That's freedom of the press for you! I think I read that in Iran vendors are not allowed to even sell cucumber due to their phallic appearance let alone laugh about it on TV.
(It was obviously banned due to it's appearance and had nothing to due with some other possible use people may come up with, since there aren't people who think like that in Iran. Not even one)
A while back, a close friend of mine went through some personal stuff and repeatedly bailed on parties to which we'd been invited. When I was asked where she was, I always made up some excuse on her behalf (such as "she's not feeling well") out of respect for her privacy. I don't see any reason to read more into Shuster's Twitter than is there on the surface.
That said, it doesn't necessarily mean that Olbermann didn't have a hissyfit, either.
I think considering his mother did pass away in April, it's highly feasible that Ben Affleck had nothing to do with his absence the same month. And maybe Shuster's excuse was a euphemism for "It's really none of your fucking business."
"Many sad logistics" = "I had to finish that huge bowl of potato salad that was part of the spread at my mother's funeral. I'd have thrown it out, but it's got bacon in it, and we ARE in a recession."
@Pope John Peeps II: I like how such a lowly, though tasty, meat product like bacon elevates the status of the potato salad. It makes me wonder what the lowest-quality cut of meat might be that would bring the Keith Olbermann who resides in your imagination to not throw something out.
I had to circle back after a parent's funeral weeks later to deal with the morass of legal estate shit. It wasn't pretty but it was insanely time consuming and probably merited time off. So, I could buy the story Olbermann is selling.
I see no contradiction here. `...the absence was "nothing serious, but, it's flu/allergy season." Although the conjunction does suggest a connection. "It's nothing serious, but the moon is in Libra."
The title of this item should be "Through a hissyfit darkly."
Kudos (or is it Kadoos?) Gawker on the in-depth investigation. Various, conflicting explanations from different sources for Keith's absence. Really, why does the NYT exist?
You know, not being someone who generally actively follows news that I find completely uninteresting and banal, I was actually wondering if these guys (not just Fox but the "liberal media as well) realized that they were throwing around a piece of street sex slang so cavalierly.
I just can't wait for the "tossed salad" protests.
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(It was obviously banned due to it's appearance and had nothing to due with some other possible use people may come up with, since there aren't people who think like that in Iran. Not even one)
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I think it might be!
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That said, it doesn't necessarily mean that Olbermann didn't have a hissyfit, either.
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The title of this item should be "Through a hissyfit darkly."
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I just can't wait for the "tossed salad" protests.
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