Tucker Carlson Pranks Columnist Using Fake Keith Olbermann Email Address

by Jon Bershad | 5:03 pm, November 9th, 2010

» 35 comments

Over the summer, Tucker Carlson‘s Daily Caller purchased the URL KeithOlbermann.com and Carlson said he would personally use the email address Keith@KeithOlbermann.com. Today, news came out that The Daily News‘ Stu Bykofsky was tricked into thinking he was having an email fight with Keith Olbermann himself. The exchange was published on Phawker, where it began to pick up heat before quickly being shot down.

The emails contained quite a few choice quotes from “Keith” regarding his recent suspension and MSNBC President Phil Griffin. Here’s a sampling from Phawker:

“Dear Stu,

Since you’re obviously a moron, I won’t waste your time or mine writing more emails you clearly can’t understand. But I do want to correct one of the numerous errors of fact in your email: Phil Griffin did not suspend me. He doesn’t have the power or frankly the courage to do so. Once I had been (very) temporarily relieved of my duties by NBC management, Phil got on the phone to some of your fellow idiot TV columnists and tried to claim credit.

As if.

I could have Phil Griffin fired tomorrow if I felt like it, trust me. And if he keeps yapping about me in public, I may. For the moment, however, keeping Phil around is like having a drunk chimp in the office — more amusing than threatening.

Feel free to correct the record in your ‘column.’

KO”

While the emails were briefly picked up by a couple outlets, most sources guessed the prank. Eventually, Olbermann himself was forced to comment on it.

Phawker shouldn’t feel too bad though. In the end, they definitely have something on their site worth reading. Sure, it’s not exclusive proof of a divisive personality combusting, but it’s still a hilarious impression.

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Jon Bershad

Unrelated note, doesn’t those two images at the top look like the poster for a movie? Something like this (http://cdn.fd.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Due-Date-Poster-Crop.jpg) or this (http://www.loxlee-loves-engines.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Planes-Trains-and-Automobiles.jpg)?
kungfuwomn

So thats what Tucker is doing these days since he people dont want to see him on TV any more .
What a loser wasting his time instead of writing what the republicans are going to do while in power or to compromise with the president and instead pull a stupid crank!
What a moron!!
fallenchicken

kungfuwomn said:
So thats what Tucker is doing these days since he people dont want to see him on TV any more .
What a loser wasting his time instead of writing what the republicans are going to do while in power or to compromise with the president and instead pull a stupid crank!
What a moron!!

Seriously. Get a job, Tucker.
Latin2

Olbermann is easy to parody and prank.
cyclemadness

All in all, this just shows what a douche Tucker Carlson is.
Hugo Daun

Dorks…
m

Tucker Carlson is a real ass.
Kird

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Arch

I really wish Carlson would ask his age. This pranking Olbermann stuff because he registered the domain name isn’t doing himself (Carlson) any favors. It makes him look like a wacky morning DJ.
Dave Richards

cyclemadness said:
All in all, this just shows what a douche Tucker Carlson is.

m said:
Tucker Carlson is a real ass.

Get a sense of humor you idiots.
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

@Jon: If Tucker and Keith were to do a movie together, I’d suspect that both play evil geniuses who join forces to thwart their arch-nemesis, a comically perfect Jon Stewart.

As an added touch, perhaps it could mix-in some animation like that live action Cinderella thing McDreamy and Amy Adams did for Disney, a couple of years back (“Enchanted”). That way, whenever Stewart’s on screen birds could sing and flowers bloom, while a Tasmanian Devil runs circles around Carlson and Olbermann’s heads.
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Big_F-ing_Deal

Geez Tucker, don’t you have anything better to do?

I GUESS NOT!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Big_F-ing_Deal

Dave Richards said:
Get a sense of humor you idiots.

Fuck you. If Tommy Christopher had done something like this to Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin you Righty’s would crucify him.
Kird

“Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you.”
tatboy

Big_F-ing_Deal said:
Fuck you. If Tommy Christopher had done something like this to Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin you Righty’s would crucify him.

BFD… now you know me and you know the comments I’ve made. I am a big fan of Tommy’s and this is well documented. And I would NOT in fact have the responce you are claiming. This was funny and to most people would be light-hearted ribbing. People do need to lighten up… it was a prank. And quite frankly a damn good impression of Keith I might add.
Powerslave

fallenchicken said:
Seriously. Get a job, Tucker.

How is he any different than most of the people right here in the Mediaite comments section attacking each other? Maybe they should all get jobs, too?
Powerslave

Arch said:
I really wish Carlson would ask his age.

You want Tucker Carlson to ask Keith Olbermann how old he is?
RunSarahRun

If this were any other media personality the “Mediaites” would be all over it as a gross invasion of privacy (Imagine for a moment… little Stevie Krakauer responding to someone “pranking” Megyn Kelly or Bill O’Reilly in this manner… oh the horror for little Stevie). But since the Follicly Challenged One is in charge, anything, and I REALLY MEAN ANYTHING, is fair game as long as Olbermann looks bad. Seriously, what did he do to the Follicly Challenged One during their time together at MSNBC to deserve this completely biased coverage?? Did he actually steal Dan’s toupe??
Powerslave

O.K. I’ll bite. Who is the Follicly Challenged One?
tatboy

Powerslave said:
O.K. I’ll bite. Who is the Follicly Challenged One?

Dan Abrams wears a hairpiece (Olbermann just looks like he does)
Kird

RunSarahRun said:
Seriously, what did he do to the Follicly Challenged One during their time together at MSNBC to deserve this completely biased coverage?? Did he actually steal Dan’s toupe??

he did indeed, but the real kicker was he shit in it before he gave it back.
jo hoochie

Love Tucker and wish he was on Fox more. Use to watch him on the another station when he and Willie Giest was on. Thought his show was GREAT!
Arch

Powerslave said:
You want Tucker Carlson to ask Keith Olbermann how old he is?

Typo. You got me. Presumably, you also got my meaning.
jrd

fallenchicken said:
Seriously. Get a job, Tucker.

Ditto.

I am disappointed in Mr. Carlson.
fallenchicken

Powerslave said:
How is he any different than most of the people right here in the Mediaite comments section attacking each other? Maybe they should all get jobs, too?

I agree.
Pat Quinn

Even though Tucker Carlson acts like he is about 13 years old most of the time, that is pretty funny. But I guess if I had been run out of my chosen profession on a rail like Tucker was I might react in a weird way too.
Pat Quinn

But really the market has spoken on Tucker Carlson he was so bad that everyone rejected him, he basically committed EPIC FAIL on 3 cable networks and he ran out of networks. In a way I feel sorry for him that he is still hanging around, had I committed that sort of Fail in my chosen profession I might be working at a car wash now.
beamangrow

tucker is a moron and will alwys be.
he is now home,fox ….
enjoy your self in the house of mirrows.
NORBIT

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Cecelia

I hope Tucker is friends with Stu Bykofsky, otherwise his subterfuge is more of a ill-willed con game, rather than “joke”.

Tucker does, however, have the mindset of the Great Lefty Messiah, down pat.
Alric_IV

What the hell happened to Tucker Carlson? This is really a cheap-shot trick to get attention and he’s just about sealing his own doom. Well, maybe Fox News would still pick him up, if he gets enough BAD publicity, but no legitimate, serious NEWS outlet will want to be associated with him.
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