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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.
From reading this thread I think its the other way around, so much hate in this thread and its not coming from the left.
I don't think you got my point. If he were indeed so invaluable, they would have sought to keep him. While he was rated the highest on MSNBC, he was not rated very high against the other networks. His value was clearly not high enough for the network to fight to keep him. Perhaps they would like to put in some new people that could actually compete against Fox? Remember, these networks are interested in the market share for that time slot; not if you are the highest rated among the worst overall.
Olbermann's show was the HIGHEST RATED ON MSNBC. If they wanted to compete with the likes of Fox, et al., why not just fire everybody and start over? It certainly seems that politics played a big role in MSNBC/Comcast's decision......it wasn't a straightforward business deal. All of the other show hosts are still there, so it is apparant that the decision was more than about "ratings."
Olbermann's show was the HIGHEST RATED ON MSNBC. If they wanted to compete with the likes of Fox, et al., why not just fire everybody and start over? It certainly seems that politics played a big role in MSNBC/Comcast's decision......it wasn't a straightforward business deal. All of the other show hosts are still there, so it is apparant that the decision was more than about "ratings."
Don't be surprised if that does indeed happen. I predict it will as they will want this to be a money making venture. They want the ad buys and the ad buys go hand in hand with ratings.
I don't think you got my point. If he were indeed so invaluable, they would have sought to keep him. While he was rated the highest on MSNBC, he was not rated very high against the other networks. His value was clearly not high enough for the network to fight to keep him. Perhaps they would like to put in some new people that could actually compete against Fox? Remember, these networks are interested in the market share for that time slot; not if you are the highest rated among the worst overall.
It's the same reason why sports teams trade their high ranking players, the new owners may feel they can hire someone else to get the same performance, for less of a cost, or they simply don't get along with eachother. What's interesting to see is Cenk from the young turks will be getting a show "temporarily" I bet they are going to see what his ratings pull in, then possibly offer him a job. I'm sure he will work for a fraction of the cost of Olbermann and for many people, including myself, Cenk and TYT are the one of the, if not the best journalists out there today.
As true as that is it does not mean he was making the company enough money to not sell to Comcast.
Every business has a top dog, even if the business is failing.
I agree. Which goes to my position that Comcast played a big role in firing Olbermann........and it was NOT just a business decision related to improving ratings. I think Comcast wants to try to turn the station to the RIGHT, and not just a small turn either.
You will remember that MSNBC itself gave Olbermann credit for TURNING AROUND their low-third states as a cable news channel!
I agree. Which goes to my position that Comcast played a big role in firing Olbermann........and it was NOT just a business decision related to improving ratings. I think Comcast wants to try to turn the station to the RIGHT, and not just a small turn either.
You will remember that MSNBC itself gave Olbermann credit for TURNING AROUND their low-third states as a cable news channel!
I don't think businessmen, buy successful businesses, just so they can change them to maybe be successful as something else.
It's the same reason why sports teams trade their high ranking players, the new owners may feel they can hire someone else to get the same performance, for less of a cost, or they simply don't get along with eachother. What's interesting to see is Cenk from the young turks will be getting a show "temporarily" I bet they are going to see what his ratings pull in, then possibly offer him a job. I'm sure he will work for a fraction of the cost of Olbermann and for many people, including myself, Cenk and TYT are the one of the, if not the best journalists out there today.
That is great news. Cenk is level-headed, intelligent, and well spoken. Unfortunately for conservatives, he calls out alot of Republican hypocrisy, so they will start labeling him as part of the "establishment". Nonetheless, he was my first choice to get a slot in at MSNBC.
And why bring Mack trucks up? I used to drive one and currently work on them. They don't run over people.
As for "moonwalking"........here's a link to the exchange between Olbermann and Tim Russert I was talking about. So I really can't take any credit for "moonwalking".......
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