Olbermann to Tweeter: "You are a 'F**ktard'"

I honestly did not know that you could write the F-word on Twitter, but obviously liberal television host Keith Olbermann did.  Well-known for his ego and having a thin skin, Olbermann erupted in anger on his Twitter account after a tweeter referred Olbermann in a rambling, odd tweet.

Incensed by this tweet, Olbermann wrote back to the man (caution, link contains bad language).  In it he used the F-word twice and added the derogatory "-tard" at the end, in reference to the pejorative word used for mentally handicapped persons.  Here is the tweet with part of Olbermann's words sanitized:

Notice that Olbermann uses quotation marks around his use of the expletives.  He did this in reference to language the other tweeter had used.  However, for a person who considers himself a journalist, this insult is not acceptable in any form, especially not on a social networking site.

Mr. Olbermann returned recently from a suspension from MSNBC for donating to Democratic candidates for Congress.  He missed more than two weeks of his liberal commentary program Countdown with Keith Olbermann.  It is odd that Mr. Olbermann would use such language right after he returned from a suspension.  However, MSNBC has not stated whether it will take action over this newest incident.

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The tweeter that the TV personality was replying to mentioned Olbermann in a peculiar tweet on Thursday (caution, link contains bad language).  In it, the tweeter, whose username is a French swear, either insinuates conservatives are racists or Olbermann and other liberals are incorrectly calling conservatives racist.  What exactly he meant is very unclear, as he references two liberal people and uses a colon.  However, it is ambiguous as to whether he is quoting Olbermann or someone else, or is pretending to paraphrase conservatives.

The tweeter's overall message, that "we are all Americans," is further lost when he uses the word "f**ktards" (cleaned up) to describe people who try to differentiate between nationalities and races.  Olbermann took offense and responded, using the expletive twice.


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