Olbermann (again) shares his distaste for Colbert, this time in response to Paramount’s cancellation of Colbert’s The Late Show. Consider it a counterpoint of sorts. His critique starts at about the 15:53 mark. (Also available on Overcast and Apple Podcasts.)

Stephen Colbert is not an honest broker. He is not a sincere guy. He is not worthy of your trust, and the more I reflect on it, the more I think there was something to the old conservative theory about the Comedy Central show, that he was not some liberal pretending to be a stupid conservative, a really dumb Bill O’Reilly, who kept stepping on rakes, that he was a conservative, pretending to be a stupid conservative, so he could surreptitiously counter liberal narratives in a liberal space, and counter, more importantly, things like reality, and facts, and Democrats.

He details his early experiences with Colbert and rails against Colbert’s treatment of David Letterman’s staff after taking over the late-night slot.

It’s clearly personal. I wonder what Colbert thinks of Olbermann?