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Former MSNBC Host: Don’t Buy the Hype, Comcast Fired Olbermann
- Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:16pm by
Meredith Jessup
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After MSNBC’s most popular host abruptly announced he was stepping down Friday evening, former Fox News and MSNBC host John Gibson took to his syndicated radio program Monday offer his own opinion of the circumstances surrounding Keith Olbermann’s exit.
On Monday, Comcast executives insisted their corporate merger with NBC Universal had nothing to do with Olbermann’s exit. The popular story making the media rounds is that Olbermann had long-strained relations with the network’s management and that his exit was inevitable. But Gibson says don’t believe what you read — Comcast forced Olbermann out:
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baare
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 6:17pmAdd your comments
Report Post »baare
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 6:16pmAdd one more to the unemployment line, glad to see you here Keith, NOW STEP TO THE REAR OF THE LINE!
Report Post »BiteMePETA
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 6:09pmshocker… ummmm I meant duh..
Report Post »Alex21
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 6:06pmWho’s Keith Olberman?
Report Post »Spawnomite
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:14pmHe likes little boys.
Report Post »cnerd
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 6:01pmmeow!
Report Post »Werkovart
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:58pmIt would be a good thing if you are called the worst person by Keith Blabbermouth, it just means you did something that the liberals hated. Right?
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:58pmRats -> Olberman, F.F.Piven et al are really scary only when they are in the shadows. It’s better to have them in the spotlight. Then you can see for yourself they are nothing but small scared vermin. I hope they continue to express their views. All one needs to do is listen & then – this is important – think about what was said. I mean really think about what they mean, their intent. Presto No thinking human being can agree with much of it.
Report Post »UpstateNYConservative
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 6:12pmDid Olbie ever really rate, except for comic relief? Sure, he raised MSNBC ratings during his time. But, really, was he influential in the deepest of terms and definitions?
I expect you already know the score, of course. I’m being rhetorical, to tweak liberal noses. :)
Olbie served his purpose, and now his spotlight is burned out. He hated Palin and did his level best to trash even Bristol–a little girl.
If the battlefield now be cleared, Sarah is standing. Not Olbie.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 7:13pmOoops. “Feint ”
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:13pm@82daireeairbum
Report Post »They have Beck/Palin jammies??? Where can I get a pair??? I would love to have some for myself and give them out as presents to all my friends and family that have fled the democratic party due to the present infestation of Progressive parasites.BTW, Nat geo stores sells cockroach jammies if you need a pair.
82dAirborne
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 11:36pm@exdem – Huh? You lost me. My post @ upstate was an attempt at humor……… I’m not sure what you intended in yours.
Report Post »UpstateNYConservative
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:54pmHowever it works out, Olbie’s own kind seems to have shunted him to the byways and the wayside.
Realistically–where do you go after you’ve gone too far?
Report Post »mcpbob
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:53pmand hopefully Maddow is next………………………
Report Post »DRSAVAGE24
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:47pmWhere did John Gibson go? Did he leave when Beck got hired? I kinda liked that guy when he was at Fox News.
In a way, it was good having Olbermann out there talking. Like Beck says, the more they say the more we get to know who they are and what they believe. He was a perfect example of a leftist telling us exactly who the left is every night. In that respect, I‘m not that happy that he’s off the air. Will they replace him with a more polite and CIVIL leftist who makes communism not sound like such a bad idea? With Olbermann, the more he talks, the more he‘s doing a favor for conservatives as far as I’m concerned.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:50pmFox New Talk Radio – He has a great show; he tells it like it is and thats a little too much for TV
Report Post »Kalidor835
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:12amAccording to his comments when he left the TV venue he wanted to spend more time with family so gave up the TV show while maintaining his radio effort.
Report Post »DON DON
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:44pmThanks John for telling us the real story.
Report Post »Slowman101
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:42pmGood riddance!!
Report Post »frankee47
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:40pmthe big turd is gone. there is a god.
Report Post »frankee47
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:36pmcrapface is gone and thats all that matters
Report Post »Thighmaster
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:34pmIt’s a good start..
Report Post »TakeBackAmerica
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:34pmNext up: That nice fellow on nightly at 9:00 pm, whatshisname, Richard Madsow?
Report Post »ANTISOCIAL-IST
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:49pmclever!
Report Post »Mister_Bill
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:54pmNo, no, no. That is Rickie MadCow. It is just about as bigoted as the the Socialist O’Donnell. mey maybe he will be on the list too. We need people to support the United States, not one trying to tear it down. We must make sure the people that sya “Every man‘s life is at the call of the nation and so must be every man’s property. We are living today in a highly organized state of socialism. The state is all; the individual is of importance only as he contributes to the welfare of the state. His property is [his] only as the state does not need it. He must hold his life and his possessions at the call of the state.” (Bernard Baruch, 1918.) are not elected again. Vote em out.
Report Post »ARIZONA VETERAN
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:31pmnow he can go lick chris mathews “tingle”
Report Post »rpp
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:27pmAgreed. When you have to lie to make your point or support your position, your point or position is invalid. Obermann was always willing to lie and mislead. A common Leftie trait.
Report Post »byehlik
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:27pmOlbermann who?
Report Post »Gunonesis
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:26pmOf course Olberdouche was fired, who would believe anything other. That pathetic POS commie/democrat slugturd sickens me!
Report Post »Country
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:26pmWho is Olbermann’s worst person? Himself.
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 11:55pmCheeze ABC wrote another boring book. Imagine trying to have a conversation and get a word in edgewise with that dude.
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:25pmThis is the danger of relying upon profit-seeking corporations to preserve the fourth estate. Sometimes, what the public needs to know does not make for very good business.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:43pmSpoken like a true Joseph Goebels or Che Guevera disciple. Americans are smart enough to decipher the truth. MSNBC is a Progressive propaganda outfit…..and not credible enough for people to pay much attention to. Not to worry…there is always Air America…..oh, wait…..
Report Post »american1st
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:43pmif only we had a honest government run news organization to tell us the truth,
Report Post »like Pravda… LOL
crutcher1212
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:51pmNot true. People will always want the truth about what is going on in the world around them. If that is the product you provide, the consumers are waiting. MSNBC’s problem was not a “profit seeking” corperation. It was they’re lack of understanding of the product! The truth has been a mystery to that network for years
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 6:17pmLIBERALS hate profit
because liberals hate senior citizens who rely upon companies making a profit to pay their pensions.
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 7:13pmDo you really think that any owner of a newspaper, radio network, or television network is not profit driven? It has always been like that. If you think otherwise you need to leave lolly-pop land and return to reality. Add to that Olbermann’s prima-donna conduct and just what a pain in the butt he has been to his employers, and the result is Olbermann heading out the door. His biggest problem with Comcast was that he had such a huge ego that he thought that they couldn’t get rid of him. As Gomer Pyle would say “surprise surprise surprise”.
Report Post »I would consider getting Comcast just for this but they don’t support the small town that I live in.
abc
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 7:38pmActually, PBS and NPR not profit driven. While they receive grants from certain private companies, these are not short-term ad buying campaigns but long term grants that greatly insulate the reporters and editorial staff from being influenced by the business side of the media organization. This so-called Chinese wall also used to exist in American newspapers and television journalism operations, but no longer.
Report Post »Kalidor835
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:09am@ABC:
Report Post »[sarcasm]Yep, PBS and NPR are real good sources of truth in journalism.[/sarcasm]
Could you have picked a worse 2 examples to try and make a point with?
mdlwoods
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:25pmClean house, Comcast! Fire them all then sell off all the office furniture and sets, cameras, etc. and close the doors!
Report Post »Snowleopard-the artist {cat folk artist}
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:36pmThe final MSNBC message:
“And today is the last message we send, before the power is turned off…(sobbing) help us please! we need jobs! we need them now, we are desperate for jobs! anything…(click, power goes off)”
Report Post »PlanetXenu
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:24pm“don’t believe what you hear.”
I never do and neither should you.
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 7:31pmI don’t care who stays or who goes , MSNBC & CNBC @ my place are on Channel 48-49 & I never press these 4 numbers .
Report Post »ohru12
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:21pmWho cares, he is gone.
Report Post »JAYMAC12
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:26pmYou got that right! Doesn’t matter how or why he left, but that he did – and that’s a good thing.
Report Post »Paleo Archer
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:27pmHe’ll show up again…like a bad penny.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:32pmComcast forced Olbermann out:
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And going by the total leftwing inclinations of Comcast, I expect Olbum to be replaced with
Janeane Gerafalo
Snowleopard-the artist {cat folk artist}
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:35pmJust a thought, the press correspondant for the Obama administration is leaving; anyone want to take a guess where Olbermann is likely to wind up at? Just a hunch mind you, and a wild one at that, yet it would make sense that he is now ‘availible.’
Report Post »davuf
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:42pmThank god he’s gone.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 6:07pmI heard Rham Emmanuel was going to take Keith Olberman’s place on MSNBC
and Keith is running for Mayor of Chicago
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 7:24pmIT’S A GOOD START! … now get busy and get rid of the rest of the HATEFUL progressives that try to call themselves “journalists” ..
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 7:28pmAnd we would beleive otherwise because……..Keith Olberman is such a beleivable and credable person?
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 8:44pmI won’t believe anything that John Gibson says – not anything!!! : http://wp.me/pYLB7-wR
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:25pm@ walkwithme1966 – That’s very open minded of you. It’s always a good idea to paint with the widest possible brush. Sweeping generalizations are also helpful. Keep up the good work.
Report Post »patriot308
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 2:55amwalkwithme1966
It‘s not that you don’t know anything…. it‘s just everything you know isn’t true….. Well; in your case maybe it’s some of both.
Report Post »OFFmyMEDS
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 3:00amI care. I don’t want him to leave on his own. I wanted him fired. In fact, hire him back so he can be fired again on the same day he was rehired. That how much I care.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 1:59pmWhy would they fire him, and put someone just as hateful in his place, replacement didn’t wait 30 seconds to start spewing lies and begging for revolution.
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