Ravi writes: >> Keith Olbermann tears into Bush, calling him a liar, fascist, and so on. >> >> There doesn't seem to be a lot of outrage in the right wing, asking >> for apologies etc... is that because his viewership is small? Or >> perhaps my Google search was too cursory to come up with anything...
While there is always the exception that proves the rule, "outrage" is a Left-Wing thing/emotion/word. Lefties experience alot of "outrage." Did a google search of "outrage" and here is number 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OutRage! My sense is Righties do not generally experience "outrage" and demand insincere apologies worthy of a showtrial. Olbermann's views are well-known and if he can draw an audience, so be it. The Righties can watch Bill O'Reilly. The hard of hearing can watch Chris Matthews. Let a hundred flowers bloom. That being said, to the sense there is Right-Wing reaction, it is not "outrage" directed at Olbermann, but frustration that Olbermann (and many others) can call the President of the US a fascist and the mainstream media shrug their shoulders, while knowing that if a Right-Winger said something comparable going the other way, a cause celebre would result. I assume Jonah Goldberg will include a reference in the paperback version of Liberal Fascism. David Shemano
