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Keith Olbermann Departure: The Online Reaction
By Hugh Collins - AOL NewsEven as he says goodbye to MSNBC, Keith Olbermann, an outspoken liberal TV personality, is drawing plenty of comments on the Web – both positive and furiously negative. Using descriptions ranging from "one of the great haters in the media" to "a victim of his own success," media commentators, bloggers and ordinary viewers let their feelings be known. The host of "Countdown" announced his departure live on the program Friday night. Olbermann, a former ESPN anchor, was briefly suspended from MSNBC in November for making political donations to Democratic candidates. Among the pithiest ...
Keith Olbermann Quits MSNBC; Both Sides Mum on Reason
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailyNEW YORK – Keith Olbermann, the highest-rated host of MSNBC, has quit the cable news network. In an abrupt announcement on the air Friday night, he said he was leaving "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" immediately. The flamboyant anchor, who was the leading and possibly most strident symbol of MSNBC's liberal leanings, settled his contract late this week and agreed to step down. His relationship with NBC's corporate management had been troubled for some time, but news of his departure came as a surprise to most pundits and MSNBC insiders. Click play to watch video: As he closed his ...
Keith Olbermann's Replacement Better Not Have Donated to Anyone, Ever
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(Nov. 5) -- Like a bad segment on MSNBC's "Countdown," the Keith Olbermann suspension episode (which may rapidly transition into the Keith Olbermann firing episode) just keeps on getting more outlandish. Late this afternoon, the unapologetically left- (sorry, "forward") leaning cable news show host was unceremoniously suspended by his network without pay, indefinitely, following the revelation that he gave undisclosed campaign contributions to Democratic candidates running in the 2010 midterms. Hours later, his supposed interim replacement, Chris Hayes, was yanked from the show as well, but ...
SNL Does 'Worst Olbermann in the World!'
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyBefore I get to my own review of Ben Affleck's "Countdown" sketch, I'd like to point out to my friend and Unusable Signal co-host, Caleb Howe, that SNL is filmed in New York City. That's what they mean when they say "Live, from New York, it's Saturday Night!" That puts them as far away from the "Left Coast" as you can get. I guess they have a pretty weak "Gee-AH-ger-fee" program back in the holler. Also, could you link to a few more of your own stories, Narcissus?But, I digress. Saturday Night Live's "Countdown" sketch was obviously aimed more at getting brownie points from Caleb and Rupert ...
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