Keith Olbermann Prepares to Battle Glenn Beck

Van Jones’ organization Color of Change led an advertiser boycott against Fox News’ Glenn Beck.

Then Glenn Beck Goggled Van Jones and discovered he’s a radical, Marxist communist who’s never had a real job in his life.

Then Van Jones, the “green jobs czar” (whatever that is) in the Obama administration, resigned over Labor Day weekend because of the fervor caused by his plethora of hate filled speeches that are littering the internet, calling Republicans “a$$holes” and signing a “9/11 Truth Statement” (he’s a truther).

Now, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann is getting in on the act. On The Daily Kos website Olbermann asked his “viewer” to collect “dirt” on Glenn Beck, Stu Burguiere and Roger Ailes.”

Burguiere produces Beck’s radio show and Ailes is the head of Fox News.

Beck made a similar request on his twitter fed to his millions of fans to learn all they can about Cass Sunstein, Mark Lloyd and Carol Browner. They are President Barack Obama’s nominees to fill the positions of the head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the Associate General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer of the FCC, and the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, respectively.

In interest of full disclosure, I can’t stand Olbermann. I couldn’t stand him when he was on ESPN and I certainly can’t stand him now that he’s on MSNBC.

Maybe you feel the same way. Maybe you feel that way about Beck. It doesn’t matter. Olbermann and Beck, regardless of your opinions about them, are basically entertainers.

However, the people Beck went after were either members of the President’s administration or potential members. They are paid with tax dollars and they represent America/Americans. They should be exhaustively vetted.

As for Olbermann and Beck, their pasts are fairly inconsequential when compared to what they say and do on a daily basis. No one cares much about the past of actors and actresses on sitcoms and procedural cops dramas. Why should we care more about Olbermann and Beck’s history?

In Olbermann’s post he says “this has becomes necessary… in order to prove various clichés about goose and gander.” Olbermann sure has a way with words. K.O. continues by saying he’ll have a “dedicated email address to accept leads, tips, contacts, on Beck.”

Tips? Is Beck on suddenly on Crime Stoppers? He’s not a fugitive. Contacts? Does Olbermann want a list of phone numbers he can stick to his fridge in case he needs to get a hold of Beck?

If Olbermann thinks he’ll get the same “dirt” on Beck as Beck’s legion of follower found on Van Jones he’ll be sorry. Beck has far more “researchers” than Olbermann ever will. Fox News draws more than double the viewers MSNBC does. Check out the ratings.

By the way, Beck didn’t find any “dirt” on Van Jones. All Beck found was Van Jones’ speeches. Ultimately, it was Van Jones’ own words that did him in.