olbermann has gained tremendous respect--we'll see if ratings follow--literally over night--or over two nights--for his "rare" editorial at the end of monday night's 'countdown.' scare-quotes for "rare" b/c his is a program that frequently names rush limbaugh worst person ever and takes digs at bill o'reilly whenever it can.

still, i like olbermann, if only b/c i remember him from 'sportscenter,' and respect him for leaving his original news show b/c he got tired of covering monica lewinsky--i mean, even bill clinton got tired of her. also, i appreciate his efforts to get people to quit smoking. i'm a sucker for people who seem to have some regard for their public (cf. wfan's tony page, who tells his audience, "come right back here! no drinking! no driving!)

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