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Keith Olbermann To Take “Couple Weeks Vacation Off” – Lawrence O’Donnell Fills In

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Keith Olbermann announced during last night’s Countdown he would be taking a “couple weeks vacation off.”

The opportunity to guest host MSNBC’s top-rated program has often led to other roles at the network, but this time, we won’t gain a new free agent – it will be Lawrence O’Donnell.

O’Donnell was announced as the heir apparent to the 10pmET hour back in June, and has presumably been off the air preparing the new program for the last month. Now he’ll be back for two weeks, and viewers may be treated to a preview of what that show will become.

O’Donnell is the latest in a long line of Countdown guest hosts to get his own show. Before O’Donnell, it was Rachel Maddow who would regularly fill in for Olbermann, and when she got the 9pmET hour, Olbermann said he “had something to do with” the move. There was a time David Shuster would regularly fill in on Countdown, and although he got the 10am and 3pmET hours, that eventually went downhill.

The vacation, which was announced for the first time on Twitter during Friday night’s Countdown, comes after a turbulent week for Olbermann – and not because of anything he did. Since Tucker Carlson‘s purchase of KeithOlbermann.com and subsequent personal shots at the host during our podcast with him, Olbermann’s only public comments have been mild and he has not addressed the issue on his show.

Now he steps out of the MSNBC spotlight for the next two weeks.

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  • notsofast

    Sorry, KO, trading in Manson for Dahmer won’t save MSNBC.

  • writer

    What? Josef Stalin was unavailable?

  • dhg

    I can’t believe it will take him 2 weeks to figure out how to mount a spit and bluster filled attack on Tucker Carlson.

    He must have a whole list of things that has him full of paranoia not just one.

    He’ll be tanned rested and ready…just like they said about Nixon.

  • MichelleF

    If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, did it really fall?

    Ok, maybe Rox will notice.

  • murf

    Hahahahahaha Another mysterious vacation after embarrassment ? Did Tuckie get to you Keith ?

    I’m guessing after November 2 .. Olby’s will take another hiatus

  • writer

    ???

  • murf

    WooooooooooW !

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tony-Westover/1496648721 Tony Westover

    Who gives a shit?

  • writer

    Obviously that post from Woof got the boot.

  • felixw

    What will the Left when Keith goes on vacation. Heaven forbid, what if some rude sign shows up at a tea party? Or if Joe the Plumber is in the news? Or Carrie Prejean?

    Then again, if viewers want to learn about the economy, the national debt, taxes, terrorism, taxes, foreign policy and other minor issues, they stopped watching Olbermann long ago. He doesn’t deal with any news that might embarrass the far left, and that is pretty much everything that’s happening nowadays.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ruth-Gretzinger/596613915 Ruth Gretzinger

    “Countdown is MSBC’s top-rated show” is like saying “Erwin Rommel was the Nazis’ nicest general.”

  • Azarkhan

    Three people care about this story: Keith Olbermann, Lawrence O’Donnell, and Steve Krakauer.

  • stoogedudes

    Tony Westover said:
    Who gives a shit?

    Precisely. Seriously, who gives a flying phooey?

  • stoogedudes

    Ruth Gretzinger said:
    “Countdown is MSBC’s top-rated show” is like saying “Erwin Rommel was the Nazis’ nicest general.”

    HA!! Because MSNBCers are NAZIS!! CLASSIC!!!…oh, you…adorable.

  • http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

    Olby can be reached at Miss Irma’s Cat Camp in the Berkshires . O’Donnell’s getting his meds refilled and the old straight – jacket back from the cleaners .

  • Zakk

    this guy takes as many vacations as the president

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    He is going away. He will be on suicide watch.

  • michiganruth

    oh stoogesdude, I see you didn’t get it. the word “Nazi” got you all confused. (I forgot you have to talk slow to libs.)

    I’ll try again:

    “Countdown is MSNBC’s top-rated show” is like saying “Pigeon crap is the most delicious of all kinds of animal crap to eat.”

    NOW do you get it?

  • felixw

    Olbermann definitely deserves a vacation after losing more than one million viewers over the last 20 months. But if he is gone away too long, Rachel Maddow might catch up with him.

  • tiredofbs

    I hear he has an urgent appointment with seamstress
    for that elastic fitting in the back of his jeans.

  • Helix

    In other news, police say Tucker Carlson failed to show up for work at the Daily Caller yesterday. Staff at the Daily Caller contacted law enforcement, when they were unable to reach Tucker. “Tucker told us he was excited about his recent web site acquistion, and said he had a lot of plans to develop it.” But with Tucker’s disappearance, these ideas will have to be put on hold until his return. Police are still interviewing family, friends, and Tucker’s co-workers to find out if Tucker had a habit of mysterious disappearances, or possibly someone who might have held a grudge against Mr. Carlson.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Johns/1681497708 Michael Johns

    michiganruth said:

    “Countdown is MSNBC’s top-rated show” is like saying “Pigeon crap is the most delicious of all kinds of animal crap to eat.”

    HA!! Because MSNBCers are for the birds!! CLASSIC!!!…oh, you…adorable.

  • notsofast

    Hey, MSNBC, save money by just running a test pattern- you will get the same ratings.

  • kit9

    Man, Olbermann is predictable. Add this to the many other instances of Keith suddenly leaving work when involved in public spats.

  • Rogue-Comic

    Maybe he needs to renovate his bathtub.

  • sueNaustin

    HAHAHAHA! I tell you what’s funny. This is the same pathetic losers that you see every single day writing a comment of essentially “Who cares?” on an article at Mediaite. The exact same losers.

  • darkangel

    sueNaustin said:
    HAHAHAHA! I tell you what’s funny. This is the same pathetic losers that you see every single day writing a comment of essentially “Who cares?” on an article at Mediaite. The exact same losers.

    Tell Robert Stephenson hello !

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brett-Nelms/684649205 Brett Nelms

    Lol oh well you cant get any lower Maybe hes tired of scrapping the bottom and will be digging up new stories about Palin or the Tea Party

  • murf

    SueNAustin says :

    Losers huh ? Now I’m about to embarrass you .

    Look guys what SueNaustin tweeted on Twitter @keitholbermann shortly after that comment.

    “@sueNaustin: @KeithOlbermann Mediaite commenters (Dan Abrams group) think Tucker Carlson scared your shorts brown.

  • murf

    “@sueNaustin: @KeithOlbermann Mediaite commenters (Dan Abrams group) 
    think Tucker Carlson scared your shorts brown.”

    Snitching to Olbermann .. But were the losers !

  • kit9

    On the upside, it’s more quality time for Keith and Miss Precious Perfect.

  • Latin2

    Another week long soak in the bath tub for Obly.

  • mediaLite

    Keith who?

  • StewartIII
  • shootfromthehip

    Yawn.

    Rethugs hate Keith.

    Big surprise.

  • hughglass

    Who’s Keith Overbite.
    Clearly, he intends to punish MSNBS and America by denying us his prescence. When this fails to properly chastise the world, his next move will be holding his breath until he turns blue. Then comes the rolling on the ground, flailing tantrum.

  • Sunnyr

    One psycho taking another psycho’s place for two weeks? Typical MESSNBC!

  • jimw1016

    Nice to see you morons enjoying your circle jerk, oil up darlings. I stopped by to see what was happening and it seems to be nothing, just a bunch of losers making fun of a news entertainment commentator taking a vacation. Get en effing life!!

  • JimBob

    O’Donnell is absolutely horrible but what does it say when he subs for bathtub boy and kick his ass by getting better ratings? I can’t watch any of these guys very long but I can’t help but noticing O’Donnell don’t got no ears!!! Strange
    indeed! Where the hell does msnbc find these people?

  • http://none pyrope

    shootfromthehip said:
    Yawn. Rethugs hate Keith. Big surprise.

    SFTH, it’s not that I hate Mr. Olbermann, it’s just that I don’t have much use for mean-spirited people. The guy is definitely mean-spirited. I hope the man finds some peace in this life.

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