When MSNBC's Keith Olbermann last week said President George W. Bush created an American that "includes 'cold-blooded killers who will kill people to achieve their political objectives," he set off a firestorm in the rabid right-wing blogging community with demands he be fired. Many accused the acerbic MSNBC commentator of calling the troops "cold-blooded killers."

Olbermann fired back last night with a new commentary that clarified that when he talked about "cold blooded killers," he was talking about hired mercenaries like Blackwater USA and cold-hearted politicians like Dick Cheney.

Here's the commentary: