And then there was one

Imagine your name is Thomas Jefferson, or Thomas Paine, or John Adams, or James Madison or Benjamin Franklin.  Imagine you are sitting in the dark of your bedroom penning words that  could very well mean your death by only the light of the moon or a single candle.  Imagine that every time you walk out your door or exit your place of business you just know, unequivocably, that you are going to be arrested.  Imagine just for one second that the hopes and dreams that you and a few other like minded individuals share might alter the course of a "colony" for hundreds of years if only, once the time is right and your message is posted for all to see, that the majority of the population agrees with your words and "gets" the underpinning message.  What type of life would that be?  Constant fear.  Constant head over shoulder glances.  Constant necessity of the belief that what you are doing is right and damn the consequences.  

Would you have the strength?

Edward R Murrow had the strength.  Thanks to KO we get reminded of his strength with a few curt yet heartfelt words.  Good night, Good luck.

Ah but Murrow was a civilized man possessed of an abundance of analytical skill and a magical authorian ability to turn a phrase.  Me?  I'm just a caveman.  I know not about these grand schemes of "vote-shifting", or fearmongering, or hyperbolic innuendo with a hint of propaganda.  What I do know is that a bloke can save up to 10% on his car insurance by switching to all-hat no cattle insurance companies (allegedly).  

I can safely say that KO deserves O'who?'s mythical Peabody for last nights effort.  I can state, to my own certainty, that KO is just getting started.  My hope is that he is embarking on his own Murrowian Odyssey of exposing those things, that to Kossians seems transparent, that governments do to wipe away their stains of action (or inaction as Bush's latest "I'm a Katrina Hero", press blitz attests).  Its a shame that someone must, from time to time, state the obvious to the American people who still think Iraq=9-11, that Saddam=Satan, that Osama isn't a threat:  What are you smoking?  Get your head out of the goddamn weeds and wake the fuck up for America's sake!  But state the obvious Keith continues to do on a daily basis.  From updates on the middle east, to worst person in the world, Keith mixes humor and gravity to make the pts that CNN and others are incapable of making.  Yet former Espn guy, when he chooses to accept the mission, can assume all the gravitas and eloquence of his homaged idol with aplomb.  Versatility is an Olbermann trait, no doubt about it, but his voice, like all great newspeople, is his hallmark.  When he wants to go hardcore anchorman he can switch from "lets play oddball" to "Jesus has returned, the apocalypse has begun" seamlessly and fluidly using nothing but his voice to convey the gist of the story.  He is the most gifted news anchor going at the moment and his best is yet to come, IMO.

Rumsfeld struck a nerve in Keith and though we've seen Keith go off on Bushco never before has it seemed that he took the message so personally.  If I was a Bush-op I would choose my words very carefully from now on as there is a JOURNALIST who has taken the gloves off once on for all concerning Bush and his dark alliance.  For every Bushian action I predict an equal and opposite countdown reaction.  Toe to toe, mano y mano --- KO v Dubya---may the ghost of EM kick ass and "may the wings of liberty never lose a(another) feather."

night, luck, late.

sorry for the repetition, i'm sure this isn't the first KO rant at this hour of yesterday's tomorrow but I haven't ranted in quite some time and the tivo just begged me not to wait or hold it in.