People Protesting Olbermann Firing On Chuck Todd's Live Blog Now

[Hissyspit]

Have your say:

http://politics.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/05/5415376-live-chat-ask-nbcs-chuck-todd-your-questions?threadId=1125144&commentId=19129785#c19129785

[emulatorloo]

1. Olbermann wasn't fired (thanks for the link) (recommending)

he was suspended.

I don't think he will get fired, too important to MSNBC's bottom line.

Will definitely check out the link THANKS!!!!

[AlabamaLibrul]

3. One word: Donohue. n/t

[HereSince1628]

4. Yah, tell that to David Schuster.

[emulatorloo]

10. I remember. What every happened to him, did he turn up somewhere else? n/t

[Swamp Rat]

2. k&r

[emulatorloo]

5. Uh oh, there is a real wingnut running loose over there, n/t

[crazylikafox]

6. Interesting comment on Todd's Blog:

<snip>

"What did Bill O'Reilly know that he would make this comment:

O’Reilly: Comcast takes over soon. I think they are going to change that whole thing over there. That’s what we hear anyway.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/keith-olbermann-adjusts-his-sign-off-while-bill-oreilly-speculates-about-adjustments-at-msnbc_b38278

Jeez, don't tell me Rupert Murdoch or the Koch brothers own Comcast, I just couldn't take that news."

[glinda]

12. Another clue when Obiley talked about "they are gonna commit suicide over there"

and he could have been referring not to just the election results.

[Dappleganger]

7. Done.

That was fun.

[EFerrari]

8. LOL

Deborah -

We've picked Chuck to replace Keith. When we heard that MSNBC needed someone without any political bias, we thought immediately of Chuck.

- NBC Corporate

[dflprincess]

9. The interesting thing is,

Comcast could donate all the money it wants to any candidate it wants to and never have it made public.

So, why is it that an individual - who can actually vote - has a limit on how large their donation is and has to fill out a disclosure form for the candidate?

:shrug:

[dsc]

17. actually that isn't true

Both individuals and corporations can spend unlimitedly now on ads to benefit or oppose candidates with no disclosure but corporations can't give at all, and individuals can do so only within limits and disclosing to candidates.

[Powdered Toast Man]

11. So... does it normally work this way?

He was supposed to be live at 4:30, then 5, and now it's almost quarter after and nada... No Chuck

[LSparkle]

13. Chuck Todd has been suspended indefinitely ... ha! n/t

[glinda]

14. f*(^( really?

[alsame]

15. Ooops! Someone mentioned Scar's dead intern. I wonder if that

will be deleted.

[SoCalDem]

19. me me me me

racist/xenophobic/anti-Semitic, misogynistic (Pat Buchanan)..okeeedokee

beady-eyed guy (Moaning-Joe) w/dead woman in his office (no questions asked of him) okeedokee

plagiarist fired from Boston Globe...okeedokee

Keith..um not so much???

I guess the rightwing tebagger supporters at Comcast are too afraid.

Who do we see about "suspending" Phil Griffin?

[alsame]

20. Most excellent comment on there! Congrats. nt

[NotThisTime]

22. Very good, saw that :)

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. I contributed

Chuck your network just shot itself in the foot by supending KO. What will be the effets in your ratings?

And do you believe we need to bring back the fairness docrtine and break down the Five media companies?

[SoCalDem]

18. mine

racist/xenophobic/anti-Semitic, misogynistic (Pat Buchanan)..okeeedokee

beady-eyed guy (Moaning-Joe) w/dead woman in his office (no questions asked of him) okeedokee

plagiarist fired from Boston Globe...okeedokee

Keith..um not so much???

I guess the rightwing tebagger supporters at Comcast are too afraid.

Who do we see about "suspending" Phil Griffin?

[pacalo]

21. My two cents...

PCPL
Keith Olbermann's viewers are being punished by Mr. Griffin's decision to suspend Keith "indefinitely".

Fox News -- always operating on a different ethic scale -- must be quite amused & are no doubt celebrating at how MSNBC is figuratively thumbing its nose at Keith's viewers.

Punishment should fit the "crime", & if Keith deserved a penalty, it should have been a monetary one & not at the expense of his viewership.

!#125 - Fri Nov 5, 2010 4:37 PM CDT.