[zeestephen]

Gimme a break.

MSNBC contributes tens of millions of dollars of TV time to the Democratic Party.

They pay Olbermann to editorialize in favor of the Democratic Party.

Now they suspend him for contributing a fraction of his MSNBC paycheck to the Democratic Party?

Get outta town!

[commonguymd]

Sounds like a rouse by Comcast to start cleaning up the failing channel. It is about money, and Keith and the rest just don’t bring home the bacon.

[Brookhaven]

Gimme a break. MSNBC contributes tens of millions of dollars of TV time to the Democratic Party. They pay Olbermann to editorialize in favor of the Democratic Party.

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The previous owners of MSNBC did, but Comcast recently purchsed MSNBC. But they were stuck with the on air personalities big contracts...till now.

My guess is Comcast is scouring donation records to see if they can pull the same stunt on Rachel Madcow.

GE (the previous owners of MSNBC) didn’t seem to care that the lost money on MSNBC, there were more concerned about politics. I don’t think Comcast purchsed MSNBC to lose money, they want to make a profit. That means dumping the current “talent” and changing the lineup to something that might actuall pull in viewers and make money.