Despite wailing from the right about the "liberal media", there is really only one progressive voice among the army of right-wing pundits and so-called journalists on television news commentary shows: Keith Olbermann.
The most thoughtful and articulate journalist since Edward R. Murrow, KO adds humor to the mix without degrading the seriousness of his reports or topics. Ok, there is some trivial bullshit on this show too with its mocking of celebrity scandal, but there is a mercifully small amount of that. The show covers the important stories of the day from a progressive's viewpoint, and doesn't confuse the objective with the subjective as many of its conservative counterparts do. Olbermann has a set of stones-- something that has been lacking from the progressive side for a long time.
Olbermann signs off his show with an homage to Murrow, using his famous "good night and good luck" line. If you haven't seen the movie about Murrow, you should.
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