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Rattigan, when he gets on one of his staccato rants is good TV. In moderation though. His latest show is much better that that morning meeting he started with on msnbc, it sucked. Jansing does a fine job in that slot now.

01-20-2011 , 04:01 PM

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Jshuttlesworth

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Tried to watch the Ed Show last nite.... fail.

01-20-2011 , 04:31 PM

#228

cres

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he must bring in a boatload of cash for the airtime they give that blowhard.

01-21-2011 , 03:43 PM

#229

codemanz4

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I would rather play .02/.04 limit hold'em than watch MSNBC.

There, I said it. No seriously.

01-21-2011 , 10:17 PM

#230

Wynton

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MSNBC and Olbermann are reportedly parting ways.

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01-21-2011 , 10:19 PM

#231

ALLTheCookies

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I was watching the show and I freaked out a little bit. Did some research and I guess the MSNBC/Comcast merger went through today...

Also found this

Quote:

On his radio show today, while responding to Jimmy Carter’s claim that Glenn Beck and Fox distort the news, Beck stated that Comcast has marked MSNBC and Keith Olbermann for death. Beck said, “MSNBC is marked for death. Comcast is going to run it like a business…It won’t feature Keith Olbermann and they know that.”

Dude is clairvoyant.

Also,

Quote:

Next up, the conspiracy, “So just like everyone as soon as they start to outlive their usefulness for radicals and revolutionaries, they shoot them in the head, and that’s exactly what’s going to happen to MSNBC, and they’ll offer up a false choice, they’ll say look we’re willing to get rid of MSNBC and you get rid of Fox and we can have real news. Mark my words, that’s that what they’ll say. We’ll get rid of MSNBC, and you get rid of Fox. Yeah, really you’ll do that? You shoot the shows that nobody watches on one that’s marked for death anyway? Well, how big of you. I don’t think so.”

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01-21-2011 , 10:23 PM

#232

VayaConDios

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Wynton

MSNBC and Olbermann are reportedly parting ways.

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According to the ratings info posted on Drudge today, Olbermann gets MSNBC's highest ratings.

01-22-2011 , 12:29 AM

#233

nick_van_exel

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BYE KEITH LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ANOTHER STATION HATES YOU

01-22-2011 , 01:16 AM

#234

codemanz4

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Wynton

MSNBC and Olbermann are reportedly parting ways.

Siren.jpg

There is a God.

01-22-2011 , 02:00 AM

#235

nick_van_exel

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I

LOVE

01-22-2011 , 02:05 AM

#236

Low Key

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Originally Posted by nick_van_exel

I

LOVE

how much of their stock do you own, anyhow?

01-22-2011 , 02:06 AM

#237

Riverman

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Wow. The same week as the merger goes through?

01-22-2011 , 02:06 AM

#238

ikestoys

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Does this mean I'm going to have to listen to some ******** meme about corporate media?

Any word on what happened? KO is supposed to be a huge *******, so there could be more to this than just comcast.

01-22-2011 , 02:20 AM

#239

KneeCo

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Good news, Olbermann isn't helping anyone or anything.

Hopefully all of msnbc will fold and only maddow will find a job elsewhere.

01-22-2011 , 02:22 AM

#240

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Originally Posted by KneeCo

Hopefully all of msnbc will fold and only maddow will find a (pornographic) job elsewhere.

Amirite?!?

Spoiler:

01-22-2011 , 02:26 AM

#241

Phleggm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by VayaConDios

According to the ratings info posted on Drudge today, Olbermann gets MSNBC's highest ratings.

Olberman may have highest ratings on station, but they are the lowest in the time period among CNN, HLN, FOX, CNBC and MSNBC. Figures were posted today (before Olberman announcement) on DrudgeReport.com

01-22-2011 , 02:40 AM

#242

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If the goal for the new regime is to salvage the reputation of MSNBC beyond "the left's Fox but less effective" then dropping Olbermann seems like the best first step regardless of whether he is their biggest asset or not.

01-22-2011 , 03:05 AM

#243

nick_van_exel

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Who else is on the chopping block and will there be a name change?

01-22-2011 , 09:58 AM

#244

Bigdaddydvo

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MSNBC needs to bring back the Michael Savage show imo.

01-22-2011 , 10:53 AM

#245

codemanz4

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Minigoals for 1/22/11

[x] see the end of one of the most annoying, obnoxious, idiotic money-hating, America-hating, psychotic left-leaning, washed up former sports announcers and his show
[x] win 10 cents in poker

Ship it.

01-22-2011 , 01:07 PM

#246

RacersEdge

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glad to see KO canned - there was just something annoying about watching him - even when he was on ESPN.

just always seemed like a giant douche.

01-22-2011 , 03:11 PM

#247

Wynton

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After careful consideration - of about 10 seconds - I've decided that I really don't care about KO leaving MSNBC one iota.

01-22-2011 , 03:26 PM

#248

nick_van_exel

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigdaddydvo

MSNBC needs to bring back the Michael Savage show imo.

This and the Alan Keyes show

01-22-2011 , 04:09 PM

#249

ALLTheCookies

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Originally Posted by codemanz4

you need to fire whoever is writing your material.

01-22-2011 , 04:50 PM

#250

13ball

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigdaddydvo

MSNBC needs to bring back the Michael Savage show imo.

KO should have gone out like Savage did and wished AIDS on Boehner or something.

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