{"id":2342512,"date":"2024-09-17T18:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T22:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/keith-olbermann-gets-brutal-reality-check-from-hall-of-fame-qb-after-former-commentator-attacks-patriotic-post\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T18:15:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T22:15:08","slug":"keith-olbermann-gets-brutal-reality-check-from-hall-of-fame-qb-after-former-commentator-attacks-patriotic-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/keith-olbermann-gets-brutal-reality-check-from-hall-of-fame-qb-after-former-commentator-attacks-patriotic-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Olbermann Gets Brutal Reality Check from Hall of Fame QB After Former Commentator Attacks Patriotic Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkeith-olbermann-gets-brutal-reality-check-from-hall-of-fame-qb-after-former-commentator-attacks-patriotic-post%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342512&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a confrontation between Keith Olbermann and\u2063 Brett Favre on social media. Favre made a\u200d statement advocating for putting America first, which Olbermann interpreted as a political attack. In response, Olbermann made personal jabs at Favre, referencing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/check-with-your-doctor-if-you-are-using-this-medication-it-could-put-your-health-at-risk\/\" title=\"Check With Your Doctor If You Are Using This Medication - It Could Put Your Health at Risk\">health issues related<\/a> to football (CTE)\u2062 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-republicans-urge-house-to-back-santos-expulsion\/\" title=\"NY Republicans urge House to support Santos&#039; expulsion.\">legal troubles surrounding<\/a> a welfare fund scandal in Mississippi. Favre retorted by questioning Olbermann\u2019s own career in sports\u2063 commentary.<\/p>\n<p>The piece characterizes Olbermann as \u200ba &#8220;deranged liberal&#8221; and suggests that his reactions are indicative of a broader pattern where\u2063 political disagreements lead to personal \u2062attacks, particularly among\u200c those labeled as &#8220;hate-filled liberals.&#8221; It concludes with a mention of\u2064 another recent incident \u2064where Olbermann attacked a women\u2019s sports advocate, Riley\u200d Gaines, who responded effectively, highlighting a similar trend\u2063 of responding to personal attacks with counterattacks.<\/p>\n<p>the article \u2062frames\u200b the encounter as emblematic of a larger culture of contentious political\u200b discourse that often blurs the lines between political ideology and personal conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the angriest men in the world has once again revealed the hatred that motivates him.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday on the social media platform X, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/keith-olbermann-wishes-trump-assassination-tries-backpedal-weak-excuse-no-ones-buying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deranged liberal Keith Olbermann<\/a>, a former ESPN sportscaster whose multiple stints across various networks have almost uniformly ended in acrimony, took needless personal shots at NFL Hall of Famer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FavrBr00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brett Favre<\/a>, prompting a reply in-kind from the longtime superstar quarterback who spent most of his career with the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-legend-brett-favre-important-message-celebrities-tell-people-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Favre<\/a> posted something patriotic &mdash; a mortal sin to a leftist lunatic like Olbermann.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re born in the USA or an American citizen and you put other countries above us, then that&rsquo;s unpatriotic. That&rsquo;s it,&rdquo; Favre tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you&rsquo;re born in the USA or an American citizen and you put other countries above us, then that&rsquo;s unpatriotic. That&rsquo;s it.<br \/> &#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127480;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brett Favre (@BrettFavre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrettFavre\/status\/1835787101776048534?\">September 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Favre, who entered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/hof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro Football Hall of Fame<\/a> in 2016, wrote nothing that any American should find controversial. He merely insisted that Americans should put America first.<\/p>\n<p>References to putting America first, however, undoubtedly trigger the former sportscaster.<\/p>\n<p>Olbermann, who has made no secret of his loathing for former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-supreme-court-triumph-sends-keith-olbermann-total-meltdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, probably read Favre&rsquo;s as a commentary on open borders and the nation&rsquo;s current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reportedly-set-kamala-harris-wont-visit-springfield-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immigration crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the former sportscaster interpreted a political disagreement as a license to attack Favre on personal grounds.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hey are your CTE checkups up to date? How&rsquo;d your bank account audit?&rdquo; Olbermann wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hey are your CTE checkups up to date? How&rsquo;d your bank account audit?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeithOlbermann\/status\/1835995633867440531?\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.iu.edu\/expertise\/traumatic-brain-injury\/what-is-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy#:~:text=Chronic%20Traumatic%20Encephalopathy%2C%20or%20CTE,concussions%20and%20repetitive%20head%20impacts.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTE<\/a>, which stands for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, affects people who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/39-soldiers-awarded-the-purple-heart-after-2020-missile-attack\/\" title=\"39 soldiers awarded the Purple Heart after 2020 missile attack\">suffered traumatic brain injuries<\/a>, for instance from repeated concussions.<\/p>\n<p>In a 2022 interview, Favre estimated that he experienced more than 1,000 concussions during his playing career, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/brett-favre-gives-frightening-answer-when-asked-how-many-concussions-he-suffered-during-his-nfl-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for the reference to a bank account audit, in recent years the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brett-favre-slams-politics-sports-want-watch-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former quarterback<\/a> has found himself at or near the center of a scandal involving the misuse of federal welfare funds in the state of Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississippifreepress.org\/the-window-to-charge-brett-favre-in-the-mississippi-welfare-case-is-closing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mississippi Free Press<\/a>, by the end of July Favre remained one of the few prominent figures in that scandal whom federal prosecutors had not yet charged with a crime.<\/p>\n<p>So Favre made a simple pro-America comment, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/keith-olbermann-issues-ultimatum-espn-silence-fire-stephen-smith-trump-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olbermann<\/a> replied with snarky questions about brain trauma and a legal ordeal?<\/p>\n<p>That sounds about right for a hate-filled liberal.<\/p>\n<p>In any event, Favre responded with his own reference to Olbermann&rsquo;s well-documented woes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I played football for a few years &hellip; I made a statement being pro-American &hellip; Didn&rsquo;t you cover football for a year or two? &hellip; What happened to that?&rdquo; the former quarterback wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I played football for a few years&hellip;I made a statement being pro-American&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>Didn&rsquo;t you cover football for a year or two?&hellip;What happened to that? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VAY1uIBvAW\">https:\/\/t.co\/VAY1uIBvAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brett Favre (@BrettFavre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrettFavre\/status\/1836060646502445288?\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/culture\/2015\/07\/keith-olbermann-espn-exit-2015-james-andrew-miller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanity Fair<\/a>, the former sportscaster&rsquo;s relatively amicable departure from ESPN in 2015 constituted an exception in the career of the &ldquo;legendarily contentious&rdquo; Olbermann.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the outlet counted five earlier network departures marked by a &ldquo;series of off-camera dustups between Olbermann and the powers that be.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those networks included MSNBC (twice), Fox Sports Net, Current TV and an earlier stint with ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/keith-olbermann-leaves-espn-for-youtube-political-show-4072550\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, Olbermann again left ESPN &mdash; again, amicably &mdash; to pursue his current career as a YouTube podcaster and spewer of hate-filled leftist bile.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday on X, for instance, Olbermann picked a fight with women&rsquo;s sports advocate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/riley-gaines-others-launch-lawsuit-ncaa-woke-policies-spread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riley Gaines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains vulgar language that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mediocre swimmer, sufferer of delusions of grandeur, and future sh**ty parent @riley_gaines decides she&rsquo;s in charge of the personal decisions of all children everywhere,&rdquo; Olbermann wrote in response to news that Gaines opposes government agents making decisions about children&rsquo;s professed gender identities and then shielding those decisions from the parents.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mediocre swimmer, sufferer of delusions of grandeur, and future shitty parent @riley_gaines decides she&rsquo;s in charge of the personal decisions of all children everywhere<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeithOlbermann\/status\/1835074196012929399?\">September 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gaines then fired off a hilarious reply to the liberal lunatic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When Tim Walz says men use tampons, he&rsquo;s explicitly referring to Keith Olbermann,&rdquo; she tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When Tim Walz says men use tampons, he&rsquo;s explicitly referring to Keith Olbermann <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uPuhzBZlbL\">https:\/\/t.co\/uPuhzBZlbL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1835095013761651138?\">September 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-host-lauds-tim-walzs-different-kind-masculinity-promptly-gets-ripped-respected-reporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Walz<\/a> of Minnesota, Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s current running mate, signed a state bill that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-host-lauds-tim-walzs-different-kind-of-masculinity-promptly-gets-ripped-by-respected-reporter\/\" title=\"ESPN Host Lauds Tim Walz&#039;s &#039;Different Kind of Masculinity,&#039; Promptly Gets Ripped by Respected Reporter\">mandated free &#038;ldquo<\/a>;access to menstrual products&rdquo; for &ldquo;all menstruating students in restrooms regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Menstruating students,&rdquo; in the language of the bill, could mean girls or boys. Hence Gaines&rsquo;s reference to men using tampons.<\/p>\n<p>In sum, Gaines dealt with the hate-filled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/keith-olbermann-goes-full-fascist-says-fox-news-must-deplatformed-closed-national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olbermann<\/a> the same way Favre did: by meeting personal attacks tit for tat.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, there is no other way to treat a deranged liberal.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On Tuesday, on the social media platform X, unhinged liberal Keith Olbermann\u2014a former ESPN sportscaster known for his contentious exits from various networks\u2014launched unwarranted personal attacks against NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre. This was in response to a patriotic post by Favre, which Olbermann likely viewed as offensive due to his leftist beliefs. Favre had tweeted, \u201cIf you\u2019re born in the USA or an American citizen and you put other countries above us, then that\u2019s unpatriotic.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Favre&#8217;s statement was straightforward and should not have been controversial; he simply advocated for prioritizing America. However, such sentiments seem to provoke Olbermann, who interpreted them as a critique of current immigration issues and used it as an opportunity to personally insult Favre with comments about brain health and financial scrutiny related to past controversies involving welfare funds in Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Olbermann&#8217;s jabs about CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) and bank audits\u2014both sensitive topics given Favre&#8217;s history\u2014Favre retorted by questioning Olbermann\u2019s own career trajectory after covering football briefly.<\/p>\n<p>Olbermann has a history marked by conflicts during his time at various networks including MSNBC and ESPN. His recent online behavior continues this trend of hostility towards those with differing views. For instance, he recently clashed with women\u2019s sports advocate Riley Gaines over gender identity issues.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, both Gaines and Favre have responded to personal attacks from Olbermann in kind, demonstrating that dealing with aggressive liberals often requires matching their confrontational approach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2342513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Favre-vs-Olbermann.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41082,35727,35890],"class_list":["post-2342512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hall-of-fame-qb","tag-keith-olbermann","tag-reality-check"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Favre-vs-Olbermann.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}