Keith Olbermann’s Preemptive Strike Against Sarah Palin’s Show

Fox is having some problems with their Sarah Palin special tomorrow, namely that two of the segments stars, LL Cool J and Toby Keith, have claimed that their interviews have been lifted from year-old videos they did for the station, and that they were unaware they’d be featured on Palin’s new program. Which makes the former Alaskan governor an absurdly easy target for Keith Olbermann tonight, albeit a little unfairly. Palin didn’t put together this program, Fox producers did, and with all the commotion surrounding tomorrow’s special, what’s the MSNBC host doing except giving the show more lip-service than its already been paid? If your goal is to boost the ratings for tomorrow Keith, you did a fine job.

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