In case you missed it live, a clip of Olbermann interrupting McCain's speech to announce...

...that Obama is the presumptive nominee.

This is the first I've seen or heard of it, since I was gone when the speech was live.

Not only does he cut into the speech (audio and video), but it happens right after the crowd's dull chants of "go John McCain" that follow his infamous "Heh ... THAT's not change we can believe in, heh..." line.

McCain rewards the crowd's exuberance with "Reforming from top to bottom unemployment insurance and retraining programs that were designed..."

(Sidetrack: I guess I'm saying that they're going to have to steal about 80% of the vote this time to keep our candidate out of the White House. He's too good, and McCain is too awful.)

It really flows, starting at about 2:30. The "not change we can believe in" line, which has already become its own punchline, the forced, obligatory chanting, the beginning of the dullest sentence he's ever read aloud, and then Olbermann wiping him off the screen to introduce his opponent.

Poor fella.
:D

YouTube: McCain's Speech Gets Stomped on by Obama Announcement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhzQKOMOSOg

mccain's name and started attacking his policies. Then charlie gibson cut away to talk about Obama vs. Clinton.

And they say there's nothing good on TV!

Maybe McCain is a real life "HypnoToad"?

Got the skin, the eyes, little yellow teeth, check :)

Yeah he almost lulled me into a Wolfie (CNN) induced stupor, its all warm, safe and cuddly, just get within range of that tongue..

He's the change agent. Just ask him. Change change.

That's not what he meant? :blush:

Maybe that's why his campaign checks are for nickels and dimes?

I enjoyed that.

...you'd think one of his advisers would have told him to either go earlier or later. The timing was simply perfect for Obama! :applause:

...but our candidate has sharp advisers, and McCain's suck.

:toast:

It was time for the South Dakota results to come in, and with them the delegates that put Obama over the top. :)

I can't believe McCain's handlers didn't realize this was going to happen!