On Friday’s Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann suggested that Fox News is a racist organization that would hold race or religion against its employees in awarding promotions, as he used the show’s "Worst Person" segment to slam Fox and Friends co-hosts Brian Kilmeade, Gretchen Carlson, and Peter Johnson, for raising questions about whether Muslims serving in the military should be treated with more attention. While every show in MSNBC’s primetime and morning lineups has a host who is white and non-Muslim, Olbermann suggested that the Fox and Friends hosts would have trouble succeeding at FNC if they were Muslim or non-white. Olbermann: "Since we’re asking questions, I have one for Carlson, Johnson, and Kilmeade. You guys ever wonder if you all succeeded inside a company like Fox mostly because you’re not Muslim or black or Asian or Hispanic?"
Olbermann's allegation ignores FNC personalities like Geraldo Rivera and Julie Banderas, who have hosted their own shows; and Juan Williams and Michelle Malkin who have both guest hosted for The O'Reilly Factor in addition to their work as contributors. Even on Fox and Friends, Lauren Green used to read the show's news briefs.
Below is a transcript of the relevant portion of the "Worst Person in the World" segment from the Friday, November 6, Countdown show on MSNBC:
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KEITH OLBERMANN: The runners up, Brian Kilmeade, Gretchen Carlson, and Peter Johnson of Fox Noise, on the Fort Hood case. Kilmeade: "Do you think it’s time for the military to have special debriefings of Muslim Army civil, uh, officers, anybody enlisted. Johnson: "You won’t countenance special screenings for Muslim soldiers, will ya?" Carlson: "Could it be that the military was exercising political correctness in not approaching him as seriously as they would have had he not been a Muslim?"
Since we’re asking questions, I have one for Carlson, Johnson, and Kilmeade. You guys ever wonder if you all succeeded inside a company like Fox mostly because you’re not Muslim or black or Asian or Hispanic?
—Brad Wilmouth is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.




KEITH OLBERMANN: The runners up, Brian Kilmeade, Gretchen Carlson, and Peter Johnson of Fox Noise, on the Fort Hood case. Kilmeade: "Do you think it’s time for the military to have special debriefings of Muslim Army civil, uh, officers, anybody enlisted. Johnson: "You won’t countenance special screenings for Muslim soldiers, will ya?" Carlson: "Could it be that the military was exercising political correctness in not approaching him as seriously as they would have had he not been a Muslim?"














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And wittow kieffie discriminates against
November 6, 2009 - 22:10 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonIntelligent American Citizens.
If he ever grows a living grey cell in his empty cavity, then maybe I'll give some consideration to his whine of the day.
Until that time little boy, sit down, shut up, and RESPECT your betters!
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Keitho the Klown...
November 7, 2009 - 10:36 ET by adamsmithI think this guy is blind to his own hypocrisy to where it's a mental disorder. He brings up the O'Reilly thing with that Makris chick(falafel,loofah) all the time, making Bill's attempt at getting a date with a woman to be something of a perverted nature. Pretty normal last time I checked. What he fails to mention is when a female fan(kinda like girls who fall in love with death row inmates who ate their last girlfriend in Olbergoebbels case)going by the internet name of KarmaBites1 was told by him after an unsatisfying sexual encounter, "For this relief, I give you great thanks",(Shakespeare I believe.) you have to wonder where HIS head is at. I wouldn't say anything that stupid to a woman that just took mercy on a 6'4" fat gorilla. The woman was emotionally destroyed after this misogynistic comment and him telling her to hit the bricks 3 minutes after he was finished with her. He was hoping she wouldn't tell the world he was as hung as a housecat. So the next time you want to embarrass Bill O, Olbergoebbels, try to mention you had a sexual problem when you actually got a woman. You know you don't want to appear hypocritical or anything. Trouble performing with a member that measures out at an inch and a half fully erect, I don't think I would be bringing up the subject of falafel or loofahs, Hummus or anything else that's soft in nature. You Sir, are the Worst Person ON THE PLANET!!!!!!!!!!
Noted sexist calls competition racist
November 6, 2009 - 22:22 ET by Defector01Wake me when I should care
I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it - Voltaire
I used to pray for Olberman
November 6, 2009 - 23:48 ET by Tugboat Philbut then I found out that praying for a bus to hit him doesn't really count.
Gun Control - The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own pantyhose, is somehow morally superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound.
So when is Olbermann going
November 7, 2009 - 08:19 ET by motherbeltSo when is Olbermann going to give up his show so that an African-American or Muslim (uh, who would that be, exactly???) can be put in his time slot?
Brad~~
November 6, 2009 - 22:25 ET by BKeyserI'm afraid you undermined your whole post by suggesting there's a "relevant portion" to Olbermann's show. Well, Keith's gotta be pleased you gave it a shot, anyway.
Questions no one (except the Melted One) is asking
November 6, 2009 - 22:29 ET by Vivaldi5Said the lily-white, non-Muslim, non-Asian or Hispanic former sports guy who sits in his bathtub and sulks while his network shows reruns on election night....
Thanks for a question no one is asking, Mr. Meltdown!
"Bathtub sulking"? How Homeric. How Simpsonic.
November 6, 2009 - 22:41 ET by CO2MakerWhat's the story on that? Is that what he was doing on Tuesday?
You know, I can see Brad Pit as Achilles doing his well-known tent sulking by his boat near Troy, but Keith "My ratings are still flaccid in my bathtub" the Sports Boy doing a sulk? Geez. What was the last line of Apocalypse Now? Oh yes, I remember, "The lameness! The lameness!"
A Modern Day Marat
November 7, 2009 - 03:45 ET by Captain KirockOlberman is the most despicable person on tv.
No one watches his show. A modern day Marat without a suitor.
Keith Olberman - a mind is a terrible thing
November 6, 2009 - 22:32 ET by Patrick MichaelGee, if he wasn't such a stand up guy I'd think Keith was still mad at Fox News for firing him.
Stay Free!!!
Keith the Troll
November 6, 2009 - 22:38 ET by saintknowitallHere's hoping Geraldo Rivera gives Keith a little schooling on his next show.
But I think it is Fox's policy to just ignore Keith the Troll.
I guess this is the guidance from the White House, since his off the record meeting with the President a couple weeks ago.
Keith doesn't look very
November 6, 2009 - 22:40 ET by bse5150Keith doesn't look very minority or Muslim to me. But he does look and sound like a jackass.
Badger Boy
November 7, 2009 - 12:32 ET by miss911ninjaA jackass, of course, but I've always seen the resemblance to a badger, both physically and temperamentally.
MSNBC
November 6, 2009 - 22:51 ET by TeamcheeserOlbermann, Matthews, Shuster, Scarborough, Maddow.
All white men with no moral compass. Or talent.
???
November 6, 2009 - 23:47 ET by Tugboat PhilOlby, Tingle and Shuster are men??
Gun Control - The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own pantyhose, is somehow morally superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound.
Correction
November 7, 2009 - 01:00 ET by TeamcheeserGood catch, Tugboat!
Change that to, "All white non-females..."
No, just quasi-male,
November 7, 2009 - 12:25 ET by RowaneNo, just quasi-male, semi-human anthropoids.
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)
TEAMCHEESER...
November 7, 2009 - 08:19 ET by danybhoyYou forgot the big idiot, Special Ed Schultz.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Keith Olbermann is wrong.
November 6, 2009 - 23:49 ET by SupermanGeraldo Rivera is Hispanic.
Julie Banderas is Hispanic.
Rebecca Gomez is Hispanic.
Wendell Goler is Black.
Kelly Wright is Black.
Juan Williams is Black.
Oberman
November 7, 2009 - 00:08 ET by Lusty InfantAnd Michelle Malkin is an American of Asian descent.
HOT AIR...
November 7, 2009 - 08:23 ET by danybhoyMichelle is of Philippine heritage.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Rivera is probably
November 7, 2009 - 00:14 ET by Quasi-socialistthe best example there, because he used to have his own show on Fox, mostly pooh-poohing Clinton misdeeds, but occassionally concerned about them. He was in prime time.
Wendell Goler was
November 7, 2009 - 06:06 ET by hurricane567Wendell Goler was Keef'sWorst Person for Jan. 19, 2009. If i was Mr Goler i'd ask for a signed certificate to hang on the wall :-P
Another Black Guy
November 7, 2009 - 12:19 ET by miss911ninjaDon't forget the financial guy, Charles Payne, who is one of my favorites. Very black but "acts white." Probably doesn't count!
Perhaps the lilly white Olberman
November 6, 2009 - 23:53 ET by Dim BulbPerhaps the lilly white Olbermann should ask himself a question: what effect does his playing the race card so casually have on minorities? Minorities have enough problems trying to convince people that the charge of racism is valid without liberal white morons with six figure incomes playing the race card at every opportunity.
msnbc
November 7, 2009 - 00:04 ET by Lusty InfantOberman is such a knuckle head. His self-loathing and white guilt are psychotic.
Any news on
November 7, 2009 - 00:12 ET by Quasi-socialistwhether all the men who work for Fox news have stopped beating their wives yet?
Argument by implication, classy.
Errie
November 7, 2009 - 00:13 ET by nadadhimmiOlbermann still hears those voices you know. They are getting louder all the time.
hOlbermann
November 7, 2009 - 00:14 ET by MaxwellsHas Olbermann even figured out what "He" is yet?
Is He Muslim or black or Asian or Hispanic?"
Naw... just plain ignorant!
New Title
November 7, 2009 - 00:18 ET by MaxwellsHenceforth shall this man be known as...
A.Holebermann
Olbermann needs to step down
November 7, 2009 - 00:24 ET by Quasi-socialistand give a real minority a chance (but perhaps he's already representing a minority: the mentally unstable). Does he believe in what our FCC Diversity Czar was saying or not?
As well, with the liberal idea of "representation" he can never represent the African American cause, only African Americans can do that. If he accepts that he can do some justice for the AA cause, then he accepts that white people don't have to be to represent--and a lot of dem arguments are invalidated.
It's time, Keith!
November 7, 2009 - 00:31 ET by blazermaniacIt's time for Olberdork to step away from TV. He is getting his crap kicked out of him every night. He is a pathetic man. He's a babbling idiot and no one watches his poor excuse of a show anymore. Is he still in tears because his boys lost in New Jersey & Virgina? A year from now, Olberdork will be bawling when his senators and congress favorites get dumped.
Olbermann does have a favorite "minority"...
November 7, 2009 - 08:29 ET by SickofLibsWhere else on television could you see deranged homosexuals, and one of each flavor: Musto and Garofalo, presented as "political pundits"?
Keith just loves effeminate men and venomous dykes.
Olbermann-Speak
November 7, 2009 - 01:08 ET by TeamcheeserOlbermann is using that age-old tactic: "If I am the accusor, I can not be the perpetrator."
He strikes me as the type of guy who thinks having a black or gay friend makes him a cooler, better person.
Although...
On MSNBC I've never seen Keith anywhere near a black person.
And come to think of it, sports have a high percentage of black athletes and Keith left sports...
Hmm...
Team...
November 7, 2009 - 13:40 ET by Secret ConservativeOlbermann didn't leave sports. He's still on the NBC Sunday Night Football show - which is the reason I don't watch the NBC Sunday Night Football show.
Other Fox contributors
November 7, 2009 - 01:19 ET by Patrick MichaelThe extremely brillant Star Parker is also a frequent guest on Fox. Stay Free!!!
News pornography
November 7, 2009 - 01:23 ET by Forbin001MSNBC has become news pornography. All of their anchors are insane, on drugs, or both.
Olbermann also discriminates
November 7, 2009 - 06:11 ET by spepperOlbermann also discriminates-- against sane people
They should add a laugh
November 7, 2009 - 08:03 ET by nicksmith112They should add a laugh track to Countdown.
Kieth is an embarrassment to Cankle-Americans!
I'm a refugee from the Democratic Party.
who?
November 7, 2009 - 08:16 ET by mholland1Who is this guy? Why are we panting about comments made on a local access webcast broadcast from some guys basement?
BATH-TUB-BOY...
November 7, 2009 - 08:27 ET by danybhoyBecause he works at a network owned by a company that has been bailed out by the Obama brain wizards. That's our taxpayer money paying his $7million plus a year paycheck.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Hey Keith you fat
November 7, 2009 - 08:49 ET by ParalegalGoddessHey Keith you fat bastard! For someone who despises Fox so much you sure spend a hell of a lot of time watching it! Perhaps its whats on while you are in the bathtub and of course you do have a lot of time to watch since you hardly EVER work. (when was the last time you put in a full week?)
And as long as we're asking questions. Ever think that maybe, just maybe, BSNBC hasn't fired your fat ass because your so mentally unstable you might, just might, pull a Rodriguez and go in and shoot everyone?
MSNBC has a BLACK daytime anchor!!!!
November 7, 2009 - 10:41 ET by Texndoc.....oh, wait, they fired him about a month ago. It is an undisputed fact now that the only "other than lily white" faces you'll see are on the prison shows they have to show to pay any bills.
Content of their character
November 7, 2009 - 10:43 ET by wiwfContent of their character over color of their skin. Just because you still see black people versus white people doesn't mean you can project that on people you hate, Keith.
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
Fox News is scaring them
November 7, 2009 - 14:27 ET by docjohn52I wouldn't lose any sleep over Rivera getting canned...
I certainly won't let Olbermeister stop me watching Fox! Keith take a valium, before you blow a vein there buddy! ('course, that might actually get you some ratings finally. And I meant finally.)