Olbermann suspended

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Shouldn't he be allowed to spend his personal money in any way he wishes?
(it's Friday night, and this spoon is burning a hole in the pot)

Yeah, I know, it's company policy, and he's an annoying loudmouth. But I wonder if Rush gave any money to candidates?

Wendy P.

This is the double bind in which Olbermann put himself and the network: either he messed up by contributing (a no no for most journalists) or he is not a journalist. Comparing him to Limbaugh lowers his "legitimacy." I say the latter and just be honest about it, Keith! There is no shame in what you are.

It is a company rule. He signed on the dotted line. No defense. And yeah, step on boss man's toes and subject your boss's network to attack like that and there will be hell to pay.

Of course, MSNBC is positioning itself as Fox of the left. It's election night crew was a veritable circle jerk. At least NBC kept it to MSNBC instead of NBC - as they did during the presidential election.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[Andrewwhyte 1]

So does every employer in the US have the right to curb their employees' political activities or is this somehow limited to the press? Is that through specific legislation or is their judicial precedent?

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I did a little reading, and Fox doesn't have the same policy of requiring reporting of contributions as the MSM do.

I think theirs is a little different. If you DON'T contribute to right wing candidates then you lose your job
Just trying to pick up that spoon you dropped.

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So does every employer in the US have the right to curb their employees' political activities or is this somehow limited to the press? Is that through specific legislation or is their judicial precedent?

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The rule that Kieth Olberman broke was in the contract that he signed.

[CanuckInUSA 0]

Compared to the money Overbite was bringing in at MSNBC for his show, his political contributions to these Democrat candidates is small potatoes. But the ironic thing is here is Overbite doing exactly what he whines about in many of his rants. Sorry Keith, you can't take the high road on this one. You got caught red handed with your hands in the cookie jar. Off to the penalty box you go.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

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He'll be back on air Tuesday.

Who wants to bet they won't get a nice ratings bump out of this?

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He'll be back on air Tuesday.

Who wants to bet they won't get a nice ratings bump out of this?

ya
from a one to a two share

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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He'll be back on air Tuesday.

Who wants to bet they won't get a nice ratings bump out of this?

ya
from a one to a two share

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Olbermann's show, "Countdown," has been a staple of MSNBC's prime-time programming, and has some of the highest ratings on the network.

Aww poor baby.... he gets to stay a thorn in the side of all the Tea Dregs.

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He'll be back on air Tuesday.

Who wants to bet they won't get a nice ratings bump out of this?

ya
from a one to a two share

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Olbermann's show, "Countdown," has been a staple of MSNBC's prime-time programming, and has some of the highest ratings on the network.

Aww poor baby.... he gets to stay a thorn in the side of all the Tea Dregs.

Of that network

ok

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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He'll be back on air Tuesday.

Who wants to bet they won't get a nice ratings bump out of this?

ya
from a one to a two share

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Olbermann's show, "Countdown," has been a staple of MSNBC's prime-time programming, and has some of the highest ratings on the network.

Aww poor baby.... he gets to stay a thorn in the side of all the Tea Dregs.

Of that network

ok

Uh huh riiiiiiiiiight.............That giant whooooooooshing sound you hear in Iowa.. ain't the wind dahrlin.

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he would get higher ratings if he had graduated from Cornell !

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he would get higher ratings if he had graduated from Cornell !

Couldnt hurt

But I dont think she understands that CNN is talking about the ratinngs comparisons at thier own statition

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'Countdown' is the highest rated show on MSNBC, and we're thrilled with its performance," a spokesperson for the network told us

But he dont look so good against the rest for the most part

http://www.businessinsider.com/quarterly-ratings-keith-olbermann-is-slipping-in-the-key-25-54-age-demographic-2010-6

And the woosh is on me I guess

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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excellent article , 1mil viewers , Anemic , 250k target group , apalling !