A visibly upset Keith Olbermann apologized to viewers Thursday night for the graphic 9/11 tribute played in the lead-up to John McCain's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.
Olbermann said of the video:
"If at this late date, any television network had, of its own accord, shown that much video tape and that much graphic video tape of 9/11...it, we, would be rightly eviscerated at all quarters, perhaps by the Republican Party itself, for exploiting the memories of the dead, and perhaps even for trying to evoke that pain again. If you reacted to that video tape the way I did, I apologize. It is a subject of great pain, for many of us still, and it was probably not appropriate to be shown."
Watch Olbermann's reaction:
(click here to see both the RNS video and Keith's reaction)
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I'll agree that most any video of 9/11 is heartbreaking to watch, but I really didn't see where this clip was any more graphic than the horror we've seen before. I do definitely agree that any such video shown in a political setting is absolutely shameful!
But I really don't understand Keith's "need" to apologize. Seemed kinda grandstand-ish
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