Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Unveiling Trump's history of anti-Semitism, comparing his rhetoric to Hitler's ideologies, and exploring presidential immunity arguments. Analyzing strategies against autocrats, critiques of media personalities, and the concept of stochastic terrorism. Delving into inspiring conversations from other podcasts and promotions for entertainment offerings.

Delve into Trump's violations of a gag order and revival of Manafort, emphasizing accountability. Discover Ziggy Sue, a safe social network for kids, and explore political mishaps. Unveil media manipulation, threats, and online history with a call for action.

Discussing delays in legal proceedings involving Trump, manipulation of power dynamics by NY DA Bragg and Judge Eileen Cannon, urgency for accountability, risks of further destructive behavior, bizarre alien conspiracy theories, political worries, predictions of political cataclysm, criticisms of public figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Bobert, personal plea, sports betting offers, kid-friendly social media platform, reflections on national heroism, unconventional flight around the world, and mourning a tragic loss.

Keith Olbermann discusses Aaron Rodgers' disturbing Sandy Hook denial and potential VP role, highlighting the impact on his career. The conversation dives into conspiracy theories, media responsibility, and the consequences of spreading misinformation in the public eye.

RFK Jr considers Aaron Rodgers as VP, Jesse Ventura backup plan. Robert K. Hur faces critique for fraudulent behavior and incompetence. Unpacking controversies, political events, and conspiracies. ESPN's Emmy manipulation scandal exposed. Gil Stratton's journey in the broadcast industry.

Exploring Trump's cognitive health and financial deals, potential brain deterioration, mystery behind a bond, possible buyers like Jeff Yass and Elon Musk. Revelations of a former Trump employee, insights on Jan 6th. Media blunders, political critiques, changing views of media personalities, affordable hearing aids, and resolutions in the television industry.

Biden's powerful State of the Union address received high praise, with his impactful remarks on Ukraine, Putin, and January 6. Analyzing the speech's positive impact on public perception and approval ratings. Critiques on Social Security cuts and Biden's emotional connections with individuals. Also, discussions on online safety for kids, casino fun, and CIA insights on conspiracy theories.

Podcast explores what President Biden should say in State of the Union, suggests kicking Trump's ass. Discusses declining viewership of SOTU speeches and the potential impact. Examines the concept of The Biden Doctrine as a strategy. Episode also delves into defunding the police, COVID-19 mishandling, and fake news critique. Elon Musk's political involvement and unique characters in Thurber stories are highlighted.

SERIES 2 EPISODE 135: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN Haley was winning Vermont, Uncommitted was doing ok but Biden’s worst margin was about 60 points, and once again Super Tuesday is just a brand name. But the HEADLINE is: the Supreme Court actually HAS left the door open to disqualify Trump from becoming president again. Seriously. Turns out that many Constitutional Scholars and even some sitting members of the House, think that in its haste to make sure their pimp Trump got on to the ballot yesterday in Colorado, the Court ALSO left the door open to Democrats and disaffected Republicans challenging the validity of a Trump election if god forbid it plays out like that. There is now a debate over the consequences of the court ruling that the Constitution gives ENFORCEMENT of the 14th Amendment “to Congress.” Practically speaking: Trump wins the electoral college, the Democrats hold the Senate (slightly unlikely) and take the House (very likely), and they are suddenly going to pass new legislation saying Trump is ineligible because he engaged in insurrection in 2021? Well they don’t HAVE to pass new legislation. They already did that, according to this reading, in 2022. It was “The Electoral Count Reform And Presidential Transition Act” designed to clarify the 1887 legislation through whose loopholes Trump tried to run his coup. The 2022 clarification closed nearly all of those loopholes, limiting what kinds of challenges lawmakers could make to electoral slates already certified by the states. But they left two grounds for objections challenges and one of them reads “the vote of one or more electors has not been regularly given.” THAT phrase was in the 19th Century legislation and it means, any suspicion that an elector was BRIBED to vote, or was like kidnapped and the guy casting the vote wasn’t the REAL elector, or voted on the wrong day, or… the elector voted for somebody who wasn’t eligible. Oops. Voted… for somebody who wasn’t elllllligggggggible, you say? It’s not just a can of worms. It’s a FAMILY SIZED can of worms. Thank you Sam Alito! ALSO: Trump just publicly contradicted his court filing in New York that he didn’t have the $465 million he owes. Asked about coming up with it on Fox, he answered: “I have a lot of money. I can do what I want to do…I don’t worry about money.” MEANWHILE: It’s mortifying but it may be a quick fix. A Democratic pollster has analyzed the field of potential Biden voters in three swing states and figured out that only 31% of them had even heard Trump’s top ten worst statements about vermin and deportation and dictatorship, because voters are not immersed in politics and people do move on with their lives. The good news is that the moment they HEAR all of them, Trump’s unfavorable score jumps by five points and individual deficits grow from five to nine points. Solution? More ads reminding people Trump is an anti-dictatorial son of a bitch. Like, you know, one in every commercial break on every television channel and streamer every day until the election. Oh – and emphasizing it in tomorrow’s State of the Union wouldn’t hurt. Did I mention I’ll be on, live, after it, for our Countdown post-game show, on YouTube and Twitch? B-Block (23:14) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Roger Stone thinks Facebook conspired to stop his astroturf. Axios still hasn’t fixed its LOLworthy story about Trump pivoting. And the appointment of a Hong Kong native here legally on a pre-citizenship visa to the San Francisco Election Commission to help with translating voting materials into other languages has deranged a bunch of fascists who are treating this as if Mao Tse Dong was just named to the Supreme Court. Maria Bartiromo thinks the San Francisco Election Commission is also the Federal Election Commission. And Michigan House candidate Anthony Hudson says we must have laws saying if you don’t speak English you can’t vote. Which’ll be a problem for Anthony because he can barely SPELL English. C-Block (33:10) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: We had a president of MSNBC, he had been the president of CNN, and among other things he didn’t have cable in his home and apparently hadn’t watched any night-time show on MSNBC for at least a year. He also lied about his height, and he was – legitimately – 6’4”. Who the hell DOES that?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The podcast dives into the alarming implications of a political figure's speech patterns, linking them to fluent aphasia, where coherent rhythms disguise a lack of understanding. It critiques U.S. leadership, the integrity of the Supreme Court, and the challenges in immigration policy. Personal anecdotes add humor while discussing controversial policies and legal issues faced by the political figure. The media's absurdities are scrutinized, followed by reflections on nostalgic journeys that reveal deep family connections.