An emailer asks “why was the 2007-09-13 Keith Olbermann late night replay missing the last segment? That was the one that touted a youtube video making fun of Petraeus. Was it pulled?”
An on-screen graphic on the Midnight ET replay read “the exciting conclusion of Countdown with Keith Olbermann will not air as previously recorded due to circumstances beyond our control (we lost the tape)…
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But, it may not be as sinister as the emailer thinks. As ICN reports, the last segment of the 8pmET version was teeing up to the president’s address, so the re-air as-is, would have looked dated.
>More: Upon closer review, ‘the dog ate my homework’ excuse might apply. Look at how the word already is spelled in the above image.