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MSNBC Suspends Olbermann Without Pay

T.A.M. said:
lol...go over into the 9/11 CT archives and there are TONNES of posts that SOT and I are in 100% agreement.

TAM:)
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It's nice to know though, that we don't have to be fighting with stark raving loonies for you and I to agree on something. :)
 
Russel Simmons can breath easy.

If he goes we lose the Edward Murrow of our generation, the voice that spits truth to power and vested interests. I have devoted my entire adult life to truth telling. Without Olbermann, MSNBC can’t survive – and the voice of progress will fall to the dark ages, when one unholy church dictated a fictional version of the truth.
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Keep spitting truth Keith!
 
"The Worst Person In The World"

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Sword_Of_Truth said:
It's nice to know though, that we don't have to be fighting with stark raving loonies for you and I to agree on something. :)
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Political differences aside, as long as the points are reasonable and rational (we all have our days mind you) i would hope this would be the case of all my conservative buddies from the 9/11 CT dungeon.

TAM:)
 
johnny karate said:
The segment was dropped prior to his suspension. I don't see a correlation.
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Yes. The news that Olbermann was dropping the "Worst Person" segment came out on Monday, November 1; news of the suspension came out on Friday, November 5. There was no connection between the two that I know of.

As I recall, what prompted Olbermann to drop the "Worst Person" segment was criticism by Jon Stewart at the Restoring Sanity rally. In a speech at the rally, Stewart lumped Olbermann in with Glenn Beck and other hyperbolic demonizers. Olbermann's initial reaction was to call the comparison unfair. But on further reflection Olbermann agreed that some things he did, such as the "Worst Person" segment, did contribute to the poisoning of the political atmosphere, and he decided to stop doing that segment.

edited to add: Yes, here's an item on it which matches what I recall:

Jason Linkins said:
MSNBC host Keith Olbermann made a surprise announcement on his show tonight, saying that he was suspending his popular "Wost Persons in the World" segment in response to the message from Saturday's Rally to Restore Sanity:
First, the overall message that the tone needs to change, that the volume needs to change, was not lost on any of us. The anger in this news hour was not an original part of it, nor was it an artifice that we added to it. It was a response to a threat to this democracy posed by Mr. Bush, and now by his lineal descendants. The anger happened, it will still happen. It is not for ratings and it is not "get angry first and find a reason later."

But there is an institutionalization of it that may no longer be valid. That is "The Worst Persons in the World" segment, which started as a way -- of all things -- of defending Tucker Carlson. It's satire and whimsy have gradually gotten lost in some anger, so in the spirit of the thing, as of right now, I am unilaterally suspending that segment with an eye towards discontinuing it.​
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'MSNBC host Keith Olbermann made a surprise announcement on his show tonight, saying that he was suspending his popular "Wost Persons in the World" segment in response to the message from Saturday's Rally to Restore Sanity'

Popular? I wouldn't call anything on MSLSD "popular."
 
Nova Land said:
As I recall, what prompted Olbermann to drop the "Worst Person" segment was criticism by Jon Stewart at the Restoring Sanity rally. In a speech at the rally, Stewart lumped Olbermann in with Glenn Beck and other hyperbolic demonizers. Olbermann's initial reaction was to call the comparison unfair. But on further reflection Olbermann agreed that some things he did, such as the "Worst Person" segment, did contribute to the poisoning of the political atmosphere, and he decided to stop doing that segment.
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Stewart lampooned/criticized K.O. long before the rally. But K.O. complaining about fairness is precious.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/t...cial-comment---keith-olbermann-s-name-calling
 
K.O.'s take on his suspension includes playing a clip of Stewart making fun of MSNBC's policy. The policy that Maddow lauded.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/40099422#40099422

"Because MSNBC has a hard and fast rule that political donations represent bias in journalism.... unless you ask first."
Jon Stewart

K.O. praises Jonah Goldeberg and Bill Cryastal columns.

Olbermann’s Suspension

"Yes, I’m enjoying it because Olbermann and his bosses created this petard and then seized the hoisting opportunity. And yes, given his potshots at Fox etc, Olbermann’s actions were stupid on their face. But, on the merits I think the suspension is unwarranted and more than a little stupid. Or rather I think the rule is stupid but the suspension is warranted if you’re actually going to have the rule in the first place".
November 5, 2010 2:20 P.M. By Jonah Goldberg

Keep Keith!
On Olbermann’s unjust suspension

"MSNBC’s suspension of Keith Olbermann is ludicrous. First, he donated money to candidates he liked. He didn’t take money, or favors, in a way that influenced his reporting. Second, he’s not a reporter. It’s an opinion show. If Olbermann wants to put his money where his mouth is, more power to him."
Nov 5, 2010 • By WILLIAM KRISTOL
 
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"Maybe this will be the event that finally forces the NBC suits to fess up and admit what everybody already knows: MSNBC's prime time isn't a news block; it's opinion. And there's nothing really wrong with that. Olbermann doesn't just wear his political leanings on his sleeve -- he occasionally shouts them in your face. The demands at NBC for notions like objectivity and fairness simply don't apply to Keith Olbermann, and it's ridiculous to pretend that they do."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chez-pazienza/playing-for-keith_b_780047.html
 
Drudgewire said:
If MSNBC fires him, Fox should hire him to do a point/counterpoint show with Glenn Beck. It would make Jersey Shore seem like Masterpiece Theater in comparison. :D
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The resulting black hole of stupidity on display in such a show would doom us all :jaw-dropp

ETA: And yes, I would watch it :D
 
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