II'd cut Olberwomann some slack. After CBS decided forgery was a good way to influence an election, this is tit - and likely quadrupled his ratings, much to Ron Popeil's chagrin.
On Nov 5, 4:12 pm, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > First David Shuster and *now* Keith Olbermann?? > > Good thing Olbermann isn't a journalist. That should help him in any > upcoming legal battles but I imagine the ethics clause in his contract has > this sort of thing covered. An educated guess. :-)) > > There was a time when the very bright people in this group would challenge > every ridiculous statement you and Tommy and others make. I haven't had > much time to play in the baby pool lately (been busy helping to get a new > governor elected) but I must ask at this time for you to provide a list of > (with links) ethics violations you perceive Fox news to be guilty of. If > you are unable to do this, you need to STFU. > > Olbermann was MSNBC top ratings getter LOL. He does lag behind Nancy Grace > on most nights but does beat that awful Parker Spitzer. > > CW > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "nominal9" <[email protected]> > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 03:02 > Subject: Keith Olbermann suspended over political donations > > Wonder what the Policy is over at Fox.......Apples and Oranges.....At > Fox they probably couldn't spell ethics... let alone have any... > MSNBC is in the gunsights of Comcast for corporate takeover, or some > such thing.. I'm thinking this Phil Griffin guy... may be trolling to > keep his job.... if and when that may happen..... > Besides... isn't the "right" to contribute to the political candidates > of your choice.... sort of a sacred cow?.... legally, I mean.... > nominal9 > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40028929/ns/politics-decision_2010/ns/pol... > > Msnbc TV host Keith Olbermann was suspended indefinitely on Friday for > making campaign donations to three Democratic congressional > candidates, apparently in violation of NBC News ethics policy. > > The announcement came in a one-sentence statement from msnbc TV > President Phil Griffin: I became aware of Keith's political > contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and > standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay. > > The donations were first reported by the Politico website earlier in > the day. > > Olbermann acknowledged the donations in a statement to Politico, > saying he gave the maximum legal donation of $2,400 to Arizona Reps. > Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords and Kentucky Attorney General > Jack Conway, who waged an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. Senate > against Tea Party standard-bearer Rand Paul. > > Like most news organizations, NBC News, parent of msnbc TV, prohibits > political contributions by its journalists without prior approval of > the president. (Msnbc.com, a joint venture of NBC News and Microsoft, > also has a policy against its journalists contributing to political > campaigns.) > > "Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other outside > activities may find that these activities jeopardize his or her > standing as an impartial journalist because they may create the > appearance of a conflict of interest, it reads. Such activities may > include participation in or contributions to political campaigns or > groups that espouse controversial positions. You should report any > such potential conflicts in advance to, and obtain prior approval of, > the president of NBC News or his designee." > > Politico noted that the donations to Grijalva and Giffords were made > on Oct. 28, the same day that Grijalva appeared on Olbermann s > Countdown with Keith Olbermann show. Grijalva won re-election on > Tuesday, while Giffords on Friday was clinging to a narrow lead over > Republican Jesse Kelly in a race that the Associated Press has not yet > called. > > In his statement to Politico, Olbermann said he did not encourage his > viewers or other staff members to donate to the candidates. > > I did not privately or publicly encourage anyone else to donate to > these campaigns, nor to any others in this election or any previous > ones, nor have I previously donated to any political campaign at any > level, he was quoted as saying. > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
