Olbermann, Matthews Fight for Tim Russert’s Job

newsmax.com ^ | June 20, 2008

[Free ThinkerNY]

Keith Olbermann is threatening to leave MSNBC if he doesn’t land the late Tim Russert’s “Meet the Press” job on NBC, according to a source.

But he’s not the only MSNBC cable news anchor jockeying for Russert’s job — Chris Matthews is also said to have his eye on the plum position.

Matthews was heard discussing what seemed to be his strategy for landing Russert’s job when he attended Wednesday’s memorial for Russert in Washington, D.C., the New York Post’s Page Six column reported, saying Matthews “huddled with an unidentified ‘agent type’ and seemed to be plotting.”

An observer told Page Six: “Chris, with his loud voice, was going over a pitch for Tim’s job. He was saying, ‘You know, Tim’s thing was this, and my thing is that.’ It was unbelievably tacky.”

[Free ThinkerNY]

[Dutch Boy]

Olberman isn’t fit for MTV news. He is more cable access than anything else.

[skeeter]

Olbermann or Matthews - what a couple of heavyweights.

Either make Russert look like ER Murrow.

[Andy from Beaverton]

[golfisnr1]

Either one would kill MTP.

[Watershed]

I agree, that’s why it would be veeerrrrry interesting to see one of them take Russert’s place.

[jimfree]

This is ridiculous. If Olbermann gets MTP then this once proud news show is reduced to spray painting on the highway overpasses.

What is most sad is when people don’t realize how deficient they are. Keith is a zero who wants to be regarded as a hero.

[hunter112]

Anyone know who’s hosting the show this weekend? Or, are they going to have another sitting of shiva for Saint Timmy?

[tflabo]

Hey NBC...do yourselves a HUGE favor...don’t hire either of these 2 blithering fools. Go outside for your choice....
then again I won’t be watching anyway.

[peeps36]

The filthy vultures are circling around the corpse of Russert. These scumbags have no class and no shame.

[Gay State Conservative]

I suppose Laura Ingraham is *completely* out of the question.

[golfisnr1]

Brit Hume!

[ProudFossil]

I understand Brian Williams is standing in for now.

[Sue Perkick]

Brian Williams

[Kakaze]

A smart Man would ask Tony Snow to take over and give him free reign........but its its NBC so we can expect one of the kool aid drinking, rainbow coalition, metro sexuals to get it.

[HerrBlucher]

CATFIGHT!

[skinkinthegrass]

Keith Olbermann is threatening to leave MSNBC if he doesn’t land the late Tim Russert’s “Meet the Press” job on NBC, according to a source

LOL!.....KO (& Chrissy M.) be careful, what you ask for...
just hope your gone (fired), forever...ya chump!

[moondoggie]

Surely they aren’t dumb enough to put either of those clowns in Russert’s job, are they??

[Fox_Mulder77]

Cat fight!

[Man50D]

Both of them are so much like Russert. I'm sure ratings won't decline. ;O)