Liberal Media continues to destroy itself (not Air America related)

[Sugar Dick]

MSNBC finally finds excuse to get rid of Olber[wo]man

   $2400 to three candidates and suspended indefinitely 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20101105/bs_yblog_upshot/msnbc-suspends-olbermann-over-political-contributions

He is such a dipsh)t

[Jeffy]

Fox will make him an offer.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

It's ironic that Olbermann gave to political candidates after criticizing Fox News because its owner, Rupert Murdoch, gave $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association. "Fox News has put its money where its mouth is," Olbermann said in an August segment that questioned the network's impartiality.

In October, Olbermann again raised the issue of Murdoch's donations, during an interview with Democratic Rep. James Clyburn. Olbermann asked whether there was "a legislative response to the idea that there is a national cable news outlet that goes beyond having a point of view and actually starts to shill for partisan causes and actually starts to donate to partisan groups of one party."

LOL

[Sugar Dick]

Fox will make him an offer.

   He should go on Hannity with Karl Rove and Palin in some sort of bizarro version of late night with Bill Maher.

John Stewart agreed to come on Fox Sunday with Chris Wallace....wonder if that will actually happen (not really, he's too chicken crap)

[Paul Moscow]

I'm glad MSNBC is suspending him for this.


And you guys are complete dumbarses to actually think this corruption isn't happening on both divides. You pretend at least to be smarter than this.
Sean Hannity literally goes on the campaign trail for republicans and donated $5,000 to Michelle Bachman's campaign who appeared regularly on his program. 4 of the most likely candidates for the republican presidential nomination in 2012 are currently paid by Fox News as contributors. Two have or had their own television show.

Everyone losses with this. A major restructuring of our entire news media is imperative.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

I'm glad MSNBC is suspending him for this.


And you guys are complete dumbarses to actually think this corruption isn't happening on both divides. You pretend at least to be smarter than this.
Sean Hannity literally goes on the campaign trail for republicans and donated $5,000 to Michelle Bachman's campaign who appeared regularly on his program. 4 of the most likely candidates for the republican presidential nomination in 2012 are currently paid by Fox News as contributors. Two have or had their own television show.

Everyone losses with this. A major restructuring of our entire news media is imperative.

It's the hypocrisy that is funny with Olberman. I wonder if he will make himself "The Worst Person in the World!!!!" when he comes back?

Hannity makes no claims to be non-partisan. He readily admits to being a shill for conservatism.

[Sugar Dick]

I'm glad MSNBC is suspending him for this.


And you guys are complete dumbarses to actually think this corruption isn't happening on both divides. You pretend at least to be smarter than this.
Sean Hannity literally goes on the campaign trail for republicans and donated $5,000 to Michelle Bachman's campaign who appeared regularly on his program. 4 of the most likely candidates for the republican presidential nomination in 2012 are currently paid by Fox News as contributors. Two have or had their own television show.

Everyone losses with this. A major restructuring of our entire news media is imperative.

Until this came out I had no idea MSNBC considered Olberman an "news journalist".  That, in and of itself, makes this pretty funny.  Tack on the fact he criticized the owner of Fox about his campaign contributions is what makes this funny.

He should criticize Immelt for his campaign donations. 

[Paul Moscow]

I'm glad MSNBC is suspending him for this.


And you guys are complete dumbarses to actually think this corruption isn't happening on both divides. You pretend at least to be smarter than this.
Sean Hannity literally goes on the campaign trail for republicans and donated $5,000 to Michelle Bachman's campaign who appeared regularly on his program. 4 of the most likely candidates for the republican presidential nomination in 2012 are currently paid by Fox News as contributors. Two have or had their own television show.

Everyone losses with this. A major restructuring of our entire news media is imperative.

Until this came out I had no idea MSNBC considered Olberman an "news journalist".  That, in and of itself, makes this pretty funny.  Tack on the fact he criticized the owner of Fox about his campaign contributions is what makes this funny.

He should criticize Immelt for his campaign donations. 

Not one person employed by MSNBC in a private conversation would contend that Olberman is anything but an opinion journalist. MSNBC claiming to the public he is in fact a journalist and sauntering about as though they are legitimately disapointed or dismayed by this 'revelation' is probably more standard operating procedure for those in the know than it is humorous, unfortunately.

[Dirty Sanchez]

pssst....pmsnbc had him doing their anchoring for election night.  A news position, not an opinion one.

[Dirty Sanchez]

Is it just me or does ol' olby look an awful lot like barney fwank?

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Is it just me or does ol' olby look an awful lot like barney fwank?

I'd give him a couple of more years and a few more lbs, but yeah.

[Big Sam]

I'm glad MSNBC is suspending him for this.


And you guys are complete dumbarses to actually think this corruption isn't happening on both divides. You pretend at least to be smarter than this.
Sean Hannity literally goes on the campaign trail for republicans and donated $5,000 to Michelle Bachman's campaign who appeared regularly on his program. 4 of the most likely candidates for the republican presidential nomination in 2012 are currently paid by Fox News as contributors. Two have or had their own television show.

Everyone losses with this. A major restructuring of our entire news media is imperative.

It's the hypocrisy that is funny with Olberman. I wonder if he will make himself "The Worst Person in the World!!!!" when he comes back?

Hannity makes no claims to be non-partisan. He readily admits to being a shill for conservatism.

The end of GE owning NBC may have some interesting impacts on msnbc.  The news division will no longer have to be a GE shill and there may actually be an effort, over time, to build some respect as a news channel, thus they will need to find ways to shed some of their big contracts/worthless personalities who would block that process.  Olberman may be the first one to be axed by execs looking for an excuse so they can make the change.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Rachel Maddow came to the defense of her suspended MSNBC colleague Keith Olbermann, saying network chiefs have made their point and the "Countdown" host should be reinstated.

Maddow also sought to dispel claims that MSNBC is a left-wing version of Fox News, saying the Murdoch-owned broadcaster has a history of "not just giving money to candidates, but actively endorsing campaigns and raising millions of dollars for politicians and political parties."

"Their network is run as a political operation. Ours isn't," Maddow said during the final segment of her show Friday. "Yeah, Keith's a liberal, and so am I. But we're not a political operation - Fox is. We're a news operation."

Maddow added that the rules surrounding political contributions "are part of how you know that."

LOL, delusional.

[felix rex]

The end of GE owning NBC may have some interesting impacts on 30 Rock.

[Sugar Dick]

Rachel Maddow came to the defense of her suspended MSNBC colleague Keith Olbermann, saying network chiefs have made their point and the "Countdown" host should be reinstated.

Maddow also sought to dispel claims that MSNBC is a left-wing version of Fox News, saying the Murdoch-owned broadcaster has a history of "not just giving money to candidates, but actively endorsing campaigns and raising millions of dollars for politicians and political parties."

"Their network is run as a political operation. Ours isn't," Maddow said during the final segment of her show Friday. "Yeah, Keith's a liberal, and so am I. But we're not a political operation - Fox is. We're a news operation."

Maddow added that the rules surrounding political contributions "are part of how you know that."

LOL, delusional.

She seriously can't be this Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)  .  Jeffrey Immelt gives hundreds of thousands of dollars to political candidates.  It's public record.

Even after the sale of NBC, GE retained a large minority stake (I think 49%).  Don't know who the Comcast CEO is, but I'm guessing he did the same.

All these companies are publicly traded