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MSNBC Leans Forward, Pushes Olbermann Out the Door

Wonder if Olbermann will submit his resume to Fox? lol! So if people boycott MSNBC they will lose like 5 people! Hahahaah. DD

MSNBC Leans Forward, Pushes Olbermann Out the Door

By Doug Powers • January 22, 2011 12:53 AM

**Written by Doug Powers

Friday night was Keith Olbermann’s last day doing “Countdown” on MSNBC, and it would appear that most of America found out about it at around the same time Olbermann did.

NBC Universal’s statement about Keith’s seemingly sudden departure is here. The media blogosphere lit up like Olbermann’s face when discussing arresting Cheney for war crimes when the news of his exit from MSNBC was announced.

There’s no reason for concern over at MSNBC though — somebody there will probably be more than happy to pick up the slack when it comes to misogynistic bomb throwing.

Hot Air has lots of Olbermann updates for those keeping score at home.

Mediaite is reporting that MSNBC got rid of Olbermann for the same reason that proctologists retire: They got tired of dealing with… nevermind.

Commenters at HuffPo are pledging to never watch MSNBC’s primetime shows again. Who says bipartisanship is dead?

Plenty on the left are also blaming Olbermann’s exit on Comcast, but a glance at the political bent of Comcast’s CEO should at least give that notion a moment of pause. The fact that Comcast also once offered an “All Obama All the Time” channel doesn’t exactly signal that a shift to the center is inevitable either.

**Written by Doug Powers

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Tags: Olbermann, comcast, msnbc

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Permalink Reply by Albert G. DeWall on January 22, 2011 at 4:38pm

GOOD RIDDANCE TO THE KOOK OLBERMANN. WHILE WE NEVER WATCHED THIS IDIOT, IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT HE IS A FAR LEFT PERSON WHO SPEWS EVIL AND LIES. HIS HATRED FOR AMERICA IS WELL PUBLICIZED. SORT OF LIKE THE IMPOSTOR IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

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Permalink Reply by edward e. carpenter on January 22, 2011 at 7:15pm

Because they just spout BS and that is the power they have . Who cares i find them mean and easy to tune out just like the hollywood crowd don't support there products either.

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Permalink Reply by Patricia Overbey on January 23, 2011 at 6:28am

you've got it Albert if they hate the USA leave don't let the door hit you inthe @&&

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Permalink Reply by Gail Steelhammer-Cohen on January 24, 2011 at 11:10pm

Because they want a one world government where no one has the choice between freedom and slavery - they think they are special and will be kings and queens in the world regime while the rest of us are forced to listen to them and support them..end of story

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Permalink Reply by William M. Pless on January 22, 2011 at 4:47pm

Just like Williams at NPR. Olbermann just wasn't liberal enough. He will no doubt be replaced with someone even closer to the bottom of the barrel. Now, there's still Chris (Tingly Legs) Matthews, Maddow, and others....

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Permalink Reply by Ruth on January 22, 2011 at 4:53pm

Olbermann wasn't liberal enough? Good grief!! I agree about Juan Williams, but Oblermann was a liberal bomb-thrower through and through.

Comcast's CEO may be a liberal, but I think he wants to make his new acquisition profitable. NBC's ratings are in the tank, so they have to do some housecleaning. I wonder who might be next?

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Permalink Reply by Debrajoe Smith-Beatty on January 22, 2011 at 4:56pm

I don't like Juan Williams. I am disappointed that Fox hired him. He protects Obama most of the time.

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Permalink Reply by Jim L. "Shots" Hendershot Sr. on January 22, 2011 at 5:13pm

Yeh, Juan sometimes sounds like he is ok...then he starts running his mouth, and swing LEFT, and then more LEFT....

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Permalink Reply by Robert L. (Bob) Green, Jr. on January 23, 2011 at 1:10am

Abosulutely correct Cynthia! The important aspect of listening to opposing views is to study the issue, corroborate the facts from other sources yourself, and then be able to accurately evaluate their statements, identify "spin," and thereby know when it is appropriate to call

"Bull Sh_t" on the pundit.

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Permalink Reply by Carroll on January 23, 2011 at 1:33am

Cynthia, I don't give a hoot nor holler about "Fair and Balanced". I just want to hear the truth, and that is usually conservative news. Nothing is more frustrating than to have to listen to the likes of Rep. Weiner, Alan Colmes, and other far lefties, but the only place you can get any semblance of conservative news with conservative principals, on TV, is Fox News. I sure don't watch it because of being fair and balanced. I base my opinions on principals, not necessarily fairness. Of course, I don't object to hearing a different opinion on how to fix certain items, but having to listen to the rhetoric of the likes of Alan Colmes, Olbermann, or Al Sharpton, pushing socialism and redistribution of wealth, is not fair and balanced, it's downright insulting! Having said that, Fox is still the only TV news that I watch!