Smart single women everywhere know one truth the way they know their jeans size: when a guy tells you--when he volunteers, even--that he is a total ass, BELIEVE HIM. Those who don't believe him, or think it's cute and he's just joking around, or think "oh, I can change him"--well, they end up in therapy, or with more cats, or both, pretty soon. Don't believe me? Watch any rerun of "Sex in the City." This is Dating 101 stuff.
So here's the thing. Everybody's talking about Keith Olbermann's appearance, or should I say stop on the "Keith Olbermann is not that nuts" world tour, on "The Colbert Report" last week, but nobody's talking about the very first thing MSNBC's most famous toxic bachelor said after sitting down to be interviewed:
COLBERT: You seem like a pretty good guy.
OLBERMANN: No, not really, but go ahead with the premise.
See? All you Keith Olbermann Lonely Hearts Club Fans out there, he said it himself. So say it with me now: BELIEVE HIM.
The rest of the interview is six minutes of "The person who whips my ass every night in the ratings, I mean, Bill O'Reilly, is an idiot and a jerk. I'm the real charismatic genius of cable television, and this isn't reflected in the ratings because um...um...never mind, let's change the subject."
That's our Keith. Just remember, rely on him for actual journalism and he'll just break your heart.
