Shimkus Makes MSNBC
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Keith Olbermann doesn't think much of Rep. Shimkus.
Downstate Illinois politics rarely make the nightly talk shows.
But the hubbub that arose when Illinois Congressman John Shimkus’ (R-19th) walked out on President Obama’s address to Congress Wednesday night helped land Illinois politics on the Keith Olbermann show.
During a back and forth with guest Lawrence O'Donnell, Olbermann called out Shimkus’s stunt the worst of the offense that night.
“The God-will-stop-global-warming-don’t-worry guy walked out on the speech,” Olbermann said, referring to Shimkus’s stance on environmentalism. “He doesn’t even have an opponent for 2010, did he just buy himself one?”
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Posted Friday, Sep 11, 2009 - 10:45 AM CST
