Keith Olbermann SUSPENDED From MSNBC Indefinitely Without Pay (Breaking NBC Rules)

olbermann was trying to dodge that last one piece of mud from the Randslide as it came down..

and failed.
 
Just some wishful thinking, but I think it would be pretty awesome and help our cause a lot if The Judge took KO's spot.
 
this rule seems really dumb. You CAN make political contributions but you have to notify them?

So he like forgot to tell them? What is the purpose of the rule I wonder
 
lester1/2jr said:
this rule seems really dumb. You CAN make political contributions but you have to notify them?

So he like forgot to tell them? What is the purpose of the rule I wonder
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I believe the rule is to get approval, not just notify them.

I'm glad Olbermann was suspended. I couldn't watch MSNBC on election night because of him. I kept screaming at the TV because of all his idiotic comments and unsound reasoning.
 
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apparently MSNBC is not even subject to this policy

http://gawker.com/5682789/nbc-news-source-our-rules-dont-apply-to-olbermann-and-msnbc


NBC News rules explicitly bar employees from making political donations without prior approval, which is ostensibly why Griffin suspended Olbermann. But according to one NBC News insider, it's common knowledge within the organization that MSNBC's increasingly left-wing programming and personalities aren't required to abide by NBC News' exacting rules—if they were, it would be a much less bombastic and politically charged network. So while Olbermann's donations may have run counter to the NBC News brand and Griffin's wishes, there doesn't appear to be a chapter-and-verse policy applying to MSNBC employees barring them.

"The standards department has told us that MSNBC doesn't answer to NBC News standards," the insider said. "They don't have coverage over MSNBC. They used to, back before MSNBC went political, but at some point it became too hard and MSNBC was taken out of their portfolio. As far as I know, there are no ethical standards at MSNBC. And if NBC says MSNBC is supposed to be living up to the NBC News standards, that's a preposterous lie."
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I'm certainly not going to waste my time defending Olbermann.

Even if MSNBC is in the wrong. He's a belligerent fool and deserves no career as a political commentator.
 
unless the political environment of msnbc is really changing like a few people have mentioned, i think they did this just to air out the dirty laundry before anyone else did. he'll be back after a week or two when it blows over.
 
While I'm taking part in some guilty Schadenfreude over this, I have a little bit of an issue with this.

I'm always uncomfortable with a company restricting vital rights and freedoms.
 
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