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CABLE GUYS LUST FOR TIM'S JOB (K.O. "threatened to quit" if not given Russert's spot, source says
New York Post (Page Six) ^
| June 20, 2008
| Richard Johnson
Posted on 06/20/2008 7:42:09 AM PDT by Kleebo151
TIM Russert's body wasn't even cold in the ground before MSNBC anchors Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann started jockeying for his job, sources claim.
Matthews was heard loudly discussing what seemed to be his strategy for landing Russert's "Meet the Press" show at Wednesday's memorial reception for the NBC Washington bureau chief at the Kennedy Center in DC. After Brian Williams, Carl Bernstein, David Gergen, Barbara Walters and NBC brass eulogized their friend, Matthews huddled with an unidentified "agent type" and seemed to be plotting...
Meanwhile, Matthews' MSNBC cable cohort Olbermann, who was also at the memorial, is "threatening to quit if he isn't installed as Russert's replacement," another insider said. "I know, it sounds ludicrous, but, then, Keith Olbermann is ludicrous."
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: keitholbermann; matthews; msnbc; nbcnews; russert
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This makes me sick to my stomack.
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:42:09 AM PDT
by
Kleebo151
To: Kleebo151
I mispelled stomach, sorry.
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:43:05 AM PDT
by
Kleebo151
To: Kleebo151
I predict that neither will get the job since Russert’s audience was somewhat different that either of those two wackos. And I hope KO does quit in a huff.
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:44:41 AM PDT
by
Virginia Ridgerunner
("We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!"--Duncan Hunter)
To: Kleebo151
Larry the Cable Guy is smarter than all those others combined.
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:44:50 AM PDT
by
TommyDale
(I) (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: Kleebo151
Getting rid of the Olber-moron would be a plus for PMSNBC!
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:45:48 AM PDT
by
JimRed
("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW!)
To: Kleebo151
“Matthews’ MSNBC cable cohort Olbermann, who was also at the memorial, is “threatening to quit if he isn’t installed as Russert’s replacement,”
Let the effeminate little b*tch quit. No one will miss him.
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:46:07 AM PDT
by
Grunthor
(Gonna vote for the candidate that is for drilling for oil, Juan McJerk.)
To: Kleebo151
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:46:22 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(This tagline is completely naked - STOP STARING!)
To: Kleebo151
Olbermann is on record as stating it isn’t true, and also saying he didn’t consider himself qualified for the Meet the Press slot. Surely one of the few truthful comments he’s ever made.
To: Kleebo151
What’s “sick” about Keith quitting?
To: Kleebo151
Vultures.......If KO gets it (which I doubt) it’ll mean MSNBC (More Stupidity from NBC) has totally gone insane. If CM gets it (maybe, but I doubt it) It’ll mean they have only partially gone insane.......My bet is Tom Brokaw.........
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:48:23 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(NOBODY MOVE!!!!.......I dropped me brain............................)
To: Kleebo151
The insider said, "They're cable. They're far too partisan. They have no gravitas. If gravitas is eight letters, they're about seven letters short." An accurate description of the pair.
To: Kleebo151
Both probably hated him. Personally, I'd like to see Olberwoman get the job. MTP’s ratings collapse would make Katie Couric’s CBS Newz look like a winner.
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:49:19 AM PDT
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
("The land of the Free...Because of the Brave")
To: Kleebo151
Meanwhile, Matthews' MSNBC cable cohort Olbermann, who was also at the memorial, is "threatening to quit if he isn't installed as Russert's replacement,The prospect(of KO quitting) kinda sends a tingle up one's leg, doesn't it?
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:50:03 AM PDT
by
Mygirlsmom
("My advice: Quit supporting the party that is symbolized by an ass." Ted Nugent)
To: Non-Sequitur
I heard Aaron Brown could be bought for a price ...
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:50:09 AM PDT
by
Whiplash
(Who...me?)
To: Kleebo151
Isn’t Olbermann one of the guys at ESPN who got arrested for urinating from atop a building?
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:50:13 AM PDT
by
TommyDale
(I) (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
No sane person will be a guest on KO or CM
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:50:30 AM PDT
by
Carley
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Keith Olbermann is ludicrous
They don't even look alike. But I'd watch MTP if Ludacris was host.......
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:51:31 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(NOBODY MOVE!!!!.......I dropped me brain............................)
To: Kleebo151; Non-Sequitur
Don’t know that he’s a fit. But making teaching your little angels isn’t as exciting as it used to be ;^)
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:51:44 AM PDT
by
Whiplash
(Who...me?)
To: Kleebo151
Bring in Katie from CBS. She will save the day. /sarcasm
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posted on
06/20/2008 7:52:22 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(If God wanted us to be Socialist, Karl Marx would have been born in America.)
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
Personally, I'd like to see Olberwoman get the job. MTPs ratings collapse would make Katie Courics CBS Newz look like a winner. Which is why he won't get it. Meet the Press brings in about $60 million a year in profits. It has a waiting list for advertisers. NBC is not going to mess with the Golden Goose. And they won't kill it outright by putting Olbermann or Matthews in the chair.
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