Hack Madness: Olbermann gets last laugh on Maddow, Joy Reid upsets Nikole Hannah-Jones ahead of Sweet 16
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The second round of the "Liberal Hack Tournament" was an absolute bloodbath with media stars clawing their way into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA-style contest presented by the "Ruthless" podcast.
Things heated up in the Liberal Activists division where left-wing commentator Keith Olbermann got the last laugh against his former MSNBC colleague Rachel Maddow.
Olbermann, who currently shouts his commentary from a Manhattan balcony, has allegedly been eyeing a return at MSNBC and was even plugging himself to take over Maddow's time slot as she rolls back her on-air presence. Maddow herself reportedly put the kibosh on him being her successor.
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Well, as Maddow learned the hard way this week, revenge is a dish best served cold. Olbermann roasted her in a 68-32 vote, shutting Maddow out of the Sweet 16 for a second year in a row.
Olbermann, in his tournament debut as No. 5 seed, will face a "Liberal Hack" juggernaut, Washington Post columnist and defending champion Jennifer Rubin. She obliterated CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy with over 93% of the vote.
Can Olbermann slay the "Hack" queen? Only time will tell.
MSNBC star Rachel Maddow shut out of the Sweet 16 once again, this time by her former colleague Keith Olbermann.
The biggest upset of round two came between "The View" co-host Joy Behar and former Vox journalist Aaron Rupar.
Rupar, a No. 3 seed, is famously known for sharing false and misleading tweets, so much so that his last name became an official word in the Urban Dictionary which is defined as "To lie with impunity; a