Marvin Miller, The Man Who Reinvented Baseball
Last season, $10,000 would have bought you eight front-row tickets to one regular season game at Yankee Stadium.
In 1966, $10,000 was the average salary of a Major League Baseball Player.
1966 was not one of the years of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency. Inflation since then has not been 7500 percent. Reggie Jackson and Johnny Bench and Nolan Ryan were on the cusp of the majors, the Mets had just gotten the right to sign Tom Seaver, three-year old Jamie Moyer had already thrown a baseball, and Peter Gammons had just begun to write sports for The North Carolina Daily Tar Heel.
1966 is not ancient history. And as Marvin Miller became the head of the nascent Major League Players Association that season, Sandy Koufax was pitching his last campaign for the Dodgers. To get Walter O’Malley Dodgers to pay Koufax just $125,000, Koufax and Don Drysdale had to threaten to sit out the season. Along side them on the Dodgers’ pitching staff, a rookie named Don Sutton was being paid $6,000. Sutton was hoping to soon reach the income of the average major leaguer. Ten Grand didn’t exactly leave you homeless, but if you didn’t also have a regular working stiff’s job in the off-season, it wasn’t enough to raise a family on.
And Marvin Miller changed that.
You can argue that the pendulum Marvin unleashed from its artificial restraint has swung too far to the other side (and you’d be wrong – who is about to sign a six billion dollar contract? The new Dodgers owners, or Evan Longoria?) You can argue that what Marvin wrought has destroyed competitive balance and especially the small markets (and you’d be wrong – in the 18 seasons before his ascent, the Yankees had won 15 pennants and the Dodgers had won nine, and the team then in Kansas City had finished last or in the bottom four 13 times). You can argue that the freedom Marvin enabled has destroyed the continuity of players and made the one-team player nearly extinct (and you’d be wrong – there are 41 Hall of Famers who played for only one team, and a disproportionate number, 11, are from the Free Agent era. The only thing that’s changed is that the players can now initiate their own jarring relocation, not just the owners).
You can also argue that free agency and everything else Marvin Miller accomplished has created that bill for $10,000 for eight tickets at Yankee Stadium, and you’d be wrong yet again. As someone long ago observed, this assumption requires the secondary one that the owners would never have raised prices if there hadn’t been free agency. That assumption ignores the fundaments of business, to say nothing of the reality of baseball pre-Marvin Miller, in which the owners managed to quadruple ticket prices while barely doubling player salaries. As the realities of the new economics of the game unfolded in the ’70s and ’80s it became obvious that for years, for decades, for generations, the owners had been keeping 70, 80, or maybe 90 percent of all revenues, and that even as society grew more affluent and the definitions of disposable income and luxury almost switched places, the owners kept hitting the players over the head with the economic hammer just because they could.
One thing you can not argue is that Marvin Miller hurt the owners. This used to be the first response to the Major League Baseball Players Association that he built: that the man that Braves’ Vice President Paul Richards called a “mustachioed four-flusher” was a communist or a socialist or anarchist who would destroy the game, its owners, and their God-given right to profit. It was an act of faith for owners and Commissioners and even a huge percentage of players (Stockholm Syndrome) that without the Reserve Clause that Miller and Curt Flood and Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally and Peter Seitz brought down, teams would go bankrupt, or at best the small markets would never compete nor last (in the 19 years ending in 1972, 10 franchises moved. In the 40 years since, one moved).
As the first wave of Free Agents mourn him, and all the players since give distant thanks, the owners ought to build statues to Marvin Miller. According to an anecdote told by their then-VPs Buzzy Bavasi and Fresco Thompson, the Dodgers profited six million dollars in 1963 and four million in 1964 (and thus owner Walter O’Malley complained that he’d “lost” two million). That the Dodgers – and everybody else – went from those then-dizzying figures to tens of millions, then hundreds, then to signing multi-billion dollar tv deals – is directly attributable to the new economics that Miller unleashed.
He, personally, put the word “billion” into baseball. Into all sports, for that matter. And via the miracle of imitation, probably into other forms of entertainment.
Marvin once admitted to me that he did not foresee the intangibles that the liberated player would create. Who could have known that player contract negotiations and the covering of them and the kibitzing about them would become an industry that would rival coverage of the game on the field itself? Baseball’s off-seasons used to have occasional trade rumors, an invigorating flurry of deals at the all-too-brief Winter Meetings, and the searing experience of the release of veteran former stars late in Spring Training.
And then suddenly you could spend weeks wondering where Reggie Jackson would go – and the Free Agent Season was born. And suddenly fans, battered by decades of owner disloyalty and now confused by the added mobility of the players, decided they could create their own teams – and Fantasy Baseball was born. And then teams began to offload unsignable players and the drama of the Trade Deadline took on new form and dimensions. And then the idea of trying to scientifically put the proverbial dollar sign on the muscle replaced the “Sign Wayne Garland – he won 20!” methodology, and SABRmetrics began to gain a head of steam that is years away from culmination.
In that he utterly reshaped the way the game was played on the field, Babe Ruth probably reigns supreme on the list of those who changed baseball most. In that they reshaped its color (and our nation’s attitude – and laws), Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson probably share second place. But only they can even be considered above Marvin Miller as men who had greater influence on the history of baseball. As an aside, I do not slight Curt Flood here. I revered him, and was honored to have met him. Conceivably he sacrificed a Hall of Fame career to try to gain for himself and his colleagues the freedom Miller and the arbitrator Seitz and some lunkheaded owners, and Dave McNally and Andy Messersmith finally gave them. But remember that Marvin Miller tried to talk Flood out of suing, and warned him that he was not operating from a position of strength, and that the players did not yet understand why they needed to support him, and that he would probably lose his case. As always, Marvin was – tragically – right. Curt Flood is just behind Miller on this list.
My first personal exposure to Marvin Miller came while covering the second wave of the union’s struggles, in the 1980′s. By 1981 the owners still didn’t see what gifts he had bestowed upon them, and they stubbornly tried to force him to take them back. The players had no choice but to strike, and for 50 days I got to cover Marvin’s profound sighs. I found myself fascinated watching him conduct himself with such an even keel, such aplomb, amid chaos and confusion and anger and fools who would not suffer him, gladly or otherwise. It was an unintentional education, and I later got to tell him so. I’d love to be as good at it some day as he was on his worst day.
Update 4:00 PM EDT: I was just re-watching Hot Stove’s coverage of Marvin’s passing and I thought this was a fitting picture to freeze from the ‘b-roll’:
File footage from MLB Network 11/27/12
Marvin Miller, before or during the 1981 baseball strike negotiations. The guy in the mustache and the all-too-thin tie, back left, is a 22-year old radio reporter who would get his first tv shot because CNN’s strike correspondent took two weeks off after the strike was settled.
The original post resumes here:
Even in 1983 the union had its own internecine growing pains. One night I was coming home from CNN and walking up Third Avenue when I saw his unmistakably dapper figure walking down it, towards me. I was going to say hello, but even at a distance I could read that there was something even more focused than usual, even more purposeful, even more burdened, about the look on his face. I thought the least I could do as thanks for all his cooperation with me was to leave him alone.
Later that night I was bowled over to discover that the Union, the direction of which he had turned over to the mediator who had worked the 1981 strike, had rebelled against and unseated his successor. When I passed him on the street Marvin had been on his way to the meeting at which he would help the players rid themselves of the new director, and himself semi-reluctantly came out of semi-retirement to help Don Fehr get on his feet as the new chief.
I mentioned that to him when we spoke two Fridays ago. “I remember,” he said with a laugh. “I thought I was fortunate that that damn fool kid reporter didn’t recognize me!” The conversation did not dwell on the embarrassment that is his absence from the Hall of Fame, nor his complete repainting of the baseball landscape, nor the strikes and other tortures of his 17 years giving birth to his union. It was mostly about his fears for the loss of individual freedom in the American society that would so soon be without him.
Fitting, that, because whatever happened after he achieved it, Marvin Miller’s original goal as the head of the players’ union was freedom - to eliminate the nonsensical conclusion (improbably upheld by the Supreme Court) that because baseball players “played,” their bosses were not truly running interstate commerce. And thus, a 17-year old kid who signed a one-year contract with, say, the Philadelphia Phillies, was actually signing a 25-year contract. Each “one-year” agreement had a proviso allowing the owners to “renew” the contract for another year. And in the renewal year, the proviso re-set, and the contract could be “renewed” again.
It wasn’t actually slavery, but it sure as hell wasn’t freedom.
And that one word was what Marvin Miller was all about.
Reblogged this on Kevin Rossi and commented:
Good read on the passing of Marvin Miller
Keith,
Sorry to crowbar this in on your Marvin Miller post. You know Rupert Murdoch bought half of YES, right? I haven’t seen you comment on this. I’m a progressive (former) Yankee fan now. Pretty disappointed about it…
Why is it KO’s job to talk about that. I love when KO goes after Murdouch too, but I also fine when he slient about it. We already know that he hates him and that he is a bad seed. Would have been fun to see KO go after but it was not nesscary.
Is anyone else talking about it? I’d like to get something going with lefty Yankee fans protesting this shite. I’ve been a fan of the team since ’85. Grew up watching Mattingly, Randolph, Guidry, Righetti, Winfield, etc… Murdoch is a detestable slug. Now that he has a financial interest in the Yankees organization it makes me ill.
“Why is it KO’s job to talk about that,”
It’s not.
But BB is really good about not doing his job/s.
It’s why he ALWAYS gets fired.
It was an act of faith for owners and Commissioners and even a huge percentage of players (Stockholm Syndrome) that without the Reserve Clause that Miller and Curt Flood and Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally and Peter Seitz brought down, teams would go bankrupt, or at best the small markets would never compete nor last (in the 19 years ending in 1972, 10 franchises moved. In the 40 years since, one moved).
One nitpick. Sure, only one has moved. How many screwed the taxpayers of their corresponding cities out of millions and million in subsidies, and for stadiums(see Miami!!)?
Again I can understand the frustration Murdoch is scum and needs to go away, but I not sure how saying he bought something else well change that, I think the best way to go by this is try a petition for all other progressives in boycotting Yes. Maybe you can get KO and others to think about that. Trust me I can understand your frustration. I think the only way we get rid of people like Murdouch is trying to change the laws to make it harder for coporations to buy everything.
As I said maybe the best way not just by talking about which needs to happen is starting a petition that the any Yankee fan from the left can sign to say that they do not like that Murdouch was allowed to by YES.
Again OO
Thanks for calling Gibson bath tub boy and showing that you think a made up story by a bully who thought it was funny to make fun of people’s pain aka Stewrat on 911, you really love to show that you love to defend bullying.
Also Oo that has been debunked KO never has gotten fired over and over again that is pure
Even in 1983 the union had its own internecine growing pains. One night I was coming home from CNN and walking up Third Avenue when I saw his unmistakably dapper figure walking down it, towards me. I was going to say hello, but even at a distance I could read that there was something even more focused than usual, even more purposeful, even more burdened, about the look on his face. I thought the least I could do as thanks for all his cooperation with me was to leave him alone.
Again I can understand the frustration Murdoch is scum and needs to go away, but I not sure how saying he bought something else well change that, I think the best way to go by this is try a petition for all other progressives in boycotting Yes. Maybe you can get KO and others to think about that. Trust me I can understand your frustration. I think the only way we get rid of people like Murdouch is trying to change the laws to make it harder for coporations to buy everything.
By history on November 27, 2012 8:00 pm – Reply
What in the world are you talking about, what does this have to do with cheating on taxes. You really show that you did not read what LB had to say. Also KO is not a tax cheat that was what people in the real world call lying, here is what happened OW is not a legit website. Sorry meant on the tax that judges that have told him he did not have to pay, to extensions that happen all the time that gave KO more time to pay, showing that KO always follows the law when it comes to his taxes. It really made me laugh because I know that I am bad at math and I could read that stuff that OW was putting out and see that KO was paying his taxes and that he was just doing what normal people do all the time, stuff that my dad who is a account has helped people out with, including the story that OW was making a deal about. That is how dishonest this website is. Also they never have sources to back stuff up that is said, or it from other uncredible websites like newsbusters with alot of gossip sites. They only show that KO has no idea how to lie and be hateful, and all that webiste can do is hateful and dishonest. So Nick sorry but if it from OW I know that it is a lie and not to believe it, they always show why KO is this generations Murrow and just how principled he is. By that story got debunked, the only site that was talking about it OW which is not a legit site and even than a fan was able to debunk it, do not put what OW said beause that has been debunked. KO was never in trouble with the IRA, also here it about Cornell eep basing KO, I read those emails and I have to laugh that you think that shows that KO broke the contract or that he was the bad guy of all about ego. I would be angry if people were banging trash cans when I was doing a show, I would be pissed if I was about to do a show and people where trying to take photos of me, wow these emails Science is what reasonable people will call reasonable complaints, also where was KO threatening staff and bashing people, I can see why KO would come close to thorwing something. You show that KO temper was not the problem, I want to laugh that Current thinks that this shows that KO was dangerous, this shows just how frustrated KO was with a studio that was falling apart. The emails at the top show that KO had everyreason to throw something, I would be at the point of throwing something if I was dealing with people interupting me during a show, and people thinking that it okay to take a picture before a show is about to begin. You still have not shown proof that KO’s all about ego and that he has a bad personality, you have not even shown that KO broke the contract. All you show me is that I am right when I say that Current broke his contract. Science Current stated fully well when they say that they deal with business, that means that they have to fix problems like sets and making sure that Countdown runs smoothly, anyone with a brain Science which once again you show that you do not use, can see that banging trash cans is not expectable when a show is in progress, that person should have waited until Countdown was finished to do that, also any person with a brain that unlike you they like to use, knows that taking pictures right before a show and without a persons permission is anyiong and KO has every right to be upset at that stuff, and again this is if I believe that KO actually throw a mug because I have never seen him with a glass mug, also the fact that the satlite feed had broken and that KO was not getting the right info before a show, again I know that I would be at the point where I would want to throw something. All these emails show that not only was KO dealing with imcomptent bosses, but also imcomptent staff that did not want to do thier jobs but only complain. You prove me right when I said that all Current has are whinnie emails that show that Current is not responsible for thier behavior and showing that they are everything that they claim KO is. Keep showing how Current broke KO’s contract and how KO was unjuistily fired. Keep showing that you do not like to think things through. KO dealing with set problems and people who think it okay to do noise during a show and want to take photos before a show is on without asking permission which they have to ask before taking a picture that is not what ego and a guy that has a bad temper looks like. That is what a person that under stress with having to work with imcomptent people that do not want to do thier jobs looks like. Keep lying about what happened at Current and showing that you have no idea what a person with a bad temper and all about ego looks like. Those emails just make me feel sorry that KO had to deal with people that unlike him do not want to act professional and do thier jobs and do not want take responsibity for thier mistakes. These emails make me hate Current and show just how irresponsible and unprofessional that company is. The person emailing about throwing should have been more upset like I was that tenichal problems were still going on. Thanks for making me love and respect KO more and hate Current more and more, and showing that Current is the bad guy and once again showing that KO’s ego had nothing to do with why he not at Current and that his personality is not why he got fired. You keep loving to show how KO got unjustily fired. Wow I want you to work with all that those emails where complaining about and than see if you would be at the point of wanting to throw something, I know that I would, this email shows how much stress KO was under for dealing with stuff like banging trash cans and pictures being taken before shows without permission which anyone Science weither you are celebrity or not would want, and tenichal problems that show just how irresponsible Current is and how they are everything that they claim KO is, and that they never lived up to thier end of the bargin from even what they say thier responsiblity is. KO again will be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired. Keep showing how Current broke the contract that is all those emails show, and they prove my point that all Current’s proof is whinnie emails by people like mangement did not want to do thier jobs and take responsibility for thier mistakes and the stress that KO had to deal with, they just make me feel bad for KO and make me want to yell at Hyatt to stop lying about what happened and tell the truth that they not KO broke the contract and that they only cared about taking KO’s audience and money and that they lie about being progressive and that they care nothing about the cause and that they are just as hypocritecal as Fox and that they need to go away. These emails make me want KO to sue for all that Current has and take this hypocritcal dishonest network out. KO keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me, love you faults and all. Science keep putting post that show that KO’s ego and personality had nothing to do with what happened at Current and that he was unjustily fired there. Sorry but you will never show me that KO the bad guy because thier is no evidence that person that uses common sense and his brain that shows that KO the bad guy. Scince unless you are in KO’s case and dealing with what he had to deal with you cannot say that KO the bad guy, because you do not know what you would do in his place, I am not violent but if I where in KO’s situtaion I would be at the point of throwing something. That is why I know that had nothing to do with temper and had all to do with the stress of having to do mangements and his staff’s job, because he the only responsible professional there. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and making me hate KO more and more that is all you know how to do. You love to show how Current broke that contract that you do not know what stress is and what temper is. Science this is not diva behavior not wanting noise when you are doing a show is what professional responsible people would be upset about because it what you have never heard of dinstracting, same with taking pictures without permission not only is distracting but disrespectable too, KO should have been upset when these things were done, I know that I would be. Also I question if that mug story is even because me and I know others that watch Countdown never saw KO use a glass mug and it very noticlble the mug that KO uses and they are all ceramic. So keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do. YOu just make me love and respect him more and show that KO has no idea how to be a diva and be all about ego. You really are pathic. Wow KO got a Ivy League degree keep showing BY how igorant you are about KO, sorry KO paid his taxes. Thier is no evidence otherwise the OW stuff was not true. KO keep being yourself and you will have a fan in me.
By history on November 27, 2012 9:00 pm -
“Who the hell is BB?”
OO
bathtub boy is not KO, that is Gibbson or more important a made up story about KO that was debunked because Gibson could not handle that KO did not want to cover MOnica Lewensky scandal. Thanks again for showing your igorance on KO. That is not KO’s nick name and never wil be. Just a another bashing by Gibson.
By history on November 27, 2012 10:44 pm – Reply
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Wow
You are always good for a laugh with your made up crap about who KO is and your embarrassing made up posts that show your igorance on KO.
Again OO leave this blog and let people talk baseball, you are only ruin it. Keep up the bashing and the igorance, you really show that you have zero clue what a human is.
By history on December 11, 2012 1:48 am -
Thad
KO does not have a show right now because Current a broke his contract or I should say decided to hire him to get progressives on, but that was it, they promised him to be news cheif and than hired Brohem was lied to him about it being a title aka the Cenk incident. They got on his case for doing what any broadcaster would do when they have a thorat infection, showing me that they care nothing about him. He will be back, he has no idea how to burn bridges so never listen to people who say that it a made up talking point and always will be. It his decision of weither he wants to do news or sports or even if even wants a show. So he never gets one that is because he did not want one and is done with television. I do not think that he done and look forward to future projects. May take a while because he might be pick about what put in and what is promised understandable with how Current treated him. Will not be happy if he does not get the justice for being unjustily fired from there. Current is no way in my view a progressive channel and never will be. KO again keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me, love you faults and all.
By history on November 27, 2012 5:26 pm – Reply
Wow
KO has never been fired from ESPN and MSNBC that has been debunked over and over again. Once again OO you show that you are igorant on the difference between being fired and quiting, OO what part of you do not do last shows and get a salary if you get fired, here again is KO’s job history because you love to get this one wrong. Again OO that is a made up talking point by you and others that have zero clue about who KO is, let me explain, Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
Oo the he burnt his last bridge has been debunked over and over again, you are showing how igorant your are on KO when you put out that debunk lie. Here is what Patrick said about this, Also Dan Patrick who been a friend of KO since they worked together at ESPN. would be laughing at you when you say KO is unemployable. KO quit MSNBC in 1999 and than was rehired in 2003, he quit ESPN in 1996 and was rehired in I think 2004 because he was regulary with Patrick before he left that is how made up the burnt his last bridges is. Keep lying about what I am, you just make laugh with how dishonest you are when it comes to fans. First you think when I defend KO I and other fans are in a cult and because I call you out again on that lie, you think it obession. I on a KO blog where he writes, that is not a obession. Also if you hate KO so much why are you on a site that writes, I think the truth is you are obessed with lying about KO and making up crap about his past. You already lied about his employment. I know that it will take awhile but just like Carr of the times and Patrick he will be back. Always is, said he would not be and than came the bad deal with CUrrrent. So keep lying about who I am and who KO is. I only and only evey be a fan and as a fan I not afraid to defend the person that I am a fan of. Being a fan is not a obession. Keep lying about me and KO. YOu again just make me love and respect him more. I go by the people that know KO personally like Dan Patrick when it comes to when KO going to back and employment not trolls who cannot get that KO was only fired from two places. and has worked in the same career for 33 years and counting. Again if KO is so toxic why do channels hire him back, that is what I keep telling you up top that is why I laugh when people like you say that, because it always needs up as a lie. It sometimes takes a while but if he wants to a network will take the risk. Again why is that Dan patrick who a friend of KO and worked with him at ESPN says that he would come back to a network, Carr who article was mostly negtive says that network will easily hire him after a certain amount of time and he in the industry. So keep living in your fantasy world on that one. That always turns out to be a lie. So I do not take your garantuee because I know that anyone that says that shows that they do not know who KO is and even how popular he is with people, even to fans that get angry at him when it came to Current want him back on the air somewhere. So sorry but I do not listen to people that say that a network can never hire him and never will because I know from looking at the pattern of his career and the success that he brings aka ESPN and MSNBC, which shows the track record of building channels showing that he already secrued his place in history when it comes to television, shows why networks take the chance on him. Sorry but you show that you do not want to listen to truth, again only insult. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more. Wow even Carr who would agree with you about KO and his bosses says that KO can come back. Wow OO that is how BS that lie is. OO the truth is KO can work anywhere if he wants, so if does not come back that is because he does not want to work. If does come back which probably happen it because he wants to work, and also again like what happened the when he was unjustily fired at Fox, it took a while before he went back and second time, Sorry but KO has burnt nothing that is made up BS and again shows that OO is ingorant on KO’s job history, keep showing that you have zero clue who KO is. Sorry but KO can work again, keep embarrassing yourself with your igorance on who KO is.
By history on November 27, 2012 10:53 pm -
It’s a good idea to hit the Return key from time to time . . .
Also, self-edit.
By Dickey Fuller on November 27, 2012 11:10 pm -
KO great articles as usual, and I am sorry for your lost. It sounds like the baseball world lost a great guy, and you lost a good friend. Miller sounds like he great all around. Again KO I know that you are on to bigger and better things and that you will be around for years to come. Keep showing why you are this generations Murrow and also keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me, or will always be on my ipod, ipad wall and life. Love you faults and all, and again sorry for your lost and putting out this great tribute of him.
By history on November 27, 2012 5:14 pm – Reply
I try Dickey
But I seem to care more about telling the truth to the trolls than about paragraphs. I hate when people are bashed and OO that is all you do when it comes to KO and do not say different because that will be a lie.
By history on November 27, 2012 11:34 pm – Reply
Keith, would you kindly repost to DKos? This is important info, and there is a discussion in several diaries over there regarding the worthy contributions of the father of the unionization of baseball. Thanks.
BlackSheep1
By S R H (@BlackSheep0ne) on November 27, 2012 5:16 pm – Reply
Gentlemen, is this a baseball blog or a political one? Please.
KO, great article as always. While I appreciate your points, first, I still believe fans want to hear about baseball, not money. I was an expos fan, in the end we did not associate with players, but with price tags, which took the fun out of it and drove the fans away. Today, we’d love to see a team trade a 3B for a OF, or a lefty for a righty, but we barely see that anymore because of these contracts. Give me Fantasy/Rotisserie style trade market and the sport would be even more popular. Second, the point of a previous comment about taxpayer funded stadiums is right on.
By lemaraudeurnfl on November 27, 2012 9:27 pm – Reply
The Least Influential People of All Time
“12. Keith Olbermann
There was only one bridge left for Olbermann to burn this year, and when it was time for him to alienate himself from Current TV, he did it in classic Olbermann fashion, bitching about broken promises and writing frantic missives to anyone who dared accuse him of being less than a perfect little angel while working at Current. But don’t feel bad for Keith. He’s now free to live the life he’s always dreamed of: taping “Special Comment” segments from his own toilet and descending into a permanent state of manic paranoia.”
By ) on November 27, 2012 9:46 pm – Reply
Has no vaules and morals, this is a guy who fired someone with AIDS, I did not realize that you think that firing people with AIDS is what vaules and morals look like. Thanks for showing that KO knows what being human is and has vaules and morals and you do not know what they are. Also again KO was unjustily fired from Current, here again is what happened OO you show again that you have zero clue what being fired and quiting means, first KO was wrongly fired by Current, thier is no eveidence expect in KO bashers like you who show you know KO as much as you know Madoff, and MSNBC he quit, here again is KO’ s job history Wow KO needs to sue over what happened at Current, you again do not listen, this has been debunked, again here is what happened first KO was dealing with a thorat infection KO was working while he had a thorat infection which is a big no in his industry and you are putting out that made up crap that has been debunked over and overe again that his attiude is what got him fired, Hope I reading his timeline where is KO being a dick, all he doing he telling you his opoin on Yankee fans that is not what being a dick looks like, I guess you are like Cenk and TC in that KO thinks that Cenk will not get ratings and thinks he does not tell the truth, and Cenk grants a interview and that shows that KO is two faced, wow I want you, TC and Cenk to explain how is that two faced, because I do not have to be a fan of KO to know that is not what a two face is, just like I do not have to be a fan to know that working while you are having thorat problems and getting told by a impocomptent mangement that wants to say they are professinal responsible and in charge of buiness side but will not fix a set or give KO a new studio and will not even let him rest his voice, and KO’s mad explain how is KO’s attitude got him fired, Why Hope should I believe a guy that fired someone with AIDs when it comes to honesty and morals, wow keep showing Hope how KO got unjustily fired at Current there is no proof that KO’s attitude got him fired, and KO telling you what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick is. You two show that KO is right about Yankee fans, you two disgust me with your bashing of KO because Yankee fans can never be critized. So I want you to explain why KO who works in broadcasting should be working why he sick, wow so I guess you think that broadcaster should loose thier voices. Here is another oneSorry but keep shwoing that you where not KO fan, KO’s attitude has zero to do with what happened at Current, I want you to explain why KO was promised to be news cheif and never got it, wow I guess wanting what he promised shows that his attitude was the problem, Hope I read his lawsuit and the conter-suit and nothing in there shows that KO broke the contract and I care crap about his attitude, nothing shows Hope that KO’s attitude is why he not at Current, that Hope has been debunked over and over again, Hope KO giving what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick looks like, you and bmer bashing KO and not letting KO disagree with you about Yankee fans that is what dickish bevahior is. Hope keep showing that you were no KO fan and that you not KO are the dick. Hope I want you to work with tenichal problems and studio falling apart and mangement that puts out negitive articles about you and than come bakc with that made up crap about KO’s attitude. Hope it not KO’s job to praise Yankee fans up the wall, people like you make me sick, if KO does not agree with you, you go with the made up talking points that he got fired for a bad attidue and that he a dick, because you and bmer cannot take that not everyone thinks that Yankee’s and there fans are the greatest since silece bread Hope keep showing me that KO’s attitude hasd and always will have zero to do with what happened at Current and that you have zero idea what being a dick is, you are being one right now with your BS about KO being bad because he angry at Yankee fans. KO keep being yourself and again will be pissed if you do not get the justice you deserve for being unjustily fired. Also Bmer you just keep showing that you not kO are the dick, so because KO read your tweet on the air that means that he has to tell you how great Yankee fans are. I have read his timeline Bmer there is nothing there that showing he being a dick, that is pure BS by you and hope who hate it when Ko critizes things that you do not want critized. Wow so again KO personality and this is from someone who cares crap about his personality was not the reason he was at Current. He doing the right thing by suing, you love to put up crap that has been debunked over and over agian showing that you do not know who KO is and showing that you do not care about facts and truth. Keep making me love and respect KO more. KO is not mental case, and Paul I do not listen to people that are total igorant on KO work history, he has not got fired from every job here again is KO’s work historyYou put a list that is all wrong and is all been debunked. OO you do not even know KO career, KO has not been fired from MSNBC and ESPN, again here is what happened Keep showing that you would rather bash KO than listen to the truth, that he has never naplenmed a bridge and that he unemployable has always been debunked and always will be, I look at those articles and you have to live in fantasy world if you think that shows that KO is a jerk or that he unemployable, I already apologized for what happened with Suzie but people like you want to put that out because KO has to be a bad guy here is what KO did A long, long time ago, one of my bosses at ESPN told me that during times of contention, I always showed too much backbone. Also those comments tell truth to power, only people like you that love to be lied to and love to when people hate on others like republicans believe that crap about KO.
By history on November 27, 2012 11:06 pm – Reply
“Current argues that Olbermann refused to promote the network or its shows, and would order staff not to promote “Countdown” when he wasn’t anchoring. It also pulled some embarrassing emails and events from Olbermann’s tenure at the network. After a picture of the “Countdown” set leaked to the press by the designer, Olbermann asked Current CEO Joel Hyatt “Can you assassinate him, please?” Another incident saw Olbermann throw a glass mug against the wall of the studio, shattering it.”
By ) on November 27, 2012 9:50 pm – Reply
Wow
Again OO Current is lying to you about what happened. Thier is no evidence that shows that KO did not promote, he was on Lettermen on October 29, 2011, when Current said that he stopped promoting that month, again you think lies are truth again here is what happened AL I want Current and eveyone that putting out this made up crap why was KO on Bill Mahr, Creig Furgeson, David Lettermen and Colbert if he was not promoting Countdown and Current. You do not go on shows like that unless you are promoting something I did not see him realse a book, so he must have been promoting Current. KO was abused Al and it has been shown over and over again for anyone even people that are not fans but have something that you have zero clue logic. KO got sick with bronchatis in November he was on for most November and December, that shows someone that is dedicated to his work. He was telling Current which they never deined that they should be HD and live stream. I starting to think that letter and primary story is made up because Current was contract negotions with Spitzer than. Al KO’s network means zip, so he makes 35 million that does not mean Al that he needs to be abused by mangement. Current sabtaoged him and broke his contract he deserves to get the money that they owe him, and wanting that has nothing and will never have anyting to do with motives and what he believes. He showing by doing this and employees everwhere should not stand and take abuse from thier bosses, and that thier bosses should respect them, that pretty principled and pretty good motives. You just showed why KO unlike you in this post that is just bashing him and has no truth in that his motvies never need to questioned and he stands up for what he believes that inculdes fair treatment in the work place. You post is beyon crazy to me, it basically says that because KO makes a lot of money he should be treated like crap, excuse me me and his millions of fans Al care nothing about KO’s network is we want him to treated just as fairly by his employers as we do with the people that have less. Your post just makes me love and respect KO more and shows that your motive and your belifs should be questioned, because you think that because someone is rich they should be treated like garbage. That not how it works. KO keep showing people like Al what standing up for what you believe in which is treating people fairly in work place weither you are rich or poor is more important then network. KO keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me. Al showed why you are this generations Murrow and that ego had nothing to do with what happened at Current. Al maybe you ask Current why said that Cenk was beating KO but did not realse the numbers that showed that and when KO left Current’s ratings were at 25,00 to 24,000 when KO had been there it was at 47,000 to 58,000, that shows that Cenk was not beating KO. Explain why are the saying Cenk overshowed KO when, when it was shown when KO was there I could google and I did articles even ones about Cenk and KO was always there, that how dishonest Current is being about what happened. Stop looking at people networks and start looking at facts. When it comes to treatment by bosses even rich people need to be treated fairly and that what KO is standing by in his suit. Also AL KO never critized people with money only people aka corporations that are hurting people and just magement are treating people badly. So this is excatly what KO stands for and his motives show it. KO as long as you are yourself you will always be on my wall, ipod, ipad and life, will follow and be loyal and trusting of you. I know that Current absued you badly and that you are doing the right thing by suing. Love you faults and all. Moore was telling people when he was going to be on Countdown and Harry Sheer when KO was out and where was KO getting on thier case. Current was confusing fans by giving wrong info about who the guests where going to be on Countdown and talking about segments that were not going to be on. I do not have a ego OO but I would prevent Current from promoting too, they showed by doing that they cared nothing about the fans by doing this. So again sorry Current broke the contract, no evidence that KO the bad guy. Also Current allows other hosts to rarely promote shows but get on KO because he did not promote the way that they wanted.
By history on November 27, 2012 11:15 pm – Reply
Murdoch after Olbermann’s departure from the Fox Sports Network: “I fired him, he’s crazy.”
By ) on November 27, 2012 9:52 pm – Reply
Murdouch
Has zero crediblity on any subject here is what happened to KO at Fox, here is what happened there went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Wow a person that hacks phones and thinks that it okay to blackmail people espically when it comes to thier health, that OO is what a uncredible source looks like. You really are igorant on KO.
By history on November 27, 2012 11:26 pm – Reply
“…an ESPN official was quoted saying Olbermann “didn’t burn the bridges here, he napalmed them.”
By ) on November 27, 2012 9:53 pm – Reply
Anybody else noticing a pattern with BB?
No?
I’m the only one.
Okay.
By ) on November 27, 2012 9:56 pm – Reply
OO the only pattern is in your alternate reality about who KO is, again here is KO job history because OO does not know what fired is and what quiting is Again OO that is a made up talking point by you and others that have zero clue about who KO is, let me explain, Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with
Again OO KO has not been fired everywhere just two places, I will repeat this again, thanks again for calling JOhn Gibson out and saying that he loves to take baths, all you show here is that you here is that you love to defend hate speech.
Also I do not have speifics, here is your speifice which I keep posting showing that KO has quit most of his jobs expect two, did not speak too soon. You again show me that you have no idea and never will have any idea who KO is, and you live in stupidlville if you think different. OO you have put out debunked talking points and do not say different because that like this post is woudl be another lie.
Oo you need to live and I care crap if my posts get erased along with yours. I have not and will never spaek too soon about you, because I know that everything about you is true. You are pathic that you think that lying is telling the truth and that telling the truth is lying. It is not OO, you do not tell the truth about KO and never have and never will, and if you say different that will only embarass yourself like this BS post that makes no sense.
Again go to a site that loves to be as igorant about KO as you are. You know nothing and never will about who KO is or who Obama is or who democrats or Mathews or even Gore.
KO OO never was and never will have been fired from MSNBC that is pure BS and do not say different because that has been proven false and all you show by reapting that is that you have no idea what firing is and what quiting is.
Only trolls and people like you OO that live in alternate realities think that doing a last show and neogating out of a contract means that you are fired, people with brains like most of the people on this blog, not you OO know that doing a last show and neogating out and still getting a salary means that someone has quit.
Here is again is that truth on that one, his is what went on Sorry KO will win against Gore, if does not I will be pissed because he did not get the justice that he deserved for getting unjustily fired from Current. Also OO KO was never fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You just posted a post from someone who is as igorant on KO’s career as you are, here is what KO career for the both of you who love to put out talking points, First KO was not fired from MSNBC how many times has that been debunked over and over again, you keep showing that you do not know what quiting is, and here is how hypocritcal MSNBC is on that tax rule, Dude keep showing that you hate facts here is what went on with that. KO donated his own money to cadidates because he was afraid of thier safety, MSNBC who shows that it hypocritical on this supends him and leaves Scaubough out until they are caught with people that are angry at them for thier hypocricracy and they let Geogary donate, so sorry you show that you have no idea what hypocricray looks like, here is it all I’m shocked! Shocked I tell you! Keith Olbermann, a man who earns millions, an American citizen and (until today anyway) a free man living in a free country… actually donated $7,200 to three candidates running for public office. And I’m even more surprised to find out they were all… DEMOCRATS! Oh, the horror. Who would have guessed?
Let’s see, $7,200… why, that’s probably less than two hours pay for him. Have you ever given any candidates what amounts to two hours of your earnings? Were you suspended for it? These were not some secret donations Olbermann made under cover of darkness, in an alley behind a bar, or by slipping an unmarked envelope under a door someplace. No, they were perfectly legal donations properly reported by the candidates who received them.
So, how then could Olbermann get suspended from his job? Without pay too. I hope he’s saved a few dollars. Seems his company, the GE owned, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. cable channel MSNBC has a policy whereby their air-personalities, their entertainers and performers must get some sort of executive permission before they make political donations. And Keith apparently failed to get his bosses to approve his in advance.
Who among us needs to get their employer’s permission before making an open and legal political donation? Could such a corporate policy pass the laugh test in court? Did Olbermann then go out of the normal programming policies at MSNBC to use his own show “COUNTDOWN” to support these candidates? Is he even being charged with doing that? Did any of the three win their elections? Does anyone at GE, NBC or MSNBC care? And what about the fact that MSNBC airs a daily show featuring the wife of Alan Greenspan without ever notifying its audience of her and her husband’s decades of political activity? Maybe the Greenspans have quit all politics. Perhaps, Keith Olbermann is a “Media Lone Wolf,” a solitary contributor inside the otherwise pristine hallways of GE, NBC and MSNBC.
What about any other GE, NBC or MSNBC employee who may have made donations to political candidates? Has anyone else been suspended, and without pay? Maybe none of them – not a single one – has ever donated even a dime to any political candidate as long as they’ve worked for GE, NBC or MSNBC. Do you find that remotely possible? Pat Buchanan maybe? Or “Morning” Joe? Or all the rest? Are all of them holding onto their dollars with tight fists, refusing to put their money where their mouths are? Or do you think Keith Olbermann is the only GE, NBC or MSNBC employee ever to make a legal political donation while failing to get his employer’s permission to do so in advance? Maybe Keith’s been using steroids too, you think?
What can I, or other MSNBC viewers do to effectively register my shock at this outrage against civil rights and basic democracy? How can we protest this? I can tell you what I’m doing. Effective immediately I’m suspending MSNBC from my viewing schedule – until further notice, without pay – and certainly without permission – until Keith Olbermann is back on-the-air. And if he never reappears on MSNBC – I will never watch that channel again. And, just in case I cheat a little and maybe tune in anyway… you can be sure I’ll NEVER report such a grave personal weakness to any rating service that happens to call me. I’ll tell them I’m watching FOX NEWS. here is another Keith Olbermann has been suspended from MSNBC without pay, effective immediately. The suspension comes in response to a Politico story that reported that the anchor had made three donations to Democratic congressional candidates last week. Political donations apparently violate MSNBC’s ethics policy—although other MSNBC employees, including Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough and commentator Pat Buchanan, have made similar donations in recent years. (Actually, it may be that the NBC rules under which Olbermann was suspended under don’t apply to MSNBCers.)
This situation brings up several interesting issues of journalistic ethics. Like former Washington Post editor Leonard Downie, Olbermann says that journalists shouldn’t vote. Still, his progressive affinities are well known and actually the bedrock of his show. So what’s the point of a donation ban? If Olbermann donates to Democrats, will conservatives realize he’s a liberal? This is just as silly as NPR forbidding its employees to go to the “Rally for Sanity.”
Media outlets should give up this insane act in which they pretend that their reporters are robots without biases. Everyone knows that’s not true! People have lots of biases. Look, this is incredibly simple. Reporters and journalists and media figures should be judged on one thing and one thing only: whether what they say and report turns out to be true. Why do people not get that? If we had a media culture where people were hired and fired based on their record of truth-telling (or not), the world would be a much better place. Also here is another There is a double standard at work with regard to Keith Olbermann’s suspension, not only between other personalities appearing on MSNBC as commentators, but also at the very top level of the food chain.
Comcast now owns is about MSNBC after their acquisition was completed earlier this year is approved (and it will be, I’m sure), despite protestations from many of us. A look at campaign finance disclosures for several organizations shows that Phil Anschutz, chairman of Comcast, content partner with Comcast, donated large sums of money to the First Amendment Alliance, one of the largest outside groups targeting Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections.
The Anschutz Corporation, wholly owned by Phil Anschutz, gave $50,000 on 9/24/2010 to the First Amendment Alliance. The two candidates targeted by the First Amendment Alliance? Jack Conway and Michael Bennet.
Keith Olbermann gave to Jack Conway’s campaign along with Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords.
In addition, the Anschutz family donated $169,900 to Republican candidates and committees during the 2010 election cycle, according to Open Secrets.
Additionally, Comcast Corporation has contributed $125,000 to the Republican Governors’ Association in the 2010 cycle (as of 9/30/2010). (Added: Comcast notes it has also donated the same sum to the DGA)
There’s been a lot of chatter about MSNBC policy, and whether Olbermann should have gotten advance approval for his donations to Jack Conway, Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords on October 28th. The policy I’ve seen reads like this:
NBC and MSNBC TV require permission of the president of NBC News. (MSNBC.com is a joint venture of NBC Universal and Microsoft.)
“Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other outside activities may find that these activities jeopardize his or her standing as an impartial journalist because they may create the appearance of a conflict of interest. Such activities may include participation in or contributions to political campaigns or groups that espouse controversial positions. You should report any such potential conflicts in advance to, and obtain prior approval of, the President of NBC News or his designee.”
That language clearly says “should” and not “must”. Further, anyone who thinks Keith Olbermann is an impartial journalist should have their head examined. He’s not, never has been, never will be, and is not presented as one.
But it leaves this question lingering for me: How is it that the parent corporation of NBC and chairman of that corporation, Pat Buchanan and Joe Scarborough are accorded First Amendment rights to political speech and Keith Olbermann is not?
GET THIS: From the NYTimes:
The News Corporation is one of the biggest suppliers of content to Comcast, with contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
UPDATE: PCCC has a petition you can sign to MSNBC: Tell MSNBC that if they want to keep their viewers, they must put Keith back on the air NOW!
And if you’re on Twitter, progressives are tweeting MSNBC with their displeasure there too.
Gawker says NBC News denies their standards apply to MSNBC commentators.
For an understanding of the relationship between Anschutz and Comcast, see this Muckety map (Flash required). It’s a combination of hockey teams, media, ticket sales and Qwest Communications. Some question the associations. They exist. I’ve linked to them. Here’s another.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has issued a statement demanding Olbermann’s immediate reinstatement.
“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.”
Jed Lewison over at Kos takes on the Joe Scarborough donations and hypocrisy in MSNBC’s response.
Statement from Comcast:
“The joint venture between Comcast and GE has not yet received regulatory approval. Comcast is not in any way involved with decisions made currently by NBC News. We have pledged that when the transaction is concluded, Comcast will abide by the same policies for NBC’s news and public affairs programming that have been in place since GE acquired the company in 1986. Comcast is committed to the independence of NBC’s news operations.
We hope to acquire NBC Universal in the coming months, but by law we play no role in current operations. Mr. Philip Anschutz is not the chairman of Comcast Corporation, nor is he on its board, or in any way involved with the management of the company.”
ThinkProgress notes another possible tie between Comcast and Olbermann’s suspension.
Wow so once again you show that KO is this generations Murrow, and do not be crazy and say that partisan means different, because KO partisan to the truth and that is what Murrow is. So you would be lying if you say different. SO again show me that KO is bad. KO keep showing why you are this generations Murrow and OO what real journalism is. Sorry you got unjustily fired at Current. As long as you are yourself than you will always have a fan in me. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO that is all you know how to do.
Wow so others can go unpunished but KO is the bad guy, wow you really are igorant on who KO is, here is more about KO quiting MSNBC Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
OO you really love to show how igorant you are on KO’s career history. Again OO you do not do last shows and still get pay checks if you had been fired. KO OO was suspended and than restated, he did not get fired for anything at MSNBC. Keep showing why KO is this generations Murrow and how igorant you are on him. OO strikes out again on KO and shows that OO has zero clue who KO is.
Wow OO keep posting posts from people that are just as stupid about who KO is and love to bash KO like you do. Keep showing why KO is this generations Murrow.
So again KO stood up for what he believed in. So again you think that KO should have let a hypocritical mangement let others get away with donating but not him, this is not what channels that say that they do news do. This is how made up MSNBC was.
Thier is no evidence KO broke the Current contract and will be none, no matter what happens, that is why I say that I will be pissed if does not get the justice for being unjustily fired from there.
Also OO here is who Murdouch is a guy again OO is what a corporate mangement looks like. He was the one that thinks that it okay for his newspapers to wiretape people, and he like Hyatt thinks that it okay to blackmail people. Again that is not the kind of mangement that should be trusted.
This is the way KO is and I love him for it. People like and others cannot stand it. so you think that sutff that has zero meaning and if you say different you will be lying and again showing how igorant you are on KO. OO KO would not have been hired back if they really hated him over there, this is how BS and embarrassing this post is. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. I should expect that from someone that thinks that if anyone who calls you and others out on thier lies about KO and show how igorant they are on KO, has to dealing with or thinking that thier is a conspiracy against them.
By posting that shows just how igorant you are, I do not believe in conpiracies OO never have, what I have been calling out, is that bullying you and others have put out.
OO again I love history and when I become fans of people I research who they are and espically when it comes to careers, I care nothing about thier private lives, but I do career wise. Nothing in that area has shown that KO is at fault when it comes to mangement.
Everything that I see is a guy who not afraid to go up to mangement when they have shown to be hypocrites like MSNBC, imconptent and dishonest like Current, and corapte like Fox.
I have to laugh with how much you embarrass yourself by defending these kinds of mangements. You really are pathic, and show why KO is this generations Murrow.
Wow please leave with your igorance on KO and let people talk baseball.
KO did something that you OO have never heard of it calling standing up for what is right.
Again keep showing that you OO have no idea what quiting which means you do least shows and get salary like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN both times and fired.
Keep lying about KO and show that you have no idea what honesty is. Sorry I never speak too soon only people that like to show how igorant they are, think that lie.
Keep showing your igorance that is all you know how to do.
Again keep lying and showing how igorant you are on KO’s career. Get off this blog OO and let people talk baseball. Keep being igorant, please go away and let people talk baseball.
Again go away, that is a video that discribes no one and is showing that you need to learn what tolerance is. Again OO this is what people with real thoughts call baseball, I want to listen and comment and learn about the sport KO makes and even people like Emerson make it fancinating you need to go to a hate site and bash KO there.
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Thanks for showing that you love to support hate speech. Please go away and let people talk baseball. This right here Emerson is what you do, tell the troll that this is a baseball site and that they need to go away. Ignoring the troll is not going to make them go away or bringing people back, you will continue to get spammed. So attacking me and saying that I am taking the oxygen is not going to get your site back.
I know that I want and I will always say this to listen to you talk baseball, but I know that this troll and others are not going to let happen.
Again I do not care if you take my spam as you like to say away, but going after me Emerson is not going to bring this site back.
OO that video has nothing to do with KO, or baseball, please go and let people talk baseball here and let me listen.
would be great if a law professor could explain how not a single entity has ever risen up to challenge the supreme court’s decision allowing the mlb to be a legal monopoly.
the 8 black sox were banned from baseball for taking bribes and throwing the series, but those crooks on the court got to serve for a lifetime
Excellent article, KO. I was watching your Cornell speech (Part 2, about labor) again just this morning, and the two dovetail quite nicely. It really is about freedom, isn’t it? As you said in the Cornell speech “We are threatening every low-income American, for whom the safety net is already way too narrow and way too aged, with a choice of their legal right to strike, or their moral right to eat food, not cardboard.” Every American should have the right to strike, and the right to freedom of choice. The outcome might not make everyone happy, but it is much better than the alternative.
Rights are for all of us, not just the richest few. There are far too many in this country who do not seem to understand that principle. Many are not willing to look past their own skin to the wants and needs of other human beings.
I think you nailed it with this sentence (from the Cornell speech): “The whole premise of being Republican is the awful thought that somewhere, some poor person has a dollar that some rich person actually deserves.” It seems that would apply to most of those at the top of the corporate world, including those who are at the top of baseball’s hierarchy.
It’s a shame that they do not understand that we are all human beings, and that their eventual happiness and well-being often depends on the happiness and well-being of those they consider “lesser beings”.
Thank you for getting it.
“The whole premise of being Republican is the awful thought that somewhere, some poor person has a dollar that some rich person actually deserves.”
Doesn’t that mean that BB is a Republican, since he’s a tax cheat? All that money that he tried to cheat the IRS out of, did it end up going to “lesser beings” who didn’t go to ag school?
Who the hell is BB?
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What in the world are you talking about, what does this have to do with cheating on taxes. You really show that you did not read what LB had to say. Also KO is not a tax cheat that was what people in the real world call lying, here is what happened OW is not a legit website. Sorry meant on the tax that judges that have told him he did not have to pay, to extensions that happen all the time that gave KO more time to pay, showing that KO always follows the law when it comes to his taxes. It really made me laugh because I know that I am bad at math and I could read that stuff that OW was putting out and see that KO was paying his taxes and that he was just doing what normal people do all the time, stuff that my dad who is a account has helped people out with, including the story that OW was making a deal about. That is how dishonest this website is. Also they never have sources to back stuff up that is said, or it from other uncredible websites like newsbusters with alot of gossip sites. They only show that KO has no idea how to lie and be hateful, and all that webiste can do is hateful and dishonest. So Nick sorry but if it from OW I know that it is a lie and not to believe it, they always show why KO is this generations Murrow and just how principled he is. By that story got debunked, the only site that was talking about it OW which is not a legit site and even than a fan was able to debunk it, do not put what OW said beause that has been debunked. KO was never in trouble with the IRA, also here it about Cornell eep basing KO, I read those emails and I have to laugh that you think that shows that KO broke the contract or that he was the bad guy of all about ego. I would be angry if people were banging trash cans when I was doing a show, I would be pissed if I was about to do a show and people where trying to take photos of me, wow these emails Science is what reasonable people will call reasonable complaints, also where was KO threatening staff and bashing people, I can see why KO would come close to thorwing something. You show that KO temper was not the problem, I want to laugh that Current thinks that this shows that KO was dangerous, this shows just how frustrated KO was with a studio that was falling apart. The emails at the top show that KO had everyreason to throw something, I would be at the point of throwing something if I was dealing with people interupting me during a show, and people thinking that it okay to take a picture before a show is about to begin. You still have not shown proof that KO’s all about ego and that he has a bad personality, you have not even shown that KO broke the contract. All you show me is that I am right when I say that Current broke his contract. Science Current stated fully well when they say that they deal with business, that means that they have to fix problems like sets and making sure that Countdown runs smoothly, anyone with a brain Science which once again you show that you do not use, can see that banging trash cans is not expectable when a show is in progress, that person should have waited until Countdown was finished to do that, also any person with a brain that unlike you they like to use, knows that taking pictures right before a show and without a persons permission is anyiong and KO has every right to be upset at that stuff, and again this is if I believe that KO actually throw a mug because I have never seen him with a glass mug, also the fact that the satlite feed had broken and that KO was not getting the right info before a show, again I know that I would be at the point where I would want to throw something. All these emails show that not only was KO dealing with imcomptent bosses, but also imcomptent staff that did not want to do thier jobs but only complain. You prove me right when I said that all Current has are whinnie emails that show that Current is not responsible for thier behavior and showing that they are everything that they claim KO is. Keep showing how Current broke KO’s contract and how KO was unjuistily fired. Keep showing that you do not like to think things through. KO dealing with set problems and people who think it okay to do noise during a show and want to take photos before a show is on without asking permission which they have to ask before taking a picture that is not what ego and a guy that has a bad temper looks like. That is what a person that under stress with having to work with imcomptent people that do not want to do thier jobs looks like. Keep lying about what happened at Current and showing that you have no idea what a person with a bad temper and all about ego looks like. Those emails just make me feel sorry that KO had to deal with people that unlike him do not want to act professional and do thier jobs and do not want take responsibity for thier mistakes. These emails make me hate Current and show just how irresponsible and unprofessional that company is. The person emailing about throwing should have been more upset like I was that tenichal problems were still going on. Thanks for making me love and respect KO more and hate Current more and more, and showing that Current is the bad guy and once again showing that KO’s ego had nothing to do with why he not at Current and that his personality is not why he got fired. You keep loving to show how KO got unjustily fired. Wow I want you to work with all that those emails where complaining about and than see if you would be at the point of wanting to throw something, I know that I would, this email shows how much stress KO was under for dealing with stuff like banging trash cans and pictures being taken before shows without permission which anyone Science weither you are celebrity or not would want, and tenichal problems that show just how irresponsible Current is and how they are everything that they claim KO is, and that they never lived up to thier end of the bargin from even what they say thier responsiblity is. KO again will be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired. Keep showing how Current broke the contract that is all those emails show, and they prove my point that all Current’s proof is whinnie emails by people like mangement did not want to do thier jobs and take responsibility for thier mistakes and the stress that KO had to deal with, they just make me feel bad for KO and make me want to yell at Hyatt to stop lying about what happened and tell the truth that they not KO broke the contract and that they only cared about taking KO’s audience and money and that they lie about being progressive and that they care nothing about the cause and that they are just as hypocritecal as Fox and that they need to go away. These emails make me want KO to sue for all that Current has and take this hypocritcal dishonest network out. KO keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me, love you faults and all. Science keep putting post that show that KO’s ego and personality had nothing to do with what happened at Current and that he was unjustily fired there. Sorry but you will never show me that KO the bad guy because thier is no evidence that person that uses common sense and his brain that shows that KO the bad guy. Scince unless you are in KO’s case and dealing with what he had to deal with you cannot say that KO the bad guy, because you do not know what you would do in his place, I am not violent but if I where in KO’s situtaion I would be at the point of throwing something. That is why I know that had nothing to do with temper and had all to do with the stress of having to do mangements and his staff’s job, because he the only responsible professional there. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and making me hate KO more and more that is all you know how to do. You love to show how Current broke that contract that you do not know what stress is and what temper is. Science this is not diva behavior not wanting noise when you are doing a show is what professional responsible people would be upset about because it what you have never heard of dinstracting, same with taking pictures without permission not only is distracting but disrespectable too, KO should have been upset when these things were done, I know that I would be. Also I question if that mug story is even because me and I know others that watch Countdown never saw KO use a glass mug and it very noticlble the mug that KO uses and they are all ceramic. So keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do. YOu just make me love and respect him more and show that KO has no idea how to be a diva and be all about ego. You really are pathic. Wow KO got a Ivy League degree keep showing BY how igorant you are about KO, sorry KO paid his taxes. Thier is no evidence otherwise the OW stuff was not true. KO keep being yourself and you will have a fan in me.
“Who the hell is BB?”
Bathtub Boy, of course.
And Keith,
So as not to be a spammer I went back and read this post. Thank you for the history lesson on Marvin Miller. I know/knew nothing of him, only Donald Fehr.
I do too, and I know that you are right to be disappointing in Murdouch buying Yes, and it would have been nice if KO had gone after him in this, but the truth is it really not necessary.
What’s your deal dude? I read the post, so as not to be spamming the blog. Did I mention anything about News Corps. or Murdoch in the reply?
OO
bathtub boy is not KO, that is Gibbson or more important a made up story about KO that was debunked because Gibson could not handle that KO did not want to cover MOnica Lewensky scandal. Thanks again for showing your igorance on KO. That is not KO’s nick name and never wil be. Just a another bashing by Gibson.
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Your expertise in baseball is great. We do, however, miss you being the Standard Bearer of the democratic message. You were/are/will always be THE BEST!
You did just fine, again understand frustration about Murdouch.
Yeah, he always was good for a laugh.
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You are always good for a laugh with your made up crap about who KO is and your embarrassing made up posts that show your igorance on KO.
Again OO leave this blog and let people talk baseball, you are only ruin it. Keep up the bashing and the igorance, you really show that you have zero clue what a human is.
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Interesting article about Marvin Miller and his effects on MLB (and beyond).
Terrific piece. Yes, Marvin Miller should have been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame years ago. But in constructing your opening parallels with 1966, you wrote that 1866 “was not one of the years of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency.” Of course it wasn’t; he had been assassinated a year earlier.
Thanks for this. As it is a part of baseball history I do have some meager understanding of while most of the rest of baseball history is a mystery I can not only appreciate, as always, the writing I can appreciate the point.
It’ll do me as Special Comment for awhile; something I have been in sore need of for far too long.
I didn’t know anything about Marvin Miller until I read ‘Ball Four’ by Jim Bouton. The phrase “mustachioed four-flusher” did come up and now I understand how the owners must have hated and feared him. They kept warning the players to be very, very careful of Marvin Miller. It is too bad that owners could not see the potential of having great players being paid their worth, and having the representation to protect them. The owners could not bring themselves to be human and understand that these players had families, and responsibilities. The only responsibilities the owners thought about were to themselves and how much profit they could garner. Marvin Miller opened their eyes and their wallets. He also had influence with Topps Cards (not that they would say it outright according to the book) to give the players more for their signed baseballs. In the formative years this was a lot to a player. Marvin Miller did way more for baseball than I could imagine.
I’m glad you wrote a great piece about Mr. Miller. You went into more analysis, including historical facts, than I could have ever understood. That is why I appreciate your blog so much. I learn a lot from it.
You were very lucky to meet such a man. He was tenacious and dedicated, not to mention tactically adept. I’m impressed he knew you on sight as that damn fool kid reporter. That made me smile. I’m sure he meant it as a cross-eyed endearment.
It makes me very appricate of the man.
This is the best analysis of Marvin Miller’s importance that I have read or expect to read. The reference to Buzzie Bavasi is striking because after he finished telling the Dodgers how bad Miller would be, one of the players said they realized that if Bavasi was that scared of him, he HAD to be the right guy.
Why doesn’t Keith Olbermann have a show?
Thad
KO does not have a show right now because Current a broke his contract or I should say decided to hire him to get progressives on, but that was it, they promised him to be news cheif and than hired Brohem was lied to him about it being a title aka the Cenk incident. They got on his case for doing what any broadcaster would do when they have a thorat infection, showing me that they care nothing about him. He will be back, he has no idea how to burn bridges so never listen to people who say that it a made up talking point and always will be. It his decision of weither he wants to do news or sports or even if even wants a show. So he never gets one that is because he did not want one and is done with television. I do not think that he done and look forward to future projects. May take a while because he might be pick about what put in and what is promised understandable with how Current treated him. Will not be happy if he does not get the justice for being unjustily fired from there. Current is no way in my view a progressive channel and never will be. KO again keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me, love you faults and all.
Because he keeps getting fired.
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KO has never been fired from ESPN and MSNBC that has been debunked over and over again. Once again OO you show that you are igorant on the difference between being fired and quiting, OO what part of you do not do last shows and get a salary if you get fired, here again is KO’s job history because you love to get this one wrong. Again OO that is a made up talking point by you and others that have zero clue about who KO is, let me explain, Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
Oo the he burnt his last bridge has been debunked over and over again, you are showing how igorant your are on KO when you put out that debunk lie. Here is what Patrick said about this, Also Dan Patrick who been a friend of KO since they worked together at ESPN. would be laughing at you when you say KO is unemployable. KO quit MSNBC in 1999 and than was rehired in 2003, he quit ESPN in 1996 and was rehired in I think 2004 because he was regulary with Patrick before he left that is how made up the burnt his last bridges is. Keep lying about what I am, you just make laugh with how dishonest you are when it comes to fans. First you think when I defend KO I and other fans are in a cult and because I call you out again on that lie, you think it obession. I on a KO blog where he writes, that is not a obession. Also if you hate KO so much why are you on a site that writes, I think the truth is you are obessed with lying about KO and making up crap about his past. You already lied about his employment. I know that it will take awhile but just like Carr of the times and Patrick he will be back. Always is, said he would not be and than came the bad deal with CUrrrent. So keep lying about who I am and who KO is. I only and only evey be a fan and as a fan I not afraid to defend the person that I am a fan of. Being a fan is not a obession. Keep lying about me and KO. YOu again just make me love and respect him more. I go by the people that know KO personally like Dan Patrick when it comes to when KO going to back and employment not trolls who cannot get that KO was only fired from two places. and has worked in the same career for 33 years and counting. Again if KO is so toxic why do channels hire him back, that is what I keep telling you up top that is why I laugh when people like you say that, because it always needs up as a lie. It sometimes takes a while but if he wants to a network will take the risk. Again why is that Dan patrick who a friend of KO and worked with him at ESPN says that he would come back to a network, Carr who article was mostly negtive says that network will easily hire him after a certain amount of time and he in the industry. So keep living in your fantasy world on that one. That always turns out to be a lie. So I do not take your garantuee because I know that anyone that says that shows that they do not know who KO is and even how popular he is with people, even to fans that get angry at him when it came to Current want him back on the air somewhere. So sorry but I do not listen to people that say that a network can never hire him and never will because I know from looking at the pattern of his career and the success that he brings aka ESPN and MSNBC, which shows the track record of building channels showing that he already secrued his place in history when it comes to television, shows why networks take the chance on him. Sorry but you show that you do not want to listen to truth, again only insult. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more. Wow even Carr who would agree with you about KO and his bosses says that KO can come back. Wow OO that is how BS that lie is. OO the truth is KO can work anywhere if he wants, so if does not come back that is because he does not want to work. If does come back which probably happen it because he wants to work, and also again like what happened the when he was unjustily fired at Fox, it took a while before he went back and second time, Sorry but KO has burnt nothing that is made up BS and again shows that OO is ingorant on KO’s job history, keep showing that you have zero clue who KO is. Sorry but KO can work again, keep embarrassing yourself with your igorance on who KO is.
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KO great articles as usual, and I am sorry for your lost. It sounds like the baseball world lost a great guy, and you lost a good friend. Miller sounds like he great all around. Again KO I know that you are on to bigger and better things and that you will be around for years to come. Keep showing why you are this generations Murrow and also keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me, or will always be on my ipod, ipad wall and life. Love you faults and all, and again sorry for your lost and putting out this great tribute of him.
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But I seem to care more about telling the truth to the trolls than about paragraphs. I hate when people are bashed and OO that is all you do when it comes to KO and do not say different because that will be a lie.
Keith, would you kindly repost to DKos? This is important info, and there is a discussion in several diaries over there regarding the worthy contributions of the father of the unionization of baseball. Thanks.
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KO, great article as always. While I appreciate your points, first, I still believe fans want to hear about baseball, not money. I was an expos fan, in the end we did not associate with players, but with price tags, which took the fun out of it and drove the fans away. Today, we’d love to see a team trade a 3B for a OF, or a lefty for a righty, but we barely see that anymore because of these contracts. Give me Fantasy/Rotisserie style trade market and the sport would be even more popular. Second, the point of a previous comment about taxpayer funded stadiums is right on.
The Least Influential People of All Time
“12. Keith Olbermann
There was only one bridge left for Olbermann to burn this year, and when it was time for him to alienate himself from Current TV, he did it in classic Olbermann fashion, bitching about broken promises and writing frantic missives to anyone who dared accuse him of being less than a perfect little angel while working at Current. But don’t feel bad for Keith. He’s now free to live the life he’s always dreamed of: taping “Special Comment” segments from his own toilet and descending into a permanent state of manic paranoia.”
Has no vaules and morals, this is a guy who fired someone with AIDS, I did not realize that you think that firing people with AIDS is what vaules and morals look like. Thanks for showing that KO knows what being human is and has vaules and morals and you do not know what they are. Also again KO was unjustily fired from Current, here again is what happened OO you show again that you have zero clue what being fired and quiting means, first KO was wrongly fired by Current, thier is no eveidence expect in KO bashers like you who show you know KO as much as you know Madoff, and MSNBC he quit, here again is KO’ s job history Wow KO needs to sue over what happened at Current, you again do not listen, this has been debunked, again here is what happened first KO was dealing with a thorat infection KO was working while he had a thorat infection which is a big no in his industry and you are putting out that made up crap that has been debunked over and overe again that his attiude is what got him fired, Hope I reading his timeline where is KO being a dick, all he doing he telling you his opoin on Yankee fans that is not what being a dick looks like, I guess you are like Cenk and TC in that KO thinks that Cenk will not get ratings and thinks he does not tell the truth, and Cenk grants a interview and that shows that KO is two faced, wow I want you, TC and Cenk to explain how is that two faced, because I do not have to be a fan of KO to know that is not what a two face is, just like I do not have to be a fan to know that working while you are having thorat problems and getting told by a impocomptent mangement that wants to say they are professinal responsible and in charge of buiness side but will not fix a set or give KO a new studio and will not even let him rest his voice, and KO’s mad explain how is KO’s attitude got him fired, Why Hope should I believe a guy that fired someone with AIDs when it comes to honesty and morals, wow keep showing Hope how KO got unjustily fired at Current there is no proof that KO’s attitude got him fired, and KO telling you what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick is. You two show that KO is right about Yankee fans, you two disgust me with your bashing of KO because Yankee fans can never be critized. So I want you to explain why KO who works in broadcasting should be working why he sick, wow so I guess you think that broadcaster should loose thier voices. Here is another oneSorry but keep shwoing that you where not KO fan, KO’s attitude has zero to do with what happened at Current, I want you to explain why KO was promised to be news cheif and never got it, wow I guess wanting what he promised shows that his attitude was the problem, Hope I read his lawsuit and the conter-suit and nothing in there shows that KO broke the contract and I care crap about his attitude, nothing shows Hope that KO’s attitude is why he not at Current, that Hope has been debunked over and over again, Hope KO giving what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick looks like, you and bmer bashing KO and not letting KO disagree with you about Yankee fans that is what dickish bevahior is. Hope keep showing that you were no KO fan and that you not KO are the dick. Hope I want you to work with tenichal problems and studio falling apart and mangement that puts out negitive articles about you and than come bakc with that made up crap about KO’s attitude. Hope it not KO’s job to praise Yankee fans up the wall, people like you make me sick, if KO does not agree with you, you go with the made up talking points that he got fired for a bad attidue and that he a dick, because you and bmer cannot take that not everyone thinks that Yankee’s and there fans are the greatest since silece bread Hope keep showing me that KO’s attitude hasd and always will have zero to do with what happened at Current and that you have zero idea what being a dick is, you are being one right now with your BS about KO being bad because he angry at Yankee fans. KO keep being yourself and again will be pissed if you do not get the justice you deserve for being unjustily fired. Also Bmer you just keep showing that you not kO are the dick, so because KO read your tweet on the air that means that he has to tell you how great Yankee fans are. I have read his timeline Bmer there is nothing there that showing he being a dick, that is pure BS by you and hope who hate it when Ko critizes things that you do not want critized. Wow so again KO personality and this is from someone who cares crap about his personality was not the reason he was at Current. He doing the right thing by suing, you love to put up crap that has been debunked over and over agian showing that you do not know who KO is and showing that you do not care about facts and truth. Keep making me love and respect KO more. KO is not mental case, and Paul I do not listen to people that are total igorant on KO work history, he has not got fired from every job here again is KO’s work historyYou put a list that is all wrong and is all been debunked. OO you do not even know KO career, KO has not been fired from MSNBC and ESPN, again here is what happened Keep showing that you would rather bash KO than listen to the truth, that he has never naplenmed a bridge and that he unemployable has always been debunked and always will be, I look at those articles and you have to live in fantasy world if you think that shows that KO is a jerk or that he unemployable, I already apologized for what happened with Suzie but people like you want to put that out because KO has to be a bad guy here is what KO did A long, long time ago, one of my bosses at ESPN told me that during times of contention, I always showed too much backbone. Also those comments tell truth to power, only people like you that love to be lied to and love to when people hate on others like republicans believe that crap about KO.
“Current argues that Olbermann refused to promote the network or its shows, and would order staff not to promote “Countdown” when he wasn’t anchoring. It also pulled some embarrassing emails and events from Olbermann’s tenure at the network. After a picture of the “Countdown” set leaked to the press by the designer, Olbermann asked Current CEO Joel Hyatt “Can you assassinate him, please?” Another incident saw Olbermann throw a glass mug against the wall of the studio, shattering it.”
Wow
Again OO Current is lying to you about what happened. Thier is no evidence that shows that KO did not promote, he was on Lettermen on October 29, 2011, when Current said that he stopped promoting that month, again you think lies are truth again here is what happened AL I want Current and eveyone that putting out this made up crap why was KO on Bill Mahr, Creig Furgeson, David Lettermen and Colbert if he was not promoting Countdown and Current. You do not go on shows like that unless you are promoting something I did not see him realse a book, so he must have been promoting Current. KO was abused Al and it has been shown over and over again for anyone even people that are not fans but have something that you have zero clue logic. KO got sick with bronchatis in November he was on for most November and December, that shows someone that is dedicated to his work. He was telling Current which they never deined that they should be HD and live stream. I starting to think that letter and primary story is made up because Current was contract negotions with Spitzer than. Al KO’s network means zip, so he makes 35 million that does not mean Al that he needs to be abused by mangement. Current sabtaoged him and broke his contract he deserves to get the money that they owe him, and wanting that has nothing and will never have anyting to do with motives and what he believes. He showing by doing this and employees everwhere should not stand and take abuse from thier bosses, and that thier bosses should respect them, that pretty principled and pretty good motives. You just showed why KO unlike you in this post that is just bashing him and has no truth in that his motvies never need to questioned and he stands up for what he believes that inculdes fair treatment in the work place. You post is beyon crazy to me, it basically says that because KO makes a lot of money he should be treated like crap, excuse me me and his millions of fans Al care nothing about KO’s network is we want him to treated just as fairly by his employers as we do with the people that have less. Your post just makes me love and respect KO more and shows that your motive and your belifs should be questioned, because you think that because someone is rich they should be treated like garbage. That not how it works. KO keep showing people like Al what standing up for what you believe in which is treating people fairly in work place weither you are rich or poor is more important then network. KO keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me. Al showed why you are this generations Murrow and that ego had nothing to do with what happened at Current. Al maybe you ask Current why said that Cenk was beating KO but did not realse the numbers that showed that and when KO left Current’s ratings were at 25,00 to 24,000 when KO had been there it was at 47,000 to 58,000, that shows that Cenk was not beating KO. Explain why are the saying Cenk overshowed KO when, when it was shown when KO was there I could google and I did articles even ones about Cenk and KO was always there, that how dishonest Current is being about what happened. Stop looking at people networks and start looking at facts. When it comes to treatment by bosses even rich people need to be treated fairly and that what KO is standing by in his suit. Also AL KO never critized people with money only people aka corporations that are hurting people and just magement are treating people badly. So this is excatly what KO stands for and his motives show it. KO as long as you are yourself you will always be on my wall, ipod, ipad and life, will follow and be loyal and trusting of you. I know that Current absued you badly and that you are doing the right thing by suing. Love you faults and all. Moore was telling people when he was going to be on Countdown and Harry Sheer when KO was out and where was KO getting on thier case. Current was confusing fans by giving wrong info about who the guests where going to be on Countdown and talking about segments that were not going to be on. I do not have a ego OO but I would prevent Current from promoting too, they showed by doing that they cared nothing about the fans by doing this. So again sorry Current broke the contract, no evidence that KO the bad guy. Also Current allows other hosts to rarely promote shows but get on KO because he did not promote the way that they wanted.
OH MY GOD!
YOU MEAN, BB ACTUALLY HAD TO WORK WITH PEOPLE HE DIDN’T LIKE???!!! AND HE HAD TO SHOW UP FOR WORK EVEN WHEN HE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FEELING WELL (ALLEGEDLY)? AND HE DIDN’T GET TO SIT AT A GOLD-PLATED DESK WITH A FUCKING CROWN ON HIS HEAD???!!!
OH THE HORROR!
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Murdoch after Olbermann’s departure from the Fox Sports Network: “I fired him, he’s crazy.”
Murdouch
Has zero crediblity on any subject here is what happened to KO at Fox, here is what happened there went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Wow a person that hacks phones and thinks that it okay to blackmail people espically when it comes to thier health, that OO is what a uncredible source looks like. You really are igorant on KO.
He did show up to work feeling sick. He has worked with a thorat infection I guess in your world By, it okay for broadcasters to work with bad thorats that does not get treated you could end up with something that could end your career. Wow you are as igorant about KO and this business as Hyatt is. Here is some of what he kept his fans updated on, Expects to be silent through Sunday. Fingers crossed for Monday. Bummer. . .I’m on vocal DL per my ENT. Strains from working thru illness; I’ll be out about a week. Bad enough I might miss #BookOfMormonBway,BTW per last night’s relapse, I can barely talk, otherwise improving. @DavidShuster is in to pinch-hit for me. Here is another planning on giving the talking thing another shot tomorrow night at 8 PM,Guess what! Voice is sufficient for TWO DAYS IN A ROW! Tonight on
Countdown: . . .Many thanks to all on the birthday wishes. Feeling better but still on vocal semi-fast.
You know how old I am? I’m 206!,Keith says he has some operation scheduled for today. If it isn’t one thing, it’s his health. Just what he needed.
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Our Countdown: South Carolina begins at 630; @DavidShuster @Craig_Crawford @MTaibbi @SteveKornacki & others carry me & my bronchitis, also here is what another fan like me and others could see, His being “difficult” is EXACTLY WHY WE LIKE HIM.
Think about it for a minute.
What gets you that label in the media? Doing stories that nobody else wants to touch. Expecting people to do their jobs in a principled way. Not wanting to violate your own principles and ethics.
Bringing truth to the public when it is dangerous to do so.
Now if he had caved to the moneyed interests, and been a “good soldier” – would we have gotten what we needed? Would we miss him as much as we do??
Think about that for a while.
And by the way – when the lights went out at Current, he didn’t complain, he didn’t yell, and he didn’t lash out publicly at Current or their owners. He simply asked them to fix it (quietly).
When they didn’t, he COVERED for them. Told people he liked the set dark behind him (in a sense, he did – because leaving the set dark meant he had overhead lights, and those were essential).
I saw the technical glitches that plagued the show. I saw it when his throat was in trouble, but he still had to work a three hour segment – and then another in the same week. I heard his voice give out on the air, but he had to find a way to fight through it and act like nothing happened.
His “control room” was a truck, on the street. When they gave his show to Spitzer, he got a real control room.
They evidently didn’t have money to fix the issues in his studio, but they had enough to hire several new people to host shows. Keith didn’t complain about Current (those of us who paid close attention thought he was happy there – that’s how well he covered). But Current leaked bad press about him to a right-wing newspaper, saying he was “disgruntled”. How “progressive” is that??
They treated him poorly, as if they had no intention of keeping him – or hoped he would quit. He stayed, and worked hard – so they dumped him, figuring his reputation for being “difficult” would get them off the damned hook.
But there are enough of us out there who understand that the only reason we got truth during the Bush years was because this man fought for it. Because he put up with management attacks, death threats, and even a guy standing outside his apartment yelling nasty things about KO’s “prowess” or supposed lack thereof.
He got a fake anthrax letter – still have to have his keys melted and his wallet burned.
But he didn’t give up, and I will not give up on him, either, because I’m paying attention, and I know he’s there for us, just as he has always been.
You do what you want.
OO KO also never wanted a gold desk, what he wanted what was promised to him, like being in charge of the news department, and having a working studio, and set.
Keep showing how igorant you are on KO.
Get off this blog and let people talk baseball.
“…an ESPN official was quoted saying Olbermann “didn’t burn the bridges here, he napalmed them.”
Anybody else noticing a pattern with BB?
No?
I’m the only one.
Okay.
OO the only pattern is in your alternate reality about who KO is, again here is KO job history because OO does not know what fired is and what quiting is Again OO that is a made up talking point by you and others that have zero clue about who KO is, let me explain, Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
Oo the he burnt his last bridge has been debunked over and over again, you are showing how igorant your are on KO when you put out that debunk lie. Here is what Patrick said about this, Also Dan Patrick who been a friend of KO since they worked together at ESPN. would be laughing at you when you say KO is unemployable. KO quit MSNBC in 1999 and than was rehired in 2003, he quit ESPN in 1996 and was rehired in I think 2004 because he was regulary with Patrick before he left that is how made up the burnt his last bridges is. Keep lying about what I am, you just make laugh with how dishonest you are when it comes to fans. First you think when I defend KO I and other fans are in a cult and because I call you out again on that lie, you think it obession. I on a KO blog where he writes, that is not a obession. Also if you hate KO so much why are you on a site that writes, I think the truth is you are obessed with lying about KO and making up crap about his past. You already lied about his employment. I know that it will take awhile but just like Carr of the times and Patrick he will be back. Always is, said he would not be and than came the bad deal with CUrrrent. So keep lying about who I am and who KO is. I only and only evey be a fan and as a fan I not afraid to defend the person that I am a fan of. Being a fan is not a obession. Keep lying about me and KO. YOu again just make me love and respect him more. I go by the people that know KO personally like Dan Patrick when it comes to when KO going to back and employment not trolls who cannot get that KO was only fired from two places. and has worked in the same career for 33 years and counting. Again if KO is so toxic why do channels hire him back, that is what I keep telling you up top that is why I laugh when people like you say that, because it always needs up as a lie. It sometimes takes a while but if he wants to a network will take the risk. Again why is that Dan patrick who a friend of KO and worked with him at ESPN says that he would come back to a network, Carr who article was mostly negtive says that network will easily hire him after a certain amount of time and he in the industry. So keep living in your fantasy world on that one. That always turns out to be a lie. So I do not take your garantuee because I know that anyone that says that shows that they do not know who KO is and even how popular he is with people, even to fans that get angry at him when it came to Current want him back on the air somewhere. So sorry but I do not listen to people that say that a network can never hire him and never will because I know from looking at the pattern of his career and the success that he brings aka ESPN and MSNBC, which shows the track record of building channels showing that he already secrued his place in history when it comes to television, shows why networks take the chance on him. Sorry but you show that you do not want to listen to truth, again only insult. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more. Wow even Carr who would agree with you about KO and his bosses says that KO can come back. Wow OO that is how BS that lie is. OO the truth is KO can work anywhere if he wants, so if does not come back that is because he does not want to work. If does come back which probably happen it because he wants to work, and also again like what happened the when he was unjustily fired at Fox, it took a while before he went back and second time, Sorry but KO has burnt nothing that is made up BS and again shows that OO is ingorant on KO’s job history, keep showing that you have zero clue who KO is. Again keep showing that you have zero clue what KO’s job history is. Thier is no pattern only people like think debunk talking points are truth think that. YOu really show why KO is this generations Murrow.
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KO has burnt on bridges but thanks for lying about KO again here is his job history Again OO that is a made up talking point by you and others that have zero clue about who KO is, let me explain, Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
Oo the he burnt his last bridge has been debunked over and over again, you are showing how igorant your are on KO when you put out that debunk lie. Here is what Patrick said about this, Also Dan Patrick who been a friend of KO since they worked together at ESPN. would be laughing at you when you say KO is unemployable. KO quit MSNBC in 1999 and than was rehired in 2003, he quit ESPN in 1996 and was rehired in I think 2004 because he was regulary with Patrick before he left that is how made up the burnt his last bridges is. Keep lying about what I am, you just make laugh with how dishonest you are when it comes to fans. First you think when I defend KO I and other fans are in a cult and because I call you out again on that lie, you think it obession. I on a KO blog where he writes, that is not a obession. Also if you hate KO so much why are you on a site that writes, I think the truth is you are obessed with lying about KO and making up crap about his past. You already lied about his employment. I know that it will take awhile but just like Carr of the times and Patrick he will be back. Always is, said he would not be and than came the bad deal with CUrrrent. So keep lying about who I am and who KO is. I only and only evey be a fan and as a fan I not afraid to defend the person that I am a fan of. Being a fan is not a obession. Keep lying about me and KO. YOu again just make me love and respect him more. I go by the people that know KO personally like Dan Patrick when it comes to when KO going to back and employment not trolls who cannot get that KO was only fired from two places. and has worked in the same career for 33 years and counting. Again if KO is so toxic why do channels hire him back, that is what I keep telling you up top that is why I laugh when people like you say that, because it always needs up as a lie. It sometimes takes a while but if he wants to a network will take the risk. Again why is that Dan patrick who a friend of KO and worked with him at ESPN says that he would come back to a network, Carr who article was mostly negtive says that network will easily hire him after a certain amount of time and he in the industry. So keep living in your fantasy world on that one. That always turns out to be a lie. So I do not take your garantuee because I know that anyone that says that shows that they do not know who KO is and even how popular he is with people, even to fans that get angry at him when it came to Current want him back on the air somewhere. So sorry but I do not listen to people that say that a network can never hire him and never will because I know from looking at the pattern of his career and the success that he brings aka ESPN and MSNBC, which shows the track record of building channels showing that he already secrued his place in history when it comes to television, shows why networks take the chance on him. Sorry but you show that you do not want to listen to truth, again only insult. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more. Wow even Carr who would agree with you about KO and his bosses says that KO can come back. Wow OO that is how BS that lie is. OO the truth is KO can work anywhere if he wants, so if does not come back that is because he does not want to work. If does come back which probably happen it because he wants to work, and also again like what happened the when he was unjustily fired at Fox, it took a while before he went back and second time, Sorry but KO has burnt nothing that is made up BS and again shows that OO is ingorant on KO’s job history, keep showing that you have zero clue who KO is. Again OO that is a debunked lie that you just cannot believe is not true. KO OO has not burnt a bridge and can easily work again, the he burnt a bridge is and always will be made up, thanks for embarrassing yourself on how ingorant you are on KO that is all you know how to do. KO can work again only people that live in fantasy worlds like you do think that is not true.
KO has burnt on bridges but thanks for lying about KO again here is his job history Again OO that is a made up talking point by you and others that have zero clue about who KO is, let me explain, Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
Oo the he burnt his last bridge has been debunked over and over again, you are showing how igorant your are on KO when you put out that debunk lie. Here is what Patrick said about this, Also Dan Patrick who been a friend of KO since they worked together at ESPN. would be laughing at you when you say KO is unemployable. KO quit MSNBC in 1999 and than was rehired in 2003, he quit ESPN in 1996 and was rehired in I think 2004 because he was regulary with Patrick before he left that is how made up the burnt his last bridges is. Keep lying about what I am, you just make laugh with how dishonest you are when it comes to fans. First you think when I defend KO I and other fans are in a cult and because I call you out again on that lie, you think it obession. I on a KO blog where he writes, that is not a obession. Also if you hate KO so much why are you on a site that writes, I think the truth is you are obessed with lying about KO and making up crap about his past. You already lied about his employment. I know that it will take awhile but just like Carr of the times and Patrick he will be back. Always is, said he would not be and than came the bad deal with CUrrrent. So keep lying about who I am and who KO is. I only and only evey be a fan and as a fan I not afraid to defend the person that I am a fan of. Being a fan is not a obession. Keep lying about me and KO. YOu again just make me love and respect him more. I go by the people that know KO personally like Dan Patrick when it comes to when KO going to back and employment not trolls who cannot get that KO was only fired from two places. and has worked in the same career for 33 years and counting. Again if KO is so toxic why do channels hire him back, that is what I keep telling you up top that is why I laugh when people like you say that, because it always needs up as a lie. It sometimes takes a while but if he wants to a network will take the risk. Again why is that Dan patrick who a friend of KO and worked with him at ESPN says that he would come back to a network, Carr who article was mostly negtive says that network will easily hire him after a certain amount of time and he in the industry. So keep living in your fantasy world on that one. That always turns out to be a lie. So I do not take your garantuee because I know that anyone that says that shows that they do not know who KO is and even how popular he is with people, even to fans that get angry at him when it came to Current want him back on the air somewhere. So sorry but I do not listen to people that say that a network can never hire him and never will because I know from looking at the pattern of his career and the success that he brings aka ESPN and MSNBC, which shows the track record of building channels showing that he already secrued his place in history when it comes to television, shows why networks take the chance on him. Sorry but you show that you do not want to listen to truth, again only insult. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more. Wow even Carr who would agree with you about KO and his bosses says that KO can come back. Wow OO that is how BS that lie is. OO the truth is KO can work anywhere if he wants, so if does not come back that is because he does not want to work. If does come back which probably happen it because he wants to work, and also again like what happened the when he was unjustily fired at Fox, it took a while before he went back and second time, Sorry but KO has burnt nothing that is made up BS and again shows that OO is ingorant on KO’s job history, keep showing that you have zero clue who KO is. Again OO that is a debunked lie that you just cannot believe is not true. KO OO has not burnt a bridge and can easily work again, the he burnt a bridge is and always will be made up, thanks for embarrassing yourself on how ingorant you are on KO that is all you know how to do. KO can work again only people that live in fantasy worlds like you do think that is not true. You really make me love KO more and more.
Olbermann can’t get hired again. And he can’t be self-employed because, let’s face it, who would he fight with?
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Again OO that is a made up talking point by you and others that have zero clue about who KO is, let me explain, Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
Oo the he burnt his last bridge has been debunked over and over again, you are showing how igorant your are on KO when you put out that debunk lie. Here is what Patrick said about this, Also Dan Patrick who been a friend of KO since they worked together at ESPN. would be laughing at you when you say KO is unemployable. KO quit MSNBC in 1999 and than was rehired in 2003, he quit ESPN in 1996 and was rehired in I think 2004 because he was regulary with Patrick before he left that is how made up the burnt his last bridges is. Keep lying about what I am, you just make laugh with how dishonest you are when it comes to fans. First you think when I defend KO I and other fans are in a cult and because I call you out again on that lie, you think it obession. I on a KO blog where he writes, that is not a obession. Also if you hate KO so much why are you on a site that writes, I think the truth is you are obessed with lying about KO and making up crap about his past. You already lied about his employment. I know that it will take awhile but just like Carr of the times and Patrick he will be back. Always is, said he would not be and than came the bad deal with CUrrrent. So keep lying about who I am and who KO is. I only and only evey be a fan and as a fan I not afraid to defend the person that I am a fan of. Being a fan is not a obession. Keep lying about me and KO. YOu again just make me love and respect him more. I go by the people that know KO personally like Dan Patrick when it comes to when KO going to back and employment not trolls who cannot get that KO was only fired from two places. and has worked in the same career for 33 years and counting. Again if KO is so toxic why do channels hire him back, that is what I keep telling you up top that is why I laugh when people like you say that, because it always needs up as a lie. It sometimes takes a while but if he wants to a network will take the risk. Again why is that Dan patrick who a friend of KO and worked with him at ESPN says that he would come back to a network, Carr who article was mostly negtive says that network will easily hire him after a certain amount of time and he in the industry. So keep living in your fantasy world on that one. That always turns out to be a lie. So I do not take your garantuee because I know that anyone that says that shows that they do not know who KO is and even how popular he is with people, even to fans that get angry at him when it came to Current want him back on the air somewhere. So sorry but I do not listen to people that say that a network can never hire him and never will because I know from looking at the pattern of his career and the success that he brings aka ESPN and MSNBC, which shows the track record of building channels showing that he already secrued his place in history when it comes to television, shows why networks take the chance on him. Sorry but you show that you do not want to listen to truth, again only insult. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more. Wow even Carr who would agree with you about KO and his bosses says that KO can come back. Wow OO that is how BS that lie is. OO the truth is KO can work anywhere if he wants, so if does not come back that is because he does not want to work. If does come back which probably happen it because he wants to work, and also again like what happened the when he was unjustily fired at Fox, it took a while before he went back and second time, Sorry but KO has burnt nothing that is made up BS and again shows that OO is ingorant on KO’s job history, keep showing that you have zero clue who KO is.
“On the eve of his return to the airwaves, MSNBC’s most reliably liberal pundit penned a letter to his fan, thanking him for his “extraordinary and ground-rattling support” in the wake of his suspension for making political donations.”
WOW
OO you really show that you have zero clue who KO is. KO sends letters to fans thanking them for thier support in his BS suspension. Again he made those donations because OO he was afraid of something you cannot understand it called helping them out on security because he was scared for thier safety. Which was real with Gabby Gilford getting shot. Also MSNBC was hypocritcal on this, they allowed Scarbough to get away with donating, did not punish until people got on MSNBC case for unjustily punishing KO. They have allowed Georgary to speak at a republican fundrasier. So you once again show that OO is beyond ingorant about who KO is. You think that KO thanking fans for doing something that he did not ask. They were the ones that started the petitions and called MSNBC and even researched about what had really happened. So you show that OO is ingorant about KO and always will be. Thanks again for lying about KO and embarrassing yourself about KO. Thanks again for showing that KO this generations Murrow making me love and respect him more.
“I also wish to apologize to you, viewer, for having precipitated such anxiety and unnecessary drama.” (LMFAO!)
“You should know that I mistakenly violated an inconsistently applied rule – which I previously knew nothing about – that pertains to the process by which such political contributions are approved by NBC.” (It wasn’t an inconsistently applied rule. Scarborough was suspended for making undisclosed donations. But unlike BB he didn’t violate that rule ON TOP OF being an asshole. So HE didn’t get fired).
“Certainly this mistake merited a form of public acknowledgment and/or internal warning, and an on-air discussion about the merits of limitations on such campaign contributions by all employees of news organizations. Instead, after my representative was assured that no suspension was contemplated, I was suspended without a hearing, and learned of that suspension through the media.” (Boo fucking hoo!)
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First KO was not fired from MSNBC how many times has that been debunked over and over again, you keep showing that you do not know what quiting is, and here is how hypocritcal MSNBC is on that tax rule, Dude keep showing that you hate facts here is what went on with that. KO donated his own money to cadidates because he was afraid of thier safety, MSNBC who shows that it hypocritical on this supends him and leaves Scaubough out until they are caught with people that are angry at them for thier hypocricracy and they let Geogary donate, so sorry you show that you have no idea what hypocricray looks like, here is it all I’m shocked! Shocked I tell you! Keith Olbermann, a man who earns millions, an American citizen and (until today anyway) a free man living in a free country… actually donated $7,200 to three candidates running for public office. And I’m even more surprised to find out they were all… DEMOCRATS! Oh, the horror. Who would have guessed?
Let’s see, $7,200… why, that’s probably less than two hours pay for him. Have you ever given any candidates what amounts to two hours of your earnings? Were you suspended for it? These were not some secret donations Olbermann made under cover of darkness, in an alley behind a bar, or by slipping an unmarked envelope under a door someplace. No, they were perfectly legal donations properly reported by the candidates who received them.
So, how then could Olbermann get suspended from his job? Without pay too. I hope he’s saved a few dollars. Seems his company, the GE owned, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. cable channel MSNBC has a policy whereby their air-personalities, their entertainers and performers must get some sort of executive permission before they make political donations. And Keith apparently failed to get his bosses to approve his in advance.
Who among us needs to get their employer’s permission before making an open and legal political donation? Could such a corporate policy pass the laugh test in court? Did Olbermann then go out of the normal programming policies at MSNBC to use his own show “COUNTDOWN” to support these candidates? Is he even being charged with doing that? Did any of the three win their elections? Does anyone at GE, NBC or MSNBC care? And what about the fact that MSNBC airs a daily show featuring the wife of Alan Greenspan without ever notifying its audience of her and her husband’s decades of political activity? Maybe the Greenspans have quit all politics. Perhaps, Keith Olbermann is a “Media Lone Wolf,” a solitary contributor inside the otherwise pristine hallways of GE, NBC and MSNBC.
What about any other GE, NBC or MSNBC employee who may have made donations to political candidates? Has anyone else been suspended, and without pay? Maybe none of them – not a single one – has ever donated even a dime to any political candidate as long as they’ve worked for GE, NBC or MSNBC. Do you find that remotely possible? Pat Buchanan maybe? Or “Morning” Joe? Or all the rest? Are all of them holding onto their dollars with tight fists, refusing to put their money where their mouths are? Or do you think Keith Olbermann is the only GE, NBC or MSNBC employee ever to make a legal political donation while failing to get his employer’s permission to do so in advance? Maybe Keith’s been using steroids too, you think?
What can I, or other MSNBC viewers do to effectively register my shock at this outrage against civil rights and basic democracy? How can we protest this? I can tell you what I’m doing. Effective immediately I’m suspending MSNBC from my viewing schedule – until further notice, without pay – and certainly without permission – until Keith Olbermann is back on-the-air. And if he never reappears on MSNBC – I will never watch that channel again. And, just in case I cheat a little and maybe tune in anyway… you can be sure I’ll NEVER report such a grave personal weakness to any rating service that happens to call me. I’ll tell them I’m watching FOX NEWS. here is another Keith Olbermann has been suspended from MSNBC without pay, effective immediately. The suspension comes in response to a Politico story that reported that the anchor had made three donations to Democratic congressional candidates last week. Political donations apparently violate MSNBC’s ethics policy—although other MSNBC employees, including Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough and commentator Pat Buchanan, have made similar donations in recent years. (Actually, it may be that the NBC rules under which Olbermann was suspended under don’t apply to MSNBCers.)
This situation brings up several interesting issues of journalistic ethics. Like former Washington Post editor Leonard Downie, Olbermann says that journalists shouldn’t vote. Still, his progressive affinities are well known and actually the bedrock of his show. So what’s the point of a donation ban? If Olbermann donates to Democrats, will conservatives realize he’s a liberal? This is just as silly as NPR forbidding its employees to go to the “Rally for Sanity.”
Media outlets should give up this insane act in which they pretend that their reporters are robots without biases. Everyone knows that’s not true! People have lots of biases. Look, this is incredibly simple. Reporters and journalists and media figures should be judged on one thing and one thing only: whether what they say and report turns out to be true. Why do people not get that? If we had a media culture where people were hired and fired based on their record of truth-telling (or not), the world would be a much better place. Also here is another There is a double standard at work with regard to Keith Olbermann’s suspension, not only between other personalities appearing on MSNBC as commentators, but also at the very top level of the food chain.
Comcast now owns is about MSNBC after their acquisition was completed earlier this year is approved (and it will be, I’m sure), despite protestations from many of us. A look at campaign finance disclosures for several organizations shows that Phil Anschutz, chairman of Comcast, content partner with Comcast, donated large sums of money to the First Amendment Alliance, one of the largest outside groups targeting Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections.
The Anschutz Corporation, wholly owned by Phil Anschutz, gave $50,000 on 9/24/2010 to the First Amendment Alliance. The two candidates targeted by the First Amendment Alliance? Jack Conway and Michael Bennet.
Keith Olbermann gave to Jack Conway’s campaign along with Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords.
In addition, the Anschutz family donated $169,900 to Republican candidates and committees during the 2010 election cycle, according to Open Secrets.
Additionally, Comcast Corporation has contributed $125,000 to the Republican Governors’ Association in the 2010 cycle (as of 9/30/2010). (Added: Comcast notes it has also donated the same sum to the DGA)
There’s been a lot of chatter about MSNBC policy, and whether Olbermann should have gotten advance approval for his donations to Jack Conway, Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords on October 28th. The policy I’ve seen reads like this:
NBC and MSNBC TV require permission of the president of NBC News. (MSNBC.com is a joint venture of NBC Universal and Microsoft.)
“Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other outside activities may find that these activities jeopardize his or her standing as an impartial journalist because they may create the appearance of a conflict of interest. Such activities may include participation in or contributions to political campaigns or groups that espouse controversial positions. You should report any such potential conflicts in advance to, and obtain prior approval of, the President of NBC News or his designee.”
That language clearly says “should” and not “must”. Further, anyone who thinks Keith Olbermann is an impartial journalist should have their head examined. He’s not, never has been, never will be, and is not presented as one.
But it leaves this question lingering for me: How is it that the parent corporation of NBC and chairman of that corporation, Pat Buchanan and Joe Scarborough are accorded First Amendment rights to political speech and Keith Olbermann is not?
GET THIS: From the NYTimes:
The News Corporation is one of the biggest suppliers of content to Comcast, with contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
UPDATE: PCCC has a petition you can sign to MSNBC: Tell MSNBC that if they want to keep their viewers, they must put Keith back on the air NOW!
And if you’re on Twitter, progressives are tweeting MSNBC with their displeasure there too.
Gawker says NBC News denies their standards apply to MSNBC commentators.
For an understanding of the relationship between Anschutz and Comcast, see this Muckety map (Flash required). It’s a combination of hockey teams, media, ticket sales and Qwest Communications. Some question the associations. They exist. I’ve linked to them. Here’s another.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has issued a statement demanding Olbermann’s immediate reinstatement.
“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.”
Jed Lewison over at Kos takes on the Joe Scarborough donations and hypocrisy in MSNBC’s response.
Statement from Comcast:
“The joint venture between Comcast and GE has not yet received regulatory approval. Comcast is not in any way involved with decisions made currently by NBC News. We have pledged that when the transaction is concluded, Comcast will abide by the same policies for NBC’s news and public affairs programming that have been in place since GE acquired the company in 1986. Comcast is committed to the independence of NBC’s news operations.
We hope to acquire NBC Universal in the coming months, but by law we play no role in current operations. Mr. Philip Anschutz is not the chairman of Comcast Corporation, nor is he on its board, or in any way involved with the management of the company.”
ThinkProgress notes another possible tie between Comcast and Olbermann’s suspension.
Wow so once again you show that KO is this generations Murrow, and do not be crazy and say that partisan means different, because KO partisan to the truth and that is what Murrow is. So you would be lying if you say different. SO again show me that KO is bad. KO keep showing why you are this generations Murrow and OO what real journalism is. Sorry you got unjustily fired at Current. As long as you are yourself than you will always have a fan in me. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO that is all you know how to do.
Wow so others can go unpunished but KO is the bad guy, wow you really are igorant on who KO is, here is more about KO quiting MSNBC Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
OO you really love to show how igorant you are on KO’s career history. Again OO you do not do last shows and still get pay checks if you had been fired. KO OO was suspended and than restated, he did not get fired for anything at MSNBC. Keep showing why KO is this generations Murrow and how igorant you are on him. OO strikes out again on KO and shows that OO has zero clue who KO is.
Wow. You must be KO himself. Only he can rant like you just did. Mr. KO is a mess, crazy as a ****house rat. Too bad he has been given space on mlb.com
Mathew
Do you live in an alternate reality, I am not and never will KO. First Mathew if you look at twitter and anything KO does, he uses his full name. So if you see someone defending KO on twitter Mathew that means that they are fan of his.
Also thanks for showing that all you care is about name calling him. Wow how is KO messed up, oh that is right KO is suppose to do waht mathew wants and just let people that lie, and use hate speech get away with it.
Sorry but not only you igorant on who KO is but also you cannot tell him from a fan. Also Mathew KO writes and spells better than I do, Mathew keep lying about KO. I have to laugh that you cannot tell who a fan is.
Mathew again KO usues his full name on twitter, and even here, so anyone that using a anymous name here is not KO. Thanks love how you cannot tell KO from a fan.
Also KO does not rant, he tells it like it is.
Thanks for making me love and respect him more and more. Keep showing how igorant you are about KO. I do not know KO personally, I live in Austin Mathew he lives in New York, he older than I am, that is how way off base you are. Again thanks for showing that you have no idea what a fan of KO looks like.
KO keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me. You really show people like Mathew that you they are everything that say you are, and why you are this generations Murrow. Sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, while not be happy if you do not get the justice you deserve for that. Love you faults and all
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“Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go…”
Yeah, this was a PERSONAL attack: -_-
To the Viewers of Current:
We created Current to give voice to those Americans who refuse to rely on corporate-controlled media and are seeking an authentic progressive outlet. We are more committed to those goals today than ever before.
Current was also founded on the values of respect, openness, collegiality, and loyalty to our viewers. Unfortunately these values are no longer reflected in our relationship with Keith Olbermann and we have ended it.
We are moving ahead by honoring Current’s values. Current has a fundamental obligation to deliver news programming with a progressive perspective that our viewers can count on being available daily — especially now, during the presidential election campaign. Current exists because our audience desires the kind of perspective, insight and commentary that is not easily found elsewhere in this time of big media consolidation.
As we move toward this summer’s political conventions and the general election in the fall, Current is making significant new additions to our broadcasts. We have just debuted six hours of new programming each weekday with Bill Press (“Full Court Press, at 6 am ET/3 am PT) and Stephanie Miller (“Talking Liberally,” at 9 am ET/6 pm PT).
We’re very excited to announce that beginning tonight, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer will host “Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer,” at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. Eliot is a veteran public servant and an astute observer of the issues of the day. He has important opinions and insights and he relishes the kind of constructive discourse that our viewers will appreciate this election year. We are confident that our viewers will be able to count on Governor Spitzer to deliver critical information on a daily basis.
All of these additions to Current’s lineup are aimed at achieving one simple goal — the goal that has always been central to Current’s mission: To tell stories no one else will tell, to speak truth to power, and to influence the conversation of democracy on behalf of those whose voice is too seldom heard. We, and everyone at Current, want to thank our viewers for their continued steadfast support.
Sincerely,
Al Gore & Joel Hyatt
Current’s Founders
Considering how big of an asshole BB is, if I had been in Gore’s and Hyatt’s position I would have written something much more insulting.
Also here is more of what happened, sorry but Current is everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is, Wow KO needs to sue over what happened at Current, you again do not listen, this has been debunked, again here is what happened first KO was dealing with a thorat infection KO was working while he had a thorat infection which is a big no in his industry and you are putting out that made up crap that has been debunked over and overe again that his attiude is what got him fired, Hope I reading his timeline where is KO being a dick, all he doing he telling you his opoin on Yankee fans that is not what being a dick looks like, I guess you are like Cenk and TC in that KO thinks that Cenk will not get ratings and thinks he does not tell the truth, and Cenk grants a interview and that shows that KO is two faced, wow I want you, TC and Cenk to explain how is that two faced, because I do not have to be a fan of KO to know that is not what a two face is, just like I do not have to be a fan to know that working while you are having thorat problems and getting told by a impocomptent mangement that wants to say they are professinal responsible and in charge of buiness side but will not fix a set or give KO a new studio and will not even let him rest his voice, and KO’s mad explain how is KO’s attitude got him fired, Why Hope should I believe a guy that fired someone with AIDs when it comes to honesty and morals, wow keep showing Hope how KO got unjustily fired at Current there is no proof that KO’s attitude got him fired, and KO telling you what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick is. You two show that KO is right about Yankee fans, you two disgust me with your bashing of KO because Yankee fans can never be critized. So I want you to explain why KO who works in broadcasting should be working why he sick, wow so I guess you think that broadcaster should loose thier voices. Here is another oneSorry but keep shwoing that you where not KO fan, KO’s attitude has zero to do with what happened at Current, I want you to explain why KO was promised to be news cheif and never got it, wow I guess wanting what he promised shows that his attitude was the problem, Hope I read his lawsuit and the conter-suit and nothing in there shows that KO broke the contract and I care crap about his attitude, nothing shows Hope that KO’s attitude is why he not at Current, that Hope has been debunked over and over again, Hope KO giving what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick looks like, you and bmer bashing KO and not letting KO disagree with you about Yankee fans that is what dickish bevahior is. Hope keep showing that you were no KO fan and that you not KO are the dick. Hope I want you to work with tenichal problems and studio falling apart and mangement that puts out negitive articles about you and than come bakc with that made up crap about KO’s attitude. Hope it not KO’s job to praise Yankee fans up the wall, people like you make me sick, if KO does not agree with you, you go with the made up talking points that he got fired for a bad attidue and that he a dick, because you and bmer cannot take that not everyone thinks that Yankee’s and there fans are the greatest since silece bread Hope keep showing me that KO’s attitude hasd and always will have zero to do with what happened at Current and that you have zero idea what being a dick is, you are being one right now with your BS about KO being bad because he angry at Yankee fans. KO keep being yourself and again will be pissed if you do not get the justice you deserve for being unjustily fired. Also Bmer you just keep showing that you not kO are the dick, so because KO read your tweet on the air that means that he has to tell you how great Yankee fans are. I have read his timeline Bmer there is nothing there that showing he being a dick, that is pure BS by you and hope who hate it when Ko critizes things that you do not want critized. Wow so again KO personality and this is from someone who cares crap about his personality was not the reason he was at Current. He doing the right thing by suing, you love to put up crap that has been debunked over and over agian showing that you do not know who KO is and showing that you do not care about facts and truth. Keep making me love and respect KO more. Again OO keep lying about what happened at Current, again I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice that he deserves for being unjuistily fired from there. All the evidence OO shows that Current not KO broke the contract and nothing you say or happens is going to change that, because again the facts and truth are on KO’s side and all the evidence shows how CUrrent broke the contract. You only embarrass yourself OO by posting Current talking points that have been debunked over and over again. Thanks for showing how igorant you are on KO’s career I have to lugh with how ingorant you are, that you think that posting Current talking points shows that KO is the bad guy, no it shows that CUrrent like you hates facts and honesty and that they hate taking responsiblity for thier actions showing me that they are no progressive channel and that they lie to the world when they say they are one. It just shows OO why I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserves for being unjustily fired from there. Keep bashing KO and showing that OO has no idea who he is or what his career is, and if you say different oO that wil be another made up lie by you. Current broke the contract OO and put out a lying letter, all the evidence shows that they are everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is. Thanks again Current for showing how you broke the contract. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and showing me why he this generations Murrow, love you faults and all.
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Wow
OO you seem to want to live in an alternate reality. OO Current has shown that they are oppsite to what they want the public to believe the are. They shown OO that they have no morals and that they have no vaules. Again OO you can quto that letter all youu want but that does not change the fact OO that thier is zero truth that KO’s ego or personality is why KO got fired from there. Qutoing it shows that you do not want to expect the truth that Current not KO broke the contract. Hyatt OO fired someone with AIDS that is not what progressivism is. Current is not a independent channel, making someone do a commerical OO for a coporations is not what corporate independent means. So OO Current is lying to the public whe they say that they are corroporate independent, they are not, also they are not progressive the are lieing when they say that, having a record OO of firing someone with AIDS is not what progressivism is. Again I want Hyatt to explain why does a business can put out negative article after negative article like they did with KO, and leak info after info the press aka primary story but when KO and his lawyer saying that thier are lawyers or t whole story was heard, and saying that he is happy there and contempt and praising staff and content of Countdown. Wow and Current cannot say anything nice about KO but only goes off talking negatively about him. Wow this shows that KO never sabtoge KO, OO that story shows that CUrrent was sabtoing itself and showing how disorganized they were and how unprofessional they were. Sorry OO but KO never broke the contract and you only show how igorant you are and that you do not want to hear the facts when you keep putting up BS talking points from CUrent that have been debunked over and over again.
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Miller seems to be a real great guy from what is being said, again I feel bad that baseball world is mourning this lost. KO keep showing why you are on to bigger and better things and why you have no idea how to burn your last bridge. Love you faults and all, and I am again sorry that Current treated you like crap.
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Sweet read!
Would the people who want to discuss Olbermann’s career–and they generally want to attack it because they are small-minded people living in a small-minded world–please leave? The rest of us, including Olbermann, are here to talk about baseball. Go back to your hateful, lying, bigoted, right-wing websites that link to the KKK, ok?
Micheal
As I said, KO can work anywhere that he wants, but again I would be happy if you just talked baseball, I just hate to see KO or anyone bashed and have BS talking points that get debunked put out about him. Again KO keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me. Love that you are to bigger and better things and I am sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current and mistreated there. Keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me. Love you faults and all.
Dear Michael,
Thank You Very Much!!! I too am really tired of all this Bullshit and the long winded replies of History. Let us stick to Baseball on this blog; take your BS elsewhere.
Oh, GO GIANTS!!!
I sorry that they are long winded replies, but again I hate hearing the trolls bash people, espically KO, I cannot stand when people put out lies. I more than happy to listen to you guys talk baseball, but to me i just cannot ignore when I see a troll bash.
Emerson, you had this Dodger fan until go Giants. Seriously, thanks … and my wife is a Giants fan. I believe some would call that a mixed marriage!
Unlike (D) Robert Byrd (the Dems’ “Conscience of the Senate”), we are not a part of the KKK.
Wow
Again you show how ingorant you are on the subject including Bryd, Here again is a history lesson and facts that you want to dismiss because OO has no idea what truth means. You show that you so igorant on history it not even funny, even history of the parties. I have to laugh that you think that democrats are like the KKK. OO do yourself a favor and learn what facts are. First you show that you OO and others that put out this BS, do not know what the dixiecrats were aka southern democrats, so that was only a section, also what you do not get and others that put this BS up, is that democratic party was what the republican party is now. Meaning OO that all the people that were in the conservatives would have been democrats and all the liberals would have been republicans. Than Johnson aka LBJ aka a democrat signed what is known as the Civil Rights Act, Nixon who was a republican saw a way out and put together what is known as the southern stagery which brought all the Dixiecrats who were Oo the ones that where the racist and KKk members to the republican party, you like to use Bryd but Thumand who republicans hold dear was a member of the democratic party before it changed and became the party of civil rights and brought all the liberals and progressives in. SO again you are showing that you are igorant on your knowledge about parties history, or I should say the history of the parties in this country. You do not even get that dixiecrats which were the racist and KKK members were conservative. I have to laugh with how fact free this post is. YOu are not getting that republican party use to be what modern democrats are today and what you say is the modern democratic party, and that conservatives are what the modern republican party is today. This is the most stupidiest and embarrassing posts I can say as a historian that you have posted yet. Only some that does not think would be putting out this made uo debunked BS. I sorry but you need to get that parties and idealouges in those parties change. So I hate to break it to you, you are celebrating the conserative dixiecrats that make up the republican party today. I have to laugh with how igorant you are on history, you just show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more. KO keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me. In the wake of the passing of Sen. Robert Byrd, the Ku Klux Klan, an organization Byrd briefly belonged to, is coming to the defense of the West Virginia Democrat who served in the Senate for 51 years.
The Daily Caller reports:
As politicians and columnists across the country debate the life and legacy of the late Sen. Robert Byrd, the West Virginian’s membership in the Ku Klux Klan has been a sticking point for many. Today’s KKK, though, says Byrd did nothing to warrant such ire.
“He wasn’t a Klansman long enough to get his sheet broke in,” said Travis Pierce, national membership director for the Ku Klux Klan, LLC, one of several groups that uses the KKK name. “It’s much ado about nothing.”
The late Byrd knew that his one-time association with the Klan would remain a part of his life — even after death: “It will be in every obit,” he predicted.
Politico’s David Rogers reports:
By Byrd’s account, opposing civil rights legislation in the ’60s was his greatest legislative mistake, and he would say his eyes were opened later upon seeing a father unable to get water for his young son when the “colored” drinking fountain wasn’t working. In his later years, he struggled to make amends and getting money to help finish the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial became a passion. And Byrd’s famously close relationship with his black Senate driver, Jim Allen, was part of this transition.
“It’s impossible for anyone to try to whitewash the KKK and its overall symbolism,” said Ken Hechler, a former Democratic congressman from Byrd’s home state. “But at the same time… we honor those people who publicly admit the error of their ways.” Wow so Bryd said that he was wrong in being against civil rights and the KKK says that he was not in long enough to get a sheet, Byrd’s seniority and leadership of the Appropriations Committee enabled him to steer a great deal of federal money toward projects in West Virginia.[8] Critics derided his efforts as pork spending[9] to appeal to his own constituents. He filibustered against the 1964 Civil Rights Act and supported the Vietnam War, but later backed civil rights measures and criticized the Iraq War. He was briefly a member of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, but later left the group and denounced racial intolerance.[10] Wow he even came out and say that raical intolerance is bad. In 1946 or 1947, Byrd wrote a letter to a Grand Wizard stating, “The Klan is needed today as never before, and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia and in every state in the nation.”[20] However, when running for the United States House of Representatives in 1952, he announced “After about a year, I became disinterested, quit paying my dues, and dropped my membership in the organization. During the nine years that have followed, I have never been interested in the Klan.” He said he had joined the Klan because he felt it offered excitement and was anti-communist.[10]
In 1997, Byrd told an interviewer he would encourage young people to become involved in politics but also: “Be sure you avoid the Ku Klux Klan. Don’t get that albatross around your neck. Once you’ve made that mistake, you inhibit your operations in the political arena.”[21] In his last autobiography, Byrd explained that he was a KKK member because he “was sorely afflicted with tunnel vision—a jejune and immature outlook—seeing only what I wanted to see because I thought the Klan could provide an outlet for my talents and ambitions.”[22] Byrd also said, in 2005, “I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times … and I don’t mind apologizing over and over again. I can’t erase what happened.”[10] Again he only joined because he like all the people during his time hated communism, which republicans were fighting also. Wow, and than in 1952 he started renoucing the KKK. In opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957, he conducted the longest filibuster ever by a lone senator, at 24 hours and 18 minutes in length, nonstop. In the 1960s, he opposed the civil rights legislation of 1964 and 1965 to end segregation and enforce the voting rights of African-American citizens. He always insisted he had never been a racist, but was opposed to excessive federal authority. He notably was quoted as saying that
“all the laws of Washington and all the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and amusement.”[5]
He attributed the movement for integration to Communist agitators.[5]
Starting in the 1970s, he moderated his position on race, but continued to defend his early segregationist campaigns on the basis of states’ rights in the context of Southern society at the time,[6] never fully renouncing his earlier viewpoints.[7][8] Wow you are going to go after Bryd that had the ability to admit that he was not only wrong on Civil Rights but being a KKK member, to Strom Thrumd who became a republican after the southern stargey and would not fully renouce his racism, wow you really show that you have no understanding about what hatered is. Throughout the 1960s, Thurmond generally received relatively low marks from the press and his fellow senators in the performance of his Senate duties, as he often missed votes and rarely proposed or sponsored noteworthy legislation.
Thurmond was increasingly at odds with the national Democratic Party, some of whose leaders were supporting the civil rights movement led by African Americans in the South seeking enforcement of their right as citizens to vote and an end to racial segregation. On September 16, 1964, he switched his party affiliation to the Republican Party, which was seeking to revive its presence in the South by appealing to conservative voters.
He played an important role in South Carolina’s support among white voters for the Republican presidential candidates Barry Goldwater in 1964 and Richard Nixon in 1968. South Carolina and other states of the Deep South had supported the Democrats in every national election from the end of Reconstruction, when white Democrats re-established political control in the South, to 1960. However, discontent with the Democrats’ increasing support for civil rights resulted in John F. Kennedy’s barely winning the state in 1960.
After Kennedy’s assassination, President Lyndon Johnson’s strong support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 angered white segregationists even more. These ended segregation and committed the federal government to enforce voting rights of citizens by the supervision of elections in states in which the pattern of voting showed that blacks had been disfranchised. Goldwater won South Carolina by a large margin in 1964.
In 1968, Richard Nixon ran the first GOP “Southern strategy” campaign appealing to disaffected southern white voters. Although the segregationist George Wallace was on the ballot, Nixon ran slightly ahead of him and gained South Carolina’s electoral votes. Due to the antagonism of white South Carolina voters toward the national Democratic Party, Hubert Humphrey received less than 30% of the total vote, carrying only majority-black districts. The black population of South Carolina had decreased markedly in the early decades of the twentieth century, as tens of thousands took part in the Great Migration to northern and midwestern cities for work.
In 1966, former governor Ernest “Fritz” Hollings won South Carolina’s other Senate seat in a special election. He and Thurmond served together for just over 36 years, making them the longest-serving Senate duo in American history. Thurmond and Hollings had a very good relationship, despite their often stark philosophical differences. Their long tenure meant that their seniority in the Senate gave South Carolina a good measure of clout in national politics, despite its modest population.
At the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Thurmond played a key role in keeping Southern delegates committed to Nixon, despite the sudden last-minute entry of the California governor, Ronald Reagan, into the race. Thurmond also quieted conservative fears over rumors that Nixon planned to ask either Charles Percy or Mark Hatfield—liberal Republicans—to be his running mate. He informed Nixon that both men were unacceptable to the South for the vice-presidency. Nixon ultimately asked Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew—an acceptable choice to Thurmond—to join the ticket.
At this time, Thurmond led the effort to thwart Johnson’s attempt to elevate Justice Abe Fortas to the post of Chief Justice of the United States. Thurmond’s conservative position left him unhappy with the decisions of the Warren Court. He was glad to disappoint Johnson and enable the presidential successor Richard Nixon to make the appointment for Warren’s vacancy.
Thurmond decried the Supreme Court opinion in Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education, which ordered the immediate desegregation of schools in the American South.[16] This had followed continued Southern resistance to desegregation following the 1954 US Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. Thurmond praised President Nixon and his “Southern Strategy” of delaying desegregation, saying Nixon “stood with the South in this case”.[16]
[edit] This OO is what happened to the Dixiecrats when people like JFK and LBJ supported Civil Rights, they bolted and went to the republicans aka the party shift. So again you show that you are igorant when it comes to facts and honesty which is not suprising with how igorant you are on who KO is. Again make me love and respect KO more and more.
Again OO you keep showing how igorant you are on topics. Byrd has apologized for his actions, better than most republicans. Keep showing how igorant you are. You should be ashamed that you think it okay to ruin a baseball blog. I again will always apologize to the people here that want to talk baseball. I would love to listen and learn, but I hate people that bully and bash others like this troll here. OO keep embarassing yourself with your igorance on topics. Sorry but this is another BS talking point.
“Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds.”
(D) Robert Byrd
“I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side”.
(D) Robert Byrd
Again
Keep putting up qutos that Bryd has apologized for, here again OO because you do not listen is what happened Again you show how ingorant you are on the subject including Bryd, Here again is a history lesson and facts that you want to dismiss because OO has no idea what truth means. You show that you so igorant on history it not even funny, even history of the parties. I have to laugh that you think that democrats are like the KKK. OO do yourself a favor and learn what facts are. First you show that you OO and others that put out this BS, do not know what the dixiecrats were aka southern democrats, so that was only a section, also what you do not get and others that put this BS up, is that democratic party was what the republican party is now. Meaning OO that all the people that were in the conservatives would have been democrats and all the liberals would have been republicans. Than Johnson aka LBJ aka a democrat signed what is known as the Civil Rights Act, Nixon who was a republican saw a way out and put together what is known as the southern stagery which brought all the Dixiecrats who were Oo the ones that where the racist and KKk members to the republican party, you like to use Bryd but Thumand who republicans hold dear was a member of the democratic party before it changed and became the party of civil rights and brought all the liberals and progressives in. SO again you are showing that you are igorant on your knowledge about parties history, or I should say the history of the parties in this country. You do not even get that dixiecrats which were the racist and KKK members were conservative. I have to laugh with how fact free this post is. YOu are not getting that republican party use to be what modern democrats are today and what you say is the modern democratic party, and that conservatives are what the modern republican party is today. This is the most stupidiest and embarrassing posts I can say as a historian that you have posted yet. Only some that does not think would be putting out this made uo debunked BS. I sorry but you need to get that parties and idealouges in those parties change. So I hate to break it to you, you are celebrating the conserative dixiecrats that make up the republican party today. I have to laugh with how igorant you are on history, you just show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more. KO keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me. In the wake of the passing of Sen. Robert Byrd, the Ku Klux Klan, an organization Byrd briefly belonged to, is coming to the defense of the West Virginia Democrat who served in the Senate for 51 years.
The Daily Caller reports:
As politicians and columnists across the country debate the life and legacy of the late Sen. Robert Byrd, the West Virginian’s membership in the Ku Klux Klan has been a sticking point for many. Today’s KKK, though, says Byrd did nothing to warrant such ire.
“He wasn’t a Klansman long enough to get his sheet broke in,” said Travis Pierce, national membership director for the Ku Klux Klan, LLC, one of several groups that uses the KKK name. “It’s much ado about nothing.”
The late Byrd knew that his one-time association with the Klan would remain a part of his life — even after death: “It will be in every obit,” he predicted.
Politico’s David Rogers reports:
By Byrd’s account, opposing civil rights legislation in the ’60s was his greatest legislative mistake, and he would say his eyes were opened later upon seeing a father unable to get water for his young son when the “colored” drinking fountain wasn’t working. In his later years, he struggled to make amends and getting money to help finish the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial became a passion. And Byrd’s famously close relationship with his black Senate driver, Jim Allen, was part of this transition.
“It’s impossible for anyone to try to whitewash the KKK and its overall symbolism,” said Ken Hechler, a former Democratic congressman from Byrd’s home state. “But at the same time… we honor those people who publicly admit the error of their ways.” Wow so Bryd said that he was wrong in being against civil rights and the KKK says that he was not in long enough to get a sheet, Byrd’s seniority and leadership of the Appropriations Committee enabled him to steer a great deal of federal money toward projects in West Virginia.[8] Critics derided his efforts as pork spending[9] to appeal to his own constituents. He filibustered against the 1964 Civil Rights Act and supported the Vietnam War, but later backed civil rights measures and criticized the Iraq War. He was briefly a member of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, but later left the group and denounced racial intolerance.[10] Wow he even came out and say that raical intolerance is bad. In 1946 or 1947, Byrd wrote a letter to a Grand Wizard stating, “The Klan is needed today as never before, and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia and in every state in the nation.”[20] However, when running for the United States House of Representatives in 1952, he announced “After about a year, I became disinterested, quit paying my dues, and dropped my membership in the organization. During the nine years that have followed, I have never been interested in the Klan.” He said he had joined the Klan because he felt it offered excitement and was anti-communist.[10]
In 1997, Byrd told an interviewer he would encourage young people to become involved in politics but also: “Be sure you avoid the Ku Klux Klan. Don’t get that albatross around your neck. Once you’ve made that mistake, you inhibit your operations in the political arena.”[21] In his last autobiography, Byrd explained that he was a KKK member because he “was sorely afflicted with tunnel vision—a jejune and immature outlook—seeing only what I wanted to see because I thought the Klan could provide an outlet for my talents and ambitions.”[22] Byrd also said, in 2005, “I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times … and I don’t mind apologizing over and over again. I can’t erase what happened.”[10] Again he only joined because he like all the people during his time hated communism, which republicans were fighting also. Wow, and than in 1952 he started renoucing the KKK. In opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957, he conducted the longest filibuster ever by a lone senator, at 24 hours and 18 minutes in length, nonstop. In the 1960s, he opposed the civil rights legislation of 1964 and 1965 to end segregation and enforce the voting rights of African-American citizens. He always insisted he had never been a racist, but was opposed to excessive federal authority. He notably was quoted as saying that
“all the laws of Washington and all the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and amusement.”[5]
He attributed the movement for integration to Communist agitators.[5]
Starting in the 1970s, he moderated his position on race, but continued to defend his early segregationist campaigns on the basis of states’ rights in the context of Southern society at the time,[6] never fully renouncing his earlier viewpoints.[7][8] Wow you are going to go after Bryd that had the ability to admit that he was not only wrong on Civil Rights but being a KKK member, to Strom Thrumd who became a republican after the southern stargey and would not fully renouce his racism, wow you really show that you have no understanding about what hatered is. Throughout the 1960s, Thurmond generally received relatively low marks from the press and his fellow senators in the performance of his Senate duties, as he often missed votes and rarely proposed or sponsored noteworthy legislation.
Thurmond was increasingly at odds with the national Democratic Party, some of whose leaders were supporting the civil rights movement led by African Americans in the South seeking enforcement of their right as citizens to vote and an end to racial segregation. On September 16, 1964, he switched his party affiliation to the Republican Party, which was seeking to revive its presence in the South by appealing to conservative voters.
He played an important role in South Carolina’s support among white voters for the Republican presidential candidates Barry Goldwater in 1964 and Richard Nixon in 1968. South Carolina and other states of the Deep South had supported the Democrats in every national election from the end of Reconstruction, when white Democrats re-established political control in the South, to 1960. However, discontent with the Democrats’ increasing support for civil rights resulted in John F. Kennedy’s barely winning the state in 1960.
After Kennedy’s assassination, President Lyndon Johnson’s strong support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 angered white segregationists even more. These ended segregation and committed the federal government to enforce voting rights of citizens by the supervision of elections in states in which the pattern of voting showed that blacks had been disfranchised. Goldwater won South Carolina by a large margin in 1964.
In 1968, Richard Nixon ran the first GOP “Southern strategy” campaign appealing to disaffected southern white voters. Although the segregationist George Wallace was on the ballot, Nixon ran slightly ahead of him and gained South Carolina’s electoral votes. Due to the antagonism of white South Carolina voters toward the national Democratic Party, Hubert Humphrey received less than 30% of the total vote, carrying only majority-black districts. The black population of South Carolina had decreased markedly in the early decades of the twentieth century, as tens of thousands took part in the Great Migration to northern and midwestern cities for work.
In 1966, former governor Ernest “Fritz” Hollings won South Carolina’s other Senate seat in a special election. He and Thurmond served together for just over 36 years, making them the longest-serving Senate duo in American history. Thurmond and Hollings had a very good relationship, despite their often stark philosophical differences. Their long tenure meant that their seniority in the Senate gave South Carolina a good measure of clout in national politics, despite its modest population.
At the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Thurmond played a key role in keeping Southern delegates committed to Nixon, despite the sudden last-minute entry of the California governor, Ronald Reagan, into the race. Thurmond also quieted conservative fears over rumors that Nixon planned to ask either Charles Percy or Mark Hatfield—liberal Republicans—to be his running mate. He informed Nixon that both men were unacceptable to the South for the vice-presidency. Nixon ultimately asked Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew—an acceptable choice to Thurmond—to join the ticket.
At this time, Thurmond led the effort to thwart Johnson’s attempt to elevate Justice Abe Fortas to the post of Chief Justice of the United States. Thurmond’s conservative position left him unhappy with the decisions of the Warren Court. He was glad to disappoint Johnson and enable the presidential successor Richard Nixon to make the appointment for Warren’s vacancy.
Thurmond decried the Supreme Court opinion in Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education, which ordered the immediate desegregation of schools in the American South.[16] This had followed continued Southern resistance to desegregation following the 1954 US Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. Thurmond praised President Nixon and his “Southern Strategy” of delaying desegregation, saying Nixon “stood with the South in this case”.[16]
[edit] This OO is what happened to the Dixiecrats when people like JFK and LBJ supported Civil Rights, they bolted and went to the republicans aka the party shift. So again you show that you are igorant when it comes to facts and honesty which is not suprising with how igorant you are on who KO is. Again make me love and respect KO more and more.
Again OO you keep showing how igorant you are on topics. Byrd has apologized for his actions, better than most republicans. Keep showing how igorant you are. You should be ashamed that you think it okay to ruin a baseball blog. I again will always apologize to the people here that want to talk baseball. I would love to listen and learn, but I hate people that bully and bash others like this troll here. OO keep embarassing yourself with your igorance on topics. Sorry but this is another BS talking point.
Keep showing that you are igorant about who Bryd is. I have to laugh that you think that putting up qutos which Byrd has apologized for which if you read the facts on that post instead of bashing would see that what you posted is made up crap. Keep showing your igorance.
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OO let’s put qutos Bryd has apologized for because OO thinks that those show that Bryd is bad, here again is the true info about Bryd Again you show how ingorant you are on the subject including Bryd, Here again is a history lesson and facts that you want to dismiss because OO has no idea what truth means. You show that you so igorant on history it not even funny, even history of the parties. I have to laugh that you think that democrats are like the KKK. OO do yourself a favor and learn what facts are. First you show that you OO and others that put out this BS, do not know what the dixiecrats were aka southern democrats, so that was only a section, also what you do not get and others that put this BS up, is that democratic party was what the republican party is now. Meaning OO that all the people that were in the conservatives would have been democrats and all the liberals would have been republicans. Than Johnson aka LBJ aka a democrat signed what is known as the Civil Rights Act, Nixon who was a republican saw a way out and put together what is known as the southern stagery which brought all the Dixiecrats who were Oo the ones that where the racist and KKk members to the republican party, you like to use Bryd but Thumand who republicans hold dear was a member of the democratic party before it changed and became the party of civil rights and brought all the liberals and progressives in. SO again you are showing that you are igorant on your knowledge about parties history, or I should say the history of the parties in this country. You do not even get that dixiecrats which were the racist and KKK members were conservative. I have to laugh with how fact free this post is. YOu are not getting that republican party use to be what modern democrats are today and what you say is the modern democratic party, and that conservatives are what the modern republican party is today. This is the most stupidiest and embarrassing posts I can say as a historian that you have posted yet. Only some that does not think would be putting out this made uo debunked BS. I sorry but you need to get that parties and idealouges in those parties change. So I hate to break it to you, you are celebrating the conserative dixiecrats that make up the republican party today. I have to laugh with how igorant you are on history, you just show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more. KO keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me. In the wake of the passing of Sen. Robert Byrd, the Ku Klux Klan, an organization Byrd briefly belonged to, is coming to the defense of the West Virginia Democrat who served in the Senate for 51 years.
The Daily Caller reports:
As politicians and columnists across the country debate the life and legacy of the late Sen. Robert Byrd, the West Virginian’s membership in the Ku Klux Klan has been a sticking point for many. Today’s KKK, though, says Byrd did nothing to warrant such ire.
“He wasn’t a Klansman long enough to get his sheet broke in,” said Travis Pierce, national membership director for the Ku Klux Klan, LLC, one of several groups that uses the KKK name. “It’s much ado about nothing.”
The late Byrd knew that his one-time association with the Klan would remain a part of his life — even after death: “It will be in every obit,” he predicted.
Politico’s David Rogers reports:
By Byrd’s account, opposing civil rights legislation in the ’60s was his greatest legislative mistake, and he would say his eyes were opened later upon seeing a father unable to get water for his young son when the “colored” drinking fountain wasn’t working. In his later years, he struggled to make amends and getting money to help finish the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial became a passion. And Byrd’s famously close relationship with his black Senate driver, Jim Allen, was part of this transition.
“It’s impossible for anyone to try to whitewash the KKK and its overall symbolism,” said Ken Hechler, a former Democratic congressman from Byrd’s home state. “But at the same time… we honor those people who publicly admit the error of their ways.” Wow so Bryd said that he was wrong in being against civil rights and the KKK says that he was not in long enough to get a sheet, Byrd’s seniority and leadership of the Appropriations Committee enabled him to steer a great deal of federal money toward projects in West Virginia.[8] Critics derided his efforts as pork spending[9] to appeal to his own constituents. He filibustered against the 1964 Civil Rights Act and supported the Vietnam War, but later backed civil rights measures and criticized the Iraq War. He was briefly a member of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, but later left the group and denounced racial intolerance.[10] Wow he even came out and say that raical intolerance is bad. In 1946 or 1947, Byrd wrote a letter to a Grand Wizard stating, “The Klan is needed today as never before, and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia and in every state in the nation.”[20] However, when running for the United States House of Representatives in 1952, he announced “After about a year, I became disinterested, quit paying my dues, and dropped my membership in the organization. During the nine years that have followed, I have never been interested in the Klan.” He said he had joined the Klan because he felt it offered excitement and was anti-communist.[10]
In 1997, Byrd told an interviewer he would encourage young people to become involved in politics but also: “Be sure you avoid the Ku Klux Klan. Don’t get that albatross around your neck. Once you’ve made that mistake, you inhibit your operations in the political arena.”[21] In his last autobiography, Byrd explained that he was a KKK member because he “was sorely afflicted with tunnel vision—a jejune and immature outlook—seeing only what I wanted to see because I thought the Klan could provide an outlet for my talents and ambitions.”[22] Byrd also said, in 2005, “I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times … and I don’t mind apologizing over and over again. I can’t erase what happened.”[10] Again he only joined because he like all the people during his time hated communism, which republicans were fighting also. Wow, and than in 1952 he started renoucing the KKK. In opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957, he conducted the longest filibuster ever by a lone senator, at 24 hours and 18 minutes in length, nonstop. In the 1960s, he opposed the civil rights legislation of 1964 and 1965 to end segregation and enforce the voting rights of African-American citizens. He always insisted he had never been a racist, but was opposed to excessive federal authority. He notably was quoted as saying that
“all the laws of Washington and all the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and amusement.”[5]
He attributed the movement for integration to Communist agitators.[5]
Starting in the 1970s, he moderated his position on race, but continued to defend his early segregationist campaigns on the basis of states’ rights in the context of Southern society at the time,[6] never fully renouncing his earlier viewpoints.[7][8] Wow you are going to go after Bryd that had the ability to admit that he was not only wrong on Civil Rights but being a KKK member, to Strom Thrumd who became a republican after the southern stargey and would not fully renouce his racism, wow you really show that you have no understanding about what hatered is. Throughout the 1960s, Thurmond generally received relatively low marks from the press and his fellow senators in the performance of his Senate duties, as he often missed votes and rarely proposed or sponsored noteworthy legislation.
Thurmond was increasingly at odds with the national Democratic Party, some of whose leaders were supporting the civil rights movement led by African Americans in the South seeking enforcement of their right as citizens to vote and an end to racial segregation. On September 16, 1964, he switched his party affiliation to the Republican Party, which was seeking to revive its presence in the South by appealing to conservative voters.
He played an important role in South Carolina’s support among white voters for the Republican presidential candidates Barry Goldwater in 1964 and Richard Nixon in 1968. South Carolina and other states of the Deep South had supported the Democrats in every national election from the end of Reconstruction, when white Democrats re-established political control in the South, to 1960. However, discontent with the Democrats’ increasing support for civil rights resulted in John F. Kennedy’s barely winning the state in 1960.
After Kennedy’s assassination, President Lyndon Johnson’s strong support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 angered white segregationists even more. These ended segregation and committed the federal government to enforce voting rights of citizens by the supervision of elections in states in which the pattern of voting showed that blacks had been disfranchised. Goldwater won South Carolina by a large margin in 1964.
In 1968, Richard Nixon ran the first GOP “Southern strategy” campaign appealing to disaffected southern white voters. Although the segregationist George Wallace was on the ballot, Nixon ran slightly ahead of him and gained South Carolina’s electoral votes. Due to the antagonism of white South Carolina voters toward the national Democratic Party, Hubert Humphrey received less than 30% of the total vote, carrying only majority-black districts. The black population of South Carolina had decreased markedly in the early decades of the twentieth century, as tens of thousands took part in the Great Migration to northern and midwestern cities for work.
In 1966, former governor Ernest “Fritz” Hollings won South Carolina’s other Senate seat in a special election. He and Thurmond served together for just over 36 years, making them the longest-serving Senate duo in American history. Thurmond and Hollings had a very good relationship, despite their often stark philosophical differences. Their long tenure meant that their seniority in the Senate gave South Carolina a good measure of clout in national politics, despite its modest population.
At the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Thurmond played a key role in keeping Southern delegates committed to Nixon, despite the sudden last-minute entry of the California governor, Ronald Reagan, into the race. Thurmond also quieted conservative fears over rumors that Nixon planned to ask either Charles Percy or Mark Hatfield—liberal Republicans—to be his running mate. He informed Nixon that both men were unacceptable to the South for the vice-presidency. Nixon ultimately asked Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew—an acceptable choice to Thurmond—to join the ticket.
At this time, Thurmond led the effort to thwart Johnson’s attempt to elevate Justice Abe Fortas to the post of Chief Justice of the United States. Thurmond’s conservative position left him unhappy with the decisions of the Warren Court. He was glad to disappoint Johnson and enable the presidential successor Richard Nixon to make the appointment for Warren’s vacancy.
Thurmond decried the Supreme Court opinion in Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education, which ordered the immediate desegregation of schools in the American South.[16] This had followed continued Southern resistance to desegregation following the 1954 US Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. Thurmond praised President Nixon and his “Southern Strategy” of delaying desegregation, saying Nixon “stood with the South in this case”.[16]
[edit] This OO is what happened to the Dixiecrats when people like JFK and LBJ supported Civil Rights, they bolted and went to the republicans aka the party shift. So again you show that you are igorant when it comes to facts and honesty which is not suprising with how igorant you are on who KO is. Again make me love and respect KO more and more.
Again OO you keep showing how igorant you are on topics. Byrd has apologized for his actions, better than most republicans. Keep showing how igorant you are. You should be ashamed that you think it okay to ruin a baseball blog. I again will always apologize to the people here that want to talk baseball. I would love to listen and learn, but I hate people that bully and bash others like this troll here. OO keep embarassing yourself with your igorance on topics. Sorry but this is another BS talking point. Why don’t we put all the qutos of Strom that is how BS this and your last post on this. Bryd has made up for what he did in his past over and over again and even gone after the klan and said it was a mistake. You would know that if you would read OO instead of bash. Sorry but you again show how igorant on Bryd because you cannot tell what a quto is that he has apologized for looks like.
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Some scary, I do not thinks so.
This is proabaly one of the most stupidiest things that I have seen to today. First Sociolism is not bad, also we are far from being a socialist country and Obamacare is not even remotely scoailism. Wow thanks for showing that you have no idea wht Obamacare is and what socailism is and why we need Obamacare. Keep making me more a fan of this president and and more of a KO fan.
Also KO I love to see how Current broke the contract, just re-read the Hollywood reporter story that Current said that you or your manger released salary info, first Hyatt has to be dreaming if he thinks that you realeased it because you were qutoed fully, just like your manger was. Also they story said that you were suppose to be part of mangement. Hyatt if KO suppose to be part of mangement than that means that he has the ablity to control what went on the News Department, instead of making up the crap that you know is not true because you blackmailed him, and threatened to fire staff because you do not want to admit that you realeased salary info. You also lied when you say that KO was not part of the business side, because were you telling the reporter that KO was not part of the mangement at Current. Wow Hyatt keep showing that KO’s ego and personality is not why he at Current and that you Hyatt unjustily fired him because KO was suppose to be your whopping boy.
KO keep showing that you are this generations Murrow, that Hollywood article makes me love and respect you more and shows that you are going to be around for years to come. IT even shows how you got abused and unjustily fired at Current and why I will be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserved for being unjustily fired from there. Love you faults and all, keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love you faults and all.
Marvin Miller is also the name of a character actor in classic movies who tended to play sinister parts, perhaps most memorably in “Dead Reckoning” starring Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott (Lizabeth is still alive).
Jim in Cali
Olbermann vs Al Gore. Geez who do you root for? I think I’ll root for both to destroy each other.
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Who like JIm and OO know how to embarass themselves with how igorant they are when it comes to KO, here is what happened again because neither of you will listen, Also here is more of what happened, sorry but Current is everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is, Wow KO needs to sue over what happened at Current, you again do not listen, this has been debunked, again here is what happened first KO was dealing with a thorat infection KO was working while he had a thorat infection which is a big no in his industry and you are putting out that made up crap that has been debunked over and overe again that his attiude is what got him fired, Hope I reading his timeline where is KO being a dick, all he doing he telling you his opoin on Yankee fans that is not what being a dick looks like, I guess you are like Cenk and TC in that KO thinks that Cenk will not get ratings and thinks he does not tell the truth, and Cenk grants a interview and that shows that KO is two faced, wow I want you, TC and Cenk to explain how is that two faced, because I do not have to be a fan of KO to know that is not what a two face is, just like I do not have to be a fan to know that working while you are having thorat problems and getting told by a impocomptent mangement that wants to say they are professinal responsible and in charge of buiness side but will not fix a set or give KO a new studio and will not even let him rest his voice, and KO’s mad explain how is KO’s attitude got him fired, Why Hope should I believe a guy that fired someone with AIDs when it comes to honesty and morals, wow keep showing Hope how KO got unjustily fired at Current there is no proof that KO’s attitude got him fired, and KO telling you what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick is. You two show that KO is right about Yankee fans, you two disgust me with your bashing of KO because Yankee fans can never be critized. So I want you to explain why KO who works in broadcasting should be working why he sick, wow so I guess you think that broadcaster should loose thier voices. Here is another oneSorry but keep shwoing that you where not KO fan, KO’s attitude has zero to do with what happened at Current, I want you to explain why KO was promised to be news cheif and never got it, wow I guess wanting what he promised shows that his attitude was the problem, Hope I read his lawsuit and the conter-suit and nothing in there shows that KO broke the contract and I care crap about his attitude, nothing shows Hope that KO’s attitude is why he not at Current, that Hope has been debunked over and over again, Hope KO giving what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick looks like, you and bmer bashing KO and not letting KO disagree with you about Yankee fans that is what dickish bevahior is. Hope keep showing that you were no KO fan and that you not KO are the dick. Hope I want you to work with tenichal problems and studio falling apart and mangement that puts out negitive articles about you and than come bakc with that made up crap about KO’s attitude. Hope it not KO’s job to praise Yankee fans up the wall, people like you make me sick, if KO does not agree with you, you go with the made up talking points that he got fired for a bad attidue and that he a dick, because you and bmer cannot take that not everyone thinks that Yankee’s and there fans are the greatest since silece bread Hope keep showing me that KO’s attitude hasd and always will have zero to do with what happened at Current and that you have zero idea what being a dick is, you are being one right now with your BS about KO being bad because he angry at Yankee fans. KO keep being yourself and again will be pissed if you do not get the justice you deserve for being unjustily fired. Also Bmer you just keep showing that you not kO are the dick, so because KO read your tweet on the air that means that he has to tell you how great Yankee fans are. I have read his timeline Bmer there is nothing there that showing he being a dick, that is pure BS by you and hope who hate it when Ko critizes things that you do not want critized. Wow so again KO personality and this is from someone who cares crap about his personality was not the reason he was at Current. He doing the right thing by suing, you love to put up crap that has been debunked over and over agian showing that you do not know who KO is and showing that you do not care about facts and truth. Keep making me love and respect KO more. Again OO keep lying about what happened at Current, again I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice that he deserves for being unjuistily fired from there. All the evidence OO shows that Current not KO broke the contract and nothing you say or happens is going to change that, because again the facts and truth are on KO’s side and all the evidence shows how CUrrent broke the contract. You only embarrass yourself OO by posting Current talking points that have been debunked over and over again. Thanks for showing how igorant you are on KO’s career I have to lugh with how ingorant you are, that you think that posting Current talking points shows that KO is the bad guy, no it shows that CUrrent like you hates facts and honesty and that they hate taking responsiblity for thier actions showing me that they are no progressive channel and that they lie to the world when they say they are one. It just shows OO why I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserves for being unjustily fired from there. Keep bashing KO and showing that OO has no idea who he is or what his career is, and if you say different oO that wil be another made up lie by you. Current broke the contract OO and put out a lying letter, all the evidence shows that they are everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is. Thanks again Current for showing how you broke the contract. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and showing me why he this generations Murrow, love you faults and all. Also here Also here is more of what happened, sorry but Current is everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is, Wow KO needs to sue over what happened at Current, you again do not listen, this has been debunked, again here is what happened first KO was dealing with a thorat infection KO was working while he had a thorat infection which is a big no in his industry and you are putting out that made up crap that has been debunked over and overe again that his attiude is what got him fired, Hope I reading his timeline where is KO being a dick, all he doing he telling you his opoin on Yankee fans that is not what being a dick looks like, I guess you are like Cenk and TC in that KO thinks that Cenk will not get ratings and thinks he does not tell the truth, and Cenk grants a interview and that shows that KO is two faced, wow I want you, TC and Cenk to explain how is that two faced, because I do not have to be a fan of KO to know that is not what a two face is, just like I do not have to be a fan to know that working while you are having thorat problems and getting told by a impocomptent mangement that wants to say they are professinal responsible and in charge of buiness side but will not fix a set or give KO a new studio and will not even let him rest his voice, and KO’s mad explain how is KO’s attitude got him fired, Why Hope should I believe a guy that fired someone with AIDs when it comes to honesty and morals, wow keep showing Hope how KO got unjustily fired at Current there is no proof that KO’s attitude got him fired, and KO telling you what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick is. You two show that KO is right about Yankee fans, you two disgust me with your bashing of KO because Yankee fans can never be critized. So I want you to explain why KO who works in broadcasting should be working why he sick, wow so I guess you think that broadcaster should loose thier voices. Here is another oneSorry but keep shwoing that you where not KO fan, KO’s attitude has zero to do with what happened at Current, I want you to explain why KO was promised to be news cheif and never got it, wow I guess wanting what he promised shows that his attitude was the problem, Hope I read his lawsuit and the conter-suit and nothing in there shows that KO broke the contract and I care crap about his attitude, nothing shows Hope that KO’s attitude is why he not at Current, that Hope has been debunked over and over again, Hope KO giving what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick looks like, you and bmer bashing KO and not letting KO disagree with you about Yankee fans that is what dickish bevahior is. Hope keep showing that you were no KO fan and that you not KO are the dick. Hope I want you to work with tenichal problems and studio falling apart and mangement that puts out negitive articles about you and than come bakc with that made up crap about KO’s attitude. Hope it not KO’s job to praise Yankee fans up the wall, people like you make me sick, if KO does not agree with you, you go with the made up talking points that he got fired for a bad attidue and that he a dick, because you and bmer cannot take that not everyone thinks that Yankee’s and there fans are the greatest since silece bread Hope keep showing me that KO’s attitude hasd and always will have zero to do with what happened at Current and that you have zero idea what being a dick is, you are being one right now with your BS about KO being bad because he angry at Yankee fans. KO keep being yourself and again will be pissed if you do not get the justice you deserve for being unjustily fired. Also Bmer you just keep showing that you not kO are the dick, so because KO read your tweet on the air that means that he has to tell you how great Yankee fans are. I have read his timeline Bmer there is nothing there that showing he being a dick, that is pure BS by you and hope who hate it when Ko critizes things that you do not want critized. Wow so again KO personality and this is from someone who cares crap about his personality was not the reason he was at Current. He doing the right thing by suing, you love to put up crap that has been debunked over and over agian showing that you do not know who KO is and showing that you do not care about facts and truth. Keep making me love and respect KO more. Again OO keep lying about what happened at Current, again I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice that he deserves for being unjuistily fired from there. All the evidence OO shows that Current not KO broke the contract and nothing you say or happens is going to change that, because again the facts and truth are on KO’s side and all the evidence shows how CUrrent broke the contract. You only embarrass yourself OO by posting Current talking points that have been debunked over and over again. Thanks for showing how igorant you are on KO’s career I have to lugh with how ingorant you are, that you think that posting Current talking points shows that KO is the bad guy, no it shows that CUrrent like you hates facts and honesty and that they hate taking responsiblity for thier actions showing me that they are no progressive channel and that they lie to the world when they say they are one. It just shows OO why I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserves for being unjustily fired from there. Keep bashing KO and showing that OO has no idea who he is or what his career is, and if you say different oO that wil be another made up lie by you. Current broke the contract OO and put out a lying letter, all the evidence shows that they are everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is. Thanks again Current for showing how you broke the contract. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and showing me why he this generations Murrow, love you faults and all. Wow OO again it keeps showing over and over again that Current broke the contract. Thanks for showing that just like Fox all you like to do is cut and copy blog posts that agree with you. YOu really show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come. Keep embarrassing yourself with you igorance on KO that is all you know how to do. KO keep being yourself and you will have a fan in me. Sorry you got abused at Current and will not be happy if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Love you faults and all.
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agree 100%
Wow you posted a made up post, That makes absoutely no sense. What is this person agreeing with, That you OO are 100% igorant about who KO is and you come here just to lie and bash him. That you are only 100% angry at him because he not allowed to tell you the truth about Fox and conseravtives. Hate speech and lies have to be let go and not called out, because that is 100% what news is in OO’ s world. Wow this is the most 100% laughing post that I have every read. Keep embarrassing yourself with your igorance on who KO is, that is all you know how to do.
Rob
Olbermann get a life! Truth hurts!
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This guy and you show that you have no idea what truth means, here again is truth and facts about KO that OO you and Rob igonore because you would rather lie about who KO is and bash him instead of lerning truth. Again
Sorry KO will win against Gore, if does not I will be pissed because he did not get the justice that he deserved for getting unjustily fired from Current. Also OO KO was never fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You just posted a post from someone who is as igorant on KO’s career as you are, here is what KO career for the both of you who love to put out talking points, First KO was not fired from MSNBC how many times has that been debunked over and over again, you keep showing that you do not know what quiting is, and here is how hypocritcal MSNBC is on that tax rule, Dude keep showing that you hate facts here is what went on with that. KO donated his own money to cadidates because he was afraid of thier safety, MSNBC who shows that it hypocritical on this supends him and leaves Scaubough out until they are caught with people that are angry at them for thier hypocricracy and they let Geogary donate, so sorry you show that you have no idea what hypocricray looks like, here is it all I’m shocked! Shocked I tell you! Keith Olbermann, a man who earns millions, an American citizen and (until today anyway) a free man living in a free country… actually donated $7,200 to three candidates running for public office. And I’m even more surprised to find out they were all… DEMOCRATS! Oh, the horror. Who would have guessed?
Let’s see, $7,200… why, that’s probably less than two hours pay for him. Have you ever given any candidates what amounts to two hours of your earnings? Were you suspended for it? These were not some secret donations Olbermann made under cover of darkness, in an alley behind a bar, or by slipping an unmarked envelope under a door someplace. No, they were perfectly legal donations properly reported by the candidates who received them.
So, how then could Olbermann get suspended from his job? Without pay too. I hope he’s saved a few dollars. Seems his company, the GE owned, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. cable channel MSNBC has a policy whereby their air-personalities, their entertainers and performers must get some sort of executive permission before they make political donations. And Keith apparently failed to get his bosses to approve his in advance.
Who among us needs to get their employer’s permission before making an open and legal political donation? Could such a corporate policy pass the laugh test in court? Did Olbermann then go out of the normal programming policies at MSNBC to use his own show “COUNTDOWN” to support these candidates? Is he even being charged with doing that? Did any of the three win their elections? Does anyone at GE, NBC or MSNBC care? And what about the fact that MSNBC airs a daily show featuring the wife of Alan Greenspan without ever notifying its audience of her and her husband’s decades of political activity? Maybe the Greenspans have quit all politics. Perhaps, Keith Olbermann is a “Media Lone Wolf,” a solitary contributor inside the otherwise pristine hallways of GE, NBC and MSNBC.
What about any other GE, NBC or MSNBC employee who may have made donations to political candidates? Has anyone else been suspended, and without pay? Maybe none of them – not a single one – has ever donated even a dime to any political candidate as long as they’ve worked for GE, NBC or MSNBC. Do you find that remotely possible? Pat Buchanan maybe? Or “Morning” Joe? Or all the rest? Are all of them holding onto their dollars with tight fists, refusing to put their money where their mouths are? Or do you think Keith Olbermann is the only GE, NBC or MSNBC employee ever to make a legal political donation while failing to get his employer’s permission to do so in advance? Maybe Keith’s been using steroids too, you think?
What can I, or other MSNBC viewers do to effectively register my shock at this outrage against civil rights and basic democracy? How can we protest this? I can tell you what I’m doing. Effective immediately I’m suspending MSNBC from my viewing schedule – until further notice, without pay – and certainly without permission – until Keith Olbermann is back on-the-air. And if he never reappears on MSNBC – I will never watch that channel again. And, just in case I cheat a little and maybe tune in anyway… you can be sure I’ll NEVER report such a grave personal weakness to any rating service that happens to call me. I’ll tell them I’m watching FOX NEWS. here is another Keith Olbermann has been suspended from MSNBC without pay, effective immediately. The suspension comes in response to a Politico story that reported that the anchor had made three donations to Democratic congressional candidates last week. Political donations apparently violate MSNBC’s ethics policy—although other MSNBC employees, including Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough and commentator Pat Buchanan, have made similar donations in recent years. (Actually, it may be that the NBC rules under which Olbermann was suspended under don’t apply to MSNBCers.)
This situation brings up several interesting issues of journalistic ethics. Like former Washington Post editor Leonard Downie, Olbermann says that journalists shouldn’t vote. Still, his progressive affinities are well known and actually the bedrock of his show. So what’s the point of a donation ban? If Olbermann donates to Democrats, will conservatives realize he’s a liberal? This is just as silly as NPR forbidding its employees to go to the “Rally for Sanity.”
Media outlets should give up this insane act in which they pretend that their reporters are robots without biases. Everyone knows that’s not true! People have lots of biases. Look, this is incredibly simple. Reporters and journalists and media figures should be judged on one thing and one thing only: whether what they say and report turns out to be true. Why do people not get that? If we had a media culture where people were hired and fired based on their record of truth-telling (or not), the world would be a much better place. Also here is another There is a double standard at work with regard to Keith Olbermann’s suspension, not only between other personalities appearing on MSNBC as commentators, but also at the very top level of the food chain.
Comcast now owns is about MSNBC after their acquisition was completed earlier this year is approved (and it will be, I’m sure), despite protestations from many of us. A look at campaign finance disclosures for several organizations shows that Phil Anschutz, chairman of Comcast, content partner with Comcast, donated large sums of money to the First Amendment Alliance, one of the largest outside groups targeting Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections.
The Anschutz Corporation, wholly owned by Phil Anschutz, gave $50,000 on 9/24/2010 to the First Amendment Alliance. The two candidates targeted by the First Amendment Alliance? Jack Conway and Michael Bennet.
Keith Olbermann gave to Jack Conway’s campaign along with Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords.
In addition, the Anschutz family donated $169,900 to Republican candidates and committees during the 2010 election cycle, according to Open Secrets.
Additionally, Comcast Corporation has contributed $125,000 to the Republican Governors’ Association in the 2010 cycle (as of 9/30/2010). (Added: Comcast notes it has also donated the same sum to the DGA)
There’s been a lot of chatter about MSNBC policy, and whether Olbermann should have gotten advance approval for his donations to Jack Conway, Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords on October 28th. The policy I’ve seen reads like this:
NBC and MSNBC TV require permission of the president of NBC News. (MSNBC.com is a joint venture of NBC Universal and Microsoft.)
“Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other outside activities may find that these activities jeopardize his or her standing as an impartial journalist because they may create the appearance of a conflict of interest. Such activities may include participation in or contributions to political campaigns or groups that espouse controversial positions. You should report any such potential conflicts in advance to, and obtain prior approval of, the President of NBC News or his designee.”
That language clearly says “should” and not “must”. Further, anyone who thinks Keith Olbermann is an impartial journalist should have their head examined. He’s not, never has been, never will be, and is not presented as one.
But it leaves this question lingering for me: How is it that the parent corporation of NBC and chairman of that corporation, Pat Buchanan and Joe Scarborough are accorded First Amendment rights to political speech and Keith Olbermann is not?
GET THIS: From the NYTimes:
The News Corporation is one of the biggest suppliers of content to Comcast, with contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
UPDATE: PCCC has a petition you can sign to MSNBC: Tell MSNBC that if they want to keep their viewers, they must put Keith back on the air NOW!
And if you’re on Twitter, progressives are tweeting MSNBC with their displeasure there too.
Gawker says NBC News denies their standards apply to MSNBC commentators.
For an understanding of the relationship between Anschutz and Comcast, see this Muckety map (Flash required). It’s a combination of hockey teams, media, ticket sales and Qwest Communications. Some question the associations. They exist. I’ve linked to them. Here’s another.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has issued a statement demanding Olbermann’s immediate reinstatement.
“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.”
Jed Lewison over at Kos takes on the Joe Scarborough donations and hypocrisy in MSNBC’s response.
Statement from Comcast:
“The joint venture between Comcast and GE has not yet received regulatory approval. Comcast is not in any way involved with decisions made currently by NBC News. We have pledged that when the transaction is concluded, Comcast will abide by the same policies for NBC’s news and public affairs programming that have been in place since GE acquired the company in 1986. Comcast is committed to the independence of NBC’s news operations.
We hope to acquire NBC Universal in the coming months, but by law we play no role in current operations. Mr. Philip Anschutz is not the chairman of Comcast Corporation, nor is he on its board, or in any way involved with the management of the company.”
ThinkProgress notes another possible tie between Comcast and Olbermann’s suspension.
Wow so once again you show that KO is this generations Murrow, and do not be crazy and say that partisan means different, because KO partisan to the truth and that is what Murrow is. So you would be lying if you say different. SO again show me that KO is bad. KO keep showing why you are this generations Murrow and OO what real journalism is. Sorry you got unjustily fired at Current. As long as you are yourself than you will always have a fan in me. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO that is all you know how to do.
Wow so others can go unpunished but KO is the bad guy, wow you really are igorant on who KO is, here is more about KO quiting MSNBC Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
OO you really love to show how igorant you are on KO’s career history. Again OO you do not do last shows and still get pay checks if you had been fired. KO OO was suspended and than restated, he did not get fired for anything at MSNBC. Keep showing why KO is this generations Murrow and how igorant you are on him. OO strikes out again on KO and shows that OO has zero clue who KO is.
Wow OO keep posting posts from people that are just as stupid about who KO is and love to bash KO like you do. Keep showing why KO is this generations Murrow. OO you have zero clue what truth means, and you show it everyday you come on here and lie about who KO is and who Obama is. Keep making me love and respect kO more and more and show why as long as KO is himself he will be a fan of mine.
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I don’t like either of these douches. Keith, you need to show some dignity, if you have any left, and go find another job. You’ll not win against Gore.
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Sorry KO will win against Gore, if does not I will be pissed because he did not get the justice that he deserved for getting unjustily fired from Current. Also OO KO was never fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You just posted a post from someone who is as igorant on KO’s career as you are, here is what KO career for the both of you who love to put out talking points, First KO was not fired from MSNBC how many times has that been debunked over and over again, you keep showing that you do not know what quiting is, and here is how hypocritcal MSNBC is on that tax rule, Dude keep showing that you hate facts here is what went on with that. KO donated his own money to cadidates because he was afraid of thier safety, MSNBC who shows that it hypocritical on this supends him and leaves Scaubough out until they are caught with people that are angry at them for thier hypocricracy and they let Geogary donate, so sorry you show that you have no idea what hypocricray looks like, here is it all I’m shocked! Shocked I tell you! Keith Olbermann, a man who earns millions, an American citizen and (until today anyway) a free man living in a free country… actually donated $7,200 to three candidates running for public office. And I’m even more surprised to find out they were all… DEMOCRATS! Oh, the horror. Who would have guessed?
Let’s see, $7,200… why, that’s probably less than two hours pay for him. Have you ever given any candidates what amounts to two hours of your earnings? Were you suspended for it? These were not some secret donations Olbermann made under cover of darkness, in an alley behind a bar, or by slipping an unmarked envelope under a door someplace. No, they were perfectly legal donations properly reported by the candidates who received them.
So, how then could Olbermann get suspended from his job? Without pay too. I hope he’s saved a few dollars. Seems his company, the GE owned, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. cable channel MSNBC has a policy whereby their air-personalities, their entertainers and performers must get some sort of executive permission before they make political donations. And Keith apparently failed to get his bosses to approve his in advance.
Who among us needs to get their employer’s permission before making an open and legal political donation? Could such a corporate policy pass the laugh test in court? Did Olbermann then go out of the normal programming policies at MSNBC to use his own show “COUNTDOWN” to support these candidates? Is he even being charged with doing that? Did any of the three win their elections? Does anyone at GE, NBC or MSNBC care? And what about the fact that MSNBC airs a daily show featuring the wife of Alan Greenspan without ever notifying its audience of her and her husband’s decades of political activity? Maybe the Greenspans have quit all politics. Perhaps, Keith Olbermann is a “Media Lone Wolf,” a solitary contributor inside the otherwise pristine hallways of GE, NBC and MSNBC.
What about any other GE, NBC or MSNBC employee who may have made donations to political candidates? Has anyone else been suspended, and without pay? Maybe none of them – not a single one – has ever donated even a dime to any political candidate as long as they’ve worked for GE, NBC or MSNBC. Do you find that remotely possible? Pat Buchanan maybe? Or “Morning” Joe? Or all the rest? Are all of them holding onto their dollars with tight fists, refusing to put their money where their mouths are? Or do you think Keith Olbermann is the only GE, NBC or MSNBC employee ever to make a legal political donation while failing to get his employer’s permission to do so in advance? Maybe Keith’s been using steroids too, you think?
What can I, or other MSNBC viewers do to effectively register my shock at this outrage against civil rights and basic democracy? How can we protest this? I can tell you what I’m doing. Effective immediately I’m suspending MSNBC from my viewing schedule – until further notice, without pay – and certainly without permission – until Keith Olbermann is back on-the-air. And if he never reappears on MSNBC – I will never watch that channel again. And, just in case I cheat a little and maybe tune in anyway… you can be sure I’ll NEVER report such a grave personal weakness to any rating service that happens to call me. I’ll tell them I’m watching FOX NEWS. here is another Keith Olbermann has been suspended from MSNBC without pay, effective immediately. The suspension comes in response to a Politico story that reported that the anchor had made three donations to Democratic congressional candidates last week. Political donations apparently violate MSNBC’s ethics policy—although other MSNBC employees, including Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough and commentator Pat Buchanan, have made similar donations in recent years. (Actually, it may be that the NBC rules under which Olbermann was suspended under don’t apply to MSNBCers.)
This situation brings up several interesting issues of journalistic ethics. Like former Washington Post editor Leonard Downie, Olbermann says that journalists shouldn’t vote. Still, his progressive affinities are well known and actually the bedrock of his show. So what’s the point of a donation ban? If Olbermann donates to Democrats, will conservatives realize he’s a liberal? This is just as silly as NPR forbidding its employees to go to the “Rally for Sanity.”
Media outlets should give up this insane act in which they pretend that their reporters are robots without biases. Everyone knows that’s not true! People have lots of biases. Look, this is incredibly simple. Reporters and journalists and media figures should be judged on one thing and one thing only: whether what they say and report turns out to be true. Why do people not get that? If we had a media culture where people were hired and fired based on their record of truth-telling (or not), the world would be a much better place. Also here is another There is a double standard at work with regard to Keith Olbermann’s suspension, not only between other personalities appearing on MSNBC as commentators, but also at the very top level of the food chain.
Comcast now owns is about MSNBC after their acquisition was completed earlier this year is approved (and it will be, I’m sure), despite protestations from many of us. A look at campaign finance disclosures for several organizations shows that Phil Anschutz, chairman of Comcast, content partner with Comcast, donated large sums of money to the First Amendment Alliance, one of the largest outside groups targeting Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections.
The Anschutz Corporation, wholly owned by Phil Anschutz, gave $50,000 on 9/24/2010 to the First Amendment Alliance. The two candidates targeted by the First Amendment Alliance? Jack Conway and Michael Bennet.
Keith Olbermann gave to Jack Conway’s campaign along with Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords.
In addition, the Anschutz family donated $169,900 to Republican candidates and committees during the 2010 election cycle, according to Open Secrets.
Additionally, Comcast Corporation has contributed $125,000 to the Republican Governors’ Association in the 2010 cycle (as of 9/30/2010). (Added: Comcast notes it has also donated the same sum to the DGA)
There’s been a lot of chatter about MSNBC policy, and whether Olbermann should have gotten advance approval for his donations to Jack Conway, Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords on October 28th. The policy I’ve seen reads like this:
NBC and MSNBC TV require permission of the president of NBC News. (MSNBC.com is a joint venture of NBC Universal and Microsoft.)
“Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other outside activities may find that these activities jeopardize his or her standing as an impartial journalist because they may create the appearance of a conflict of interest. Such activities may include participation in or contributions to political campaigns or groups that espouse controversial positions. You should report any such potential conflicts in advance to, and obtain prior approval of, the President of NBC News or his designee.”
That language clearly says “should” and not “must”. Further, anyone who thinks Keith Olbermann is an impartial journalist should have their head examined. He’s not, never has been, never will be, and is not presented as one.
But it leaves this question lingering for me: How is it that the parent corporation of NBC and chairman of that corporation, Pat Buchanan and Joe Scarborough are accorded First Amendment rights to political speech and Keith Olbermann is not?
GET THIS: From the NYTimes:
The News Corporation is one of the biggest suppliers of content to Comcast, with contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
UPDATE: PCCC has a petition you can sign to MSNBC: Tell MSNBC that if they want to keep their viewers, they must put Keith back on the air NOW!
And if you’re on Twitter, progressives are tweeting MSNBC with their displeasure there too.
Gawker says NBC News denies their standards apply to MSNBC commentators.
For an understanding of the relationship between Anschutz and Comcast, see this Muckety map (Flash required). It’s a combination of hockey teams, media, ticket sales and Qwest Communications. Some question the associations. They exist. I’ve linked to them. Here’s another.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has issued a statement demanding Olbermann’s immediate reinstatement.
“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.”
Jed Lewison over at Kos takes on the Joe Scarborough donations and hypocrisy in MSNBC’s response.
Statement from Comcast:
“The joint venture between Comcast and GE has not yet received regulatory approval. Comcast is not in any way involved with decisions made currently by NBC News. We have pledged that when the transaction is concluded, Comcast will abide by the same policies for NBC’s news and public affairs programming that have been in place since GE acquired the company in 1986. Comcast is committed to the independence of NBC’s news operations.
We hope to acquire NBC Universal in the coming months, but by law we play no role in current operations. Mr. Philip Anschutz is not the chairman of Comcast Corporation, nor is he on its board, or in any way involved with the management of the company.”
ThinkProgress notes another possible tie between Comcast and Olbermann’s suspension.
Wow so once again you show that KO is this generations Murrow, and do not be crazy and say that partisan means different, because KO partisan to the truth and that is what Murrow is. So you would be lying if you say different. SO again show me that KO is bad. KO keep showing why you are this generations Murrow and OO what real journalism is. Sorry you got unjustily fired at Current. As long as you are yourself than you will always have a fan in me. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO that is all you know how to do.
Wow so others can go unpunished but KO is the bad guy, wow you really are igorant on who KO is, here is more about KO quiting MSNBC Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
OO you really love to show how igorant you are on KO’s career history. Again OO you do not do last shows and still get pay checks if you had been fired. KO OO was suspended and than restated, he did not get fired for anything at MSNBC. Keep showing why KO is this generations Murrow and how igorant you are on him. OO strikes out again on KO and shows that OO has zero clue who KO is.
Wow OO keep posting posts from people that are just as stupid about who KO is and love to bash KO like you do. Keep showing why KO is this generations Murrow.
Cromick
Now that Olbmermann is not on Current, I would think that the next place we’ll find him is on his own YouTube channel which would probably still be outviewed by Jenna Marbles, the Chocolate Rain kid, and the Star Wars kid.
OH
Now I get what OO doing. OO thinks that putting out posts that agree with OO, this while try to convince people that KO is bad. Sorry OO by posting this crap, only shows that you have no idea what disagreement is. Which is funny because you think a show that does not having shouting matches and do not say different because that is a lie, is bad and not disagreement. You can go to hate sites and others and cut out the posts of people that agree with you, wow you just proved that OO is a hypocrite and has zero credibilty when it comes to KO. Thanks for showing why KO is this generations Murrow and showing that he will be around for years to come.
Uncle Tom
So olbermann went from kissing Gore’s ass to suing Gore’s ass? … Hilarious!
OO
KO never kissed Gore’s ass that is again is BS and shows how igorant you are on KO. I did not know that standing up to Current and calling them on when they broke the contract is what kissing someone;s ass looked like. Wow good to know that you enjoying writing the most made up posts that I have every read in me life. You really show that you have zero clue who KO is and would rather bash him than learn. This is most stupidiest thing I have read today. Congrats on embarassing yourself by showing how igorant you are on KO.
Norman
COUNTDOWN LOYAL VIEWERS!?!? IT WOULD BE EASY ENOUGH TO COMPENSATE THEM ALL – JUST BUY 28 HEADS OF LETTUCE!!!
Sorry
OO again you show how igorant you are about KO and his fans, KO has more than 28 fans, again I love for you to explain why does 417,000 people and counting follow him on twitter. Why do I see posts saying that they want him back, this is not what not having fans OO looks like. Sorry but keep making me love KO and putting up the most stupidiest posts like this one.
Neuroguy
You know you have to be really terrible when you are replaced by Eliot Spitzer and that’s considered an improvement.
Wow
Again OO you live in a fantasy world when it comes to KO. Spitzer replacing KO has zero to do with how KO is on the air. The fact that you believe that shows that you live in a alternate reality have no idea why Countdown was sucessful. OO you want to know how great KO is. When I go to sites aka Huffington Post, or democratic underground or even twitter> I see people all the time asking for Olbermann to come back, or saying that they want him back. So sorry OO but KO never sucked. OO you show that you are igorant when it comes to TV, I seen numbers for Current and they are down compared to when KO was there. This shows that people wanted KO and that they did not like what Current did or they cannot stand SPizer. KO not being there or Current picking someone else, has zipo OO to do with KO and shows zipo about who KO is and what Countdown did. The fact that people want him back shows that he was good. OO keep showing how igorant you are KO only people that live in a fantasy world would post that BS, this is one of the most stupidiest thing that you have posted. YOu really make me laugh with your igorance on who KO is and what happened at Current and what his career is. Keep showing why KO is this genrations Murrow that is all you know how to do.
patty
“I’d like to apologize to my viewers”.
Yeah, all 3 of them.
One loser suing another loser. Love it when libs destroy each other.
Sorry
But KO has always had more than three viewers, even at Current. So sorry you bashed him here. OO because you live in your igorance about KO you do not get that when KO was on MSNBC he had wow over a million viewers. Please keep showing that OO has zero ckue who KO is and that OO hates KO because no one is allowed to tell OO the truth about what Fox and conservatives are. OO has to hear lies and hate speech and believe that lies and hate speech which Fox, OW and NB do is news. Do not say different OO because that is a lie. Also KO is not destorying himself that is another lie. I guess in your world if a company breaks it contract to you, you would just let them and not say anything, because in OO’ world the company has to be right. That is how igorant you are on this subject. KO OO is doing what anyone reasonable person does when they get abused by someone, he suing to get what he left in his contract. Please OO keep bashin and making up crap about KO. Thanks for embarrassing yourself with you made up crap about kO. Wow I did not know that KO having 417,000 follow him on twitter was three, thanks for showing how igorant you are on twitter that is all OO knows. You really make me glad a I am a KO fan and love to show how Current broke the contract.
Last time I checked conned clown, YOU LOST!
You also might want to rethink the numbers position you seem to equate with quality because SpongeBob SquarePants beats Faux 10 to 1 in viewership.
But please, keep flailing because you’re desperation is very entertaining.
drumtzit2
You are so right about OO, I have to laugh with how ingorant this troll is when it comes not just KO, but mostly everything. You are right quility which is what KO has is better than quantity which what Fox has. KO again keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me. Love you faults and all.
Great article as usual Keith but I sure wish you would review the WS and the team you deemed not worthy, the Giants! Come on now, a little crow is good for you once in awhile…
Oh Yea, could not agree more. Come on Keith, give the Giants the credit they deserve. And how about Buster Posey, pure Baseball guy.
GO GIANTS!!!
You people are obviously as stupid as ko! He couldn’t make it on the sorriest cable commentary station (obiously not an actual news source) so he is back to sports, huh? What a laugher!! Omg, there are more out there like him? Say it ain’t so!
Are all of you as brain dead as he is? Do you all have a unibrow also? He is an affront to journalism. He is a ranter, not a journalist! Come on. I have wondered for some time if he just gave up on socialism and went straight to Marxism. Oh and Rupert? Thank God there is someone to offset the babble of a ko. The lefties lost their monopoly on what they refer to as “news”. Oh my, what is a socialist to do? You are all about as stupid and misguided as he is, obviously! Thank you though, Fox is thriving because of your kind. MSNBC will be lucky to survive, spewing rather than reporting. Keep it up though, really! It, and you, will send people to Fox for actual news!!!
Wow
Frank
You show that you not KO or any of us are the stupid one. Let’s see KO see in your world KO is stupid because he got abused by Current Tv, and even though he was going all the way with it, he gets his contract broken by Current because they do not care anything about him. Do not say different Frank because that will be a lie. Frank KO unlike you has made two channels where they are today, it called ESPN, he and Dan Patrick still have people in thier industry that try to copy thier style that is how successful they where. Than he went and made MSNBC Frank and sorry he beat Oreilly a few times in 2008 which Frank was a presidentail election year and was getting over a million consistently in both election and non-elction years. Wow that does not show someone that is stupid. Or a failure, also Frank even though MSNBC did worse than what they did in 2008 they were still making the ratings that were beating Fox.
Having said that Frank, you do not seem to get what the rest of us have and that is quality Frank not quatinty. Frank I guess in your world McDonalds will always be the best resturant in the world, better than any local hambuger joint because it sells more bugers. Frank I have to laugh that you would post something so stupid, we and KO Frank have more brains in our head than you will ever know, because we know that quailtity which KO has beats quatinty anyday, it easy to get a lot of viewers, look at all those blockbusters that are as bad as they get compared to movies like the KIng’s Speech and Linclon, this how stupid your agrument is. KO Frank is one of those rare breeds he has the quality and he has the quantity. I hate MSNBC and will only watch them if KO came back, but I would watch that channel frank over Fox anyday. Fox is one of the most dishonest and hateful channels around, and if you say different frank that will be a lie, I do not need anyone to tell me how bad Fox is, I have always know by my own research. So Frank keep showing how igorant you are when it comes to quality and when it comes to quanity. Also KO deciding to go back to sports Frank is not showing that he is stupid, that is probably one of the most stupidiest things that I have read today and shows that Frank would not know what being smart means if it bit him on the head. Frank KO decided that he getting tired of doing news and wants to do sports again, I know that I am right there with him, I have been much happier not having to watch TV news and he’s the only one that would get me to watch it, biggest reason being is I hate shouting matches which almost all the other programs do. Olbermann making that decision Frank is not beucase he was unjustily fired at Current or ratings or any of that other crap that you love to believe that has shown to be false over and over again and is just a made up talking point. It because he wants to do sports. wow the place that he started his career and made a lot of his money and fame in, Frank KO does not need to do anything he he does not want too, he already secured his place and do not say different because it will be a lie, as one of the greats in journalism, he already Frank secured his place in history as one of the greats in sports journalism also, and most importantly secured his place in history as one of the greats in broadcasting sports and news, and he made all the money that he would ever need. He put two networks on the map and helped made them what they are today. Aka ESPN and MSNBC, and he could reitre right now if he wanted too, I know that I prefectly happy just reading his tweets and baseball blog, I would be fine doing that the rest of my life. He wants to go back to sports Frank because he loves sports espically baseball and thinks that his success can help MLB network be another success, I totally there, I could watch KO do baseball for hours and hours, he makes the sport intersting. Frank also here is what KO has done through his career and do out that debunk talking points that have gotten proven wrong Who like JIm and OO know how to embarass themselves with how igorant they are when it comes to KO, here is what happened again because neither of you will listen, Also here is more of what happened, sorry but Current is everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is, Wow KO needs to sue over what happened at Current, you again do not listen, this has been debunked, again here is what happened first KO was dealing with a thorat infection KO was working while he had a thorat infection which is a big no in his industry and you are putting out that made up crap that has been debunked over and overe again that his attiude is what got him fired, Hope I reading his timeline where is KO being a dick, all he doing he telling you his opoin on Yankee fans that is not what being a dick looks like, I guess you are like Cenk and TC in that KO thinks that Cenk will not get ratings and thinks he does not tell the truth, and Cenk grants a interview and that shows that KO is two faced, wow I want you, TC and Cenk to explain how is that two faced, because I do not have to be a fan of KO to know that is not what a two face is, just like I do not have to be a fan to know that working while you are having thorat problems and getting told by a impocomptent mangement that wants to say they are professinal responsible and in charge of buiness side but will not fix a set or give KO a new studio and will not even let him rest his voice, and KO’s mad explain how is KO’s attitude got him fired, Why Hope should I believe a guy that fired someone with AIDs when it comes to honesty and morals, wow keep showing Hope how KO got unjustily fired at Current there is no proof that KO’s attitude got him fired, and KO telling you what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick is. You two show that KO is right about Yankee fans, you two disgust me with your bashing of KO because Yankee fans can never be critized. So I want you to explain why KO who works in broadcasting should be working why he sick, wow so I guess you think that broadcaster should loose thier voices. Here is another oneSorry but keep shwoing that you where not KO fan, KO’s attitude has zero to do with what happened at Current, I want you to explain why KO was promised to be news cheif and never got it, wow I guess wanting what he promised shows that his attitude was the problem, Hope I read his lawsuit and the conter-suit and nothing in there shows that KO broke the contract and I care crap about his attitude, nothing shows Hope that KO’s attitude is why he not at Current, that Hope has been debunked over and over again, Hope KO giving what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick looks like, you and bmer bashing KO and not letting KO disagree with you about Yankee fans that is what dickish bevahior is. Hope keep showing that you were no KO fan and that you not KO are the dick. Hope I want you to work with tenichal problems and studio falling apart and mangement that puts out negitive articles about you and than come bakc with that made up crap about KO’s attitude. Hope it not KO’s job to praise Yankee fans up the wall, people like you make me sick, if KO does not agree with you, you go with the made up talking points that he got fired for a bad attidue and that he a dick, because you and bmer cannot take that not everyone thinks that Yankee’s and there fans are the greatest since silece bread Hope keep showing me that KO’s attitude hasd and always will have zero to do with what happened at Current and that you have zero idea what being a dick is, you are being one right now with your BS about KO being bad because he angry at Yankee fans. KO keep being yourself and again will be pissed if you do not get the justice you deserve for being unjustily fired. Also Bmer you just keep showing that you not kO are the dick, so because KO read your tweet on the air that means that he has to tell you how great Yankee fans are. I have read his timeline Bmer there is nothing there that showing he being a dick, that is pure BS by you and hope who hate it when Ko critizes things that you do not want critized. Wow so again KO personality and this is from someone who cares crap about his personality was not the reason he was at Current. He doing the right thing by suing, you love to put up crap that has been debunked over and over agian showing that you do not know who KO is and showing that you do not care about facts and truth. Keep making me love and respect KO more. Again OO keep lying about what happened at Current, again I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice that he deserves for being unjuistily fired from there. All the evidence OO shows that Current not KO broke the contract and nothing you say or happens is going to change that, because again the facts and truth are on KO’s side and all the evidence shows how CUrrent broke the contract. You only embarrass yourself OO by posting Current talking points that have been debunked over and over again. Thanks for showing how igorant you are on KO’s career I have to lugh with how ingorant you are, that you think that posting Current talking points shows that KO is the bad guy, no it shows that CUrrent like you hates facts and honesty and that they hate taking responsiblity for thier actions showing me that they are no progressive channel and that they lie to the world when they say they are one. It just shows OO why I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserves for being unjustily fired from there. Keep bashing KO and showing that OO has no idea who he is or what his career is, and if you say different oO that wil be another made up lie by you. Current broke the contract OO and put out a lying letter, all the evidence shows that they are everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is. Thanks again Current for showing how you broke the contract. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and showing me why he this generations Murrow, love you faults and all. Also here Also here is more of what happened, sorry but Current is everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is, Wow KO needs to sue over what happened at Current, you again do not listen, this has been debunked, again here is what happened first KO was dealing with a thorat infection KO was working while he had a thorat infection which is a big no in his industry and you are putting out that made up crap that has been debunked over and overe again that his attiude is what got him fired, Hope I reading his timeline where is KO being a dick, all he doing he telling you his opoin on Yankee fans that is not what being a dick looks like, I guess you are like Cenk and TC in that KO thinks that Cenk will not get ratings and thinks he does not tell the truth, and Cenk grants a interview and that shows that KO is two faced, wow I want you, TC and Cenk to explain how is that two faced, because I do not have to be a fan of KO to know that is not what a two face is, just like I do not have to be a fan to know that working while you are having thorat problems and getting told by a impocomptent mangement that wants to say they are professinal responsible and in charge of buiness side but will not fix a set or give KO a new studio and will not even let him rest his voice, and KO’s mad explain how is KO’s attitude got him fired, Why Hope should I believe a guy that fired someone with AIDs when it comes to honesty and morals, wow keep showing Hope how KO got unjustily fired at Current there is no proof that KO’s attitude got him fired, and KO telling you what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick is. You two show that KO is right about Yankee fans, you two disgust me with your bashing of KO because Yankee fans can never be critized. So I want you to explain why KO who works in broadcasting should be working why he sick, wow so I guess you think that broadcaster should loose thier voices. Here is another oneSorry but keep shwoing that you where not KO fan, KO’s attitude has zero to do with what happened at Current, I want you to explain why KO was promised to be news cheif and never got it, wow I guess wanting what he promised shows that his attitude was the problem, Hope I read his lawsuit and the conter-suit and nothing in there shows that KO broke the contract and I care crap about his attitude, nothing shows Hope that KO’s attitude is why he not at Current, that Hope has been debunked over and over again, Hope KO giving what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick looks like, you and bmer bashing KO and not letting KO disagree with you about Yankee fans that is what dickish bevahior is. Hope keep showing that you were no KO fan and that you not KO are the dick. Hope I want you to work with tenichal problems and studio falling apart and mangement that puts out negitive articles about you and than come bakc with that made up crap about KO’s attitude. Hope it not KO’s job to praise Yankee fans up the wall, people like you make me sick, if KO does not agree with you, you go with the made up talking points that he got fired for a bad attidue and that he a dick, because you and bmer cannot take that not everyone thinks that Yankee’s and there fans are the greatest since silece bread Hope keep showing me that KO’s attitude hasd and always will have zero to do with what happened at Current and that you have zero idea what being a dick is, you are being one right now with your BS about KO being bad because he angry at Yankee fans. KO keep being yourself and again will be pissed if you do not get the justice you deserve for being unjustily fired. Also Bmer you just keep showing that you not kO are the dick, so because KO read your tweet on the air that means that he has to tell you how great Yankee fans are. I have read his timeline Bmer there is nothing there that showing he being a dick, that is pure BS by you and hope who hate it when Ko critizes things that you do not want critized. Wow so again KO personality and this is from someone who cares crap about his personality was not the reason he was at Current. He doing the right thing by suing, you love to put up crap that has been debunked over and over agian showing that you do not know who KO is and showing that you do not care about facts and truth. Keep making me love and respect KO more. Again OO keep lying about what happened at Current, again I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice that he deserves for being unjuistily fired from there. All the evidence OO shows that Current not KO broke the contract and nothing you say or happens is going to change that, because again the facts and truth are on KO’s side and all the evidence shows how CUrrent broke the contract. You only embarrass yourself OO by posting Current talking points that have been debunked over and over again. Thanks for showing how igorant you are on KO’s career I have to lugh with how ingorant you are, that you think that posting Current talking points shows that KO is the bad guy, no it shows that CUrrent like you hates facts and honesty and that they hate taking responsiblity for thier actions showing me that they are no progressive channel and that they lie to the world when they say they are one. It just shows OO why I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserves for being unjustily fired from there. Keep bashing KO and showing that OO has no idea who he is or what his career is, and if you say different oO that wil be another made up lie by you. Current broke the contract OO and put out a lying letter, all the evidence shows that they are everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is. Thanks again Current for showing how you broke the contract. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and showing me why he this generations Murrow, love you faults and all. Wow OO again it keeps showing over and over again that Current broke the contract. Thanks for showing that just like Fox all you like to do is cut and copy blog posts that agree with you. YOu really show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come. Keep embarrassing yourself with you igorance on KO that is all you know how to do. KO keep being yourself and you will have a fan in me. Sorry you got abused at Current and will not be happy if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired. Here is what his career was and what happened at those other networks Sorry KO will win against Gore, if does not I will be pissed because he did not get the justice that he deserved for getting unjustily fired from Current. Also OO KO was never fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You just posted a post from someone who is as igorant on KO’s career as you are, here is what KO career for the both of you who love to put out talking points, First KO was not fired from MSNBC how many times has that been debunked over and over again, you keep showing that you do not know what quiting is, and here is how hypocritcal MSNBC is on that tax rule, Dude keep showing that you hate facts here is what went on with that. KO donated his own money to cadidates because he was afraid of thier safety, MSNBC who shows that it hypocritical on this supends him and leaves Scaubough out until they are caught with people that are angry at them for thier hypocricracy and they let Geogary donate, so sorry you show that you have no idea what hypocricray looks like, here is it all I’m shocked! Shocked I tell you! Keith Olbermann, a man who earns millions, an American citizen and (until today anyway) a free man living in a free country… actually donated $7,200 to three candidates running for public office. And I’m even more surprised to find out they were all… DEMOCRATS! Oh, the horror. Who would have guessed?
Let’s see, $7,200… why, that’s probably less than two hours pay for him. Have you ever given any candidates what amounts to two hours of your earnings? Were you suspended for it? These were not some secret donations Olbermann made under cover of darkness, in an alley behind a bar, or by slipping an unmarked envelope under a door someplace. No, they were perfectly legal donations properly reported by the candidates who received them.
So, how then could Olbermann get suspended from his job? Without pay too. I hope he’s saved a few dollars. Seems his company, the GE owned, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. cable channel MSNBC has a policy whereby their air-personalities, their entertainers and performers must get some sort of executive permission before they make political donations. And Keith apparently failed to get his bosses to approve his in advance.
Who among us needs to get their employer’s permission before making an open and legal political donation? Could such a corporate policy pass the laugh test in court? Did Olbermann then go out of the normal programming policies at MSNBC to use his own show “COUNTDOWN” to support these candidates? Is he even being charged with doing that? Did any of the three win their elections? Does anyone at GE, NBC or MSNBC care? And what about the fact that MSNBC airs a daily show featuring the wife of Alan Greenspan without ever notifying its audience of her and her husband’s decades of political activity? Maybe the Greenspans have quit all politics. Perhaps, Keith Olbermann is a “Media Lone Wolf,” a solitary contributor inside the otherwise pristine hallways of GE, NBC and MSNBC.
What about any other GE, NBC or MSNBC employee who may have made donations to political candidates? Has anyone else been suspended, and without pay? Maybe none of them – not a single one – has ever donated even a dime to any political candidate as long as they’ve worked for GE, NBC or MSNBC. Do you find that remotely possible? Pat Buchanan maybe? Or “Morning” Joe? Or all the rest? Are all of them holding onto their dollars with tight fists, refusing to put their money where their mouths are? Or do you think Keith Olbermann is the only GE, NBC or MSNBC employee ever to make a legal political donation while failing to get his employer’s permission to do so in advance? Maybe Keith’s been using steroids too, you think?
What can I, or other MSNBC viewers do to effectively register my shock at this outrage against civil rights and basic democracy? How can we protest this? I can tell you what I’m doing. Effective immediately I’m suspending MSNBC from my viewing schedule – until further notice, without pay – and certainly without permission – until Keith Olbermann is back on-the-air. And if he never reappears on MSNBC – I will never watch that channel again. And, just in case I cheat a little and maybe tune in anyway… you can be sure I’ll NEVER report such a grave personal weakness to any rating service that happens to call me. I’ll tell them I’m watching FOX NEWS. here is another Keith Olbermann has been suspended from MSNBC without pay, effective immediately. The suspension comes in response to a Politico story that reported that the anchor had made three donations to Democratic congressional candidates last week. Political donations apparently violate MSNBC’s ethics policy—although other MSNBC employees, including Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough and commentator Pat Buchanan, have made similar donations in recent years. (Actually, it may be that the NBC rules under which Olbermann was suspended under don’t apply to MSNBCers.)
This situation brings up several interesting issues of journalistic ethics. Like former Washington Post editor Leonard Downie, Olbermann says that journalists shouldn’t vote. Still, his progressive affinities are well known and actually the bedrock of his show. So what’s the point of a donation ban? If Olbermann donates to Democrats, will conservatives realize he’s a liberal? This is just as silly as NPR forbidding its employees to go to the “Rally for Sanity.”
Media outlets should give up this insane act in which they pretend that their reporters are robots without biases. Everyone knows that’s not true! People have lots of biases. Look, this is incredibly simple. Reporters and journalists and media figures should be judged on one thing and one thing only: whether what they say and report turns out to be true. Why do people not get that? If we had a media culture where people were hired and fired based on their record of truth-telling (or not), the world would be a much better place. Also here is another There is a double standard at work with regard to Keith Olbermann’s suspension, not only between other personalities appearing on MSNBC as commentators, but also at the very top level of the food chain.
Comcast now owns is about MSNBC after their acquisition was completed earlier this year is approved (and it will be, I’m sure), despite protestations from many of us. A look at campaign finance disclosures for several organizations shows that Phil Anschutz, chairman of Comcast, content partner with Comcast, donated large sums of money to the First Amendment Alliance, one of the largest outside groups targeting Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections.
The Anschutz Corporation, wholly owned by Phil Anschutz, gave $50,000 on 9/24/2010 to the First Amendment Alliance. The two candidates targeted by the First Amendment Alliance? Jack Conway and Michael Bennet.
Keith Olbermann gave to Jack Conway’s campaign along with Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords.
In addition, the Anschutz family donated $169,900 to Republican candidates and committees during the 2010 election cycle, according to Open Secrets.
Additionally, Comcast Corporation has contributed $125,000 to the Republican Governors’ Association in the 2010 cycle (as of 9/30/2010). (Added: Comcast notes it has also donated the same sum to the DGA)
There’s been a lot of chatter about MSNBC policy, and whether Olbermann should have gotten advance approval for his donations to Jack Conway, Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords on October 28th. The policy I’ve seen reads like this:
NBC and MSNBC TV require permission of the president of NBC News. (MSNBC.com is a joint venture of NBC Universal and Microsoft.)
“Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other outside activities may find that these activities jeopardize his or her standing as an impartial journalist because they may create the appearance of a conflict of interest. Such activities may include participation in or contributions to political campaigns or groups that espouse controversial positions. You should report any such potential conflicts in advance to, and obtain prior approval of, the President of NBC News or his designee.”
That language clearly says “should” and not “must”. Further, anyone who thinks Keith Olbermann is an impartial journalist should have their head examined. He’s not, never has been, never will be, and is not presented as one.
But it leaves this question lingering for me: How is it that the parent corporation of NBC and chairman of that corporation, Pat Buchanan and Joe Scarborough are accorded First Amendment rights to political speech and Keith Olbermann is not?
GET THIS: From the NYTimes:
The News Corporation is one of the biggest suppliers of content to Comcast, with contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
UPDATE: PCCC has a petition you can sign to MSNBC: Tell MSNBC that if they want to keep their viewers, they must put Keith back on the air NOW!
And if you’re on Twitter, progressives are tweeting MSNBC with their displeasure there too.
Gawker says NBC News denies their standards apply to MSNBC commentators.
For an understanding of the relationship between Anschutz and Comcast, see this Muckety map (Flash required). It’s a combination of hockey teams, media, ticket sales and Qwest Communications. Some question the associations. They exist. I’ve linked to them. Here’s another.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has issued a statement demanding Olbermann’s immediate reinstatement.
“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.”
Jed Lewison over at Kos takes on the Joe Scarborough donations and hypocrisy in MSNBC’s response.
Statement from Comcast:
“The joint venture between Comcast and GE has not yet received regulatory approval. Comcast is not in any way involved with decisions made currently by NBC News. We have pledged that when the transaction is concluded, Comcast will abide by the same policies for NBC’s news and public affairs programming that have been in place since GE acquired the company in 1986. Comcast is committed to the independence of NBC’s news operations.
We hope to acquire NBC Universal in the coming months, but by law we play no role in current operations. Mr. Philip Anschutz is not the chairman of Comcast Corporation, nor is he on its board, or in any way involved with the management of the company.”
ThinkProgress notes another possible tie between Comcast and Olbermann’s suspension.
Wow so once again you show that KO is this generations Murrow, and do not be crazy and say that partisan means different, because KO partisan to the truth and that is what Murrow is. So you would be lying if you say different. SO again show me that KO is bad. KO keep showing why you are this generations Murrow and OO what real journalism is. Sorry you got unjustily fired at Current. As long as you are yourself than you will always have a fan in me. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO that is all you know how to do.
Wow so others can go unpunished but KO is the bad guy, wow you really are igorant on who KO is, here is more about KO quiting MSNBC Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
OO you really love to show how igorant you are on KO’s career history. Again OO you do not do last shows and still get pay checks if you had been fired. KO OO was suspended and than restated, he did not get fired for anything at MSNBC. Keep showing why KO is this generations Murrow and how igorant you are on him. OO strikes out again on KO and shows that OO has zero clue who KO is.
Wow OO keep posting posts from people that are just as stupid about who KO is and love to bash KO like you do. Keep showing why KO is this generations Murrow.
Again show why KO is this generations Murrow Frank and why KO has more brains than you would ever know. People like you who post this BS crap that gets debunked over and over agin show excatly why get the problems that we do when it comes to news and again do not say different because that will be a lie. It all about Frank quatlity not quanity, has and always will be. KO again sorry you got treated like crap at current and and will not be happy if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired from there. Keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all.
“He is a ranter, not a journalist!”
EXACTLY! Thank you!!!!!
No
By he is a journalist. You do not know what a journalist means. He calls out people that lie and do hate speech and tells the truth, that OO is what Murrow did and that is what jouranlism is. Keep embarrassing yourself with your igorance on who KO is, you are as uncerdible on journalism and Olbermann as madoff is to his clients. Thanks for bashing KO and embarrassing yourself once again.
Beautifully written.
The continued absence iof Marvin Miller in the Hall of Fame is an indelible stain on the honor of baseball and t hose responsible for voting in the veterans category. Bowie Kuhn, who fiddled while baseball burned, is in because his owner buddies put him in. I have been in contact with Jim Bouton via his Ball Four Yahoo group and he is incensed that Marvin isn’t in. What is needed is a concerted campaign starting now to pressure the Hall of Fame to induct Marvin Miller, to make it impossible for his rejection to occur again. We can’t wait for his year to come up again, the pressure has to be constant and applied over an extended period of time.
Also KO sorry you got bashed by people that do not know what conduct means and think that supporting the troops means that they like that blogger that wrote that made up post about you can be a bully espically to you and not have to pay the consquences. He is shows that he has no idea what he fought for and the others that say that they are veterns that did the samething also show that they have zero clue what they fought for. You showed and anyone who says different while again show how igorant they are about you that you know what really supporting the troops looks like and what honoring service means. I want all those followers of JR to explain to me how you saying that JR behvior which is what content on twitter means is some how saying that you are embarressed by him. That was the most stupidiest blog that I ever read and shows that JR has zero clue about what he fought and got wounded for. I sick that he and I are in the same community, he shows and the people that are following him show that they have no idea what being human is and what respect means, because they think that bullying is expectable behavior and anyone that servies that thinks that they can say whatever the want and not have to pay the consquences need to learn, serving your country does not mean that you get special rights all you show is that you have no idea what you served for. You also show that you are helping with the attitude that has made countries made at us. KO keep showing JR what supporting troops is and what a human being looks like. For that veteran, keep showing that you have a reading comprehension problem,KO saying that you conduct aka behavior on twitter is embarrassment is not saying that you are embarrassment, behavior and you are not the samething. KO keep showing that you stand up for miltary famlies everywhere along with everyone else. You made me proud when you stood up to the bullies that tried to bash you because to them support the troops mean that veterans do not pay the consquences for actions. KO you also did good defending Costas, showing that you are good loyal friend. KO you relly show why I will always be a fan, again sorry you got bashed at Current, and will not be happy if you do not get the justice that you deserve for getting unjustily fired there. Love you faults and all.
Also anyone that is saying different is showing that all they care about is embarrassing themselves in thier igorance about KO. The word conduct means behavior and saying someone should be embarrassed by behavior is not saying that they are embarassing and is not dishonor service, that is BS and always will be and just shows that you have no idea what the first admendment is, only protects you from government and does not say that anyone including mitlitary can act like bullies on twitter and get away, I have to say that I was really disappointed in the vets that defended him, showing that they do not think that because a they served they can bash people aka fellow citizens that is disgsting and shows that they have zero clue what being human means. Anyone saying different just shows me how much of a human KO is.
Baseball. This blog is about baseball.
So please History, knock it off. Your voluminous ramblings about KO keep the real baseball fans away. (Yes, they do.) I’ve seldom commented here (I don’t know enough), but I used to enjoy reading the debates between the hardcore, longtime fans who showed up to snark at the delusions of others. Of course there are plenty of baseball blogs out there, but I liked this one. It attracted grown-ups with decades of fan experience…interesting old people with something to say.
Seriously, if you want to help your boy KO, limit yourself, and stop responding to every “troll” who dares to insult your idol, and stay on topic, please.
zoola
I understand what you are saying and I want to hear the baseball talks, but I cannot stand listening to people who think that they can bully others including KO. Also ZoolaI do not worship KO, you show that you have no idea what a fan is and what a idol is. KO is a person that I like, I disagree with him and I agree that is all. I do not worship anyone. So do not say that I should not comment and put that BS, Zoola KO is not and never will be a idol for me, you need to learn what a fan means.
Dear zoola,
“Thank you, thank you, and thank you! Is it possible to block someone from commenting on a blog? history takes up 1000 times the space here that the Trolls do. Please, history, PUT A SOCK IN IT, or, at least limit your comments. You are SO BORING!!! I am so tired of fast scrolling past your comments to get to something interesting; such as Kenneth Barr’s, on topic, comments. It is really tiresome to wade through all the verbiage to get to Baseball.
Oh, GO GIANTS!!!
Emerson
Just like Zoola come and out and admit that you care nothing about putting this blog back on what needs to be talked about and that is baseball. I sorry that me being a fan and doing what any fan would do like you would is boring you. Next time you come here defending your team I going to put a post saying that you are broing me. Emerson if you and zoola and others that put this BS attack, you would put your attention on the real problem and the real reason why people leave this blog. It called trolls come on here and bashing KO, Emerson you and Zoola think that attacking me and putting up BS that you know is not true. I am Emerson as sane as you are, I what you and zoola do not and never will get and that is what people that leave in reality world call a fan. Again the next time you and zoola defend your favorite team, i going to come on here and say that you are obessed and that you need help or that you are defending a team that you idolize. Emerson, get this in your head I am not and never will be the problem just like I do not and never will need a shrink and I do not and you know I do not but you only care about attacking people that are not problems have a obession. Emerson I am and always be what you are a fan aka of KO who will defend him like I do Emerson with anyone who I think is being bullied.
Emerson like zoola instead of attacking me, go after the real problem and that is the troll that wants to come here and bash KO. That troll Emerson and Zoola would be here if I did I was here or not, that is how BS your post is. You are showing again that you like Zoola are a hypocrite who care nothing about restoring this blog. Thanks for bashing me, and showing that you care nothing about restoring this blog and putting it back to baseball.
Zoola
Again if you want to be mad, do not be mad at me, I want you to talk baseball, and listen but trolls are the ones that want to ruin it. I may have heard time not talking to them. Also Zoola, I hate and always hated extremist. You need to learn that a fan defending the person that they are a fan of, is not the defenition of worship. That is all I am doing, I have disagreed with KO on BP and other stuff, I say that his this generations Murrow because he speaks truth to power, I say that I am a fan because of who he is, his faults and all that, that does not mean that I worship him. Again do not be mad at me for going after the trolls, be mad that trolls come on here and bash KO they are ones in truth who are preventing you and others from talking baseball, I just have a hard time with people bully others. This could be about people that I cannot stand like Shultz being bashed I would defend him. So that is just my nature I hate people that bash and put out stuff that has been debunked and made up.
Zoola it one of the reasons me and others are fans of KO, because he not afraid to call this stuff out. It does not mean that we whorship him. I do not worship anyone. So please learn what I am and that is a fan of KO and I do what fans even ones of baseball do, and that is defend the person they are fans of when that person is gettig bashed.
Getting back to Marvin Miller, when he became the Executive Director of the MLB Players Association worker/players were dealing with a plantation mentality. The “Reserve Clause,” a series of contract language as described in Jim Bouton’s landmark diary of the 1969 season, bound players to their clubs in perpetuity. All movement was dictated by the owners, the players had virtually no rights. Mr. Miller observed at New York Yankees spring training Joe DiMaggio given a tattered and moth-eaten uniform to wear. Mickey Mantle had to tape his damaged knees on his own, without any assistance from the team’s trainers. This was the state of the “Tiffany Franchise” in the mid-1960s, pre-George Steinbrenner. Under Miller’s leadership, with the colaboration of player leaders Mark Belanger, Jim Bouton, Dave McNally, Andy Messersmith, Joe Torre and others, the pendulum began to swing back. Although Curt Flood’s suit against the reserve clause failed, it was a shot across the owner’s bow. Eventually, players were able to secure rights they were due all along, thanks to the determined leadership of Marvin Miller. Those who are preventing his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame are petty and small-minded, pining for “the good old days” which were neither good nor old. Marvin Miller is the single most positive force in baseball for the last half of the 20th Century. His enshrinement is not an opotion, it is a necessity.
No wonder Trump got under BB’s skin so much.
BB has heard this from every single employer who was ever stupid enough to take a chance on him. He doesn’t need to keep hearing Trump saying it on TV.
Wow
Again OO, have debunk this over and over again. KO has not and never will have gotten fired from MSNBC and ESPN, that OO is made up BS. Also here is what KO’s employers where like, Sorry KO will win against Gore, if does not I will be pissed because he did not get the justice that he deserved for getting unjustily fired from Current. Also OO KO was never fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You just posted a post from someone who is as igorant on KO’s career as you are, here is what KO career for the both of you who love to put out talking points, First KO was not fired from MSNBC how many times has that been debunked over and over again, you keep showing that you do not know what quiting is, and here is how hypocritcal MSNBC is on that tax rule, Dude keep showing that you hate facts here is what went on with that. KO donated his own money to cadidates because he was afraid of thier safety, MSNBC who shows that it hypocritical on this supends him and leaves Scaubough out until they are caught with people that are angry at them for thier hypocricracy and they let Geogary donate, so sorry you show that you have no idea what hypocricray looks like, here is it all I’m shocked! Shocked I tell you! Keith Olbermann, a man who earns millions, an American citizen and (until today anyway) a free man living in a free country… actually donated $7,200 to three candidates running for public office. And I’m even more surprised to find out they were all… DEMOCRATS! Oh, the horror. Who would have guessed?
Let’s see, $7,200… why, that’s probably less than two hours pay for him. Have you ever given any candidates what amounts to two hours of your earnings? Were you suspended for it? These were not some secret donations Olbermann made under cover of darkness, in an alley behind a bar, or by slipping an unmarked envelope under a door someplace. No, they were perfectly legal donations properly reported by the candidates who received them.
So, how then could Olbermann get suspended from his job? Without pay too. I hope he’s saved a few dollars. Seems his company, the GE owned, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. cable channel MSNBC has a policy whereby their air-personalities, their entertainers and performers must get some sort of executive permission before they make political donations. And Keith apparently failed to get his bosses to approve his in advance.
Who among us needs to get their employer’s permission before making an open and legal political donation? Could such a corporate policy pass the laugh test in court? Did Olbermann then go out of the normal programming policies at MSNBC to use his own show “COUNTDOWN” to support these candidates? Is he even being charged with doing that? Did any of the three win their elections? Does anyone at GE, NBC or MSNBC care? And what about the fact that MSNBC airs a daily show featuring the wife of Alan Greenspan without ever notifying its audience of her and her husband’s decades of political activity? Maybe the Greenspans have quit all politics. Perhaps, Keith Olbermann is a “Media Lone Wolf,” a solitary contributor inside the otherwise pristine hallways of GE, NBC and MSNBC.
What about any other GE, NBC or MSNBC employee who may have made donations to political candidates? Has anyone else been suspended, and without pay? Maybe none of them – not a single one – has ever donated even a dime to any political candidate as long as they’ve worked for GE, NBC or MSNBC. Do you find that remotely possible? Pat Buchanan maybe? Or “Morning” Joe? Or all the rest? Are all of them holding onto their dollars with tight fists, refusing to put their money where their mouths are? Or do you think Keith Olbermann is the only GE, NBC or MSNBC employee ever to make a legal political donation while failing to get his employer’s permission to do so in advance? Maybe Keith’s been using steroids too, you think?
What can I, or other MSNBC viewers do to effectively register my shock at this outrage against civil rights and basic democracy? How can we protest this? I can tell you what I’m doing. Effective immediately I’m suspending MSNBC from my viewing schedule – until further notice, without pay – and certainly without permission – until Keith Olbermann is back on-the-air. And if he never reappears on MSNBC – I will never watch that channel again. And, just in case I cheat a little and maybe tune in anyway… you can be sure I’ll NEVER report such a grave personal weakness to any rating service that happens to call me. I’ll tell them I’m watching FOX NEWS. here is another Keith Olbermann has been suspended from MSNBC without pay, effective immediately. The suspension comes in response to a Politico story that reported that the anchor had made three donations to Democratic congressional candidates last week. Political donations apparently violate MSNBC’s ethics policy—although other MSNBC employees, including Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough and commentator Pat Buchanan, have made similar donations in recent years. (Actually, it may be that the NBC rules under which Olbermann was suspended under don’t apply to MSNBCers.)
This situation brings up several interesting issues of journalistic ethics. Like former Washington Post editor Leonard Downie, Olbermann says that journalists shouldn’t vote. Still, his progressive affinities are well known and actually the bedrock of his show. So what’s the point of a donation ban? If Olbermann donates to Democrats, will conservatives realize he’s a liberal? This is just as silly as NPR forbidding its employees to go to the “Rally for Sanity.”
Media outlets should give up this insane act in which they pretend that their reporters are robots without biases. Everyone knows that’s not true! People have lots of biases. Look, this is incredibly simple. Reporters and journalists and media figures should be judged on one thing and one thing only: whether what they say and report turns out to be true. Why do people not get that? If we had a media culture where people were hired and fired based on their record of truth-telling (or not), the world would be a much better place. Also here is another There is a double standard at work with regard to Keith Olbermann’s suspension, not only between other personalities appearing on MSNBC as commentators, but also at the very top level of the food chain.
Comcast now owns is about MSNBC after their acquisition was completed earlier this year is approved (and it will be, I’m sure), despite protestations from many of us. A look at campaign finance disclosures for several organizations shows that Phil Anschutz, chairman of Comcast, content partner with Comcast, donated large sums of money to the First Amendment Alliance, one of the largest outside groups targeting Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections.
The Anschutz Corporation, wholly owned by Phil Anschutz, gave $50,000 on 9/24/2010 to the First Amendment Alliance. The two candidates targeted by the First Amendment Alliance? Jack Conway and Michael Bennet.
Keith Olbermann gave to Jack Conway’s campaign along with Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords.
In addition, the Anschutz family donated $169,900 to Republican candidates and committees during the 2010 election cycle, according to Open Secrets.
Additionally, Comcast Corporation has contributed $125,000 to the Republican Governors’ Association in the 2010 cycle (as of 9/30/2010). (Added: Comcast notes it has also donated the same sum to the DGA)
There’s been a lot of chatter about MSNBC policy, and whether Olbermann should have gotten advance approval for his donations to Jack Conway, Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords on October 28th. The policy I’ve seen reads like this:
NBC and MSNBC TV require permission of the president of NBC News. (MSNBC.com is a joint venture of NBC Universal and Microsoft.)
“Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other outside activities may find that these activities jeopardize his or her standing as an impartial journalist because they may create the appearance of a conflict of interest. Such activities may include participation in or contributions to political campaigns or groups that espouse controversial positions. You should report any such potential conflicts in advance to, and obtain prior approval of, the President of NBC News or his designee.”
That language clearly says “should” and not “must”. Further, anyone who thinks Keith Olbermann is an impartial journalist should have their head examined. He’s not, never has been, never will be, and is not presented as one.
But it leaves this question lingering for me: How is it that the parent corporation of NBC and chairman of that corporation, Pat Buchanan and Joe Scarborough are accorded First Amendment rights to political speech and Keith Olbermann is not?
GET THIS: From the NYTimes:
The News Corporation is one of the biggest suppliers of content to Comcast, with contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
UPDATE: PCCC has a petition you can sign to MSNBC: Tell MSNBC that if they want to keep their viewers, they must put Keith back on the air NOW!
And if you’re on Twitter, progressives are tweeting MSNBC with their displeasure there too.
Gawker says NBC News denies their standards apply to MSNBC commentators.
For an understanding of the relationship between Anschutz and Comcast, see this Muckety map (Flash required). It’s a combination of hockey teams, media, ticket sales and Qwest Communications. Some question the associations. They exist. I’ve linked to them. Here’s another.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has issued a statement demanding Olbermann’s immediate reinstatement.
“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.”
Jed Lewison over at Kos takes on the Joe Scarborough donations and hypocrisy in MSNBC’s response.
Statement from Comcast:
“The joint venture between Comcast and GE has not yet received regulatory approval. Comcast is not in any way involved with decisions made currently by NBC News. We have pledged that when the transaction is concluded, Comcast will abide by the same policies for NBC’s news and public affairs programming that have been in place since GE acquired the company in 1986. Comcast is committed to the independence of NBC’s news operations.
We hope to acquire NBC Universal in the coming months, but by law we play no role in current operations. Mr. Philip Anschutz is not the chairman of Comcast Corporation, nor is he on its board, or in any way involved with the management of the company.”
ThinkProgress notes another possible tie between Comcast and Olbermann’s suspension.
Wow so once again you show that KO is this generations Murrow, and do not be crazy and say that partisan means different, because KO partisan to the truth and that is what Murrow is. So you would be lying if you say different. SO again show me that KO is bad. KO keep showing why you are this generations Murrow and OO what real journalism is. Sorry you got unjustily fired at Current. As long as you are yourself than you will always have a fan in me. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO that is all you know how to do.
Wow so others can go unpunished but KO is the bad guy, wow you really are igorant on who KO is, here is more about KO quiting MSNBC Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
OO you really love to show how igorant you are on KO’s career history. Again OO you do not do last shows and still get pay checks if you had been fired. KO OO was suspended and than restated, he did not get fired for anything at MSNBC. Keep showing why KO is this generations Murrow and how igorant you are on him. OO strikes out again on KO and shows that OO has zero clue who KO is.
Wow OO keep posting posts from people that are just as stupid about who KO is and love to bash KO like you do. Keep showing why KO is this generations MUrrow. Wow OO KO should be like a an employer that thinks that it okay for one his collgues to donate but not others, and think that letting a host vote on air is good but not donating own money, or speaking at a paid event, that OO is mangement that you do not listen too, because it shows that KO has more morals than they do. Also a mangement that has no idea how TV works and a Ceo that thinks that he can get rid of a guy that knows what he talking about and has worked in the industry and can handle egos, wow again why should KO be listening to them. They promised KO he was in charge of the news department but never let him take charge. Instead they lied about them being business and him content, with the TYT which is this Has no vaules and morals, this is a guy who fired someone with AIDS, I did not realize that you think that firing people with AIDS is what vaules and morals look like. Thanks for showing that KO knows what being human is and has vaules and morals and you do not know what they are. Also again KO was unjustily fired from Current, here again is what happened OO you show again that you have zero clue what being fired and quiting means, first KO was wrongly fired by Current, thier is no eveidence expect in KO bashers like you who show you know KO as much as you know Madoff, and MSNBC he quit, here again is KO’ s job history Wow KO needs to sue over what happened at Current, you again do not listen, this has been debunked, again here is what happened first KO was dealing with a thorat infection KO was working while he had a thorat infection which is a big no in his industry and you are putting out that made up crap that has been debunked over and overe again that his attiude is what got him fired, Hope I reading his timeline where is KO being a dick, all he doing he telling you his opoin on Yankee fans that is not what being a dick looks like, I guess you are like Cenk and TC in that KO thinks that Cenk will not get ratings and thinks he does not tell the truth, and Cenk grants a interview and that shows that KO is two faced, wow I want you, TC and Cenk to explain how is that two faced, because I do not have to be a fan of KO to know that is not what a two face is, just like I do not have to be a fan to know that working while you are having thorat problems and getting told by a impocomptent mangement that wants to say they are professinal responsible and in charge of buiness side but will not fix a set or give KO a new studio and will not even let him rest his voice, and KO’s mad explain how is KO’s attitude got him fired, Why Hope should I believe a guy that fired someone with AIDs when it comes to honesty and morals, wow keep showing Hope how KO got unjustily fired at Current there is no proof that KO’s attitude got him fired, and KO telling you what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick is. You two show that KO is right about Yankee fans, you two disgust me with your bashing of KO because Yankee fans can never be critized. So I want you to explain why KO who works in broadcasting should be working why he sick, wow so I guess you think that broadcaster should loose thier voices. Here is another oneSorry but keep shwoing that you where not KO fan, KO’s attitude has zero to do with what happened at Current, I want you to explain why KO was promised to be news cheif and never got it, wow I guess wanting what he promised shows that his attitude was the problem, Hope I read his lawsuit and the conter-suit and nothing in there shows that KO broke the contract and I care crap about his attitude, nothing shows Hope that KO’s attitude is why he not at Current, that Hope has been debunked over and over again, Hope KO giving what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick looks like, you and bmer bashing KO and not letting KO disagree with you about Yankee fans that is what dickish bevahior is. Hope keep showing that you were no KO fan and that you not KO are the dick. Hope I want you to work with tenichal problems and studio falling apart and mangement that puts out negitive articles about you and than come bakc with that made up crap about KO’s attitude. Hope it not KO’s job to praise Yankee fans up the wall, people like you make me sick, if KO does not agree with you, you go with the made up talking points that he got fired for a bad attidue and that he a dick, because you and bmer cannot take that not everyone thinks that Yankee’s and there fans are the greatest since silece bread Hope keep showing me that KO’s attitude hasd and always will have zero to do with what happened at Current and that you have zero idea what being a dick is, you are being one right now with your BS about KO being bad because he angry at Yankee fans. KO keep being yourself and again will be pissed if you do not get the justice you deserve for being unjustily fired. Also Bmer you just keep showing that you not kO are the dick, so because KO read your tweet on the air that means that he has to tell you how great Yankee fans are. I have read his timeline Bmer there is nothing there that showing he being a dick, that is pure BS by you and hope who hate it when Ko critizes things that you do not want critized. Wow so again KO personality and this is from someone who cares crap about his personality was not the reason he was at Current. He doing the right thing by suing, you love to put up crap that has been debunked over and over agian showing that you do not know who KO is and showing that you do not care about facts and truth. Keep making me love and respect KO more. KO is not mental case, and Paul I do not listen to people that are total igorant on KO work history, he has not got fired from every job here again is KO’s work historyYou put a list that is all wrong and is all been debunked. OO you do not even know KO career, KO has not been fired from MSNBC and ESPN, again here is what happened Keep showing that you would rather bash KO than listen to the truth, that he has never naplenmed a bridge and that he unemployable has always been debunked and always will be, I look at those articles and you have to live in fantasy world if you think that shows that KO is a jerk or that he unemployable, I already apologized for what happened with Suzie but people like you want to put that out because KO has to be a bad guy here is what KO did A long, long time ago, one of my bosses at ESPN told me that during times of contention, I always showed too much backbone. Also those comments tell truth to power, only people like you that love to be lied to and love to when people hate on others like republicans believe that crap about KO.
Wow and on top has a mangement actually two that thinks that blackmail is the way to go when it comes to get employees to do what they want. Wow OO you show that you have no idea what morals are and that KO does. Thanks for showing your igorance on KO’s job history. Sorry that has been debunked OO keep showing why KO is this generations Murrow.
Yo history,
You need help, have you considered seeing a shrink to help with your obvious obsession?
I do not need to see no shrink, thanks for showing that you Emerson cares nothing about taking this blog back. Also Emerson being a fan and defending the person that you are a fan of is not a obession. You show that you have no idea what that word means. I love how you are showing that you are one of biggest hypocrites I have every seen. I going to laugh and say that you need a shrink and that you have a obession when you come on here and keep defending a team that you love. That is how BS this post is. Emerson get your head out of the sand. Thier Emerson is a troll on this blog that only comes here and it would still Emerson and Zoola come here even if I ignore it and put BS vidoes up. Instead of bashing me with this BS crap that I my being a fan of KO is obession and thier other made up crap, you and Zoola should go after that troll and tell person to go away. Thanks Emerson for showing that you care nothing about putting this blog back on track and that you only care about attacking me. Learn what a obession is and come back and apologize for this BS post that you know is BS. Defending a person that you a fan of Emerson is not never has been and never will be a obession and anyone saying so needs to get thier head checked. Emerson I am and never will be the problem so stop it with the BS attacks. Thanks for showing your true colors.
Wow
Emerson next time the giants are critized and you do like any fan does and defend them.I seriously going to laugh and say that you need a shrink and you have a obession, that is how BS this post is. Go after Emerson the real person and that is the troll, they are going to come here and say crap and ruin this blog Emerson wither I am here or not. That is how they work. Sorry but like you are a fan of the Giants Emerson I am a fan of KO and like you defend the Giants when they are attacked. I will have a instict to defend KO. That Emerson is what a fan is, not what a obession is. truth is and always will be that I am as sane as you are and need no help.
Emerson I going to say this again, I want to come here and hear you guys talk baseball and learn more about the sport, but again I cannot stand when someone that I am a fan of gets attacked, so like you Emerson when you see your Giants being a attacked I go into defend mode. I do this when I see Emerson anyone getting unjustily attacked here. I apologize about the hypocricracy but you really need to stop going after me and start going after the real problem and that is the trolls that come on here and bash. They Emerson are not going away weither I respond to them or not, and thier will be someone just like me, who will come on and call them off.
So instaed of making up crap about my stabilty which if you think about it you would do the samething, so you need to drop the BS crap and learn that I do not and never will need a shrink and that defedning a person that you are a fan of is not and never will a obession.
Actuall Emerson and anyone that thinks that they can put the made up crap about obession, I going to say this again, I hate it when the people that I like are attacked unjustily. Acutally I hate it when anyone is attacked and bullied even people that I am not fans of. That is just how I roll, in that I hate bullies and always will. So Emerson even if I was not a fan of KO, if I saw him being attacked I would go after that person. Again hating bullies is not a obession, that does not need treatment.
Emerson and all others if you want the blog back and for all of you to just put it on baseball, which I would love because I am learning a lot from you all. Even you Emerson, you need to throw this troll out. It does not matter if you slince me, that is not going to get this blog back. The only way that this blog can be saved is bying going after this troll, and telling OO that if does not want to talk baseball he can leave. I will fully support you if you do, but you have to know that I could not know who KO is and if I saw him being bullied I would go after that person.
I get sick of seeing it, one of the big reasons why I love KO, is he is not afraid of that.
Emerson I want you and zoola to think about this, does the guy who write this blog, does KO need a shrink and has a obession because he spends a lot of time on twitter defending himself against buillying by trolls. KO defending himself on twitter is a natural, just like fans defending the person they are fans is naturally. Or anyone defending people that are bullying others is natural, so Emerson you would have to say that everyone in unverse needs to see a shrink and has a obession, this is how made up this tweet is.
Again I will tell you and Zoola again I want to hear you talk baseball, and when I come on here I try to think about helping you out, but like when your Giants get unjustily critized, when I see KO get that way, I have a instinct as a fan to defend him against it.
So again Emerson go after the troll, and say that we need troll control on the blog, and you will see that blog will get back, me stopping Emerson going after the trolls is not going stop them from coming here and ruining this blog. And all you will get is someone else like me who is a fan and has the instinct to defend the person they are fans of defending them, and you have to do this all over and still loose people. This is not the way Emerson that you get your blog back.
I will say this one more time. I am a fan of KO, I come here because I like hearing all of you talk baseball, I learn from all of you about the sport and enjoy it. Having said that like all of you when you see a team that you are fan of being a attacked and go after KO or anyone for that matter for attacking it, because you have that instinct that every fan has, to want to defend their team, I feel the same way when it comes to KO.
Going after me, and making me the problem is not going to get rid of the trolls and bring this blog back to baseball. I know because I have read blogs before and people stop going after trolls, but they still come around. It like all bullying, teachers tell you to ignore but a lot of the time that bully never stops.
This is what you need to do, anytime this troll attacks, tell this person that they need to find a home at one of the hatesite for the person that they cannot stand and bash him with the others, and that this blog is about baseball. Or remove thier posts I fine if mine get removed also, as I said I fine talking to you guys and reading your posts about baseball.
If they come back and whine about free speech stuff, just tell them that this is a privately owned blog, thier free speech is not protected here, if they want protected speech than they need to go to a blog that is governmently runned.
Telling a fan that is only going on the same instinct that all of you go on when you are defending your teams is not how you are going to get your blog back.
So to Emerson and Zoola I sorry if I defended you in the other posts, but maybe you need to go back and looks at the posts that I put up responding to you before you talk about obession or saying stupid stuff about shrinks, that evey human has a nutral ability to want to defend themselves again bullies.
They also have that instinct when it comes to people that they are fans of, that is why I do not say that other people that like certain teams when KO attacks that team or critizes them that they need to see shrinks or they are obessed, because I know that they see thier teams being a attacked and they want to defend them.
This is why I say that you are being a hypocrite here, and that I would laugh when I see you do the samething if the Giants are in your opoin unjustily critized.
So I prefectly able to apologize and sincerly for any offending posts, but going after people that are defending people they are fans of is not going to stop the trolls from coming here, and people are just going to go away when they see that stuff.
Emerson and Zoola and others, I just went on twitter and when I look at tweets of people that are fans of KO like I am, when KO was attacked by that vet, they started defending him, so are you going to and tell them that they are obessed and that need shrinks.
Emerson and Zoola you need to put your brains around the fact that going after a fan that doing what ever fan does and that is defend that person, is not how you get a blog back.
Go after the troll and tell him that if they are not going to talk baseball than they need to leave and keep telling that troll that,
Also if you want to know Emerson about the long posts, that is not a obession either, I have a learning disablity and one of the things that comes with that is that I tend to repeat myself.
“…freedom.
And that one word was what Marvin Miller was all about.”
That’s what every one of Bathtub Boy’s employers were about too. They were all ecstatic over the fact that they had the freedom to relieve themselves of BB’s childish antics.
And Katy Tur for that matter.
And Laura Ingraham.
Wow
More lies from OO about KO. OO freedom was not and never will what his employers were about that is pure BS and always will be. Also what chidsih antics did KO do, oh that is right he did no chidlish antics, because in OO world wanting what is in your contract aka News Chrif is OO’s world is what a child antic is. Wanting a working set and is in OO’s world what a childish antic is. OO a company like MSNBC that thinks that it okay for Odonnell to vote on the air and for others that work for them to donate to candidates and not get caught, but KO has to be the one punished for private funds, that is what a childish antic is, it also what hypocricracy is. Again because you are igorant on what childish antics are here is how made up your lies are about KO’s bosses What in the world are you talking about, what does this have to do with cheating on taxes. You really show that you did not read what LB had to say. Also KO is not a tax cheat that was what people in the real world call lying, here is what happened OW is not a legit website. Sorry meant on the tax that judges that have told him he did not have to pay, to extensions that happen all the time that gave KO more time to pay, showing that KO always follows the law when it comes to his taxes. It really made me laugh because I know that I am bad at math and I could read that stuff that OW was putting out and see that KO was paying his taxes and that he was just doing what normal people do all the time, stuff that my dad who is a account has helped people out with, including the story that OW was making a deal about. That is how dishonest this website is. Also they never have sources to back stuff up that is said, or it from other uncredible websites like newsbusters with alot of gossip sites. They only show that KO has no idea how to lie and be hateful, and all that webiste can do is hateful and dishonest. So Nick sorry but if it from OW I know that it is a lie and not to believe it, they always show why KO is this generations Murrow and just how principled he is. By that story got debunked, the only site that was talking about it OW which is not a legit site and even than a fan was able to debunk it, do not put what OW said beause that has been debunked. KO was never in trouble with the IRA, also here it about Cornell eep basing KO, I read those emails and I have to laugh that you think that shows that KO broke the contract or that he was the bad guy of all about ego. I would be angry if people were banging trash cans when I was doing a show, I would be pissed if I was about to do a show and people where trying to take photos of me, wow these emails Science is what reasonable people will call reasonable complaints, also where was KO threatening staff and bashing people, I can see why KO would come close to thorwing something. You show that KO temper was not the problem, I want to laugh that Current thinks that this shows that KO was dangerous, this shows just how frustrated KO was with a studio that was falling apart. The emails at the top show that KO had everyreason to throw something, I would be at the point of throwing something if I was dealing with people interupting me during a show, and people thinking that it okay to take a picture before a show is about to begin. You still have not shown proof that KO’s all about ego and that he has a bad personality, you have not even shown that KO broke the contract. All you show me is that I am right when I say that Current broke his contract. Science Current stated fully well when they say that they deal with business, that means that they have to fix problems like sets and making sure that Countdown runs smoothly, anyone with a brain Science which once again you show that you do not use, can see that banging trash cans is not expectable when a show is in progress, that person should have waited until Countdown was finished to do that, also any person with a brain that unlike you they like to use, knows that taking pictures right before a show and without a persons permission is anyiong and KO has every right to be upset at that stuff, and again this is if I believe that KO actually throw a mug because I have never seen him with a glass mug, also the fact that the satlite feed had broken and that KO was not getting the right info before a show, again I know that I would be at the point where I would want to throw something. All these emails show that not only was KO dealing with imcomptent bosses, but also imcomptent staff that did not want to do thier jobs but only complain. You prove me right when I said that all Current has are whinnie emails that show that Current is not responsible for thier behavior and showing that they are everything that they claim KO is. Keep showing how Current broke KO’s contract and how KO was unjuistily fired. Keep showing that you do not like to think things through. KO dealing with set problems and people who think it okay to do noise during a show and want to take photos before a show is on without asking permission which they have to ask before taking a picture that is not what ego and a guy that has a bad temper looks like. That is what a person that under stress with having to work with imcomptent people that do not want to do thier jobs looks like. Keep lying about what happened at Current and showing that you have no idea what a person with a bad temper and all about ego looks like. Those emails just make me feel sorry that KO had to deal with people that unlike him do not want to act professional and do thier jobs and do not want take responsibity for thier mistakes. These emails make me hate Current and show just how irresponsible and unprofessional that company is. The person emailing about throwing should have been more upset like I was that tenichal problems were still going on. Thanks for making me love and respect KO more and hate Current more and more, and showing that Current is the bad guy and once again showing that KO’s ego had nothing to do with why he not at Current and that his personality is not why he got fired. You keep loving to show how KO got unjustily fired. Wow I want you to work with all that those emails where complaining about and than see if you would be at the point of wanting to throw something, I know that I would, this email shows how much stress KO was under for dealing with stuff like banging trash cans and pictures being taken before shows without permission which anyone Science weither you are celebrity or not would want, and tenichal problems that show just how irresponsible Current is and how they are everything that they claim KO is, and that they never lived up to thier end of the bargin from even what they say thier responsiblity is. KO again will be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired. Keep showing how Current broke the contract that is all those emails show, and they prove my point that all Current’s proof is whinnie emails by people like mangement did not want to do thier jobs and take responsibility for thier mistakes and the stress that KO had to deal with, they just make me feel bad for KO and make me want to yell at Hyatt to stop lying about what happened and tell the truth that they not KO broke the contract and that they only cared about taking KO’s audience and money and that they lie about being progressive and that they care nothing about the cause and that they are just as hypocritecal as Fox and that they need to go away. These emails make me want KO to sue for all that Current has and take this hypocritcal dishonest network out. KO keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me, love you faults and all. Science keep putting post that show that KO’s ego and personality had nothing to do with what happened at Current and that he was unjustily fired there. Sorry but you will never show me that KO the bad guy because thier is no evidence that person that uses common sense and his brain that shows that KO the bad guy. Scince unless you are in KO’s case and dealing with what he had to deal with you cannot say that KO the bad guy, because you do not know what you would do in his place, I am not violent but if I where in KO’s situtaion I would be at the point of throwing something. That is why I know that had nothing to do with temper and had all to do with the stress of having to do mangements and his staff’s job, because he the only responsible professional there. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and making me hate KO more and more that is all you know how to do. You love to show how Current broke that contract that you do not know what stress is and what temper is. Science this is not diva behavior not wanting noise when you are doing a show is what professional responsible people would be upset about because it what you have never heard of dinstracting, same with taking pictures without permission not only is distracting but disrespectable too, KO should have been upset when these things were done, I know that I would be. Also I question if that mug story is even because me and I know others that watch Countdown never saw KO use a glass mug and it very noticlble the mug that KO uses and they are all ceramic. So keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do. YOu just make me love and respect him more and show that KO has no idea how to be a diva and be all about ego. You really are pathic. Wow KO got a Ivy League degree keep showing BY how igorant you are about KO, sorry KO paid his taxes. Thier is no evidence otherwise the OW stuff was not true. KO keep being yourself and you will have a fan in me. And this KO has never been fired from ESPN and MSNBC that has been debunked over and over again. Once again OO you show that you are igorant on the difference between being fired and quiting, OO what part of you do not do last shows and get a salary if you get fired, here again is KO’s job history because you love to get this one wrong. Again OO that is a made up talking point by you and others that have zero clue about who KO is, let me explain, Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
Oo the he burnt his last bridge has been debunked over and over again, you are showing how igorant your are on KO when you put out that debunk lie. Here is what Patrick said about this, Also Dan Patrick who been a friend of KO since they worked together at ESPN. would be laughing at you when you say KO is unemployable. KO quit MSNBC in 1999 and than was rehired in 2003, he quit ESPN in 1996 and was rehired in I think 2004 because he was regulary with Patrick before he left that is how made up the burnt his last bridges is. Keep lying about what I am, you just make laugh with how dishonest you are when it comes to fans. First you think when I defend KO I and other fans are in a cult and because I call you out again on that lie, you think it obession. I on a KO blog where he writes, that is not a obession. Also if you hate KO so much why are you on a site that writes, I think the truth is you are obessed with lying about KO and making up crap about his past. You already lied about his employment. I know that it will take awhile but just like Carr of the times and Patrick he will be back. Always is, said he would not be and than came the bad deal with CUrrrent. So keep lying about who I am and who KO is. I only and only evey be a fan and as a fan I not afraid to defend the person that I am a fan of. Being a fan is not a obession. Keep lying about me and KO. YOu again just make me love and respect him more. I go by the people that know KO personally like Dan Patrick when it comes to when KO going to back and employment not trolls who cannot get that KO was only fired from two places. and has worked in the same career for 33 years and counting. Again if KO is so toxic why do channels hire him back, that is what I keep telling you up top that is why I laugh when people like you say that, because it always needs up as a lie. It sometimes takes a while but if he wants to a network will take the risk. Again why is that Dan patrick who a friend of KO and worked with him at ESPN says that he would come back to a network, Carr who article was mostly negtive says that network will easily hire him after a certain amount of time and he in the industry. So keep living in your fantasy world on that one. That always turns out to be a lie. So I do not take your garantuee because I know that anyone that says that shows that they do not know who KO is and even how popular he is with people, even to fans that get angry at him when it came to Current want him back on the air somewhere. So sorry but I do not listen to people that say that a network can never hire him and never will because I know from looking at the pattern of his career and the success that he brings aka ESPN and MSNBC, which shows the track record of building channels showing that he already secrued his place in history when it comes to television, shows why networks take the chance on him. Sorry but you show that you do not want to listen to truth, again only insult. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more. Wow even Carr who would agree with you about KO and his bosses says that KO can come back. Wow OO that is how BS that lie is. OO the truth is KO can work anywhere if he wants, so if does not come back that is because he does not want to work. If does come back which probably happen it because he wants to work, and also again like what happened the when he was unjustily fired at Fox, it took a while before he went back and second time, Sorry but KO has burnt nothing that is made up BS and again shows that OO is ingorant on KO’s job history, keep showing that you have zero clue who KO is. Sorry but KO can work again, keep embarrassing yourself with your igorance on who KO is. Wow OO I guess in your world bosses blackmailing KO like Hyatt and Murdouch did is what freedom looks like.
Also OO I love how you get KO’s personal life wrong also, KO only went out with Ingraham once and he was the one that broke it off. He thought as he said it that they it would not work out and that they too much that was different. With Katy Turr, from what counts have been told, this was a mutal break up, meaning OO that they did not think that it would work and thought that it would be better to be friends. In truth it probably had to do with age difference not KO’s behavior, Keith has said for a while that he has been wanted to settle down and raise a family. Turr is in the beginnings of her career, she still follows KO on twitter and here is KO interviewing her hanks to a breaking story and sheer chance, Keith Olbermann wound up interviewing his ex-girlfriend on Wednesday’s “Countdown.”
That evening, the biggest story in the news concerned Michael Enright, the man who stabbed a cabdriver because he was Muslim. It turned out that Katy Tur, who is a reporter for WNBC in New York, had been in close contact with Enright for weeks. She had spoken to him five times and traded emails with him, all about a documentary that he had made about soldiers in Afghanistan.
Tur had also dated Olbermann, although Mediaite reports that the pair split over a year ago.
“The first time I spoke to this guy, I was struck by how incredibly polite he was,” Tur told Olbermann. “He was ‘yes, ma’am,’ ‘no, ma’am,’ very polite on the phone.”
Olbermann closed the interview by calling Tur his “dear friend.”
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Also OO unless you were there, you do not assume why that realtionship ended. Keep showing how igorant you are about KO. Freedom is not remotely why KO is not at those places anymore, and you would know that if you listen instead of bash. Thanks once again for embarrassing yourself with your igonrance on who KO is.
“I’ve lasted 33 years and made millions.”
What’s your point?
Hitler was a racist millionaire propagandist too.
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Thanks OO for showing that you love to defend anti-semtism. I do not have to be a KO fan to know that he is nothing like Hitler. This is probably one of your most disgusting posts and shows that you have no idea what being human means. KO is also not a progandist, OO you show that you are igorant on what proganda means. OO I want you to explain how could KO be a progandist when he has critized Obama a bunch of times like here Keith Olbermann tore into President Obama for contemplating a compromise with the Republicans over the debt ceiling that includes cuts in Social Security and major changes to Medicare.
Obama has repeatedly offered to raise the age of Medicare eligibility, and has put Social Security cuts firmly on the table in his attempts to craft a deal with the GOP to raise the debt ceiling.
In a Special Comment on his Monday show, Olbermann spoke out strongly against any tinkering with Medicare and Social Security. He delivered what he called a “sermon” about what he called America’s “greatest accomplishment”: the social safety net that includes the two programs.
Olbermann then issued a stinging warning to President Obama about what might occur if he agreed to alter Medicare and Social Security:
“I cannot foresee what will happen politically if you craft a compromise to a manufactured political crisis … I cannot forecast if you have made yourself unelectable next year or if there’s just enough greed and self-serving amnesia to reduce such an attack on that safety net to a political blip … I find I cannot forecast if the rest of us, battered by your compromises here and your ‘it’s a start’s’ there, will bother any longer to defend you. I find I can’t forecast if I will still be able to support you … if this deal with the Republicans takes a dollar away from those people who do not have a dollar to spare while preserving the millions for those who have millions more, if this deal, sir, keeps intact funding the mechanisms we have for killing people while cutting the mechanisms we have for keeping people alive and healthy, then it is a betrayal of everything that makes this country great.”
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and here Keith Olbermann excoriated President Obama on his Friday show for halting the impending toughening of environmental regulations against smog.
The announcement from the White House that it would keep widely criticized 2006 regulations in place until at least 2013 did not sit well with Olbermann. In the voiceover introduction to his show, he thundered, “what the hell is going on in the White House?”
Olbermann said that Obama had given a huge gift to polluters and corporations, and had delivered an equally large “whack across the knees” to his base.
“It seems, in short, to reduce his campaign logic to ‘what are you going to do, vote for Rick Perry?’” Olbermann said. He noted that Obama’s EPA administrator had called the 2006 standards “not legally defensible,” and scoffed at the president’s stated excuse for not updating them — that, since the standards were going to be reviewed in 2013, he did not want to ask states and businesses to undergo two rounds of tinkering with their environmental policies.
“So, if you’re having trouble breathing, or if you just occasionally do breathe, kindly help the president out and hold your breath until the year 2013 or later,” Olbermann said. Later, speaking to a guest about the issue, he was equally scornful.
“Who on earth in the White House thinks this is a positive for them and in which delusional parallel universe do they live?” he asked.
Also here Keith Olbermann on Barack Obama response to BP Gulf oil spill (Video)
President Barack Obama has been widely criticized in recent days for his handling of the BP oil spill which is threatening to devastate the ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond.
More than 40 days after the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon that took 11 lives, staunch supporters of President Obama, including MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann, have begun to question his resolve in taking charge of the oil spill and the clean up efforts.
Despite Olbermann’s appeal to the democratic left, there is a thread of frustration in the BP oil spill crisis that crosses party lines.
Olbermann said, “We have had enough of multi-national corporations treating this irreplaceable earth like it was a kids home chemistry set.” He added, “And we would like to know if you have had enough of it, too.”
In times of great tragedy, America needs great leadership. That leadership cannot come from the company that caused a catastrophe destined to leave a life-long scar on our American ecological treasures. Our leadership now, must come from our American president.
This is the one OO that I disagree about.
Also KO gone after democrats like here Last night Keith Olbermann was mad. Mad at the Representatives and Senators who take money from the health sector and vote to represent their interests instead of those of the citizens who voted them into office. But his greatest ire was reserved for the Democrats who betray their constituents and their party by taking sides with the health industries and the Republicans, helping to weaken health care reform efforts.
Here is a just taste of his thirteen-and-a-half minute rant:
“PBS pointed out that the health and insurance industries are spending more than $1,400,000 a day just to destroy the public option. The truly non-profit, wieldy, round-up and not round-down, government, from helping you pay your medical bills with about a billionth of the recklessness with which it is still paying Halliburton and its spin-offs to kill your kids. And much of this money is going to and through Republicans. But that’s the real point tonight. Not all of it is going through Republicans. Because the evil truth is the insurance industry, along with the hospitals, HMO’s, PhRMA, nursing homes–it owns Democrats too. Not the whole party… Hundreds of Democrats have taken campaign money from the health sector without handing over their souls as receipts, but conveniently the ones who are owned have made themselves easy to spot in a crowd. They’ve called themselves Blue Dogs and they are out there, hand-in-hand with the Republicans, who they are happy to condemn day and night on everything else, throatily singing Kumbaya with the men and women who are bought and sold to defend this con game of an American health care system against the slightest encroachment. Congressman Mike Ross of Arkansas, leader of the Blue Dogs in the House. You’re the guy demanding a guarantee that reform will not add to the deficit. I’m guessing you just forgot to demand that about, say, Iraq.”
He even critized the media including people like MSNBC which you love to say leans left on Occupy.
The Occupy Wall Street group has been camped out in a plaza a block from the New York Stock Exchange for nearly a week. In a statement posted on its website, the group laid out why it is protesting:
We are unions, students, teachers, veterans, first responders, families, the unemployed and underemployed. We are all races, sexes and creeds. We are the majority. We are the 99 percent. And we will no longer be silent. As members of the 99 percent, we occupy Wall Street as a symbolic gesture of our discontent with the current economic and political climate and as an example of a better world to come.
Olbermann sent a producer and a camera to speak to people in the encampment. He played that footage on his Thursday show before speaking to Moore. Olbermann said that, for some reason, the protesters had been “Ignored by those who presumably support them, by those who oppose them, by those who seemingly should just be reporting on them.”
He asked Moore, “that’s 2,000 or 500 or 50 Tea Partiers there…it’s on the evening news, isn’t it?”
“Oh, absolutely,” Moore responded. “It would be the top story.” He said he couldn’t understand why the networks and other media had not covered the story more fully, and called the movement “the very first attempt to take a real stand” in the years since the financial crisis.
Moore then referenced comments made by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, who warned that persistent economic pain could lead to unrest and riots in the streets.
“The smart rich know they can only build the gate so high,” he said. “And … history proves that people, when they’ve had enough, aren’t going to take it anymore. And much better to deal with it nonviolently now, through the political system, than what could possibly happen in the future, which nobody wants to see.”
Olbermann again expressed puzzlement that the “left wing media” was seemingly brushing over the Occupy Wall Street story. He then turned to the execution of Troy Davis, who was killed on Wednesday night.
“A man was murdered last night in our name,” Moore said.
Wow OO I did not know that this is what proganda looked like, I thought that this is what jouranlism is. OO Fox which you probably support is all republican proganda all the time, they even got caught Imagine waking up to this breaking news alert: “In spring 2011, Phil Griffin, president of MSNBC, advised Sec. of State Hillary Clinton to abandon her plans for life outside the public sector and run for president against Barack Obama in 2012.”
The next breaking news alert you’d be likely to receive is this one: “Phil Griffin, president of MSNBC, to step down.”
That would likely be true if it were the president of CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR, The New York Times or any other news organization. But Roger Ailes, the president of Fox News, makes his own rules. Last night, The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward reported that in spring 2011, Ailes tried to enlist then-Gen. David Petraeus to run for president. Yet since news broke, Ailes has received no substantial criticism and the reputation of Fox News remains intact.
“If the President of ABC News did this, it would be a scandal, not least for the journalists at ABC News. At Fox it’s just part of the culture,” Jay Rosen, a professor of journalsim at New York University, told POLITICO.
“It’s hilarious to recall the handwringing over Keith Olbermann making some donations in light of Ailes’ presidential king-making,” John Cook, a reporter at Gawker and a constant thorn in the side of Fox News, said, referencing the old MSNBC host. “But part of it is that MSNBC was conceived of as a news organization. Fox News was always a political operation.”
In the 18 hours since news broke, Ailes overture to Gen. Petraeus has been greeted as little more than a juicy bit of Washington intrigue.
“Bob had a great scoop, a buzzy media story that made it perfect for Style. It didn’t have the broader import that would justify A1,” Liz Spayd, the Post’s managing editor, told POLITICO when asked why a piece by Woodward, an investigative reporter, had appeared in the paper’s ‘Style’ section.
No one seemed to believe that Ailes had breached media ethics. Nor was anyone surprised that Ailes had asked Fox News analyst K.T. McFarland to ask Petraeus if there was “anything Fox is doing right or wrong that you want to tell us to do differently.” Indeed, it is just what people have come to expect from the veteran Republican strategist who, in 2005, sent a note to then-Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice offering “help off the record” any time.
If there is a line of demarcation between the conservative Fox News and the liberal MSNBC, this is it: MSNBC may be hyper-partisan, but — at least for now — it is not a political operation.
“There are no ramifications because everyone, inside of Fox and outside, understands that the Fox News Channel is a political organization that does news and makes money,” Rosen explained. “If you look at it that way, then the ho-hum does make sense.”
This is how BS your agrument is, KO for the last 33 years has been praticing something OO has no idea about and that is journalism. Thanks again for making me love and repsect him more and showing why he this generations Murrow. Keep embarrassing yourself, you igorance on KO knows no bounds.
“…KO having 417,000 follow him on twitter…”
And Charlie Sheen has 8.5 million. Using BB’s logic, Charlie Sheen is 20 times more important than BB.
Wow OO
You show here that you do not even listen, you and others OO were saying that KO had no fans and no viewers, and I was posting that number to show you that was not true. Here is what you said I’d like to apologize to my viewers”.
Yeah, all 3 of them.
One loser suing another loser. Love it when libs destroy each other. And here is my response OO again you show how igorant you are about KO and his fans, KO has more than 28 fans, again I love for you to explain why does 417,000 people and counting follow him on twitter. Why do I see posts saying that they want him back, this is not what not having fans OO looks like. Sorry but keep making me love KO and putting up the most stupidiest posts like this one. So thanks for showing that you are a hypocrite and a lier. You were the one that said KO had no fans and viewers, and I was tell you that was BS.
“…that vet…”
That vet, history, is J.R. Salzman. He sustained his injury fighting in a war. BB sustained an injury by running head first in to a train.
I’m going to side with Mr. Salzman on this.
Wow
You are going to side with JR, because you hate facts and you love to side with bullies, because you love to act like one, here is what happened OO, JR comes on twitter and does what you do puts up a attacking tweet on KO, and if you say this post is critism and disagreement than you are even more igorant than I thought, Getting 2nd Amendment advice from Bob Costas is a bit like getting career advice from @KeithOlbermann. This is KO’s response, ou could benefit from my career advice, Son. I’ve lasted 33 years and made millions. You?You have a bad avatar and Grade D humor, I can say that I do not like when KO goes after the avator, when he defending himself against troll attacks, but no where in that tweet does KO meation his service. The vet attacks and this is what KO respondes with, so right off the back you are siding with the bully, which is the vet, nice to know that you love bullies. Here is the vets response, OL. No, really. LOL. MT @KeithOlbermann You could benefit from my career advice, Son. Here is another one, I too hope to one day be so successful I’m sacked from my multimillion dollar job(s) for acting like a petulant child.
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Wow he even gets KO’s job history wrong and calls KO names like you do, I do not have to be a fan OO to see that this is not disagreement or critizing this is bashing, and the vet is being the bully, here is what KO’s response I’m sure you’ll accomplish the second half of that if you haven’t already. Your conduct on twitter embarrasses the military. OO conduct is another term for behavior. Saying ones behavior is an embarrassment is not the same as saying that they are embarrassment. JR behavior OO would be embarrassing to the military, I know that if someone in my highschool band had been bullying to someone else, the band director would call him on it, and say stop with the behvior you are embarrassing yourself not just making people look badly on the school. This what KO OO means when he said this, that JR being a bully on twitter was not just embarassing himself but making people look badly on the army and the people that serve it.
So you could say that KO was telling this person, do not make it look like that people that defend us are just a bunch of bullies when they are not. Again OO I am disabled and I could see that JR behavior was embarrassing the disablity community, making the community look they are bunch of bullies, when most of that community is not.
I did not have to be a KO fan to appluad that. JR instead listening and taking resposbility for his own actions instead decided to realy on the fact that he served and that he is disabled so that means that bully people all he wants and they cannot call him on it, or defend themselves. That was the one that really got me, because JR is showing that he does not even understand the freedoms that he was protecting when he served, he was thinking that he gets special prevlidge because he joined up.
Not the case, and this what all the people that are defending this guy do not get, free speech does not protect you on twitter, only government, but even than thier are limits, in that you are not free to act like a bully to other citizens and not have to pay the consquences for it. Serving does not get you any special priveldge in this country. Also it also frustrating because this the attitude that makes the world hate us, espically when Bush was in office.
So KO being injured by a train has nothing to do with this, being disabled Oo I do not care what the injury is or serving or not serving does not let you have the right to be a bully.
JR came on twitter bullied KO, and when KO said that the behvior that he was showing would be embarrassment which it would have been not only to the army but anywhere that he worked, he used his service as a means to keep on bashing KO.
This OO is what bullying and not taking responsiblity for your actions looks like. If you say that KO is like that, than you will once again show that you are igorant on who KO is, he worked for a company which you do not get, aka MSNBC who lets others get away with donating and speaking at events that paid by certain party, or let people vote on the air, that shows that MSNBC is lying along with NBC when they say that they professional news organization. Truth is that KO shows here that he more responsible than MSNBC and more professional.
Current says they are business, but they do not fix sets and leak crap to the press, even talk negatvely which the did in the primary story and do not say different because that is a lie, and makes KO do a commerical for a coporation thus trying to sabtoge his brand, and again does not take responsiblity for its actions, does not go after people that try to protary that KO has more of a roll aka Cenk, when KO says that he was suppose to run the news department, showing that they are hypocrites there, that is what irresponsible behavior OO is. They even try to get KO to work will fighting a throat infection which if does not get treated is career threatening to where KO would not be able to work and help Current succeed.
Which of course you would side with because you think that bullying is great, and which KO calls out daily, and do not say different because that will be another lie and showing again your igorance on KO.
Hey Bathtub Boy,
You may have deleted all of those tweets that you sent to Mr. J. R. Salzman on 12/02/12, but we can still see them through his account.
Wow
OO you just shown that you have no idea what lying is, I just went on KO’s account and KO never delated those tweets. Thier is also nothing that shows that they were delated or that he said he did.
Thanks for showing that you have no idea who KO is and what bullying is. I just checked his twitter account which by this post shows that you never even went there, and thier was nothing that said that he delated those tweets.
Thanks for showing that OO loves to lie has zero clue what facts are. This is what is called a mad eup tweet.
J.R. Salzman@jrsalzman
“Apparently I’m an alleged Veteran. August 19, 2006. RP12, Southern Iraq. MSR Tampa. pic.twitter.com/VFCxciB1″
Wow
So again OO you show your igorance on the subject and show that once again suport and defend bullying, Again OO do you not know how to read, JR OO attacked KO. I guess in your alternate reality, when someone says this Getting 2nd Amendment advice from Bob Costas is a bit like getting career advice from @KeithOlbermann.
To KO you think that is KO attacking them, wow you really are igorant, you show that you do not know what critism and attacking is.
And when someone says this LOL. No, really. LOL. MT @KeithOlbermann You could benefit from my career advice, Son. Or this too hope to one day be so successful I’m sacked from my multimillion dollar job(s) for acting like a petulant child. Which is what JR said to KO that means that KO is the bad guy, and the one attacking him. OO for people that live in the real world, what JR wote all three times that is called attacking, thier is no critism or disagreement, so you show that you have no idea what bullying is. JR is showing you OO in those tweets that he is a bully.
This is how KO responded You could benefit from my career advice, Son. I’ve lasted 33 years and made millions. You?You have a bad avatar and Grade D humor And here I’m sure you’ll accomplish the second half of that if you haven’t already. Your conduct on twitter embarrasses the military. Wow OO where is KO bullying and attacking JR.
Again OO JR serving does not give him the right to bully people on twitter. The fact that you are telling me that because JR is a vet that should say that KO is bad.
Also OO I saw that tweet and once again I have to laugh at how made up JR accusations are when it comes to KO and how you do not know what editing and misinterpt mean. Here is what KO said The alleged vet attacked me gratuitously on here. If he can’t handle it he shouldn’t have started it. Wow OO please tell me where is the bullying in that post. OO you and others that defend that and try to pass that off as bullying show like JR does that you are igorant when it comes to the internet.
Anyone Oo can go on the internet and say what every they want, weither it true or not, which means this guy can go on the internet and say he a vet, when it may turn out that he is not. All KO and anyone can go by is what that person says, so KO saying that is not saying does not show bullying, it just shows that KO is being cautious about what was going on. Thanks for showing that you have no reading comprension. SOrry but KO never bullied a vet.
OO learn what free speech means, JR does not get to bully people and use his service as a way to not take responsiblity for this actions.
It’s not bullying when it’s the truth.
Or as history would say: “teh turth”.
OO
You have to be in alternate reality, you have never told the truth, Everything that you have posted OO has been debunked and been debunked over and over again. OO you love to put up the debunk crap that KO’s been fired at everything, when that has shown to be a lie. You still cannot get that KO doing a last show and getting a pay check like he did at MSNBC and ESPN means that he quit that place, here is that lie that you put out that Because he keeps getting fired.
And here is how it got debunked KO has never been fired from ESPN and MSNBC that has been debunked over and over again. Once again OO you show that you are igorant on the difference between being fired and quiting, OO what part of you do not do last shows and get a salary if you get fired, here again is KO’s job history because you love to get this one wrong. Again OO that is a made up talking point by you and others that have zero clue about who KO is, let me explain, Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
Oo the he burnt his last bridge has been debunked over and over again, you are showing how igorant your are on KO when you put out that debunk lie. Here is what Patrick said about this, Also Dan Patrick who been a friend of KO since they worked together at ESPN. would be laughing at you when you say KO is unemployable. KO quit MSNBC in 1999 and than was rehired in 2003, he quit ESPN in 1996 and was rehired in I think 2004 because he was regulary with Patrick before he left that is how made up the burnt his last bridges is. Keep lying about what I am, you just make laugh with how dishonest you are when it comes to fans. First you think when I defend KO I and other fans are in a cult and because I call you out again on that lie, you think it obession. I on a KO blog where he writes, that is not a obession. Also if you hate KO so much why are you on a site that writes, I think the truth is you are obessed with lying about KO and making up crap about his past. You already lied about his employment. I know that it will take awhile but just like Carr of the times and Patrick he will be back. Always is, said he would not be and than came the bad deal with CUrrrent. So keep lying about who I am and who KO is. I only and only evey be a fan and as a fan I not afraid to defend the person that I am a fan of. Being a fan is not a obession. Keep lying about me and KO. YOu again just make me love and respect him more. I go by the people that know KO personally like Dan Patrick when it comes to when KO going to back and employment not trolls who cannot get that KO was only fired from two places. and has worked in the same career for 33 years and counting. Again if KO is so toxic why do channels hire him back, that is what I keep telling you up top that is why I laugh when people like you say that, because it always needs up as a lie. It sometimes takes a while but if he wants to a network will take the risk. Again why is that Dan patrick who a friend of KO and worked with him at ESPN says that he would come back to a network, Carr who article was mostly negtive says that network will easily hire him after a certain amount of time and he in the industry. So keep living in your fantasy world on that one. That always turns out to be a lie. So I do not take your garantuee because I know that anyone that says that shows that they do not know who KO is and even how popular he is with people, even to fans that get angry at him when it came to Current want him back on the air somewhere. So sorry but I do not listen to people that say that a network can never hire him and never will because I know from looking at the pattern of his career and the success that he brings aka ESPN and MSNBC, which shows the track record of building channels showing that he already secrued his place in history when it comes to television, shows why networks take the chance on him. Sorry but you show that you do not want to listen to truth, again only insult. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more. Wow even Carr who would agree with you about KO and his bosses says that KO can come back. Wow OO that is how BS that lie is. OO the truth is KO can work anywhere if he wants, so if does not come back that is because he does not want to work. If does come back which probably happen it because he wants to work, and also again like what happened the when he was unjustily fired at Fox, it took a while before he went back and second time, Sorry but KO has burnt nothing that is made up BS and again shows that OO is ingorant on KO’s job history, keep showing that you have zero clue who KO is. Sorry but KO can work again, keep embarrassing yourself with your igorance on who KO is. and here You show that you not KO or any of us are the stupid one. Let’s see KO see in your world KO is stupid because he got abused by Current Tv, and even though he was going all the way with it, he gets his contract broken by Current because they do not care anything about him. Do not say different Frank because that will be a lie. Frank KO unlike you has made two channels where they are today, it called ESPN, he and Dan Patrick still have people in thier industry that try to copy thier style that is how successful they where. Than he went and made MSNBC Frank and sorry he beat Oreilly a few times in 2008 which Frank was a presidentail election year and was getting over a million consistently in both election and non-elction years. Wow that does not show someone that is stupid. Or a failure, also Frank even though MSNBC did worse than what they did in 2008 they were still making the ratings that were beating Fox.
Having said that Frank, you do not seem to get what the rest of us have and that is quality Frank not quatinty. Frank I guess in your world McDonalds will always be the best resturant in the world, better than any local hambuger joint because it sells more bugers. Frank I have to laugh that you would post something so stupid, we and KO Frank have more brains in our head than you will ever know, because we know that quailtity which KO has beats quatinty anyday, it easy to get a lot of viewers, look at all those blockbusters that are as bad as they get compared to movies like the KIng’s Speech and Linclon, this how stupid your agrument is. KO Frank is one of those rare breeds he has the quality and he has the quantity. I hate MSNBC and will only watch them if KO came back, but I would watch that channel frank over Fox anyday. Fox is one of the most dishonest and hateful channels around, and if you say different frank that will be a lie, I do not need anyone to tell me how bad Fox is, I have always know by my own research. So Frank keep showing how igorant you are when it comes to quality and when it comes to quanity. Also KO deciding to go back to sports Frank is not showing that he is stupid, that is probably one of the most stupidiest things that I have read today and shows that Frank would not know what being smart means if it bit him on the head. Frank KO decided that he getting tired of doing news and wants to do sports again, I know that I am right there with him, I have been much happier not having to watch TV news and he’s the only one that would get me to watch it, biggest reason being is I hate shouting matches which almost all the other programs do. Olbermann making that decision Frank is not beucase he was unjustily fired at Current or ratings or any of that other crap that you love to believe that has shown to be false over and over again and is just a made up talking point. It because he wants to do sports. wow the place that he started his career and made a lot of his money and fame in, Frank KO does not need to do anything he he does not want too, he already secured his place and do not say different because it will be a lie, as one of the greats in journalism, he already Frank secured his place in history as one of the greats in sports journalism also, and most importantly secured his place in history as one of the greats in broadcasting sports and news, and he made all the money that he would ever need. He put two networks on the map and helped made them what they are today. Aka ESPN and MSNBC, and he could reitre right now if he wanted too, I know that I prefectly happy just reading his tweets and baseball blog, I would be fine doing that the rest of my life. He wants to go back to sports Frank because he loves sports espically baseball and thinks that his success can help MLB network be another success, I totally there, I could watch KO do baseball for hours and hours, he makes the sport intersting. Frank also here is what KO has done through his career and do out that debunk talking points that have gotten proven wrong Who like JIm and OO know how to embarass themselves with how igorant they are when it comes to KO, here is what happened again because neither of you will listen, Also here is more of what happened, sorry but Current is everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is, Wow KO needs to sue over what happened at Current, you again do not listen, this has been debunked, again here is what happened first KO was dealing with a thorat infection KO was working while he had a thorat infection which is a big no in his industry and you are putting out that made up crap that has been debunked over and overe again that his attiude is what got him fired, Hope I reading his timeline where is KO being a dick, all he doing he telling you his opoin on Yankee fans that is not what being a dick looks like, I guess you are like Cenk and TC in that KO thinks that Cenk will not get ratings and thinks he does not tell the truth, and Cenk grants a interview and that shows that KO is two faced, wow I want you, TC and Cenk to explain how is that two faced, because I do not have to be a fan of KO to know that is not what a two face is, just like I do not have to be a fan to know that working while you are having thorat problems and getting told by a impocomptent mangement that wants to say they are professinal responsible and in charge of buiness side but will not fix a set or give KO a new studio and will not even let him rest his voice, and KO’s mad explain how is KO’s attitude got him fired, Why Hope should I believe a guy that fired someone with AIDs when it comes to honesty and morals, wow keep showing Hope how KO got unjustily fired at Current there is no proof that KO’s attitude got him fired, and KO telling you what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick is. You two show that KO is right about Yankee fans, you two disgust me with your bashing of KO because Yankee fans can never be critized. So I want you to explain why KO who works in broadcasting should be working why he sick, wow so I guess you think that broadcaster should loose thier voices. Here is another oneSorry but keep shwoing that you where not KO fan, KO’s attitude has zero to do with what happened at Current, I want you to explain why KO was promised to be news cheif and never got it, wow I guess wanting what he promised shows that his attitude was the problem, Hope I read his lawsuit and the conter-suit and nothing in there shows that KO broke the contract and I care crap about his attitude, nothing shows Hope that KO’s attitude is why he not at Current, that Hope has been debunked over and over again, Hope KO giving what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick looks like, you and bmer bashing KO and not letting KO disagree with you about Yankee fans that is what dickish bevahior is. Hope keep showing that you were no KO fan and that you not KO are the dick. Hope I want you to work with tenichal problems and studio falling apart and mangement that puts out negitive articles about you and than come bakc with that made up crap about KO’s attitude. Hope it not KO’s job to praise Yankee fans up the wall, people like you make me sick, if KO does not agree with you, you go with the made up talking points that he got fired for a bad attidue and that he a dick, because you and bmer cannot take that not everyone thinks that Yankee’s and there fans are the greatest since silece bread Hope keep showing me that KO’s attitude hasd and always will have zero to do with what happened at Current and that you have zero idea what being a dick is, you are being one right now with your BS about KO being bad because he angry at Yankee fans. KO keep being yourself and again will be pissed if you do not get the justice you deserve for being unjustily fired. Also Bmer you just keep showing that you not kO are the dick, so because KO read your tweet on the air that means that he has to tell you how great Yankee fans are. I have read his timeline Bmer there is nothing there that showing he being a dick, that is pure BS by you and hope who hate it when Ko critizes things that you do not want critized. Wow so again KO personality and this is from someone who cares crap about his personality was not the reason he was at Current. He doing the right thing by suing, you love to put up crap that has been debunked over and over agian showing that you do not know who KO is and showing that you do not care about facts and truth. Keep making me love and respect KO more. Again OO keep lying about what happened at Current, again I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice that he deserves for being unjuistily fired from there. All the evidence OO shows that Current not KO broke the contract and nothing you say or happens is going to change that, because again the facts and truth are on KO’s side and all the evidence shows how CUrrent broke the contract. You only embarrass yourself OO by posting Current talking points that have been debunked over and over again. Thanks for showing how igorant you are on KO’s career I have to lugh with how ingorant you are, that you think that posting Current talking points shows that KO is the bad guy, no it shows that CUrrent like you hates facts and honesty and that they hate taking responsiblity for thier actions showing me that they are no progressive channel and that they lie to the world when they say they are one. It just shows OO why I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserves for being unjustily fired from there. Keep bashing KO and showing that OO has no idea who he is or what his career is, and if you say different oO that wil be another made up lie by you. Current broke the contract OO and put out a lying letter, all the evidence shows that they are everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is. Thanks again Current for showing how you broke the contract. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and showing me why he this generations Murrow, love you faults and all. Also here Also here is more of what happened, sorry but Current is everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is, Wow KO needs to sue over what happened at Current, you again do not listen, this has been debunked, again here is what happened first KO was dealing with a thorat infection KO was working while he had a thorat infection which is a big no in his industry and you are putting out that made up crap that has been debunked over and overe again that his attiude is what got him fired, Hope I reading his timeline where is KO being a dick, all he doing he telling you his opoin on Yankee fans that is not what being a dick looks like, I guess you are like Cenk and TC in that KO thinks that Cenk will not get ratings and thinks he does not tell the truth, and Cenk grants a interview and that shows that KO is two faced, wow I want you, TC and Cenk to explain how is that two faced, because I do not have to be a fan of KO to know that is not what a two face is, just like I do not have to be a fan to know that working while you are having thorat problems and getting told by a impocomptent mangement that wants to say they are professinal responsible and in charge of buiness side but will not fix a set or give KO a new studio and will not even let him rest his voice, and KO’s mad explain how is KO’s attitude got him fired, Why Hope should I believe a guy that fired someone with AIDs when it comes to honesty and morals, wow keep showing Hope how KO got unjustily fired at Current there is no proof that KO’s attitude got him fired, and KO telling you what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick is. You two show that KO is right about Yankee fans, you two disgust me with your bashing of KO because Yankee fans can never be critized. So I want you to explain why KO who works in broadcasting should be working why he sick, wow so I guess you think that broadcaster should loose thier voices. Here is another oneSorry but keep shwoing that you where not KO fan, KO’s attitude has zero to do with what happened at Current, I want you to explain why KO was promised to be news cheif and never got it, wow I guess wanting what he promised shows that his attitude was the problem, Hope I read his lawsuit and the conter-suit and nothing in there shows that KO broke the contract and I care crap about his attitude, nothing shows Hope that KO’s attitude is why he not at Current, that Hope has been debunked over and over again, Hope KO giving what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick looks like, you and bmer bashing KO and not letting KO disagree with you about Yankee fans that is what dickish bevahior is. Hope keep showing that you were no KO fan and that you not KO are the dick. Hope I want you to work with tenichal problems and studio falling apart and mangement that puts out negitive articles about you and than come bakc with that made up crap about KO’s attitude. Hope it not KO’s job to praise Yankee fans up the wall, people like you make me sick, if KO does not agree with you, you go with the made up talking points that he got fired for a bad attidue and that he a dick, because you and bmer cannot take that not everyone thinks that Yankee’s and there fans are the greatest since silece bread Hope keep showing me that KO’s attitude hasd and always will have zero to do with what happened at Current and that you have zero idea what being a dick is, you are being one right now with your BS about KO being bad because he angry at Yankee fans. KO keep being yourself and again will be pissed if you do not get the justice you deserve for being unjustily fired. Also Bmer you just keep showing that you not kO are the dick, so because KO read your tweet on the air that means that he has to tell you how great Yankee fans are. I have read his timeline Bmer there is nothing there that showing he being a dick, that is pure BS by you and hope who hate it when Ko critizes things that you do not want critized. Wow so again KO personality and this is from someone who cares crap about his personality was not the reason he was at Current. He doing the right thing by suing, you love to put up crap that has been debunked over and over agian showing that you do not know who KO is and showing that you do not care about facts and truth. Keep making me love and respect KO more. Again OO keep lying about what happened at Current, again I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice that he deserves for being unjuistily fired from there. All the evidence OO shows that Current not KO broke the contract and nothing you say or happens is going to change that, because again the facts and truth are on KO’s side and all the evidence shows how CUrrent broke the contract. You only embarrass yourself OO by posting Current talking points that have been debunked over and over again. Thanks for showing how igorant you are on KO’s career I have to lugh with how ingorant you are, that you think that posting Current talking points shows that KO is the bad guy, no it shows that CUrrent like you hates facts and honesty and that they hate taking responsiblity for thier actions showing me that they are no progressive channel and that they lie to the world when they say they are one. It just shows OO why I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserves for being unjustily fired from there. Keep bashing KO and showing that OO has no idea who he is or what his career is, and if you say different oO that wil be another made up lie by you. Current broke the contract OO and put out a lying letter, all the evidence shows that they are everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is. Thanks again Current for showing how you broke the contract. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and showing me why he this generations Murrow, love you faults and all. Wow OO again it keeps showing over and over again that Current broke the contract. Thanks for showing that just like Fox all you like to do is cut and copy blog posts that agree with you. YOu really show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come. Keep embarrassing yourself with you igorance on KO that is all you know how to do. KO keep being yourself and you will have a fan in me. Sorry you got abused at Current and will not be happy if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired. Here is what his career was and what happened at those other networks Sorry KO will win against Gore, if does not I will be pissed because he did not get the justice that he deserved for getting unjustily fired from Current. Also OO KO was never fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You just posted a post from someone who is as igorant on KO’s career as you are, here is what KO career for the both of you who love to put out talking points, First KO was not fired from MSNBC how many times has that been debunked over and over again, you keep showing that you do not know what quiting is, and here is how hypocritcal MSNBC is on that tax rule, Dude keep showing that you hate facts here is what went on with that. KO donated his own money to cadidates because he was afraid of thier safety, MSNBC who shows that it hypocritical on this supends him and leaves Scaubough out until they are caught with people that are angry at them for thier hypocricracy and they let Geogary donate, so sorry you show that you have no idea what hypocricray looks like, here is it all I’m shocked! Shocked I tell you! Keith Olbermann, a man who earns millions, an American citizen and (until today anyway) a free man living in a free country… actually donated $7,200 to three candidates running for public office. And I’m even more surprised to find out they were all… DEMOCRATS! Oh, the horror. Who would have guessed?
Let’s see, $7,200… why, that’s probably less than two hours pay for him. Have you ever given any candidates what amounts to two hours of your earnings? Were you suspended for it? These were not some secret donations Olbermann made under cover of darkness, in an alley behind a bar, or by slipping an unmarked envelope under a door someplace. No, they were perfectly legal donations properly reported by the candidates who received them.
So, how then could Olbermann get suspended from his job? Without pay too. I hope he’s saved a few dollars. Seems his company, the GE owned, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. cable channel MSNBC has a policy whereby their air-personalities, their entertainers and performers must get some sort of executive permission before they make political donations. And Keith apparently failed to get his bosses to approve his in advance.
Who among us needs to get their employer’s permission before making an open and legal political donation? Could such a corporate policy pass the laugh test in court? Did Olbermann then go out of the normal programming policies at MSNBC to use his own show “COUNTDOWN” to support these candidates? Is he even being charged with doing that? Did any of the three win their elections? Does anyone at GE, NBC or MSNBC care? And what about the fact that MSNBC airs a daily show featuring the wife of Alan Greenspan without ever notifying its audience of her and her husband’s decades of political activity? Maybe the Greenspans have quit all politics. Perhaps, Keith Olbermann is a “Media Lone Wolf,” a solitary contributor inside the otherwise pristine hallways of GE, NBC and MSNBC.
What about any other GE, NBC or MSNBC employee who may have made donations to political candidates? Has anyone else been suspended, and without pay? Maybe none of them – not a single one – has ever donated even a dime to any political candidate as long as they’ve worked for GE, NBC or MSNBC. Do you find that remotely possible? Pat Buchanan maybe? Or “Morning” Joe? Or all the rest? Are all of them holding onto their dollars with tight fists, refusing to put their money where their mouths are? Or do you think Keith Olbermann is the only GE, NBC or MSNBC employee ever to make a legal political donation while failing to get his employer’s permission to do so in advance? Maybe Keith’s been using steroids too, you think?
What can I, or other MSNBC viewers do to effectively register my shock at this outrage against civil rights and basic democracy? How can we protest this? I can tell you what I’m doing. Effective immediately I’m suspending MSNBC from my viewing schedule – until further notice, without pay – and certainly without permission – until Keith Olbermann is back on-the-air. And if he never reappears on MSNBC – I will never watch that channel again. And, just in case I cheat a little and maybe tune in anyway… you can be sure I’ll NEVER report such a grave personal weakness to any rating service that happens to call me. I’ll tell them I’m watching FOX NEWS. here is another Keith Olbermann has been suspended from MSNBC without pay, effective immediately. The suspension comes in response to a Politico story that reported that the anchor had made three donations to Democratic congressional candidates last week. Political donations apparently violate MSNBC’s ethics policy—although other MSNBC employees, including Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough and commentator Pat Buchanan, have made similar donations in recent years. (Actually, it may be that the NBC rules under which Olbermann was suspended under don’t apply to MSNBCers.)
This situation brings up several interesting issues of journalistic ethics. Like former Washington Post editor Leonard Downie, Olbermann says that journalists shouldn’t vote. Still, his progressive affinities are well known and actually the bedrock of his show. So what’s the point of a donation ban? If Olbermann donates to Democrats, will conservatives realize he’s a liberal? This is just as silly as NPR forbidding its employees to go to the “Rally for Sanity.”
Media outlets should give up this insane act in which they pretend that their reporters are robots without biases. Everyone knows that’s not true! People have lots of biases. Look, this is incredibly simple. Reporters and journalists and media figures should be judged on one thing and one thing only: whether what they say and report turns out to be true. Why do people not get that? If we had a media culture where people were hired and fired based on their record of truth-telling (or not), the world would be a much better place. Also here is another There is a double standard at work with regard to Keith Olbermann’s suspension, not only between other personalities appearing on MSNBC as commentators, but also at the very top level of the food chain.
Comcast now owns is about MSNBC after their acquisition was completed earlier this year is approved (and it will be, I’m sure), despite protestations from many of us. A look at campaign finance disclosures for several organizations shows that Phil Anschutz, chairman of Comcast, content partner with Comcast, donated large sums of money to the First Amendment Alliance, one of the largest outside groups targeting Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections.
The Anschutz Corporation, wholly owned by Phil Anschutz, gave $50,000 on 9/24/2010 to the First Amendment Alliance. The two candidates targeted by the First Amendment Alliance? Jack Conway and Michael Bennet.
Keith Olbermann gave to Jack Conway’s campaign along with Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords.
In addition, the Anschutz family donated $169,900 to Republican candidates and committees during the 2010 election cycle, according to Open Secrets.
Additionally, Comcast Corporation has contributed $125,000 to the Republican Governors’ Association in the 2010 cycle (as of 9/30/2010). (Added: Comcast notes it has also donated the same sum to the DGA)
There’s been a lot of chatter about MSNBC policy, and whether Olbermann should have gotten advance approval for his donations to Jack Conway, Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords on October 28th. The policy I’ve seen reads like this:
NBC and MSNBC TV require permission of the president of NBC News. (MSNBC.com is a joint venture of NBC Universal and Microsoft.)
“Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other outside activities may find that these activities jeopardize his or her standing as an impartial journalist because they may create the appearance of a conflict of interest. Such activities may include participation in or contributions to political campaigns or groups that espouse controversial positions. You should report any such potential conflicts in advance to, and obtain prior approval of, the President of NBC News or his designee.”
That language clearly says “should” and not “must”. Further, anyone who thinks Keith Olbermann is an impartial journalist should have their head examined. He’s not, never has been, never will be, and is not presented as one.
But it leaves this question lingering for me: How is it that the parent corporation of NBC and chairman of that corporation, Pat Buchanan and Joe Scarborough are accorded First Amendment rights to political speech and Keith Olbermann is not?
GET THIS: From the NYTimes:
The News Corporation is one of the biggest suppliers of content to Comcast, with contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
UPDATE: PCCC has a petition you can sign to MSNBC: Tell MSNBC that if they want to keep their viewers, they must put Keith back on the air NOW!
And if you’re on Twitter, progressives are tweeting MSNBC with their displeasure there too.
Gawker says NBC News denies their standards apply to MSNBC commentators.
For an understanding of the relationship between Anschutz and Comcast, see this Muckety map (Flash required). It’s a combination of hockey teams, media, ticket sales and Qwest Communications. Some question the associations. They exist. I’ve linked to them. Here’s another.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has issued a statement demanding Olbermann’s immediate reinstatement.
“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.”
Jed Lewison over at Kos takes on the Joe Scarborough donations and hypocrisy in MSNBC’s response.
Statement from Comcast:
“The joint venture between Comcast and GE has not yet received regulatory approval. Comcast is not in any way involved with decisions made currently by NBC News. We have pledged that when the transaction is concluded, Comcast will abide by the same policies for NBC’s news and public affairs programming that have been in place since GE acquired the company in 1986. Comcast is committed to the independence of NBC’s news operations.
We hope to acquire NBC Universal in the coming months, but by law we play no role in current operations. Mr. Philip Anschutz is not the chairman of Comcast Corporation, nor is he on its board, or in any way involved with the management of the company.”
ThinkProgress notes another possible tie between Comcast and Olbermann’s suspension.
Wow so once again you show that KO is this generations Murrow, and do not be crazy and say that partisan means different, because KO partisan to the truth and that is what Murrow is. So you would be lying if you say different. SO again show me that KO is bad. KO keep showing why you are this generations Murrow and OO what real journalism is. Sorry you got unjustily fired at Current. As long as you are yourself than you will always have a fan in me. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO that is all you know how to do.
Wow so others can go unpunished but KO is the bad guy, wow you really are igorant on who KO is, here is more about KO quiting MSNBC Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get
Yes, Mr. Salzman initiated it. But bb deserved ever bit.
bb’s version:
3 Dec Outstanding hazy sunrise breaks over NYC pic.twitter.com/mzgvCQsS
2 Dec But NYY got Eli Whiteside MT @JimBowdenESPNxm Based on our Lucchino interview it’s obvious the Red Sox are “in” on … http://tl.gd/k7c1tj
1 Dec And the downtown view… pic.twitter.com/FFma977T
1 tweet on Dec. 2
REALITY:
2 Dec J.R. Salzman@jrsalzman
Getting 2nd Amendment advice from Bob Costas is a bit like getting career advice from @KeithOlbermann.
2 Dec @jrsalzman You could benefit from my career advice, Son. I’ve lasted 33 years and made millions. You?You have a bad avatar and Grade D humor
2 Dec J.R. Salzman@jrsalzman
LOL. No, really. LOL. MT @KeithOlbermann You could benefit from my career advice, Son.
2 Dec J.R. Salzman@jrsalzman
I too hope to one day be so successful I’m sacked from my multimillion dollar job(s) for acting like a petulant child.
2 Dec @jrsalzman I’m sure you’ll accomplish the second half of that if you haven’t already. Your conduct on twitter embarrasses the military.
2 Dec J.R. Salzman@jrsalzman
Keith Olbermann is still giving me career advice, this time on my military service.
J.R. Salzman@jrsalzman
2 Dec J.R. Salzman@jrsalzman
Remember this, Keith Olbermann. You may have millions, and I may only have one arm. But I’m twice the man you will ever be.
2 Dec J.R. Salzman@jrsalzman
The avatar photo Olbermann dislikes. Taken while interviewing one of the brave airmen who fought the CO Springs fire. pic.twitter.com/3xW8j93j
2 Dec Sam Eiflinlg
Dear @KeithOlbermann: I spent a few days at Walter Reed with @jrsalzman not long after he got blown up. An “embarrassment,” the man is not.
2 Dec J.R. Salzman@jrsalzman
Btw, brave man Keith Olbermann blocked me so I couldn’t respond after he tweeted that I was an embarassment to the military. #coward
Wow
First Sam thinks that person that interviewed that guy just like you and JR has no idea what reading comprehension is. If he had read KO’s tweets like you and JR did not, he would have seen that KO was saying that JR behvior on twitter was embarrassing, not him. So sorry Sam has no crediblity on the subject.
Also I love OO how you show yourself to be a hypocite, by posting these tweets you show that you care nothing about facts and you have zero clue what honesty and truth means. OO you are showing how much of a bully JR is. KO never attacked him, if you would read what you posted and read it good, you would see that JR attacked KO. Saying getting advice on second admendment is like getting career advice from KO, that is OO is not and never will be what critism is, that is not what disagreement is. That is the opposite OO of what critism and disagreement is, it called something that you show you are igorant on bullying. This guy attacked KO.
So what is KO suppose to do, just let this go unoticed, all he says in defending himself is that you could learn from me on career advice and meation his achivements, again Oo that is not KO bullying the solider, he does not even meation the vet’s service, and at that point Oo the vet should have seen that he was being a bullying and taking responsiblity for his actions and apologized.
Instead Oo the vet made fun of the fact that KO is a millionaire and had a successful career, again showing that he was being a jerk and a bully, so I would ask Sam how is this guy not embarrassing himself on twitter.
KO comes back and says that the behavior and that is what conduct means OO would be embarrassing to the military, again OO KO never called this guy an embarrassment, it right there in the long twitter feed that you put up. He said his behavior on twitter was embarrassing.
Truth is this vet’s behavior on twitter is embarssing to the military, it embarrassing to the disbality community also. It offers the up the sterotype that people that serive are bullies. So again Oo no where in that exchange is KO attacking a vet. No where it is saying that vet is embarrassing.
Sam and the vet and you are doing what is know as editing qutos, basically using the stuff you want and ignore the reality of the situtation.
When embarassed came out instead of reading the whole tweet which Sam and others that follow this guy should have, they saw the world embarrassed and ran with it, showing that they care nothing about truth and only about protecting a bully.
So once again you are defending a bully, and showing that you care nothing about truth.
Sorry KO never disrespected a vet, KO was attacked by a vet which those tweets show.
JR was the one that started this, not KO, and you are showing that you once again have no idea what honesty and truth is. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO.
Love how you prove my point about KO being bullied by a vet on twitter, and once again standing up for the bully.
What this vet OO did is disgusting and he does not get a pass to bully people, he showed me that he has no idea what he fought for. Also he shows that he has zero clue how to take responsiblity for his actions and what free speech means.
He should after first attack should have apologized to KO, espically after KO said that his conduct on twitter which again is another word for behavoir means, he should have apologized and take responsiblity for being a bully. Instead he chose to hide behind his service and again showing what a bully and lier he is.
Again you show that Ko has no idea how to be bully and you love to defend them like this vet.
Also OO
The person that is the coward is JR, I laughed at that tweet. In that it once again shows a vet that thinks that it okay to be a bully and not have to pay the price. Also showing that he has no idea what free speech is.
JR is the one that is the coward not KO, it takes a coward like JR to bully someone on twitter like those tweets show. Than hide behind your service instead of taking the responsiblity for your actions. So the truth is that tweet shows that JR has no idea what the term coward is.
He showing that he everything that he says KO is. JR KO did not bully you, he did not say that you were embarrassment. You bullied him and he called you out saying that you behavior on twitter is an embarrassment. Which is it is and still is.
OO a real person would take responsiblity for thier actions and accept the consquences in that if they are going to be bullies, than they have to take it when people call them on that bullying.
Hiding behind your service and your disabltity OO that is what a coward is.
OO KO is smart to block this guy, he does not need bullies to follow him and bash him and think that they can get away with it because they have served and he has not.
This OO is not what JR fought for, vets do not get special rights.
So keep embarrassing yourself and showing how igorant you are on KO and bullying and showing that you never have said anything honsety because you have no idea what truth means.
KO keep being yourself and I proud of the way that you stood up for yourself, still did not need to go after the avator but other that you made me pround to be a fan.
“You have a bad avatar…”
2 Dec J.R. Salzman@jrsalzman
The avatar photo Olbermann dislikes. Taken while interviewing one of the brave airmen who fought the CO Springs fire. pic.twitter.com/3xW8j93j
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So that photo was taken while the guy was being interviewed, so what, that still does not make him bullying KO right and that still makes him a coward. OO do you really love to show how ingorant you are about bullying and KO in general. It does not matter how many interviews this guy does. JR OO went on twitter and attacked KO, KO did what any person would in this incident he defended himself. JR again attacks KO, KO says that his behavior on twitter would embarrass the military which is would, beacuse it would play into a sterotype and this is what you and others do not get, that all the people in the military are bullies. Again everyone including you and this guy that interviewed him instead of reading KO’s tweet that said that his behvior on twitter was embarrassing, you misinterpeted and do not say different to try to make KO the bad guy. Which he and never will be. OO vets do not have the right to go on and bully people. Again I care crap OO that he fouhgt a fire in Colorado, that does not give him specail priviedges to go on twitter and attack someone and than attack like a coward and use his service to be able to continue to bully people.
So keep showing your igorance on this subject. Here again is what happened, First Sam thinks that person that interviewed that guy just like you and JR has no idea what reading comprehension is. If he had read KO’s tweets like you and JR did not, he would have seen that KO was saying that JR behvior on twitter was embarrassing, not him. So sorry Sam has no crediblity on the subject.
Also I love OO how you show yourself to be a hypocite, by posting these tweets you show that you care nothing about facts and you have zero clue what honesty and truth means. OO you are showing how much of a bully JR is. KO never attacked him, if you would read what you posted and read it good, you would see that JR attacked KO. Saying getting advice on second admendment is like getting career advice from KO, that is OO is not and never will be what critism is, that is not what disagreement is. That is the opposite OO of what critism and disagreement is, it called something that you show you are igorant on bullying. This guy attacked KO.
So what is KO suppose to do, just let this go unoticed, all he says in defending himself is that you could learn from me on career advice and meation his achivements, again Oo that is not KO bullying the solider, he does not even meation the vet’s service, and at that point Oo the vet should have seen that he was being a bullying and taking responsiblity for his actions and apologized.
Instead Oo the vet made fun of the fact that KO is a millionaire and had a successful career, again showing that he was being a jerk and a bully, so I would ask Sam how is this guy not embarrassing himself on twitter.
KO comes back and says that the behavior and that is what conduct means OO would be embarrassing to the military, again OO KO never called this guy an embarrassment, it right there in the long twitter feed that you put up. He said his behavior on twitter was embarrassing.
Truth is this vet’s behavior on twitter is embarssing to the military, it embarrassing to the disbality community also. It offers the up the sterotype that people that serive are bullies. So again Oo no where in that exchange is KO attacking a vet. No where it is saying that vet is embarrassing.
Sam and the vet and you are doing what is know as editing qutos, basically using the stuff you want and ignore the reality of the situtation.
When embarassed came out instead of reading the whole tweet which Sam and others that follow this guy should have, they saw the world embarrassed and ran with it, showing that they care nothing about truth and only about protecting a bully.
So once again you are defending a bully, and showing that you care nothing about truth.
Sorry KO never disrespected a vet, KO was attacked by a vet which those tweets show.
JR was the one that started this, not KO, and you are showing that you once again have no idea what honesty and truth is. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO.
Love how you prove my point about KO being bullied by a vet on twitter, and once again standing up for the bully.
What this vet OO did is disgusting and he does not get a pass to bully people, he showed me that he has no idea what he fought for. Also he shows that he has zero clue how to take responsiblity for his actions and what free speech means.
He should after first attack should have apologized to KO, espically after KO said that his conduct on twitter which again is another word for behavoir means, he should have apologized and take responsiblity for being a bully. Instead he chose to hide behind his service and again showing what a bully and lier he is.
Again you show that Ko has no idea how to be bully and you love to defend them like this vet.
Again you are showing that you love to defend bullying, which OO this guy did.
KO did not attack him and call him a embarrassment that is a lie and always will be, and if you say different you just be showing how igorant you are on KO and whole situtation. Conduct again OO means behavior and that is what KO is saying to this guy that your behavior on twitter is embarrassing. That behavior OO was embarrassing he was not critzing KO, all the was bullying.
So do yourself and quit with the stupid but he fought a fire and was interviewed. That means nothing and always will, this guy acted like a bully and was called out for it, instead of apologizing he used his service to able to bully and attack some more, he knew that KO was talking about behavior but he and all his followers made it about him. The did because they think that because they served in the army they have the right to say whatever they want and get away with it.
So I care crap that his avator was that interview. This guy JR OO is a bully and always will be. So keep showing how igorant you are on bullying along with who KO is. You are showing over and over again that you are everything that you claim KO is. Keep making me love and respect him more. And showing why he this generations Murrow and how he got unjustily fired at Current. Also keep making know that KO does not have to be prefect would be mad and would not be a fan if he was. Love him faults and all. Love him more that he stood up to this bully. JR OO is and always will be the coward.
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First OO OW is not a legit site, that is a hate site that has shown to lie about KO and has been caught in there lies. Also this video OO has nothing to do with KO, he was not even meationed. Also going after Limbuagh is right thing.
So Ow shows that KO unlike them likes to call out bullies while they defend them and it also shows how OW edits things to thier liking. SO thanks for showing that you do not know what editing means. Thanks agin for embarrassing yourself with your igorance on KO.
They aren’t be lying. You saw the footage with your own goddamn eyes.
Ari and Joe and Mika all laughing at BB. OW didn’t lie about that.
Again I will admit that it meations KO and aplogize sincerly for that, but having said that, this video does show how dishonest Olbermann Watch is and that this site never has caught KO in a lie and hypocricray and if you say that you would be lying.
KO again has critized democrats and even Obama. Here is what you and Olbermann Watch and his colleges which are bashing him do not get when it comes to that Seizing the opportunity to speak to a national TV audience, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh told a packed house of cheering supporters at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Committee’s annual meeting in Washington to resist President Barack Obama’s plans to expand government and not “think like a minority.”
As Fox, CNN and C-SPAN carried his speech live and commercial-free, Limbaugh closed CPAC’s 37th national convention by rallying conservatives still smarting from the Democrats’ 2008 sweep of all branches of the national government and expanded electoral reign in the states.
Limbaugh exhorted conservatives to stay upbeat, blasted the alleged socialist agenda of the “Democrat Party,” and called out the new president, the one he hopes will fail. “President Obama: Your agenda is not new, it’s not change, and it’s not hope,” Limbaugh thundered, to wild applause in the Omni Shoreham’s packed Regency Ballroom, as overflow crowds in three of the hotel’s other convention rooms watched by live feed. “Spending a nation into generational debt is not an act of compassion.” Conservatism itself, preached Limbaugh, was the sole bulwark against the frightening possibility of Obama destroying the country and the Republican Party. “[Conservatism] is what it is and has been forever,” he said. “It is not something you can bend or shape.”
But strip away the platitudes and cheap applause lines about freedom, self-reliance and the virtues of capitalism, and you’re left with the subject that really interests Rush Limbaugh: himself. The conservative talker with the self-professed “talent on loan from God” spoke incessantly in the first person: there were more “I’s” in his CPAC address than in an Idaho potato field. One clear message emerged from the speech:
“Le mouvement conservative, c’est moi.”
And it’s a message that makes some of the nominal leaders of the Republican Party uncomfortable.
The reliably self-aggrandizing Limbaugh referred about nine times during his speech to it being his first ever live televised national address. While that ignores the four years during the 1990s when he had a syndicated television program, taped live before a studio audience (and produced by Roger Ailes), it does underscore his relative importance to what remains of the national Republican Party. He spoke on the heels of a CPAC poll that revealed no clear choice among attendees for a 2012 GOP nominee, at the end of a week in which new Republican National Committee head Michael Steele kept finding fresh ways to make America cringe, and in which Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal went from Next Big GOP Thing to punch line. Republicans, and some enablers in the media, have complained that “the left” wants to make Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin the de facto heads of the Republican Party, but, in fact, it seems to be the right’s beloved free market that is doing that. The other contenders have failed — including the ones for whom Rush Limbaugh admits he used to carry water, and those, like Jindal, for whom he still does. The Republican base votes for Palin in polls like this one, and as his radio ratings and the massive crowd at CPAC demonstrate, for Limbaugh with their ears, feet, hands and voices.
Moments before bringing Limbaugh to the CPAC stage, American Conservative Union president David Keene had gleefully reported a record attendance of 8,500, noting that when Reagan spoke at the first CPAC conference in 1973 only 125 people attended. Keene said the conference, which has steadily moved to larger venues over nearly four decades, had now outgrown the Shoreham and will move to “bigger quarters next year.” In a statement that harkened back to Bill Clinton’s defiant claims of relevancy in the wake of the Republicans’ 1994 electoral victories, Keene assured the audience that “We’re here, we’re alive, and we’re interested in ideas.”
Slated for 30 minutes, Limbaugh spoke for more than an hour. His address started out quite strong, interrupted regularly for throaty ovations. In an early, not-so-subtle dig at the president and what he cheekily refers to as the “drive-by media,” Limbaugh clarified for anyone wondering that he doesn’t need a teleprompter to deliver a speech. He acknowledged Obama’s persuasive powers, and even said the Democratic president had the “power to destroy” the Republican Party were he to use his communication skills to inspire Americans. (Apparently, Limbaugh watched a different national election, transition and opening month of the Obama administration, given that three-quarters of the country currently approves of the new president’s performance.)
But Limbaugh limped through the final half-hour, rambling and repeating points he had already covered. He may not have needed a teleprompter, but by the end of the speech what he most needed was the hook. And despite buzz in some quarters about a possible Limbaugh bid for the presidency in 2012, if he truly had electoral ambitions, he would speak more often in the second person or first person plural, rather than solely about himself.
In his only mention of the 2012 race, Limbaugh assured his audience that a conservative comeback was not as difficult as some might fear. “All we need is to nominate the right [presidential] candidate,” he said. As delivered, his comment was clearly not intended to hint at any potential candidacy of his own, but rather to reinforce his belief that said nominee must be a true conservative, unlike, in his view, 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
The most-listened-to radio host in America also relished taking some rather thinly veiled potshots at other conservative commentators, specifically those invited by President-elect Obama to a private dinner hosted by Washington Post columnist George Will one week before Obama’s inauguration. Because Limbaugh was not on the air that day — by sheer coincidence he was in Washington that same morning to meet with then-President Bush, whom “Rushbo” mentioned just once in his address Saturday, and then only to describe how the departing president gave the conservative talker a microphone-shaped chocolate cake and sang happy birthday to him — reporters speculating that Limbaugh might actually be in town for the Will dinner were e-mailing and calling him all day. “I ended up getting more attention than any of them and I wasn’t even invited to the dinner,” clucked Limbaugh.
Those in the GOP who worry about Limbaugh’s outsize influence, and about the tightening grip the conservative elements he represents have on the Republican Party, fear that Limbaugh will become the face of a party that’s now lacking in leaders of national stature. (AFSCME and Americans United for Change recently capitalized on this fear with a TV commercial depicting Limbaugh as the person congressional Republicans follow.) But the fear is a bit belated. Limbaugh is no newcomer to national politics. He was named an honorary member of the House Republican Caucus after the GOP’s 1994 takeover of Congress. Last year, he signed a new $400 million contract to continue his radio show, which is heard by as many as 20 million listeners per week on 600-plus stations, through 2016. While talk radio has declined as political junkies move online, Limbaugh has managed to retain his audience. And those Republican pols who cross Limbaugh publicly may have to make abject and equally public apologies.
Meanwhile, Limbaugh has become more important simply by surviving. When the Democrats last controlled the White House and both chambers of Congress, during Bill Clinton’s first two years in office, there were other conservative stars competing for the limelight, and more waiting in the wings. Newt Gingrich was the speaker of the House. George Bush had just been elected governor of Texas. This year at CPAC, despite appearances by the likes of Ward Connerly, Ann Coulter, Phyllis Schlafly and Karl Rove, Limbaugh was clearly the superstar draw. As the movement searches for a front-and-center spokesman to provide inspiration and direction, Limbaugh’s refusal to tilt toward the center may place him out front in a Republican Party already suffering from a disappearing moderate wing.
At CPAC, I asked Gavin Valle, a 42-year-old strategic healthcare consultant from New Jersey, what he thought about those who have worried aloud that having Rush Limbaugh taking a too prominent or public role might hurt the Republican Party. “Rush is the heart and soul of the conservative movement. He’s always a conservative first and a Republican second, and he lets people know that,” said Valle, whose jacket was adorned with “Nixon’s the One” and “Reagan for Governor” commemorative buttons. I asked Valle what he thought of moderate Republicans and other party leaders in Washington who think Limbaugh wields too much influence. “As far as people on the Hill criticizing him? Frankly, there’s a lot of people on the Hill who are Republicans first and conservative second or not at all.”
And not everybody who loves Rush is part of the aging angry white male cohort that is no longer sufficient to win an election. CPAC attendee Chelsea Barnett, a 21-year-old student at the University of Central Oklahoma who says she’s been listening to Limbaugh since she started driving, was inspired by Limbaugh’s address. “Omigosh, I think he energized the base so much,” said Barnett, who at one point ecstatically shouted, “Are you single?!” toward the stage. “I think everybody’s asking themselves, ‘Where in the world has this guy been and why have we not heard from him face-to-face?’ He’s so effective in person in energizing people. It was so amazing. I think we’re going to see a lot more from him in person.” KO has not spoken at democratic events, so how could he be a leader if has not spoken at any events. The new chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele, apologized to Rush Limbaugh on Monday after describing him in a television interview over the weekend as an “entertainer” who made incendiary and sometimes ugly remarks, party officials said.
Mr. Steele called Mr. Limbaugh after the radio host belittled Mr. Steele on his show, questioning his authority and saying the new Republican leader was off “to a shaky start.”
“It’s time, Mr. Steele, for you to go behind the scenes and start doing the work that you were elected to do instead of trying to be some talking head media star, which you’re having a tough time pulling off,” Mr. Limbaugh said, in a transcript of his remarks he posted on his Web site.
“Mr. Steele: You are head of the R.N.C.,” Mr. Limbaugh said. “You are not head of the Republican Party. Tens of millions of conservatives and Republicans have nothing to do with the R.N.C. and right now they want nothing to do with it.”
The fight broke out at a time when Democrats have sought to portray Mr. Limbaugh as the new face of the Republican Party, a line that has been pushed in television advertisements financed by labor, as well as by the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. Mr. Steele bristled after a questioner on CNN referred to Mr. Limbaugh as the de facto leader of the Republican Party on Saturday.
“No he’s not – I’m the de facto leader of the Republican Party,” Mr. Steele responded.
“Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer,” he said. “Rush Limbaugh, the whole thing is entertainment. Yes, it’s incendiary, yes, it’s ugly.”
Mr. Steele told Politico on Monday that he had called Mr. Limbaugh to apologize.
“My intent was not to go after Rush – I have enormous respect for Rush Limbaugh,” Mr. Steele told The Politico. “I was maybe a little bit inarticulate. There was no attempt on my part to diminish his voice or his leadership.”
Democrats reacted with glee to the exchange. “Michael Steele has denounced himself for renouncing Rush,” said Paul Begala, an ally of Mr. Emanuel and one of the Democrats presenting Mr. Limbaugh as the face of the G.O.P. “Can anyone seriously argue now that Rush is not the unchallenged leader of the Republican Party?”
Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia, Mr. Steele’s counterpart at the Democratic National Committee, said: “Chairman Steele’s reversal this evening and his apology to Limbaugh proves the unfortunate point that Limbaugh is the leading force behind the Republican Party, its politics and its obstruction of President Obama’s agenda in Washington.” When has democratic chairmen have apologized to KO, when he has critized the party.
This is how made up this statement is. The fact that OW takes this as logic, shows that they do not tell the truth on KO. Once again you show that OW like you is beyon igorant about who KO is and that you cannot tell a hate site is. You show that I am right when I say that OW is uncredible on KO, and that they have never caught KO in a lie, but have lied about him, showing that they only like you bash KO because he not doing what they want and that is letting republicans lie.
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First OO OW is not a legit site, that is a hate site that has shown to lie about KO and has been caught in there lies. Also this video OO has nothing to do with KO, he was not even meationed. Also going after Limbuagh is right thing.
So Ow shows that KO unlike them likes to call out bullies while they defend them and it also shows how OW edits things to thier liking. SO thanks for showing that you do not know what editing means. Thanks agin for embarrassing yourself with your igorance on KO. YOU really show why he this generations Murrow. Love how this shows why OW is a hate site that only knows how to lie about Olbermann.
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OO I watched this video again and I amazed that you think that this website tells the truth about KO. Fletcher was lying his ass off about KO. KO has never had democrats in congress follow him. So OW is showing that they have no idea what not defending KO looks like. Also it shows that Scarobough and Mika have no idea like you did about who KO is. And that lied about what KO does, noted on Countdown tonight that “this is the day health care reform began to take effect.” He then quickly added the Democrats celebrated the enactment of the bill today by saying…nothing. It’s safe to say he wasn’t thrilled by this…and (surprise!) it’s even safer to say his guest Michael Moore isn’t enamored of Democrats currently, either.
So Olbermann and Moore took their turns taking shots at Democrats for being spineless (and some shots at Republicans for good measure), with Olbermann asking, “Where is the leadership?” and Moore saying, “We look ridiculous.” Moore even, in a sly bit of cross-promotion, said the day so discouraged him that he rather watch NBC’s Thursday night comedy lineup.
Sure, they slammed Republicans too, but who would have guessed the issue so uniting Keith Olbermann and Michael Moore would be their disgust with Democrats? Video of the fairly amusing segment below. Wow here is KO actually critizing democrats in congress. Here is some more Olbermann called the compromise, which the New York Times has reported will mostly benefit the wealthy and actually raise taxes on the poor, a “searing and transcendent capitulation,” saying that Obama had “bowed” to the rich by accepting tax cuts that will bring no benefit to the economy. He also expressed shock that the Democrats had been forced to compromise on an issue that, to Olbermann, they could have easily won.
“This President negotiates down from a position of strength better than any politician in our recent history,” he said.
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But Olbermann reserved his greatest ire for what he perceived as the administration’s arrogant and dismissive attitude towards the base of the Democratic party. He said that a “senior member” of the administration had tried to sell him on the deal on Monday. When Olbermann told him that “the base has just vanished,” the official said that “they must not have read the details.”
This set Olbermann off:
There, in a nutshell, is this Administration. They didn’t make a bad deal — we just don’t understand it.
Just as it was our fault, Mr President, for not understanding your refusal of even the most perfunctory of investigations of rendition or domestic spying or the other crimes of the Bush Administration, or why you have now established for those future Administrations who want to repeat those crimes, that the punishment for them will be nothing.
Just as it was our fault, Mr. President, for not understanding Afghanistan. Just as we didn’t correctly perceive, sir, the necessity for the continuation of Gitmo. Or how we failed to intuit, President Obama, your preemptive abandonment of single payer and the public option. Or how we couldn’t have foreseen your foot-dragging on “Don’t ask, don’t tell.” Just as we shouldn’t have gotten you angry at your news conference today and made all the moderate Democrats wonder why in the hell you get publicly angry so often at the liberals who campaigned for you and whether you might save just a touch of that sarcasm and that self-martyrdom for the Republicans.
And of course, Mr. President how we totally betrayed your Administration by not concluding our prayers every night by saying “Thank you for preventing another Great Depression, you are entitled to skate along on your own wonderfulness indefinitely and if you get less than you could have on health care reform or taxes, well, that’ll be okay, we’re happy to pay $10,000 for a $300 car because hey, it could’ve been $20,000, right? And because we only expect you to do one thing correctly during a presidency and you had pretty much cleared that obligation when it proved that you were, indeed, not John McCain.”
Olbermann noted that independent Senator Bernie Sanders has threatened to filibuster the tax bill, and said he should be supported in doing so:
“It is not disloyalty to the Democratic party to tell a Democratic president he is wrong; it is not disloyalty to tell him he is goddamned wrong…it is not disloyalty to remind the President that he was elected by people to whom he had given a clear outline of what he would do for them, and if he does not steer out of the skid of what he is doing to them, he will not only not be re-elected, he may not even be re-nominated.” and here Keith Olbermann excoriated President Obama on his Friday show for halting the impending toughening of environmental regulations against smog.
The announcement from the White House that it would keep widely criticized 2006 regulations in place until at least 2013 did not sit well with Olbermann. In the voiceover introduction to his show, he thundered, “what the hell is going on in the White House?”
Olbermann said that Obama had given a huge gift to polluters and corporations, and had delivered an equally large “whack across the knees” to his base.
“It seems, in short, to reduce his campaign logic to ‘what are you going to do, vote for Rick Perry?’” Olbermann said. He noted that Obama’s EPA administrator had called the 2006 standards “not legally defensible,” and scoffed at the president’s stated excuse for not updating them — that, since the standards were going to be reviewed in 2013, he did not want to ask states and businesses to undergo two rounds of tinkering with their environmental policies.
“So, if you’re having trouble breathing, or if you just occasionally do breathe, kindly help the president out and hold your breath until the year 2013 or later,” Olbermann said. Later, speaking to a guest about the issue, he was equally scornful.
“Who on earth in the White House thinks this is a positive for them and in which delusional parallel universe do they live?” he asked.
Wow thanks for making me more of a fan and showing why he got unjustily fired at Current and why he this generations Murrow. KO again keep being yourself and you will always have a fan in me. Love you faults and all. I like to ask you and OW when has Limbuagh critzed republicans. MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann took aim at both parties with regards to the war in Iraq during his “special comment” Wednesday night.
According to Olbermann, the “Democratic leadership has surrendered to a president�if not the worst president, then easily the most selfish, in our history�who happily blackmails his own people, and uses his own military personnel as hostages to his asinine demand, that the Democrats ‘give the troops their money.’”
The MSNBC Countdown host even accused Democrats of “betrayal,” by giving in to the president’s threats that he would veto any war funds bill that included a plan for withdrawal of US troops.
“You may trot out every political clich� from the soft-soap, inside-the-beltway dictionary of boilerplate sound bites, about how this is the ‘beginning of the end’ of Mr. Bush�s ‘carte blanche’ in Iraq, about how this is a ‘first step,’” Olbermann said. ” Well, Senator Reid, the only end at its beginning… is our collective hope that you and your colleagues would do what is right, what is essential, what you were each elected and re-elected to do.”
Olbermann added, “Because this ‘first step’� is a step right off a cliff.”
The following video is from MSNBC’s Countdown and broadcast on May 23:
So why again would democrats follow KO’s lead when he not afraid to critize them daily, that is the most stupidiest thing I have every heard.
Also Fletcher OO was the one that helped start a unessary war in Iraq, so he has no weight with me when it comes to anything.
Sorry but again this video only shows that you and OW are liers and protect liers. Democrats do not follow KO espically the leaders. Again OO, OW is a hatesite. They do not tell and never will tell the truth about KO.
The following is a blog post of mine from a few weeks back where I take a look at the conservative website ‘Olbermann Watch’, which is dedicated to attacking and defaming Keith Olbermann.
I felt that it would be a nice addition to this site, so, here it is!
I first became aware of Keith Olbermann, and his nightly MSNBC newscast Countdown with Keith Olbermann, in late 2008.
It was a video on YouTube titled “Keith Olbermann Neuters Bill O’Reilly” in which Olbermann, metaphorically, does exactly that. Bill O’Reilly made a terrible factual error on The O’Reilly Factor, never corrected himself or apologized, and Olbermann called him out for it. I watched the follow-up segment, and then a few ‘Worst Persons In The World’ segments featuring O’Reilly, and finally some extended commentaries on O’Reilly, as well as right-wing media outlet Fox News. I loved it.
After several months of going through clips of Countdown on The Internets, I finally started watching the show regularly in the summer of 2009, and I’ve been hooked ever since. “Oddball”, the special comments, and, of course, “Worst Persons”. Keith had become a hero to me; showing courage to express opinions in a time when well thought out dissent was not well accepted.
While most people who have viewed his show, from what I can infer, enjoy Olbermann and his program, others do not. Some people have good reasoning as to why they dislike Keith and Countdown, but most fail to make a decent argument, let alone any sense at all. But there is one group of unwarranted Olbermann haters who are so full of crap, that someone should finally make a legitimate argument against them.
‘Olbermann Watch’ is a website that suckers easily influenced saps into believing that John Gibson and the hosts of Fox News’ late-night “comedy” show Red Eye bitching about Keith is proof that he is “infamous” and “deplorable”. They foolishly give into falsehoods about Olbermann and label honest mistakes lies. While one could just leave it at that, I would rather give decent exposition, another area Olbermann Watch seems to be lacking in.
First, I want to briefly comment on their description of Keith. In almost every article on their site, you will find the words “infamous” and “deplorable” used to describe Olbermann. That is basically it, well, that and their terribly stupid nicknames. Are they so lazy that they can’t grab a thesaurus to find some new words? Not only does it come across as being lazy, but also incredibly annoying. How would you feel if I spent this entire article using the same two words to describe Olbermann Watch?
But that is just a minor nitpick, the main issue is their blind hatred toward Olbermann. They will use anything to try to defame Keith. And, most of the time, they just take clips of right-wing pundits talking smack and use that as their “evidence.”
For instance, their favorite source of “truth” seems to be former Fox News anchor John Gibson. He calls Olbermann “Bathtub Boy”, a nickname spawned from a story that is extremely likely to be false. And, apparently, Gibson loves to complain about Olbermann. This seems odd, considering how Keith noted that when he and Gibson worked together at MSNBC, they were friends. I have a feeling that it may be out of jealousy toward Olbermann’s breakout success, or his constant (and often warranted) bashing of Fox News, whose radio service is home to Gibson’s current program.
It is on said radio program where Gibson laughed at The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart when he began to great emotional pain on his first show after the 9/11 attacks, with his producer calling Stewart a “phony.” Gibson later proclaimed that America “need[s] another 9/11.” Yep, he really said that.
Another one of their reliable sources is Red Eye, a late-night talk show on Fox News. Their criticism of Olbermann also seems to be jealously based, with most of it consisting of bad jokes. They compare him to a mad clown and Frankenstein’s monster, and even went as far as saying that if he were a child they would let him starve to death. Olbermann Watch seemed to be filled with glee when they learned that Red Eye cited them on their show, showing Red Eye’s equally desperate need for Olbermann defamation.
One great instance of Red Eye futility came when they brought on Ann Coulter to further the bogus claim that Olbermann hadn’t gone to the “Ivy League” Cornell University. Olbermann Watch ran with the story. But, all three failed to do a little bit of research, for doing so will give you this quote from Ellen Leventry, Web Communications Specialist at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, “Cornell as a whole–and all of its colleges–are considered ‘Ivy League.’”
Their last major supplier of propaganda is the Fox News talk show (noticing a trend here?) Fox & Friends. In a video titled “Keith Olbermann Jeered by Fans at Super Bowl”, the frequently bitter Brian Kilmeade said that Olbermann ran away from Kilmeade when he spotted him and that people at the Super Bowl booed at him. The first part of the story sounds almost exactly like a story Keith told about him and Bill O’Reilly, and Keith, of all people, running away from Kilmeade just doesn’t sound right. Also, Kilmeade proclaiming that the Super Bowl crowd wasn’t crazy about Olbermann sounds like revenge for Keith pointing out the lies and stupidity of Fox & Friends.
While it may seem like I’ve been talking about Fox News and their personalities more than Olbermann Watch, but the above comments from Fox-employees are what makes up most of the website. I personally feel the only reason Olbermann Watch exists is because some big Fox News fans were pissed off by frequent Olbermann’s negative commentary about the network, so they use vengeful statements by the hosts of various Fox News programs as a way of presenting, to quote their tagline, “reality based news for the belligerently uninformed.”
But have no fear; they have their own arsenal of bullcrap! Most of it consists of lame nicknames like “Olby” or “Oralmann,” but they often take their cue from Fox when it comes to their attacks. They will use an image of Olbermann, wearing a mask of rival Bill O’Reilly and apparently giving the Nazi salute, to say that he is being offensive to Jewish people. It turns out Olbermann was only waving, and the image catches him mid-wave. They also speculate about his love life, and whether or not he still has one, which, to me, seems to be taking things too far.
I could go on about how the team at Olbermann Watch themselves are infamous and deplorable, or how they lack legitimate sources, or how they rehash the same old crap over and over and over again. But, I won’t. I’ve shot my wad at Olbermann Watch. They know what they’ve done and what they’re doing, and, much like the Fox News personalities they take inspiration from, they will never fess-up to it.
All we can do is ignore. I know, it may sound odd coming from me, especially after all of this. But maybe they’ll just go away.
Maybe.
So again OW is not a site and never will be a site that puts KO’s feet to the fire, they do not do that they lie about KO. They think that having gracomolo with someone that is hispanic is racism. They have been know to edit tapes. This interview shows excatly how dishonest OW is and it shows that you have no idea what honesty is and what lying is. Thanks for once again lying about who KO is and showing how igorant you are on the subject. This did not show colleges not being able to defend KO, it shows them bashing KO because they like Arli do not watch his show and see that he not a spokes person for the left party.
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OO they are lying, KO is not and never has been the leader of the democratic party, also this is not a video of collogues not being able to defend KO, this is a video of colleges that are making fun and lying about KO.
Again this shows that OW is igorant on why Limbuagh got that title, it was not because he defended republicans. It because republicans leaders where apologizing to him, KO never had that, when he critized democratic leaders OO, they did not apologize to KO for that critism. What OW and you do not get is that KO has never spoken at a democratic leadership event. LImbuagh spoke at the CPac convention, which is all conservative. So again OW is not showing a video of KO not being defended they are showing a video of colleges and Fletcher lying about who KO is and what he has done. Showing that they do not know why Limbuagh was said to be a party leader. If OW was legit site they would be calling Fletcher out on this lie, their is no proof and never will be that KO is a leader. That again OO is a made up lie, and OW put it up as fact and defended like they always do the lier.
Thanks for showing that you have no idea what a lie is. Anyone who uses thier brain which you OO do not, know that this is not a video showing that KO cannot be defended, this is a video of a site that has no idea what truth means. They were lying about KO in this video and always will be. Sorry but OW is a hatesite that has never told the truth about KO and this video shows why.
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Also OO I do not have to be a KO fan to know not to listen to people that defend Limbaugh.
This guy is been know to be hateful and unlike KO an actually bully with his lies, and needs to called out. So the fact that OW thinks that Limbuagh hate speech should go unoticed shows that KO likes to defend honesty and truth and call out bullying. And they like to defend the bullying showing that KO has no idea how to be a hypocrite and that they are big hypcrities around. Thanks for showing how lying a site OW is. You once again embarrassed yourself by defending this site and showing how igorant you are KO and that you again like to defend bullies.
Also again OO
LImbaugh does not need to be defended, he lies and always have, you once again show that you have no idea what a lie is and what truth is.
Even Keith’s colleagues (at the time, before he got fired AGAIN) couldn’t defend him!
Again KO was not fired by MSNBC that OO has been debunked over and over again, He quit MSNBC both times and also that video does not show his colleges not being able to defend him. Again because you love to lie about his career history is what happened, You have to be in alternate reality, you have never told the truth, Everything that you have posted OO has been debunked and been debunked over and over again. OO you love to put up the debunk crap that KO’s been fired at everything, when that has shown to be a lie. You still cannot get that KO doing a last show and getting a pay check like he did at MSNBC and ESPN means that he quit that place, here is that lie that you put out that Because he keeps getting fired.
And here is how it got debunked KO has never been fired from ESPN and MSNBC that has been debunked over and over again. Once again OO you show that you are igorant on the difference between being fired and quiting, OO what part of you do not do last shows and get a salary if you get fired, here again is KO’s job history because you love to get this one wrong. Again OO that is a made up talking point by you and others that have zero clue about who KO is, let me explain, Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefetionist like him. I do not oo listen to people about KO who are so igorant when it comes to his work history, those people show that have no idea what facts are. OO you do not do last shows like KO did at MSNBC and ESPN if you were fired, you do not get a salary if you are fired, KO is this generations Murrow, you would not know what Murrow is. You oo are the one that is showing that you are Krusty the clown, you cannot refute anything that I say, so you decide instead to be the grammer and spelling police, people that are like that show that they are everything that they claim KO is. KO has worked in this industry for 33 years, that is the truth. OO I know that people that lie about KO’s career show that they are not to be listened to when it comes to KO, because they show that they do not know what facts are. OO you just showed that you do not have common sense. People that live in the real world not your fantasy world know oo that if someone does a last show and still gets a salary, that means OO that they quit and did not get fired. You show that you are beyond igorant when it comes to KO and you know that you are igorant when it comes to KO, but you are such a gutless coward that you only care about putting up debunked crap, like the lies about KO’s career than listen to the truth. You show with that post that KO is this genertions Murrow and you Oo are Krusty the clown and do not say different because I know like all your other posts that will be a lie and just show how igorant you are on KO. OO keep showing that KO can never lie and that you do not know what facts are and what truth is. OO KO only been fired from two places and they were by bad bosses, one that thinks like you telling the truth is bad aka Murdouch and one that wants to be lazy and not take responsibity for what happened at Current, that is it, the other places he quit out. There is no evidence but in your mind OO that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You do not even know what being fired is and what quiting is that is how made up your posts are.
OO quiting is when you do a last show and still get a salary like what happened at MSNBC and ESPN, getting fired is no salary and no last show that is what happened at FOX and Current, anyone with a brain that they like to use unlike you know that. You are so igorant on who KO is. YOu show again with this post why KO is this generations Murrow and show that you do not know what facts are. Keep lying about KO’s job history, the facts are and always will be and if you say different you would be lying and showing that you do not know what a fact looks like. KO quit ESPN in 1997 because of contract neogations falling apart, went to MSNBC quit MSNBC the first time because he wanted to do real news not just report on MOnica Lewnsky all the time, went to FOx got blackmailed by a guy that is know been in a scandal for hacking phones showing that he not to be trusted when it comes to honesty about anything, fired for telling the truth about Murdoch selling Dogers. Went to MSNBC, quit again because he did not like the hypocricracy that went on there and thought that he was loosing support and got a offer from Current. Than got unjustily fired and if you say different you be lying and showing how igorant you are on KO. There is no evidence that his personality is why he not there. This shows that he worked pretty steady in his career also
You again show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, you Oo are Krusty beacuse your post has no facts and truth in them. You even lie about KO’s career and put up stuff that has been debunked over and over again. Keep making me love and respect him and showing why I am a life long fan.
I do not listen to people on KO who put up that debunked crap about KO’s career because I know that people like you who say that, have no facts and are not wanting to argue facts all you want to do is show and if you say different than that will be a lie beacuse KO has quit MSNBC and ESPN both times. People like you show why we need KO and why KO is this and always will be this generations Murrow. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life. Love you faults and all. So Paul keep putting out a debunked lie. KO has been working in broadcasting business for 33 years at different jobs. Wow I wonder if you worked that long, also KO is not a rich kid. He was raised in a upper middle class family, that is not what a rich child looks like. Paul I watch KO had his prefectly fine mentally, I guess in your world peoeple that tell the truth and show why they are this genrations Murrow are bad. Also Paul the reason why KO cannot drive if you would listen is That Scinece is called a head injury not brain damage, also KO does not have a personal limo driver, that story Science turned out not to be true, the person that was suppose to have drove KO and said this basically came out and said that he had never drove KO. So keep lying, also you claim to read KO on twitter, so please Science if KO has his own Limo driver why are the pictures like last night that he shows are him reading the subway, wow some driver, also him not being able to drive Science does not mean that he has brain damage, I guess you are going say that people that are visaul imparied are also brain damged because they cannot drive, you really are putting up BS posts and showing that you the unintellngent one, not me and not KO. KO had a head injury that is why he cannot drive, head injuries and brain damage are not the same, you can have damage with out hitting your head, and you can have a regualry head injury that has nothing to do with your brain. Keep showing that you the one that has zero inteillgence and that KO is the intelligent one. Love how you believe debunked stoires. Again keep showing how igorant you are on KO. YOu just love to show why he is this generations Murrow and why you have no idea and never will have a an idea about who he is. KO never broke the contract and Current was not able to pay the drivers, which make sense because they never seemed to pay the electrity bill because KO was in the dark or fix his set. Keep proving that KO cannot make crap up and that you cannot tell the truth. You really love to prove that KO is this generations Murrow and you love to embarrass yourself in showing how igorant you are on him.I guess in Paul fantasy world the only people that are fine mentally are people that can drive, wow Paul people have all sorts of reasons for not driving that does not mean they need to see a shirink or that they have metnal problems, it means that like KO they have a injury that pervents them from see right while driving. Also KO is not gay. So Paul explain to me, how do you know a person is gay, because straight people are so spouse to know how to drive, and have children and family by now. Wow Paul that is not remotely what gay and straight look like. KO has dated women before, he even dated igraham, also I do not listen to people when it comes to who show that they are homophobis like you are. This is the most stupidieset thing that I have read all week. KO fine mentally and always has been only people like Paul who do not know what honesty is and love to make stuff up about people’s private lifes says that. KO tells truth to power, and shows why he this generations Murrow and can never lie. Paul hates KO because he suppose to tell him how bad people that are gay are, and he suppose to let the people that Paul wants to critized to critized, Paul do yourself a favor and learn what mentally ill is. KO standing up to bosses like he did at Current and other places is shows that he cares more about vaules and morals than he does issues and do not put that debunked crap about Current because here is what happened there Again because you do not like hearing the truth here is what happened at Current Again you show that you do not listen to truth or facts, that is a made up talking point. again here is the evidence that you love to igonre that shows that KO was unjustily fired. I do not listen to people like you who keep putting made up crap. Current being a ragtime operations is a BS excuse. ragtime operations do not make people who are have a thorat infection that is serious in KO’s industry have work, that shows that they do not care about who they are hiring, they do not get rid of thier co-Ceo that knows what he doing, that is how made up that statement is here is again is the facts and what happenedWow you also seem to want to lie about KO’s career. KO was not fired from ESPN or MSNBC. I want you to explain to me why was KO able to a last show at ESPN, I did not realize Nick that people that were fired could do that. Nick what happened at ESPN is that they could not find a agreement when it came to reneogationating his contract. He wanted to be in New York, because he was single and cannot drive and had family there. ESPN wanted him to stay in Bristol, so they left on mutal agreement. At MSNBC the first time he quit because he did not want to talk other things beside Lewensky scandal. He was then traded to Fox, he got fired from Fox for reporting the truth about Murdouch selling the LA Dodgers. Which at Fox is not allowed. He was than hired back from MSNBC, and when he left in January of 2011 he was again allowed to do a last show and mangement even said that KO left on his own aka mutal agreement and he got paid the rest of his contract, that shows pacfically that KO was not fired from MSNBC just like ESPN. Also KO was rehired by ESPN to work with Dan Patrick before he left ESPN. Nick keep lying about KO’s career history.
Nick also I want you to explain when has a professional responsible business ever put out a letter that is a personal attack on the person that they letting go, so again explain Nick how this ego and KO’s fault. Also KO keeps his fans up to date on twitter about his abences and what is going on and when the subs are going to on and letting the subs like Press tweet when he going to be on. He also saying who on the show and his staff doing twitter saying who on when Shuster is on, while Current will not take responsible for thier mistakes like the tenichal problems which is business which in the couter-suit they claim is thier job. Nick why did Current want KO to do a commerical for a corporation and have a corporate sponser, when they advertised that they were corporate free, also giving corporation his website, wow trying to make KO a hypocrite to his audience and people like me who are fans, and love that he stands on principle. Why did Current leak the primary story to the press, and KO and his lawyer only confirm that lawyers that were involved that Current said were saying, Nick how is that sabtoging them, when they were putting out email and letters and putting out qutos about KO, and all KO does is defend them and confirm that lawyers involved, along with making KO go against his principles and make them go again what they stood for by being corporate free. Wow Nick that shows that Current is sabtoging themselves and unjustily fired KO.
Nick KO was unjustily fired and that is the truth and thier is nothing that going to change that. Also nick explain why when articles about KO come out he or his team aka lawyer and manger always quoted, but with Current it sources, and that Hollywood story says sources and they say that KO was the one responsible why not deny when KO said they had told him it was his manger. Who is it the manger or KO. and they cannot deny that they blackmaiel and threaten to fire staff, all showing that they not KO realeased the salary. They also never reprimended KO for saying that he was on a preplanned vacation to fans on twitter, showing that they had approved it. So again I would be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserved for being unjustily fired.
Nick keep making me love KO and respecting him more and more and showing why KO will be aroud for year to come. KO keep being yourself and showing why you are this generations Murrow and you will always have a fan in me. Lov eyou faults and all. Again Hyatt is someone that fired some with AIDS and you take what he says seriously. Dude I researched this over and over again and nothing shows that KO personality is why he not at Current. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO. KO again keep being yourself and sorry that you got unjustily fired at Current. OO loves to show why you are this generations Murrow and that OO loves to put out debut, Paul KO quit ESPN because of a contract disagreement, he did a last show and got a salary, Paul people that get fired do not get to do a last show and say goodbye or get there salary, he was hired back and ended up quiting again. He quit MSNBC first beacuse he wanted to do something other than Lewnisky and MSNBC did not, so he left or said he was sold to Fox sports, was blackmailed at Fox and reported on a true story about Murdouch selling the Dogers and was than fired, wow I did not know that telling the truth and being fired for it and being blackmailed there showed that KO had mental problems, oh that is right is shows that KO is mentally and has always been mentally sound. He went to MSNBC a second time and was there for eight years, he was at ESPN first time for five. Wow expect for Current, KO has even been steady working at the same job for a while with five at ESPN and eight at MSNBC, wow that again shows that Paul would not know what a mental illness is if it bit Paul on the head, he quit because MSNBC mangement is beyond hypocritical with the fact that they do not mind aka Geogary and SHultz people being speakers at fundraisers and Scrabough who only got caught a punished when he donated when KO was unustily punished for it. So MSNBC has a dishonest mangement team, they even do not want to see and keep acknowledging that KO was the one that brought them the success that they have. So wow I did not realize again like Fox mangement aka MSNBC dishonesty mangement was showing that people had mental problems, or that is right it does not. Paul also I have been on twitter, you think that trolls that love to bully and name call people should be allowed to say whatever they want and not get called out. Wow you again show that Paul thinks that name calling and lying about people’s careers and saying made up crap, shows that Paul hates facts. Paul those are the people that KO calls out that shows someone that loves to tell the truth and expose real bullying. This is not what mentally ilness looks. Also he talks politcs and baseball and puts out sunsets and answers questions. Paul I want you to explain how is that mental ilenss. Oh that is right it does not because Paul has no idea what a mental ill person looks like. Also Current KO was dealing with imcomptent mangement, which say that they handled the business part of things but did not want to fix set problems only wanted to complain about them and put blame on others, the one owner Hyatt fired someone with AIDS at his other business and was sued, and while at Current, got rid for no reason at all his co-ceo who knew the business, knew how to handle egos and yes KO has a big ego everyone in his business does, but ego is not why he not at Current, he’s is just right for someone in his industry. So that shows that I should not believe Hyatt when he says anything. His president Broham should know that when someone has a thorat infection aka a broadcaster, you do not try to make them work, espically when they are about to do Super Tuesday, the night before Super Tuesday is not important compared to your broadcaster vocal health. The fact that Brohem did this shows that he cared crap about KO and would have rathered worked him until he vocal chorads were so damaged they prevented KO from every working again even at Current. I was beyond pissed when I read that email. Paul I do not have to be a fan to know that KO is mentally sound, I also know that he is not a and never was a rich kid, yes he went to Hackly but going to a prep school or even a private school Paul does not make a person rich. Also going to Ivy League school like Cornell is also not mean that you are a rich child. Also calling out trolls Paul and putting up cool sunset and sundown photos and tweeting baseball and politics and interacting with people, shows that you are mentally stable, having worked in the brodacasting business and worked steadily in it, shows that you are mentally stable. Driving Paul has nothing to do with mental health. Again Paul I do not listen to people that think it okay to make fun of people that are gay when it comes to mental health. You show Paul and do not say different that KO’s mentally and always been mentally fine, you show that Paul loves to show how much of a homophobe that he is, and that KO unlike Paul knows more about tolerance. Paul wants to show that he igorant about who KO is and what his career and job history are. Paul you show why KO is this generations Murrow and make me love and respect him more with this made up BS piece. I know that anyone putting this out shows that they have no idea who KO is and that they would rather make fun of the mentally ill which is pahtic than listen to the truth. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod, ipad and life. Love how you show Paul what tolerance and what mental stableness is. Also how you have no idea how to be mentally ill or how to be homophobe. Wow keep embarrassing yourself Paul with BS posts like this that shows that Paul does not live in the real world and loves to make lies up about people along with showing what a homophobe he is. KO sorry you got unjustily fired at Current, I will differently be pissed if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired there. Again you are the only one that will get me to watch news again. Love you faults and all. also exlpain why Carr says he can work again Paul. Again Paul people have said this about KO since he left ESPN. This Paul has been debunked over and over again. So sorry Current claiming to be progressive does not show Paul that KO can never work again. This shows that you do not get that bad mangement can happen anywhere. Also Paul Current is not progressive, and do not put out the hosts. They think that it okay to lie to viewers about who they are, they say they are corporate independent but than they go and try to get KO to go against his principles and do a commerical for AT&T. This Paul is not what progessives are about. Cenk Paul keeps critizing Obama so wow they are not Obamabots. KO Paul has critized this president. So the fact that you say that shows that you know that KO can easily get a job in broadcasting but you do not want to admit it. Again you show that you are beyond igorant about who KO is. Paul I laugh at people like you who put up that BS lie and try to make it true. Sorry Paul KO can work again if he wants to in his idustry. Keep showing me why KO is this genrations Murrow and that you are beyonf igorant about who KO is.
Oo the he burnt his last bridge has been debunked over and over again, you are showing how igorant your are on KO when you put out that debunk lie. Here is what Patrick said about this, Also Dan Patrick who been a friend of KO since they worked together at ESPN. would be laughing at you when you say KO is unemployable. KO quit MSNBC in 1999 and than was rehired in 2003, he quit ESPN in 1996 and was rehired in I think 2004 because he was regulary with Patrick before he left that is how made up the burnt his last bridges is. Keep lying about what I am, you just make laugh with how dishonest you are when it comes to fans. First you think when I defend KO I and other fans are in a cult and because I call you out again on that lie, you think it obession. I on a KO blog where he writes, that is not a obession. Also if you hate KO so much why are you on a site that writes, I think the truth is you are obessed with lying about KO and making up crap about his past. You already lied about his employment. I know that it will take awhile but just like Carr of the times and Patrick he will be back. Always is, said he would not be and than came the bad deal with CUrrrent. So keep lying about who I am and who KO is. I only and only evey be a fan and as a fan I not afraid to defend the person that I am a fan of. Being a fan is not a obession. Keep lying about me and KO. YOu again just make me love and respect him more. I go by the people that know KO personally like Dan Patrick when it comes to when KO going to back and employment not trolls who cannot get that KO was only fired from two places. and has worked in the same career for 33 years and counting. Again if KO is so toxic why do channels hire him back, that is what I keep telling you up top that is why I laugh when people like you say that, because it always needs up as a lie. It sometimes takes a while but if he wants to a network will take the risk. Again why is that Dan patrick who a friend of KO and worked with him at ESPN says that he would come back to a network, Carr who article was mostly negtive says that network will easily hire him after a certain amount of time and he in the industry. So keep living in your fantasy world on that one. That always turns out to be a lie. So I do not take your garantuee because I know that anyone that says that shows that they do not know who KO is and even how popular he is with people, even to fans that get angry at him when it came to Current want him back on the air somewhere. So sorry but I do not listen to people that say that a network can never hire him and never will because I know from looking at the pattern of his career and the success that he brings aka ESPN and MSNBC, which shows the track record of building channels showing that he already secrued his place in history when it comes to television, shows why networks take the chance on him. Sorry but you show that you do not want to listen to truth, again only insult. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more. Wow even Carr who would agree with you about KO and his bosses says that KO can come back. Wow OO that is how BS that lie is. OO the truth is KO can work anywhere if he wants, so if does not come back that is because he does not want to work. If does come back which probably happen it because he wants to work, and also again like what happened the when he was unjustily fired at Fox, it took a while before he went back and second time, Sorry but KO has burnt nothing that is made up BS and again shows that OO is ingorant on KO’s job history, keep showing that you have zero clue who KO is. Sorry but KO can work again, keep embarrassing yourself with your igorance on who KO is. and here You show that you not KO or any of us are the stupid one. Let’s see KO see in your world KO is stupid because he got abused by Current Tv, and even though he was going all the way with it, he gets his contract broken by Current because they do not care anything about him. Do not say different Frank because that will be a lie. Frank KO unlike you has made two channels where they are today, it called ESPN, he and Dan Patrick still have people in thier industry that try to copy thier style that is how successful they where. Than he went and made MSNBC Frank and sorry he beat Oreilly a few times in 2008 which Frank was a presidentail election year and was getting over a million consistently in both election and non-elction years. Wow that does not show someone that is stupid. Or a failure, also Frank even though MSNBC did worse than what they did in 2008 they were still making the ratings that were beating Fox.
Having said that Frank, you do not seem to get what the rest of us have and that is quality Frank not quatinty. Frank I guess in your world McDonalds will always be the best resturant in the world, better than any local hambuger joint because it sells more bugers. Frank I have to laugh that you would post something so stupid, we and KO Frank have more brains in our head than you will ever know, because we know that quailtity which KO has beats quatinty anyday, it easy to get a lot of viewers, look at all those blockbusters that are as bad as they get compared to movies like the KIng’s Speech and Linclon, this how stupid your agrument is. KO Frank is one of those rare breeds he has the quality and he has the quantity. I hate MSNBC and will only watch them if KO came back, but I would watch that channel frank over Fox anyday. Fox is one of the most dishonest and hateful channels around, and if you say different frank that will be a lie, I do not need anyone to tell me how bad Fox is, I have always know by my own research. So Frank keep showing how igorant you are when it comes to quality and when it comes to quanity. Also KO deciding to go back to sports Frank is not showing that he is stupid, that is probably one of the most stupidiest things that I have read today and shows that Frank would not know what being smart means if it bit him on the head. Frank KO decided that he getting tired of doing news and wants to do sports again, I know that I am right there with him, I have been much happier not having to watch TV news and he’s the only one that would get me to watch it, biggest reason being is I hate shouting matches which almost all the other programs do. Olbermann making that decision Frank is not beucase he was unjustily fired at Current or ratings or any of that other crap that you love to believe that has shown to be false over and over again and is just a made up talking point. It because he wants to do sports. wow the place that he started his career and made a lot of his money and fame in, Frank KO does not need to do anything he he does not want too, he already secured his place and do not say different because it will be a lie, as one of the greats in journalism, he already Frank secured his place in history as one of the greats in sports journalism also, and most importantly secured his place in history as one of the greats in broadcasting sports and news, and he made all the money that he would ever need. He put two networks on the map and helped made them what they are today. Aka ESPN and MSNBC, and he could reitre right now if he wanted too, I know that I prefectly happy just reading his tweets and baseball blog, I would be fine doing that the rest of my life. He wants to go back to sports Frank because he loves sports espically baseball and thinks that his success can help MLB network be another success, I totally there, I could watch KO do baseball for hours and hours, he makes the sport intersting. Frank also here is what KO has done through his career and do out that debunk talking points that have gotten proven wrong Who like JIm and OO know how to embarass themselves with how igorant they are when it comes to KO, here is what happened again because neither of you will listen, Also here is more of what happened, sorry but Current is everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is, Wow KO needs to sue over what happened at Current, you again do not listen, this has been debunked, again here is what happened first KO was dealing with a thorat infection KO was working while he had a thorat infection which is a big no in his industry and you are putting out that made up crap that has been debunked over and overe again that his attiude is what got him fired, Hope I reading his timeline where is KO being a dick, all he doing he telling you his opoin on Yankee fans that is not what being a dick looks like, I guess you are like Cenk and TC in that KO thinks that Cenk will not get ratings and thinks he does not tell the truth, and Cenk grants a interview and that shows that KO is two faced, wow I want you, TC and Cenk to explain how is that two faced, because I do not have to be a fan of KO to know that is not what a two face is, just like I do not have to be a fan to know that working while you are having thorat problems and getting told by a impocomptent mangement that wants to say they are professinal responsible and in charge of buiness side but will not fix a set or give KO a new studio and will not even let him rest his voice, and KO’s mad explain how is KO’s attitude got him fired, Why Hope should I believe a guy that fired someone with AIDs when it comes to honesty and morals, wow keep showing Hope how KO got unjustily fired at Current there is no proof that KO’s attitude got him fired, and KO telling you what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick is. You two show that KO is right about Yankee fans, you two disgust me with your bashing of KO because Yankee fans can never be critized. So I want you to explain why KO who works in broadcasting should be working why he sick, wow so I guess you think that broadcaster should loose thier voices. Here is another oneSorry but keep shwoing that you where not KO fan, KO’s attitude has zero to do with what happened at Current, I want you to explain why KO was promised to be news cheif and never got it, wow I guess wanting what he promised shows that his attitude was the problem, Hope I read his lawsuit and the conter-suit and nothing in there shows that KO broke the contract and I care crap about his attitude, nothing shows Hope that KO’s attitude is why he not at Current, that Hope has been debunked over and over again, Hope KO giving what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick looks like, you and bmer bashing KO and not letting KO disagree with you about Yankee fans that is what dickish bevahior is. Hope keep showing that you were no KO fan and that you not KO are the dick. Hope I want you to work with tenichal problems and studio falling apart and mangement that puts out negitive articles about you and than come bakc with that made up crap about KO’s attitude. Hope it not KO’s job to praise Yankee fans up the wall, people like you make me sick, if KO does not agree with you, you go with the made up talking points that he got fired for a bad attidue and that he a dick, because you and bmer cannot take that not everyone thinks that Yankee’s and there fans are the greatest since silece bread Hope keep showing me that KO’s attitude hasd and always will have zero to do with what happened at Current and that you have zero idea what being a dick is, you are being one right now with your BS about KO being bad because he angry at Yankee fans. KO keep being yourself and again will be pissed if you do not get the justice you deserve for being unjustily fired. Also Bmer you just keep showing that you not kO are the dick, so because KO read your tweet on the air that means that he has to tell you how great Yankee fans are. I have read his timeline Bmer there is nothing there that showing he being a dick, that is pure BS by you and hope who hate it when Ko critizes things that you do not want critized. Wow so again KO personality and this is from someone who cares crap about his personality was not the reason he was at Current. He doing the right thing by suing, you love to put up crap that has been debunked over and over agian showing that you do not know who KO is and showing that you do not care about facts and truth. Keep making me love and respect KO more. Again OO keep lying about what happened at Current, again I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice that he deserves for being unjuistily fired from there. All the evidence OO shows that Current not KO broke the contract and nothing you say or happens is going to change that, because again the facts and truth are on KO’s side and all the evidence shows how CUrrent broke the contract. You only embarrass yourself OO by posting Current talking points that have been debunked over and over again. Thanks for showing how igorant you are on KO’s career I have to lugh with how ingorant you are, that you think that posting Current talking points shows that KO is the bad guy, no it shows that CUrrent like you hates facts and honesty and that they hate taking responsiblity for thier actions showing me that they are no progressive channel and that they lie to the world when they say they are one. It just shows OO why I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserves for being unjustily fired from there. Keep bashing KO and showing that OO has no idea who he is or what his career is, and if you say different oO that wil be another made up lie by you. Current broke the contract OO and put out a lying letter, all the evidence shows that they are everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is. Thanks again Current for showing how you broke the contract. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and showing me why he this generations Murrow, love you faults and all. Also here Also here is more of what happened, sorry but Current is everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is, Wow KO needs to sue over what happened at Current, you again do not listen, this has been debunked, again here is what happened first KO was dealing with a thorat infection KO was working while he had a thorat infection which is a big no in his industry and you are putting out that made up crap that has been debunked over and overe again that his attiude is what got him fired, Hope I reading his timeline where is KO being a dick, all he doing he telling you his opoin on Yankee fans that is not what being a dick looks like, I guess you are like Cenk and TC in that KO thinks that Cenk will not get ratings and thinks he does not tell the truth, and Cenk grants a interview and that shows that KO is two faced, wow I want you, TC and Cenk to explain how is that two faced, because I do not have to be a fan of KO to know that is not what a two face is, just like I do not have to be a fan to know that working while you are having thorat problems and getting told by a impocomptent mangement that wants to say they are professinal responsible and in charge of buiness side but will not fix a set or give KO a new studio and will not even let him rest his voice, and KO’s mad explain how is KO’s attitude got him fired, Why Hope should I believe a guy that fired someone with AIDs when it comes to honesty and morals, wow keep showing Hope how KO got unjustily fired at Current there is no proof that KO’s attitude got him fired, and KO telling you what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick is. You two show that KO is right about Yankee fans, you two disgust me with your bashing of KO because Yankee fans can never be critized. So I want you to explain why KO who works in broadcasting should be working why he sick, wow so I guess you think that broadcaster should loose thier voices. Here is another oneSorry but keep shwoing that you where not KO fan, KO’s attitude has zero to do with what happened at Current, I want you to explain why KO was promised to be news cheif and never got it, wow I guess wanting what he promised shows that his attitude was the problem, Hope I read his lawsuit and the conter-suit and nothing in there shows that KO broke the contract and I care crap about his attitude, nothing shows Hope that KO’s attitude is why he not at Current, that Hope has been debunked over and over again, Hope KO giving what he thinks of Yankee fans is not what being a dick looks like, you and bmer bashing KO and not letting KO disagree with you about Yankee fans that is what dickish bevahior is. Hope keep showing that you were no KO fan and that you not KO are the dick. Hope I want you to work with tenichal problems and studio falling apart and mangement that puts out negitive articles about you and than come bakc with that made up crap about KO’s attitude. Hope it not KO’s job to praise Yankee fans up the wall, people like you make me sick, if KO does not agree with you, you go with the made up talking points that he got fired for a bad attidue and that he a dick, because you and bmer cannot take that not everyone thinks that Yankee’s and there fans are the greatest since silece bread Hope keep showing me that KO’s attitude hasd and always will have zero to do with what happened at Current and that you have zero idea what being a dick is, you are being one right now with your BS about KO being bad because he angry at Yankee fans. KO keep being yourself and again will be pissed if you do not get the justice you deserve for being unjustily fired. Also Bmer you just keep showing that you not kO are the dick, so because KO read your tweet on the air that means that he has to tell you how great Yankee fans are. I have read his timeline Bmer there is nothing there that showing he being a dick, that is pure BS by you and hope who hate it when Ko critizes things that you do not want critized. Wow so again KO personality and this is from someone who cares crap about his personality was not the reason he was at Current. He doing the right thing by suing, you love to put up crap that has been debunked over and over agian showing that you do not know who KO is and showing that you do not care about facts and truth. Keep making me love and respect KO more. Again OO keep lying about what happened at Current, again I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice that he deserves for being unjuistily fired from there. All the evidence OO shows that Current not KO broke the contract and nothing you say or happens is going to change that, because again the facts and truth are on KO’s side and all the evidence shows how CUrrent broke the contract. You only embarrass yourself OO by posting Current talking points that have been debunked over and over again. Thanks for showing how igorant you are on KO’s career I have to lugh with how ingorant you are, that you think that posting Current talking points shows that KO is the bad guy, no it shows that CUrrent like you hates facts and honesty and that they hate taking responsiblity for thier actions showing me that they are no progressive channel and that they lie to the world when they say they are one. It just shows OO why I will be pissed if KO does not get the justice he deserves for being unjustily fired from there. Keep bashing KO and showing that OO has no idea who he is or what his career is, and if you say different oO that wil be another made up lie by you. Current broke the contract OO and put out a lying letter, all the evidence shows that they are everything in that letter OO that they claim KO is. Thanks again Current for showing how you broke the contract. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and showing me why he this generations Murrow, love you faults and all. Wow OO again it keeps showing over and over again that Current broke the contract. Thanks for showing that just like Fox all you like to do is cut and copy blog posts that agree with you. YOu really show why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come. Keep embarrassing yourself with you igorance on KO that is all you know how to do. KO keep being yourself and you will have a fan in me. Sorry you got abused at Current and will not be happy if you do not get the justice that you deserve for being unjustily fired. Here is what his career was and what happened at those other networks Sorry KO will win against Gore, if does not I will be pissed because he did not get the justice that he deserved for getting unjustily fired from Current. Also OO KO was never fired from MSNBC and ESPN. You just posted a post from someone who is as igorant on KO’s career as you are, here is what KO career for the both of you who love to put out talking points, First KO was not fired from MSNBC how many times has that been debunked over and over again, you keep showing that you do not know what quiting is, and here is how hypocritcal MSNBC is on that tax rule, Dude keep showing that you hate facts here is what went on with that. KO donated his own money to cadidates because he was afraid of thier safety, MSNBC who shows that it hypocritical on this supends him and leaves Scaubough out until they are caught with people that are angry at them for thier hypocricracy and they let Geogary donate, so sorry you show that you have no idea what hypocricray looks like, here is it all I’m shocked! Shocked I tell you! Keith Olbermann, a man who earns millions, an American citizen and (until today anyway) a free man living in a free country… actually donated $7,200 to three candidates running for public office. And I’m even more surprised to find out they were all… DEMOCRATS! Oh, the horror. Who would have guessed?
Let’s see, $7,200… why, that’s probably less than two hours pay for him. Have you ever given any candidates what amounts to two hours of your earnings? Were you suspended for it? These were not some secret donations Olbermann made under cover of darkness, in an alley behind a bar, or by slipping an unmarked envelope under a door someplace. No, they were perfectly legal donations properly reported by the candidates who received them.
So, how then could Olbermann get suspended from his job? Without pay too. I hope he’s saved a few dollars. Seems his company, the GE owned, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. cable channel MSNBC has a policy whereby their air-personalities, their entertainers and performers must get some sort of executive permission before they make political donations. And Keith apparently failed to get his bosses to approve his in advance.
Who among us needs to get their employer’s permission before making an open and legal political donation? Could such a corporate policy pass the laugh test in court? Did Olbermann then go out of the normal programming policies at MSNBC to use his own show “COUNTDOWN” to support these candidates? Is he even being charged with doing that? Did any of the three win their elections? Does anyone at GE, NBC or MSNBC care? And what about the fact that MSNBC airs a daily show featuring the wife of Alan Greenspan without ever notifying its audience of her and her husband’s decades of political activity? Maybe the Greenspans have quit all politics. Perhaps, Keith Olbermann is a “Media Lone Wolf,” a solitary contributor inside the otherwise pristine hallways of GE, NBC and MSNBC.
What about any other GE, NBC or MSNBC employee who may have made donations to political candidates? Has anyone else been suspended, and without pay? Maybe none of them – not a single one – has ever donated even a dime to any political candidate as long as they’ve worked for GE, NBC or MSNBC. Do you find that remotely possible? Pat Buchanan maybe? Or “Morning” Joe? Or all the rest? Are all of them holding onto their dollars with tight fists, refusing to put their money where their mouths are? Or do you think Keith Olbermann is the only GE, NBC or MSNBC employee ever to make a legal political donation while failing to get his employer’s permission to do so in advance? Maybe Keith’s been using steroids too, you think?
What can I, or other MSNBC viewers do to effectively register my shock at this outrage against civil rights and basic democracy? How can we protest this? I can tell you what I’m doing. Effective immediately I’m suspending MSNBC from my viewing schedule – until further notice, without pay – and certainly without permission – until Keith Olbermann is back on-the-air. And if he never reappears on MSNBC – I will never watch that channel again. And, just in case I cheat a little and maybe tune in anyway… you can be sure I’ll NEVER report such a grave personal weakness to any rating service that happens to call me. I’ll tell them I’m watching FOX NEWS. here is another Keith Olbermann has been suspended from MSNBC without pay, effective immediately. The suspension comes in response to a Politico story that reported that the anchor had made three donations to Democratic congressional candidates last week. Political donations apparently violate MSNBC’s ethics policy—although other MSNBC employees, including Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough and commentator Pat Buchanan, have made similar donations in recent years. (Actually, it may be that the NBC rules under which Olbermann was suspended under don’t apply to MSNBCers.)
This situation brings up several interesting issues of journalistic ethics. Like former Washington Post editor Leonard Downie, Olbermann says that journalists shouldn’t vote. Still, his progressive affinities are well known and actually the bedrock of his show. So what’s the point of a donation ban? If Olbermann donates to Democrats, will conservatives realize he’s a liberal? This is just as silly as NPR forbidding its employees to go to the “Rally for Sanity.”
Media outlets should give up this insane act in which they pretend that their reporters are robots without biases. Everyone knows that’s not true! People have lots of biases. Look, this is incredibly simple. Reporters and journalists and media figures should be judged on one thing and one thing only: whether what they say and report turns out to be true. Why do people not get that? If we had a media culture where people were hired and fired based on their record of truth-telling (or not), the world would be a much better place. Also here is another There is a double standard at work with regard to Keith Olbermann’s suspension, not only between other personalities appearing on MSNBC as commentators, but also at the very top level of the food chain.
Comcast now owns is about MSNBC after their acquisition was completed earlier this year is approved (and it will be, I’m sure), despite protestations from many of us. A look at campaign finance disclosures for several organizations shows that Phil Anschutz, chairman of Comcast, content partner with Comcast, donated large sums of money to the First Amendment Alliance, one of the largest outside groups targeting Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections.
The Anschutz Corporation, wholly owned by Phil Anschutz, gave $50,000 on 9/24/2010 to the First Amendment Alliance. The two candidates targeted by the First Amendment Alliance? Jack Conway and Michael Bennet.
Keith Olbermann gave to Jack Conway’s campaign along with Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords.
In addition, the Anschutz family donated $169,900 to Republican candidates and committees during the 2010 election cycle, according to Open Secrets.
Additionally, Comcast Corporation has contributed $125,000 to the Republican Governors’ Association in the 2010 cycle (as of 9/30/2010). (Added: Comcast notes it has also donated the same sum to the DGA)
There’s been a lot of chatter about MSNBC policy, and whether Olbermann should have gotten advance approval for his donations to Jack Conway, Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords on October 28th. The policy I’ve seen reads like this:
NBC and MSNBC TV require permission of the president of NBC News. (MSNBC.com is a joint venture of NBC Universal and Microsoft.)
“Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other outside activities may find that these activities jeopardize his or her standing as an impartial journalist because they may create the appearance of a conflict of interest. Such activities may include participation in or contributions to political campaigns or groups that espouse controversial positions. You should report any such potential conflicts in advance to, and obtain prior approval of, the President of NBC News or his designee.”
That language clearly says “should” and not “must”. Further, anyone who thinks Keith Olbermann is an impartial journalist should have their head examined. He’s not, never has been, never will be, and is not presented as one.
But it leaves this question lingering for me: How is it that the parent corporation of NBC and chairman of that corporation, Pat Buchanan and Joe Scarborough are accorded First Amendment rights to political speech and Keith Olbermann is not?
GET THIS: From the NYTimes:
The News Corporation is one of the biggest suppliers of content to Comcast, with contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
UPDATE: PCCC has a petition you can sign to MSNBC: Tell MSNBC that if they want to keep their viewers, they must put Keith back on the air NOW!
And if you’re on Twitter, progressives are tweeting MSNBC with their displeasure there too.
Gawker says NBC News denies their standards apply to MSNBC commentators.
For an understanding of the relationship between Anschutz and Comcast, see this Muckety map (Flash required). It’s a combination of hockey teams, media, ticket sales and Qwest Communications. Some question the associations. They exist. I’ve linked to them. Here’s another.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has issued a statement demanding Olbermann’s immediate reinstatement.
“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.”
Jed Lewison over at Kos takes on the Joe Scarborough donations and hypocrisy in MSNBC’s response.
Statement from Comcast:
“The joint venture between Comcast and GE has not yet received regulatory approval. Comcast is not in any way involved with decisions made currently by NBC News. We have pledged that when the transaction is concluded, Comcast will abide by the same policies for NBC’s news and public affairs programming that have been in place since GE acquired the company in 1986. Comcast is committed to the independence of NBC’s news operations.
We hope to acquire NBC Universal in the coming months, but by law we play no role in current operations. Mr. Philip Anschutz is not the chairman of Comcast Corporation, nor is he on its board, or in any way involved with the management of the company.”
ThinkProgress notes another possible tie between Comcast and Olbermann’s suspension.
Wow so once again you show that KO is this generations Murrow, and do not be crazy and say that partisan means different, because KO partisan to the truth and that is what Murrow is. So you would be lying if you say different. SO again show me that KO is bad. KO keep showing why you are this generations Murrow and OO what real journalism is. Sorry you got unjustily fired at Current. As long as you are yourself than you will always have a fan in me. Keep showing how igorant you are on KO that is all you know how to do.
Wow so others can go unpunished but KO is the bad guy, wow you really are igorant on who KO is, here is more about KO quiting MSNBC Paul again you seem to love to write the most stupidiest post that I have every heard of. So in our world because a company is small and claim that they are progressive that means that they can treat thier employees like they did with KO like crap and I should just be on thier side because they are suppose to have the same idology. That is beyond the most stupidest crap that I have heard of in me my life. First Paul you cannot refute like Current could not why KO got unjustily fried and abused here it is again I love KO and why his personality had zero to do with what happened at Current, that article even tells about Hyatt and AIDS aka firing someone with AIDS and you want me to believe KO’s the bad guy. Keep making me love and respect KO more and more and show that all you wnat to do is bash him and put up gossip articles that can easily get refuted, you also do not get what I do about KO is that he a professional and someone that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in which is what mangement hates about him and why he has a hard time with them, it what people love, keep lying about KO that is all you know how to do, you keep showing why I am a fan and always will be. Jack you also show why KO got unjustily fired from Current you have no evidence that KO is unemployable, only a gossip site by mangement that for the first two aka MSNBC and Fox are hypocritical and includes Current, and one with someone who has just as bad a reputation as KO suppose to have, and who wants to still get on KO’s case about something that he apologized for showing that she has zero crediblity and sounds like it just a revenge post. KO keep being yourself again will be pissed if you do not get the justice for being unjusticly fired from Current. Jack why does KO been in this industry for 33 years if he so unemployable that is how BS your argument is. KO keep being yourself and showing off your great personality and showing why KO is this generations Murrow and why he will be around for years to come, keep being yourself KO and you will always have a fan in me, again Current needs to stop lying and tell people the truth that your personality and ego is not why you got fired and that you work fine with others, Hyatt needs to explain why he and Brohem thinks it okay to make thier broadcating stars to work with a throat infection, that jack shows that Current never cared about KO, just like MSNBC who wants to re-write history and is okay with people that speak at partisain events and other employers doanting but KO the bad guy, that he unbelieveable MSNBC is on that topic. All that shows jack is why I do not watch Current and MSNBC and how dishonest those mangements are. You really love to show that KO works fine with others. KO keep being yourself and you will always be perment on my wall, ipod and ipad and life and why you got unjustily fired from Current. jack you just make me love and respect KO more and more with your BS crap about who he is. Jack thier is no and you just showed once again there is no evidence that KO personality was what got him fired. Keep lying about KO and showing that KO has zero clue how to lie and that you Jack have zero clue how to tell the truth about KO and his past employment. KO love you faults and all. Here is KO true oo job history not your made up debunked version Mike thanks for showing me that you are beyond ingorant on KO’s job history. KO Mike was never fired from MSNBC or ESPN, also Mike KO was rehired by both of those companies, wow some bad personality there, Mike do you live in alternte reality, Mike you do not do last shows which KO did at both MSNBC and ESPN if you been fired. KO and even MSNBC have said that KO quit, he even got his salary that also Mike does not happen when you are fired. So no Mike he has no history of being fired by every employer that is pure BS and again has been debunked. He only be fired from Fox and that was for reporting the truth and Current and that was unjutily because they promised him the moon and never delivered. Also MIke he did not leave for the same reasons, you really hate listening to facts. ESPN he left because he and his bosses could not agree on a new contract, he wanted to go to New York, they wanted him to stay in Bristol, the reason he left the second time was that Patrick had quit ESPN and thier was nothing that he really did, so no ESPN had nothing to do with KO working well with others and personality and ego, so wrong there. MSNBC he left first time because he hated doing repaeted news of Monica Lewinsky, they sold him to Fox Sports, Fox is where he got blackmailed and fired for reporting the truth about Murdoch and the Dogers. So wrong there Mike, MSNBC a second time he left because a they scwered him over on campaign crap and he felt that they were taking creavity control away, again had nothing to do with personality and ego. So Mike you just again show how ingorant you are on KO. KO personlity again is not the reason he got fired at Current, again I care crap about that Mike, and I looked at the evidence thier is no proof Mike that KO broke the contract, none, zipo. Keep embarrassing yourself with made up debunked crap. I do not listen to people who are beyon igorant of KO’s job past espically ones that put out that debunked crap that KO was fired from MSNBC and ESPN. Mike I do not have to be a fan to tell you, people that are fired do not get rest of salary and last shows, KO got a salary from both the times that he worked at ESPN and MSNBC and did a last show that he thanked and said goodbye to people, that shows even to people that are not fans and people that unlike you know what commen sense is and uses it that KO was never fired from those networks. Mike sorry but you lie throught your teeth when you put out the debunked crap that KO’s ego and personality are bad they are not. Mike all you do is make me love and respect and show why he this generations Murrow. Sorry only got fired from Current and Fox, quit MSNBC and ESPN both times, that does not show that he hard to work with only that mangers have zero clue how to handle independent, prefet
Oh my gosh! Why does MLB have this moran Olberman on their website. He was lousy at KTLA 5 in LA, lousy at ESPN, lousy at MSNBC and now he shows up here?
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SO Tom explain to me, why are you here bullying him. KO not allowed to talk baseball, or I should say people are only allowed to talk baseball that agree with you. Wow keep basing KO, this beyong ridclous.
You forgot to say ‘lousy at Current’, but overall good job.
Boys are beyond the range of anybody’s sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.
James Thurber
In BB’s case, the word ‘boys’ should be replaced with ‘pricks’. Or ‘cunts’.
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Wow OO you have zero clue what that word means. You are defending a website aka OW that thinks that a guy aka Limbuagh who called Obama the magic N word, and saying that KO cannot or anyone for that matter called it out. Wow you support a vet being able to bul