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Olbermann Indefinitely Suspended From PMSNBC
Mediaite ^ | 11/5/10 | Steve Krakauer

Posted on 11/05/2010 11:14:36 AM PDT by careyb

Blowback to the political donation is immediate, and shocking.

Statement from Phil Griffin, President of MSNBC:

I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay.

(Excerpt) Read more at mediaite.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: liberalbias; olbermann
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To: careyb

Maybe the other hags here...
 
 
have room for yet another old queen.
 
Hey Keith: Send in a resume. Can't hurt.


181 posted on 11/05/2010 12:46:33 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
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To: pillut48
I can only handle DU for about 30 seconds a year, but I gleaned this little nugget:

If he went on Al Jazeera English he'd get a global audience Updated at 5:07 AM

I'd love that as I can't get MSNBC where I live and it would encourage more people in the US to watch AJ English.


That has to be a Freeper troll, right? Right?
182 posted on 11/05/2010 12:47:05 PM PDT by Question Liberal Authority (Worst. Post-Racial. And Post-Partisan. Agent Of Hope And Change. EVER.)
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To: Sprite518
It’s a good excuse to get rid of him. His numbers suck!

That was my first thought. His ratings stink and supposedly even the libs who work with him think he's an ass. They were looking to dump him. I wonder which loon will get his spot. Allen Grayson check your email.

183 posted on 11/05/2010 12:47:47 PM PDT by Callahan
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To: Responsibility2nd

RE: Maybe the other hags here...

have room for yet another old queen


The one on the left of that picture does not look like a hag to me. As for the rest....


184 posted on 11/05/2010 12:48:09 PM PDT by WebFocus
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To: moovova

And, Michelle handled it like the man Olbermann isn’t.

Yes she did!!


185 posted on 11/05/2010 12:49:46 PM PDT by dfc1 (Rush Limbaugh - a man, a legend, a way of life)
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To: careyb
IMO, bigger news is that I'm hearing that he made one of these donations on the SAME DAY he had one of the candidates on his show.

To me, it may well turn into a scandal that he's been using his show as a political donation in and of itself. Not that this isn't going on all the time, but it seems a lot more provable when you can tie a monetary donation and guest appearance on the same day.
186 posted on 11/05/2010 12:51:55 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: careyb

Ordureman whatever may find a gig at BBC or Gramma.

Or Al Arabiya.


187 posted on 11/05/2010 12:53:27 PM PDT by eleni121 (http://www.serfes.org/orthodox/memoryof.htm)
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To: All
Via politico:

Chris Hayes to fill in for Olbermann
188 posted on 11/05/2010 12:55:42 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: dfwgator

I think Comcast bought them out. Maybe they are cleaning house and trying to salvage their investment.


189 posted on 11/05/2010 12:56:17 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: HollyB
Do you see any problem with him interviewing someone on his show just after he donates to them? Seems over the top biased.

He's an opinion guy. As long as his donations - or anybody's donations - are public record I have no problem with them. If someone like Bret Baier (sp?)on Fox donates, that's his business, too, as long as his donations are public record. (A true professional would make a disclaimer during the show at some point.)

The point here is that I think that 1)All donations to public candidates and incumbents be public records and 2) Anybody has a right to freedom of speech in the form of donating their own money to whomever they wish.

Note that unions do NOT have the right to extort union dues from people and then use them without the permission of the individual union member. That is unconstitutional theft IMO.

190 posted on 11/05/2010 1:00:17 PM PDT by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality. Save America From Bankruptcy.)
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To: careyb

Life is good!.....


191 posted on 11/05/2010 1:00:59 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: LeonardFMason
Which would be worse for his future viability, getting taken off the air as just happened or getting dropped due to low ratings which was probably going to happen soon? This may be a preemptive strike to save his career by presenting him as semi damaged goods. His agent might be able to sell him to other networks better with this rather than having fired for poor ratings stamped on his forehead.
192 posted on 11/05/2010 1:06:21 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: zeestephen

Gimme a break. MSNBC contributes tens of millions of dollars of TV time to the Democratic Party. They pay Olbermann to editorialize in favor of the Democratic Party.


The previous owners of MSNBC did, but Comcast recently purchsed MSNBC. But they were stuck with the on air personalities big contracts...till now.

My guess is Comcast is scouring donation records to see if they can pull the same stunt on Rachel Madcow.

GE (the previous owners of MSNBC) didn’t seem to care that the lost money on MSNBC, there were more concerned about politics. I don’t think Comcast purchsed MSNBC to lose money, they want to make a profit. That means dumping the current “talent” and changing the lineup to something that might actuall pull in viewers and make money.


193 posted on 11/05/2010 1:09:58 PM PDT by Brookhaven (Voter Fraud is Treason)
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To: who knows what evil?

Isn’t Comcast partially owned by News Corp?


194 posted on 11/05/2010 1:13:58 PM PDT by Thunder90 (Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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To: WebFocus

Granted, MSNBC has the lowest ratings in cable news, however, Olbermann’s show was usually at the top of the most watched, which makes his suspension more surprising.


195 posted on 11/05/2010 1:14:08 PM PDT by Southnsoul
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To: HollyB
The NBC/Universal Comcast merger is still in work, with announcements coming on the cable side of the deal either next week or at least before Thanksgiving.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118026940

196 posted on 11/05/2010 1:14:28 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: careyb

I am shocked they didn’t give him a raise. This must be some sort of ruse...


197 posted on 11/05/2010 1:15:27 PM PDT by surfer (To err is human, to really foul things up takes a Democrat, don't expect the GOP to have the answer!)
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To: Brookhaven

Wouldn’t it be nice if MSNBC went back to being a news station? They should toss them all and begin again. There must be a market for an honest objective news outlet


198 posted on 11/05/2010 1:18:00 PM PDT by fml
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To: paulycy

I understand your point, really. But, it has the appearance that he ‘paid him’ to be on the show by donating the same day as the interview. Maybe Comcast wants to clean up their investment.


199 posted on 11/05/2010 1:19:11 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: careyb

The average I.Q. at MSNBC just went up by 3 points, although that of the unemployed went down by 6.


200 posted on 11/05/2010 1:19:53 PM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (If not for the double standard, liberals would have no standards at all.)
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