sure. One of those issue's is, not everything is about you Keith.

A - Stop being a humorless egotist and get over himself, and

B - Stop invoking O'Reilly's name in every other sentence. It's really creepy.

Joke dude. get it? JOKE. Funny too. Lighten up.

All jokes are not equal and saying that a cruel, spiteful remark is a joke does NOT make it funny. Or excuse it.

of him for being unemployed?
Sorry, the guy made millions a year while a MSNBC (and while I don't know what he made before that at ESPN, my guess it was substantial). He made even more during his time at Current. I think he'll manage during his unemployment and doesn't need our sympathy.

KO needs to get over himself.

He isn't a stupid person. It may be just a means to keep his name in the mind of the public before it fades.

Do please explain how you arrived at this tenuous connection. I am curious.

KO is unemployed in the same way that Romney has been "unemployed." It doesn't really count, I don't think, if you have tens of millions of dollars. I feel zero sympathy for a multi-millionaire losing a job.

I'm ever so impressed by your inside knowledge of Olbermann's finances.

So what is his net worth? And at what point is he no longer considered human?

I've never said he's not human, but I wouldn't consider someone with 35 million dollars being unemployed worthy of any sympathy for their financial situation. If he can't live out the rest of his life in luxury with the money he has now, he's doing something wrong.

Although I do expect him to outlive so much spiteful, nasty jealousy.

Is his accountant your uncle?

You know, Mitt Romney is unemployed too.

All jokes may not be equal but all pompous gasbags sure look alike to me.

Now that's a joke.

held a roast for Keith Olbermann, Keith would get up and storm out after the first joke. Then he'd sue the people who sponsored the event.

Generally speaking, narcissists are the people who package insults inside of a "joke" and then when the subject of said "joke" finds it hurtful and complains , the subject is accused of having no sense of humor and being "too sensitive". But the real problem is that the narcissist who packaged the insult inside of a joke is not sensitive enough or they wouldn't be insulting someone and expecting to get away with it. Besides narcissists, they're also called sociopaths and and just plain verbal abusers. They're the ones bullying and taunting other kids on the playground or the man who makes hurtful jokes about his wife - TO his wife, either when they're alone or in front of other people - or the employer who taunts an employee with insulting "jokes". In these cases, such behavior is unacceptable and the "jokester" needs to learn some sensitivity.

But -- Keith, being a public figure, might expect that sometimes he will be 'roasted' at events like that one and it would in that case, be best to let it roll off his back and remain silent or simply make a glib remark about it and move on. Kimmel is a comedian. That's what he does. He insults people. It's his job. And for most comedians, it's nothing personal against those they joke about. It's just what they do. Most people understand that. Olbermann should too. Is he being narcissistic about this? Yes.

However in personal relationships - those among family, friends, employers and partners, as I stated above, the narcissists are the ones doing the insulting (sometimes packaged as a "joke&quot - they are the ones exhibiting cruel and insensitive behavior and expecting to get away with it. And in those cases, they absolutely should not be given a pass. At that point, it's personal - and there's the difference. Kimmel's remarks about Olbermann - probably were not personal. I doubt the two have ever met.

So, who the narcissist is when it comes to these insults packaged as "jokes" - depends on the situation and whether it's truly meant to be personal or not. It isn't always as you stated it. To say that it is - is to condone some people's abusive behavior - behavior that should not be tolerated in many cases.

I don't have much pity for Keith Olbermann. He largely is responsible for being where he is. He's brilliant, but not the easiest person to get along with, obviously. And he has plenty of money to stay afloat, retire or do whatever he wants to do at this point (except perhaps have anything but his very own news/commentary program at this point).

snide and verbally abusive. But like you said, that was a roast, and it wasn't even that bad of a joke, nor was it a personal attack. It reminds me of when Donald Trump couldn't take the jokes about him last year. And Donald is also extremely narcissistic and therefore thin-skinned. As an aside, Olbermann was very good at lampooning people when he had his show. He was brilliant with his attacks.

Olbermann's work history points to him being an insufferable narcissist. Of course that's just my opinion of him. But every time a new story comes out about him, it supports my theory that he's a narcissist.

I'm sorry that so many at DU can't discern the difference.

I don't have to pay rent on an apartment in Manhattan.

And I especially hope he's not renting. A condo he could sell.

Aside from his sports addiction, he doesn't seem much of a spendthrift. He spends his free time wandering the streets of Manhattan taking pictures.

I hope this means he has a nice rainy day account.

Olbermann reportedly was making 7 million a year at MSNBC and $10 million at Current. That must be one hell of an apartment he's renting.

He made 10 million dollars last year alone at Current TV. I make 30k a year. Cry me a fucking river.


He has plenty of money unless he was a total idiot with his cash.

What did he write that makes you think his stay will be brief? Do you always check people out to see how long they have been posting?

Sorry, I just don't get where that came from or why.

I'm a progressive but I also call it like I see it. If not crying over a millionaire upsets you then feel free to ignore my posts.


And I think I'll stick around. I like it here.

ohhh poor Olbermann

I'm sure he could pay off the apartment for the rest of his life without having to work again. If you seriously think Keith is some poor, impoverished soul you're living in a fantasy world.

If he is careful with his money he could very well fully retire right now.

Perspective helps...

And if he needs to move, he can afford to do such.

I'm pretty sure KO will be OK, money-wise.

BAke

and I am not a great Keith fan,

Maybe right after he'd signed the deal with Current, but wasn't on the air yet.

... than to react negatively out loud. His career is public and thus fodder for comedians.

And Kimmel's performance was extremely uneven and the "jokes" very hit or miss.

Put it this way: If Fox fired O'Reilly and Kimmel make those jokes about him, or if Clear Channel tossed Rush and those jokes used his name....I would still find them tasteless.

When they're down, YOU STOP HITTING.

Donning big boy pants in that particular industry is mandatory.

having a public hissyfit, you give your critics exactly what they want. Learn to laugh at yourself, or get some serious help somewhere.

with issues. In teh midst of those issues.

Nothing should be barred from comedy, but there is such a thing as going too far or bad timing.

He even said he was fair game.

Got to wonder how many of those who are criticizing him actually read the article.

Not seeing the hissy fit others are.
DU is a fickle place you can go from being the most loved to hated overnight. How soon we forget.

in the news cycle.

No attention is bad attention and all that.

Keith's a grown man. He really doesn't care what I think anyway.

Amazing. Just a few years ago, folks here were begging him to run for President. Now, they're smearing over this BS.

Keith has trouble wherever he goes.

Okay, not really surprising.


I thought it was pretty funny.