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11-05-2010, 01:05 PM
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Keith Olberman fired
The internet is abuzz with a story that Keith Olbermann (the howling-at-the-moon, foaming-at-the-mouth lunatic an MSNBC) was canned for donating to political campaigns, which violates some policy at NBC?
Good riddance.
The question is, given his ratings, will anyone notice? Remember the question, if a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to hear it...
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11-05-2010, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
The internet is abuzz with a story that Keith Olbermann (the howling-at-the-moon, foaming-at-the-mouth lunatic an MSNBC) was canned for donating to political campaigns, which violates some policy at NBC?
Good riddance.
The question is, given his ratings, will anyone notice? Remember the question, if a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to hear it...
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11-05-2010, 01:34 PM
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I hear there is an opening at NPR
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11-05-2010, 01:46 PM
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Nazi Public Radio  has an opening for a lackey!
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11-05-2010, 02:19 PM
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I read that it's an "indefinite suspension without pay" just a little while ago. It's for violating the "ethics policy" at NBC. If he ends up fired, he'll pop up somewhere else, as this defintitely isn't a career ending event. He's a pompous, liberal elitist jerkwad, but people watch his show for some reason.
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11-05-2010, 05:50 PM
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I think he's done at MSNBC.
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11-05-2010, 09:13 PM
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Maybe they'll replace him with John Hinckley...he'd fit in there...
I saw some of MSNBC;s election coverage...I saw Keith Olbermann, his nephew Rachael Maddow, Chris Matthews, Lawrence O'Donnell...I swear, if they had loud violin music, I would have thought I was watching the opening scene from "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest".
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11-06-2010, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
Maybe they'll replace him with John Hinckley...he'd fit in there...
I saw some of MSNBC;s election coverage...I saw Keith Olbermann, his nephew Rachael Maddow, Chris Matthews, Lawrence O'Donnell...I swear, if they had loud violin music, I would have thought I was watching the opening scene from "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest".
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yeah, I think MSNBC is done at MSNBC |
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11-06-2010, 06:46 AM
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yeah, I think MSNBC is done at MSNBC
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Why? Their ratings are consistently pretty good.
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11-06-2010, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by spence
Why? Their ratings are consistently pretty good.
-spence
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the might have more "issues" than the republican party
On Friday’s “Morning Joe” MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell made a startling admission: “I am a socialist.”
The statement from the regular host of “The Last Word” came as he was chiding contributor Glenn Greenwald from Salon.com for apparently being a liberal hiding behind the word “progressive.”
“I am a socialist. I live to the extreme left, the extreme left of you mere liberals,” O'Donnell said: |
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11-06-2010, 07:31 AM
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Lawrence O'Donnell is a lefty? Certainly this can't be true.
-spence
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11-06-2010, 10:50 AM
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Read that if he asked permission to donate he would have been ok. Joe Scarborough donated previously but asked permission, so ok.
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11-06-2010, 11:34 AM
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Maybe a chair will be set for him on "THE VIEW".  |
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11-06-2010, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by spence
Lawrence O'Donnell is a lefty? Certainly this can't be true.
-spence
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Next you are going to tell me Beck, Hannity and O'Riely skew to the right.
No Way!
O'Donnel conducts a heck of an interview, whatever his politics. |
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Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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11-06-2010, 02:01 PM
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Next you are going to tell me Beck, Hannity and O'Riely skew to the right.
No Way!
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WHAT????? 
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O'Donnel conducts a heck of an interview, whatever his politics.
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Agree, he's a really bright guy and can be very provocative.
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11-06-2010, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
Next you are going to tell me Beck, Hannity and O'Riely skew to the right.
No Way!
O'Donnel conducts a heck of an interview, whatever his politics.
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I'm pretty sure that all three would enthusiastically admit this....not sure what that point would be.... 
on the other hand, it's nice to see some honesty from some of these "journalists" and political analysts that claim to have no agenda and are supposedly unbiased, I don't really care if they do, just don't smirk and say that you don't |
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11-06-2010, 03:21 PM
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on the other hand, it's nice to see some honesty from some of these "journalists" and political analysts that claim to have no agenda and are supposedly unbiased, I don't really care if they do, just don't smirk and say that you don't
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Lawrence O'Donnell doesn't claim to be a "journalist". He's a political analyst.
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11-06-2010, 05:47 PM
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Scott ( I can read your posts when others quote them)
Did you think Olberman EVER hid his political leanings?!?!!?
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Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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11-06-2010, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by spence
Lawrence O'Donnell doesn't claim to be a "journalist". He's a political analyst.
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his bio says BOTH...which is why I wrote "journalists" and political analyists...or did you miss that twice? |
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11-06-2010, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
Scott ( I can read your posts when others quote them)
Did you think Olberman EVER hid his political leanings?!?!!?
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noone quoted the post regarding Likwid that you relplied to... which is why I was surprised 
maybe you are clairvoyant 
I said O'Donnell...not Olbermann, Olbermann has always been an a-hol%....not even leaning... and I don't think he's come out of the closet as O'Donnell has...are you and Spence smoking from the same bong tonight?
are you suggesting that there is any question about the political skewings of "Beck, Hannity and O'Riely"
if we're lucky someone will quote this so that you can read it and maybe even reply
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11-06-2010, 07:47 PM
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his bio says BOTH...which is why I wrote "journalists" and political analyists...or did you miss that twice?
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That should clear things up then...where's the link to "his" bio?
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11-06-2010, 08:04 PM
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We argue about some insane things on this site, but arguing MSNBC's relevance takes the cake. They have a line-up of horrendous personalities, they are all Obama rump swabs, and their ratings are laughable.
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11-06-2010, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Bronko
We argue about some insane things on this site, but arguing MSNBC's relevance takes the cake. They have a line-up of horrendous personalities, they are all Obama rump swabs, and their ratings are profitable.
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Fixed.
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11-06-2010, 08:45 PM
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We argue about some insane things on this site, but arguing MSNBC's relevance takes the cake. They have a line-up of horrendous personalities, they are all Obama rump swabs, and their ratings are laughable.
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can't argue with that |
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11-07-2010, 05:29 AM
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That should clear things up then...where's the link to "his" bio?
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From Wiki. I don't have time to do to MSNBC, I'm going fishing.
Lawrence Francis O'Donnell, Jr. (born November 7,[1] 1951) is an American political analyst for the cable news channel MSNBC, who has appeared on The McLaughlin Group, The Al Franken Show, and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. |
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Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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11-07-2010, 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
From Wiki. I don't have time to do to MSNBC, I'm going fishing.
Lawrence Francis O'Donnell, Jr. (born November 7,[1] 1951) is an American political analyst for the cable news channel MSNBC, who has appeared on The McLaughlin Group, The Al Franken Show, and Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
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you didn't follow the link I provided, he's listed by WIKI as an American Political Journalist
here's his bio from his appearances on Charlie Rose
http://www.charlierose.com/guest/view/1406
What’s on Charlie Rose:
Guests:
Lawrence O'Donnell RSS Page 1 of 1 In topics:Current Affairs
Health Care Update
with Ezra Klein, Lawrence O'Donnell, Rich Lowry and more on Mar 17, 2010
Duration
35 minComments
A panel discussion of day four of the 2004 Democratic...
with Nancy Pelosi, Lawrence O'Donnell, George Mitchell and more on Jul 29, 2004
A conversation about the reelection of Speaker of the...
with Jim Glassman, Lawrence O'Donnell, Norman Ornstein and more on Jan 7, 1997
A discussion about the '96 elections
with Arianna Huffington, Lawrence O'Donnell and William Kristol on Jul 15, 1996
An panel on "Gotcha journalism"
with Nina Totenberg, Kurt Andersen, Lawrence O'Donnell and more on May 22, 1996
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An interview with Lawrence O'Donnell
with Lawrence O'Donnell on Aug 16, 1995
.Page 1 of 1 Lawrence O’Donnell, Jr. is an MSNBC political analyst who has appeared on “The McLaughlin Group” and “The Al Franken Show”. He was also an Emmy Award-winning producer and writer for the NBC series “The West Wing” and creator and executive producer of the late NBC series “Mister Sterling”.
Although he is widely known as a relatively outspoken TV journalist, O’Donnell was the Democratic Chief of Staff of the United States Senate Committee on Finance from 1993 through 1995. In 1992, he was Chief of Staff of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. O’Donnell has recently made himself a key figure in the coverage of the Valerie Plame scandal by naming Karl Rove as the primary source for Matt Cooper’s story
huh? widely known as an outspoken TV Journalist??? do you guys want to continue to play gotcha?
...enjoy the global warming out there 
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11-07-2010, 07:52 AM
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That's somebody else calling him a journalist.
-spence
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11-07-2010, 09:00 AM
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That's somebody else calling him a journalist.
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11-07-2010, 09:51 AM
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And? I'd think this is an important point.
It was really a great exchange. Morning Joe is an excellent show.
-spence
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