I don't see the problem with the policy. It's his own stupid fault for not taking the simple step of getting approval first.
I liked Sports Center back in the day with Olbermann on it. I didn't realize until I started listening to Dan Patrick's radio show that he could make anyone look good beside him.
Then institute a rule against donations to guests. An employer should not have the ability to approve or deny your political donation.
His show the day after the election was hilarious. It was like he thought it was a huge victory for the Democrats. His stories were all about Harry Reid winning, O'Donnell losing, the signs at O'Donnell's election party, Brown winning in California, etc. I don't even recall him mentioning the thrashing in the House, though he did remember to make fun of Boehner as the Weeper of the House, so he covered it tangentially.
I just heard Olberman's replacement will be Chris Hays who has given money to Democratic candidates although not while as an NBC employee. Anyway I wouldn't to much about Olberman. This might end up helping him.
I can't stand Olberman however I do not think he should have been fired for this. He is obviously a huge supporter of the liberal Democrats on the air. He just put his money where his mouth is. There is nothing wrong with that.
stupid rule.. but maybe its a way of MSNBC trying to get rid of Olbermann since no one watches his lame ass anyways?
so I was curious on his ratings and it looks like he was on a huge free fall in the ratings department.. So yup this does smell like MSNBC was just waiting to find a excuse to dump his ass http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/05/keith-olbermann-defends-c_n_451482.html http://www.ihatethemedia.com/olbermann-ratings-shrinking-faster-than-glacier-in-global-warming
In certain jobs, it is a reasonable request. Olbermann knew the rule and knowingly broke it. I suspect a DA would get in trouble for contributing to a judge's election campaign. Certain professions have to (or should) avoid the appearance of favoritism.
ive only skimmed the thread, but has anyone else mentioned that the whole thing might be a set-up by olbermann and msnbc - the network has taken alot of criticism for being the lib-pig version of foxnews so this will allow them to grandstand a bit. olbermann gets a little 2 week (unpaid) vacation and when he comes back everyone will forget about it. and at the same time maybe it forces other networks to hold their anchors to the same standard, b/c right now they all clearly dont. it could be a good thing in the long run.
ive heard patrick say that olbermann is probably the smartest person he has ever met, but that he was very difficult to work. he is a micro-manager w/ ocd and some mental issues.
In the DA case it would be illegal I believe. The problem I have is that the employer can make the decision. If I worked for MSNBC and I wanted to make a donation to Sarah Palin and they denied it, but then allowed someone else to make a donation to Obama, would that be ok? The employer having the ability to choose what candidates I can donate to is what I have a problem with.
Olbermann seems to come off as nuts. There has to be more to this than simply campaign contributions. Just read the article he wrote about how he got fired from ESPN. He just comes off as a complete clown. http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/olbermann/2002/11/17/meaculpa/index.html
