Thursday, July 24, 2008

America's Next Top Pundit


It was October 2004.

The show was CNN's 24-year-old political stalwart, Crossfire, then hosted by Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson.

For shits and giggles they invited Comedy Central's The Daily Show host and comedian Jon Stewart. Stewart started with a smile, but began the most uncomfortable, historic dismantling of a political talk show in the history of TV shark jumping. Stewart verbally tore down the set, particle board for particle board imploring that in the midst of 2004's heated political decision that Begala and Carlson were engaging in nonsensical political hackery for theater that had little to do with informing the American public.

"In many ways, it's funny. And I made a special effort to come on the show today, because I have privately, amongst my friends and also in occasional newspapers and television shows, mentioned this show as being bad ... it's not so much that it's bad, as it's hurting America. So I wanted to come here today and say .... Stop. Stop, stop, stop, stop hurting America." (CNN Transcript)

My favorite moment was when Stewart told Carlson, "You're as big a dick on your show as you are on any show."

It was a blow so devastating a few months later the show was canceled. Although that was not entirely Stewart's fault. The show was terrible and its ratings seem to only weaken as it evolved more and more into a three-ring circus. A far cry from the days when Tom Braden, Michael Kinsley, Pat Buchanan and Bob Novak were the regulars sitting in a dark room around a desk as part of the Mesozoic era of vintage Crossfire and McLaughlin Group.

But Stewart made his point -- the Colosseum of political discourse was more like the WWE of political punditry.

But that didn't stop the networks or the numerous reporters, lobbyists, hacks, former politicians, columnists, radio hosts, shock jocks, historians, politicos, legal experts and news junkies from their chosen profession of prognostication and making-shit-up.

To paraphrase the words of another comedian, "Pundits don't die. They multiply."

These are The Black Snob's candidates for Top Pundit 2008 (many submitted by you). Please vote for your pundit of choice in the selected categories for a later, fancy pants awards piece to run next week! (Only pick one except for in the overall punditry category where you can pick five.) Just vote in the comments below! And please, feel free to make comments why you picked which pundit. I'll be using the best quips for the story.

Top Pundit (Pick 5)

Amy Adams
Rachel Maddow
Jamal Simmons
Andrea Mitchell
Gwen Ifil
Donna Brazille
Harold Ford Jr.
James Carville
Patrick J. Buchanan
Michelle Bernard
Ron Christie
John McWhorter
Juan Williams
Glenn Beck
Michele Malkin
Keith Olbermann
Dan Abrams
Laura Ingraham
Michael Eric Dyson
Tucker Carlson
Paul Begala
Ed Schultz
Tavis Smiley
Maureen Dowd
Peggy Noonan
Andrew Sullivan
Christopher Hitchens
Leslie Sanchez
Joe Scarborough
Jeffery Toobin
Roland Martin
Lou Dobbs
Jack Cafferty

Most Insane

Mary Matalin and James Carville
Patrick J. Buchanan
Bill O'Reilly
Michele Malkin
Sean Hannity
Rush Limbaugh
Chris Matthews
Keith Olbermann
Glenn Beck
Lou Dobbs
Jim McLaughlin

Best Looking

Jamal Simmons
Amy Adams
Harold Ford Jr.
Michelle Malkin
Michelle D. Bernard
Kelly Ann Conway

I Hate You

Bill O'Reilly
Patrick J. Buchanan
Amy Holmes
Michelle Malkin
Sean Hannity
Rush Limbaugh
Ann Coulter

Please Shut Up Award

James Carville
Michael Eric Dyson
Tucker Carlson
Tavis Smiley
Ed Schultz
Paul Begala
Al Sharpton
Glenn Beck
Jesse Jackson

Best Lefties

Michael Eric Dyson
Paul Begala
Donna Brazille
Eugene Robinson
Cynthia Tucker
Keith Olbermann
Arianna Huffington
Rachel Maddow
Alan Combs
Mark Lamont Hill
Dan Abrams

Worst Lefties

Bob Shrum
Juan Williams
Dick Morris
Maureen Dowd
Keith Olbermann
Ed Schultz
Harold Ford Jr.

Best Righties

Michelle Bernard
Jim McLaughlin
Alex Castellanos
Andrew Sullivan
Peggy Noonan
Amy Holmes

Worst Righties

George Will
Bob Novak
Armstrong Williams
William Bennett
Tucker Carlson
Leslie Sanchez
Monica Crawley
Joe Scarborough
Amy Holmes
Laurence Kudlow

The Center, Really?

Roland Martin
Michelle Bernard
Juan Williams
John McWhorter
Jeffery Toobin
Christopher Hitchens

Best People Who Will Tell You What You Don't Want to Hear

Christopher Hitchens
John McWhorter
Patrick J. Buchanan
Jeffery Toobin
Jack Cafferty
Bill Maher

Best Satirist

Bill Maher
Jon Stewart
Stephen Colbert
Lewis Black

Best Blonde Conservative Fembot

Laura Ingraham
Ann Coulter
Kelly Anne (Fitzpatrick) Conway

Biggest Bleeding Liberal

Keith Olbermann
Paul Krugman
Rachel Maddow
Alan Combs
Dan Abrams

Best Trainwreck

Michele Malkin
James Carville and Mary Matalin
Glen Beck
Ed Shultz
Lou Dobbs
Bill O'Reilly
Chris Matthews
Laura Ingraham
Ron Christie
Keith Olbermann
Patrick J. Buchanan

On the bubble

Harold Ford Jr.
Gloria Berger
Jonathan Alter
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson
Star Parker
Paula Zahn
David Gregory
Larry Elder
Andrea Mitchell
Tavis Smiley

Vote early and vote often! You have until next Wednesday to make your opinion known! You can also email me your views at blacksnob@gmail.com.

29 comments:

hollinsJDprincess said...

Oo procrastination just in time!:


Top Pundit (Pick 5)
Rachel Maddow
Gwen Ifil
Donna Brazille
Keith Olbermann
Paul Begala

Most Insane:
Bill O'

Best Looking:
Jamal Simmons (Okay I hate the eyebrows too -- but come on now -- he is pretty fly for a political pundit)

I Hate You:
Ann Coulter (but I thank her for saying batsh*t things that I was able to quote in my published law note --)

Please Shut Up Award:
Jesse Jackson

Best Lefties:
Arianna Huffington

Worst Lefties:
Maureen Dowud (with Ed Schultz a close second -- this was a hard pick)

Best Righties:
Alex Castellanos

Worst Righties:
Leslie Sanchez (with Tucker a close second)

The Center, Really?:
John McWhorter

Best People Who Will Tell You What You Don't Want to Hear:
Bill Maher (with a honorary posthumous nomination of George Carlin)

Best Satirist:
Jon Stewart

Best Blonde Conservative Fembot:
Ann Coulter (like duh)

Biggest Bleeding Liberal:
Rachel Maddow


Best Trainwreck:
Michele Malkin (with Chris Matthews a very close second)

On the bubble:
Harold Ford Jr.

Jarrett said...

Above all else, Michael Eric Dyson should shut up.

End of demo.

Monie said...

Top 5

Michelle Bernard
John McWhorter
Roland Martin
Cynthia Tucker
Donna Brazille

Most Insane - Ann Coulter

Best Looking - Michelle Bernard

I Hate You - Sean Hannity

Please Shut Up - Glenn Beck

Best Leftie - Donna Brazille

Worst Leftie - Juan Williams (Juan is a leftie?)

Best Rightie - Michelle Bernard

Worst Rightie - George Will

The Center - Michelle Bernard

Best People Who Will Tell You What You Don't Want to Hear - John McWhorter

Best Satirist - Jon Stewart

Best Blonde Conservative - Are any of them really blonde?

Biggest Bleeding Liberal - Keith Olbermann

Best Trainwreck - Laura Ingraham

On the bubble - Tavis Smiley



Snob,

Isn't Cynthia Tucker a centrist Liberal? You have her listed as a rightie.

The Black Snob said...

Good looking out, Monie. I'll fix that.

whitraye said...

Favorite
Keith Olbermann- a little bonkers, but I like bonkers
Rachel Maddow
Donna Brazille
Dan Abrams
Eugene Robinson

Insane
Bill O The Clown and Michele Malkin!- there are no words..

Best Looking
Amy Adams

I Hate You
Sean Hannity

Please Shut Up
Michael Eric Dyson and Tavis Smiley
Sorry snob I can’t choose! I tried..

Best Lefties
Rachel Maddow- I would have picked Olbermann but shes a little more levelheaded

Worst Lefties
Harold Ford Jr.- whose team is this dude on..really?

Best Righties
Michelle Bernard

Worst Righties
Tucker Carlson

Center Really?
Juan Williams

Best People to..
John McWhorter- the controversial McWhorter. A few months ago I saw an interview he gave to Cspan and he won me over.

Satirist
Colbert- obvious choice

Bleeding Liberal
Keith Olbermann- all day, everyday!

Trainwreck
LOL @ Chris Matthews on the list..i like him!
Lou Dobbs- he’s painful to watch

On the bubble - Tavis Smiley

Vixen said...

Top Five:
Gwen Ifill
Joe Scarborough
Jeffery Toobin
Jamal Simmons
Keith Olbermann

Most Insane:Rush Limbaugh

Best Looking:Jamal Simmons (HOLLA...lol)

I hate you: Ann Coulter

Please Shut Up: Micheal Eric Dyson (and I like the man but its times)

Best Lefties: Eugene Robinson (love him don't agree with him alot of the time)

Worst Lefties:Juan Williams

Best Righties:Michelle Bernard

Worst Righty: Amy Holmes

The Center, Really?:Roland Martin (what a stooge!)

Best People Who Will Tell You What You Don't Want to Hear: Bill Maher( Pat Buchanan a close second)

Best Satirist:Bill Maher

Best Blonde Conservative Fembot:Laura Ingraham

Biggest Bleeding Liberal:Keith Olbermann

Best Trainwreck:Michele Malkin
On the bubble: star Parker

Shenita said...

Top 5: Rachal Maddow, Jamal Simmons, Peggy Noonan, Jeff Toobin, Jack Cafferty

Most Insane: Chris Matthews

Best Looking: Michelle Malkin

I Hate You: Hannity!

Please Shut Up Award: Jesse Jackson

Best Lefties: Olbermann

Worst Lefties: Harold Ford, Jr.

Best Righties: Andrew Sullivan

Worst Righties: Scarborough

The Center, Really?: Michelle Bernard

Best People Who Will Tell You What You Don't Want to Hear:
- I nominate Rev. Wright

Best Satirist: Colbert

Biggest Bleeding Liberal: Olbermann

Best Trainwreck: Carville/Matalin

the uppity negro said...

Forgive me, I will vote later--I'm just in commentary mode right now.

My friend showed me the that WHOLE Tucker Carlson, Paul Begala, Jon Stewart bit and what got to me was that Carlson for some reason played dumb the WHOLE time Stewart was playing him ALL the way to left, and for a fool. Begala kinda got it after the first commercial break, that wait, Stewart is serious and finally realised that Tucker really wasn't all that intelligent of a newsperson.

Just as an aside, when are the evening cable news programs going to start adding some color to the monochromatic proceedings. Or least some estrogen? I mean, it's all white men...

If you haven't already done a post on it, I'd love to see a post about that its all about Anderson Cooper, Lou Dobbs, Larry King for CNN, Hannity and Colmes and Bill O'Reilly for FoxNews and clearly Keith Olbermann is the lefty loony for MSNBC--but it's all men, and their WHITE!!!

**gasp**

I'll be back with my votes--promise!!!

Anonymous said...

Donna Brazile. Love her she is such a straight shooter. The smartest in the business

Bronze Trinity said...

Top Pundit: Jamal Simmons, Donna Brazille, Roland Martin, Jack Cafferty, and Keith Oberman (mostly people from CNN. I only see the other people online when bloggers write about what they say and post clips)
Most Insane: Rush Limbaugh (drug addict)
Best Looking: Jamal Simmons (good looking brotha and educated, and polite)
I Hate: Pat Buchanan (racist bitch)
Shut Up: James Carville (can't understand what he's saying)
Best Lefty: Donna Brazille (I feel warm when she speaks, its like listening to your mom)
Worst Lefty: Juan Williams
Worst Right: Tucker Carlson
Best Center: Jeffery Tubin
Don't Want to Hear: Pat Buchanan
Best Satirist: John Stewart (hands down I love that dude)
Biggest Bleeding Liberal: Keith Oberman (I loved his smack downs on Hillary Clinton)
Best Trainwreck: Pat Buchanan

heartsandflowers said...

Can you add Tim Wise to one of those lists?

austinite said...

Where is Chuck Todd?!?!

The Black Snob said...

heartsandflowers and austinite: I can't believe I forgot them! Tell me what categories you think they should be under and I'll add them.

all: You can also "write-in" nomination for your fav pundits that didn't make the list.

nay said...

Top Pundit:
1. Keith Olbermann, crazy in a good way
2. Rachel Maddow, she's awesome
3. Donna Brazille -- i love her, she's so cute! And did u see her on Colbert? LOL
4. Paul Begala... the nicest most fair Clinton supporter during the primaries
5. Jamal Simmons ... yum

Most Insane:
Bill O'Reilly

Best Looking:
Jamal Simmons ...meOWWW

I Hate You:
Ann Coulter

Please Shut Up Award:
Jesse Jackson, for REAL. You too, Al Sharpton. And James carville too.

Best Lefty:
Donna Brazille ... I love

Worst Lefty:
Maureen Dowd

Best Righty:
Peggy Noonan... she just seems like a grandma. An evil Republican grandma.

Worst Righty:
Bob Novak

The Center, Really?:
Roland Martin

Best People who will tell you what you don't want to hear:
Jack Cafferty

Best Satirist:
Stephen COlbert... this was a HARD ONE... I still love JS to death.

Best Blonde Conservative Fembot:
Ann Coulter... if by "best" you mean "most nauseating"

Biggest Bleeding Liberal:
Keith Olbermann :) And I quote:

"This, Senator, is too much.

Because a senator - a politician - a person - who can let hang in mid-air the prospect that she might just be sticking around in part, just in case the other guy gets shot - has no business being, and no capacity to be, the President of the United States!

Good night and good luck."

Best Trainwreck:
Bill O'Reilly, with Chrissy Matthews in a close second.

On the bubble:
Tavis Smiley

Ms.B said...

Top 5
Jamal Simmons
Donna Brazile
Roland Martin
Tavis Smiley
Harold Ford Jr.

Most Insane
Rush Limb*tch he's been spouting ignorance before alot of us were born so hands down he wins

Best Looking
Jamal "let me tweeze those brows" Simmons

I Hate
HANNITY

Please Shut Up
Michael Eric Dyson because If I wanted a rapping preacher I would have supported Reverend Mason Betha or Mc Reverend Hammer Dont Hurt Em! Stop spitting rapid fire 16's in efforts to line your pockets! It's sickening

Best Leftie
Arianna Huffington
{minus her accent}

Worst Leftie
Juan Willams (leftie?)

Best Rightie
Amy Holmes I'd like to see her converted back to reality one day; Because she's a young lady I secretly like

Worst Rightie
Armstrong Willams
or as I lovingly refer to him
"My Favorite Uncle TOM!!!"

The Center
?

Tell You...
Bill Maher hands down!

Satire
Jon Stewart
and I could not legitmately vote for any other awards!

This is my first POST on any blog site and I do it all for Madame Snob because I'm HER #1 Stan & think she's the coolest =)

Lisa Marie Turtle (2008 Model) said...

Top 5
Donna Brazille (She's a bad mother... SHUT YO MOUTH!)
Jamal Simmons (He's cute and generally non-offensive. LoL)
Keith Olbermann (I like nutjobs, OKAY)
Gwen Ifill
Dan Abrams (My favorite member of the lollipop guild. Plus, I like oranges.)

Most Insane
Chris Matthews (I'm sure most people will say Bill O'Reilly or Glen Beck but I think Chris Matthew's lunacy is ignored far too often. I mean, he's considered crazy in general but I think he might be certifiable. He also comes across as emotionally unstable.

Best Looking
Jamal Simmons (I don't understand why there are other names on the list.)

I Hate You
Bill O'Reilly (EASY... If for no other reason than MoveOn.org is the new Klan. Uhh... WHUT?)

Please Shut Up Award
Michael Eric Dyson (I can't stand him. I literally want to punch him. "Barack Obama is a politician, Jesse Jackson is a prophet." That statement alone is enough reason for him to never speak in a public forum again. I can't believe I didn't pick Al Sharpton and where is Sean Hannity?)

Best Lefties
Donna Brazille (Because she's awesome, THAT'S WHY.)

Worst Lefties
Juan Williams (For ever agreeing with Bill O'Reilly over anything involving race.)

Best Righties
Amy Holmes (Just because... I see her often. IDK, I don't like any of them... LoL.)

Worst Righties
Armstrong Williams (Just Eww.)

The Center, Really?
Michelle Bernard (All my women who idependent, THROW YO HANDS UP AT ME!)

Best People Who Will Tell You What You Don't Want to Hear
Bill Maher (Isn't this what his career is based on?)

Best Satirist
Stephen Colbert (Obviously. He will pop the truth in your ass!)

Best Blonde Conservative Fembot
Ann Coulter (No contest.)

Biggest Bleeding Liberal
Keith Olbermann (Clearly.)

Best Trainwreck
Chris Matthews (Batshit crazy, I tell you.)

On the bubble
Larry Elder (What does on the bubble mean? I picked Larry Elder because I have a fascination with him. I can't stand him. I think he has serious issues. In high school when I'd stay home sick I'd watch his show, get pissed off, and call my mom at work. I was a glutton for his punishment. It is so crazy to hear him talk about black people as if he weren't one so I keep watching. It's probably all a clever trick.

whitty said...

Top 5
1. Keith Olbermann -watch him everyday
2. Rachel Maddow
3. Andrea Michell
4. Michelle Bernard
5. Tucker Carlson. I feel bad for him.


Most Insane
O'Reilly, duh

Best Looking
Harold Ford, Jr.



I Hate You
Ann Coulter, ugh



Please Shut Up Award
Al Sharpton. Sorry, Al



Best Lefties
Eugene Robinson. Why isnt he on other lists? He is the uncle I never had.


Worst Lefties
Harold Ford, Jr. He's actually on the left?!


Best Righties
Michelle Bernard



Worst Righties
Tucker Carlson. 


The Center, Really?
Michelle Bernard 



Best People Who Will Tell You What You Don't Want to Hear

Pat Buchanan 


Best Satirist
Stephen Colbert!!!!!



Best Blonde Conservative Fembot

Ann Coulter 



Biggest Bleeding Liberal

Keith Olbermann 



Best Trainwreck


Keith Olbermann. I vote for him with love.


On the bubble


Harold Ford, Jr

whitty said...

Oh! I change my vote:

On the Bubble: Chuck Todd!!

Talulazoeapple said...

Top Pundit:
Keith Olbermann

Most Insane:
Sean Hannity (No Diggity, No Doubt)

Best Looking:
Harold Ford Jr.

I Hate(Strong Dislike)You:
Sean Hannity

Please Shut Up:
Glen Beck - Not intelligent enough to be taken seriously, but kinda funny

Best Lefties:
Rachel Maddow

Worst Lefties:
Juan Williams

Best Righties:
Amy Holmes

Worst Righties:
Tucker carlson (Dur, Dur, Dur, Dur)

Best People Telling You What You Don't Wanna Hear:
Jack Cafferty

Best Satirist:
Jon Stewart

Best Bleeding Liberal:
Chris Matthews

Best Train Wreck:
Bill O'Reilly

artchess said...

Top 5:
Rachel Maddow
Donna Brazile
Roland Martin
Jeffery Toobin
Jamal Simmons

Most Insane:
Glenn Beck

Best Looking:
Amy Adams

I Hate You:
Ann Coulter

Please Shut Up:
Tucker Carlson

Best Lefties:
Rachel M.

Worst Lefties:
Maureen D.

Best Righties:
Michelle B. (sometimes she makes sense)

Worst Righties:
Joe S.

The Center:
Jeffery T.

Best People Who Will Tell You What You Don't Want to Hear:
Jack Cafferty

Best Satirist:
Jon S.

Conservative Fembot:
Ann C.

Bleeding Lib:
Keith O.

Best Trainwreck:
Bill O.

Bubble:
Harold F, Jr.

K-Boog! said...

I love it when I'm asked my opinion, just like the pundits!

Top Pundit
Keith Olbermann
Rachel Maddow
Jack Cafferty
Michael Eric Dyson
Roland Martin

Most Insane
Rush Limbaugh

Best Looking
Jamal Simmons - with those sexy bushy brows!

I Hate You
Pat Buchanan

Please Shut Up
Tucker Carlson

Best Lefty
Arianna Huffington

Worst Lefty
Harold Ford, Jr.

Best Righty
Alex Castellanos - he will die for the cause!

Worst Righty
Bob Novak - obviously doesn't believe in the transparency of the media. Takes his talking points str8 from the Bushies.

The Center, Really?
Roland Martin(???)

Best People Who...
Bill Maher - would die without him!

Best Satirist
Stephen Colbert - Wrist Strong!

Best Bleeding Liberal
Keith Olbermann

Best Trainwreck
Chris Matthews

Mimi said...

Top Pundits

Keith Olbermann
Rachel Maddow
Donna Brazille
Michelle Bernard
Gwen Ifil

Most Insane
Rush Limbugh

Best looking
Michelle Bernard

I hate you
Bill O Really

Please shut up award
Glen Beck

Best Leftie
Keith Olbermann

worst leftie
Maureen Dowd

worst right
Bob Novak

the center really
Harold, Jr

best people who tell you what you don't want to hear
Bill Maher

Best satirist
Bill Maher

biggest bleeding liberal
Keith Olbermann

best trainwreck
Chris Matthews

on the bubble
Tavis Smiley

Brooke said...

Top Pundit:
Rachel Maddow
Gwen Ifel
Roland Martin
Jamal Simmons
Dan Abrams

Most Insane:
Bill O

Best Looking:
Jamal Simmons

I Hate You:
Coultergeist

Please Shut Up:
Jesse Jackson

Best Lefties:
Dr. Maddow

Worst Lefties:
Dick Morris

Best Righties:
Andrew Sullivan

Worst Righties:
Tucker Carlson

BPWWTYWYDWTH:
Bill Maher

Best Satirst:
Bill Maher

Blonde Fembot:
Laura Ingraham

Best Bleeding Liberal:
Keith O.

Best Trainwreck:
Glen Beck

On the Bubble:
David Gregory

Anarchy1 said...

Hey Ms. Snob! I'm a new reader and I must say I love you...yes, I truly do. All the best!

As for my votes:

Top Pundit (Pick 5)

John McWhorter
Jeffery Toobin
Jack Cafferty
Roland Martin
Donna Brazille

Most Insane: Sean Hannity
(What a serious unadulterated douchebag...)

Best Looking: Amy Holmes (I'm liberal, she's conservative...but I forgive her)

I Hate You: Sean Hannity (notice a pattern here?)

Please Shut Up: Tavis Smiley (Hater on Aisle #1, Hater on Aisle #1)

Best Lefty: Alan Combs (Look what the guy has to put up with...he deserves the Medal of Honor...seriously)

Worst Lefties: Juan Williams
(Are you sure he's a lefty???)

Best Righties: Amy Holmes (So sheltered, so innocent...LOL)

Worst Righties: Tucker Carlson (Supreme Lord Dickhead...can I say dickhead on the blogosphere?)

The Center, Really: Jeffery Toobin (I think he's part brotha too)

Best to tell what I don't wanna hear: Bill Maher

Best Satirist: Jon Stewart
Best Blonde Conservative Fembot: Ann Coulter (I love strawberries!...hold the cocaine though)

Biggest Bleeding Liberal: Keith Olbermann (His anti-Bush speeches are classic)

Best Trainwreck: Lou Dobbs
(Independent my ASS)

On the Bubble: Harold Ford Jr.
(POTUS 2016????)

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Constructive Feedback said...

[quote]I Hate You

Bill O'Reilly
Patrick J. Buchanan
Amy Holmes
Michelle Malkin
Sean Hannity
Rush Limbaugh
Ann Coulter[/quote]

Interesting that KEITH OLBERMANN was not listed as an option.

As a NON-PROGRESSIVE Black man - I watch Link TV, look forward to reading the monthly edition of "International Socialist Review" and record "Democracy Now" with Amy Goodwin. All of these are LEFT WING news sources.

My Tivo records "Link TV" second only to "C-SPAN"

When I listen to the FAKE Keith Olbermann I can't bear to listen to his over the top LEFTIST propaganda.

If O'Reilly is to be hated.....what about his LEFTIST mirror image in Olbermann?

I can appreciate a leftist with real convictions. I can't STAND a fake propagandist.

The Black Snob said...

constructive feedback: The people listed were based on a previous posting where I asked folks to name the pundits they liked and disliked. No one expressed vehemence towards Olbermann in that listing. I did put him down for "Most Insane" and "Biggest Trainwreck." But when it came to hate, those were the one's people named the most. You didn't submit anyone the day I asked for input for this particular blog posting, so if you hated Olbermann, that was the time to express it.

I simply find the man annoying from time-to-time. And/or possibly insane. But if you want to put him down as the one you hate you can write him in as your vote ... if you're actually interested in voting.

Ada said...

Top Pundit (Pick 5)



Gwen Ifil
Donna Brazile
James Carville
Gloria Borger
Jeffery Toobin




Most Insane

Sean Hannity


Best Looking

Michelle D. Bernard


I Hate You

Lou Dobbs



Please Shut Up Award

Lou Dobbs



Best Lefties

Donna Brazille


Worst Lefties

Maureen Dowd


Best Righties

George Will




Worst Righties

George Will
Bob Novak
Armstrong Williams
William Bennett
Tucker Carlson
Leslie Sanchez
Monica Crawley
Joe Scarborough
Amy Holmes
Laurence Kudlow



The Center, Really?


Roland Martin



Best People Who Will Tell You What You Don't Want to Hear

Jeffery Toobin



Best Satirist

Bill Maher



Best Blonde Conservative Fembot


Ann Coulter


Biggest Bleeding Liberal

Keith Olbermann


Best Trainwreck

James Carville (I watch him i say 'WTF' this fool is crazy!

Chocolate Chiq said...

I know this is late, but I had to put my $.02 in:

Top Pundit (Pick 5):
Keith Olbermann
Rachel Maddox
Gwen Ifill
Jack Cafferty
Peggy Noonan
(Can you tell I'm a lefty? Did you forget David Gergen?)

Most Insane:
Sean Hannity
(Hard to believe there is someone worse than Bill O'Reilly)

Best Looking:
Amy Adams
(This one was hard, I can't say Jamal Simmons, since his man, Barack Obama, is so cute!)

I Hate You:
Sean Hannity
(Hard to believe I hate someone worse than Bill O'Reilly)

Please Shut Up Award:
Jesse Jackson
(Yeah, Jesse, STFU!)

Best Lefties:
Keith Olbermann
(My man!)

Worst Lefties:
Juan Williams
(Juan Williams is a lefty?)

Best Righties:
Andrew Sullivan
(Coulda fooled me, he's had a few lefty talking points)

Worst Righties:
Leslie Sanchez
(No matter what happens, it always good for the right!)

The Center, Really?
Jeffrey Toobin
(I just can't see Roland Martin in the middle)

Best People Who Will Tell You What You Don't Want to Hear:
Jeffrey Toobin

Best Satirist:
John Stewart
(Who else?)

Best Blonde Conservative Fembot:
Laura Coulter
(Aren't they the same person?)

Biggest Bleeding Liberal:
Keith Olbermann
(My man!)

Best Trainwreck:
Chris Matthews
(I don't care, I love me some Chris Matthews).

On the bubble:
Harold Ford Jr.
(Pick a side!)