Keith Olbermann, Host of Countdown to No-Ratings is FIRED by Comcast

[Raider]

My congrats to Comcast for doing the right thing and firing this piece of sh*t.

Make no mistake about it, many more are going to get the axe just like Keith did, Rachel Maddow, Chris Mathews and that Ed moron who nobody listens to. All in due time.

Comcast is cleaning house and taking out the trash, Comcast has no political agenda, the only agenda they have is RATINGS and MAKING MONEY, attracting viewers to their network, NOT losing advertising dollars at the hands of hate mongering liberals like these 4.


Comcast fired Keith Olbermann.
Kevin DuJan, HillBuzz,


This was 100% expected news…and it means much more than just getting rid of Keith Olbermann, one of the most vile pigs in the “news” business (the other being Chris Matthews).

Comcast bought the networks of NBC, including MSNBC, from General Electric.

In 2008, the Obama campaign went to GE with a quid pro quo arrangement: if GE directed its TV networks to give Obama 100% positive coverage, attack Hillary Clinton relentlessly, and cover up everything bad Obama didn’t want revealed about himself…as president Obama would give GE everything it wanted from a business standpoint, including massive funding towards GE’s bogus “green technology”. This should all be very illegal, but I won’t hold my breath waiting for the Cocktail Party GOP to investigate any of this (because they seem terrified of challenging the media on anything, lest they receive negative coverage from them as a result….the wimps).

GE kept its end of the deal, and the Obama administration has rewarded GE accordingly.

Meanwhile, the networks of NBC plummeted in ratings because the public saw through it all, and tired of watching the Obama propaganda channels.

Comcast does not manufacture electronics and is only in the business of broadcasting, so in acquiring the networks of NBC from GE, Comcast has decided to change gears and remove people like Olbermann, who are Obama propagandists of the highest order.

Watch for other changes to the networks of NBC between now and 2012. If Comcast wants to make money off its investment, people like Chris Matthews will also either be fired or severely reined in. Without the pressure from GE for the networks to be so relentlessly pro-Obama, let’s see what direction their reporting takes in the future…since it’s clear the MSNBC formula did not produce actual ratings.

[DomainsInc]

Such a non-biased article. Good stuff.

[biggedon]

Hi Raider

this move only free's those who were let go, from the restraints to which they were previously confined


you can see the same thing in sarah palin


by being un-attached so to speak, she can "flap her jibs"...freely without the restraints of the republican party, and spew all the rhetoric she wishes


she even has a tv show

so, i see it as being the same or ending in the same manner


the majority of them will be back, just in time for the election bs


imo...

BTW: concast is an evil genius too, so don't be so quick to side with them either

[Infoproliferati]

Well said Biggedon

[Gerry]

HAH. Big Fat F'n HAH.

She has no idea how stupid she looks. I was out and about, logged in on my iPad, forgot we had to change passwords.

And I see this thread title and text.

Laughing my self silly. Raider and some thing called Hillbuzz report that Keith Olbermann was fired.

Not a mention of being "fired" anywhere. But Mother Eva has the inside scoop. NOT! Must be a REAL buzz kill. Or is that buzz hill?

[Raider]

Such a non-biased article. Good stuff.

It was intended to be bias.... I wanted a hard hitting article and this fit the bill.

Obviously, Doc.. Mr. Vietnam "era" vet who's going for his BS certification today didn't GET it.

Olbermann was indeed "FIRED" from the show, you can google to learn for yourself.... He still has 2 years remaining on his contract, so NBC will have to pay his $7 million dollar a year salary.

@ 14 Million, it's well worth it.

The problem for Keith is, theirs no where to go after this, To be fired from a show that was so rock bottom with low ratings, what network would want him? .

HAH. Big Fat F'n HAH.

LOL... I know who much you listened to Kieth Doc, you emulated his hate and vial garbage so well here on the forum, almost word for word.

The question is; Now that Olbermann is gone and others are on the way out, where will you turn for biased left wing opinion coverage?

[Gerry]

Here are the top search results on Google when typing in "Keith Olbermann Fired":

E Canada Now
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Olbermann
atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas.../keith-olbermann-fired.html
http://www.dnforum.com/f254/www.left...ann-fired.html
http://www.dnforum.com/f254/www.huff..._n_779586.html
http://www.dnforum.com/f254/www.tmz....k-pay-or-play/
news.spreadit.org › US News
http://www.suite101.com/content/olbe...bc-rift-a68883
http://www.dnforum.com/f254/www.theh...ired-by-msnbc/
http://www.dnforum.com/f254/www.huff..._n_812637.html
www.nowpublic.com/world/keith-olbermann-fired
crooksandliars.com/.../keith-olbermann-suspended-msnbc-indefinitel
http://www.dnforum.com/f254/www.asso...urprising.html
http://www.dnforum.com/f254/www.rada...ir-source-says
http://www.businessinsider.com/rache...epature-2011-1
www.kosmix.com/topic/keith_olbermann_fired
www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=41331
http://www.dnforum.com/f254/www.medi...st-takes-over/ -
http://www.dnforum.com/f254/www.deat...un-for-office/ -
tv.popcrunch.com/keith-olbermann-fired-keith-olbermann-leaves-msnbc-watch-final-countdown-video/

Okay, that's the first 20 results, top 2 pages. I see one name I recognize, your huffington leftist rag. But here's what Huff had to say"

As Olbermann read from a James Thurber short story during a three-minute exit statement Friday night, MSNBC simultaneously e-mailed a statement to reporters that the network and host "have ended their contract." Neither indicated a reason nor addressed whether Olbermann quit or was fired.

But the NBC Universal executive characterized it as a mutual parting of the ways, with Olbermann taking the first step. The executive spoke on condition of anonymity because settlement talks were kept confidential.

How far down did you have to go to find your buzz kill source?

And if it were the Truth of All Truths, don't you think your Holy Trinity of Fox would have been mentioned in the top 20 results on google?

Rather than work so hard at trying to discredit me so much, why not work on your own credibility issues. Seems to me your halo is dimming a bit.

As for me and Keith...the last time I listened to any thing he had to say was when he used to be with ESPN (I think that was the network - years ago). He was a damn good sports announcer. Now, why someone has to use their celebrity status as a catapult into a political pundit world is beyond me. He should have just stayed with Baseball.

[fab]

There are actually a few talented Liberal commentators. One of the best is Jon Stewart. As Olberman would put it. He just doesn't get the point.

[Gerry]

But where are the reports of being fired coming from?

His sign off was supposedly last Friday.

And no one on any network mentions firing but a buzz buzz from the hill does and now its gospel?

[H2FC]

Do a google on Kevin Dujan and ask yourself if you would really believe ANYTHING this guy blogs about....maybe you but not me.

[Raider]

I dont' have to prove he was "technically" fired... Fact is, he was pulled from the program, the program itself is OVER.. TERMINATED.

Sugar coat it all you want, the man was FIRED.

Rather than work so hard at trying to discredit me so much

Isn't that just what your doing, right here and now?

Your such a HYPOCRITE...

And that bull about not watching Kieth, I guess it's just coincidence you utter the same bullsh*t he utters the same day it's on the air.

[DomainsInc]

I dont' have to prove he was "technically" fired... Fact is, he was pulled from the program, the program itself is OVER.. TERMINATED.

Sugar coat it all you want, the man was FIRED.





Isn't that just what your doing, right here and now?

Your such a HYPOCRITE...

And that bull about not watching Kieth, I guess it's just coincidence you utter the same bullsh*t he utters the same day it's on the air.

i don't watch him at all but do you really think he won't be somewhere else in six months or so?

[Gerry]

Let's see if I can get this straight:

Someone starts a thread someone was fired and then counters by claiming she does not have to prove that he was fired. Yet, she repeats "the man was FIRED."

Well, no...technically you don't have to prove anything. There may come a day where you would have to legally prove something that you utter, post, type or blog about someone else.

Moving right along with this thread and the OP's inside source of information, someone else (and several sources) states that he and management (well before Comcast) could not get along and he did not want to continue working for them so he resigned. BUT, now I am told (in this thread, no less) that he was PULLED! pulled from his own show. Terminated.

Well, technically the show was terminated because you can't have a Keith Olbermann show without a Keith Olbermann to host a Keith Olbermann show. So, I guess you are "technically" correct on that.

And because he is (egad) left wing, well I MUST! MUST watch his show and I am such a hypocrite by saying I do not watch it.

Question: Am I a hypocrite because I say I do not watch his show? Or am I a hypocrite for not watching his show?

And if for some strange reason you must think that I utter the same BS that he utters, are you admitting that you are a regular watcher of Keith Olbermann's show? Otherwise, I am dumbfounded how you would even attempt to make a connection from what he says and what I type.

And, for the record, he was AN AWESOME SPORTSCASTER! and I would hope that he could hook up with ESPN.

[Raider]

i don't watch him at all but do you really think he won't be somewhere else in six months or so?

He cant be somewhere else in 6 months because he as 2 years remaining under his contract.. Let me put it to you this way, this Olbermann clown is not coming back to TV and Cable news, he's gone for good because no other news organization is going to want him.. MSNBC was the only network who would put this Liberal clown on the air.. At best, he might get a job as a left wing radio host but it will be short lived.

And because he is (egad) left wing, well I MUST! MUST watch his show and I am such a hypocrite by saying I do not watch it.

Question: Am I a hypocrite because I say I do not watch his show? Or am I a hypocrite for not watching his show?

Wrong on all counts (as usual)..... Your such a dolt, either that or your old age is catching up with you Mr. Vietnam "Era" Vet... Read the quote in post #11, You come in here and try to discredit me and then you accuse me of doing it to you? Are you on drugs? Seriously.

If you keep acting like this way, it wont be long before they come and put you in a rubber suit.

[Gerry]

Mother Eva, you must go to bed every night with a sore back from having to carry the weight of Truth, Justice, and the American Way every day in order that we may live better lives.

Hmm, here's a question for you...if someone was fired, do you think there would be an "exit contract"? Typically, from what I have heard, when someone is fired they are hardly given a "contract" which, if I interpret correctly, may actually be a no compete clause/contract.

For someone that sure knows a lot, you don't know too much.

And for the record, I do watch left wing shows like Jeopardy, American Idol, Pawn Stars, Parks and Recreation, Community (pretty much NBC's Thursday night line up), Law and Order SVU, House Hunters International, Holmes on Homes, Boardwalk Empire, Eastbound and Down, Treme, Bored to Death, and several other socialist propaganda shows. I enjoy Dogtown when I can catch it. And I even enjoy Glee on occasion (Gweneth Paltrow episode was Awesome).

Also for the record, I have never seen an episode of Lost and I have never seen an episode of Sopranos. Never. Not one single episode. Working nights all those years was an incentive to not start watching a series on television. Did not want to get hooked only to miss something.

Soon I'll list my likes and dislikes, favorite foods and colors, and other tidbits of information for you to peruse to satisfy your obsession with me.

[ilovedomains]

He cant be somewhere else in 6 months because he as 2 years remaining under his contract

Mr. Olbermann’s future is up in the air, mainly because he agreed to a deal that would keep him off television for six to nine months...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/bu...pagewanted=all

[Raider]

Mr. Olbermann’s future is up in the air, mainly because he agreed to a deal that would keep him off television for six to nine months...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/bu...pagewanted=all

Please post the article instead, I don't want to create an account to view it.

[ilovedomains]

??? I dont need an account to read it. Heres the part that says 6 to 9 months...

By BILL CARTER and BRIAN STELTER
Published: January 23, 2011

In the last several months, the relationship began moving toward its denouement: Mr. Olbermann hired new agents from the big firm ICM in September, parting from Jean Sage, the agent who had steered his career through all its previous rocky shoals. Several NBC executives said the move was made to facilitate an eventual settlement of the two years left on Mr. Olbermann’s contract.

Mr. Olbermann’s future is up in the air, mainly because he agreed to a deal that would keep him off television for six to nine months, according to several executives involved in his exit. He is also apparently forbidden to discuss his departure.

One NBC executive involved in the decision to settle Mr. Olbermann’s contract said that he was allowed to work in radio or on the Internet and would presumably be free to return to television in time for the 2012 election cycle.

[Raider]

Rather than work so hard at trying to discredit me so much, why not work on your own credibility issues.

I don't feel the need to discredit you Doc, YOU do that all by yourself.. I just enjoy highlighting your Lies, Inaccuracies, Hypocrisy and how wrong you usually are.... If you were more consistent in your postings, I wouldn't have any material..

Your the one doing ALL the discrediting here Doc... It's YOU who's coming into every one my threads unleashing your wrath like a out of control psychopath. In your sad attempt to get even for only you know what, your painting a real ugly image of yourself.. What members see in you is a deep bitterness and a lot of anger and hostility, they see what a miserable person you are and they say to themselves, "Hes' the nut" "He's the one out of control"

I know your pissed off over LOSING the battle in closing the P section... My senses tell me that you and NameHoney put that one together, I know how thin skinned you two libs are about your boy Obama... Since it didn't work out as you hoped, I guess your stuck with at least 2 more years of Obama bashing ..

I think it's time you move on Old Man, You need to get over whatever is eating at you, Carrying all this animosity around with you is just not healthy... I don't want to be the cause of you having a stroke or a heart attack, I mean who will I have to argue Politics? Theirs not a liberal on this forum who blows his cool as fast as you.. It just wont be fun anymore if your 6 feet under.

Even though you wished me dead a number of times, I would never wish that on you or anybody else on this Forum, not even Keith... That's one of the big differences between you and me Doc, I don't carry all that hate around like you do... Maybe it's because I have a heart and you don't.

BTW, I love your sig;

Just a lot of embarrassment, embarrassed to be part of group of domainers who would do this to their fellow man.", Condemnation of Mobee boys and investors by our precious Mother Theresa of Domaindom

And you say I'm the one obsessed with you?..

Seriously, when was the last time you had a mental exam?

??? I dont need an account to read it.

The link you provided takes me to a log-in page.

"He is also apparently forbidden to discuss his departure"

Why do you think that is?


TMZ reported they have sources within NBC that say he was Fired;


Keith Olbermann -- Fired By MSNBC
1/21/2011 8:45 PM PST by TMZ Staff

Keith Olbermann was fired by MSNBC sources tell TMZ, and we're told it had everything to do with Comcast's acquisition of NBC.

Sources connected with the network tell us ... Comcast honchos did not like Keith's defiance and the way he played in the sandbox.

Our sources say Keith has around two years left on his contract, and he'll be paid his salary -- around $7 million a year.

We don't know if Comcast will let Keith make a deal with another network as part of an exit agreement, but it's a good bet he'll be benched for a minimum of 6 months, and probably longer.
TMZ is citing a source that says Olbermann was Fired;


http://www.tmz.com/2011/01/21/keith-...k-pay-or-play/

[Gerry]

??? I dont need an account to read it. Heres the part that says 6 to 9 months...

By BILL CARTER and BRIAN STELTER
Published: January 23, 2011

In the last several months, the relationship began moving toward its denouement: Mr. Olbermann hired new agents from the big firm ICM in September, parting from Jean Sage, the agent who had steered his career through all its previous rocky shoals. Several NBC executives said the move was made to facilitate an eventual settlement of the two years left on Mr. Olbermann’s contract.

Mr. Olbermann’s future is up in the air, mainly because he agreed to a deal that would keep him off television for six to nine months, according to several executives involved in his exit. He is also apparently forbidden to discuss his departure.

One NBC executive involved in the decision to settle Mr. Olbermann’s contract said that he was allowed to work in radio or on the Internet and would presumably be free to return to television in time for the 2012 election cycle.

What liberal turd rag mag, leftist scum, parasite sucking piece of shlt source did you get this from?

Oh, that one...

Can we really trust the New York Times?