Olbermann: ‘Trumpist Fascism’ Somehow to Blame for Michigan School Shooting.

On Tuesday night, in suburban Detroit, eight people were wounded and three died from a shooting incident at Oxford High School. The attack was perpetrated by Ethan Crumbly. Tate Myre (a junior all-region tight ends and linebacker) was one of the victims. He rushed to help his classmates by running after the shooter.

Myre paid the ultimate sacrifice to save others that they may live and ended up dying a hero. But Keith Olbermann, a former sports broadcaster turned unhinged political commentator, densely linked Myre’s death as a result of “Trumpist Fascism.”

Here’s the idiotic tweet that somehow manages to involve Barstool Sports in all this:

The victim was a child who died in an attempt to stop a shooter at school whose mother supported Trumpist Fascism. @stoolpresidenteAnd @barstoolsports https://t.co/XQ6JF8dsS9

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) December 2, 2021

The crux for Olbermann’s position comes from an open letter that the shooter’s mother wrote in 2016 in support of President Trump. The shooter’s mother, Jennifer Crumbley, wrote a language-laced rant expressing her frustration with the state of politics and thanked Trump for supporting the Second Amendment.  

Let me clarify: A mom supports Trump, and she expresses her opinions on the current state of affairs. This automatically renders her son a disturbed mass shooter, and Myre an accomplice of a political ideology.

That makes sense if you can do mental gymnastics worthy of a gold medal and then suspend any logic to reach that conclusion.

Ethan chose to kill people. Video evidence shows that he was troubled and trying to make trouble. Likewise, Myre made his own choice to pay for his friend’s safety with his own life. While the tragic results of that afternoon were certain to be linked, they weren’t necessarily the same thing. Olbermann invents an online buzz that allows for two separate decisions.

This Tweet received a fair amount of backlash. Fortunately, Twitterverse has an equal and contrary reaction to every hot topic.

Man…@KeithOlbermannI am a total scumbag. Everyday, liberals amaze us. https://t.co/WX90XJRLVl

— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) December 2, 2021

This is a terrible take, even by Twitter standards. Trying to take a political cheap shot after a tragedy like this…just so wrong.

Tip: always sleep on it before clicking “tweet” in the future.

— Ash (@CWA) December 2, 2021

Olbermann may currently be a political commentator but he needs to get smarter before becoming one.