ESPN suspends Keith Olbermann over Penn State tweets

Winnipeg Sun ^ | 02/24/2015

[E. Pluribus Unum]

ESPN on Tuesday suspended Keith Olbermann for the remainder of the week after he made insulting comments about Penn State students on Twitter.

According to multiple reports, a Penn State alum tweeted to Olbermann the phrase "We Are!" and a link to an article about students raising more than $13 million to fight pediatric cancer. Olbermann replied "...Pitiful."

Penn State students and alum rallied on Twitter and pressed Olbermann, who refused to back down, saying he was referring to Penn State students in general and not the fundraising.

On Tuesday, ESPN said in a statement that "it was completely inappropriate and does not reflect the views of ESPN. We have discussed it with Keith, who recognizes he was wrong."

Olbermann also apologized on Twitter, saying, "I was stupid and childish and way less mature than the students there who did such a great fundraising job." 

[dfwgator]

Good.

[henkster]

Olberdork is pitiful...

[bkepley]

Kill your twitter....idiot.

[JimRed]

I thought the Olber-moron was let go long ago. He came back?

[Talisker]

Olbermann, who refused to back down, saying he was referring to Penn State students in general and not the fundraising.

That's his defense? So Olbermann belivies calling an entire student body "pitiful," from his position in ESPN, is reasonable?

What does that say about ESPN, that it didn't fire him outright?

[Responsibility2nd]

Olbermann, Olbermann.

Seems like I’ve heard that name before. Didn’t he used to be somebody? Is he still alive?

[CMailBag]

Bad Penny

[Mears]

Olbermann is mentally ill IMHO.

.

[SunkenCiv]

So, when does he start his new nighttime anchor job at NBC?

[discostu]

I hadn’t realized he was back at ESPN. What is this like his 5th stint? I had a relationship like that, luckily it took only about a year to work its course.

[b4its2late]

Olbermann is such a moron.

[Cyman]

When he commits suicide(not if but when) this sick puppy will not go out alone. You couldn’t pay me enough money to be in the same building with him.

[House Atreides]

Keith is having great difficulty dealing with his repressed homosexual feelings and his feelings of inferiority.

[Servant of the Cross]

"I was stupid and childish and way less mature
than the students there who did such a great fundraising job."
Oh ... please let me keep my job (sob) ...!

[Deo volente]

He used to be good, a long time ago as a local sportscaster in Los Angeles. Witty and just the right amount of sarcasm.

Then he got into liberal politics and went crazy.

[Bullish]

Olbermann also apologized on Twitter, saying, "I was stupid and childish and way less mature....

In other words he was just being Keith Olberman.

[EEGator]

[mothball]

I was just about to say, when does MSNBC come calling?

[sten]

I guess PSU must’ve said something negative about homos