K.O. Power
Stars: 4/5
First, I would like to point out that what you're getting in Truth and Consequences is basically the transcripts of Olbermann's Special Comments from his show, Countdown on MSNBC. The twenty-four Special Comments, from Sept. 2005 to Sept. 2007, constitute the bulk of the book. However, Olbermann opens each commentary with a brief introduction in which he provides some context and the impetus for creating the comment. For those of you who haven't had the privilege of experiencing a Keith Olbermann Special Comment, then this would be a 5 star rating. Nonetheless, as a Keith Olbermann fan, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I thought he articulated and bolstered his case very well, interjecting history and wit all while being critical.
The book is full of expertly placed jabs, if you will, which we've grown accustom to in the traditional K.O. style:
On the Bush attitude, "...depraved indifference to democracy..." (pg. 153)
In reference to the Bush Administration's total disregard of the evidence proving that there were no WMD in Irag or a al-Qaeda Iraq link, Keith channels George Orwell: "To enforce the lies of the present, it is necessary to erase the truths of the past." (pg. 39)
Referring to Bush and Cheney: "Which is the ventriloquist and which the dummy is irrelevant." (pg. 136)
Keith Olbermann truly has his fingers on the pulse of democratic America. He has provided a voice for many whose cries have either gone unheard or just blatantly ignored.
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