Olbermann awarded  Barnes "best rationalization" for criticism of
 
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:53:05 -0400

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<p><b>Olbermann awarded  Barnes "best rationalization" for criticism of Obama for
bucking conventional  wisdom on Iraq </b></p>
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<p>On the October 9 edition of MSNBC&#39;s 
<i>Countdown</i>, during his nightly 
"Goofballs and Good Guys" segment, host Keith Olbermann honored Fox News host 
and <i>Weekly Standard</i> executive 
editor Fred Barnes with the "best rationalization" award for his claim -- <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200710070003?f=h_latest" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200710070003?f=h_latest">documented</a> by 
<i>Media Matters for America</i> -- that 
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is not "strong on national security" because he 
opposed, in 2002, the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq "when the entire world believed 
Saddam Hussein ... had weapons of mass destruction." Olbermann stated: "[B]est 
rationalization -- Fred Barnes of &#39;Fixed News&#39; claiming Senator Obama&#39;s position 
on Iraq is not as strong as Obama thinks 
it is. That his ... 2002 speech came, quote, &#39;in a time when the entire world 
believed Saddam Hussein in Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. 
... I don&#39;t think that 
shows that he is very strong on national security, which he needs to be,&#39; 
unquote." Olbermann concluded: "So, he is not strong on 
national security because he was right and you, Fred Barnes, were totally damned 
wrong."</p>

<p>From the October 9 edition of 
MSNBC&#39;s <i>Countdown with Keith 
Olbermann</i>:</p><blockquote>

<p>OLBERMANN: These stories ahead but, 
first, time for our "Goofballs and Good Guys."</p>

<p>Here are <i>Countdown</i>&#39;s top three "Best Persons in the 
World": Number 3 -- best rationalization -- Fred Barnes of "Fixed News," claiming 
Senator Obama&#39;s position on Iraq is not as strong as Obama thinks 
it is. That his 2000 speech came -- his 2002 speech came, quote, "in a time when 
the entire world believed Saddam Hussein in Iraq had weapons 
of mass destruction. And yet, Barack Obama was against the war at that point. I 
don&#39;t think that shows that he is very strong on national security, which he 
needs to be," unquote.</p>

<p>So, he&#39;s not 
strong on national security because he was right and you, Fred Barnes, were 
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