Olbermann, Leno admit the awful, embarrassing truth

by editor on March 19, 2009

Did you catch habitual liar Keith Olbermann on the Tonight Show the other night? We didn’t think so.

The only thing interesting about it – other than Jay Leno’s continued race to the left – was the moment when Keith and Jay confessed to the fact that they are embarrassed by the their employers.

It went like this:

LENO: Can I ask you a dumb question? It’s called American Insurance Group? Is that the name?
OLB: I believe that’s it, yes.
LENO: Is this even an American company? Or is this one of these phony things where you’re chopping down trees and you call yourself The Evergreen Preservation Society?
OLB: It’s a brand name.
LENO: Is it even American at all?
OLB: It probably was at some point. But you know, when you go to initials, as you know, its usually a sign something’s changed. Just going by your initials you really don’t want to be identified as the company anymore.

What a bonehead. Would someone please point out to Olbermann that his employer is one of those companies that goes by initials instead of its full name.

And then would someone please point out to these two financial geniuses that it’s actually the American International Group, not the American Insurance Group.

Source: NBC (formerly the National Broadcasting Company)

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Z March 19, 2009 at 7:38 pm

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Embarrassed is right. In that vain, he might consider calling himself KO from now on.
The smuggest of all the hacks.

Yes, you may quote me. To him, if you wish. :0)

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George March 19, 2009 at 7:43 pm

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Hah! What a pair of navel-gazing morons.

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drs March 19, 2009 at 7:48 pm

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This is an odd complaint. Olbermann and Leno have been working under networks that started with their brand name as initials, not ones that changed names to initials. The point of what was clearly a joke, was the name changing to avoid bad publicity, of which MSNBC(which MSNBC has always been MSNBC since inception) has never done.

Also, you’re scrutinizing conversations that aren’t actually on a professional level. Olbermann isn’t there to report news, he’s there to shoot the breeze and kill time as a guest. He’s discussing his interests, not reporting to his political fanbase.

If anything this just shows an irrational hatred that goes beyond just sensible scrutiny and into the realm of slandering to self-aggrandize your own positions.

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DeeMac March 19, 2009 at 7:57 pm

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Wasn’t Olby on ESPN? No body knows what those letter stand for. Guess he doesn’t comment on the NBA, or MLB, or NFL, or _______ (insert choice here). He is such a hypocrite.

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Kevin March 19, 2009 at 8:19 pm

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Hey, doesn’t Olberman work for GE (aka Generators ‘n Electronics)?

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