Al Gore shows us how to raise the bar on civil political discourse: On live TV, his chief news officer calls a Republican an "ahole" and a "sociopath...inspired by bloodthirsty goobers"

Keith Olbermann Calls Florida Representative Brad Drake An Asshole | Current TV Video | Mediaite

On Wednesday Night’s Countdown on Current, Keith Olbermann named Florida Representative Brad Drake as one of his “Worst Persons In The World” for sponsoring legislation to replace lethal injection as a execution method with electrocution or by firing squad. Drake had said if it was up to him, he would “throw them off the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and be done with it.” Olbermann responded, “You first, asshole!”

Olbermann finished his segment by saying “There it is, America 2011, laws written by sociopaths like Brad Drake inspired by bloodthirsty goobers he met at the Waffle House!”

Olbermann’s obscenity aired uncensored. The lefty political commentator may have been making a legitimate point that Drake was foolish to base capital punishment laws on conversations he’s had at breakfast fast-food chains, but gratuitously hurling invective at the politician debases our political discourse and makes his entire network look bad.

Al Gore: What Keith Olbermann Will Do for Current TV | TheWrap TV

Olbermann also will become the network's chief news officer, providing input on all its coverage.
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But if Olbermann is getting paid in praise from the former vice president, he's a very rich man.