MSNBC ‘Suspends’ Olbermann

Posted: November 5, 2010 in Uncategorized
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One thing you miss in the MSM coverage of Keith Olbermann‘s apparent dismissal by MSNBC for donating to Democratic candidates — which is every American’s right, so I was led to believe in Civics Class — is the fact that OTHER MSNBC pundits Joe Scarborough and Pat Buchanan have done the exact same thing,

But a search of OpenSecrets.org reveals that MSNBC host Joe Scarborough and MSNBC contributor Pat Buchanan have also made contributions to political campaigns. Here’s what we found…

In March 2006, Scarborough, who hosts the show Morning Joe, gave $4200 to Derrick Kitts (R-OR). And, as the Daily Kos points out, a month later Kitts was a guest on Scarborough’s show.

Between 2005-2008, Pat Buchanan made five contributions to Republican candidates, totaling $2250.

NBC News President Phil Griffin defends the move, saying through a spokes-stooge that Scarborough hosts an opinion show and is not a reporter.  Has Griffin WATCHED “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” in the past five years?  Olbermann DEFINES opinion shows.

But Scarborough is Griffin’s special pet.  He forbade other shows from having Markos Moulitsas (Daily Kos) as a guest after Kos made disparaging remarks about Scarborough.

How ironic that Olbermann should be dismissed for legal campaign contributions, lawfully disclosed, while doing a series of stories about the undisclosed, secret campaign contributions made legal by the Supreme Court’s “Citizen’s United” decision.

Other networks, not as faint-hearted about THEIR opinion reporters, seem to have no problem with THEIR “fair and balanced” talking heads making campaign donations.

So there is something clearly at work here that has nothing to do with Olbermann’s political contributions.

Can you say “Comcast”?

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