Uh, Olbermann probably got it from the same place I did - Saturday Night Live in 1975-1976, as "Weekend Update" ran their top story every week as "Generallisimo Francisco Franco is still dead."
Well, here, this is a great explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalissimo_Francisco_Franco_is_still_dead
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Date: 2008-02-13 07:21 pm (UTC)Shame his attacker's marksmanship wasn't better.
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Date: 2008-02-13 07:28 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-14 05:43 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-14 12:42 pm (UTC)Well, here, this is a great explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalissimo_Francisco_Franco_is_still_dead
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Date: 2008-02-14 04:35 pm (UTC)