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We Heard You the First Two Times

Jake Simpson Jan 21, 2010
Judging from body language, even Keith Olbermann appears to be tired of Keith Olbermann's 81-second smackdown of Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown. But that didn't stop him from repeating it on-air--for the third day in a row. (Let The Wire catch you up on this scintillating controversy.) 

As a rant, Monday's original tirade was pretty good. But pundits from all sides--including fellow MSNBC host Joe Scarborough--slammed Olbermann for going too far. Undaunted, he repeated his rant verbatim on Tuesday and challenged detractors to prove him wrong. After the Dallas Morning News' Michael Landauer called out Olbermann for his comments, he devoted yet another "Quick Comment" to the issue on Wednesday.



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