Countdown with Keith Olbermann is history …
MSNBC gave Keith Olbermann the boot after eight years. The surprise announcement came at the end of his Countdown with Keith Olbermann segment on Friday night.
At the close of the show, in his typical deadpan manner: “In the mundane world of television goodbyes, reality is laughably uncooperative…This is the last edition of Countdown.”
He thanked his crew and co-workers, and paid tribute to the late Tim Russert — referring to him as “my greatest protector and most indefatigable cheerleader.”
The television host was suspended for two days in November for not seeking permission from NBC before making political donations to three Democrats running for federal office — including $2,400 to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
When he returned to his post at the network, he apologized on-air for the “unnecessary drama” but stated emphatically: “It’s not in my contract that NBC had rules about getting permission for making political donations, even though any rule like that in any company is probably not legal.”
His last move was to toss a pile of papers from his reporting desk toward the camera with a final “goodnight and good luck.”
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