CALLING ALL OLBERFANS!!!

[Barrie]

Alrighty then. I had no idea; glad to know the truth now though.

So!

Birthday messages for Keith then...hmmmm...what to say, what to say?

[splat]

Thank you guys for clearing that up for me. I just wasn't sure.

[Quanlin]

little info,
I assume that you mean the QT board. I am a nice person. Why do you say we have an agenda? What do you think our agenda is?
-q

[little info]

Quanlin,

Yes, you would be correct. The agenda I'm referring to was the one you ladies chose to make private.

The privacy, in itself, isn't the issue as much as the content of what was going to be discussed.

As it is understandable that all fans want to know what goes on in the private lives of their "star", the route this was taking was not a good one.

If you're concerned about Keith being upset then you're concerns could be well founded.

Take a moment and go back. Think of the night all of you belittled him for the way he looked and the angle of the cameras. Then think about how often all of you constantly complain about his clothing.

Fans don't do this.

This is a man who takes pride in his work and loves more than anything to bring excitement, joy, tenderness, sadness and anger, to the ones who call themselves fans.

He works for you and he does it with great conviction.

I'm sorry you and your friends travelled a rough road recently. I have my own thoughts on that but that's where they will stay.

I wish all of you well. Take care.

[Nobodys Fool]

My, my, my. You know someone really needs to knock you off your high and mighty horse there Little Info.

Little Info is an apt name for you too because you are very ill-informed. If you had bothered to read any forum discussion on KO, you'd know what we really thought of him and just how protective and a devoted group of fans we really are. I should know--I'm a member of two such forums.

We don't like a particular suit he wears on air because we think it makes him look fat. That's horrible in your view? Did it not occur to you that we don't like that suit because we want him to look as fine as we know he's capable of looking on-air all of the time?

And you post your little "thoughts" over here in what is essentially a non-visited site because you don't have the guts to go over to either of the two large groups devoted to KO out there. You just don't have the guts to face either group of us in public so to speak, now do you--and why would that be? Because you know that you are so full of crap that a month's supply of laxatives wouldn't get it out of you.

Get over yourself. You aren't any bigger fan than any of us because you see yourself as being "purer" than us somehow. And by attacking the rest of us and making snide remarks and allegations against us you actually make yourself look like exactly what you are--a hypocrite. If you were as "pure" as you say you are, you wouldn't be posting in a public forum AT ALL, now would you?

[Informed]

Hey, Little Info. Go for it. Spill yout guts. Your sympathy regarding how "your friends travelled a rough road recently" is patronizing but seems mildly sincere. It's the "I have my own thoughts on that but that's where they will stay" I have a problem with. Go on, drop the sanctimonious act and get down. Or do you idealize yourself as much as you do KO? Above human frailty, forever selfless, beyond reproach? Seriously, he's human. An incredibly talented and intelligent man, but a man nonetheless--mortal and flawed. And he acknowledges it publicly, unlike you. Idealization is not healthy, but admiration is. And I admire Keith Olbermann immensely.

No agenda here. Just wishing you were as honest and unsullied as you pretend to be.

[Tie Critic]

It's obvious that some of KO's fans find it necessary to put him on some kind of pedestal, which incidentally is something I don't think KO would be comfortable with (ego and all, I actually think he's more down to earth than that). I don't think anyone on the QT discussion board has anything to apologize for. Everything we said was in good fun, and no different than the way we treat each other. Everyone at QT pokes fun and barbs each other on occasion. The same is true of how we speak about KO. The point being, that even with all his flaws we are loyal fans just the same. That's what a true fan really is-- not someone who clings to some grand notion without any hint of reality. We hate the light gray suit, and some of his ties. Sometimes the camera angles are bad and, ahem, enhance the ample middle a slight bit more than others. This is the same man that describes himself as having an "ample gut", isn't it? I think he has, on more than one occasion, made it clear that he is less than perfect and that he has a sense of humor about it. More than anything, the fans on the QT discussion board have expressed a lot of respect for KO and his work. I think it's obvious to anyone who has read it. And as for "the content that was to be discussed in private", well, no one else knows what that was, so how could they know if it was appropriate or not? I think those at the QT discussion board that were involved can have confidence that the entire situation was completely appropriate.

Perhaps certain people on other discussion boards should keep to discussions of how much they admire KO, rather than weighing in on issues they know nothing about.

There's no agenda, no ill-will. Just friendly discussion and conjecture.

[Quanlin]

Hi there,
If anybody is interested in reading my response to Little Info's post, it's over on the QT board. I posted it there because it's my usual haunt, and it's also a place that Little Info reads.
On a sunnier note, there's a brand new fan site up! Come visit my little page at www.olbermann.org.
I have a link under "More to Come..." to the Olberfans site.
Happy Birthday to Keith!
Thanks,
-q

[little info]

Quanlin,

I understand your confusion on the words "I'm sorry". I can assure you it was heartfelt and not demeaning.

You seem like a really nice person.

To put some things to rest, I am neither Hockiefan nor "Stunned" nor anybody that posted recently on QT.
Nor was I the one who created all the lies. I.E. Stumbled, A little Birdie, etc.

Nor am I Keith.

I won't post on QT because there are a couple of attitudes that I don't particularly care to get involved with.

At the time of my post about the "agenda" I felt something wasn't right, about the whole situation, and I was afraid some people might get hurt.

QT is the only board I will read. (Aside from this one). I enjoy the talk outside the realm of Keith.

I know most of you are good people and I just felt that you didn't realize how the magnitude of the put downs, of Keith looking "pregnant", hurt his feelings.

I'm not sure that I said that correctly but I think you get the gist.

The reason it took me a long time to say anything was because this place didn't exist, as far as I know. And as I've said, I won't post over there.

Since my name is "little info" I will give you a little bit of information.

I know for a fact Keith has read QT. I also know he read the "pregnant" issue.

This is all the information I will EVER give you. I'm not meaning to sound hateful. I give you this information because you deserve to have SOME information.

At this point I will understand if you don't believe me. That's quite alright.

I have absolutely nothing against you and QT. It's a great place for fans of Keith.

You have a nice website.

This is my last post. Take care.

[Informed]

Hey, Little Info--I think you should either stop reading QT, since it upsets you so much, or get on there and try to establish some rules as to how "fans" should act.

The word "pregnant" was used to not to describe KO, but rather to point out that the camera angles were unflattering. I doubt that KO gives a d**n about what fans post about him, and I doubt even more that, if he were "upset" by something of such "magnitude," that he would pass that "little information" along. Oh, and thanks for "understanding" that someone might not believe you. You're a regular Christian martyr, as Tennessee Williams wrote.

The word "fan" comes from the word "fanatic." I think the latter better expresses your attitude. Or perhaps zealot is the best of all.

You're just more tease, more "come on but I can't tell you anything else." Please. Enough. Frankly, I do hope you disappear into cyberspace with your judgmental (we "deserve" "some" information? And you're the arbiter of who does and does not deserve such information?) and condescending attitude. And you accused QT users of having an "agenda" and attitude? Pot, meet kettle.

You won't be missed.

[Bemused]

I'd like to speak to "Little Info" and amplify on what Informed just posted the following words of wisdom---"Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out honey!"

Thank you for playing (even then you're a really lousy player) and while we normally award parting gifts, we will not be doing that in your case. The best we can offer you is a heartfelt, f**k you.

[janet]

where is QT?

[Quanlin]

It's short for QuickTopic.
The newer KO thread there is:
www.quicktopic.com/29/H/CCZ5hH7RnZhQ
-q

[Lolita]

Can't we all just get along? ;D

Keith is smart, witty, funny, sexy and liberal. Ya think he'd want us fighting over silliness? Doubtful.