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Yes, it's probably going to be difficult to live on that $7 million per year MSNBC is going to pay him for the next two years.
Olbermann will remain "unemployed" only for as long as he wants. Don't kid yourself. He had a large audience, was the top rated show on MSNBC, and others will now want to add that audience to their numbers!
Why am I to reminded of that movie Misery? Keithie I am your Number One Fan.
This thread is a very good illustration of the psyche of the left. The left is the LOUDEST and most VOCIFEROUS voices by far, screaming hate and bigotry at those who don't believe in their politics. Yet we have many of them on this thread praising and defending one of, if not the, most hateful ,despicable, intolerant human beings in the media today. It is a perfect example of the hypocrisy..........do they really care about hate and bigotry ? Some of us have known all along that is not the case.
All while you admire & cling to every single word uttered by people like Rush, Beck & Hannity. Talk about loud & hypocrisy...LOL
You are starting to remind me of that movie Misery. Keithie I am your Number One Fan.
And why does it not surprise me that your mind works that way?
I'm a strong liberal and I liked having a voice like Keith Olbermann's out there in the open. I like Maddow's show and yet she has a different style. I like Chris Matthews as well, but also a different style. I think it's very disturbing that MSNBC fired the host of its most highly rated show. THAT is not a good business decision, nor is it rational. It implies all kinds of bias, especially just when there is "new" management coming into the picture in the form of comcast.
Can't you think of any better response to my defense of a liberal voice other than to try to ridicule me personally? That old "he/she is crazy" argument is certainly proof that the opponent has no rational arguments remaining in their arsenal. Your statement also sounds like a Personal Attack to me.
I tried to find something out, but have no reason why he left. It is too bad. I was not a big fan because he was over the top but he was a good counter to Beck...both extreme in their views.
He's a non-factor. I don't exactly know why this is a big deal. I prefer that he would have been kept on, however. His rants did good things to expose the hypocrisy of the left.
And why does it not surprise me that your mind works that way?
I'm a strong liberal and I liked having a voice like Keith Olbermann's out there in the open. I like Maddow's show and yet she has a different style. I like Chris Matthews as well, but also a different style. I think it's very disturbing that MSNBC fired the host of its most highly rated show. THAT is not a good business decision, nor is it rational. It implies all kinds of bias, especially just when there is "new" management coming into the picture in the form of comcast.
Can't you think of any better response to my defense of a liberal voice other than to try to ridicule me personally? That old "he/she is crazy" argument is certainly proof that the opponent has no rational arguments remaining in their arsenal. Your statement also sounds like a Personal Attack to me.
I guess you never gave a thought to the option that it was a good business decision to get rid of the bum?
The implication of "Misery" in my post was that you seem obsessed with Olbermann, not crazy.
This thread is a very good illustration of the psyche of the left. The left is the LOUDEST and most VOCIFEROUS voices by far, screaming hate and bigotry at those who don't believe in their politics. Yet we have many of them on this thread praising and defending one of, if not the, most hateful ,despicable, intolerant human beings in the media today. It is a perfect example of the hypocrisy..........do they really care about hate and bigotry ? Some of us have known all along that is not the case.
"Loudest...Vociferous...screaming hate and bigotry...most hateful, despicable intolerant human".........those are just a few of the words in the post. Very hateful and intolerant words indeed. All words used to describe YOUR VIEW of "the left" and Olberman. Gee. Wonder where all the hate is really coming from?
How about providing JUST A FEW examples of screaming hate and bigotry which came from Keith Olbermann. Surely that's not too difficult a task for you.
Your apparent "hate" of the "left" is abundantly clear. What else do you have to offer, other than YOUR OPINION on the subject?
Can you possibly "explain" and give examples of all the things ^^^^ you say Olbermann did? Or are those observations just your simple opinion about the subject?
"He poisoned the national political scene"? Unfortunately not even Keith was capable of doing that kind of thing singlehandedly. Olbermann countered the hate coming from far right wingers and shed light on the clearly partisan lies coming out of FOX. That's what he did. And your suggestion is that MSNBC should have "gotten rid" of their top rated show host years ago? That just doesn't make any sense at all.
No, we are not better off as a country without the liberal voice of Keith Olbermann out there to counter the enormous amount of air time for right wingers who sling mud and hatred on a daily basis......Remember, Glenn Beck said on his show that he wanted to kill someone with a shovel. Did you EVER, EVER hear anything remotely similiar from Olbermann? I didn't.
You seem to hate Olbermann because his political views were so contrary to yours. NOT a good reason to wish for someone to be silenced.
I do not know how the poster you addressed this to is going to respond but I will say he and Chris Mathews are the only 2 live political TV journalists/talking heads, what ever you want to call them, that were removed from doing any future live political reporting because of the open bias in their reporting. That should have been enough to remove right there.
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That old "he/she is crazy" argument is certainly proof that the opponent has no rational arguments remaining in their arsenal. Your statement also sounds like a Personal Attack to me.
"He poisoned the national political scene"? Unfortunately not even Keith was capable of doing that kind of thing singlehandedly. Olbermann countered the hate coming from far right wingers and shed light on the clearly partisan lies coming out of FOX. That's what he did. And your suggestion is that MSNBC should have "gotten rid" of their top rated show host years ago? That just doesn't make any sense at all.
