Rachel's Statement on Keith's Departure...

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Watch Rachel Maddow Address Keith Olbermann's Departure on Real Time

Less than 90 minutes after Keith Olbermann announced on MSNBC that his show, Countdown, was over effective immediately, colleague Rachel Maddow spoke out—albeit briefly—on the issue during a live taping of Real Time with Bill Maher. Watch inside.

Video:
http://tv.gawker.com/5740369/watch-rachel-maddow-address-keith-olbermanns-departure-on-real-time

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1. She says "He quit."

Thanks

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2. Yes, as opposed to the prevalent meme...

... that he was "fired" secondary to the Comcast merger.

You're welcome.

[elleng]

6. Not exactly. Maher said 'told me KO is 'quitting,'

she interjected 'Ya, busy day, know very little, btwn him and company.'

[madfloridian]

10. I did not hear her say that.

[NotThisTime]

12. No Mahr said he quit, she just went on about it being a very busy day, she didn't agree he'd quit

and said she knew very little

[MrsBrady]

3. i couldn't quite get what she was saying on the last few seconds

"i only agreed to a certain amount of content......????

did anybody else catch what that was?

at the very last.

[thrift_store_angel]

4. I think she said

"I'll just do it very slowly"

[elleng]

5. '...I'll just do it very slowly,' is how she finished her statement.

[MrsBrady]

7. wow...

wtf does that mean.

i hope she messes with them...that's what it sounds like.

[elleng]

8. She was responding to Stockman's joking suggestion

that she could now do 2 hours by saying her agreement/contract provides for a certain amount of content (each night, I presume), so she might do the same amount of content, SLOOOWLY! She was joking!

They've already filled the time slots (Cenk, O'Donnell, Rachel, Ed,) so sounds like they gave this some thought.

[glinda]

11. Meme most likely went out "slander him" to all their co-horts.

[peacetalksforall]

14. Did Cenk get a show? I've been listening to NPR and 'Air America' and there were no

announcements - when did this happen with Keith? When did this happen with Cenk?

[elleng]

15. Keith happened tonight; somewhere here there's a post

about the new line-up, which includes Cenk.

[snot]

9. someone said now she shd or cd do 2 hrs.; she said she can only produce 1 hr.

and I guess meant she cd stretch the 1 hr. out to cover 2 by doing it slowly.

[Youth Uprising]

13. Hmmm...

I can't help but wonder if Bill Maher's comments where directed towards Jon Stewart. I agree with his sentiments.

[jillan]

16. Notice how she doesn't make eye contact with Bill while she is saying her spiel. She knows more but

can't say - imho.

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19. Absolutely correct and...

...a good catch. Rachel consistently makes pointed eye contact with those with whom she is engaged; she does not in this interaction with Bill.

[Jester Messiah]

17. That was unsatisfying.

I guess she doesn't want to make the situation more difficult for Keith, or she doesn't want to presume to speak for him.

[jberryhill]

18. 1. She wouldn't know. 2. If she knew, she wouldn't say

She wouldn't be informed of anything in the scooe of KO's NDA.