While his guest Keith Ellison eagerly nods in approval.
Via TheDC:
. . .Olbermann’s guest, Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, protested King’s chairmanship, suggesting that he is intentionally targeting the Muslim community — and that is what inspires a “toxic and ugly atmosphere,” particularly the tragedy in Norway last week involving gunman Anders Breivik.
“The fact is, is that demonization of the Muslim community in America and in Europe has led to some very unfortunate outcomes,” Ellison said. “Here’s the thing, Anders Breivik in his manifesto specifically mentioned American anti-Muslim activists as inspiration for his horrible work, which resulted in the loss of life for over 70 Norwegians. So this horrible, toxic rhetoric has very, very real consequences for people, and I hope that, you know, Chairman King begins to understand that he is contributing to a toxic and ugly atmosphere that has real consequences.”
And that evoked a heartfelt response from the “Countdown” host about King — a military veteran and 10-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“I’ll go further than that,” Olbermann said. “Congressman Peter King is un-American and frankly, forgive the language — he’s an asshole.”