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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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FOX will give him 2 million bucks to add some balance  |
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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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Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
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11-05-2010, 05:50 PM
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I think he's done at MSNBC.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device
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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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Originally Posted by scottw
yeah, I think MSNBC is done at MSNBC
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Why? Their ratings are consistently pretty good.
-spence |
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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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11-19-2010, 03:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scottw
MSNBC is great comedy..too bad noone watches it
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
Why? Their ratings are consistently pretty good.
-spence
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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, 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. |
Bryan
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.
-spence |
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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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Originally Posted by scottw
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.
-spence |
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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, 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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11-19-2010, 01:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulS
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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More donations just discovered. Scarborough suspended 2 days.
A stupid policy of commentators. Ok for news folks. |
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11-19-2010, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by PaulS
More donations just discovered. Scarborough suspended 2 days.
A stupid policy of commentators. Ok for news folks.
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MSNBC is great comedy..too bad noone watches it |
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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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Bryan
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, 07:10 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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11-07-2010, 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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Originally Posted by spence
That's somebody else calling him a journalist.
-spence
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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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11-08-2010, 09:00 AM
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Obermans back!
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making s-b.com a kinder, gentler place for all 
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11-08-2010, 09:03 AM
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another conspiracy for ratings
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11-09-2010, 11:40 AM
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To the folks here who think Lawrence O'Donnell is all that and a bag of chips...
O'Donnell is a bitter, angry, howling-at-the-moon, foaming-at-the-mouth lunatic.
On election night, just for ha'ha's, I turned on MSNBC to hear the spin. For 5 straight minutes, I listened to O'Donnell and Olbermann make fun of Haley Barbour (Mississippi GOP governor) for being fat. They thought they were being hysterical.
That's news? Find me footage of Bill O'reilly doing that please, I dare you.
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11-09-2010, 11:56 AM
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On election night, just for ha'ha's, I turned on MSNBC to hear the spin.
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Funny. That's the same reason I turn on FoxNews.
I'll agree though, MSNBC is garbage as well. |
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