Liberals and Conservatives Unite Around Keith Olbermann, Ask MSNBC: Seriously?!?
by Hilton Hater at .Who would have ever thought that Keith Olbermann would be the man to bring liberals and conservatives together?!?
But in the hours following MSNBC President Phil Griffin's bizarre decision to suspend Olbermann for donating money to democratic candidates, anchors and pundits from across the political spectrum have expressed outrage over the action.
Take it away, William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard one of the most conservative commentators on the planet:
"[It's] 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."
It's worth noting that the policy at MSNBC does not ban employees from making donations. It only requires they ask permission first, which Olbermann failed to do.Rachel Maddow acknowledges that distinction, along with her colleague's mistake in ignoring it, but urged her network to re-install Olbermann as the host of Countdown last night. She also used the incident to illustrate a major difference between MSNBC and Fox News:
The former suspended its most well-known personality for contributing to a campaign; the latter uses its programs to openly raise money for Republicans, while its hosts have all given money across the board to conservative candidates. The former is an admittedly biased news service; the latter is a political operation.
It's a great, scathing segment, based entirely on facts and clips. Watch now:
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Comments (13 Total)
Is anyone else getting sick of listening to Joe Scarboro's droning on & on? Watched for years..now channel surfing....Joe has gotten repetitive, rude to Mika & petchulent...MSNBC needs a gentleman. Joe sometimes approaches it, but not very often these days.
BIG MISTAKE!!!!! MSNBC WILL CERTAINLY LOSE ITS RATINGS. BRING KEITH BACK!
Frankly, whoever is running the business at MSNBC lost focus as to where and what is important to their listeners sometime ago. More important, viewers have realized for months, and some almost immediately, that management in this environment lost their compass with the sudden death of Tim Russet. The timing may be just right for Keith’s next platform; a place with truth will not operate like a gaming sport. I will not announce the new stage in this form, but soon it will be revealed to all. Last, I thank God for His blessings upon your efforts and the new challenge that has already been made for you, Keith. Your audience waits. mama'dee
HaHa--- the writer of the article calls MSNBC a biased news service?? It is nothing but "bash republicans 24/7--- all bash, all the time." No solutions to America's problems, except, "don't put republicans in charge." It is a JOKE, not a news service!! Clearly Hilton Hater, who is the writer of the article, is a dyed-in-the-wool-drank-the-kool-aid brainwashed pathetic soul who also donates money to left-leaning causes. Fine! Let Olbermann give his money to whomever he wants! I'm all for it, since this is America, after all. But if you want to call yourself a news service, cover the news!Haters!
It's incredible how they fire people now a days and for stupid reasons.I think Keith is going to have to take lessons from the untouchable Charlie Sheen.