Olbermann quits/is fired? Where's the thread?

[Freddy]

It's obvious Olbermann either was fired by his new boss (of 3 days) Brian Roberts of Comcast -- rather famously a Republican agenda supporter -- or he decided to quit ahead of the axe.

Countdown was MSNBC's most popular show. It'll hurt their bottom line quite substantially to lose Olbermann.

But I suspect that isn't why Comcast bought MSNBC.

They bought NBC to gain access to the studio's catalog of movies, but also to squelch the fact-checking and counterbalance that kept making the Republican propaganda harder to force down the public's throat. Right-wing media moguls (like Roberts and Murdoch) are quietly buying up the airwaves (with FCC complicity) and soon -- if not right now -- "fair and balanced" will be nothing but a slogan.

The easily-brainwashed may see this as a good thing, but I see it as the end of democracy.

Aw, don't cry, Keith.

 

[Rat]

I've split off the posts about the racial composition of the Tea Party to a new thread, so please make any new posts on that subject there.

Replying to this modbox in thread will be off topic  Posted By: Rat

 

[steve s]

Looks like Olbermann will be back on the air soon. He's getting a show on Current TV.

http://current.com/keith-olbermann/

Steve S

 

[thaiboxerken]

A slightly smaller venue, which may grow because of that.

 

[A Laughing Baby]

A slightly smaller venue, which may grow because of that.

CurrentTV's thought process is probably that if it worked for MSNBC, it could work for them, too.