Current TV's Countdown With Keith Olbermann has seen a ratings dip since the show's June debut, losing nearly half of its viewers in the 25-54 demo in mid-Sept. He rose to fame as the co-host of ESPN’s SportsCenter from 1992 to 1997. He hosted his Countdown show on MSNBC for nearly eight years before announcing his departure January 21 after being suspended in 2010 for donating to the Democratic candidate in the 2010 Congressional elections. He's also had some famous feuds along the way.
No network, no studio, no problem. Keith Olbermann wasn’t going to let a few techincal obstacles get in his way of chastising GOP nominee for president, Mitt Romney.
The long-time progressive pundit-anchor, late of MSNBC and Current, has spent his last few months limiting his public statements to fights with Twitter antagonists and blogging about baseball. But after a secret, closed-door fundraiser video in which Romney lamented the 47 percent of Americans he claimed pay no taxes, Olbermann fired up the old cell phone camera to deliver a message to his followers.
In front of an impressive Manhattan skyline backdrop, Olbermann, known for his lengthy monologues, got about 10 words in before… falling into uproarious laughter. Again and again and again.
A transcript would seem silly, but that just may be the point he’s trying to make.
