Right-wing pundit (in outer space) denounces Keith Olbermann

To understand why one conservative writes to other conservatives about "the death of conservatism," don’t miss Armstrong William on The Hill's Pundits Blog denouncing Keith Olbermann, claiming that on his best day, Olbermann's audience is less than 200,000.

Excuse me? Under 200,000 on his best day? Armstrong, is your problem a dearth of fact-checking? Is your problem you don’t care about the facts and just make things up as you go along? Earth to Armstrong Williams: Why don’t you try a little bit of research, and a lot less of this jib-jab, cheap-shot, hyper-partisan delusion, and tell us the accurate audience share for Olbermann, which is hugely different than what you falsely claim.

Look, I am a big fan of Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow and especially Ed Schultz, who is nothing short of journalistically heroic in his steadfast support for the public option.

But opinions are opinions, and facts are facts, and even by the low standards of right-wing hyper-partisanship there seems to be a truly delusional aspect to what is left of conservative thought when such bizarre and ridiculous misstatements of fact are made, as Armstrong does about Olbermann, regarding ratings.

Under 200,000 viewers on his best day? Excuse me? Is such delusion the result of a stimulating intoxicant, a particularly strong beverage, some new weed discovered in the Amazon, a secret visit to another planet?

I don’t care if Armstrong Williams attacks Keith Olbermann. In fact, I don’t care what Armstrong Williams thinks about Keith Olbermann. I do care about facts and truth and delusion. I do care about a partisanship and ideology so extreme and uncontrollable that some on the right feel compelled to say anything, at any time, without regard to facts.

Two hundred thousand on his best day? Give me a break.

Death panels to kill senior citizens?

The president wasn't born in the U.S.?

The president hates white people?

Pictures of the president looking like Adolf Hitler?

Posters that healthcare should be dead like Kennedy?

As Butch asked Sundance: Who are these guys? And where do Republicans find them?