Seems 3 people here and Rachel Maddow have noticed Olberwomann ain't on the air
On Nov 7, 3:16 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Part of the difference is that Fox does not tell its employees that they > cannot donate on their own. They do say that you cannot donate and then > push the candidate in your broadcasting. MSNBC and NBC itself > specifically have rules and regs that you cannot donate to candidates > period. So your trying to equate Fox and MSNBC on this one is apples > and oranges. > > On 11/07/2010 03:01 PM, nominal9 wrote: > > > > > 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. ? > > CW > > > Sarah Palin.... works for FOX... as does... Glenn Beck... both are > > "instrumental" elements... almost co-founders... of the Tea Party > > movement....also, Sean Hannity has had a hand in more than a few > > "political rallies or such activities, while being an employee of > > Fox...I haven't referenced (or tried to) what sorts of political > > contributions these "folks " at Fox made...but I am "certain" that > > they were substantial.... I seem to recall that even K. Rupert Mud- > > Duck... made a sizeable donation to the Republicans a while back... > >http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/15/news-corp-republican/ > > > So I'll keep talking... even if you do mind.....HAR... > > > nominal9 > > > On Nov 5, 3:12 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. 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