Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews were ousted today as MSNBC's anchors for election coverage, with claims being made that they were too overtly liberal on-air.
Before there was Keith the bleeding lefty, there was Keith, SportsCenter mainstay. From 1992 to 1997, Olbermann was one of the go-tos for ESPN, before he was sacked there unceremoniously.
Here's a few of Keith's best clips from that era, including the report on Bret Favre entering rehab (where he's talking so fast he almost seizes) and a Boston Market commercial where he invokes the term ooie-gooey (sp.)
Awesome post as always.
ReplyDeleteIf I know Olbermann, he will position himself to gain form this somehow. MSNBC will give him more air time or he will show up on NBC more.
I am not a lefty, but i like him from ESPN, and he used to make me laugh happy all the time. :-)
The Boston Market video is sort of embarrassing and I don't know why. He should have been on Beakman's World, I think. Beekman? I am a horrible speller of nostalgic names.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, as expected, there's a rally to get him back in the game:
http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/bring-back-olbermann-and-matthews