# Keith Olbermann should kill himself **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 17, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756 "2009-05-17T16:36:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Carol\_Stream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/321 "2009-05-24T00:18:09Z")
> [@Enfant Terrible](#): > > It’s not about you, you narcissistic trolling freak. Nor is it about you, darling. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_Stream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/322 "2009-05-24T00:19:19Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > Well, for one thing, there’s Melingate, in which a moderator was banned. Whole lotta shitfits over that. What is Melingate? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/323 "2009-05-24T00:22:09Z")
> [@Carol\_Stream](#): > > What is Melingate? Neophyte. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/324 "2009-05-24T00:22:10Z")
Banned name! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/325 "2009-05-24T00:23:11Z")
If she changes her username, can we call her **Ex-Stream**? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/326 "2009-05-24T00:29:57Z")
I’ve been around a while, and I don’t know what Melingate is, either. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Understander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/327 "2009-05-24T01:04:39Z")
> [@Carol\_Stream](#): > > Nor is it about you, darling. On this, we agree. As to the OP, then. Resolved: “Keith Olbermann should kill himself.” I’m unconvinced by the evidence presented, so I vote no. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/328 "2009-05-24T04:30:38Z")
> [@Carol\_Stream](#): > > See? You can’t even read the rules before posting. Maybe if you stopped baiting people? Just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/329 "2009-05-24T12:22:19Z")
[distant memory]Melin was a long-time poster/mod. Lots of valuable contributions and an entrenched member of the community. Something went off the rails, there was a ripple in the cosmic web, and during the altercation she suggested/hinted/threatened/alluded to/joked about/referenced/_something_ suing the board. Serious or not, TPTB took it very seriously and banned her. It wasn’t a pleasant chapter in Board history regardless of who you believe or what you thought of the incident. The Stormfront Invasion was more fun. Given that it’s a distant memory, this should be taken as a “post inspired by true events” and not necessarily reliable fact-wise. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/330 "2009-05-24T13:21:36Z")
As you might expect, it involved lawyers. Ever since the Board abandoned its “IANAL oath” policy, at least half a dozen…maybe more!..lawyers have infiltrated these boards with impunity. Stern measures are called for. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/331 "2009-05-24T17:00:27Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > As you might expect, it involved lawyers. Ever since the Board abandoned its “IANAL oath” policy, at least half a dozen…maybe more!..lawyers have infiltrated these boards with impunity. > > Stern measures are called for. Oh shit. Does that mean if one of them answers a question I will get a bill? That could get expensive 😃 ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/332 "2009-05-24T19:04:02Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Oh shit. Does that mean if one of them answers a question I will get a bill? Yes. I will PM you the details of where to send the check. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/333 "2009-05-24T20:05:20Z")
Your answer is direct, succinct, and definitive. You see the problem, here? ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/334 "2009-05-24T20:24:07Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Your answer is direct, succinct, and definitive. You see the problem, here? when it comes to billing lawyers usually are direct and definitive. So no I don’t see the problem. For your convenience you can just pm me your credit card info for billing purposes. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/335 "2009-05-24T20:33:37Z")
I think I’ll just back quietly out of the thread before I accidentally ask a question. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/336 "2009-05-24T21:34:54Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I think I’ll just back quietly out of the thread before I accidentally ask a question. Why? _d’oh!_ ---
**Author:** ![Notassmartasithought](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c0e974/32.png) [@Notassmartasithought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Notassmartasithought)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/337 "2009-05-26T04:56:38Z")
Auburntigergirl-- If Auburn provided you any eduction at all you should be able to understand the difference between political programming and news. Neither Keith Olberman nor, for example, Bill O’Reilly are doing news. They’re doing politics. So are Sean Hannity and Rachel What’s-her-name. I must say, however, that looking at your posts, you start with remarkably untenable position, and when you get informed you seem to say, “I didn’t know that,” or the equivalent. It might be useful for you to think things through before you posted. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756/338 "2009-05-26T13:47:34Z")
> [@Notassmartasithought](#): > > Auburntigergirl-- If Auburn provided you any eduction at all you should be able to understand the difference between political programming and news. Neither Keith Olberman nor, for example, Bill O’Reilly are doing news. They’re doing politics. So are Sean Hannity and Rachel What’s-her-name. > > I must say, however, that looking at your posts, you start with remarkably untenable position, and when you get informed you seem to say, “I didn’t know that,” or the equivalent. It might be useful for you to think things through before you posted. Probably helps if you read the whole thread, too, by the way. 😃 Nice to meet my user name twin! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-should-kill-himself/496756.md?page=16)