Lionel,
love your show and listen every day. But I have to agree with Keith Olbermann's comments on Bush JR. Your stand that we (the average Joe) has to show respect for the President. How about the president earn that respect first.
Keith is right. He has the cojones to call it the way it is.
You should listen to him.

Of Lionels obsession with Keith Olberman. His ratings are so low.. I wonder if he is jealous of Olberman?

I am not in a position to call in, but I had to weigh in on the conversation today. With regard to the Keith Olberman comments: I hate to try to speak for someone else, but I don't get the impression that Lionel is saying that the sentiment is misplaced, simply its delivery. Words are powerful and how you use them can determine whether you can rally people to your cause, or be dismissed as an insane crackpot. I think it would be much more useful if national media figures would ask relevant questions about Bush's actions and policies and actually search for answers, or use their position as national media figures to stand behind someone who opposes the subject of their rage. So, anyway, despite the fact that I am bound to look back at this post later and see miriad negative comments with regard to my thought processes, I am with Lionel on this one. There is a way to speak so that people will hear the content of your message and not just the volume of your voice. Secondly, I wanted to comment on the Follow The Fed book. I now cannot wait to read it. I recently took an economics course for professional development purposes and found that it changed my outlook on many things, not just the dollars in my bank account. Gaining a greater understanding of economics and how our financial systems function would benefit anyone, even those not interested in active participation in the markets. Thanks are due Lionel for opening up these conversations and guiding people to credible sources in their search for honest information.

I am a fan of Lionel. Although I only started listening to him since he joined Air America, I find his show entertaining to no end. Having said that, Lionel has a way of taking an opinion and ramming it down my throat which I find a little irritating. On the Olbermann argument, I could NOT disagree w/ Lionel’s position more...

Keith was speaking on behalf of the dead - over 4000 - and the families left behind, thanks to this war. If it is inappropriate to get emotional, even to the point that Olbermann did, over the needless death of 4000 of our best and brightest, then when is it?

That’s all I had to say.

I too think your take on Olbermann is wrong. First of all, you played only the "controversial" last sentence several times, accompanied by your comments. Okay, we get your point. But isn't that kind of like what the MSM did to Howard Dean over some mis-heard overexuberance in 2004? Also, the video, and the quote, don't seem to be picking up the negative legs you assured us they would. Crooks & Liars, the unofficial archive for Olbermann's rants, was 100% in favor of this piece. And finally, as you admit, he was right. Truth has been carrying a lot of weight lately.

All this notwithstanding, keep up the entertaining commentary.

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Dave

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Imagine my surprise when Air America puts spam in my inbox featuring Lionel Vision only to find that Lionel has a deeply conservative vision. He loves Pat Buchanan and praises William F Buckley Jr., and helps promote a book about Goldwater? And then Lionel rails against Keith Olbermann for not respecting the office of the President, because we are suppose to be so kind to that murdering, thieving, idiot George Bush. And then on top of that, he constantly refers to Barack Obama as "Barry" because, although he can't bring himself to show the same level of respect for someone who will one day hold the office of President that he demands Keith Olbermann should observe, he will demand it for chuckle nuts and for all the conservative values he supports, loves and praises.

Well count me out! Lionel is nothing but a wolf in sheep’s clothing! I am finished with Air America for now and forever! I can not support a radio station that will likely endorse John McCain for President come this November. No way, I just can't do it.

Lionel:
If I told you to go f**** yourself in a nice tone of voice would it be considered a lesser insult?
I used to love your show but am recently growing increasingly weary of it. You often criticize Olberman for being supportive of Obama while you are equally and OBVIOUSLY biased towards Hillary. You now have the gall to cry because Olberman shows JUSTIFIED emotion in his assessment of Bush's actions?!! You accuse Olberman of not respecting the office of the President when not once did he refer to "the office" but always referred to Mr. Bush (I don't know why we have to even respect this traitor enough to justify calling him "Mr."). "Anti-American Bush" is the one who MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE does not "respect" the office of President. If Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi had half of the courage, conviction, and anger that Olberman had we wouldn't be in this mess. I have also heard you criticize Reid for not showing any "life" in his presentations. Does that not make you a hypocrite?
You have been angry at Olberman (who you used to praise) ever since he showed support for Obama. I too used to like Hillary, but during this campaign she has shown her true colors including a complete lack of character. Now you have done the same. Obama is saturated with character and a blind man could see that. But admitting that you were wrong would be entirely against YOUR egotistical character, and you have the stupidity and lack of insight to accuse of Olberman of being an egotist!!! You also condemn him for repeating Morrow's closing line. As a person who listens to both your show and Olberman's EVERY day (podcast), I have heard Olberman praise Morrow and give him credit for the closing line on several occassions. He says it as a tribute to Morrow, as he has acknowledged. It is my understanding that "the monkey's dead" was not your original words. Did you "steal" your closing line?
So in closing, please don't take this the wrong way, as I say it with love and in a nice tone of voice, but Lionel, GO F*** YOURSELF!!!!