Was Keith Olbermann really playing diva when he wasn't offered a first class train ticket — Oooh! Luxury on Amtrak! — to attend Tim Russert's memorial in D.C.? Supposedly there weren't any premium seats left, which sent the MSNBC anchor into a rage, says Page Six. Nevermind that there doesn't appear to be a service class called "first" (just "business"), and those seats can be had for just a $35 upgrade (or about $100 on the Acela) on the NYC-D.C. route. Also: Didn't these two guys not exactly care for each other?
Olbermann's rep, meanwhile, issued this From Now And To Forever statement on all items written henceforth: "Since whatever you're going to print is an outright lie, you can go ahead and write whatever you want. That's on the record and applies to all future items you might make up." Heh. Like we haven't heard that before.
But the most dramatic part of all this? Knowing the item was going to appear today, Olbermann pulled his usual stunt — last week he did it to Paula Froelich — and named former Jossip editor and currrent Sixer Corynne Steindler to his Worst Person in the World list (she ranked behind Bill O'Reilly, for what that's worth). Clip below.
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Keith should have waited until the story ran. He claimed that the Post item said he rode the train to D.C. That's not what the Post says which makes his rebuttal all the less credible. And the question remains-why exactly did he have to have a car and driver to get to DC? Was he too much of a Diva to ride the train with regular folk? Is he afraid of airplanes or what?
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Those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones when it comes to journalistic integrity-try googling Acela first class-you get get 23,900 results. Acela does have first class on the NY-DC route.
I don't expect a trashy gossip site to hire fact checkers and use exhaustive source lists. I do expect you to at least try a google search!
Olbermann can't drive. He has spoken often of an accident he had years ago where he cracked his head on a subway door. It messed up his depth perception.
Why,in the name of all that's holy, should I believe anything Page Six says, especially about Keith Olbermann?
Why, in the name of all that's holy, should I believe ANYTHING that psychotic nutjob Keith Olbermann has to say - He's a fucking LOON!!!!
So what if he doens't drive. Why doesn't he fly? Why couldn't he ride non-first class? Why did he demand a car and driver?
Are you retarded? There IS an Acela first class, most New Yorkers know. Also, Olbi took a car down to Dc.
JamaBama,
As a regular DC/NY commuter, flying is a choice of last resort. If I had his money, I'd hire a car as well.
Olbermann is a moron. His worst person in the world segment is a joke. According to Olbermann, anyone who disagrees with his radical left view is among the worst people on the planet. Not tyrants, murderers, facists, oppressive communists, rapists, oil company execs.,shady politicians, or any number of other horrible people. No its Bill O'Reilly for getting upset 20 years ago and using bad language. Moronic.