Olbermann in trouble w/ NBC?

[Craig234]

I don't think he should be fired.

I can't think of any straight journalistic show on MSNBC. The other cable news channels have them, but I don't think MSNBC does, they need to change their rule.

I also agree with Spidey07, it's their money so they should be able to contribute if they wish. It's also their 1st amendment right to do.

I guess the real problem is he didn't follow the rules; he should have informed MSNBC of his intention to donate.

But to pretend that this somehow jeopardizes his, or MSNBC's, 'impartiality' is laughable.

Fern

That's not entirely true - they have chosen to be employees of the organization, and that adds some restrictions on their activities.

If Olbermann was they keynote speaker at a KKK rally and donated to them, it's easy to see how MSNBC would find that damaging to their business/image.

And if you start staying 'Democrat or Republican OK, KKK bad', then what about the tea party, or code pink, or the Green Party? How do you draw the lines?

As I said, I don't agree with prohibiting him from modest (his $2,400 donations) contributions, but it's within their rights, it seems, to have that rule.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

I think it is funny that they are pretending that without his donations, we think he is partial. I also find it weird and wrong that an employer can bar you from donating to a political party.

 

[Craig234]

But to pretend that this somehow jeopardizes his, or MSNBC's, 'impartiality' is laughable.

Fern

Like you would know fairness if it bit your nose off. Olbermann isn't 'impartial', but he has an honest show, something that's a far higher standard than Fox has.

 

[nick1985]

Like you would know fairness if it bit your nose off. Olbermann isn't 'impartial', but he has an honest show, something that's a far higher standard than Fox has.

Thanks for the laugh. I nearly thouht you were serious!

 

[chucky2]

Like you would know fairness if it bit your nose off. Olbermann isn't 'impartial', but he has an honest show, something that's a far higher standard than Fox has.

<scream laugh> <breath breath breath> <scream laugh>

Oh man...that is like the funniest thing I've heard in a while... :thumbsup:

Chuck

 

[IBMer]

I also agree with Spidey07, it's their money so they should be able to contribute if they wish. It's also their 1st amendment right to do.

I hate when people keep saying it&#8217;s their 1st amendment right to do so. Hey guess what, it&#8217;s only a 1st amendment right to do so without repercussions from the government. This doesn&#8217;t preclude consequences from other arenas, much like in the case of Juan Williams. NEITHER people are being arrested and incarcerated for what they said. There is no government action on what they said. Their 1st amendment right was never harmed in anyway.

 

[PJABBER]

Like you would know fairness if it bit your nose off. Olbermann isn't 'impartial', but he has an honest show, something that's a far higher standard than Fox has.

LOL at Craig's definition of a political hack like Olbermann somehow being honest! Olbermann is an out and out partisan that inevitably spins a destructive narrative without any attempt at balance. That you agree with his spin does not make him honest or trustworthy or balanced.

 

[nick1985]

Craig is about to blow a gasket.

First his beloved Democrats got pummeled in the election, and then to rub salt in his wounds his hero Keith Olbermann gets sacked.


Tough week for ya Craig, you have my condolences.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Does this mean I won't have to listen to Olbermann on Sunday Night Football? Not that I do anyway, but I'd like to be able to save wear and tear on my remote's MUTE button.

 

[nick1985]

Does this mean I won't have to listen to Olbermann on Sunday Night Football? Not that I do anyway, but I'd like to be able to save wear and tear on my remote's MUTE button.

Mine has been worn down to a nub just from that alone.

 

[PJABBER]

Craig is about to blow a gasket.

First his beloved Democrats got pummeled in the election, and then to rub salt in his wounds his hero Keith Olbermann gets sacked.


Tough week for ya Craig, you have my condolences.

I remember when Olbermann was supposed to act as an impartial anchor during the 2008 election and then went on a lefty rant and got a show out of it. For the past two years he has been openly rabid.

I think all of these partisan hacks walk a very thin line even as they are encouraged to play out their emo qualities for ratings. When they inevitably blow themselves up their sponsors replace them with someone else just like them.

Lawrence O'Donnell is another one that blew himself up and got a late night show out of it on MSLSD. Look for him now to take over Olbermann's time slot and in a short while blow himself up and out of it.

 

[Double Trouble]

Like you would know fairness if it bit your nose off. Olbermann isn't 'impartial', but he has an honest show, something that's a far higher standard than Fox has.

:biggrin::biggrin:

Thanks, I needed some good laughter today!

 

[Medellon]

They need to allow him one more show so he can showcase himself as "Worst person in the world."

So glad to see all these social progressive dumbasses losing their jobs.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Mine has been worn down to a nub just from that alone.

I guess no more "honest" commentary from him on football either. LOL @ Craig.

 

[nick1985]

I guess no more "honest" commentary from him on football either. LOL @ Craig.

More people probably watched him during his 30 seconds of Sunday Night Football commentary than in an entire week of his show. He gets blown away by Oreilly during that time slot.

 

[PJABBER]

I wonder if his boss is going to take his termination letter, crumble it up into a ball and fling it at him?

 

[WHAMPOM]

NPR over-reacted and so has our overlords in MSNBC.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

More people probably watched him during his 30 seconds of Sunday Night Football commentary than in an entire week of his show. He gets blown away by Oreilly during that time slot.

 

[nick1985]

I wonder if his boss is going to take his termination letter, crumble it up into a ball and fling it at him?

lol!

 

[nick1985]

ROFL!

He has quite the baseball card collection though.../snicker

 

[Red Dawn]

Olbermann, O'Riely, Hannity,Beck, etc are just Pied Pipers for Human Rats

 

[thraashman]

Well, if nothing else this shows that NBC has more journalistic integrity than Fox. If this was against the rules of NBC, then he has to accept the consequences of his choice. Goodness, imagine if Fox had this policy, they'd have to fire the entire network. Kinda sad though, he may have been partisan but at least he wasn't a constant source of falsehoods like .... well the entirety of Fox News.

 

[nick1985]

He didn't work for CNN. And he is a source of falsehoods as much as anyone else, if not more.

 

[crownjules]

If it's against NBC's terms of employment, then he's in the wrong for doing it. Plain and simple.

Since when do corporate policies trump our constitutional rights? I heard they were unalienable.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Since when do corporate policies trump our constitutional rights? I heard they were unalienable.

Does your company allow you to bear arms at your desk?