THE NEW YORK POST: A RIGHT-WING RAG

Apparently, the other day MSNBC reporter/commentator Keith Olbermann received a suspicious letter (with a California postmark) that contained a threatening letter and "a batch of white powder". Like any person in the post 9/11 world would do, Olbermann contacted the authorities and followed the protocol (yes, there's "protocol" for this stuff) of the New York Police Department. The police and CIA then asked all parties involved to not make the events public, in order to assist the investigation. Olbermann complied... but Rupert Murdoch's newspaper, The New York Post, did not.

However, that's hardly the shocking part of the story. The real outrage reveals itself in the flippant attitude toward Olbermann's situation in the Post's column.

Rather than trying to retell the piece point-by-point... I think I'll just post the entire piece. Don't worry, it's only nine "hate-filled" sentences:

POWDER PUFF SPOOKS KEITH

September 27, 2006 -- MSNBC loudmouth Keith Olbermann flipped out when he opened his home mail yesterday. The acerbic host of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" was terrified when he opened a suspicious-looking letter with a California postmark and a batch of white powder poured out. A note inside warned Olbermann, who's a frequent critic of President Bush's policies, that it was payback for some of his on-air shtick. The caustic commentator panicked and frantically called 911 at about 12:30 a.m., sources told The Post's Philip Messing. An NYPD HazMat unit rushed to Olbermann's pad on Central Park South, but preliminary tests indicated the substance was harmless soap powder. However, that wasn't enough to satisfy Olbermann, who insisted on a checkup. He asked to be taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where doctors looked him over and sent him home. Whether they gave him a lollipop on the way out isn't known. Olbermann had no comment.

So are we to believe that The Post is "Fair and Balanced" too? Does anyone think that this story would have ran with the same mocking tone had Bill O'Reilly received an envelope filled with white powder?

Man this is some sleazy stuff. Here's Olbermann's reply to The Post's "reporting":

If anyone would like to know the history of "The Post"... go HERE.