” have made his nightly MSNBC program, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, must-see viewing–and the fastest-growing news show on cable TV. In these segments, Olbermann calls out the perpetrators of mismanagement, brutality, cronyism, and the appalling lack of accountability at the highest levels of the... (read more)

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jeremy
  • Rated 4 stars

“Olbermann's admiration for Edward R. Murrow is no secret. And though Olbermann is unlikely to ever be held in as high esteem as Murrow, the former ESPN sports anchor and current political journalist has written a book of which Murrow would be proud. Perhaps the loudest and most important voice speaking against the atrocities of the George W. Bush presidency and administration, Olbermann uses a smart balance of humor and invectiveness to bring to light all of the Bush administration's...”

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Ma Titwonky
  • Rated 1 stars

“There is nothing special about collecting a series of rants and publishing them. Dennis Miller did that years ago, and Keith Olbermann is no Dennis Miller. Especially when the overall goal of Mr Olbermann's book seems to be how many ways one can call President Bush and other members of his administration liars. That gets real old real fast. It also does not help that Keith Olbermann seems to see himself as Edward R Murrow. That would, of course, explain the I'm-gonna-bring-'em-to-justice...”

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