WSJ: Chris Hayes won't replace Olbermann since he too gave money to two Democratic campaigns

[sabra]

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/11/05/olbermanns-replacement-wait-for-it/

Chris Hayes, tapped Friday by MSNBC to fill in for the indefinitely suspended Keith Olbermann as host of the prime-time political show “Countdown,” gave money to two Democratic campaigns in recent years. Now, following that disclosure, MSNBC says Mr. Hayes won’t get the gig after all.

Mr. Hayes, editor of The Nation, a liberal magazine, made a series of donations to Josh Segall, an Alabama Democrat, who ran for Congress in 2008 and considered running in the Democratic primary for this election. Mr. Hayes donated $1,500 to Mr. Segall in 2008 and $250 in December 2009, according to Federal Election Commission records.

The editor also donated $250 in January 2009 to Thomas Geoghegan, who ran in a primary for an Illinois seat. This summer, Mr. Hayes interviewed Mr. Geoghegan, an author, when he guest hosted The Rachel Maddow Show, another MSNBC program.

Earlier Friday, MSNBC President Phil Griffin suspended Mr. Olbermann, one of the network’s highest-profile anchors, indefinitely without pay for donating to three Democrats running in Tuesday’s election. In one case, Mr. Olbermann donated to one candidate the same day he hosted her on his show, “Countdown with Keith Olbermann.”

Several hours later, MSNBC said Mr. Hayes was no longer slated to take Mr. Olbermann’s place. The network said it would name a new replacement soon.

:crazy:

[HipChick]

1. Damn those meddling DU'ers

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9489648

[prolesunited]

2. Now THAT is crazy

Hayes will be punished for acts BEFORE he was under contract?!?

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Do they actually think they will find someone who has made NO political donations in the past 10 yrs

:crazy:

[LSparkle]

9. Really! Good fucking luck, MSNBC -- "the place for pollitics"

and now they blackball potential hosts
who've donated to political campaigns?

:eyes:

[phleshdef]

4. LOL. They've really fucked up on this. They might have to fire their whole staff & then themselves.

[Poboy]

5. The more that comes out, the more rotten this smells. -nt

[sufrommich]

6. If Chris Hayes isn't under contract with them, it's none of

their business.

[AsahinaKimi]

7. maybe Phil Griffin WILL have to do the SHOW himself..

That I would like to see. Ba~ka.

[tridim]

8. MSNBC is done. The fork is already inserted.

Probably will be viewed in hindsight as the worst decision in cable news history.

Next up for Liberal scrubbing, the Internet. Bank it.

[LiberalArkie]

10. Maybe bring Imus in or some other like him

[tridim]

11. Comcast (R-TV) would likely approve of that bonehead move.

Assuming your forgot your sarcasm tag.

[davidwparker]

12. +1

for the (R-TV)

Clever.

[Blue_In_AK]

13. Is it fascism yet?

[EFerrari]

15. Only if Comcast says so!

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Now to all those saying this is a tempest in teapot

can YOU SEE THE FUCKING PATTERN?

What can I say?

This country has been done for since 2000... and this is just one more step.

We too thought we were free...