My Boy Keith Olbermann, is jumping at the opportunity to challenge Fox New's Reporter Sean Hannity. Hannity making light of the severity of waterboarding mentioned he would do it for the troops, well good old Keith challenged him for $1000 per second, to go to the family of the troops.... Let the madness begin! (This could be more entertaining then that show "Hole in the Wall" LMAO)
NEW YORK (AP) — The debate over torture is getting personal for two of
cable TV's prime-time hosts. After Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity made a
seemingly impromptu offer last week to undergo waterboarding as a benefit for
charity, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann leapt at it. He offered $1,000 to the families
of U.S. troops for every second Hannity withstood the technique.
Olbermann repeated the offer on Monday's show and said in an interview
Tuesday that he's heard no response. He said he'll continue to pursue it.
"I don't think he has the courage to even respond to this — let alone do
it," Olbermann said.
Fox News Channel representatives did not respond to
requests for comment.
The two men are on opposite poles of a debate that
has preoccupied the worlds of talk TV and radio. Hannity says waterboarding is a
fair and necessary interrogation technique for suspected terrorists; Olbermann
calls it torture, says it's ineffective and should not be done by Americans.
Charles Grodin was challenging Hannity on the issue on Fox last week,
and asked whether he would consent to be waterboarded.
"Sure," Hannity
said. "I'll do it for charity ... I'll do it for the troops' families."
It wasn't exactly clear how serious the conversation was, since Grodin
joked, "Are you busy on Sunday?" and Hannity laughed.
"I'll let you do
it," Hannity said.
"I wouldn't do it," Grodin said. "I'll hand you a
towel when you come out of the shower."
Olbermann's offer was quick.
Besides the $1,000 per second, Olbermann said he'd double it if Hannity
acknowledges he feared for his life and admits that waterboarding is torture.
"The idea of putting somebody in a position they have volunteered for,
for charity, to respond to their own unsupportable claims, is in many ways
priceless," Olbermann said.
Olbermann, who hasn't missed any chance to
criticize his ideological enemies at Fox, concedes TV competition plays a part
in his offer. But he said it was sincere, because he believes Hannity has had a
damaging role in the debate.
"If you expose people to reality, even with
someone who is denying reality, that can have a powerful and important impact,"
he said.
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