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Keith Olbermann occasionally delivers "special comments", commentaries usually several minutes long and often directed at a political figure, on his MSNBC news show, ''Countdown with Keith Olbermann''. The first commentary specifically designated as a special comment was delivered on August 30, 2006.〔(Feeling morally, intellectually confused?: Keith Olbermann comments on Donald Rumsfeld's remarks )〕 He continues this practice on his CurrentTV program, also called ''Countdown''. Olbermann originates and writes his special comments himself, which he has described as a two-day process that begins with "() pissed off" and involves a number of rewrites and rehearsals before the show airs. Olbermann delivered a total of 57 Special Comments on MSNBC's Countdown.〔(FDL Book Salon Welcomes Keith Olbermann )〕 The special comments almost always take the form of criticism of the conservatives, including the Bush administration, Newt Gingrich〔(Free speech and the delusion of grandeur: Keith Olbermann responds to Newt Gingrich’s comments about free speech )〕 or Tom DeLay.〔(Special comment: DeLay’s DeLusions )〕 He also criticizes the Democratic Party and President Barack Obama when they seem to be catering to the whims of the right wing. His criticism of Hillary Clinton's response to the comments of Geraldine Ferraro about Barack Obama and the comments aftermath was the first time a special comment has been "directed exclusively at a Democrat."〔(Keith Olbermann To Do "Special Comment" About Hillary Clinton Tonight — First Time Targeting A Democrat )〕 Some of his most vehement Special Comments are about the need for universal health care in the United States. He has appealed to viewers several times to support the National Association of Free Clinics. On October 6, 2009, Olbermann delivered a one-hour Special Comment devoted entirely to the need for health care reform, detailing history, statistics, and a personal account about what he witnessed while caring for his ailing father.〔( Keith Olbermann Delivers Hour-Long "Special Comment" On Health Care ). 2009-10-06, page found 2011-09-18.〕 Olbermann's special comments have generated much attention and controversy, especially on the Internet. They have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube. The day after the first special comment, Olbermann's name became the #4 search term on Technorati and the Amazon.com ranking of his book ''Worst Person in the World'' jumped from #98 to #19.〔(Olbermann's book soars on Amazon.com )〕 On at least two instances, excerpts from special comments have been entered into the Congressional Record, including a speech by West Virginia Representative Nick Rahall on the House floor.〔(MSNBC host now playing in Congress )〕 A book compiling Olbermann's Special Comments, ''Truth and Consequences: Special Comments on the Bush Administration's War on American Values'', was released on December 26, 2007, containing all the Special Comments that aired on or before September 4, 2007, including the one on Hurricane Katrina.〔(Truth and consequences - Hurricane Katrina ), Keith Olbermann, MSNBC.com, December 17, 2007 (Retrieved on September 11, 2008)〕 == Origins and parodies == Before Olbermann started designating his commentaries "special comments," he delivered a commentary on what he characterized as the Bush administration's incompetence in handling the Hurricane Katrina relief effort on September 5, 2005. The commentary was widely shared on the Internet and prompted ''Rolling Stone'' to name Olbermann a "truth teller" in its 2005 Men of the Year issue. On December 18, 2006, MSNBC first aired a show dedicated entirely to Olbermann's special comments. The show, which aired during Countdown's normal time slot during Countdown's holiday hiatus featured four Special Comments: "This hole in the ground", "Feeling morally, intellectually confused?", "A special comment about lying", and "Where are the checks, balances?" Olbermann revealed during this show that his first special comment, "Feeling morally, intellectually confused?" was written on the back of a travel itinerary while waiting for a flight in Los Angeles.〔(Truth and consequences - Hurricane Katrina ), Keith Olbermann, MSNBC.com, December 17, 2007 (Retrieved on January 22, 2010)〕 Later, on August 31, 2007, Olbermann spoofed himself and the special comments with a guest appearance on ''The Soup''. In it, he and host Joel McHale berated Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan for their misbehavior, going so far as to put up a photo of Anna Nicole Smith as an example of what could happen to them if they don't change their ways. Olbermann similarly parodied the concept (and his own delivery) during the Keeping Tabs segment of the December 7, 2007 edition of ''Countdown'' with a "Special Come On." It was directed at FOX Network executives about the possibility of an ''Arrested Development'' movie, and extolled the virtues of the show both in terms of quality and marketability.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Dec. 7 (transcript) )〕 In 2008, ''Saturday Night Live'' guest host Ben Affleck portrayed Olbermann in a parody of ''Countdown'', which featured a mock special comment against the co-op board that would not allow Olbermann to keep his cat, satirically named "Miss Precious Perfect", in an apartment he shares with his mother. Ironically, Olbermann is allergic to cats. In January 2010, ''The Daily Show'' also parodied the special comment format, with host Jon Stewart criticising Olbermann for 'name-calling' in his attacks on Scott Brown. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Keith Olbermann's special comments」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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