Olbermann from Tuesday night’s opening — yes, this is what he led with for MSDNC’s convention coverage — took Jonah, Ramesh and Kathryn (in Kathryn’s case, not even her post but that of a reader) out of context to bash Palin:

KEITH OLBERMANN, MSNBC ANCHOR: Any convention is supposed to be about the presidential nominee, if not your own, then at the other party‘s. But first, for the Republicans, this has been about the weather. And now it seems to be about their vice presidential choice. Not about her family, the Republicans are right about that. All of that is ultimately her business. The voters, pro and con, will figure that out for themselves. Not about her and her husband‘s membership in a group that wanted Alaska to secede from the United States, no. This is about the backlash. First quoted writer: “The heartbeat from the presidency issue is a real one.” Second quoted writer: “Palin has been governor for about two minutes, thanks to McCain‘s decision, Palin could be commander-in-chief next year, that may strike people as a reckless choice, it strikes me that way.” Third quoted writer: “I can‘t in good conscience vote for a McCain-Palin ticket. Palin has absolutely no experience in foreign affairs.” The three writers may not even represent a majority, but they are in order, Jonah Goldberg, Ramesh Ponnuru, and Kathryn Jean Lopez, all of the Web site National Review, the most prominent conservative Web site, National Review.

Note to Olbermann: If you’re going to try to throw somebody’s words back in their face, they have to be their words.