"retribution"

No, Mr. Olbermann, what is needed is not for someone to take Hillary Clinton into a back room and 'only he comes out'.



I hardly know what to say.

I wish I could find a clip with the lead-in to this comment - where Olbermann emphasizes how what is needed with Clinton is "retribution", "retribution" - he says it repeatedly, as if to emphasize that the woman is the worst sort of criminal.

If I find the full clip, I will post it, because I think the whole context makes things more upsetting. His whole take is that this woman needs to be not only stopped but "punished". He is saying she needs to be hurt.

update: this from The Confluence:

I appreciate the fact that you are willing to take action against MSNBC. But that is not where our leverage is. MSNBC is in business to make a profit. Keith, Tweety and Shuster wouldn’t get away with this crap if it didn’t result in higher profits from increased viewing from their male audience. So, the more you direct your ire against MSNBC, the more likely they are to continue to act out because it gets the MAXIM set all stirred up.

No, you want to direct your attention to Dean and especially Obama because they are doing nothing while a respected member of their party is being trashed. Either they consider us equal partners or they don’t. It is now time to find out where Obama stands on the issue. He either leads and sticks up for her or he’s nothing but an opportunistic politician who is comfortable treating his potential female constituents like suckers.

Which is it? Why don’t we ask him?

Here’s the contact info for Obama:

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