On Wednesday's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" on MSNBC, Chris Wallace of Fox News was designated as one of Olbermann's "Worst Persons." OLBERMANN: Our runner up tonight, Chris Wallace of Fixed News, explaining to the TV critics of America, who were gathered tonight in solemn assembly in Los Angeles, insisting that during the primaries Fox had the straight news reporters anchoring the election coverage, and not someone like Keith Olbermann, who was delivering ten-minute screeds against President Bush, telling him to shut the hell up, telling Hillary Clinton to get out of the campaign. Chris, I never told Senator Clinton to get out of the campaign. I never even suggested it. Really? On his April 23, 2008 program , Olbermann talked with MSNBC political analyst Howard Fineman. He brought up possible retribution against Clinton if she didn't drop out of the campaign: OLBERMANN: After last night, nobody is going to do anything. We‘re going to see how these next two votes take place. If she doesn‘t deliver in the way that she thinks she can on May 6th, are we now talking about retribution or the threat of retribution to get her out of the race? Are we now—is it as bloody back as it is emanating from her campaign? FINEMAN: Oh, I think there‘s been talk of retribution. I know there‘s been talk of retribution for weeks. Well, that‘s only beginning behind the scenes and that‘s what Democratic leaders, if that isn‘t a complete oxymoron is ...
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