Posted on 11/05/2010 11:29:56 AM PDT by Senator Goldwater
Keith Olbermann has been suspended indefinitely from MSNBC for making campaign contributions to three Democrats.
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. Read the MSNBC policy on campaign donations.
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MSNBC host Keith Olberman made campaign contributions to Democrats, one of whom appeared on his program, "Countdown with Keith Olbermann."
Olbermann donated the maximum allowable amount to failed Democratic Senate candidate Jack Conway in Kentucky and Reps. Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona. Olbermann donated to the Arizona lawmakers on Oct. 28 - the same day Grijalva appeared on Olbermann's show. Grijalva won another term, while Giffords appears to be leading in her race for re-election. Conway lost his Senate bid to Rand Paul.
In a statement to Politico, Olbermann said, "One week ago, on the night of Thursday October 28 2010, after a discussion with a friend about the state of politics in Arizona, I donated $2,400 each to the reelection campaigns of Democratic Representatives Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords. I also donated the same amount to the campaign of Democratic Senatorial candidate Jack Conway in Kentucky." Olbermann went on to say he "did not privately or publicly encourage anyone else to donate to these campaigns, nor to any others in this election or any previous ones, nor have I previously donated to any political campaign at any level."
The news comes in the wake of Olbermann's harsh criticism of Fox News parent company News Corp., which donated to Republican-leaning groups. MSNBC president Phil Griffin also issued an open challenge in light of the News Corp. donations, saying to The New York Times in October, "Show me an example of us fundraising."
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Wonderful news Friday.
Nancy running for MINORITY Leader and now this!
I LOL when Rush announced that msnbc just suspended Keith Olberman indefinitely!
This the cherry atop a really wonderful week.
Heads are exploding over on the DU.
“Heads are exploding over on the DU.”
Well make them stop,all that release of methane might intensify global warming!!!
sam, I kinda agree with you , i didnt even know it was against thier rules. btw why would a journalist even donate money to the democrats, they give them favorable coverage 90% of the time thats better than money. so in this case it was a foolish waste of his money.
There have been rumors that Comcast is going to be shaking things up over there.
Good way to start...
re: worst person in the world
dumbest person in the world, too
big fat moronic dingbat
hey Keith, how does it feel to be too stoopid to tie your shoes?
I have always thought that the support, favorable coverage and bias in the MSM for the Democratic Party should be counted as “in kind” political contributions. Just MHO.
Paybacks are a Behar.
Queef is in the bathtub right now with Mr. Rubber Ducky.
OldBitterMan should go back to his mother’s house and shut the door, hide under the covers!!!!
he’ll sign on with NPR, they are always fundraising
I agree. My first thought when this broke was “you mean journalists aren’t allowed to make campaign contributions?”
That is even MORE of an insult! Let us not let him off the hook for his sexual incompetence by suggesting that he is gay.
The reason he has to be suspended is that this rule is the thin veneer that covers the ugliness underneath. It is one thing for someone to say that MSNBC is liberal but when there is a paper trail, there is proof.
Agree. Olbermann could replace the “disgraced conservative,” Juan Williams, at NPR.
So what you’re basically saying is that he has a very small pecker, huh?
Was awhile ago, so I forget (or suppressed) the gory details, but some woman really raked him over the coals for the bad time she had with him, as a warning to other (idiotic liberal) women who might think that he is do-able.
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