2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumremember when Keith Olbermann called the election in 2008?
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="
" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>What a great moment! we will see it again on Nov. 6th. Sadly, minus Keith.
barnabas63
(1,214 posts)I heard he was off that channel now too....
Beaverhausen
(24,470 posts)Third Doctor
(1,574 posts)I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt with MSNBC but the second firing was probably due to his ego imo. I do miss his coverage these days.
Third Doctor
(1,574 posts)I'll never forget that night!
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)♥
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,335 posts)The knuckleheads I was hanging out with didn't grasp the "wait til the polls close on the west coast" concept. LOL
We'll see if they have good memories this time around. By 10 central time O should have it wrapped up and waiting for the polls to close in California.
oldhippydude
(2,514 posts)he dead panned the announcement at the top of the hour.. th when they had been playing that has to go through Michigan stuff al night... When KO announced that Obama had won i immediately stated crying tears of joy... then started whooping and scared the damn cat...
BarKim
(48 posts)You guys just brought tears to my eyes! And yes, they were full on water that night, and I'm a grown ass man! LOL I'm really sit in my office hoping nobody comes in right now LOL! We got to have a repeat of that night again!
young_at_heart
(3,772 posts)In Forbes Magazine---sources that said that Olbermann reached out to multiple networks, which "include both cable outlets and at least one broadcast network."
Indydem
(2,642 posts)"Fuck no you egotistical blowhard."
LoisB
(7,223 posts)DrToast
(6,414 posts)Sleeper Agent
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)smorkingapple
(827 posts)Recorded a video of my children sleeping as they announced it since I couldn't keep them up that long.
Can't wait to show them when they get older.
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)Here's another one that was posted by PCIntern a couple of months ago that sent chills down my spine!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021440136
Mz Pip
(27,453 posts)I put on "Fanfare for the Common Man" and stood on my deck in the dark and gave a sigh of relief and of thanks.
Then I had some pie
BluegrassDem
(1,693 posts)That basically means they won't be called in 2012 any earlier. I hope that the election won't hinge on those states. For surely the midwestern states will be in hand and they can call the race at 11pm EST.
democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)Right before they called the election. Not sure which got more cheers at the AFL-CIO party.
jkrichter
(46 posts)blazeKing
(329 posts)I remember that night..in college. EVERYONE piled out of the dorms and erupted in celebration. The campus police came and joined in!
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)Yeah, those were good times.