What, if anything, did Rachel say last night?????

[trayfoot]

I turned off MSNBC and I've been looking for someone who did watch, but I haven't found anything yet.

[Better Today]

1. Gee, you mean you missed the multiple threads about it and the video thread

that's on the Greatest page.

Or you can go direct to MSNBC to watch the clip.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/

[trayfoot]

2. Yes, guess I did - been looking on Discussion & Pres'l

[Nancy Waterman]

3. She ended with a bit on the Olberman drama

She pointed out the absolute falseness of any equivalence between MSNBC and Fox News. She showed the Fox news people soliciting funds for candidates on their shows, doing fundraisers, endorsing specific candidates, and sending them money. She said there should be a rule against this kind of political activity by a journalist but that Keith had been punished so he should come back now.

[trayfoot]

4. So, she agreed that Keith SHOULD be punished?

WOW! I am surprised at that POV.

[emulatorloo]

7. Please Don't spin it that way. Here's the quote

As you may have heard today, Keith Olbermann has been temporarily suspended from his job hosting Countdown on this network, because he made three personal political donations to candidates in this last election cycle. The reason for Keith's suspension is that here at MSNBC, there is an explicit employee rule against hosts making contributions like that.

You can do it if you ask in advance and management tells you it's OK. That's what I understand happened with our morning-show host's political donations in 2006, under previous management.

But if you don't ask in advance for an exemption from the rule, you're bound by the rule. (For the record: the rule applies to us here at MSNBC and to NBC News staff. CNBC isn't under NBC News, so they're not bound by the rule.)

I understand the rule. I understand what it means to break it. I believe everyone should face the same treatment under that rule. I also personally believe that the point has been made and we should have Keith back hosting Countdown.

[Lint Head]

5. If Keith should be punished then Fox should be by the American people

and the courts. I won't hold my breath. I think something is going to happen very soon that is going to blow the lid off of all of this. The GOP will go down and I mean hard. MSNBC is not a news channel it's a commentary channel.

[emulatorloo]

6. Here's the transcript on her blog, and link to DU video thread

Maddowblog - On cable news and cable not news.
http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/11/05/5417114-on-cable-news-and-cable-not-news

RACHEL MADDOW Comments on Olbermann Situation - 'Different from Fox'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x522722

[stray cat]

8. Please watch and listen to the video yourself rather than reading opinions

anything less just spreads bullshit