MSNBC says it's ending contract with Keith Olbermann; last broadcast of 'Countdown'

MSNBC ^ | January 21, 2011

[John W]

MSNBC says it's ending contract with Keith Olbermann; last broadcast of 'Countdown' tonight

[ABQHispConservative]

Is it because Comcast finally took over? I wonder, will he go to HBO with that other liberal traitor?

[TheConservator]

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy!

[Ouderkirk]

Good riddance

[Gene Eric]

A decision by Comcast I presume.

[moovova]

Is it vitriolic rhetoric to say I’m glad?

[Paladin2]

Worst TV maniac ever.

[OCC]

That deserves a big

[nuconvert]

LoL. Buh Bye

[caver]

FOX will hire him.

[woofie]

I hear wailing and gnashing of teeth

[driftdiver]

awwwww couldn’t happen to a nicer guy

[Bigtigermike]

It has to be Comcast! Many have been saying that Comcast was going to clean house at MSNBC especially! They may lean left at eh company but probably not left enough if they lose money

[Mears]

I’ll be damned.

[doc1019]

Fox will give him a job, someone has to clean the bathrooms.

[rdl6989]

His final signoff:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/41201922#41201922

[Liberty Valance]

Oh my. Watch yer 6.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

In that case the name of the show is quite fitting :)

[mockingbyrd]

well, well, well.....

[Publius]

You hear weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Know your Bible!

[onona]

Who’s got that picture of Curly Bill Broscious ?

[Paladin2]

Levin’s “Countdown to NO ratings” meme is proven correct!

[dynachrome]

Confirmed anywhere yet? I wanna do a little victory dance!

[GeronL]

I think Fox News Channel should go back to news and start another channel for news-talk.

[Slings and Arrows]

o/~ Ding-dong the witch is dead... o/~

[jwalsh07]

Comcast is cleaning house. Roger Ailes better sit up and take notice because these guys seem to be committed to making a profit rather than promoting left wing loonery.

[Snickering Hound]

[GeronL]

There is a God. lol.

[BunnySlippers]

Just got it via push notifications on NYT.

[RasterMaster]

He's probably got a job waiting in the wings to replace Gibbs.

[JPG]

Uh-oh...the rest of the demented MSNBC crew must have all lost their appetites. More pink slips on the way.

[GeronL]

Now they just need to dump MadCow, Ed Al Shultz and Chrssy Mathews.

[Outlaw Woman]

Awww, too bad.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

This is not going to go over well in DUmmie-land.

[Sarah Barracuda]

awwwwwwwwwwwww so sad, where will his 10 fans go

[FrankR]

[pnh102]

He's probably got a job waiting in the wings to replace Gibbs.

Oh wouldn't that be funny.

[dynachrome]

Move to “breaking”?

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’m sure Keith can always get a job as a deputy sheriff in Pima County if he doesn’t mind violating the illegal aliens’ boycott.

[onona]

[Red Steel]

Is it because Comcast finally took over?

Big mouth Blobbermann let go? If so, I would say so. Comcast took over about 2 or 3 days ago.

I heard they fired some executives right away.

[Third Person]

Countdown is down for the count.

[ghannonf18]

Ratings were to high for MSNBC. They could have someone making money....

[goat granny]

That was my first though also...:O)

There is a God. lol.

[John W]

I had it in breaking to begin with and they took it out and then mashed up the actual headline by adding Facebook Breaking to it. Maybe they hit the sauce too hard when the news broke?

[woofie]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/41201922#41201922

Olberman’s final farewell

[Marty62]

:-)
:-):-)
:-):-):-)

[GeronL]

Comcrap saves $7M a year and an untold number of dinners.

[dynachrome]

Might need more than FB as a source. I watched the video and was hoping he would pull a Howard Beal! (How is DU taking this sad news? LOL)

[Windflier]

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