SUPPORT KEITH OLBERMANN

We've long enjoyed former sportscaster-turned-news-personality Keith Olbermann for his gutsy, witty news show on MSNBC, though we've never had a real read on his political affiliation. For all we know, he could be a right-winger with a sense of humor, though I tend to think of him as a centrist. But now he's under attack by the right-wing media for virtually the only high-impact reporting of voting irregularities in the 2004 election.

Remember Phil Donahue. MSNBC has little or no guts. Write, call, e-mail (viewerservices@msnbc.com; countdown@msnbc.com), do what you can to let MSNBC know that his show is the only remaining reason for 48% of the American public to watch the cable network. If he goes, we're gone.