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Olbermann Indefinitely Suspended From PMSNBC
Mediaite ^ | 11/5/10 | Steve Krakauer

Posted on 11/05/2010 11:14:36 AM PDT by careyb

Blowback to the political donation is immediate, and shocking.

Statement from Phil Griffin, President of MSNBC:

I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay.

(Excerpt) Read more at mediaite.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: liberalbias; olbermann
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To: Perdogg

You could easily be right — after all, does anyone really believe that the network didn’t know about this until now? I like the “indefinitely suspended” part though. Remember when Norm what’s his name did SNL’s Weekend Update, and got suspended by the head of NBC (who was friends with OJ) because Norm made cutting jokes about OJ pertaining to the murders and trial? He was held to his contract, but given nothing to do. The idea was, retaliation with a view to stalling his career.


241 posted on 11/05/2010 4:56:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: rstrahan

You usually nullify any contractual protection you have by f’ing up that badly. I am sure that part of the “breach” provisions included “gross violations of company policies”, which a partisan political donation certainly would be for any news organization.


242 posted on 11/05/2010 4:57:13 PM PDT by L,TOWM (The Democratic Party Platform: Lies, promulgated by Liars whose only real talent is Lying.)
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To: vox_freedom

Holy cow! Pat, is that you?


243 posted on 11/05/2010 4:58:35 PM PDT by MWestMom (Tread carefully, truth lies here.)
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To: careyb
I like how everybody is getting upset over Olbermann's donations, and nobody is raising an eyebrow at the fact that his bosses are donating a lot more to Democrats and Republicans.

The CEO of GE donated quite a bit of money to Democrats, but more to Republicans this year. On the other hand, the CFO of GE donated more to Democrats than Republicans this year.

If anybody wants to know why somebody like Olbermann was even given a cushy job at a GE company in the first place, you need only look at the upper executives who favor the liberals.

It's no wonder that GE makes out like bandits with all kinds of federal money when they send their lapdogs like Olbermann on the air to make Nobama look as good as possible. I'm actually surprised that Olbermann was fired or suspended. Looking through lists of GE executives, they really do like giving money to liberal politicians.
244 posted on 11/05/2010 5:32:50 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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awwww poor libs. here! I made this for you!!
245 posted on 11/05/2010 5:40:36 PM PDT by KneelBeforeZod (I have five dollars for each of you)
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To: careyb

The Kos Kids and DUmmies are blowin’ a gasket over this. It’s pretty funny. A quick general summary of their sentiments: “Holy S! F that S! UnFnbelievable! What the F?! F all this “Fair & Balanced” S!!”

Ha. Haha. Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!! Man, I love this.


246 posted on 11/05/2010 6:14:34 PM PDT by RepublitarianRoger2
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To: L,TOWM

re: “news organization”

you give way too much credit to PMSNBC

“cabal of propaganda hacks” would be a more accurate descriptor


247 posted on 11/05/2010 6:16:28 PM PDT by Enchante (De-fund the "Corrupt Bastards" aka agitprop twits of NPR, PBS, and CPB now!!)
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To: txroadkill

Very funny graphic ... thanks for the good laugh ...


248 posted on 11/05/2010 6:57:14 PM PDT by mlizzy (Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee ...)
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To: chickadee

Your comment made me break out laughing!


249 posted on 11/05/2010 9:40:52 PM PDT by MNDude (And we were SO close to acheiving utopia)
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To: zeestephen

Does Microsoft still own an 18% share of MSNBC?


As far as I know, yes. Comcast purchsed the GE/Universal owned parts, not the Microsoft parts.

Microsoft still owns 18% of MSNBC, and 50% of msnbc.com (the web site).

The last time I tried to get folks on here riled up at Microsoft over MSNBC, a bunch of Microsoft defenders jumped up saying Microsoft had sold its interests in MSNBC (and pointed to a statement by Microsoft that they PLANNED on selling it). The sale never happened. Microsoft went from 50% to 18%, still a significant ownership position.

I’ve never understood how Microsoft got away without any public critisicm when it came to MSNBC. GE got plent, but Microsoft not a bit.


250 posted on 11/06/2010 5:24:53 AM PDT by Brookhaven (Voter Fraud is Treason)
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To: careyb

No matter how loyal an apparatchik one is, the party can always find a reason to take one out of circulation.

He was probably a money pit, what with such paltry ratings. They needed him in the run-up to the elections. Since he apparently didn’t do much good in that category either, they gave him his performance appraisal.


251 posted on 11/06/2010 7:44:12 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Compact Theory)
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To: Marathoner

I have never seen either one and constantly get them confused. Having never seen them is almost a point of pride! Sorry!


252 posted on 11/06/2010 10:10:03 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: a fool in paradise
Waiting for the 400 Journolist journalistas to all be publicly exposed and fired.

Don't hold your breath for that one...

253 posted on 11/06/2010 11:30:22 AM PDT by GOPJ ('Power abdicates only under the stress of counter-power." Martin Buber /a Tea-nami's coming..)
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To: Brookhaven
“I’ve never understood how Microsoft got away without any public critisicm when it came to MSNBC.”

I live in the heart of Microsoft country, east of Seattle, and have also wondered how they escape criticism for MSNBC.com

I use MSN.com as my homepage.

The Hard Left bias in their headlines, their editing, and their story selection is stunning.

MSNBC.com’s primary newsroom is at the Redmond campus, so this political bigotry cannot have gone unnoticed by senior executives.

And, pouring gas on the fire...

In 2008 MSFT officially lead the opposition to a statewide initiative that would have cracked down on drivers licenses and in-state tuition for illegal aliens.

A couple weeks before the collapse of Lehman Brothers, MSN.com was still posting mortgage ads for Bank of America and LendingTree that stated “No Social Security Number Required.”

Wow!

254 posted on 11/06/2010 1:16:05 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: careyb

From The Onion?


255 posted on 11/06/2010 11:43:19 PM PDT by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: commonguymd
Keith and the rest just don’t bring home the bacon.

hope you're right. but since when did bacon matter to liberals??

256 posted on 11/07/2010 12:24:09 PM PST by alrea
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