Senator Sanders Issues Statement on Keith Olbermann - “It is outrageous..."

[jefferson_dem]

Sanders Issues Statement on Keith Olbermann
November 5, 2010 by senatus

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) “today issued the following statement on MSNBC suspending Keith Olbermann for exercising his First Amendment rights,” according to a press release.

“It is outrageous that General Electric/MSNBC would suspend Keith Olbermann for exercising his constitutional rights to contribute to a candidate of his choice. This is a real threat to political discourse in America and will have a chilling impact on every commentator for MSNBC.

“We live in a time when 90 percent of talk radio is dominated by right-wing extremists, when the Republican Party has its own cable network (Fox) and when progressive voices are few and far between.

“At a time when the ownership of Fox news contributed millions of dollars to the Republican Party, when a number of Fox commentators are using the network as a launching pad for their presidential campaigns and are raising money right off the air, it is absolutely unacceptable that MSNBC suspended one of the most popular progressive commentators in the country.

“Is Rachel Maddow or Ed Schultz next? Is this simply a ‘personality conflict’ within MSNBC or is one of America’s major corporations cracking down on a viewpoint they may not like? Whatever the answer may be, Keith Olbermann should be reinstated immediately and allowed to present his point of view.”

http://senatus.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/sanders-issues-statement-on-keith-olbermann/

[polichick]

1. Great statement - k&r nt

[napi21]

2. Thank you Bernie! Once again I have to ask, WHERE are the clones

of people like Bernie who could get into our congress and REALLY straighten things out? Surely there have to be SOME out there!!!

[madmax]

3. Between this KO fiasco, the teabagging scum

the election and a few other things that have happened recently I've moved further to the left than ever. I think I passed left and am now borderline anarchist.

"It is outrageous that General Electric/MSNBC would suspend Keith Olbermann for exercising his constitutional rights to contribute to a candidate of his choice. This is a real threat to political discourse in America and will have a chilling impact on every commentator for MSNBC." Bernie Sanders

This may be the issure that pushes me way out there. The USSC 2000 was the start, this may be the end of my patience and myth believing I've had about this country.

:rant:

[madmax]

4. Thank you Senator Sanders

Where are the rest of the spineless pos in the Senate and the House. Busy playing nice with the pukes. Or fellating (sp?) screw it - blowing Boner. :mad: :rant:

[rhett o rick]

5. The fatcats got their foot on our necks. When will we fight back? nm

[madmax]

7. Now! nt

[LittleBlue]

6. Bernie for president

I wish Bernie had a chance in hell of winning our nomination.

[jefferson_dem]

8. He might be a bit old in 2016...

but it sure would be fun to see him go for it. :)

[madmax]

9. He can't win - it's best he does what he can in the Senate.

Maybe someday in the not too distant future. My daughter in law is a borderline socialist - she was a centrist Dem. :shrug:

[rhett o rick]

11. I agree. Keep Bernie in the Senate. The only sane voice. nm

[lunatica]

10. Thank you Senator Sanders