According to at least one dictionary, a keith number is "A repetitive Fibonacci-like integer which appears in a linear recurrence relation." Or politically, "the sum of a pre-election opinion poll's margin of error and the percentage of respondents who are undecided."

My reference is to Keith Olbermann, the man behind Countdown with Keith OIbermann, whose eight year tenure at MSNBC helped cement the current prime time lineup currently on the network. Last month marked the sixth anniversary since Keith went off the air, and for me, it was a very dark day. Unlike Bill Maher, whose background is in talk shows, Olbermann is an anchor. And while Maher has done quite a bit to make political incorrectness on the left acceptable (and in some cases, necessary), Olbermann has created outlets for liberal to discuss important political matters.

I'm referencing a man who's career in broadcasting has been as voliatile as they come. Keith Olbermann, since my birth in 1990, has held chairs on several major news outlets, including two stints at MSNBC, two on ESPN (Olbermann is a sports journalist by training) and his last TV role on Current TV (now Al Jazeera America) and his latest venture, a YouTube program with GQ Magazine. (On a more humorous note, I think on a parallel universe he's my biological father, but I'm digressing).

Back in the analogue cable days (where you didn't need a cable box to watch programming on your TV) I would head upstairs and watch Countdown in my stepbrother's bedroom when he wasn't home, especially during the volatile 2008 Presidential election, where I received some of my political education. His harsh jabs at the power makers in the Republican Party were nothing short of both entertaining and his feud with Bill O'Reilly in his famous segment "Worst Person In The World" kept my attention through the hour long broadcast.

Turn on MSNBC tomorrow night and watch MSNBC. The 8PM-11PM slots are anchored by Chris Hayes, Rachel Maddow and Lawence O'Donnell. All three were prominent figures before they came on TV, but it was Keith Olbermann who made them household names. Before MSNBC, Hayes was a major player (and still is) for The Nation magazine, Rachel Maddow was the left's alternative to Rush Limbaugh on Air America Radio and Lawrence O'Donnell was finding a nitch after the end of The West Wing's storied seven season run.

Publicly both Maddow and O'Donnell have given credit to Olbermann for their shows on MSNBC. But the network hasn't faired well since Olbermann's departure, and liberals like myself can't ignore that Fox News and other networks are eating MSNBC alive. 2016 was the year that the conservative movement made it clear that they were going to finish off liberalism in America. Hopefully 2017 is the year that America gets her balance back.

Have we entered the post-cable TV news era? Not quite. But to keep it alive, I feel that bringing Keith back to MSNBC, even in some small capacity, and I agree with a few experts that an Olbermann return is highly unlikely. Even with the defection of Megan Kelly to NBC won't help. But MSNBC needs something. Having Olbermann as an advisor would help bring viewers back (and give the organization a chance to truly become the liberal Fox News).

Olbermann's biggest thorn (and he's admitted it) is his abrasive personality. He's the left's version of Tomi Lahren, outspoken, blunt and rub him the wrong way, and he'll sting. Also, there can be an argument that because of MSNBC's declining fortunes over the years, that Olbermann's years with the network put it in the situation it is in today.

But Keith, no matter what, don't give up. The resistance needs you. Being politically correct has been a disaster for liberals and I feel is why liberals are in the mess they are in today.