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So if you have not heard the news, here you go. Keith Olberman decided to leave his show and MSNBC Friday. He did not say why per se, and it is not clear if he was fired or if he quit. If you remember he was punished for donating to 3 Democratic candidates running for office in November by being suspended for 2 days. Apparently there were a lot of differences between he and the menagement, typical with any worker. He did have MSNBC's highest rated show and because of that they hired and gave shows to Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell to fill out the primetime line up. Keith had this to saw on his last show, "There were many occasions, particularly in the last 2 1/2 years, where all that surr
ounded the show — but never the show itself — was just too much for me. But your support and loyalty and, if I may use the word, insistence, ultimately require that I keep going. My gratitude to you is boundless." Beyond this he thanked the fans and Tim Russert but not NBC or its News President Steve Capus. He was one of the leading Liberals on television, he and Chris Matthews have taken a lot of heat for it, but ratings talk because ratings equal cash. Maybe he left because of the soon to be acquisition of NBC by Comcast? Although a spokeswoman said no, you never really know. I am okay with this news though. I think that Keith would do better somewhere else. Where? I will tell you in a minute. Although I do not agree with everything he says and or does, and I do not watch him really, I used to, but not anymore, too Liberal at times for me. So where should he go? RADIO! It is perfect for him. e can be himself there and he would have time for NFL commentary again. I think that will be a great thing for him. Although I doubt ti will happen, he has gotten used to the lights and cameras and media attention, but radio has not stopped Rush Limbaugh at all. I am giving Keith Olberman a Digit Up for leaving.
MSNBC has been taking a lot of heat this week for its Liberal bias while covering the elections this Tuesday. One the host was Keith Olbermann, veteran news and sports anchor. Well now MSNBC has suspended Olbermann indefinitely without pay for his political contributions, donations, to 3 Democratic candidates; Arizona Reps. Gabrielle Giffords and Raul Grijalva and Senate hopeful Jack Conway. He donated the maximum individual donation to each candidate, $2,400. In the news business you are supposed to remain unbiased and neutral on all things, clearly he failed. Olberman has in the past criticized News Corp owner Rupert Murdoch for 
donating money to the Republican party, and now he has been caught doing the same. Olbermann claims to have not donated money to anyone or party before nor has he encouraged anyone else to do so on his show. I guess he will have a month or so to think about what he has done. MSNBC may or may not fire him, I doubt it though. He is one of their main prime-time attractions, although his rating are still below par. I am giving Olbermann a Digit Down for his obviously stupid move and for becoming his own Worst Person in the World.
So if you have not heard the news, here you go. Keith Olberman decided to leave his show and MSNBC Friday. He did not say why per se, and it is not clear if he was fired or if he quit. If you remember he was punished for donating to 3 Democratic candidates running for office in November by being suspended for 2 days. Apparently there were a lot of differences between he and the menagement, typical with any worker. He did have MSNBC's highest rated show and because of that they hired and gave shows to Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell to fill out the primetime line up. Keith had this to saw on his last show, "There were many occasions, particularly in the last 2 1/2 years, where all that surr
ounded the show — but never the show itself — was just too much for me. But your support and loyalty and, if I may use the word, insistence, ultimately require that I keep going. My gratitude to you is boundless." Beyond this he thanked the fans and Tim Russert but not NBC or its News President Steve Capus. He was one of the leading Liberals on television, he and Chris Matthews have taken a lot of heat for it, but ratings talk because ratings equal cash. Maybe he left because of the soon to be acquisition of NBC by Comcast? Although a spokeswoman said no, you never really know. I am okay with this news though. I think that Keith would do better somewhere else. Where? I will tell you in a minute. Although I do not agree with everything he says and or does, and I do not watch him really, I used to, but not anymore, too Liberal at times for me. So where should he go? RADIO! It is perfect for him. e can be himself there and he would have time for NFL commentary again. I think that will be a great thing for him. Although I doubt ti will happen, he has gotten used to the lights and cameras and media attention, but radio has not stopped Rush Limbaugh at all. I am giving Keith Olberman a Digit Up for leaving.
