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MSNBC Suspends Olberman...
« on: November 05, 2010, 03:14:37 PM »
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NEW YORK — MSNBC has suspended prime-time host Keith Olbermann indefinitely without pay for contributing to the campaigns of three Democratic candidates this election season.

Olbermann acknowledged to NBC that he donated $2,400 apiece to the campaigns of Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway and Arizona Reps. Raul Grivalva and Gabrielle Giffords.

NBC News prohibits its employees from working on, or donating to, political campaigns unless a special exception is granted by the news division president — effectively a ban. Olbermann’s bosses did not find out about the donations until after they were made. The website Politico first reported the donations.

“I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night,” Phil Griffin, MSNBC’s chief executive, said Friday. “Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay.”

Olbermann was not immediately available for comment.

His “Countdown” show, which airs at 8 p.m. ET, is MSNBC’s most popular program. His on-the-air transformation from the host of a straight news program to a liberal commentator led the network itself to go in the same direction, filling its prime-time lineup with left-leaning hosts and doing better in the ratings than anytime since its 1996 launch.

Olbermann was a co-anchor of MSNBC’s election coverage this week. The network’s performance drew some criticism, particularly with Chris Matthews’ contentious interviews with Republican Reps. Michele Bachmann and Marsha Blackburn.

Chris Hayes will fill in for Olbermann on Friday’s program, the network said.
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Re: MSNBC Suspends Olberman...
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2010, 03:27:26 PM »
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I can only hope that Matthews is next.
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Re: MSNBC Suspends Olberman...
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2010, 03:33:24 PM »
What a splendidly, wonderful way to cap off this week!

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Thanks for posting this news TigerWench!

I'll bet Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, and Ed Schultz are sweating it out too; I can't believe that they would not have done the same thing as Olbermann.
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Re: MSNBC Suspends Olberman...
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2010, 03:54:03 PM »
From way downtown....BANG!!!!
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Re: MSNBC Suspends Olberman...
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2010, 03:56:56 PM »
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The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. 
-Ayn Rand

The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
-The Right Honourable Margaret Thatcher

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.
-Milton Friedman

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
-Ronald Reagan

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
-Thomas Jefferson

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Re: MSNBC Suspends Olberman...
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2010, 04:20:48 PM »
And now he's a fucking liar since he always claims no political preference and says he is "indepedent".....my Fucking ass he's independent.  :taunt:
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