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Keith Olbermann leaving MSNBC. Last Countdown tonight.

In a typically eloquent closing to his nightly Countdown show, Keith Olbermann told his audience that was the last Countdown show.

Just one question. Was it Comcast who had him fired or was it because of Comcast that Olbermann quit? I vote for the former because Olbermann wouldn’t quit so suddenly. Besides, he . . . → Read More: Keith Olbermann leaving MSNBC. Last Countdown tonight.

Keith Olbermann back on the air Tuesday

Keith Olbermann will be back on MSNBC Tuesday. Guess those petitions, calls and emails must have done the job.

Meanwhile, the nuts in the wingosphere are blowing gaskets over MSNBC’s election night coverage.  They hated it. No shit. Seems it wasn’t deferential enough to Republicans.

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It’s the company you keep

Look, I appreciate Keith Olbermann. As an MSNBC celebrity, I don’t love him. He goes overboard and sometimes serves more as fodder for right wing mockery than for any appreciation of his humour, eloquence and withering critiques. In other words, I recognize him but don’t watch him any longer because of  his . . . → Read More: It’s the company you keep

Television media coverage of liberal events no longer exists

Today, two major events occurred in two separate countries with the same media reaction – indifference. In the States, the One Nation rally drew twice as many attendees as Glenn Beck’s rally a few weeks before it. The difference? The smaller crowd at Beck’s rally was much ballyhooed in the media, receiving live . . . → Read More: Television media coverage of liberal events no longer exists