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October 13, 2005
could it be a logical fallacy?
Who remembers Keith Olbermann? Name sounds familiar, right? About fifteen years ago, he was one of the main anchors for Sportscenter before it acquired that special shimmer that an absurd number of endorsements gives it. He was one of my favorite anchors, primarily because he was freakin' hilarious. Well, he has a different job now, and it isn't quite so funny. He has a news show on MSBNC called Countdown. While I was watching TV last night, I was trying to change to channel 29 (ESPN), and accidentally hit 59, which is MSNBC in my cable TV realm. It just so happened that I stumbled across Olbermann doing one of his countdowns. The headline caught my eye, so I watched for a few minutes. It turns out this Sportscenter alumnus just might be doing actual news analysis. The headline was this: The Nexus of Politics and Terror. And here is the story.. The video clip that I saw is also linked from that page. If you scroll down, it's on the right. I have long considered the possibility that politics of fear play a huge role in terror-related announcements. But to see a list of so-called coincidences like this is, well, let's say it's thought-provoking.
I'm quite interested in what others have to say about this story, so responses and comments are highly encouraged. Yes, that means you.
Posted by ben at October 13, 2005 2:45 PM