As many of you have already heard, Keith will be moderating the AFL-CIO’s “Working Families Presidential Forum” on August 7. It will be broadcast live from Chicago on both MSNBC and XM radio.
I’m very excited to see KO make the next step in covering politics. I think we can all rest assured that he won’t make anyone raise their hands. We can also count on him being put under the microscope. There’s no question that Keith Olbermann is a polarizing figure, and the very idea that he is even capable of setting aside his personal views in a setting like this is laughable to a whole lot of people. I know I’d laugh loud and long if Rush Limbaugh were given a similar opportunity. Not that I’m equating them! But Keith is known for his opinions these days, and he’ll be walking a fine line.
It’ll be interesting to see what shakes out of this.
being that you are looking at so many candidates just 90 minutes… plus audience questions, I think Keith won’t have that hard a time just asking questions.
By Keyser Soze on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 1:58 am | Permalink
If KO and Chris Matthews can continue to work on their chemistry, that team is the team for NBC/MSNBC political and election coverage. With B. Williams and Big Russ, NBC/MSNBC has a great team. Moving KO into the realm of moderating gives him the opportunity to ask hard questions of liberals — if he throws softballs, I know this KO fan will be extremely disappointed.
I’d also like to see him go off on the Democrats for their continued lack of action in Congress. The all-nighter in the Senate was/is a waste of time.
By DavidW on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:16 am | Permalink
Keyser Soze, there’s no doubt that Keith can ask questions. But can he, as DavidW says, ask the hard questions to the Dems that he should. A whole swath of the Right doesn’t believe he can, that someone who is in the opinion business is too partisan to do so. There are genuine - and justified - beefs about this.
I think he can. I think he will. I think he can cut through the bullshit. We’ll just have to wait and see.
By Becky on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:10 am | Permalink
I think he can ask great questions, too. As for Chris Matthews, I can toss THAT half of “the team” out the window. And I disagree that the all-nighter in the Senate was a waste of time, too. I hope it is but the harbinger of things to come.
By orinenglish on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 7:44 pm | Permalink