Forbidden love

Keith reads the Sanford e-mails

Put the kids to bed and plug in the headphones: Keith Olbermann reads the love notes between South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and his Argentine lover.

Calm down, Liz

Who are you calling 'Liz?'

An unnamed executive assistant for McBee Strategic Consulting found herself on the receiving end of an unbridled digital tongue lashing for being a little too familiar with Elizabeth Becton, executive assistant and office manager for Rep. Jim McDermott.

Keith around the Web
Keith Olbermann's Daily Kos blog
Baseball nerd: Keith's MLB blog
Special Comment
Cheney’s speech false to fact and reason

May 21: In a Special Comment, Countdown’s Keith Olbermann marvels at former Vice President Dick Cheney's defense of the Bush administration torture practices while avoiding taking any responsibility for them.

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Oddball
Smart car doesn't account for driver

  July 2: Even the smartest car requires a competent handler - a lesson learned the hard way on a recent Danish morning show.

Act like a winner

Obama, get tough!

HBO's Bill Maher expresses his frustration with President Barack Obama looking for compromise and consensus with uncooperative Republicans instead of asserting his will as the popular leader he is.

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