Keith Olbermann on mayor Quan

[Tmall]

I can't say that I even know who he is. But, he was definitely well spoken in making his point.

http://www.politicususa.com/en/keith...occupy-oakland

[askmrjesus]

Olbermann is one of the most eloquent political commentators we have down here.

He was on MSNBC, but he had a tendency to fly off the handle at times, and now languishes in the relative obscurity of Current, which has basically no viewers to speak of.

JC

[KSGregman]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Olbermann is one of the most eloquent political commentators we have down here.

Eloquent?!

Olbermann?!

Riiiiiiggggghhhhtttttt......maybe during the interludes between his pyschotic breaks. And even that is a stretch.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

Eloquent?!

Olbermann?!

Riiiiiiggggghhhhtttttt......maybe during the interludes between his pyschotic breaks. And even that is a stretch.

1: marked by forceful and fluent expression <an eloquent preacher>

2: vividly or movingly expressive or revealing <an eloquent monument>

You may or may not agree with what he says, but you can't deny he says it well.

JC

[KSGregman]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

You may or may not agree with what he says, but you can't deny he says it well.

He's well left of me politically...but..that isn't the point.

The point is, his "eloquence" is lost on me when he starts with the crazy eyes and foaming at the mouth style diatribes.

I think he's aiming for a "style" something more like Jon Stewart....unfortunately, he comes across as someone more like Avatard to me.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

The point is, his "eloquence" is lost on me when he starts with the crazy eyes and foaming at the mouth style diatribes.

Are you kidding? That's when he's at his best.

Originally Posted by KSGregman

I think he's aiming for a "style" something more like Jon Stewart....unfortunately, he comes across as someone more like Avatard to me.

He always struck me as coming across like Edward R. Murrow, only more pissed off.

JC

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

He's well left of me politically...but..that isn't the point.

The point is, his "eloquence" is lost on me when he starts with the crazy eyes and foaming at the mouth style diatribes.

I think he's aiming for a "style" something more like Jon Stewart....unfortunately, he comes across as someone more like Avatard to me.

Speaking of, where IS Avatard, anyway?

[Homeslice]

Oakland has plenty of well-to-do sections, so he certainly doesn't speak for all of them.

Originally Posted by KSGregman

The point is, his "eloquence" is lost on me when he starts with the crazy eyes and foaming at the mouth style diatribes.

I can think of more than one conservative broadcaster who is like that too.

[derf]

http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews...22/#paragraph2

Jean Quan's About-Face: Oakland Mayor Now Supports the Occupy Movement, Orders "Minimal Police Presence"
This is rather incredible. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan released a statement late last night saying she now supports the Occupy Oakland protesters and will minimize police presence for the time being. The statement comes less than 48 hours after local police used excessive force against protesters, including rubber bullets, stun grenades, sound cannons, and tear gas. One protester, an Iraq war veteran named Scott Olsen, was shot with a projectile at close range, fracturing his skull and landing him in critical condition. [Update: Olsen's condition has since been upgraded to fair.]

Quan's statement, via the San Francisco Chronicle:

We support the goals of the Occupy Wall Street movement: we have high levels of unemployment and we have high levels of foreclosure that makes Oakland part of the 99% too. We are a progressive city and tolerant of many opinions. We may not always agree, but we all have a right to be heard.

I want to thank everyone for the peaceful demonstration at Frank Ogawa Park tonight, and thank the city employees who worked hard to clean up the plaza so that all activities can continue including Occupy Wall Street. We have decided to have a minimal police presence at the plaza for the short term and build a community effort to improve communications and dialogue with the demonstrators.

99% of our officers stayed professional during difficult and dangerous circumstances as did some of the demonstrators who dissuaded other protestors from vandalizing downtown and for helping to keep the demonstrations peaceful. For the most part, demonstrations over the past two weeks have been peaceful. We hope they continue to be so.

I want to express our deepest concern for all of those who were injured last night, and we are committed to ensuring this does not happen again. Investigations of certain incidents are underway and I will personally monitor them.

We understand and recognize the impact this event has had on the community and acknowledge what has happened. We cannot change the past, but we are committed to doing better.

Most of us are part of the 99%, and understand the spirit of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. We are committed to honoring their free speech right.

Finally, we understand the demonstrators want to meet with me and Chief Jordan. We welcome open dialogue with representatives of Occupy Wall Street members, and we are willing to meet with them as soon as possible.

[Papa_Complex]

He also went off on The Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford. He quoted the CBC reports, which had changed somewhat since the initial reports, but he didn't bother to update himself before making his comments. It appears that the comments, that he quoted, were quite incorrect and that the CBC report was based on rumour, not fact.

It's unusual for the CBC to be this wrong, as they generally triple check their sources, but in this case it appears that they screwed up badly. Even Toronto's Chief of Police, who doesn't have a lot of reason to protect the mayor at this point given what is happening with his budget, said that the 911 recordings say nothing like what Olbermann reported in his "worst person" segment.